Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2009

Significant incidents in 2008 -

4/2/2008
Nam Kew Chicken Wings, Ipoh













28/2/2008
Last Exco Meeting 07/08

8/3/2008
Voted for the first time

23/3/2008
Baptism













29/3/2008
Juwita - wow!









10/4/2008
USM swimming pool













24/4/2008
Leaving Penang for good - Saying goodbye

1/5/2008
Phuket Trip

7/5/2008
Elton John baby!

12/5/2008
Camp Cameron 2008 - Aunty Shelby

15/7/2008
First day at work.

8/8/2008
Beijing Olympics

15/8/2008
Convocation













9/10/2008
Slap to the face

16/11/2008
Penang Bridge Half Marathon


26/11/2008
My own wheels!










1-13/12/2008
Nida Script Writing Course


*

Its been a year of much change, the most obvious one being coming back after 3years in Penang and going from being a student to a working person.

Its not been easy, growing up never is.

Yet I am thankful for the life I have.

Only by His grace.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Foe Pa

It sucks to have this kind of scenario, where A admits to me it's not my fault, but then B tells me A is blaming me.

I've yet to confront my friend, part of me says just drop it, but my other half feels tak puas.

Under ordinary circumstances certain events would not have happened, but still I feel you can't give a friend that much slack just because of a particular factor, and offensive behaviour is unacceptable.

One thing I do know, in the process this friend has exposed his/her 'true colours', and I am glad in a way, because myself and others saw who the person really can be.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Boxing Day

*Flashback*

Turkey sandwich

Disappointment

Traffic summons

Dinner

Two's company, three's a crowd

Sad

Drop off

Confused

Phone call

Silence

End

Penang

New Years

Realization

Pain.

Pain.

Pain.


*Present time*

Fading

Never again

Lessons learned.


*Flash forward*

Fear

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas, isn't Christmas...




















I had a wonderfully Christmas-y day.

Morning - Church.
Noon - Open presents.
Afternoon - KLPac for A Christmas Carol.
Evening - Cook Christmas dinner. I made pumpkin soup!
Night - Met up with friends to exchange gifts.

Agenda wise, it couldn't get any Christmasi-er than that.

Yeah.

Christmas isn't Christmas till it happens in you heart.
Sometimes the candle's glow dims, though you had a real good start
So even though, my heart's with Jesus, I've discovered that I do
Still find Christmas, can just be Christmas, its true.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Monday, December 08, 2008

Script Writing Course

Beginning last year, Astro has organized short courses for Directing, Acting and Script Writing. They get tutors from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Australia to come over and conduct the courses.

When I saw the ad on tv, I thought to myself, 'I have to apply...'















But as usual, I put it off and put it off till literally the very last minute...

I was so rushed that I made an embarrassing typo in the Subject! Shyness...


























But it was sent on time!
Thick skinned, I sent them proof it was before the deadline.
























A month went by and I didn't think about it till I got an email saying I was short-listed.

Yay!























Alas, I did not get chosen.

*sob*

Two weeks later, Friday morning, just 2 days before the course, I receive a phone call from an Astro person telling me one participant fell sick and there's a last minute opening.. Could I make it?

What?!? Yes! Yes! Yes!

Oh wait, I'll have to check with my boss first.

(Its full time 2weeks 10-5pm mind you, what Boss gives 2weeks off just like that?)

After much nervousness and mental torture, I asked and my boss said OKAY!

Woot!

In the end, I was a participant of the NIDA Script Writing Short Course, which was a blast, a great experience, and my classmates rocked!

Imagine, 2 weeks in a class of 16 writers, learning, discussing, experimenting, improving, contributing - it was fantastic. Our tutor Nick Parsons helped us a lot, made us see how to structure our stories and taught us so much from his own experiences, as a writer and director. Writing is not easy. Really, its not.

I am so thankful that everything fell into place and I was able to attend it.

Now, if only i was a member of Facebook then I could be in the Astro Nida 2008 FB group..

Hmmmm...

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Cradle Snatcher

You know you're getting old when you're talking to a cute guy and it goes like this-

Me: Hi, nice to meet you...blah blah... I'm working etc.. So what are you doing?

X: I'm still studying.

Me: I see, what course?

X: A Levels.

Me: Ohhh, okay thats good...

(Thought process - Wait a minute...A-levels is pre-u course that comes after SPM, which is in Form 5 and form 5 is 17years old means... He's only 18?!?!?!?!?!?! OMG, 23-18 = I'm FIVE freakin' years older than him!!! FIVE years! He's a bloody teenager!!! Yuck, how could you Shelby, mannn!)



I have now crossed the line to where 30year olds aren't that old anymore.


Gasp!