The effort and time ...

So, last Sunday, I attended the Disney Princess on Ice. Yes, I went. Not because I wanted to, but for the sake of obligation. Just a conversation which led up to the day's event.


Some months ago, I was having a chat with Vibrante staff and suddenly, Debbie asked us....

Debbie (to everyone): Eh, who wants to go for Princess on Ice?

Me: Nope. Not my thing but thanks for asking anyway.

Debbie: No, no. When I ask like that, It means that I am paying for all of you. You don't need to pay. Siew May, Yiing Hui, want to go or not?

Siew May: Err ... not sure lah. Maybe go back hometown.

Debbie: Yiing Hui leh?

Yiing Hui: Also dunno lar.

Debbie: Seki, you sure you don't want to go? I'm paying you know?

Me: It's not a matter of who pays. It's not my thing to go. But thanks.

So, I got home feeling all relieved that I was not in a position where I was forced to attend something I didn't enjoy (plus the theme of this show was the dreadful and most horrible colour in my personal taste since the day of my existence ... PINK).

During dinnertime ...

Dad: Hey, keep your 22nd March free, okay?

Me: ...

Sis: Why?

Dad: I bought 4 tickets for all of us to go watch ... Disney Princess on Ice!!!

Me: ...

Mom and Sis: (indistinct chattering over previous experiences on Disney on Ice)

Me: ...

Me: May I be excused? I'm done.

Went up to my room ...

Me: @#$%&*!!!!!!

So, looks like i have to go regardless of whether i escaped or not.

Anyway, the day came and reluctantly, I forced myself to attend for the sake of obligations and a filial son's duty. I decided to go grab myself a little childhood because I thought to myself that if I wasn't going to enjoy the show, the least is that I can still relive a little bit of my memoirs. So, I went out to the foyer to get myself a bag of candy floss.

Me: Hi, can I get a bag of these?

Cashier: Sure. They come packaged with a Jawlipop (a medium sized lollipop)

Me: Oh, cool! (thinks to myself that this is a good deal) How much do I owe you?

Cashier: Three, zero....

Me: I'm sorry?

Cashier: Thirty Ringgit

Me: Thirty bucks....

Cashier: Yes.

Just then another cashier walked in.

Cashier 2: Hi sir.

Me: Uhh... hi... (still shocked over what I heard)

I handed over a fifty bucks note still dumbfounded.

Cashier: Here's a twenty change. Thanks! Come again, ya? (Smiles)

Me: Uhh.... ya.... Sure....

WTH????? 30 bucks for a handful of sugar?

The jawlipop package ... wow ... I feel darn "jawli" about it....
More like into the mouth of JAWS....

The bag of sugar....

Still can't get over the fact that it costed me RM30....

Can You imagine how much more I could get with that ammount of money? Probably 15 bags of the same size or more! I was willing to pay RM5 seeing that it is, afterall, a Disney event, but this is madness! So what if it was an original Disney Merchandise? It's not like I can reuse the plastic bag unless for a trash bag ... It's not like the stick of the jawlipop can shoot darts out or is shaped as a sword or even used as a pen! It's just a stupid stick made of compressed paper!

Disney Princess on Ice, this memory you gave me shall haunt me and take my word ... I will never forget what expensive lesson it has taught me.

=_='''

The sounds of Symphonic Oscars ...

... WOW....

Last Sunday, midway through Bootcamp 2009, I took my leave to see the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra perform. Bought a mediocre ticket which cost me RM40. And it's not like I went there to buy it on the spot. I actually bought it like almost half a year ago! Yes, they sell off real fast. Not just this show, every show.

It was actually Lois' idea to go and I sort of just tagged along. I have always wanted to see the MPO perform but never really took the effort. So since Lois was going and invited me to join, I might as well take the opportunity.

The show was called Symphonic Oscars and showcases the award-winning tunes of the past Oscars. Some tunes included were from films like Ben Hur, The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven. I was totally blown away....

Watching performances from the idiot box or computer cannot match up to being there live. The sounds were just too magnificent. It was worth any price to pay for such great performances and I think I will be visiting them again very soon.

Just one word ... WOW!

Life as a lecturer ...

So life has taken a turn now and I have decided to do something I like to do and be able to earn a living. I have decided to lecture. It is my 2nd day as a lecturer and I must say I am enjoying the experience. Being able to share knowledge is one thing. That is what we are paid to do. But being able to share experiences is a whole lot more satisfying.

When I was younger, I've always told myself that I'd like to do something with art. Given the circumstances, however, the country does not permit many options, career-wise. So, I thought, "Hey, why not teach about the things I like and enjoy?"

Seems just like yesterday, I was thinking of what I can do with my passion. Today, I'm kind of living it. Isn't it wonderful when things go as how you wished it to be?

I love my job!

It is ...

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Designer Nightmares ...

I extracted this from my cousin's blog and I cannot help but to post the same thing up here in my blog. It just speaks to designers so well!


Thanks for the enlightenment of the truth, Pui-yan Che Che! =)

My first yo-yo video!

About 15 minutes of recording, 10 minutes of editting, 20 minutes on the Windows Movie Maker, and there you have it ... my very first yo-yo video.

And to think that I spent all those time for a two minute plus production.... =_='''

Funny isn't it? ... or is it not?

Just the other day, I was faced with many questions in my mind ... work, family, BB, friends, interests, etc. It's kind of scary to look at each and every one of those things and thinking what my life goals are. It is not because I do not have answers to each, instead, it is because I have answers which freaked me out! Let's go through it....

Work

I'm currently a part-time Marketing Executive for a music school and at the same time, a part-time lecturer in an art college teaching history of art. My final destination is to be a full-time lecturer in the current art college I am in. Hopefully, once I am settled in, I can utilize my resources and prepare a proposal for a thesis I would like to have published to either earn a Masters of Fine Arts or a PhD if I can manage to push it through. Pretty much an academician at the end, not minding a wage that could sustain me and my interests. I'm not after luxury as how the common world would want or at least dream of it. I prefer to live simple by common standards and take life by the very raw essence of spur, be it right or wrong. Of course, if it is wrong, there must be something to learn from it and not to force and insist in what seems to be an unreasonable justification of pride.

Family

I am a grandson, son, brother, nephew and cousin. I have many ties to fulfill in my filial duties but I am not one who takes it to the next level. I am most loyal only to my grandmother, immediate family members and the second aunt from my mother's side whom we (my sis and I) have come to call her "aunty-mother" since young. A godmother if you will. I will acknowledge the rest if they are around, but I do not make it an effort to visit them on a regular basis; well then again, who does? My principle is simple: Why should I do it, if they don't? Cold as I may sound, I am not one who does not recognize a good deed. I speak of appreciation with high regards because I know what it is like to be unappreciated.

BB

I am an officer who has worked my way up since the start of the company, from recruit, to Primer and currently, a Warrant Officer. I take charge of the company ensemble, and teach certain badge classes. Ranks do not matter much to me as I see it only as a tool for discipline only when it is needed to be enforced. Perhaps being too friendly in approach towards members have earned me the title as an easy-going officer who cares nothing for discipline. No, I do take discipline very seriously. I play hard, but I also expect and demand hard. I have low tolerance for inefficiency when it comes to getting things done and get very pissed off when people take me lightly. If members get pissed off with me so easily, it is not my loss. Chances are, they will meet with others far worse than me. If you can't take me, you will most likely not survive in the corporate world. I'm not cocky, I'm stating facts.

Friends

I have many friends, but there are but a handful who are actually close to me and know me for who I am. I recently did a test on my personality and had a professional interpret my test results. He said (and I quote), "You like to make friends although you have very little need for them." Am I really that independent? Or am I just prone to pissing people off that even if they end up avoiding me, I can still find a way to live on? How long can I live alone?

Interests

Quite simply, visual arts, music, military administration and yo-yo. Really, there's not much I can tell about each.



I guess what I am really afraid of is that I am too familiar with what I want and what I need. So much so that I do not anticipate surprises. Everything has already "fall into place", if you may. How can it be so? I want to sometimes do something radical and unlike me, although not many people know my true self. Well, to rephrase, I'd like to surprise myself once in awhile. I wonder if that is possible? How can I surprise myself with something I am anticipating? Hmmm....