Die man die...just realised I needed pictures of a bar counter and interior for my ad project...like now?? If I were to go a bar later and take pictures, that would be wasting my precious time. Also, I'm still short of that bus stop picture too. Think fast. Think think think. No time already! Have to work smart and not hard. I think there's only one way out to this problem. I really have to visit a bar tonight and burn the midnight oil after that! Gotta try and finish up everything by tonight and continue the leftover tomorrow morning and hopefully get them all printed by tomorrow too!

Labels: P/a-z

I came home and saw this pair of shoes at my doorstep and I wonder whose shoes are these? Initially I thought it belongs to my uncle who came to visit. But when I enter the house and found no visitor at all, it got me all the more curious about it. I went out of the house a second time at night and the shoes were no longer there! The owner of it is still a mystery but I was reminded of some shoes joke. What's with shoes these days?



Alright, I'm done with dinner and this entry. It's time to get back to work. Yikes! My eyes hurt due to the excessive usage of the comp and lack of sleep. I want my rest badly!!

Labels: O/a-z

The next big thing coming up is...da Crit. DUH Crit. De Crit. THE CRIT! So little time but so much to do. Yesterday while waiting for matt to meet me for lunch, I started drafting my schedule for the week-It's terrifying! If I'm able to follow it closely, everything will be fine. But looking at the rate things go, I don't think I'm able to. Plan to finish the microsite design by yesterday but it turned out crappy. Lack of sleep plus waking up early this morning to fix it and I'm still not done with it! That just affected my plan. Hurry! Hurry! Just gotta Rush!

Anyway, visited the cd shop yesterday and once again it triggered the desire to get that high society cd which i eventually did! I figured that I need some music while doing my work and the songs in the playlist are too stale. After buying the cd, I told pig about it and it's funny cause after work she went to buy the cd too! She even manage to find the cd that has the song we were listening to the other time. So addictive! While browsing through the entire collection of high society cd, happened to come across this violinist, David Garrett. Love the rhythm and him too! His music has some similarity with the piano player maksim which I enjoyed. And the plus factor is, he's damn good looking too!!



Goodie. Now his musical pieces are in my playlist which sets the mood for working. I'm gonna rush and finish up for my ad project!

Labels: N/a-z

Horray! I finally manage to move on. It's quite a surprise that all the ideas i had for various items pulled through. Great! I can finally start the execution. I think the creative juices are coming back and it leaves me in a good mood too. Goodbye depression! I don't ever want to see you again. I'm glad that most of the stuff are settled, except 1 print ad. Hopefully can shortlist another good photo. Just have to keep browsing or else... I would really need to use back mm's one. 1 more week to crit...I better make full use of every minute and seconds I have. Let's make the best out of this. Holidays, you just wait.

Just realised that my freelance work have dragged on for at least 2 months! But thank God the client's not rushing me or what. At least, they'll be settling the bill soon. Hopefully there'll be lesser amendments to make.

Anyway, something to make me happy. I like the colours-so vibrant. I hope they choose this logo instead of the crappy one that I submitted earlier.

Motivated.

Labels: M/a-z

Can't believe I stared at that sheet of paper for hours. The one which i note down pointers from my lecturer. But no idea struck me at all. Time is ticking away and it's stressful because it means lesser time to execute your work. I felt lost and started bursting into tears. That night I just couldn't sleep so i listened to my mp3 player and it is through this time that the song appears...

Shelter by Corrinne May
What's wrong, whats getting you down
Is it something I might have said?
You're walking around
with your head to the ground
and your eyes are watery red

I know you've been through rough times
Kicked around, thrown to the ground
but you've always been the strong one
So don't tell me that nobody gets you
'cause I'm standing in your corner
Knocking at your door
You don't have to be alone

Just call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let me be your shelter my friend

We share a bond
You and I we belong
We're like coffee and morning trains
You strip my defenses
I catch your pretenses
The same blood runs through our veins
I swore I'd be your lifeline
Made a vow that I'd surround you with love at every milestone
I'll listen when nobody gets you
I'm still standing in your corner
Waiting by your door
You don't have to be alone

Just call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let me be your shelter my friend

It was not too long ago
You sought to understand
You helped me mend
Remember when
So promise me you'll

Call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let my be your shelter my friend

This song struck me alot. It felt like the Lord is calling out to me and i remember saying,"Jesus deliver me from this." His name really holds power. It was then i felt an instant sense of peace.

Labels: L/a-z

Terrible terrible...I just felt terrible. I thought I could move on and continue with my 4 items but no I can't! I'm stuck! All the ideas were rejected because they were too boring. I tried and tried but still...I'm back to the same spot. The cycle repeats itself. Whenever I'm drained and extremely dry with ideas, it felt like my world is collapsing. It's depression knocking at your doorstep. So pathetic! So miserable! But when the right idea comes, it can really blow you away. Sighz...how long more must I wait till I'm struck by the next brilliant idea??? Please make it soon because I can't wait any longer.

Bad timing-I can't find the right model to fit the last character. HOW??? I'm so dead...Who has the most charming smile? Please step out now! Sighz...looks like they've disppeared into thin air.

Labels: k/a-z

I'm finally done with the essay and the presentation...Horray can solely focus on ad project now. Anyway, had a surprise birthday celebration for Peiting at indochine yesterday. She thought she was only meeting Shu and didn't expect me to be there too. Here's a mini clip I made...


Happy 22nd Birthday!!

I think I'm starting to get sick of cakes already and it felt like I've been celebrating birthdays very frequently. From gabe's to ping, followed by andrena then peiting. That's not all, there's more to come soon.

Anyway I had a fun day out. After sending Peiting off, something funny happens. As usual, it's either funny or dramatic whenever I'm with Shu. Passed by the cd shop while walking to our bus stop and we decided to drop by because Shu said there was this nice cd that she wants to recommend. After browsing for awhile, we walked out of the shop and head towards the bus stop. It was then I got the music stuck in my head. We decided to go back and buy that cd. Just then, the bus arrived and we were stucked in the middle, contemplating whether to buy the cd or to board the bus. Eventually we board the bus instead so we sat down and started talking. We suddenly talk about our past and it's so funny that i had to alight one stop after the usual. (Shall not mention all but i'll just pick a few.)

#1: There was this once that I remembered that both of us were going to her house. After alighting the bus, my leg turned jelly and i knelt on one of my knees. But before I could get up, Shu just had to turn around and it looked as though I was kneeling before her.

#2: In the past we used to get very excited and crazy about doing stuff. It's one of our friend's birthday and we decided to bake her a cake. However, it's our first attempt and the cake was so hard that shu described it as "huat kuey". The funny part is...we still have the cheek to present it to our friend. So when our friend cuts the cake, the knife got stuck in the cake and it's really hilarious. (There's more but I'm too embarrassed to mention.) But it really made both of us laugh real hard. It's really great to have shared so many silly and crazy moments with her.

Just the other day I was browsing through Shu's friendster photo. Can't believe that I couldn't recognise myself at all. (I almost wanted to ask Shu who was that? That looks like me? Only to realise it was me!) With glasses and without, it really does make a difference.


The pic that I stare real hard at.


After peiting's birthday celebration

Labels: J/ a-z

Oh dear, it's raining heavily now! Die man...can't even do my shoot already. Argh...just checked the weather forecast and looks like there's gonna be rain with thunder for the next few days. This is bad, I'm crippled by the weather.

Hmmm...there's another alternative that pig thought for me yesterday. Let's hope it works later. Sighz...I'm so depressed by the weather once again.

But thank God there's something to cheer me up. Finally received my formative feedback from my lecturer because she forgot to bring during last consultation. Wow! The grade was exactly what I expected and i think compared to the consultation I had and the feedback she wrote. I would have prefered the feedback that she wrote instead. Alright, felt better now.

Wow...immedately after I wrote this entry, the sky began to brighten! That's like a vast contrast to how gloomy it was earlier on. The sun is shining so brightly now. Thank God for the miracle. I'm awestruck by his wonders.

Labels: I/a-z

It’s weird how you can’t put a Christian and a Catholic together and talk about religion harmoniously. Somehow one will try to convert or convince the other and end up in a heaty argument. There’s always this invisible line being drawn.

It all started when Andrena was flipping through my notebook which includes notes I’ve jotted for my input session. Then we started talking about Christianity but it’s alright because she’s a Buddhist. But at the other end of the table, a commotion has started, seems like there’s a debate going on about protestant and catholic. As we stood there listening to the entire dialogue, we concluded that religion is really a sensitive issue and I’ve chosen not to partake in that debate because I wasn’t ready for it yet. Wait till I get my facts right.

Anyway met tm and ben for dinner at fish and co. It was freezing in there! But the food was delicious. I still like my New York fish and chips! After that we went to church for confession. Guess it’s one of the best confessions I ever had in my entire life. For months, I was bothered by this something and somehow the conversation with the priest made me felt so much better. It’s just not the usual kind of confession.

Oh yes, we celebrated Andrena's 20th birthday too! It's funny how she was sharing with me that she was bothered by age. She has turned 20 and have yet to achieve anything in life. That's like the third person who complains to me about aging. Hmmm...but still i was never bothered by age at all because i never allow it to determine my everything.

I hope for fine weather tomorrow.
I hope that mm's mum would go through the operation and comes out safe and sound.
I hope that tm's workload would lighten so that she gets to rest soon
I hope that ben gets recharged so that he could sustain through the confirmation camp
I hope that dear lord you can answer this prayer

I hope I can finish my essay in time.

Labels: H/a-z

Finally the sun is out and i could see the clear blue sky once more. Thank God for such fine weather-it's a sign of hope to me.

Lately been feeling rather moody. I think I'm deeply affected by the feedback that my lecturer gave. Doing a reshoot is fine but the thought of looking for talent...it's just difficult. I've shortlisted a few people already but eventually, how do you know if that's the right one? Felt like I can't move on without clearing this. I'm bounded by it. It's not that I did badly or what but it's not satisfactory enough till you're at the top. I guess I'll have to try harder till I succeed. Ad project really manipulated me all around. It made me put aside everything-the essay I'm suppose to write seems to be on hold, almost rejected the idea of catching a movie with tm.(But eventually I didn't because I finally started my essay)

I really enjoyed the movie "The Leap Years". Didn't expect it to be this good. Oh yes, lots of corrinne may songs too. Made me feel like listening to them now. After movie, we head down to hong kong cafe at thomson for a drink. Dessert is pretty much ok. I wouldn't say it's fantastic either because we've tasted better ones in hong kong! Highlight of the day is still the catch up with tm.

Alright, i think it's time to gear up! Finish off that essay and I'll be back to tackle that ad project.

Labels: G/a-z

Arghh...this ain't good. Was given a last minute notice to see my lecturer today. I've gotten a more constructive feedback regarding my work. Looks like I really need to do a reshoot and maybe a slight change in direction because the print ad doesn't really go with my radio and tvc. The print ads from afar really look good but wait till you see them upfront and upclose. There's so much to criticise about and I was told to look out for talents! That means my models are not working again! My lecturer says I need not find someone pretty but someone with an outstanding features. What?!? How do you define outstanding features?? And I was told to look for my talents at the performing art faculty. *faints* I think i will never get the perfect talent until money comes out from my pocket. It's gonna be bad because I'm not a professional photographer either. Even if I were to do a reshoot, the weather these days are not cooperative too. Tough man and i still have 4 more items to produce! Was already complaining to my lecturer there's so many things to handle and she still can tell me there's still time! So it's either do or die and she said,"Choose your happiness." She actually used one of my tagline for my ad and whack me back in the face-I'm speechless. Looks like I have no choice, I need to hunt for talents...(anyone wanna lend me a helping hand?)

Now I wish I was a rich man's daughter. Money should just drop from heaven.

Labels: F/a-z

I think it's the crit. Made me felt so relaxed now. Also most probably because i didn't have to consult my lecturer the coming week which means I need not have to prepare anything. (Crap mentality! I better change that soon.)

Think I haven't been doing much this week too except for slacking. Been watching online movies all the time. So far I've watched atonement and date movie. There's still some more I want to watch! Stardust and PS. I love you. Oh yes, I even watched "Persepolis" too. (Think i better stop.)

Actually I have an essay to write, creative process journal tasks to do and generate more ideas for the remaining 4 items for my ad project but I seem to be procrastinating. Just didn't have the mood to get to doing. It's weird because I kept hearing from mich and von that they're studying for tests and I'm the least affected by them. I thought I'll be motivated to do my work but that mentality just didn't get to me. In fact, I'm filled with the holiday mood.

Guess I better stop procrastinating. Shall bury myself in the library soon and finish up that essay. It's back to reading!! Read! Read! Read! That'll make me more knowledgable!

Labels: E/a-z

Rule #1: Don't ever adopt a last minute rule!

You could have all the time in the world but you choose the last minute
You could have an excellent quality of work but you choose lousy quality
You could haven been flawless with your work but you choose to be flawed
You could have been precise but you choose to be careless
You could have speed up the process but you choose to slow things down
You could have allowed God to work in you but you choose to put him to the test

Rule #2: Don't ever adopt the last minute notification rule...
if it puts someone's life in jeopardy.

You could haven been responsible but you choose to be irresponsible
You could have cleaned up the mess yourself but you choose to pass it on to someone

What are you choices?

Labels: D/a-z