“I think life is just a big con.”

“One day, Sabine just said to Hector, ‘I think life is just a big con.’

Startled, Hector asked, ‘What do you mean?’ (That was what he always said when he hadn’t been listening properly the first time.)

‘Well, you’re born, and straight away you have to rush about, go to school, and then work, have children, and then your parents die and then before you know it you get old and die too.'”

–    Hector Finds Time by François Lelord

It is important to me, for me to have time to do the things I love and enjoy even when I am ‘not supposed to’ have the time. These things include spending time with friends and family, getting my daily dose of reality TV and sitcoms, reading and sometimes even lying around doing nothing.

I understand that time is not one of the luxuries of life but it saddens me that we all have a whole bunch of things to do that we keep jumping from one thing to the next as the list keeps piling on and on. I guess, I have always been aware of how fast time is passing by but this book that I started reading recently, the past few months and the thought of the uncertain future have just given me a whole lot more to think about. That is why I decided that it is finally time to write a blog post to sort of help clear my mind.

It has been nine weeks since my internship at a production company started and after a slow start, the past few weeks have been passing by pretty quickly. I think week nine is the most comfortable I have felt at work – thanks to some friendly colleagues. But what I am trying to point out is that it took me nine weeks to adapt to this new environment and before I know it, there is going to be another change in environment and I am totally unprepared for the next change.

I have had my fair share of ups and downs the past nine weeks. There were times when I was extra anxious when tasked with something new or when I realised I had messed up. I was trying so hard not to make mistakes that I failed to realise that this is the time for me to make mistakes and learn from them. I would call that ‘revelation’ a turning point as I have been feeling less anxious ever since. (Keyword: less)

As uncomfortable as I feel at times, I give myself credit for going out of my comfort zone. I might complain and disagree with how certain things are done but I am learning from the experience. I mean, I do need to find something to write about in my logbook and surprisingly this requirement has been helping me filter out lessons that I have learnt each week.

“I am in the TV industry but I have no time to watch TV.”

The above quote was something a colleague said in a casual conversation. At first, I did not make much of it but soon enough, it got the wheels in my head turning. It made me wonder if this is really what I want to do. I know… I know… this is such a cliche thought at this point which is exactly why I am not too worried about ‘the future’. My plan is just to see how the rest of my internship goes, talk to people, get their opinion and do some research myself to help me figure things out. (If you’re reading this and you can relate, then let me just tell you that I am sure we will find our place and solve the puzzle eventually. No rush.)

Don’t get me wrong, I knew what I was signing up for when I picked ‘production’ for my internship – ‘long hours, no sleep and constant work’. I am aware that the way I work may not be ideal for me to be interning at a production company but I just believed and I still believe that there are more ways than one to get things done. However, being at the bottom of the hierarchy, I totally understand that I can’t have things my way. So, at the end of the day, if this is really what I want to do, I promise you that I will put in the work and slowly but surely climb up that damn ladder.

“My fear of heights won’t stop me from climbing the ladder of success.”

Until next time,

PEACE OUT.

Bringing the Zen

It feels like it’s been an extremely long time since I last wrote a blog post. (My last post was actually only about a month ago.) It only seems right for me to post something while I can instead of procrastinating so where do I begin?

I know that the week that we returned to a new school term was pretty eventful. Firstly, my classmates and I exchanged Secret Santa gifts. I was pretty pleased with what I got for Vera – a plant. Well it wasn’t a plant yet but it was a pot with the seeds that required watering. You know, one of those DIY-ish things. I wonder what the plant looks like now, almost a month later. Anyway, I didn’t attempt to figure out who my Secret Santa was although I knew who 4-5 other people were buying gifts for. I really didn’t want to ruin the surprise for myself though. And trust me, when I opened my gift, I was pleasantly surprised. It was a Hulk Hogan Pop! Vinyl figure! (For those who may not know who Hulk Hogan is, he is a WWE Legend. And a Pop! Vinyl figure is basically a cute version of a WWE action figure.) In addition to the figure, I also got a couple of superhero badges.

WWE Hulk Hogan Pop! Vinyl Figure

Love these badges. I promise to use them as soon as I get a new bag.

I really was not expecting anything WWE related and so it took me a while to figure out who my Secret Santa was. In fact, I actually couldn’t figure it out. So, I decided to just see Vera’s reaction to what I got her and I heard her saying something along the lines of, “I want to know who got me my gift so that I can show them what it looks like after it grows!” So, that was when I revealed that it was me who got her the plant and Vera in turn revealed that she got me my gift. #MysterySolved. It was a fun experience and it was nice to carry the Christmas spirit into our classroom even after Christmas was over. Thanks a lot Vera for the awesome gifts!

That same day was also when I had to help out at the SP Open House with course counselling. I was nervous at first but I got used to it. I got to share my experiences and meet some seniors. By the end of my session, I also returned home with two polaroids (courtesy of Bernice) that I added to my vision board. But I didn’t return home straightaway. Chels and I got Starbucks on the way back and I also collected my replacement Pebble watch from the post office. My Pebble’s screen had died about a couple of months ago and I just decided to email Pebble support to see if I can get it replaced and they sent me a replacement. Honestly, that day made me feel so appreciative for everything I had. I was just really happy and thankful. It was just a really memorable day.

However, as well all know if you have the ups, you must have the downs as well. And the new term meant the beginning of two big downs. Both of which were brought up in the first week.

Firstly, the documentary assignment which has been taking a toll on everyone. Having to find a profile who is interesting and willing to be filmed is one thing. Thinking of what sequences to film and the theme of the documentary is another. And having to actually film it is a whole other thing. I’m just trying to not go crazy and trying to bring the zen instead. I have faith in my team and I like the direction we are going in so far. Not everything has gone as planned and not everything has been going smoothly but that doesn’t mean that it all won’t work out in the end, right? (I just realised that I don’t have a picture with my team yet)

Secondly, the preparation for the Freshmen Orientation Camp. I’m just not a huge fan of camps in general and so I have anxiety just thinking about attending it. Plus, all the preparation just adds a certain amount of stress on top of all the assignments that we already have to work on. I also wonder if the camp is going to burn a valuable week of my holidays. I guess all I can do is just hope that I don’t regret my choice of signing up for it once the camp is over. I really don’t want to give up and pull out now.

There was another big down the second week back at school. I fell sick on a Wednesday and I felt terrible on Thursday and on Friday, I didn’t go to school. I didn’t want to get out of bed and I needed a day-off too. But the deadline for a photojournalism assignment was coming right up and I still had no pictures yet. I know it’s my fault for not starting earlier, so I decided to go all out on Saturday while still feeling sick. I got everything I needed though so I was able to put everything together in time. I just want to say thanks to the friends that checked in on me over those few days and were able to help me in one way or another. I am really thankful for you guys.

I’ve been trying hard to remind myself and everyone around me that it’s JUST another eight more assignments we have to complete. We’ve already completed 12 this semester so what’s another eight?

I’ll admit that I have been finding myself in these extremely stressful and frustrating situations. I would love to throw some shade right here but it’s just not the right time. I am pretty proud of myself for keeping cool and calm. But don’t get me wrong, I could potentially explode at any time. But this post and title is in reference to my current state of mind which I hope lasts for a long time.

So until next time,

PEACE OUT.

Good Food, Greater Company

The last week of the holidays has been pretty eventful.

On Monday and Tuesday, there was this magazine revamp thing in school. There were a total of 19 of us who signed up. We were split into three teams. On my team, I had KX, Nica, Nadhirah, Hasinah and Rachel. The first day, we basically came up with ideas as to what we wanted our magazine to be and how to improve it. There was this whole design thinking process where we used our research too. Anyway, by the end of the day, I really liked what my team came up with but the other teams had pretty interesting ideas too. We also had a rehearsal for our presentation the next day before going home.

The A-Team (without Hasinah because she didn’t want to be in the photo)

The second day, my team met earlier to rehearse our presentation. We rehearsed it like twice and then we rushed to SPH. I swear the train moves a lot slower when you are running late. But we made it on time. So, the original creator of the magazine gave us all a briefing on what the magazine was all about and other things that we should know. He told us that the magazine should be primarily local content and that’s when Nica looked at me and I realised that our chances of winning just dropped drastically. Our whole theme for the mock-up was ‘Heroes’ based off how Big Hero 6 is popular amongst kids this month. Oh well…

Anyway fast forward three presentations and intense Q&A segments which poked holes in all three of our ideas, the original creator decided on a winning team which was not my team. Honestly, I was happy for the winners. Their pictures were going to be on Berita Harian and they received $60 Popular vouchers. I compared it to a Top Model challenge where the winners get a reward. But in this case, the rest of us got a reward too – a goodie bag and $20 Popular vouchers(which I have yet to spend). It was fun and I had no regrets!

Then came Wednesday and Thursday which were my day-offs. Well, actually I did do some work but other than that, I just caught up on my TV shows. I realised that it’s extremely hard for me to have a day-off without worrying about the assignments and long list of things to do. And on top of that, since we have our phones with us all the time these days, there is the possibility of something coming up which could ruin the day-off. Anyway, I watched the season finale of The Comeback on Wednesday and it blew my mind. I am going to write a post on why you should watch it sometime next week. I already have a couple of reasons on my mind.

Then came Friday which was closer to a day-off as compared to the previous two days. It would have been a perfect day had I not read the email in the morning about our potential documentary profiles for an assignment. However, Friday has three day’s worth of activities squeezed into one.

Anyway, today was the day that Chelsea, Jamie, Shaf and I were supposed to attempt cooking and also make our vision boards. We had been looking up recipes and decided on cheese tortellini and Cali chicken. Shaf was supposed to buy the vision boards and meet us once the rest of the three of us were done shopping for the ingredients. But I woke up late and so although I felt bad, this allowed all four of us to do the shopping together and I think that started us off on the right foot.

The shopping was fun as we searched for required ingredients while at the same time wondering if it was worth following the recipe entirely or making our own edits. And then we also spent some time searching for mascarpone cheese which was not available. So we substituted it with something else that I can’t exactly remember right now.  Once we got all our ingredients we made our way to Chelsea’s place.

I honestly thought that I would be of no help in the kitchen. After all too many cooks spoil the broth, right? But what we had was just the right amount of people since we were cooking two dishes. We split up into pairs and I actually helped. This gave me more satisfaction when we were eating lunch later since I had a part in it. YAY. We spent about two to three hours cooking our two dishes. The first hour was spent brining the chicken and boiling the tortellini and the last 30-60 minutes was spent cooking the dishes in the oven. So, I guess we didn’t take that long after all.

Anyway in-between all of this, Shaf got to meet Rainee and Eden for the first time. Jamie avoided Rainee and rolled her eyes almost every time Rainee barked. While I attempted petting Rainee (when Chelsea challenged me to) but Rainee kept putting her face in my hand. So, I gave up in the fear that she would bite me and petted Eden instead. But then later, I told Chels that I wanted to try with Rainee again. And this time, it was a SUCCESS. This was one of the little things that made my day.

Eden: “Okay, you can have ONE picture.”

Eden: “What are you STILL doing here?”

Rainee: “What is this thing that you are pointing at me?”

Rainee:”You smell better than Chelsea.”

Once the food was ready at about 3pm, we all dug in (after taking photos) and I was really proud of all of us. The food tasted really good. I definitely want to try cooking again. Perhaps, we could try something else next time?

Extremely proud of myself for taking this picture.

A selfie with our hard work a.k.a our lunch.

After lunch, we all regrouped in Chelsea’s room to make our vision boards. I know I was the one that suggested us doing this but I’m not quite sure what inspired me to do so. I have been looking forward to making this board forever though so I’m glad it was finally happening. We all brought some magazines to look through and cut out the stuff that we like and want. My approach was cutting out motivational messages and pictures of celebrities that I like. And I also put a couple of polaroids with friends on the board too since they are important to me. We spent about two hours on our boards before leaving at around 6.30pm. As of right now, my board isn’t ready yet. I still have a couple of gaps to fill up.

I know it seems like that is enough fun for a day but my day was far from over. I met the dudes (Azfar and Rosydi) at Northpoint for dinner too! The plan was to try BurgerUp, this new fast food restaurant and also watch Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. BurgerUp was alright. The fries were a little too salty but the fish burger was really good. We did have to wait quite some time but I didn’t really have any problem with that since I had people to talk to and I wasn’t starving hungry after that lunch. We filled each other in on the latest happenings in our lives which wasn’t exactly that much but for some reason, we never run out of things to talk about every time we meet.

BurgerUP allows you to DIY your burger.

Much love for these two amigos.

The movie was good. I’m glad I re-watched the previous two movies last week so I was prepared. Something I thought was interesting is how they sort of implied that a character was gay. On the other hand, I think that they wrapped up the series really well. It felt as though they had everything planned out before they started on the first movie which goes to show how they had a perfect ending instead of a convenient one. I’m going to miss the series and the loveable characters, that’s for sure.

After the movie, we sat at McDonald’s talking again. We sort of already have ‘plans’ for the next long holiday. So, I am pretty excited about that.

A new school term is about to start and I guess I’m pretty prepared. Stay tuned!

PEACE OUT.

Week One (And the prequel)

The three week school break started a week ago. So, that means I am left with two weeks. I really appreciate the break. I do. I really do. But long gone are the times when a school break actually meant taking a break from all the school work and being able to marathon any TV show or a bunch of movies without a care in the world. (Well actually, I don’t know if there ever was a time where that was the case.)

Anyway, I would complain about all the assignments we have to get started on over the holidays but the truth is, I rather work on these assignments now, during the holidays, at my own pace than when school is on-going and the stress is at a all-time high.

So, me complaining about school work is not the focus of this post. As the title suggests this post is about the first week of the holidays and some memorable events leading up to it such as me attending the Verve Arts Festival and the Asia TV Forum.

Let me start with Verve. It was simply an interesting experience. I’ve always wanted to attend these artsy events because I believe that there is an artsy side to me. But I never knew when these events were going on nor did I have anyone to attend with. This time around however I tagged along with Shaf and Chels. Jamie and Colin joined us later but they did their own thing with Jamie’s other friends.

We started with three…

…And then we became five. Wasn’t that such an inspiring story? ‘From 3 to 5’ coming soon to a theatre near you.

I got to discover new local artists such as Pixel Apartment and Lost Weekend while also being able to watch the play that Bound Theatre put up titled, ‘+65‘. Lost Weekend was closer to my taste as compared to Pixel Apartment. I still remember the title of one of their songs, ‘Red is the Colour’ but not the tune.

So, this is ‘Lost Weekend’.

Their response to us wanting to take a picture with them was, “This is new to us.” Awww…

The play on the other hand was about growing up in Singapore and how sometimes we just don’t know what to do next in life. At least that’s what I got from it. It was thought-provoking and some parts did make me want to cry, so I guess the actors were really good and talented. I also had Shaf’s camera for the day and I took plenty of pictures, annoying Chels in the process (which was also part of the fun).

There were also tons of booth selling artsy stuff.

These stickers looked so good and cute. If I had watched the whole movie, I would have bought them in an instant.

Next, the Asia TV Forum. Apart from being able to take down learning points and notes from what the industry professionals said during conferences and panels, it was during the forum that one of my childhood dreams came true.  I got to meet and take a picture with Jason Chan, the Green Samurai Ranger from Power Rangers Ninja Storm!

This picture made my day, what more can I say?

Let me explain. Growing up, I watched the Power Rangers season after season. I had the action figures. I had the CDs. I had a couple of video games too. Heck, I even had a cheap version of the costume. But one thing that I wanted but knew I would never get was to meet them and take a picture with them. Any ranger from any season because I’ve watched almost all of them at different points of my childhood. Even now, I check in on the show and cast, time to time. However, I knew I wouldn’t get the chance… Simply because they would never have a reason to come all the way here, to Singapore. So yeah, when I did get a picture with a ranger it felt surreal. It’s a bonus that Jason was really nice and down to earth as well. Saying it made my day is an understatement.The realisation that I have a picture with someone I used to watch on TV years ago is just pretty damn amazing. I’m not sure if you will understand how I feel even after this whole paragraph but I thought it was worth a mention. And maybe one day, I might be able to take a picture with a WWE Superstar or Diva because that’s another childhood dream. We’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?

I met up with the Dudes (Rosydi & Azfar) because we all had something to celebrate. Azfar celebrated the end of his A’ Levels. Rosydi celebrated his 18th birthday. And I had to find something to celebrate. So, I decided to celebrate the end of (almost) all CA1 assignments. We finally tried an escape room game. We failed but I still had fun.

Sydi looks pissed because he predicted my selfie camera screwing up and… It did.

And two weeks later which is just last week, we met up again to watch Horrible Bosses 2. It was a great movie and I enjoyed it more because I saw the three of us as the protagonists. Like literally, each one of us fit a particular character in some way. Or at least, the two of them did. I was more of a hybrid. But they weren’t convinced so we all just agreed that the three characters were “stupid versions of ourselves”.

From our second meet-up. I love it when everyone in a selfie is equal-sized as opposed to the selfie taker being the main focus… Unless it’s intentional of course.

There hasn’t been much going on around me this week. Well, Chelsea, Jamie and I finally carried out our plans from the start of the year to go to a bar together. It was a little different from what we had planned but it was fun nonetheless.

Trying to make the pixelated effect a thing. Instagram will probably add a ‘Pixel’ filter after they see this.

The main point of us meeting was actually to do some gift hunting. I was searching for Christmas gifts in general but they were searching for their Secret Santa gifts. At the end of the day, I didn’t buy anything but I did get some ideas. And then the rest of the night was filled with a lot of food and drinks. First came Coldstone, then dinner, then a drink at a bar and then ice cream on the street and then Popeye’s for supper. It was nice spending the evening and night with them, having interesting conversations and taking lots of pictures. I know I’ll be seeing them before the holidays end at least once more. So I’m definitely looking forward to that.

Got my Coldstone fix after a really long time.

Our drinks looked really pretty.

We look so happy with our Pillow Pets and you will be too! Get yours today!

Other days this past week, I either spent lazing at home, watching The Comeback and getting my daily dose of reality TV or I’ve been out searching for Christmas gifts. Anyway, the tree isn’t as empty today as it was at the start of the week (thanks to Mum and me, of course), so I’m pretty excited for Christmas!

I know for a fact that there is more to come over the next two weeks. So, stay tuned!

P.S:  Upon doing some research, I found out Jason is starring in a local show called, “What Do Men Want?” You should check it out!

This season on…

Anyone that knows me, should know that I’m a huge reality TV fan and so, what better way to look at my own life than as my own reality show, right? With that being said, I’m going to look at the new semester as a new season and this post is basically about what I’m expecting when it comes to school, friends and family.

I’ve been trying to get myself to write this post earlier this week but I just couldn’t get myself to without having completed the entire first week of the new semester. So, I must say although one week might be too soon to judge, I am rather skeptical about the modules this time around. However, I’m excited for three out of the six modules because we get to pitch our own shows!

Which means I could make an attempt at pitching a reality show idea after years of watching them. But since, “Reality shows won’t work in Singapore”, I shall be prepared for my ideas to get rejected. Regardless, the whole idea of being able to pitch a show is just exciting. It won’t be smooth sailing, that’s for sure but the end product should be #amazing. All the bitching, disagreeing and fighting along the way will be worth it.

And how great is it that at the end of the semester, we actually get to pitch our idea to people from the local TV industry? It’ll definitely be an interesting finale to end the first year of school and it’s a reminder to work hard and build up the idea. The other three modules well, I’m definitely worried about not being able to cope but we’ll see.

When it comes to friends, I’m not worried at all about maintaining ties with my secondary school friends. We might not meet often anymore but I just know that every time we meet, we’ll still have a blast and it’ll be as though we’ve been seeing each other everyday. Remember #OldFriendsSameFun? And to add to that, it’s not like I’ve got the largest group of friends from secondary school. I can count the number with my fingers. The ones that I consider my ‘real’ friends.

But then when it comes to my current circle of friends, I’m just a tad worried that I might be over analyzing everything. I have to stop being bitter about those little things that I notice that make me go, “Hmm…”. It’s definitely not easy cause these expectations that I have of friends have been built up over the years and it’s hard for me to just ignore them now. The school holidays were a real eye-opener due to various reasons. But, it’s probably just me being petty and unreasonable.

Next up, family. Well, nothing is going to change. It’ll always be the same ol’ same ol’. Parents bickering, cousins drifting apart and what not. I unfortunately have to accept that and act like it doesn’t bother me. But I’m definitely looking forward to going Christmas gift hunting. I usually go all-out to give better gifts than the previous year but at some point, you just can’t outdo yourself anymore and I feel like that’s the point where I’m at this year. Regardless, I’m excited to get myself a gift.

So, all this is pretty much what I’m thinking about in my head, when it comes to what I expect this semester. As we all know, nothing goes as planned and so stay tuned to see how everything plays out.

PEACE OUT.

Meaningful Tunes #2

So sometime last year, I stumbled upon this song and I’m so glad that I did. Back then, it was the song I listened to whenever I felt worried or stressed with all the pressure of the O’ Level Examinations and of course when going through the typical secondary school drama which when I look back at now seems very petty.

Today’s song is, “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree. Yes, it might be a 90’s song but it has very relatable lyrics which are accompanied by a very calm and soothing tune which helps you relax after a long and stressful day at school or work. After all, aren’t some of the best songs from the 90’s? It’s a song that gives you the strength to keep on going just when you feel like giving up. The type of song which is rare nowadays, in the time of break-up, love or party songs. I’m not saying that there aren’t any, I’m saying that they are rare. Cause they either have a meaningless rap(which seems rather forced into the song) or great but repetitive lyrics with a rough and edgy beat.(which makes me want to pull my hair out) I’m sure some people love that but we have to agree to disagree on that one.

“Listen as your day unfolds, challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears, stand up and be counted
Don’t be ashamed to cry

You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day”

– Des’ree (You Gotta Be)

This large chunk of lyrics, pretty much explains why this song is empowering. It tells you to always keep your head up, stand up for yourself and to not be ashamed to cry. ‘Cause sometimes, you just have to release your emotions and what better way to do that than by crying, right? Now, before signing off, I just want to say that if you do like this song, you might want to check out some other songs by Des’ree like ‘Life’, ‘It’s Okay’ & ‘What’s Your Sign?’. Other than ‘You Gotta Be’, ‘It’s Okay’ has to be my other favourite by Des’ree. So, I hope that the next time you need some encouragement, this song will do just that for you.

PEACE OUT.

What’s up?(Nothing much)

So I haven’t been blogging much cause there isn’t much that’s been going on with me. It is contradicting cause I’ve been spending every day of the past week(excluding Sunday) out. But then again, nothing interesting happened other than the meet-up with some old friends.

I’ve finally finished the first three Cirque Du Freak books. And I’m going to take a break from that series by reading some other books like Snooki’s book! #TotesExcited. Hope I’m not disappointed though. Might start on it either tonight or tomorrow. It’s just lying right next to me on the table as I’m blogging.  I also have the Cirque Du Freak movie to watch. I was excited when I was reading book two but now I’m like #Whatevs.

I’ve been using the time I have at home to catch up on tons of shows. The Hills, Total Drama Island, Real Housewives of Vancouver, Snooki & JWOWW and I might even add Shahs of Sunset to the list. I remember watching the first few episodes and finding it boring but I saw the promos for the third season and I’m like… I better catch up before it starts in November. Same thing with Snooki & JWOWW. The third season is coming up soon. And then I’ve got the Total Drama series. Which most people might not be aware of but it’s a reality show. #Shocker. The cool thing is, it’s ANIMATED. Where have you ever seen a animated reality show? #IKR. They’ve got five seasons and I’ve only finished the first. And yes, I’m only watching the first few cause I’m interested in one of the latest seasons.

I’ll be watching a movie on Thursday with two old friends(again). I am usually the kind of person that wants to know every detail of what we’re gonna do, where, when and all that but this time, I don’t even have a clue what movie we’re watching. Well I kind of do cause I suggested ‘The Way, Way Back’ but I doubt it’ll still be showing on Thursday. But if it is then great! Other than that, I don’t really have any interesting plans. A trip to town just for some (window?)shopping is a must. But the question is when and with who? I wouldn’t mind going alone and having some me-time. However, I’m really indecisive so I won’t be able to make up my mind.

I’m just enjoying myself and trying my best not to let the pointless stuff get me down or worried. Three weeks of holidays left and it’s a pretty long time. People might be complaining about how they’re ‘rotting’ at home and that just makes me want to roll my eyes. You know you’re going to miss the holidays when school re-opens and you feel like you’re in a pressure cooker. So all I have to say to them is, be careful what you wish for. *Wink*

 

PEACE OUT.

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STGCC 2013

I’ve been attending the Singapore Toys, Games & Comics Convention for quite some time now from back then when it was free entry to now where you have to pay $19 as an entrance fee. But this time, I went with friends.

I’ve never been able to find people to go to this thing with me. So other than going with my parents the first few years, I’ve been going alone the past year or two. And I’m so glad I’ve got this group of people who were as enthusiastic about the event as me.(Although we might not have been enthusiastic over the same thing)

(From Left to Right: Vera, Chelsea, Shantel, The Iron Patriot(?), Jamie, Huszainy & ME)

I attend the convention to search for my WWE Action figures which I found during the earlier years(but not this year) but lately the event has become more anime related as opposed to anything else.(I’m not a fan of anime) Regardless, there were still tons of Marvel displays to admire and take pictures of. For example,

Tony Stark in his work room.

The Flash.

From the post-credit scene of The Avengers.

Some random Monkeys.

It was fun walking around snapping pictures. I took a lot more which can be found on my Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151804662164291.1073741841.638379290&type=1&l=3f8633f7f9

One of my favourite pictures from the day has to be this wall full of Superheroes’ faces and their quotes.

 

I got myself the Wonder Woman one and my brother the Wolverine one. Both can’t be seen in this picture but you can find them here: http://shop.popcornpop.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=170

So after lots of walking around we chilled at the Cosplay hall. I was chilling while the girls were searching for cosplayers to take pictures with. Most of the cosplayers were anime characters. But what did I expect? This isn’t Comic-Con after all. But until I attend one of those, these will have to do. So once the girls tired out, we sat down and played ‘Heads Up’. After a few good rounds, we got up and slowly left the hall to go have dinner.

We dined at Burger King after much thinking(just the girls and I; Huszainy had to leave). I noticed how their logo was the best out of all the fast-food chains I’m aware of. The conversation we had was funny and interesting. About our secondary school lives and I earned myself the title of ‘Clique Whore’. You can’t blame me, when you’re a hybrid of the people in various cliques, you find yourself stuck between a few. Which is why I’m glad that my current class is amazing with people that ‘get me’.(Some…Not all)

And then we returned to the event and it was worthwhile. On the way back, I edited the pictures and the time flew by. A great day with lots of laughter spent with good people. I’ll remember this day for quite some time ;]

 

 

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5 Things reality TV has taught me Pt. 2

Just in case you missed the first part, here’s the link below. I mentioned three lessons I’ve learnt. To always stand up for myself, form my own opinions & that drama makes life interesting.

5 Things that Reality TV has taught me Pt. 1

So shall we get to the next two lessons? Let’s go!

#4: Choose your friends wisely

(To all the Jersey Shore or Snooki haters, I just used this picture cause I felt these two were the perfect for each other when it comes to being best friends)

One of the biggest constant factors of reality TV is the backstabbing and gossiping. Often these backstabbing happens amongst a group of friends or in some competitive shows, alliances. I get that in the real world, you don’t have US$100,000 prize money to make you behave like an ass and do dishonourable things. But I guess in the real world, the prize money or prize would be our goals.

People go out of their ways to accomplish their goals sometimes. And this starts from the early stages of high school. There have been quite a few occasions where I’ve been used by my classmates to help them with their work and many occasions where I’ve been there to support or encourage friends when they’re down. But when they don’t need you, they’ll cut you out of their lives.

This is why I don’t use the term ‘friend’ lightly in school. To me, a friend is someone that understands you even if they are not in the same wavelength and can tolerate your bullish*t. They shouldn’t see your problems as jokes and should always have your back.(I do have more conditions but this isn’t the post to state them all) That’s why I guess after learning this valuable lesson from reality TV, a few years ago in English class, I came up with this cause I was able to relate to it.

“True friends are rare as many of them don’t care. So do be wise and don’t take it like a game of dice.”

So reality TV definitely taught me that people who are nice to your face may not always be the saying great things about you behind your back. And as soon as I was able to see this happening in my life, I started being cautious of how often or freely I use the word, ‘friend’.

#5: Personality isn’t everything but you sure need it to survive

As much as education is important in our lives for us to succeed, our personalities are just as important too. You can be the smartest person in the world, but if you don’t have a likeable personality(or a personality at all), no one is going to want to talk to you. Cause the word, ‘Boring’ is written all over you. So your schoolmates, classmates, colleagues and whoever else you can think of, aren’t really going to enjoy talking to you.(Unfortunately, for you)

Reality TV taught me this cause take a look at most of the people on reality shows. They have personalities! Some liked by the viewers, others hated. But that’s the point. These people’s personalities are pretty much what makes the show. The way they act depends on their personalities(in my opinion). So different personalities may clash and that’s the main attraction isn’t it? But if you’re going to be boring then get off my screen.

Similarly, in the real world, I think it’s really hard to communicate with people who don’t have personalities and so if you’re a boring person, I don’t really want to spend time with you.

So these two lessons wrap up the five things that reality TV has taught me! There are a lot more mini-lessons that I’ve learnt but these would be the main few. To all the people hating on reality TV, STOP. Just cause these people have their lives taped and are famous, don’t be jealous alright.

PEACE OUT.

5 Things that Reality TV has taught me Pt. 1

I’ve been a fan of reality TV for a little less than a decade (from what I remember). And being one of the only reality TV fans in my family, I try to find reasons to watch them. But every time I Google for reasons, I only get the negatives of reality TV and how they impact the world in a bad way. So, I decided that maybe it’s time I come up with a list of the good things, reality TV has taught me. Here we go…

#1.  Always stand up for yourself

The truth is, if you don’t stand up for yourself, who will? This is one of the biggest lessons I’ve learnt from reality TV. Back in primary school and the early years of secondary school, I just let people say what they wanted to say to me. I was pretty reserved (not that I’m completely wild now, it depends on the situation) and just kept to my group of friends. No drama involving me. Everything was “fine”. Not.

I basically let people run all over me and in some ways, let them bully me.

So when I found out the importance of standing up for myself, I started speaking my mind. The best way I knew how.  That is, both to the face and behind people’s backs depending on the person. And it didn’t really keep me out of trouble nor did it stop the insensitive or rude comments. But it felt good to show that if you’re going to mess with me, I will fight back. I can’t exactly remember what rebuttals I had, but I remember quite a few moments where I felt pleased with the replies I had come up with.

But Hey, let’s forget primary and secondary school for a moment. As of late, I’ve been standing up for myself in more than just a few occasions. And I have to thank reality TV for teaching me that valuable lesson.

#2.  Form your own opinions

This one is about trusting the he-says, she-says that comes out of some people’s mouth. In other words, gossip. Basically, don’t rely to much on the gossip or other people’s take on things cause at the end of the day; you need to form your own opinions.

This is really important especially in environments where there are different cliques, groups or rivalries. I was placed in positions where I had to form a lot of my own opinions in Secondary school but I didn’t always form them myself. I listened to what others had to say. (But I don’t regret it cause majority of the people in my secondary school were asses and I wouldn’t have missed out on any valuable friendships)

With that being said, I’m glad that I’ve been forming my own opinions.

With an open mind and time, you’ll get to know the person or subject a lot better than if you take short-cuts by listening to what others have to say. I’m not saying what others tell you is false. But unless you’ve seen or heard it then don’t jump to any conclusions. Don’t be forced into having the popular opinion cause it isn’t always going to be what’s right.

#3: Drama makes life interesting

We may all be different, but we all have our fair share of problems. Be it, financial problems, family drama, relationship troubles or whatever else you can think of. These are all issues that everyone faces. And yes, it’s not just you. So although you may think you’re having the worst day of your life, there is going to be someone out there having it far worse than you do. So remember to keep that in mind. That was the first point I wanted to make.

Secondly, would you really want a picture perfect, boring life? One where you know what’s going to happen every single time or at least know nothing bad is ever going to happen? A life where your only emotions are happiness and joy? Well if I haven’t already got you thinking if you would really want such a life, then I don’t know what else I can add to get you thinking.

Cause honestly, these troubles, insecurities, problems and issues are what make our lives interesting. Not for other people to gossip about, but for ourselves.

Let me put it this way. In life we have our ups and downs like a roller coaster. Sometimes we are happy, sometimes we are sad. But if everything were perfect, it would just be a boring ride going only straight (without ups and downs) and you’ll eventually get tired of it. Right?

So reality TV has taught me that a big part of our lives is all the drama and problems we go through. It’s about putting us through all this crap and seeing how we deal with it. Will we break under pressure or will we come out on top? We can only find out on the next episode. *wink*

So those are the first 3 lessons that reality TV has taught me. If I continue on now, this would be a one really long post and so I’ll post my final 2 lessons another day.

PEACE OUT.