expendable

a little background:
i've been working at MTV Networks Asia since April 06.
i was hired to do this one show: Mobbed.
its the biggest account MTV Networks Asia has (the client is Motorola by the way) so they thought it right to hire an extra hand for the job.

fastforward to the present:
Mobbed is 5 months in and the bigwigs at Motorola aren't happy.
the show sucks; its not what they had in mind; what the show is now was not in the brief that was written last year when they were planning the show etc.
the long and the short of it is that Mobbed is now canned and the last show goes on air October 1st 2006.

moment of silence, please. ah, Mobbed, we hardly knew you.

there WILL be a new show in its place however because the unhappy Motorola, unhappy as they were, signed another 2 year deal with MTV. go figure.
this new show is still a mystery, however, but its brief is scheduled to be presented within the coming 2 to 3 weeks.

and now we come to the point of the post:
what to do with bobby in the 2 to 3 weeks (maybe even MONTHS) between now and the confirmation of the new show and its format since he has completely NOTHING to do?

"eh, bobby, can get me some coffee?"
"bobby, the intern's last day is today. tomolo help me do his job, can?"
"yo, bobby, actually i can do this job by myself, but since you have nothing to do... help me, lah. i tomolo want to take leave go on hot date, leh."

sucks to be the new guy.
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i was playing the xbox360 in the office and got told off.

"eh, bobby, She-boss told me to tell you not to play the games during office hours."
"but i got nothing to do, wat."
"yah, i know lah. but not nice, mah."

so i went to surf internet, but my desk HAS to be placed just outside the Boss' cubicle so that he passes by EVERYTIME he has to go anywhere; take drink from the cooler, talk to colleague 2 cubicles down, take a piss etc.
i can't even do nothing when i have nothing to do!

gaargh!

when Monday rolls around, call me "INTERN"!

out from nowhere

ziechon says:
do u still go to church
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
nope
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
why?
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
*gasp
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
you want to go?
ziechon says:
gosh i have heaps of church going friends, perhaps you might've liked to join them
ziechon says:
that was the motivation behind my question
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
hoho
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
i stopped going becoz i was always sleeping
ziechon says:
grieve not heathen, god [love]s all his children and does not judge thine faith (or lack thereof)
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
no leh
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
God is the only one who is allowed to judge
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
and WILL judge
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
he's a badass mofo
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
super jealous
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
and bears a grudge forever
ziechon says:
he is allowed, but he either is angry or loving, depends which era of christianity you grew up in
ziechon says:
modern christians seem to think he is a jolly old fella, sort of get mixed up with santa claus
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
God created Man as an expression of who he wants to be, but couldn't stop Woman from being born because thats what he truly is
ziechon says:
but, in the dark ages, "beware the inquisition"
ziechon says:
God created Man as an expression of who he wants to be, but couldn't stop Woman from being born because thats what he truly is - wow is that in the bible
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
no lah
ziechon says:
no wonder the perfect man is gay
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
muahahahahah!
robert: and why must we be quiet in church? because people are sleeping says:
this is going into my blog

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and here it is.

vroom vroom

so learning to drive is exceedingly fun.

a little more complicated that it needs to be, but fun nonetheless.

but for crying out loud,

stop teaching me how to pass the damn test and start teaching me how to drive!

stoopid singaporeans...

MTV roxxxx

ain't it great to work with people who are crazy about music and music videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLeOiDF99Yo
Grizzly bears, ukeleles, tanks and russian dancers!
who could ask for more!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINJQ5LRh-0
best choreography ever seen in a music video!
i kid you not!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq7N5sQN-hI
nice music, better video.
can YOU figure it out?

Horsey and Chicky

in case you missed the comment 2 posts down... my brother is a weird guy lah.
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Once upon a time there was a farm and in this farm lived Chicky the little chicken and her good pal Horsey the horse.

As there were only 2 animals in that farm they became the best of friends.

One day, after a raging thunderstorm the night before, Chicky woke up and found Horsey stuck in a deep puddle of mud outside the barn.

"Help me Chicky! I'm stuck in this mud!"

Horsey was a smart horse so he immediately remembered the old farmer's BMW 5 series parked in the garage and told Chicky to drive it over and tow him out of the puddle.

Chicky backed up the car next to horsey and tied a rope for Horsey to bite onto and 'Vrooom' with 250+ horsepower pulled one Horsey out of the mud.

"Thank you Chicky you are my best friend!" neighed Horsey, and he promised himself never to go to that part of the field ever again.

Well the next day Horsey woke up and couldn't find Chicky anywhere. He suddenly heard Chicky call out, "Help me Horsey, I'm stuck in the mud! Go grab the farmers BMW and pull me out!"

Well Horsey was a smart little pony and went over to the puddle and told Chicky, "It's ok, just reach up and grab my ding-dong and I'll pull you out!"

So Chicky stretched up her beak and nipped onto Horsey's ding-dong and with a slight twitch Horsey yanked Chicky out of the mud.

"Oh thanks Horsey, you are my best friend!"

The moral of the story is if you have a dick the size of a horse you don't need a BMW to pick up chicks.

The Big Red Monster

Once upon a time,
there lived in a cave on a hill,
a Big Red Monster.

Now the Big Red Monster knew
that he was a big, red monster
and was always afraid that he would scare people away
just because he was a big, red monster.

So the Big Red Monster did the only thing he thought he should do:
stay in his cave on the hill
coming out only when he needed to do the things
that big, red monsters do.

Sometimes,
the people living at the foot of the hill,
the same hill that the Big Red Monster lives,
would wander to the hilltops,
close to the Big Red Monster's cave.

During these times
that people would come near his cave,
The Big Red Monster grew even more afraid.
"What would they think of me,
the Big Red Monster who lives in a cave?"

And so he hid,
making nary a sound,
in case the people grew curious and came looking for him,
and upon seeing him, would run away in fear,
leaving him with less friends than the none he already had.

But one day, as he came out from his cave,
the Big Red Monster saw a Straw Basket sitting outside of it.
Curious,
the Big Red Monster picked it up and looked inside.

It was full of food!
"Oh dear," thought the Big Red Monster,
"One of the people living at the foot of the hill
must have come up here,
and upon hearing my growls,
dropped her basket and fled in fear."

"i must return it!", thought the Big Red Monster.
"But i shall do so quickly and quietly
so that i do not cause anymore fear to anyone."
And so the Big Red Monster waited for night to fall.

And when it was, the Big Red Monster emerged from the hills
and walked towards the village in which the people stayed.
He was afraid.
"What if they misunderstand? What if they attack me?"

But the Big Red Monster looked at the Straw Basket
and thought of the owner who had lost it outside his cave.
"i did not mean to seperate you from your master.
She must miss you so."

Suddenly, there came a bright light
from among the houses of the village.
The Big Red Monster was caught off guard,
and in a flash he was surrounded by the people who lived there.

"Please," he quivered amongst them
the light of their torches flickering in his eyes,
"Don't hurt me. i mean you no harm.
i came only to return this Straw Basket
which was left outside my cave.
i imagine one of you came too close
and was frightened away by my growls."

The Big Red Monster lay the Straw Basket gently on the floor.
"Here it is, i took nothing from it.
i hope nothing was lost as i carried it from my cave on the hill.
i shall be going back there now.
i am sorry to have come in the dark and frightened you all."

Then a Little Girl came forward
and grabbed the Big Red Monster's hand as he turned to go.

"Thank you for bringing back my Straw Basket,"
the Little Girl began gently,
"But the food inside was for you."

The Big Red Monster stopped in his tracks.
He turned to the Little Girl,
but could only blink in disbelief.

"We were waiting for you to come down
from your cave on the hill."
Without missing a beat,
she squeezed his hand a little tighter and continued,
"What took you so long?"

withdrawal symptoms

last night i went jogging.

needed to clear my head (and make myself feel like its helping my girth).

the emptiness is back.

only this time i know why its there.

work takes my mind off it. playing games.. not so much.
you know its really bad when the one thing you thought you liked to do isn't helping the situation at all.

i have a real complicated, yet very simple, problem.
and with each mistake i make it becomes easier to analyze, but more difficult to resolve.

i am stubborn, scared and confused.
with time this feeling will go away.
not resolved mind you, but at least it goes away.

until i decide i need to jog again.

wish i didn't cramp up so fast though... will probably need a couple more minutes the next time.

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on a different note, Devil's Playground (my second directorial work), will be screening on First Takes at Substation tonight.
they better like it.. or else!!!

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last night, around 2240hrs, i was in a cab on my way to the airport to send L. off.


"so you go airport for what? picking up friend, ah?"

"no lah, sending friend off, lah."

"oh.. who? gerfren, ah?" (cabbies are so cheeky nowsadays ah...?)

"haha. no, lah. its a good fren. if is gerfren i send her there myself liao."

"oooh i see..."

then there was a strange break in the conversation. not long enough to start another topic, but short enough to maybe expect it. like a half step, or the upbeat in a tune...

"but this kind... if not someone special... you oso wun just anyhow go, right?"

then there was another break, as i turned to look out the window into the ECP.

"yah. true."


some friends come and go. but others refuse to leave.
i hate you L.
come back soon.

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