It has been an eventful time since the last time i blogged and I'm kinda trying to figure out how to start.

YESTERDAY - artiste e event (sorta)
I went to Intrigue, or somethign like tt at roberstson quay. Supposed to be there to sorta talent scout. Nothing concrete. Man, i was so overblown (hah? blown away) cos I totally didn't noe what to expect. I mean, i went without a clue of what was happening. I sat in one corner while some people came in and out. Then, there was Garrett Hoo, Keagan Kang, Rick Tan and some other people whom i didn't noe and kinda didn't expect to be there. Just felt kinda small there. But they were a minority and most of the people there werte just people who wanted to be actors or some hosts as well. It was sorta a get together thing where people just mingled and just chatted which is so totally new to me cos it's not normal for me to just go to someone and say hi tt kinda thing. I mean, unless i was there with the same purpose as them which I was not cos i was there to catch them.

Anyway, my contact person was wendy whom I didn't manage to talk to any earlier and only when she had given her speech then only did i talk to her. Apparantly, she's quite an established figure in the casting industry if you could call it. anyway, she introduced me to the whole bloody crowd of 20 odd people whom i have no idea who they are. Anyway, it felt like I was somebody they wanted but somehow on my part, i felt like they were somebody i wanted. Anyway, it was like so crazy after she said tt cos I started gettin all sorts of people introducing themselves to me and talkin all sorts of nonsense. Anyway, it was very very overwhelming and I felt it very hard to maintain a long conversation with all of them. Think i need to brush up on social skills or at least what they talk about cos I dunno if I'm crossing any line by talkin out of the job context and what not like, hey, did u watch the match last night tt kinda thing. Anyway, it was tough and yet exhilirating. Then encountered peoeple who tried really really hard to convince me they were the one i'm lookin for and in my head i'm like thinkin no way but I couldn't really tell them so all i could do is nod my head and go, yeah, mayb mayb that kinda shit. which was so dumb. Looks like acting ain't only happenin on screen. Anyway, Wendy intro-ed me to Garrett Hoo. Ok lah, somehow you can't help but not feel intimated by their presence not so much about them being stars or what not but more on them being sorta professionals and all and somehow I can't help but feel measly small cos I'm still a freshie in the industry kinda aspect. Anyway, spoke to him a lil then had this ultra chio gal who grad from TP Mass Comm. Man oh man, kinda hot cos there's no way u can't dun stare at her chest cos it's just starin at you sayin hi there... look at me... Anyway, she was kinda ok, sweet and kinda uppity in some sense but I guess somehow they all seem tt way when you don't really know them. Like some people i noe are uppity in their portayal of themselves but somehow we don't really sense it so much cos we kinda accepted it as a part of them already. Anyway, she was quite ok lah, a bit friendly, seemed bimbotic but actually wasn't.

Anyway, she had asked me over to the 'stars' outside, i.e Garrett Hoo and the other 2 and well, was introduced to them. Well, they sorta held NP's FSV in high regard as having produced great films and the best in singapore and I"m like thinkin, isn't there only one in singapore tt does film? Ah well, the things I held back from sayin through the whole evening. Anyway, seems like Keagan Kang (kool guy, doesn't try too hard) may be in a notorious guy's spec.. oh... and he has high regard for him... I couldn't bad mouth anyone or anything as much as i wanted to and just said he was ambitious and tried to be sorta encouraging about it. Good luck.... Anyway, it was quite a nice experienced. Kinda surprsing how many people there had contact with NP's FSV. Some had acted for us in the past. How true that is I have no idea and just had to take their word for it. Also, had met ex MCMers there like Charissa who was so so so darn hot... well, sweet's the word. Anyway, i had found her familiar but didn't really know. So when i did approach her n her friend, then i knew why. Anyway, they were nice and all.

I also managed to speak to some middle aged people who might be ideal for my part. Well one in particular is sorta ideal cos he has the look and also, he's self employed. Not sure how he performs but let's hope it's of some standard cos according to him, he' s acted in Private Parts and he didn't seem very showy abt it like some of the others I've spoken to. Anyway, he n his friends were kinda cool. Not so stiffy tt u imagine middle aged people to be. :p

Anyway, i was so enthralled in the whole thing tt time just passed and before I knew it, it was 10. It was quite an experience and I learnt a lot. Like how inexperienced and how much I need to learn. Basically how green i was cos I was stumbling on some of the quesiton posed to me, esp regarding my film which is embarrassin cos I'm supposed to be the director. Anyway, I think at the end of the day, people take interest in what we do because we are dealin with film cos tt's the first question the 'stars' asked me, if i was shooting on film. I def need to brush on my knowledge and skills cos at the end of the day, i wanna be seen as someone who knows what he's doing and why. Also to maintain a conduct of professionalism which I think most of us lack. I think we treat it too lightly tt it is a student project, i myself included. But when it comes to the final yr like now and we're dealin with professionals at times, I think it's important to portray a professional image of ourselves.

Anyway, my excitment in yesterday's events obviously shows how inexperienced i am cos I'm pretty sure most with more experience would've handled things much better. But it's a step. Learnt something about type-casting which I need to remember to ask kym abt. Whether it's a good thing or not...

Had wanted to tell so many people of yesterday's experience but somehow no one was tt interested in knowin. Ah well, nvm... got blog to tell to :>

NATIONAL DAY
Went to the parade with Amy. Kinda amazing cos managed to bump into Alvin there. Fink got tix dunno how to share (kiddin). Anyway, I'm just curious how my photos turned out cos often i had to use my own discression which i ain't even sure is right or not. Anyway, it was a nice experience nevertheless, shall wait for the photos to come on in soon. WOuld like to blog more but i gotta entertain farhana in terms of script... C ya all...