There was once where Ah Leong went for 3 months without seeing his 5 year old daughter.
Then she called one day, “Daddy, have you forgotten that you have a daughter?!”
He laughs out loud with an “Oh shit man!” as he tells me this.
I am, of course, perplexed. If my daughter said that to me, would [...]
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“She knows I is a Production Guy”
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Now where do I put this?, tagged filmmaking, location, near death, production, sacrifice on 16 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A breed unlike any other
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Now where do I put this?, tagged production, sacrifice on 12 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movies tell stories.
But behind every production there are a thousand other dramas, many of them far more heart-breaking, inspiring and funny than anything ever put on screen.
Francois Truffaut once famously said, “I want a film I watch to express either the joy of making cinema or [...]
The Freak for the Teh Tarique
Posted in Inanimate But Alive, Muses, Now where do I put this?, Recipes for Creativity, tagged mamak, music video, teh tarik on 30 April 2009 | 8 Comments »
I recently had a few hours free, aight.
[oh btw, just a little warning: hip-hop rapper speak ahead...or a bad imitation thereof]
5 were spent waitin’ for Ashraf, Alfred and DJ Taraz to finalize the toon and muzique (how am I doing so far?).
3 were spent shootin’ at the local eatery.
Let me give you the low-down of [...]
Flattened
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Now where do I put this?, Spirituality, tagged big questions, death, difficulties, illness, sickness, Spirituality, suffering, terminal illness, tests on 20 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jolene was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Soon after they did an MRI and discovered little spots in her brain, liver and bones. As far as the best professionals could tell, her fate was sealed. She was not supposed to last more than a few months but it’s 4 years on now and she’s [...]
I’ve been thinking about divorce.
Posted in Days of Solitude, Now where do I put this? on 13 April 2009 | 5 Comments »
Why are so many of my friends separating, some just a year or two after getting married?!
So I’ve got this theory.
The generality of people I know live for themselves. Herein lies the tragedy lies.
We want to develop ourselves, educate ourselves, so we can take care of ourselves, pamper ourselves, accumulate for ourselves, ensure security for [...]
Ah Keong – catch and release
Posted in Muses, Now where do I put this?, tagged fisherman, generosity, love, secret, small town, suburban on 7 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometime last year the number of people living in cities, for the first time in the history of the world, was more than the number of people living in rural areas. As it looks now, this trend will continue indefinitely.
I’m all for progress, well-managed urbanization and all but really, there is nothing like a small [...]
What the world needs now is…
Posted in Days of Solitude, Now where do I put this?, tagged change, peace, positivity, war on 3 April 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am not trying to time this with any significant event in our country or the world’s history.
I know many people are lamenting about the fate of the world. Today, more people just happen to be lamenting in Malaysia.
It’ll pass.
We’ll adapt.
Life will settle into some form of fluxing-stupor again.
Perhaps.
But why not send some good vibes [...]
Holding up that mirror
Posted in Now where do I put this?, tagged indonesian, maid, servants on 24 March 2009 | 3 Comments »
Modern day slavery. No less.
Family #A has 26 CCTV cameras in their house!! I’m sure it is partly for security reasons but really… Seeing as how burglaries are less frequent phenomenas, they have found a new application – observing the maid. Thanks to this Family #A have found out and severely punished their maid for [...]
Ole!
Posted in Muses, Now where do I put this?, tagged Baha'i, faith, football, god, ole, progressive revelation on 26 February 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clare, though we’ve never met, this one goes out to you… :)
Providentially came across this great talk 2 days ago and was inspired with the collision of ideas past and present…
Creativity & Football
I was in the midst of writing a series on footballing in the 1970s AND in the midst of getting Producer’s block for [...]
Rough Diamonds Anyone?
Posted in Now where do I put this? on 5 February 2009 | 2 Comments »
I hate it when it comes to the point in the life of a blog when the blogger has to apologise for being away (despite having good reason).
For some bloggers a fear of abandonment sets in.
For some more it’s just a feeling of responsibility – ‘I owe my readers a post.’ Watching those blog stats [...]
