So. This is the end. Today's my last day at Grey and thank God, I don't have any work to do, leaving me free to pack up all my crap (as well as assorted crap that isn't mine but I'm gonna nick anyway). Later on in the day I'll e-mail the obligatory 'It was great working with you all...' e-mail to everyone in the office and I'm tempted to attach a photo of badger porn with it, just to fuck with people a bit.
It's strange how, three years ago, I was doing the exact same thing at around the same time: leaving work, trying things out for myself, etc. Except last time I didn't quit, just straight walked out, and had no idea what the fuck I was going to do. At least this time things are a bit more planned and premeditated.
It's gonna be odd, though, not having a steady paycheck for a while, and it's gonna be odd not having to come in to work everyday, but then again, I don't have to put up with the undue stress I often experience here.
Sigh... I'm bored. Maybe I should skip the rest of the day. Besides, what are they going to do? Fire me?
Monday, March 27, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Blood!
So I went to the doctors on Tuesday after my trip to the censorship board to find out what chance 'Ciplak' has at being shown to the public (by the way, the url for Ciplak is now www.ciplakmovie.com so there's no more stupid banners). Since I'll be leaving the company soon, I figured it'd be a good time to use my health insurance to the max before leaving.
That's when the doctor told me I had a high blood pressure count: 120/100.
At first, I just thought it was slightly over normal. I don't know what 120/100 means. The doc told me to come back again during the week for another check to see if my blood pressure goes down. In the meantime, she told me not to think about it because I might just end up stressing out and my blood pressure will never go down.
When my parents found out they flipped, saying that was really high. So did every other person I told about this.
And now I can't stop thinking about the fucking thing.
Truth be told, I've been feeling incredibly tense this week. The littlest things have been pissing me off to no end, the slightest paranoia becomes full on panic, the smallest set back becomes the end of the world.
My only hope is that once I'm out of the office there'll be a drastic change in my blood pressure. The thought of getting a heart attack or God knows what before I'm 40 is too much to think about.
That's when the doctor told me I had a high blood pressure count: 120/100.
At first, I just thought it was slightly over normal. I don't know what 120/100 means. The doc told me to come back again during the week for another check to see if my blood pressure goes down. In the meantime, she told me not to think about it because I might just end up stressing out and my blood pressure will never go down.
When my parents found out they flipped, saying that was really high. So did every other person I told about this.
And now I can't stop thinking about the fucking thing.
Truth be told, I've been feeling incredibly tense this week. The littlest things have been pissing me off to no end, the slightest paranoia becomes full on panic, the smallest set back becomes the end of the world.
My only hope is that once I'm out of the office there'll be a drastic change in my blood pressure. The thought of getting a heart attack or God knows what before I'm 40 is too much to think about.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Play It Safe
Everybody on the face of this earth with an email account receives spam. And as the mass ammounts of junk advertising cheaper prices for bigger, harder dicks, it sure takes a copywriter with skill to write a headline in the 'subject' field that will catch the readers eye. And, as I flipped through my junk mail folder, I discovered a gem amongst the dirt:
"Safe way to drown your girlfriend in cum!"
...good to know.
Makes you wonder what kind of reaction they were expecting: "Wow! I've been hazardously drowning my girlfriend in cum this whole time. Now there's a safer way? Sign me up!"
It is an incredibly well crafted piece of copy, though, isn't it? The combination of "safe way" and "drown your girlfriend" negate each other which draws the reader into finding out more. Genius!
Although it really should read "Discover a safe way to drown your girlfriend in cum!" You know, needs a call-to-action as opposed to just being an announcement statement.
By God, I've been working here too fucking long.
...good to know.
Makes you wonder what kind of reaction they were expecting: "Wow! I've been hazardously drowning my girlfriend in cum this whole time. Now there's a safer way? Sign me up!"
It is an incredibly well crafted piece of copy, though, isn't it? The combination of "safe way" and "drown your girlfriend" negate each other which draws the reader into finding out more. Genius!
Although it really should read "Discover a safe way to drown your girlfriend in cum!" You know, needs a call-to-action as opposed to just being an announcement statement.
By God, I've been working here too fucking long.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Friday, March 3, 2006
And it Burns, Burns, Burns...
Last night, in a fit of extreme hunger, I chowed down two chilli dogs at Hartamas.
Today, my cornhole is paying for it with an extremely burning sensation that may or may not have inspired the classic country song "Ring of Fire".
Other updates in my sordid life:
1. Got a gig in Penang this coming Sunday. If any of you readers happen to be in Penang pop on over to the Church Street Cafe on Church Street from 7pm onwards. Cover charge is RM$12 and both my bands Y2k and Triple 6 Poser will be performing alongside Psycho Sickness and Saerze together with Penang bands Hearts On Fire, Leather Charms, White Light and Poseidon. Click here for a flyer.
2. Got a date booked for the next screening of 'Ciplak', which will be at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center. Once I get the details sussed out I'll let y'all know. Most probably will be in the afternoon.
3. Speaking of 'Ciplak', checked out the 3D modelling that's been done for the opening credit sequence and it looks kick-ass. Voxell represent!
4. Also, speaking of KLPac and gigs, I've got a solo gig coming up in the 'Troubadours' series they're having. My set'll probably consist of some of the new songs I've written that don't fit both Y2k and Triple 6 Poser, as well as some of the old songs from my Khaimano days. I'm also thinking of experimenting with my set by bringing my laptop with me and laying down some beats and ambient random-ness together with my guitar. Hopefully it works. For some reason I'm incredibly tempted to do a crunk version of the Khaimano track 'This Is Black Metal'. Will keep y'all updated about this.
5. There'll also be another gig with Y2k at Jam Asia in Hartamas, an acoustic set no less. We're seriously contemplating doing an acoustic version of a track from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack (even though we know hardly anyone in the audience would have seen the movie). That gig'll be happening on Saturday the 18th of March (I think).
6. And yet another gig is in the works for this month, this time in Singapore. Both Y2k and Triple 6 Poser will be hitting it up. For some reason all I can think about now when thinking about Singapore is hitting up all the fast food joints: Taco Bell (even though they don't have any beef), Carl's Jnr, etc.
7. And finally, my end date. Yes, I'll be leaving Grey on Monday 27th of March to concentrate on all the FYI endeavours: FYI Entertainment, FYI Studios and FYI Films. Hopefully all goes well and if it doesn't, well, I guess I'll be well and truly fucked. But that's ok. Ain't the first time.
And now it feels like once again I'm going to fall down the burning ring of fire. Ciaoza.
...I'm sure the cleaning lady must hate me.
Today, my cornhole is paying for it with an extremely burning sensation that may or may not have inspired the classic country song "Ring of Fire".
Other updates in my sordid life:
1. Got a gig in Penang this coming Sunday. If any of you readers happen to be in Penang pop on over to the Church Street Cafe on Church Street from 7pm onwards. Cover charge is RM$12 and both my bands Y2k and Triple 6 Poser will be performing alongside Psycho Sickness and Saerze together with Penang bands Hearts On Fire, Leather Charms, White Light and Poseidon. Click here for a flyer.
2. Got a date booked for the next screening of 'Ciplak', which will be at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center. Once I get the details sussed out I'll let y'all know. Most probably will be in the afternoon.
3. Speaking of 'Ciplak', checked out the 3D modelling that's been done for the opening credit sequence and it looks kick-ass. Voxell represent!
4. Also, speaking of KLPac and gigs, I've got a solo gig coming up in the 'Troubadours' series they're having. My set'll probably consist of some of the new songs I've written that don't fit both Y2k and Triple 6 Poser, as well as some of the old songs from my Khaimano days. I'm also thinking of experimenting with my set by bringing my laptop with me and laying down some beats and ambient random-ness together with my guitar. Hopefully it works. For some reason I'm incredibly tempted to do a crunk version of the Khaimano track 'This Is Black Metal'. Will keep y'all updated about this.
5. There'll also be another gig with Y2k at Jam Asia in Hartamas, an acoustic set no less. We're seriously contemplating doing an acoustic version of a track from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack (even though we know hardly anyone in the audience would have seen the movie). That gig'll be happening on Saturday the 18th of March (I think).
6. And yet another gig is in the works for this month, this time in Singapore. Both Y2k and Triple 6 Poser will be hitting it up. For some reason all I can think about now when thinking about Singapore is hitting up all the fast food joints: Taco Bell (even though they don't have any beef), Carl's Jnr, etc.
7. And finally, my end date. Yes, I'll be leaving Grey on Monday 27th of March to concentrate on all the FYI endeavours: FYI Entertainment, FYI Studios and FYI Films. Hopefully all goes well and if it doesn't, well, I guess I'll be well and truly fucked. But that's ok. Ain't the first time.
And now it feels like once again I'm going to fall down the burning ring of fire. Ciaoza.
...I'm sure the cleaning lady must hate me.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Ciplak Press/Preview Screening
So yesterday, in a complete daze, buzzing off of a latte to help me through a quick brainstorm, I looked at the clock on my phone: 5:25pm. Technically, the earliest I could leave the office was 5:30pm, but clouds were forming outside and I wanted to beat the jam. Besides, I'd been up since the day before and technically started work at 7:00am for a shoot for a client at a high school (with a director I shall not mention but never enjoy working with).
I figured 'fuck it'. It's my press/preview screening, I should be there early. So I left without a moment of hesitation and by the time I stepped into my car the rain drops started slowly dropping. A light drizzle at first. I dashed across Jalan Sultan Ismail whilst it was still clear and the jam was just about to form behind me. By the time I got to my house to shower and change it stormed like The Day After Tomorrow.
Using my brother's tiny umbrella (my parents took all the adult ones) I rushed to Paul's Place to find it absolutely spotless. Anyone who's been to Paul's Place knows that the place is never clean. Occasionally tidy, never clean. Saiful and the other Paul (from my band Y2k) had cleaned up the entire place, top and bottom, by themselves (I now owe these guys steaks and I reckon they deserve it anyway).
Then the SMS's and phone calls started pouring in. A large number of people couldn't make it because of the rain. Almost half, to be precise. I was quietly relieved, though, as over 100 people RSVP'd and I only had 60 chairs.
At around 7ish the photographer from the Star came to take photos quickly because he couldn't attend. I pulled some stupid poses I will later regret and hope they don't print.
At around 8:30pm I started the screening, first by thanking everyone involved and everyone for coming, then rambling a bit with a few jokes and apologizing for my blur-ness (no sleep, go figure). Then the screening started.
At first, the audience was pretty quiet. A few giggles here and there and not much else. No worries. There's one gag in the movie which is the deciding factor and if they laugh at that scene I know I'll be fine. Then I realized something: we made the screen to suit a 16:9 showing so we don't get black bars at the top or bottom. But in one of the scenes which had a time code on it the time code was only partially visible. The 'deciding factor' gag involved subtitles, and if those subtitles aren't clear no-one will get it. I was worried. Very worried. Then the subtitles popped up. And they laughed.
Hard.
After that it was smooth runnings. After the screening I went over to everyone for chit-chat and small talk. The food arrived but it was for a 100 people so it overflowed a bit (and I felt kinda bad considering my girlfriend's mom cooked it all). People came, people congratulated, people praised and me? I was over the frickin' moon.
So yeah. Thanks to all those that helped out with the screening (really couldn't have done it without you guys) and those from the press who made it through the horrendous rain. Most of all, thanks for all those that came to show support.
And for those that couldn't make it, don't worry. There'll be plenty of screenings in the future.
(And no, Man Method, I haven't forgotten. Soon, buddy. Real soon.)
I figured 'fuck it'. It's my press/preview screening, I should be there early. So I left without a moment of hesitation and by the time I stepped into my car the rain drops started slowly dropping. A light drizzle at first. I dashed across Jalan Sultan Ismail whilst it was still clear and the jam was just about to form behind me. By the time I got to my house to shower and change it stormed like The Day After Tomorrow.
Using my brother's tiny umbrella (my parents took all the adult ones) I rushed to Paul's Place to find it absolutely spotless. Anyone who's been to Paul's Place knows that the place is never clean. Occasionally tidy, never clean. Saiful and the other Paul (from my band Y2k) had cleaned up the entire place, top and bottom, by themselves (I now owe these guys steaks and I reckon they deserve it anyway).
Then the SMS's and phone calls started pouring in. A large number of people couldn't make it because of the rain. Almost half, to be precise. I was quietly relieved, though, as over 100 people RSVP'd and I only had 60 chairs.
At around 7ish the photographer from the Star came to take photos quickly because he couldn't attend. I pulled some stupid poses I will later regret and hope they don't print.
At around 8:30pm I started the screening, first by thanking everyone involved and everyone for coming, then rambling a bit with a few jokes and apologizing for my blur-ness (no sleep, go figure). Then the screening started.
At first, the audience was pretty quiet. A few giggles here and there and not much else. No worries. There's one gag in the movie which is the deciding factor and if they laugh at that scene I know I'll be fine. Then I realized something: we made the screen to suit a 16:9 showing so we don't get black bars at the top or bottom. But in one of the scenes which had a time code on it the time code was only partially visible. The 'deciding factor' gag involved subtitles, and if those subtitles aren't clear no-one will get it. I was worried. Very worried. Then the subtitles popped up. And they laughed.
Hard.
After that it was smooth runnings. After the screening I went over to everyone for chit-chat and small talk. The food arrived but it was for a 100 people so it overflowed a bit (and I felt kinda bad considering my girlfriend's mom cooked it all). People came, people congratulated, people praised and me? I was over the frickin' moon.
So yeah. Thanks to all those that helped out with the screening (really couldn't have done it without you guys) and those from the press who made it through the horrendous rain. Most of all, thanks for all those that came to show support.
And for those that couldn't make it, don't worry. There'll be plenty of screenings in the future.
(And no, Man Method, I haven't forgotten. Soon, buddy. Real soon.)
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