My Dreams of Becoming A Hobo, Let's Strike That.

As many of you know, i've always wanted to become a hobo in NYC. I kid you not. And you know it! :P

Weeeell, I take it back! And let's pray that it never happens to ANYONE!

I was forced to spend a night in the city with no where to go when it was negative 2 degrees!

Let me fill you in with details..

Ok. It started off with me editing at school, knowing that my call time the next day was at 6.45am.. at Grand Central Station because i had to catch a train upstate.

I wanted to leave at 10pm! I promise. But editing got to addicting! I was in the groove~ Hehehe

Soooo.. edit edit edit.. and before i knew it.. it's 2.30AM!!!!

The things that went through my mind:

• "WHAT??!"
• "I feel like curtsying."
  
• "Should i go home??" (Mind you, I live 1 hour away from school but with public transportation at that hour, I would have ended up reaching home in 2 hours AND on top of that, I would have to wait for the bus for about an hour in waaay too little clothes for negative 2 degrees windy weather.)
• "I have too little footage."
  
• "Should i just sleep in the school till 6am?"
• "Need sleep."
• "My film does not make ANY sense! Gahh!"
  
• "Need food."
• "Mom sent me an email on how to lose fats. I should be worried."
• "Monkeys. Bananas. Cupcakes."
• "Let's do a funny dance!"

So ANYWAY.. My friend was in the edit lab as well and we decided to get food. Went outside. Wind blew. Forget it. I'm not going anywhere tonight.

Friend said, "It's too dangerous to not go home now. I'll stay with you till you go to Grand Central!"

Nice friend. Yay! :) :) :)

So we slept on the couch in the couch in the school. The couch was NOT soft.

BUT.. at 5am.. Mike from the edit lab woke us up and was like.. "What are you guys still doing here?! I have to lock up. You have to go."

Something along those lines. I was too sleepy to coomprehend.

So okay.. We walked out into the blistering cold and got to the subway station and friend and i got on the train to go to Grand Central. 1 hr and 45 mins to call time. Great.

So when we got to Grand Central, we decided to sleep on the floor. So we did.

At 5.35am.. a cop woke us up and..

Cop: You guys catching a train?
Us: Yes
Cop: What time?
Us: 7.18am

Then cop walks away. We go back to sleep.

At 5.45 am.. same cop wakes us up..

Cop: People are coming in. You can't sleep here. Get up!

So we woke up. And friend said, "Rachel. I have to go home."

Not wanting to destroy our friendship, I walked friend to train station and said bye and goodnight and thank you and fluffy dreams and all that jazz.

Then, I went back to the center of Grand Central and went back to sleep. Cop walks by a few times, look at the hobo-rific me, shakes head and walks away.

Summary of things that happened next:

• Got a phone call from asha saying that she was gonna be late. Got frustrated. Snap snap. "Hurry please!" Was a little rude. SORRY ASHA!! :(
• Got wandering crew members together.
• Mune says something ridiculous. YELL something no one would ever comprehend. People stopped and stared. VERY EXTREMELY SORRY MUNE!! :( :(
• Tim made joke. I was not amused. Sorry Tim.

And all that happened waay before 7.30am! Wheee!!

Also wanna say that i didn't sleep the night before either. It was about 60 hours of being awake before i went to sleep. Not pleasant. Not pleasant at all.

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So that's it! My adventures in New York! Isn't it fun?

Yeah. No more hobo dreams. WooHoo! :)

Love.

Super Delayed But Must Have Post.

This is a super delayed birthday post. But here i go!

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On Dec 18th,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXA GOH!!


Hope you had a good one! I'm sorry you fell sick! Boo! :(

I think you had fun though, no? *sheepish grin*

Thanks for being such an awesome life-support and always being there for me! I seriously do not know how I would have survived the past year without you!! :P

Korean obsessions = Love.

Stay awesome and I'll see you in Paris!! Woot Woot!!

*pssssst* update me on stuff soon yeah? <3

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On Nov 20th,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY ONG!!


Sorry i don't have a better picture of you. Hehe. Don't kill me! :P

Thanks for being the awesomest mom in the world and i'm sorry i couldn't do much for your birthday this year! :(

Don't worry, your next one will be kick-ass! Haha

I love you so so so much!! Stay happy and eat some curry in a hurry!! (My brain is not working very well right now. Ha!)

Please let this work. Please please pretty please.




OK. Time to stop procrastinating and get back to reality. Ah! Bittersweet reality. Why oh why do we have to live with you?! =P




On a happy note, I'm very very very thankful that I have really really good friends here who are like family :) :) :) my chinese brethren.. i love theeeeee! hahahaha

A Mystery.

I was looking through some pictures I took and I started to marvel at God's greatness.

I love how He is so mysterious in that way. Always only revealing bits and pieces of Himself. And when you least expect Him to, He basks us in His glory. In those moments, we just have to stop for a moment and admire His greatness and wonder. I believe that that makes Him smile as much as it makes us smile.

Blue, Purple, Pink & Orange. All at once!

Images like these, never cease to amaze me :)

I love you too =P

I love how He always surprises me and never fails to supersede my image of Him.

Thought of the day :)

Honesty is the best policy.

Just thought i'd throw it out there. Ha!

Ok Bye.

I = Sad.

This deserves a post on my blog.

I lost my pink ring today. It's the cutest thing i've ever owned.

I was just looking at it and admiring it while waiting for the bus today. And my hands were freezing cold so i took off the ring and put it in my pocket so that i could put on my gloves.

I think it didn't go into my pocket and just fell on the floor. Boo!

It's no where to be found now. I must have dropped it.

Ohmigosh! I'm so so so upset :(

Almost.

It's almost here! It's almost here! It's almost here!

What, you ask?

I can't tell you. But i'm happy as a panda that just got a new bamboo stick because a monkey was playing with it but lost it by getting distracted by a mini cutie sized piggy that was lost because his good looking owner was singing a beautiful song to a beautiful girl and totally forgot about him but just for a milisecond! whee!

I'm THAT happy :) :) :)

You'll find out why in about a month. Ok. Bye!

Rachel Rhymes With Facial!

This is a "nothing-to-do" post.

I'm super tired coz i'm sick. Boo! And.. Fun Fact.. I have to choose between having my whole body ache like mad or cough like a mad monkey. I chose to let my whole body ache. Why? Coz i can't mix the drugs. Gahh!! Was gagging all night from coughing. Stupid.

Still have to go to school to do Producing work for my friend. Oh the joys of filmmaking. Ha!

Ohkay. Enough self-pitying.

I can't wait till my whole class is done shooting!! Ultimate freedom!! Woot Woot!!

All i can think about for the past few months is Mamak food. I kid you not. Roti Telur, Maggi Tom Yam, Susu Panas, Teh Ais & Teh O Ais Limau. That's what i'm gonna order when i get to step foot in a Mamak store. Oh Bliss :) :) :)

Happy thoughts! Happy Thoughts!

Ooh! Time for my dosage of drugs! Oh what fun.

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Oh yeahh.. Before I sign out,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH TAYYYYYYY!!


I hope you have a really really good one!

I'm so blessed to have known you! Now i can rest assured that my babies have someone to take care of them while i'm wandering on the streets. TeeHee!

I'll see you in Paris? Hahaha

Be good & Take Care!! :) :) :)

Birthday Happy!

Sara-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra Leong!!

Happy birthday!!


Thanks for bringing so much fun into my life! I love and miss you heaps!

Hope you had a super fun one! And if you had a surprise party, i hope that it is better than the one we gave you! Haha

I can't wait for you to come to NY one day and work in the same industry as me! Heh Heh! Let's see who becomes famous first! Ok?

Have a good one! :) :) :)

Loves.

Another One. Whee!

Thanks Sarah Tay! :)

Yes. Yet another tag. Love Love Love.

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1. Would you marry for money?
Nope.

2. Have you had braces?
Yes. But Teddy, my puppy, bit my retainers into pieces and i never got new ones. Soooo, my teeth are crooked again :(

3. Could you live without a computer?
Unfortunately and shamefully, no. Hahaha

4. If you could live in a different decade, which would it be?
I really wanna live in Victorian times. But then i would want to be British. Haha. Does that even make sense?

5. Do you drink enough water?
Absolutely not. But i try.. Heh.

6. Do you wear the shoes in the house or take em off?
I HAVE to take them off. Too uncomfortable =P

7. What are you favorite fruits?
This is a tough one. I like ALL fruits except for Jackfruit.

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OK. So i was doing this Tag, but my throat hurts so so bad and my nose is runny and i feel like i'm going to die.

Why am i in such a devastating state you ask?

It's coz i was sleeping without a blanket last night coz i couldn't find one in the pig sty of a room we are sleeping in.

SO there. I think i'm just gonna spend the rest of my LAST day in Bermuda lying down and going, "Oh Gawd! Why??!!!" and enjoy my giant bar of Twix :)

Nyahahahahaha.

Hmm..

OK. First of all, i'm too lazy to upload pictures. So this would be another post without pictures. But fret not, my good peers. I shall try my best to entertain.

Guess what i did today?! I can totally strike out one of the things i want to do before i die.

Jump of a cliff.

Yay!! I jumped off a cliff!! And i'm proud :)

I need to venture to higher cliffs next time. Oooh! The adrenalin. Sweet.

Bermuda kicks ass! Whee! :) :) :)

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Random things that i would like to say now:

• I don't know what rhymes with "Rachel" and that makes me sad :(
• Sometimes i don't understand how people can be so mean. Are we really born evil and are taught to be good and civil? Then, i wish that everyone is taught well.
• I absolutely LOVE the ocean.
• And i absolutely LOVE coconut chocolates and Twix.
• My skin is smooth from being in the ocean for so long today :)
• Fat = Me
• I need to stop eating but i can't stop! What to do? What to doooooo??
• God is so amazing for creating the earth. Good job, sir! Loves.
• I need to shower soon. I'm dripping sand.
• Should i wish that people act differently or should I act differently? I think that latter makes more sense. But it's soooo hard.
• I think this list is getting emo. Therefore, i shall stop.

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Salad with Pumpkin = Good.

I'm sooo in the mood for pumpkin all october coz it's Halloween! HuHuHu! (And i'm convinced that i should start laughing using different vowels from now on)

And people need to stop saying that i'm weird. Thank you very much.

I found a little army man today!! Waaaay too cute :) :) :)

Tata.

Bermuda.

I'm blogging while i'm in Bermuda. Why?

1. I need to push that ugly picture of me down so it wouldn't scare people away when they visit my blog.
2. Everyone is really tired and tomorrow is the first day of Asha's shoot. So we're staying at home and resting today.
3. I need to keep my blog updated? Hehe

OK. Fun Facts about Bermuda:

1. They have the same national flower as Malaysia! It's the Hibiscus. Just in case you didn't know. Hehe.. And they have it in so many different colours too! Beautiful.
2. At this time of the year, it's kinda chilly in Bermuda. Feels like Genting weather.
3. Everything is suuuuuper expensive coz it has to be imported into the country.
4. The ocean water is in so many different shades of blue. It's so so pretty.
5. Random strangers will say "hi" to you on the streets and it's courteous to say "hi" back.
6. ALL the houses are in pastel colors! I love it.

There are actually a lot more but i can't think of anything else right now.

I kicked a giant rock in the ocean today and it started bleeding. The wound looks really cool! Yeeeeah!! TeeHee!

Sometimes i wonder what banana pumpkin pie would taste like.

Loves.

random.

So i've been out on a lot of thesis shoots and i realized a few things that i would love to do once i graduate.

Of course, ultimately i would like to be a Director. That's the dream. But to stay in the industry, I want to do Sound and Grip. I want to be a Gaffer as well but i haven't had any real experience in that area and it requires a lot of math. Hehehe!

Me and my Boom Operator, Sean :)

These are the crazy dolly tracks on Dean's shoot. I love setting them up! :)




But yeah.. these jobs are hardly ever done by girls. So, it's really competitive. Especially Gripping coz it requires a lot of strength.

But wish me luck!! :)

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Still not done shooting my thesis film. Gawd!

HEhe. Still telling myself that it's gonna work out somehow. Ha!

David Martel.

Whee!! I finally bought the album that i was looking everywhere for!! And i bought it from the man himself, David Martel!! *happy grin*

I was looking for this album for months and i was even considering just downloading the whole album from iTunes. I don't use iTunes so i don't see the point of doing that. But whatever! I'm happyyyy!! :) :) :)

Nice Album Art! No?

I saw him singing live! And i talked to him!

He's just a random indie music person, just in case you guys are wondering. I found him on MySpace and i totally love his music. So when i saw him, i told him and he was like "Oh my god! That's so random!" and i was like "I knowww!!".

Haha. Ok. Total Bimbotic moment right there. But as you can tell.. I'm excited.

He's an awesome awesome musician/ singer/ composer! And he plays the banjo!! I love the banjo!! Nyahahahaha!! Respect.

And the most awesome thing about him is that he told me that i could burn the CD and pass it on to whoever! That's a real artist right there and it made me respect him even more!!

So yeah.. if anyone wants a copy.. I'll definitely burn you one :)

Just sharing the Martel love. Heh Heh.

Really Good Film.

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

That's the actual title of the film. Haha. I kid you not.

I watched this film like 10 years ago or something and i really liked it. And after a long day of shooting, i saw it at Virgin Records for $10! So i decided to buy it and watch it :) it was the best decision i made all day! hehehe

Even though i watched it a really long time ago, i still remember most of it. The whole film is in Shakespearean English and it's so fun to watch. And after being in film school for as long as i have, i really appreciate it so much more now.

The performances were so so so good. And Leornado DiCaprio was at such a good-looking stage of his life too! ;) And Claire Danes was young and beautiful. She still is now. Heh.

And i loved how all the cuts were so quick and it really kept you at the edge of your seat the whole time.! And the director, Baz Luhrmann, used a lot of colors in his film, which i really really liked. And the way he utilized the shot sizes was like pure genius!

Haha! I'm like giving a freaking movie review. =P

I totally recommend everyone to go and buy it and watch it! It's such a tragic ending. But it's very interesting to watch!! And again, very very good performances. I hardly ever comment about performances, so you guys should trust me on this one.. ;)

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As you can tell, i'm only posting this up for the sake of blogging. Heh Heh

Will blog again when i have time, i'm just too tired and lazy to do it now. I'm on like all my classmate's shoots and it's totally wearing me out.

My own shoot did not go so well. Boo! :(

I'm not done shooting, but i have a feeling that it will all work out somehow :) :) :)

Loves.

Mirotic.

This is so not the right time to do this but i just had to share the happiness!

My DongBang boys are backkkk! Sexier and more beautiful than everrr!! With a better song than Purple Line!! Mirotic!! Woot Woot!!

Can't wait for my thesis shoot to end so that i can start stalking them again! Wheeeeee :)

A Glimpse of Me.

I wrote an entry in my Journal today. Yes. I have a Journal. I'm a nerd. It's how i communicate with God and i've been very blessed and it kinda opens my eyes to His greatness. I totally encourage everyone to do it! :)

Anyway, i re-read it and i felt that i should post up a small portion of it here. Just a small bit ;)

Dear God,

I just can’t believe how amazing you are. How humble and gracious.

“I know you love me.” It’s from a song. And it hit me, 87% of the time, I really don’t know if you love me. Of course, I understand your love but it’s all only in theory. But then again, in the little moments in life when I experience what I call “The Epiphany”, you are really magnified and wonderful and amazing.

I don’t understand you and I don’t think that I ever will. Maybe somehow, there is beauty in that. You amaze me but yet I don’t know how. You leave me to bring me home. You hurt me to cure me. You make me foolish to give me wisdom. That’s how beautiful you are.

Your love never ends and never fails. Your wisdom and your ways are beyond comprehension. I know you will move mountains for me.

I feel foolish to have ever faltered or doubted you. I feel ashamed that sometimes I don’t trust your love. And I feel sorry that each time I do these things, it breaks your heart.

Ok. So that was it. I hope it encouraged you like it encouraged me :)

Have a nice day!

Falling Slowly.

Omg! I looooove HyunJoong & HwangBo! You guys won't know what i'm talking about but it's like a Korean Reality TV kinda show where celebrities are like paired up and they have to pretend that they are a married couple. The show is called "We Got Married". And you get to see all the sweet things the "husbands" will do for the "wives". It's so sweeeeeeeet! Makes me feel like getting married to a stranger! Hahahaha.

Anyway, HyunJoong sang this song for HwangBo. I used to love love love this song. It was like on loop in my playlist. Hehehe. The lyrics are so extremely sweet. So.. random stranger.. hello there! If you want to marry me, you know what to do ;)

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

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Glen Hansard was at NYFA! He just graduated when i got there! I got to see him a few times.. and he even talked to me once and i didn't know who he was so i was like kinda rude. Heh. It was a rough day. But yeahh.. still cool.. hehehe

And i dunno why i keep blogging about stupid random stuff. Gotta stop. Heh

I is super sleepy now. Gotta sleep. Nite nite.

Feed my cbox plz. I think he is hungry :(

Sarah-fied..?

Is the title a requirement for the tag? Haha! I know it's not but i'm not gonna title it "I Love Tags!" anymore. Too many of that. Hehe. So once again, Sarah oh-so-wonderful Tay tagged me again! Whee! :) Double tagged by Alexa oh-so-cranky-at-the-moment Goh! Thanks guys! Me love you muchos! Heh

So here goes nothing!!

Name: Rachel Ong Wei Kim

Sisters: 1 and only Alina Ong Wei Lynn. Don't our names match very well?

Brothers: None. But i would LOVE to have one. Hehe

Shoe size: 8 or 9

Height: 164cm

Where do you live: New York City

Have you ever..

Been on a plane: Yesh!

Swam in the ocean: Nope but I will when i get to Bora Bora! Haha

Fallen asleep at school: Me? Nooooo. Okay people. You can stop rolling your eyes now. Yes of course i've fallen asleep in school! What type of silly question is this? Bleah.

Broken someone's heart: I don't think so. I hope not. Being heart-broken is painful. Boo heart breaks.

Fell off your chair: Yes. As many have witnessed. That's how the brain damage came about.

Saved e-mails: Yesssssss :)

What is your room like: Right now, messy! Give me a month, and it will be neat and clean again! Promise.

Do you..

Believe in love at first sight: Yes :) But it depends what your definition of love is. heh heh heh

Who was / were the last person(s)..

You danced with: Anthony. Ska dance! Ska ska ska! Hehe

Last made you smile: God and his humor. Funny dude. Funny dude indeed. =P

Today did you..

Talk to someone you like: Always. I only talk to people that I like. Muahahahaha!

Kissed anyone: Nope.

Get sick: Does a headache count?

Talk to an ex: Nope.

Miss someone: Yes indeed :)

Eat: Yes! Yes! Yes! =P

Random..

Is there a person who is on your mind now: Yes.

Do you want children: Hmm.. depends.

Do you like your hand-writing: Sometimes. Not really. But when i do, i'll admire it for a good long time.

Are your toe nails painted: Unfortunately not. Sad. Who wants to paint them for me? Hehe

Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: My malaysian bed counted? Heh.. Or else i want a princess' bed.

When did you cry last: Not long ago. I'm not giving out time frames! Hahahaha

Are you a friendly person: Haha! Depends.

Where is the person you have feelings for right now: He's everywhere!! Bahh! Scared? He's right next to you as you read this! Muahahaha

Have you ever crawled through a window: Oh of course! Have you not? It's the most joy you can experience! I kid you not. All the anxiety and excitement of not knowing whether you can make it through. And then, "Bloop!" You're on the other side! It's great.

Can you handle the truth: I guess so. If it hurts, it takes a long long time. But if it's about me looking ugly or not. I'll be fine. Don't worry.

Who was the last person you cried in front of: Addison my blue teddy. And Germ my pink pillow.

How many people can you say you've really love: Just a few, i suppose. But then again, it depends on what kind of love you're talking about.

Do you eat healthy: I try. I try.

Do you still have pictures of you & your ex: This question is irrelevent. Haha

Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you: Yes. Harsh words do break me :(

Are you loud or quiet most of the time: Quiet i guess. But suuuuuper loud when i'm excited/ happy.

Are you confident: Sometimes.

Are you controlling: Hmm.. don't think so.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago -

1. Swimming a lot.
   
2. Going for PTS night classes where i made most of my closest friends now :)
   
3. Moving to Kelana Jaya. It was a sad time for me.
   
4. Being naughty.
   
5. Watching a whole lot of cartoons?
   

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire -

1. Buy a house in NYC.
   
2. Direct a film.
   
3. Buy things for my parents.
   
4. Buy things for people I love.
   
5. Start a charity.
   

5 jobs I've had -

1. Promoter
   
2. Receptionist
   
3. Customer Service Assistant
   
4. Retail
   
5. Hostess
   

5 people I tag -

1. Alina
   
2. Helena
   
3. Jo
   
4. Leann
   
5. Sandra

Woot! I'm done! Time to take a shower. Good night, world! Don't miss me too much! :)

Things I Feel Like Doing...

And I NEED these things to be sane.. HooHooHoo..

Jumping into someone's arms. Kim Junsu's preferably. Or maybe Wang Lee Hom? Park YooChun? Jung YunHo? Anyone? HehHeh
*Edit* I'm jumping into God's arms! It's the safest and warmest place to be. Better than any good-looking boy :)
Done.

Absolut Raspberry = Love.
*Edit* Uhh.. Still waiting for someone to give me the ka-ching! $$$
*Wink Wink*