Musings at a world gone wild.

A few interesting thoughts

Sunday, November 28, 2010

As We grow older,

We observe fewer rules

Friends become stranger than strangers

We long to be young again

Happiness is more often than not defined by a conscious attempt at attaining it

Coffee tastes better than tea

We become more pessimistic

Relationships become more complicated

Heartbreaks take longer to heal

Exams become test papers

Enemies become friends

I think as prom ends and people fly off, move on in life, life becomes sadder, more painful. Friends that you have spent the happiest moment of your life with fade into a distant background, like the characters in a story that were important for a brief moment before the main character moved on in his journey. It is sad thinking of life without the people you've grown most attached too, like multiple heartbreaks that become so difficult to bear. During this restless transition period, self reflection becomes an unavoidable and painful process. To evaluate the life one has lived, not only spiritually, but also in relation to the kind of friendships one has made, it takes a lot of energy emotionally and physically.

I can't let you go.

~In the silence...I'm waiting to hear your voice~

A day in the life of a videographer: A once in a life time experience

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Just got back from helping video a cousin's wedding =D It was such an eyeopener and exceeded any expectations I had! I mean how many people (guys especially) actually get to see the bride put on make up in the morning and transform into a princess? (Haha girls I now know ur secrets for prom XD) Or get locked outside the flat with the groom trying to plead his way into the bride's home (while having to endure cheeky humiliation and disgusting food in the process)? All I was armed with was a video camera (that had an amazingly short battery life) and instructions to 'shoot anything alive' (ok I made the last part up but I seriously had no info on how the whole wedding was to go or how long I was to shoot for).

So off I went, with camcorder in holster, to shoot (one of) the biggest day of my cousin (and her husband's) life. Spent a good portion of the morning fiddling with my new 'toy' (see I don't own a video cam and have never touched one before) and happily filmed the different stages of makeup (guys don't try this at home. We really won't have the patience). Ever wondered how girls get those amazing hair dos on their wedding days? The secret is hairspray. LOTS OF HAIRSPRAY!

Haha so by and by she gets done up in her beautiful gown and hair before we Guys (the photographer and I) get sent down to wait for the groom. Fast forward to his arrival and coming upstairs and we are now standing in front of barred gates (that quite funnily seemed to have been forgottenly unlocked) and a (this time for real) locked door. Guys, a word of caution. If you are planning on getting married (anytime guys, just give the word and become the first AC '10 married couple. I'm sure the whole cohort would come down to support you), prepare. for. the. worsttttt....Aka prepare to get a terrible stomachache and a splitting headache and to dress up in what girls think a guy should be in a world ruled by women. I.KID.U.NOT. To illustrate the above points. A terrible stomachache - due to the lime infused sour breadcakes they feed you (including other unrecognisable items that I hear are supposed to represent the sour, sweet, bitter and spicy days of your marriage). A splitting headache - word has it the bridesmaids concocted this potent brew of coffee, though sounding seemingly innocent, was actually made out of half the cup filled with coffee powder. Ladies, a male's potency is NOT derived from drinking coffee. Lastly, a women's world - dress up in apron (aka the guy is going to be the one doing the cooking) and hairclips before dancing to the tune of 'Nobody'. Whichever guy who first said 'hell has no furry like a woman scorn', he was only putting it nicely.

So after the little obstacles (what's this compared to the wonderful life marriage beholds?), he finally gets to see his beautiful bride =D (Like Christ's second coming eh?) Another thing, guys sounding mushy is perfectly normal and even sweet on a wedding day (so start practising now!)

Ok I can go on and on and on about the entire day, but I shall fast forward to the exciting bits. So there I was in the church with my (other) cousin helping to film the service when loh and behold! The memory stick ran out of space! Gah and there I was worrying all morning that the battery would die on me. Luckily, the best man brought an extra camcorder and the day was saved (thank God)! A word of advice, if you are ever tasked with taking a video of a church wedding ceremony, never take your eyes off the camera, especially during the mushy bit (you know what I'm talking about). Cause you gonna have to zoom into the couple's face and maintain that steady aim, all the while trying not to break into that nervous laughter XD

I guess today has taught me a lot about taking a video. Like how NOT to panic when the battery is going to die on you when you have to film the last two tables during the wedding lunch (it survived till the end of the last table with a couple of yam sengs in between). And of course, how to walk backwards without stumbling like a fool while keeping the camcorder trained on the incoming bride and groom. (don't laugh I bet you guys would have trouble doing the same).

All in all, it was an exciting experience and a memorable one too. Imagine 20 years down the road and they pull out that (dusty) .wma file from their hardrives to relieve this happy occassion. I do feel extremely privileged to have been able to play a part in kick starting two people's new lives =D

So all the best to the newly wed couple!

P.S. Any AC '10 couple need free wedding videography I can film you next Sat. Just remember to send out those FB invites XD

~In the silence...I'm waiting to hear your voice~

I won't forget the smile on your face

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Just got back from Prom. Happiness is written on my face. I am happy! Sry a little drunk over too much sprite XD Guys decked out in nice suits, Gals in killer heels, tons of makeup and body hugging wraps, gosh I think we guys felt under dressed (oh the irony XD). Haha but still amidst the glitz and glamor it was a time of unspoken goodbyes, of leaving the last impression, of desperate camwhorings and of course, holding onto the promise of friendship. Frankly (and a few guys have agreed with me) it takes an average of 30 seconds to figger out which girl was who cause gosh we looked like men and ladies today. Ladies, Gentlemen, we have moved on to a new phase in life, we have become Yr7s and now, embracing the ACS spirit, we will press on and step out into this new world. Oh no I'm starting to sound like Tim. (Err no offence Singham XD)

Still behind all the mascara and gelled hair, I cannot help but muse at this little gathering we just had. As Solomon said in Ecclesiastes, 'meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless'. Not to pour cold water but haha it does seem almost hilarious that we go to such an extent to look our best and to strive to impress. I mean for example, the class girls were commenting the other day that no matter how expensive suits we guys bought, we were going to look the same. (Well lucky you girls, at least you get to come in green and yellow). But it was so true! Haha every guy with a suit looked good in a well...suit! I guess this means that it is the person inside that we look out for. That tonight, the best dressed person may have given some guy or girl that drop dead I-wanna-date-you-now hormonal overdrive but in a week, it's gonna be forgotten. Ouch.

But in defence of the hard work put in by Council and of course the (almost equal) hard work (i dare say everyone) put in to look our best, tonight would be a night I will remember for a long time. Not so much the food (though it was really not bad), or the camwhoring (FB will always be a constant reminder), or the dresses that make guys go O.O (like I said I have trouble telling which girl is who XD). It's the company amongst friends, people I have known for as long as 12 years of my life, friends who mean so much more than a pretty face or a funny joke. That my penultimate meeting with all of you (reality check: results day :O) would be marked with as much glitz and glamour as the time spent in shorts, berms and long pants (or skirts for that matter). Gah I'm gonna cry (sorry watching a Korean drama with my mum now XD).

Perhaps it's only fitting to end with the chorus of one of my favourite songs.

Lean On Me by Bill Withers

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long'
Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Thank you Lord for this wonderful night =D
~In the silence...I'm waiting to hear your voice~

Finally...I can smile at the mirror

Monday, November 22, 2010

As with all milestones in my (recent) life, this one deserves a space on the blog. Yeap IB is over. I say it with a sense of finality. In fact it's been exactly a week since its been over. I'm glad that I can actually say that I have graduated with no (bugging) regrets. Marks aside (which I forsee to be terrible), I think my last two years have been the most eye opening, (literally) breath taking, sleep deprived, brain slogging, food stuffing years of my life. I know results won't be pretty but I have come to the point whereby it doesn't really matter. I leave everything in God's hands and whatever I get, I leave it to Him to decide.

On to more recent things. Miao just flew off yesterday=( Gah gone (in a rather temporal sense) are the days of differing opinions, trying our best to understand the other and generally, feeling the immense sense of achievement upon attaining any agreement. Miao, if you are reading this, thanks for being such a great friend. I guess I would never have seen Christianity or living the Chrisitian life the way I am seeing it now without the many many talks we had. Here's wishing you all the best for your years in Canada (and getting that farm)!

Spent the last week hanging out with the rest of the world that I have been neglecting since EE started. Moved mountains (of papers) at Miao's house with Alex and Justin and spent the rest of the time reminiscing over the tons of History notes we have (hats off to Norman for the miracle feat) and baking puffs (my first ever curry puff making experience). Did a garage sale at Miao's house too (couldn't find the garage u see) and had tons of fun talking to all the aunties about History plus learning how to wrap (very very very) expensive glassware O.O Got out of the house again to catch Harry Potter with the classmates. Seriously guys, get over Emma XD She's just a pretty face. Oh and went back to JS for the best day of my life in a long while. Saw the new school in all its glory and all the teachers from old. Gosh it's been 6 years?! I kinda feel old cause most of them haven't changed a bit. Gosh it was great talking to all the teachers and looking at all the little ones running around. Haha lunch with Tok was awesome with all the Commnado stories and tips for Singham. I'll probably be going back to JS to relief teach after Army. Anyone interested to join tell me!

Life's pretty good now. I've got more time to read the bible (just had time to sit down and read Ecclesiastes and actually ENJOY reading it). Prom's in two days time. Funny how every other girl in the family is getting excited about it and not me XD Gah don't want IB to end. I miss school and all the crazy people too much! Ok verbal diahorrea should end here. Oh gotta share a cool song I just heard. But next time =D

~In the silence...Im waiting to hear your voice~