Today. I had the most eventful day. Let's begin from thurs.
After checking out the location at 3pm, Jim and i thought that the captions were huge. So, i rush back to office to make something like the gallery sort. Captions on a compressed foam. I did up 3-4 samples waiting to show janice at 8pm when we are testing the video playback. When i got there, the system was not ready so i went to accompany kimberly for her dinner. Cut the long story short, Janice was not coming down so i figured that there's no point for me to rush it, so i went back to office, got my stuff and headed home. When i got home, it was 12 plus in the morning. Hit the sacks as soon as i could.
Woke up at 530am. Have to get to office by 7am to get my equipment for a shoot at 730am at suntec. There was a traffic jam but i slept through it. When i woke up and check the time, it was 730am! And i'm still not at the office. Crap. Ran down from the bus when it reaches my stop and to the main door of my office. Key in the safety code.
BEEP.
Rejected.
Again.
Beep.
Rejected.
Something is very wrong. Call my boss to verify the code.
Code is correct. Check the main door lock.
Damn it! It's locked. Of all days! It's locked today!!!
(to my office room, i have to get through a main door which usually is only locked via the safety code. Manual locked was spoiled)
I Don't have the keys for the main door!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!
Only my boss have it. Called him again. He's at home! Even if he rushed down, it'll be 9am.
I'm so freaking screwed in the rear. DAMN IT.
Solutions, solutions solutions!!! I need one and fast! Thought about people who are around the office. Michael!!! Dial his number.
Ring.
Ring.
"are you in the office michael" "nope. Why?"
"i need to borrow your cam. Urgent! (explains situation)
"ok. i'll rush down now"
"Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Face to face with client at 8am. Told them the grand mother story. Michael reached at 840am and Jim at 910am.
Man. What a freaking morning. Whew. My head was never so on the chopping board. I have never been so unprofessional before!!! I hate it!!!!!
Ok. Carry on with work til 430pm and rush off to Cineleisure for the launch of my exhibition.
Finally!!!! It's out!!! For the world to see!!! I'm amazed at the numbers of view of the trailer. 1200 views for one trailer in 5days. That's something. or is it? haha.
overall, the launch was not too bad. Special thanks to people who came down specially! In random order from my mind, Jianing and partner David, Shing and their friend Janice, Jiayan and partner! Lester. Mark tay!!! George She Wan yin Jasmine and partner Jeremy choy Allen and elgin. Not sure if i left out anyone but hey! There's more to come. Hope to see whoever is reading my blog one of these days!!!
Opening hours Sat 12pm-12am Sun 12pm - 8pm. Orchard cineleisure foyer.
Last night, we (jim & i) brought the remaining frames down and set them in order. We took about 1.5 hrs at the place and left for home as the poor souls from the event company have to stay there to fix up the frames and lights. Later at 3pm, i will be heading down again to do the test for the video and all systems will be ready to go.
The hits of the Trailer A is not bad; all thanks to Nuffnang bloggers or know as SPI? I don't think it meant Singapore Paranormal investigators though. I can't really remember what it means. But thanks to them anyway. And of course to those i send out, who might have help me in spreading the video as well. Kamsahamida! (thank you in korean)
I think one of the hardest thing for this project is to not make it like a "i tell you, you better listen to me" kinda message. Ultimately, the one main message we want to say is that, you are responsible for your life. We can't stop you from doing what you want to do but you have to take responsibility for your actions. Self responsibility. We don't like to be preached to so we don't want to preach to you. If you want to know how to avoid, there are tons of preventive/educational websites for that; if you don't know the methods by now.
We just want to share our thoughts. Your freewill is free, but the wrong choices will cost you and others around you. Do whatever you please but please clean up after yourself At least be considerate to others if you can't care bout yourself.
So i'm excited for tomorrow except for the morning. I have to work. sigh. I'll been looking forward to see whoever is there! I think.
Cheers!!! 2 years of delays, heartache, sweats, plannings, worries, problems, solutions, issues etc will end by sunday! God. Thank you.
I haven't really told anyone about this yet but here i go. For the past 2 years, i was working on a project and now it's finally ready for the world. This project consists of a short film and a photo exhibition. I co-directed and co-wrote the script with my good friend Lawrence Ong of Blk A picutres. Here's the trailer!
Today, i was on duty for Easter in expo. I was thinking about what to wear. But really, what was i thinking?
Diplomatic confrontation was as follows.
Person A : Hey, You look good today! Did you bring a jacket?
Me: {thinking - i know the hall is cold but is it so cold today} Nope. Why?
Person A: You are wearing white!
Me: (frowned) yeah. I'm wearing white.
Person A: But you are on duty! You'll be so obvious when you walk around.
Me: (a concrete brick hit me) Oh yes. That's true.
Person A: expression - Bewildered that i wore what i wore. A sacred rule broken.
End of conversation.
Well, my quick thinking saves the day. haha. Managed to find a solution and got a jacket. But i was thinking, why didn't i think of that? Basic stuff in the ministry.
Then i realise, i haven't been really wearing black or dark clothings for duty. Maybe then, the rule of no white got knocked out of the thought processing system of mine.
We all know, that it's for your benefit to clean up after yourself. And it also benefit after others too, if you are considerate enough.
I was watching the movie Sunshine (for the 3rd time) directed by Danny Boyle.
In the movie, there is a scene where one's mistake cost much problems and even someone's life was taken because of that mistake. The rest of the cast scrumbles to try to rectify that mistake.
While i was on the way back home, this came to my mind. I felt ticked off, upset and steaming with anger. Why can't everyone have the courtesy to clean up after themselves? Can't they be considerate to others?! Why always wait until last minute then try to work things out? You have foresight but can't you foresee the rush you will cause by not working things out earlier! Even if i do my part, I will still have to clean up after you because you are part of the work. And on and on i whine and vented my anger internally.
Then i hear something inside me. Still small voice. Jesus cleaned up my mess too. Tomorrow is good friday; 2000 years ago, Jesus came to earth and cleaned up man's mistake (sin), including mine. Amazing how God speaks if you listen.
Happy Easter everyone. It's timely to end with this verse, the essence of Easter. John 3:16 (Amplified Bible)
16For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ([a]unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
A good read. Proves that, something like notting hill the movie can actually happen! Guys and girls! You've got hope!!! Some Guys and some girls that is.
