Smile!

I have been super stressed since i got back to NY coz i'm back to my world of responsibilities. And me no likey. My vacation didn't feel long enough. Didn't get to spend time with everyone i wanted to. But those that DID spend time with me, I'm really really thankful for you guys and i LOVE you guys so so much. AND you make me smile like an idiot! :) :) :)

It was fun!

Anyway, today was not a very good day. I'm still suffering from jetlag! I didn't sleep for almost 27 hours! Super tired.

But when i stepped out of the door today, it was SNOWING! It totally made the cold bearable :)


After apartment searching, the whole entire day. Going here and there, in the cold. From smelly apartments to neighborhoods where i can get killed in. I would say, it wasn't a successful mission. But the search must go on! :P

I came home, searched online for more apartments, watched a korean drama, and stumbled on the best thing that's happened in the whole entire week! My baby Junsu, playing the piano and singing an old favorite of mine, My Everything :) :) :)

HOT! HoT! HOT!

Pretending to be clever! Tsk Tsk Tsk.

Singing THE song! Yay! <3

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Also want to say, thanks Alexa for all your funny posts. Totally made my day! :)

I miss Malaysia like crazy! :(

Update?

Hello!

I owe my blog an update! Hehe

I haven't uploaded pictures.. But once i do.. There shall be a pretty post with pretty pictures of pretty people!

Wait for it! Muahahaha

=P

HeLP!

Need Good Music.

Please recommend.

Thank you.

Smiles! :) :) :)

It's Getting Late.

Hey World!

This is another nothing-t0-do post.

My blog is starting to get very boring with less and less pictures coz my computer is running out of space and i'm getting lazier and lazier.

I have to wake up at 5am tomorrow. Totally not excited about it.

Oh well, after tomorrow, I can sleep for as 24 hours straight. So whatevs. Hehe! :P

I've been going through a lot lately. But surprisingly, I am still at peace, happy, and loving life! :)

Only at random moments of the day, I will burst into crazy anxiety. But i can just feel God's hands over my heart, calming me down. As if to say, "I got your back!". I know that He does. And that makes me super happy and peaceful.

I'm not going to lie. It's has been an extremely crazy year. One that I am very grateful for though.

I love adventures and being free! That's all I have been doing all year. With a few stumbles, bruises and war scars, I shall be invading 2009 as a whole new person! Just a little wiser but still as happy and excited about life as ever! :) :) :)

Maybe my troubles are a blessing in disguise after all.. Hmm..

I'm glad that I'm doing film :) There's nothing else in the world I can imagine myself doing. Yay!

Feel like saying... : Mustard Seed! Banana Pumpkin Pie! Woot!

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 :)