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• My Calefare Days

  Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 9:53PM / Standard Entry

  I made a guest appearance on an episode of Calefare earlier this week. Was fun hangin with the crew again. Miss those shanghai days. Fiona is in the main cast too, so it was kinda like a Sense of Home reunion for me.

  So the main cast includes Gurmit, Fiona, Benji, Kak Mas, Vadi, Tracy 'Tommy' Tan & the very funny WOODY Milintachinda. According to him, his dad had a "woody" when his parents were "making" him. (No shit...) Thus the name.

  Its great when you have an ensemble of comedians on the one show. The Saturday Night Live vibe shoots through your veins like a river rapid! I ablsolutely loved it. Very different feeling from Yang Sisters. On the Yang set it was more like I was at home. Also cos the set was like... a home la, and the 3 sisters were like very maternal one lor. But on this one, its total comedic chaos. I knew right away I was in good company.

  I didn't take pictures on my first day, which was the day we had a full cast. But anyway here are some from day 2 with Gurmit.

  

  Son of a gun! Stupid cops!

  

  "Give me some lines, dammit!" -- Holding the love crew hostage.

  

  Shooting myself -- Yes, I'm getting better at it. I must say, the framing & focus is quite choon. Hahahaha!!!

  Calefare airs on National Day August 9. After the NDP.

  Till next time! :)

  
  

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• Shanghai Birthday

  Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 1:49PM / Standard Entry

  Celebrated my 29th this past week in Shanghai with the cast and crew of "Baby Blues" which is the last episode of the Sense of Home series.

  It was after a long day and we were just about wrapping up in the last location, which was also my apartment. I had already gotten into my sleep wear and was finishing off some emailing on my lappie, when they switched off all the lights. Then somebody said, "Equipment check." So i was like damn blur la. What kind of equipment could you possibly be checking for in the dark??? what the hell, right?

  Then it came... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU... HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

  

  Look at them. How sweet this bunch of people are. They even bought me 2 cakes! Woohoo!

  

  But I believe there is a deeper reason behind the 2 cakes than just their love for me (ie: too many people, one cake not enough?).

  It was a nice & memorable birthday. Thanks guys! :-)

  I've been fortunate to have spent my last few birthdays overseas. In Brissy, then in LA, last year in Hongkong and this year in Shanghai. I wonder whats next... Hmm...

  
  

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• Comic Con Certified.

  Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 1:19PM / Standard Entry

  I am hereby certified Comic Con friendly! WooHoo!

  Just received this in the mail this morning. The Official Certificate of Appreciation for being an Official Selection at last year's Comic Con Indie film fest. (Yes, it has been a year!)

  

  I'm still kicking myself for not attending. I could have attended SO MANY events for FREE!!! I had a freaking Pass that would get me into ALL the bloody Cool events!! Dammit! *kick*

  Instead, I opted to be a man of my word and kept my promise, to my friends at AAIFF, to be there at their festival... Neh mind. I get to oggle at the cert...

  - al 

  
  

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• POSSIBILITIES to live into, not EXPECTATIONS to live up to.

  Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008 4:42PM / Standard Entry

  I blur sial... when I first heard that quote. I didn't get it. Then Aub began to tell a story...

  At the start of the semester, a college professor asked his class of top students what it was that they were most worried about.
  "Failing", some muttered.
  "Not getting a good grade", others exclaimed.
  So this professor then turned to his students and said, "What if I told you, right now, that I am giving every single one of you an 'A' this semester?"
  The class was quiet for awhile, not sure how to react.
  "However," the professor continued, "from tomorrow onwards, I would like each of you to tell me what assignment you would like to do to achieve that 'A'."

  What an interesting thing to do, I thought to myself. Then Aub continued to explain. This college professor was teaching his students not to live up to the Expectation of getting good grades. He was teaching them to live for the Possibilities that could lead up to it.

  The list of assignments that the students came up with were amazing! From building models to writing a thousand page essays, to projects that would even put a corporate executive to shame. And you know what? These assignments were not even a requirement to get the 'A'! They had the 'A' no matter what!

  If only we would live like that. Believing that our dreams will come true no matter what. All we have to do is consider our options to get there, and take the steps towards it. Then it only becomes a matter of time before our dreams become reality.

  I think this will be my mantra... for now. Finding possibilities to live into, not expectations to live up to.

  - al

  
  

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