WE ARE MOVING YO!

We're just one day away from MOVING DAY!

Unlike last week, we're no longer sitting in a store room. 

Today it seems we're sitting among 'well' labelled boxes. Yes! Studio is now known as Area No.5. Now Mr IdunTalkMuch may not necessarily express himself with words a lot but he's sporting enough to participate in his own 'expressive' way.

This goes out to Tinki who personally requested to keep her updated on the progress. 

While others are moving, she looks like she's migrating. o.O;;

And this goes out to Ms 'Loon' June who left her 'crap' behind 

while she enjoy-enjoy in Australia.

Here's another box of Mr Skimmer Dude's shit (his own words). 

He's delusional enough to think anyone would ever want to steal it.

Introducing Ms Beauty.

(It's not about vanity, she's just a very very crazy Beast fan. FYI, Beast is a korean 

idol group and their fans are vain enough to call themselves Beauty. =P)

The peeps at Area 1 posing one for the camera.

Look at what was found. Little Tinki! *snickers*

A proud mama!

And finally we arrived at Area No.6.

Here's Ms Bee posing for the camera. 

I can just hear Mr Skimmer Dude complaining, "Why girls ask to pose for the camera 

only will automatically do the VVVVVV sign?!" Hahaha.

And we're back at Area No.5. There you have it, 5 Sekawan Minus 1. 

Ironically, the missing one's paper was stuck in a different direction from the rest. Hehehe.

Here's one more with me wanting to be in the picture yet 

not waiting to be in the picture. Women. Fickle minded creatures we are. 

 Alright. That's about it.

Bye yo!

Go, Going, GONE!

Remember Lights, Camera, Reflector from last week?

Take a look at the background and everything around Mr IdunTalkMuch 

and PSP-san. Noticed how fun-filled the entire place is with Astro Boy standing tall against 

a whole bunch of other 'ornaments'? Or what I call 'ting-ting-tang-tang'.

Noticed how we build paper forts around us?

Well, they're all gone now. :(

All that's left is a cup of teh-ping on the shelf and 

a packet of Tinki's only edible food from her desk.

This was last Tuesday before we went off on our one-day public holiday

in conjunction with our Agong's installation which also happened to be the day 

the tremors of the earthquake in Acheh was felt in Penang.

Empty magnet board with no 'ting-ting-tang-tang' whatsoever. 

A tad sad looking don't you think?

So cold, without any personal warmth.

Well, if you think that's sad...

We came back on Thursday to THIS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE YO!

It's Gone!

Our hanging cabinets are gone!

Too bad we only remembered to take some photos after we cleaned up and settled down in our now very empty looking studio. When we came in the morning, our room looked... well, like it was indeed struck by an earthquake. o.O;; Drawers on the floor. Boxes tucked under the tables. With dust, dust and more dust everywhere!

With boxes stacked up in a corner behind us (you can't see them in this picture) 

and lines of leftover dried glue sticking on the walls, we pretty much look like 

we're working inside a storeroom at the moment.

:(

BUT!

The good news is that it's only for a week!

Because all this little 'sacrifice' is for our new office.

Yup. Next time, you'll be seeing a not-very-different (because let's face it, 

we're pretty much moving ourselves from here to there, so you'll be seeing the same stuff in a different manner only. hehe.) office backdrop for any future work-related posts. 

 In other words,

WE ARE MOVING!

Lights, Camera, Reflector!

Today was one of those days where the 'Studio' (that's what our room aka 

department is called) was in fact a studio. Usually, us 'creative people' just sit around daydreaming conceptualising, doodling scamping, scribbling copywriting, 

in what we call the 'Studio' but today...

Today is different!

We had lights!

That's two table lamps in action right there and got 

two tiny mirrors as reflectors some more. Hahaha.

We had camera! 

With tripod some more.

And we even have Reflector Guy!

Hah! Not bad leh. Today's crew include Cik Datang the Floor Manager, Mr IdunTalkMuch the Photographer, PSP-san the Assistant cum Reflector Guy cum Tripod Provider cum Everything Else and of course, there's me the Behind The Scenes Reporter. *grins*

Quite an interesting morning it was. Hehe.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining but Sometimes If You're Lucky Enough You'll Find Gold :)

Good Morning Penang on a Friday morning!

It's things like these that make waking up wee early and travelling across

the sea every morning to get to work that wee bit more worthwhile.

That and the fact that I need to earn a living. :P

They say an idle mind is a dangerous place, yes?

Well, an idle creative mind is probably a strange place to live in.

You see, last week sort of marked the end of a 'holiday buzz' in the office. And when colleagues go off to enjoy themselves, they never forget about us less unfortunate souls who are stuck in the office and before you know it, souvenirs start magically appear on our tables.

Like this packet of Pretz Sticks from umm… Hong Kong?
(or China) from Yen-san for instance.

Well, Pretz Sticks it is no more when it falls into a creative hand.

It becomes the icon of our next ‘Tak nak!’ no smoking campaign.

Quit Smoking. Choose Pretz. :P


Switch it up and it turned into a form of a ‘kavadi’. O_o


Swirl your magic wand and be inspired by Harry Potter.

Cik Datang was right in her element that day, feeling all smartified by the mini Smarties packs from Mr Iduntalkmuch.

Even a packet of seaweed from Korea courtesy of E-News Mama
was left with no mercy.

*sigh*

But the winning shot of the day was not what was in front of the camera
but what’s behind it.

Scary wei!!

The Simple Truth

"Good, fast, cheap. Pick Two."

And it's not just for the advertising industry, I believe it's sort of the universal mantra of how things work. Try it yourself. Pick two and I'm sure the third one will not fit the equation.

Hmm... if only we let clients pick their 'two' before we actually start work.

Now that's a wishful thought. :P

Mount tak Mau?

[SCENE 1: 20 minutes before Boss leaves for his meeting with a client]

Cik Datang: Eh... are you done with that? I need to mount that.

Me: *left hand holding the visual, right hand pointing at something else on screen, lost eyes wandering between the two*

Me: Mount lah!

*hands Cik Datang the visual and decides to concentrate on what's on screen*

Cik Datang: Need to mount right?

Me: Mount.

Cik Datang: Sure mount?

Me: Mau mau mau!

*Cik Datang leaves scene to do her 'mounting' duty*


[SCENE 2: Two minutes later...]

Cik Datang: *comes in and stares at me in all seriousness* Dia tak mau.

Me: *stares back* .......

Both burst out laughing.

Here Comes The Outtakes!

Just like every other photoshoot, recording or even filming, there's always that few takes that didn't quite make the cut. No, they're not rejects. They're equally good stuff except they just didn't go with the "main storyline".

So I present to you...

4 Sekawan + 1 Missing One (The Outtakes!)

Outtake 1: Pretty Pink's crush caught on camera!

Outtake 2: Looks like Mr IdunTalkMuch has more than one secret admirer.

HAHAHA.

Who's gonna win his heart?

.

.

.

Outtake 3: And we have a winner!

LOL.

This is good stuff, I tell ya. Good stuff.

4 Sekawan + 1 Missing One

So the studio got a box of new paper samples on Wednesday
and guess what were inside?

Now don't you dare go "Paper samples, duh!"

Of course I know there's paper samples inside. I may be sick the entire week and my brain a bit wonky but I'm pretty sane at this moment when I'm writing this post.

So Yes. Paper Samples.

Paper samples that came in the form of cute masks. And when you have cute masks, it's only right to put them on and be silly, right?

RIGHT!

Cik Datang as Cutie Cloud and me, Pretty Pink.

Our silliness in front of the webcam caught the attention of another.
Gadget Boy as Brownie Bear.

But wait! In came... in came... Yikes. I haven't given a name to this guy yet. Umm... meet the new Art Director, Mr IdunTalkMuch? Well, until I find a better name, let's call him that for now. Mr IdunTalkMuch somehow stole Brownie Bear from Gadget Boy, so the latter had to settle with Silly Star instead.

*click*

There you have it. Silly Star, Brownie Bear, Cutie Cloud and Pretty Pink.

Memorable shot there of the studio gang, minus one.

Yeah. There's a 'missing one' in this picture. Ms Mysterious which has yet to be revealed here, was not around for the day, so that means... we need a regroup! She could probably be Little Lines. Hmm...

Till then!

A Bad Sign Turned Good

Woke up at 6.15am this morning feeling a little warm as the AC had auto shut-off at 5am. I usually sleep through the remaining hour and a half with whatever coolness left in the room. It was hot though this morning so I got up with my eyes closed and went to switch on the fan. Went back to bed for my precious 15 more minutes of sleep.

Sure enough the alarm went off at 6.30am.

Woke up and my first thought was
[Why am I still feeling that hot?]

The fan wasn't on! Second thought
[Wait! Did I not got up to switch the fan on?]

Hey at 6.30am in the morning, you gotta doubt yourself whether you actually dreamt the whole thing up. So I stood up and went back to the switch. Sure enough it was on!

WAIT! Third thought of the morning.
Gosh, too much going on in such an hour!

[WHAT?! No electricity!!!]

Yes that thought came with three exclaimation marks because that means bathing in the dark and OMG! Bathing with cold cold water! *shivers* So I groaned and crashed back onto the bed. Not the way to start a Monday, man! 6.35am and my alarm rang again. This time I lay awake on my bed, mourning over the bad start to the week. *sigh*

Fourth thought of the morning:

[THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN!]

A minute passed. My 6.40am deadline ticks.
And then the AC made a noise. The fan answers it.

O__O

Fifth thought:
[It's BACK!]

6.40am and the alarm goes off one last time. Finally I got up feeling all smugged.

The first thought of the week as I stepped out of my room?

[IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD WEEK AFTER ALL]

WooHoo!

*flails flails flails*

Today is my First Official Leave Day for 2010.

Say Woot? Yes, I know it's already June.

Just be thankful that I have finally found a reason to take a day's off from work. Yet I'm all awake and bathed at 8.43am.

What's wrong with me?!?

Anyway, got to go.
Gotta make the day's off worthwhile.

Tata!

ps: Read the tribute post down under.

This Was Friday!

Meet gang 'Empat Secawan'!

On the far left, meet 'Blue Tumbly'.
He's the man of the job when it comes to my daily water supply. A natural hardworker I must say, fills up to two to three times per day!

Now next, meet 'Snoopy Cuppy'.
This dude here works the morning shift. He's pretty efficient in his job. In fact I love him so much for what he brings to the table. *winks* The problem is he hangs around the entire day even after his shift has ended.

Alright. Next! 'Sweet Gasly'.
She pays a visit to the office once in a while with her 'oh-so-sweet' manner and pandai-pandai work her way into our hearts and our health. It's really a love-hate relationship when it comes to her.

Last but not least. 'Super Bottler'.
My hero. This guy might seemed all humble and dressed down but the truth is he's the Clark Kent of the bunch! When all else fails and 'Blue Tumbly' couldn't make his round to the water dispenser due to heavy workload and time constraint, it is thy 'Super Bottle' that steps out of the bag and onto the table as the last minute resource!

*******

Okay. I can't believe I just wrote four paragraphs of silliness about my water bottles. All I wanted to do at first was to publish a post called 'This Was Friday' and left a oneliner about my drinks lining up on my table as I worked my way through busy Friday.

I guess I kind of got carried away.

*shrugs*

I've Dug Myself A Hole...

...and now I'm... choi choi choi!

*frowns*

So my boss reads my blog and therefore read my last headache post. See see. Buat pandai give blog address during interview to convince boss I can 'write'. Now I pay the consequences.

Boss:
"So how's your headache?"

Me, got caught by surprised and replied:
"Ark. Apparently work got rid of it."

Instantly my thoughts went wild!

"Shit. shit. shit!"

"I did not just say that."

"Dang you mouth, you're too fast!"

"Dang you brain, you're too slow."

"I DID NOT JUST ASK FOR MORE WORK!"

Boss:
Yeah. That's why I always come in on weekends as well.

Me:
*sheepish smile*

No boss. No. Work do not get rid of headaches.
It simply mutates the pain to... well another 'pain'.
It... it simply gives headache a purpose. A reason for a headache.
Work just make the ache a little less significant, because there's more important things to be done than being concerned about a headache... it... it...

Oh never mind.

Ti.red.I.am

Scratch the thought of work and play at the same time. Heck, a weekend of travelling and mall-hopping is way more tiresome than working. Longer hours and more physically-drained. Oh, and I'm not even getting paid for all the hard work. That's a weekend of buy buy money. Eeeeek! I mean bye bye money. -.-;; Oh, and my absence from work could only spell "More Work Tomorrow".

Yippee.
Gee, isn't it missing some exclamation marks.

Why am I being sarcastic to myself? *frowns*

Happy thoughts, Vin!
Think happy thoughts!

Hmm... now now, it's not all that bad. This was also my first "trip away from home" with my younger sister. Together exploring new grounds for her next study destination. I don't get why mom's that worried when I was practically threw myself to an unknown land more than 7 years ago and survived just fine. WAIT! That was 7 years ago? Now I'm feeling old. This post is just depressing. I should stop. Go to bed. Brace myself for tomorrow. Good night.

Yeah right. As if I'm ready and done for bed.
Much to do. Much to do.

I miss bed.

I have the sudden urge to express that thought, but am too lazy to make an effort to find a place to slot it into this post appropriately.

This has to be one of the most disorientated post ever.

Cute.

Yeah right.

I just can't help myself.

Goodbye August. Hello September.

I'm glad it's over. August was just not my month to say the least. It was just "cloudy" and I'm not talking about the weather here, though it pretty much fit to describe that as well.

What a bumpy ride it was to get from July to September. August was just filled with potholes, bumps and annoying red traffic lights one after the other. You get the idea. I was just not at my tip-top self and it was just frustrating. It's like the downtime of the year. I do hope it'll start picking up now that we're a week into September which also means I'm about to officially get older. Again! It's starting to get scary.

21 was liberating. 22 was the end of one good thing and the beginning of another. 23 was a number I kinda like for no apparent reason *grins* and 24 was definitely "My Year" for more reasons that one. Then came *cough* 25 in which all I could think of is getting old. Ugh.

I think it's time to reflect and plan... for an awesome 26. Who's with me?

I Had A Monday

It's been awhile but at least it was cosy.

How was your Monday?

Rarely Am I So Annoyed!

RARELY.

But come on lah! No matter how positive one can be, after 1 hour and 40 minutes later and you're still stuck on the island, how can you not be the least annoyed about it? More than 2 hours to get home from work. I can reach Ipoh with that same amount of time lah. This is just so depressing.

Positive thinking? Well at least usually I only made it to "Taiping". *roll eyes*

ps: And it ain't a help to have a ranting PSP-san sitting next to you.

One and a Half Freaking White Hair!

And this is not the first time I've been caught "aging". It's pretty depressing actually if you think about it but! BUT! Positive Thinking my friend. It's all in the mind. White Wisdom I'll call it. *roll her eyes* Yeah right.

Cik Datang: Woah, you got white hair!

Me: *groans* Oh no... not again..

Cik Datang: Eh wait, got two. I think got two... or one and a half. The other one macam not very sure.

Me: Wait wait... the hair root is on the left or right side of the head?

Cik Datang: *pokes a finger on my head* HERE!

Me: In the middle? Hahahaha... that just proved I use an equal amount of my life brain and right brain. *beams*

Cik Datang: Hahaha... I guess.

*******

Articulate Imagination. How about that?

I'm Poofed! or is it I'm Pooped?

Either way. I'm tired out.

Shopping is way tiring then working. Physically.

Working on the other hand, kills mental power. (-_-);;

But...

.

.

.

To "Bijak Berbelanja" needs equal mental power. *grins*

Plan Ahead. Be Prepared.

Leave was taken a week earlier for this.

Boss might not be pleased. Yikes.

But, my first half of the afternoon was spent in the bank, all hungry and a tad poorer / richer at the same time.

Shopping was just a plus, okay?

Member Day woh. 80% Off woh.

It almost annoyingly sounded like a pasar malam in JUSCO.

JUSCO wei! (-_-);;

*******

And to sum it up...

I'm a daddy's girl. ♥

Bijak berbelanja... just like dad.

*grins*

My Day "E" Motion

SQUEEEE..

*big goofy grin*

Too bad the squeeeing came so late in the day.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF MY DAY "E" MOTION

6.30am
Zzzz... then again who wouldn't be at this hour.

9.15am
Determined. Yosh!

12.00pm
Unnecessary stress. Blah.

3.00pm
Furasssuuu!!!!! Annoyance level 100%

6.00pm
Finally got time to recollected myself.

8.00pm
Hungry. Tired. Not entirely chirpy.

9.00pm
Happy. Weeeee!!

*******

That's a big leap from 3.00pm. I hated 3.00pm.
Gah, writing 3.00pm is ruining my Squeee moment.

Enough of writing.

MORE SQUEEEING!!