Wednesday, July 08, 2009 @ 9:44 PM
today marked the end of the treacherous 2 days i had in the wardrobe department. phew. not tt i get to slack now because since when does the slave ever get a time off. anyway i have to complain. gosh. i know it has passed but it was a horrible experience. last fri, my artistic director told me and MC tt we had to sew on stuff onto a t shirt (but it seems MC knew of it 2 weeks plus ago). so i was like ok and didnt really think much of it since we had to get out of company to do purchasing but i told her to bring it on saturday during ndp rehearsal so we wldnt have to rush and she was gg back to office. it was a good suggestion i felt but... NO she didnt listen and said we wld just do it on monday (slack bitch). come monday, we rushed out 3 tshirts but we had 7 to do so we each took back 2. tt wld be ok if she didnt make it a pt to go to the tailor THAT NIGHT and the tailor's was at BEDOK (which was a one and a half hr ride from home). in the end i stayed up till 130AM because i cldnt take it and i went to sleep and woke up at 530 am to continue. in the end there was NO VETTING tt day and she didnt even apologize for her inefficiency and inconsiderate attitude. gosh. but today, i got to rest a little, do more admin work which is MORE relaxing.
o and i met wg, my very very very good friend. haha. we had dinner at upp thomson, the five star chicken rice shop then went to have strudel. YUMMY. and of course we talked which is always a good thing becos frankly, i trust WG more than many other ppl. DUH!! haha. tmr shld be a little busy but not as bad but i just realized i need to shop real badly. ive not done it in a month. sigh. haha.
Sunday, July 05, 2009 @ 8:07 AM
ok first of all we'll start with saturday. gosh WHAT a busy day. i went this christian thing (not willingly) because i dont really see the need for this thing which i cant really say outloud because its kinda personal and then i went to frederick lee's shop around arab st. like hello if my parents didnt fetch me tt damn (lets give a code name MC) would have probably expected me to take like the MRT!! hello earth to MC, the bag weighed a tonne!! after this small episode, i rushed down to marina square, which has a maze-like carpark and then i went to meet the MDC ppl for rehearsal for national day. im was kinda sad and i still am because like i love to watch the national day parades but this yr i have to do backstage work which is kinda shitty.
i have to say that this yr's national day will be quite nice, at least for the segment that mdc is anchoring. it really evokes a sense of the classic fused with contemporary elements. and the costume are quite stunning visually although it does step on a thin line leaning towards the getai look. but anyway i thought the performance was quite cool. haha.
after tt i went to jeremy's party for about an hr because firstly i was damn tired, secondly i was not in the mood to party, thirdly the security guard stopped the music because ppl were complaining. so i hope jeremy had a fab party before tt because i was only there at 10pm.
today was youth sunday at bp cefc. it was good i would have to say, the ushers did a good job although their antics were kinda scary since they lined up in a row and shouted: WELCOME!! haha. i loved the worship because it was appropriate and the dance was quite good too. but i think joshua was the main highlight with his song. he sang well and he did have some stage presence. the message given by matthew was also well thought and it did sink in to me because i feel its so relevant and im sure many christians can associate with the message. meeting ezra, tim koh and the other youths were also part of the package tt made today's sunday service so AWESOME!! then there was the house-warming party i went for just opp my hse. haha. our church friends just moved into the new condo opp my hse and i was quite happy they invited all the familiar ppl. i had a great time just mingling and spending time with my close friends. we sort of grew up tgt. like from the start of our teens all the way till now. haha. so today's been a good day. i just pray that tmr wont be too stressful because ive got some major sewing to do and mayb ive to work overtime. but everytime such horrid stuff come my way, i think of the positive, which in this case happens to be the fact that i can expose myself to the design and tailoring part of singapore. this will definitely be useful in the future. anyway gotta sleep now. i got a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG day tmr. ((:
Thursday, July 02, 2009 @ 7:21 AM
today was a really sssssssssssslooooooooooowwwwww day. i did a lot of admin work and i had a rather nice time just bonding with my friends in mdc. this is such a difference from the first day of work when i was so shy and i didnt even interact with anyone. every person there is so unique so i really love them all. hahaha.
o and i had dinner with WG which is always great because we just can talk non-stop about the most random stuff and we always have a good time at the end of the day. i'll so miss him when he goes to canada.
o and btw im still in a cold war with those horrid parents of mine. but life still goes on.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 @ 6:12 AM
recently theres been a huge war with the parents. i really share a love hate relationship with my parents. i wouldnt exactly say i hate them but i cant say i LOVE them either. i dislike my father quite a lot. in recent yrs we've somehow or rather tried to be civil and even start talking bout stuff at some pt. but what he did not too long ago destroyed it. he uses control to punish me. he put passwords on all the computers at home and when he gets angry, he changes them so i dont get access. firstly, tt is very very immature of an adult and at the same time, there has been a huge amount of disrespect thrown in my face. im 19 yrs old alr not some 5 yr old who can be punished this way. its kinda humiliating for me to be controlled at such a big age. furthermore, he whacked my leg when i refused to budge to his commands. inflicting violence is so last century. not only did he anger me, he alr left an emotional scar tt kinda destroyed everything tt was built recently. my mother is also another pain. she loves to create drama, making mountains out of a molehill and in the end getting me into trouble. if u hear what she was screaming at me for, u wld probably laugh. to cut the long story short, my parents really love to create trouble for me. sometimes i feel kinda miserable living in this hse, which is why im glad im an extrovert because my ability to make friends allows me to stay away from home as much as possible. i cldnt bear living in the same place as them 24hrs straight.
talking about gg out with friends, i recently went to watch TRANSFORMERS 2. for someone like me, a person who isnt exactly someone who loves action films, the movie was surprisingly cool and it really made my heart beat faster. it was the whole action and fight scenes that kept my adrenaline pumping. who knew that a show involving various robots, a geeky hero and his fabulously hot gf would be so interesting. i was really impressed with the way the robots looked. they were so realistic it kinda makes it hard to believe that they are actually created using technology when it alr feels as if they actually exist on Earth. haha. anyway, i would give it a 4/5 and ppl should really go watch it, not tt no one is not watching it since it broke quite a few movie records.
anyway, i hope things get better.
Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 6:04 AM
ive decided that maybe i should keep a regular update of my blog. not really for the eyes of the public (anyway most ppl arent tt interested in my life or blog) but its more to like account to myself the days gg ons. sort of a reflection. haha.
anyway today i went to little india with an mdc alumni called heath. i found out hes an SJI boy too. haha. hes a really really nice 'senior' who is patient enough to teach me the many things about cloth and design etc and he even shared about his schooling which was cool. haha. it was quite a learning experience just gg to little india and roam the streets looking for nice outfits at a reasonable price. furthermore, i also love indians for their use of colour and jewelry to make their outfits look so regal and ostentatious. as a budding designer, i really enjoy fusing such elements into my work because its all about making the person who wears the design feel good about the clothes they wear.
and ive been doing my fashion studying recently and ive got to say that my 3 favourite brands are dolce and gabbana, christian dior and marc jacobs. their use of colour and fantastic choice of fabric just leaves me speechless. obviously, my favourite designer would be d&g, john galliano and marc jacobs. john galliano is a brilliant designer but sometimes i am not able to fully appreciate his designs for his own line. his designs for dior on the other hand... GORGEOUS!!
such random ramblings. ive been thinking a lot recently about my faith. i feel that obviously ive not been tt close to God anymore because ive been more materially attached. but at the same time, i enjoy my life but i guess that maybe i should put in the effort to just spend a few minutes with God each morning and just grow closer to him. people will probably go 'christian freak' but i dont feel that way. of course i feel that some christians just overdo it with all their "god doesnt like this because..." or "you are going to hell because...." but just reading the bible for a few minutes and praying each day isnt crazy. i think its reasonable and probably good. haha. anyway we'll see how that goes.
well i have to go do research for mdc now. or else... haha.
Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 6:07 AM
Saturday, June 27, 2009 @ 6:34 AM
ambivalence. the kind of feeling i would describe the emotions that i have towards my job in the saf.
its been about 6mths since ive been serving the nation and i have to say that God has indeed blessed me abundantly with the friends that ive made and the many times he has gotten me out of trouble. but one thing is for certain. he wants me to face the harshness of reality, probably to get a slice of it if it isnt the entire onslaught of horror i'll face when im in the working world.
ive been happy enough in mdc with the job that i have. i get to live in the world of clothes although not exactly fashion, but its still material. ive also been recently an understudy to an alumni of mdc called heath. hes settling the costumes for ndoc 09 and i think so far from the materials he picked for the first iten, it look kinda good. i love the fact that hes a great mentor and he actually bothers teaching me something.
on the other hand, the downside of my job stems from the fact that im the 'new boy' which isnt really the case anymore but shit still happens. i'll be honest but i feel kinda shitty just gg for shows and LOOKING AFTER THE BAGS!! like hello. i was hired not to be a friggin maid. i want to go out and look at whats gg onstage. to appreciate the costumes. furthermore, there have been many occurances of my bosses giving me last minute work or last minute news. i esp hate it that they assume that i do not have a life outside mdc. they pile work on top of me over the weekend, which i cannot claim time off for but i dont even fight back. its kinda unfair to me if u look at it from my perspective. i understand their side of the story that they have clients to account to but hello im not a friggin robot. im a human being and human beings get sick too. i fell sick recently and when i returned to work (not fully recovered), the slave job was once again bestowed on me and as a result i fell sick again. i guess they cant really understand that returning back to work after taking a 2 day MC does not equate to the person having fully recuperated. whatever seriously but one day when i finally get so sick that i need to go to the hospital will they then understand the severity of giving a person time to breathe and take it easy.
well enough unhappiness for now.
recently ANNA WANG has returned from australia onto the the sunny island of singapore. we met for dinner and it was as if she never really left. true im not her best fren or anything but it sure is great to see a gd fren esp since many of them are leaving overseas to study, some not returning forever. blah. other than anna ive also been gg out quite a bit to meet up with friends and catch which is a good thing becos we should always keep in touch with the ones we love while breaking new boundaries to get to know new people. thats just the extroverted side of me speaking.
anyway i just hope that the coming weeks or should i say with a further perspective, the coming month, that things will look up for me and that i will take all the good and THE BAD in my stride and give glory to God giving me a life for me to journey in, find out more about myself each day and gain a world of knowledge.
talking about gg out with friends, i recently went to watch TRANSFORMERS 2. for someone like me, a person who isnt exactly someone who loves action films, the movie was surprisingly cool and it really made my heart beat faster. it was the whole action and fight scenes that kept my adrenaline pumping. who knew that a show involving various robots, a geeky hero and his fabulously hot gf would be so interesting. i was really impressed with the way the robots looked. they were so realistic it kinda makes it hard to believe that they are actually created using technology when it alr feels as if they actually exist on Earth. haha. anyway, i would give it a 4/5 and ppl should really go watch it, not tt no one is not watching it since it broke quite a few movie records.
