Fysh tails. (pun pun)

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ah...... Life is good without having anything to worry about. (YET.)

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

for some reason or another I was reading the older posts from Huiwen's old (but revived now) blog. Came across this passage which I thought was prettyyyyyyyyy interesting.

A LONG time ago, before the world was created and humans could set foot on it, virtues and vices floated around, not quite knowing what to do.

One day, all of them were gathered together, and feeling more bored than ever.
Suddenly, Ingenious came up with an idea: Lets play hide-and-seek! Everyone liked the idea and immediately, Madness shouted: I want to count, I want to count!

Since nobody was crazy enough to want to seek Madness, all the others agreed. Madness leaned against a tree and started counting, one, two, three
As Madness counted, the vices and virtues ran off to look for places in which to hide.
Tenderness hung itself on the horn of the moon, while Treason hid in a pile of garbage.
Fondness curled up between the clouds and Passion went to the centre of the earth.
Lie said that it would hide under a stone, but hid at the bottom of the lake instead, whilst Avarice entered a sack that he ended up breaking.

Madness continued to shout out: ... 79, 80, 81...? By then, all the vices and virtues were well hidden, except for Love. Fickle as Love is, he could not decide where to hide.
Madness counted: ... 95, 96, 97 Just when he got to 100, Love jumped into a rose bush. Madness turned around and shouted: Im coming, Im coming!

Laziness was the first to be found, because he did not have the energy to hide. Then Madness spotted Tenderness in the horn of the moon, Lie at the bottom of the lake, and Passion at the centre of the earth. One by one, Madness found them all, except for Love. He was getting desperate.

Envious of Love, Envy whispered to Madness that Love was in the rose bush. Madness grabbed a wooden pitch fork and stabbed wildly at the bush. He jabbed and stabbed until a heartbreaking cry made him stop. Love appeared from the bush, with both hands>covering his face.

Blood oozed from his eyes and trickled down his fingers. Madness had stabbed out Loves eyes with his pitch fork. What have I done? What have I done? Madness screamed. I have blinded you! How can I repair the damage?

Love answered: you cannot repair my eyes. But if you really want to do something for me, can you be my guide?
And so it came about that from that day on, Love is blind and is always accompanied by Madness.
Today is the 2nd last day of me working in Mediacorp. Its always when you're about to leave a place when you start feeling a strong sense of attachment to it. (yes, pun intended)

I won't be missing the stupid hotline callers, the work and anything related to it. But rather, I will definitely miss the people there, and Lau Lim Kee of course.. Even though I never did really talk much to them or get to know them better, they were still nice people to get along with. And I sincerely thank them from the bottom of my heart. I'm just gonna list their names down for memory's sake, just so that 1-2 years down the road when I read this post again, it will jump start some memories again.

Cher Fang, my boss aka Executive Editor
Li Mei, the always yelling Asst Executive Editor
Joo Leng, who used to always kaobei my scripts, saying it was like shit
Ah Fei, who said that I worked damn slow
Hwee Min, the first person in my department whom I talked to on the first day of my SIP and who taught me how to cut soundbites
Shee Ying, who has this really sweet smile and who loves green chilli with everything. fav food = thai sauce fish set meal
Suet Ying, loves chilli padi. usually orders = fried fish bee hoon
Cheng Ying
Qinyi, my eye candy or rather used to be, after i found out she was attached. hahahha
Chu Ann, one of my fav editors cos he never scolds me and is damn fucking patient. loves fried fish with kai lan
Tanie, another one of my fav editors cos she was such a motherly figure. stern and serious with work, but really laid back and jovial when relaxing. gonna miss her random whistling in the quiet news room at night
Min Chyi
Ee Sim, who always likes to tease me and then get counter-pwned when i retort back with 1x witty reply AHAHA
Fong Ching, who's pregnant with a daughter right now, i think
Fong Yu, whom I did my first reporting assignment with about the 88 couples renewing their marriage vows. very down to earth woman and easy to talk to.
Hui Hui
Ting Ting

that should be about it i guess. really interesting personalities whom I will treasure and miss.

if i could change something, i'd change the format of the SIP report.
basically im writing stuff like, "oh i learnt X theory and Y concept during year 1 and 2 and applied them during the course of internship. this internship really reinforces the lessons i have had before"

for people who're reading this, do you feel that what you're writing is pure bullshit? cos I sure feel this way.

in actual fact, this SIP only made me realise that all the concepts and theories that we have learnt before are fucking redundant when it comes to the real industry itself. i'm sure people have time to listen to me go "heyyyyyy guys we must write like so and so because it follows X theory, which produces Y effects."

__ to that.

if I could, I'd write about how this internship has really changed my perspectives, my attitude towards Mandarin instead of continuing to view it as an inferior language, how I've met a bunch of wonderful people, how the food at mediacorp was fucking good.
i would also write about how this experience has shaped/moulded my character, even if its in the slightest way.

If the report focused more on the interpersonal stuff based more on feelings instead of pure cold concepts, it would be a much more enjoyable report to write. Writing a report should be as easy as reflecting on one's own feelings and emotions instead of going "ehhh whats that concept? -refers to year 1's notes- Oh yah X theory helped me bla bla bla...". Having to actually THINK PROPER about what to write just spoils the entire thing.

And now I have to put up with my nose growing longer and longer as I keep on writing about how this SIP has greatly reinforced whatever fuckshit theory or concept that I've learnt before (and forgot already).



Fuck the concepts, fuck the theories, they're all gonna be forgotten within a few years' time.
But the memories, the experiences, they're there to stay.

yea la i know i was ranting randomly but i cant be fucked

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

HAHAHAHHA I JUST RECEIVED THE FUNNIEST CALL EVER LOLLLLLLL

-phone rings-

me: hello mediacorp news hotline

caller: what? whose line?

me: media-corp-news-hot-line

caller: ah okay. i got news for you. for the past 20-30 years, i have been mentally ill. why? because of my brother. he always take drugs like heroin, weed, marijuana. then now he kenna caught. will be charged in court next thursday, hope you guys can come down and film him.

me: wait okay. let me get the facts right. you said you were mentally ill for 20-30 years because of your brother who takes drugs and who will also be charged in court next week and you want us to go down and take pictures?

caller: yah because.. -pauses for awhile- you got listen to perfect 10? got this song which goes like this "whats that coming over the hills whats that coming over the hills". then the next line is "is it a monster is it a monster." yah my brother is the monster. WAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

me: okay so u want us to go down and take pictures and all?

caller: yes please go down, write whatever u want about him, take all the pictures u want. embarrass him so that he can reform and be a better family man like me. -laughs again-

me: okay thanks for calling the news hotline.

-hangs up-


Now.. you guys must be wondering, "who in his right mind would make such a phone call, betray his own brother, laugh like a lunatic and indulge in self praise right?"

the answer can be condensed in just one simple everyday word which is often part of our lives not because we want it on our own free will, but because we are bound by this term called 'racial harmony'.

Malay.
Today was a very wonderful and GLORIA-ous morning. Let me enlighten you, my faithful and loyal reader, on why this is so. :)

I took a cab to school this morning, and I shall now attempt to replicate the receipt, which I asked Oh-So-Politely from the taxi driver, below.


PREMIER
Silver line: 63636888
Premier Taxis Pte Ltd
Reg No. 20-0304975-H
____________________
SHC6224X
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Receipt No. 9925
Start 23/10/2007 08:20
End 23/10/2007 09:36
Distance Run 46.6KM
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Meter Fare $31.60
Peak Hour 2.00
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TOTAL $33.60

THANK YOU FOR TRAVELLING
WITH SILVERCAB
Cust Service 6363-6888


A very wonderful way to start a most "relaxing" day indeed! (Class from 9-2, Work from 3.30-11.30)


For an even greater insight, please refer to the SMS exchanges made.

G: heyy i'm leaving house now. you reaching alr?

me: Fucking cab is stuck in a fucking jam on the fucking PIE. Nabei jibai waste my monies.

G: hahas you took cab? where're you stuck at now?

me: In the middle of fucking nowhere. Fuk la. Should have just stayed home to sleep.

G: hahas..chillllllllllll.

me: Anyway I'll be late. Go ahead without me. Fucking PIE and fucking cabs.

G: hahas okay. i'll save a seat for you k.

me: Ok thanks ah. Fucking cab driver still can whistle. Piece of shit.

G: wa faster! the lecturer looks damn anal. take the lift from outside the LTs and turn left. one of the classrooms nearby.

me: Fuck her lah. She wanna fucking scream at me then pay me 20 bucks first. I let her scream all she fucking want.

G: okay la first impression bad. she seems quite nice. hmm but im sitting near the window though.

me: Who gives a flying shit about the window when im in a fucking cab travelling at 40kmh, gonna be late for lect and wasting 20 bucks.

G: err okay. chill. faster! err she just said she'll be taking attendance for all her lectures.

me: If I could, I would teleport there right now. But I can't.

G: hmm okay don't worry just come as fast as you can.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

omg fuck lesss fuck than fuck 2 fuck weeks fuck to fuck the fuck deadline fuck of fuck the fuck fucking fuck report fuck and fuck I fuck haven't fuck started fuck on fuck a fuck single fuck word G-fuck-G.