Commercials - Manix

Don't mess with african americans man!

I wish I had a condom

I can emphathise with this dude

durex Condom

another hilarious one

Banned Commercials - Flavored Condoms

Classic ad.. don't see why its banned

Cliches and life

I'm so sick of cliches... but its almost impossible to avoid using them... if you don't use cliches it might be impossible to get your msg across to your audience... we're having such a problem with our 30 second advert for safe sex at the moment... the idea goes comparing extreme sports with safe sex... basically you use safety equipment for extreme sports... therefore you should use safety equipment for sex as well... It ends with a couple holding hands and a condom appearing in their hands...

our lecturer's comments were that the ending was too bland for the advertisement... it was action all the way and ended with a very dull bang... my opinion... ever heard of CONTRAST? They suggested a bed shaking and a condom in view... thats like super cliched... and been used a million times... I don't want to do that... definately will think of another idea to end the advertisement with a bang...

think out of the box right... but it feels like people are just contributing towards making the damn box bigger... adhering to conventions and norms...

and yes... I'm slightly pissed off...

The world's funniest joke

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and calls the emergency services.
He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/03/joke.funniest/

credit to : Ee Wen :)

Baby doesnt have a bun in the oven

woo hoo... thank goodness for that... was really worried she'd be pregnant... so her eating more is just a good sign... maybe she'll grow a little more... that would be good.. so she doesn't get bullied by the bigger dogs...

been a tiring day.. not much to post today... gonna hit the sack... gnite people :)

Mad guitar skills

check it out

Baby pregnant?

Baby might be pregnant my mom suspects... her tummy's gotten a little bigger and her appetite's improved a lot... she's a regular eating machine now... She might have gotten well... raped... during the two hours she was free... we're going to bring her to the vet tommorrow to find out for sure if she's pregnant or not...

if she is... we're gonna ask for an abortion... she's way too small to have puppies... we're worried that she might not survive... its not a pleasant thought though... poor little puppies... but I guess its for the best... after all what would we do with the puppies? probably give them to the RSPCA or give them away... giving them away might be a problem... not many takers for mongrel dogs...

She also kinda pissed me off last night... I spent around three hours drawing story boards... then I went upstairs for a break... when I came downstairs she was on top of the table which she knows she's not supposed to be... so she panicked and ran off the table... effectively knocking a cup of tea onto my storyboards... BRILLIANT! 3 hours of work down the drain...

I was gonna spank the daylights out of her but my mom came to her rescue... taking her into her room and locking the door... talk about ridiculous! bad behavior needs to be punished! Anyway by the time she let baby out from the room... it was too late to spank her cause she wouldn't remember what she was being spanked for... and also I wasn't as annoyed anymore... so she got away... *sigh*

thats all for now... gonna go to the hospital for my jab... fun fun fun...

later

Apologies

I had to remove the scripts from my blog because they might be published. Copyright issues. If you still want to read them just msn me and I'll send them to you

Baby and Love Bites

Baby got into trouble again yesterday. As usual my blur mom let her escape and she crawled under the gate. My mom ran after her. And trust me... its not EASY for my mom to run.... she's a BIG woman... Worse still she was running in her high heels... She finally caught baby when baby stopped to wag her tail at some dobbermans... I swear that dog has a death wish. My mom said the dobbermans were barking and growling while baby was wagging her tail frantically.

Maybe baby's lonely... no play mate to play with.... we should get another JRT to keep her company. But then again one dog is already wreaking havoc in the house. I seriously cannot imagine two! But what fun! My bro will kill me for suggesting this tho... he's already had enough of the dog even tho he loves her to bits secretly. (I always catch him kissing the dog when no one is looking).

Worse still baby wreaked mommy's glasses. Baby bit the edges and now its ruined. Mom's glasses aren't cheap you know. Around 1.5k. I dunno if it can be fixed or not. I hope so la. Otherwise baby's gonna be cooked and charboiled. Poor pup. Thats another bad habit I have. I keep calling her a pup even though she's full grown now. She's a year and a few months old. Its probably because she's so naughty and so small.


Sigh... my video scripts gotten some very mixed responses... some people love it... others hate it... ARGGH... I wrote such a good script for Blur Witch Project... its just plain frustrating that this script isn't as good.... plus it took me a lot long to write... LIFE IS SO UNFAIR!! Shirley said it was okay. Kat made a suggestion that I need more locations and perhaps not make the girl a demon. Steph plain didn't like it. Laura said it was OK. Sherry loved it. Doreen liked it. Ellie loved it. My mom said she couldn't wait to read the ending. I don't know la. Is it a good sign. When some one writes something you either want people to love it or hate it. Not be untouched by it. Maybe its a good sign.

I just sent my final project script to Ana. Waiting for her to get back to me on how it is. I hope that she likes it. Otherwise I'm going to shelve this project and keep it for personal use. I like the script. I don't know why people don't like it :(. Its pretty unique and has an interesting concept. Maybe I'm not good enough to write it. Sigh... my skills must be pretty bad. I can't even write a romance. Maybe its cause of lack of romance in my life... hahaha...

But then again theres a huge lack of comedy in my life. I wonder how I manage to write those funny scripts. Weird huh?

I've been waking up super early nowadays. I'm normally up by 4.30am. Today thankfully I managed to sleep until 7.30am, I'm pretty tired. I was super grouchy last nite when I went for dinner with my mom. Cursing at waiters and people on the road. My mom's refused to go for dinner with me the next time I'm so tired. Apparently I'm bad company. Go figure.

Waiting for Ana's phone call and Joe to call me. Maybe go play snooker or something. I'm so bored! Maybe I should start writing the sypnosis for my second project. Speaking of which Ana agreed to lend us her camera. So we possibly can start shooting next weekend! Super stuff. I hope the movie turns out as funny as the script, if not... even funnier.

Well thats all for now :)

Thanks for the feedback

I'd Give It All

and The One are the two poems I'll be using in my final video... thanks so much guys... mucho love :)

Problems

how does one fall in love with a ghost?
I can think of ideas... but they're gonna be really close to home... it'll be like writing biography of sorts...

also I'm a little embarassed to ask laura to star in the show since its a love show... and she stays pretty far away... transporting her up and down might be a problem...

assuming she doesn't mind that is...

how am I gonna make her look like a ghost... I don't wanna put make up on her and make her look scary... cause that would just ruin the romance of the situation...

dress her in all white? a bit cliched right? I don't think she'd look very ghost like either... make her translucent? thats gonna be SUPER hard to do... way beyond my skills thats for sure... maybe i'll just have her dressed normally... like they did in 'Ghost'.

thats an idea...

but how to fall in love with a ghost.... major script problem here!!!!!

Poem for my final video :D

I'm trying to decide between these two poems... which is the better one... PLEASE HELP ME with comments! Oh and the poem is for when the ghost dies... so the boy's sad she's dead and writes a poem for her.

I'd Give It All

Pure white
Bliss in sound and sight
Pure bliss
Through the lonely night

Pure, oh so pure
My feelings for you
Nothing else has ever
Ever been this true

I'd give up forever
to touch you
To love and
to hold you too

Eternity and forever
I'd give it all
I'd give it all
to hear you call

The soft of your lips
the gentle of your fingers
The touch that still
softly lingers

When you left
there was nothing left
Alone again
alone and bereft

You came and you went
too fast
too good
It just didn't last

I told myself
I wanted you forever
now I'll see you
never... never


I kept your toothbrush

In case you thought
I didn’t love or didn’t care
I kept your toothbrush
It’s still right there

If the world’s too cold
Like an endless night
I’ll be your warmth
Your fading light

When you feel alone
Like a shadow on the hill
I’ll be the breeze
That holds you still

The places and the faces
You wish I could see
I’m there though
I don’t seem to be

When the world
Is cruel and unkind
I’ll be there for you
At the back of your mind

When all is false
And there’s nothing to believe
Look for me within
I never did leave

I kept your toothbrush
In case you didn’t know
You can’t see or feel it
Until you need to do so


the other poem I'll be using for sure is :

The one

If I can't be,
your burning sun;
if I can't be
that special one,

then I'll be the wind,
that soothes your soul.
The calm in the air,
that keeps you whole.

I'll be the warmth,
that fills the empty space.
The whisper that puts
smiles on your face.

I'll be the gentle breeze
that dries your tears.
The cleansing air,
that clears your fears.

I'll be the soft echo,
of your tinkling laughter.
The calm before the storm,
and your strength after.

If you ever feel,
no one's there to care.
Close your eyes.
The wind is always there

I finally have a final video idea!

to put it in a formal style : This boy was always alone until he found a old ring while walking home from college and the ring brings forth a spirit only he can see so people think he’s lost his mind and as he falls in love with the spirit they finally bring him to a mental asylum because he has to cut himself to feed her but he doesn’t mind going to the asylum because the spirit is with him.

To explain it a bit more. This boy's always alone. Shot alone at many scenes. College. Eating. Walking home. Arriving home. Until one day he accidentally kicks a ring on the floor. The ring's very intricate so he picks it up and brings it home. When he wears the ring, a female ghost suddenly appears. He is terrified at first, but they eventually become friends. As time passes they get closer and closer. Until he eventually falls in love with the ghost. But only he can see the ghost. So people see him talking to himself all the time. Worse still, to feed the ghost and keep her alive, he has to cut himself to feed her blood. Soon his arm is covered with scars and cuts. His parents think he's losing his mind and seek proffesional help. Thus he is admitted into an asylum which he struggles against tremendously, until he feels the touch of the hand of the ghost. Then he stops struggling. In the end the boy loses the ghost because he is in a straight jacket and cannot feed her any more. So she fades away.

Thats it! Thats my final project! 30 freaking minutes!

Baby the explorer

Baby escaped from the house yesterday. My mom was too blur and too tired to notice that when she opened the door baby ran out of the house. I woke up around 2 hours later, only to find baby waiting patiently at the door to be let in. So I let her in. I was quite suprised. She was such a good girl. Didn't go wandering or running off and stayed in front of the door.

Later that night I discovered the truth. Our neighbour, Hassan, asked if we let our dog loose in the morning. Apparently the little rascal sneaked under our gate (which is extremely small mind you) and ran into their house. Now being all malays in the house, none of them can touch baby. So they basically freaked out and started screaming. This in turn scared poor baby... who ran out of the house as soon as that happened.

After leaving that house, I'm told that she went into ANOTHER neighbours house. One with a huge garden. She must have had loads of fun running around in the huge space. Finally she got tired and came home like a good girl. Boy did she have me conned! There was me thinking she was waiting outside all along!

I was quite annoyed with my mom for being so careless. She could have ran baby over and killed the poor pup. Lucky baby was smart enough to avoid the car. What if she ran out and didn't come back. I was this close to losing something that I love really dearly and cherish. Thank God that didn't happen.

She's still my favorite little rascal. And she's a darling :)

Bite me. I love her to bits. Even if she is a bit spoiled. ... Okay... VERY spoiled. :)

Tiring day

Gosh... its only the second week of college and I'm already feeling burned out... my sleep times are wreaking havoc on my body... I slept at 2.30 am and woke up at 4.30 am today... wayyyyy not enough sleep... I'm at the point of dropping on my feet already...

forcing myself to stay awake till 10 tho... so that when I do sleep... I sleep continously and wake up at a sane hour...

was discussing the second video with joe and u-jinn today... it sounds okay... not quite my style of doing things... but its a group effort... I guess I have to compromise a little... I'm writing the script so I'll have some degree of control over what goes into it I guess... still the idea is quite raw and needs some working on... another thing for me to worry about... sigh...

on the bright side, ana liked my script... I just have to make a formal report on the sypnosis and treatment for the idea... should be too difficult since the script itself is so simple... And Ameer agreed to make a cameo.... all thats left is to ask Ben to agree to star in it...

I wonder if I should get help with the camera work... I've never handled a camera before... so this will be my first time... I have my doubts about it... but then again.. I have to learn some time I guess...

thats all for a tiring day... I'm out...

My first video

Its been keeping me up quite a bit... wondering how exactly to do this video... but I think I've got the basic idea of how to do it now.

It starts an off with an establishing shot of IACT... then with a person, a male, talking to some friends... they are celebrating his birthday... a while later, he then waves good bye and heads off on his on... the camera zooms into him swinging his car keys... the music is friendly and lively...

then the camera flashes to the back of a person... dressed in all black, wearing a cap and sunglasses and jeans with a poney tail... and the music changes to a slightly more dramatic type...

it flashes back to the male walking through an alley... the camera flashes at different parts of the alley then to the sunglasses of the person stalking the male...

the male keeps on walking... the camera zooms into the stalker lighting up a ciggerette... and walking after the male... the face is still unclear... the only part shown is the lips...

then, the male is shown walking up some steps... followed by the stalker who puts out the ciggerete on the floor and steps on it... the music becomes more dramatic...

the camera zooms on the two walls then to the exit towards the car park very quickly...

the male walks along the car park and suddenly turns around... all he see's is an empty lane and space...

the camera zooms in to his feet to show he is walking faster... then it zooms into the feet of the stalker to show that the stalker is walking faster too... the camera zooms into the smile of the stalker...

the camera zooms into several of the cars... moving erratically... then zooms back to the feet of the male walking... and him hand holding the car keys tightly...

the camera then zooms into the stalker walking... and then the male... the time getting shorter and shorter between the two people moving...

finally the male reaches the car and struggles with opening the car door... as he struggles, zoom into the stalker walking faster and faster towards the car...

medium shot of the male trying to open the car door and the back of the stalker. The stalker reaches into the jacket the stalker is wearing... a bright light and then fade out... music stops..

the music becomes light hearted again... fade into the male smiling and laughing... close up shot of the stalker showing that she is a girl and she has her sunglasses off... she is handing him a birthday card...

they hug and as they hug, credits roll.... at the end of credits rolling, theres a unknown person standing in the shadows and smiling evilly...

Soundtrack : (By advent children)
Water
Sign
Beyond the wasteland
Materia
Savior
Sari ni tatakau montachi
Tatakau monotachi
Advent one winged angel
Divinity I
Aerith’s Piano theme
End Credits

Cast :

Stars: Stephanie Loh
Ben Yap - to be confirmed

Extras : Ameer Sharriff - to be confirmed
Others to be confirmed

how does it sound? :D

Exam results

Guess what... I got my exam results today... I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise of being top scorer to you... but I did pretty okay I guess... 4 a's 1 b ... better than I expected thats for sure... probably better than I deserved...

still its a hollow feeling... I was excited for a few seconds... then the feeling just faded... and the realisation that I need to do just as well this semester if not better sank in...

I'm going for straight A's this time... and I'll keep my promise to you...

Naked

Blue moons sways
Gently in the night
Reflected in the light
of today's morning

Whispers of leaves
craving your name
dance along
to the touch of the wind

A sudden silence
all is quiet a while
All is still
except for the whispers

Where did you go?
Where did you go?
the leaves dance
forlorn in the night

A howl streaks
across the stream
lonely and broken
singing my hearts song

Where did you go?
Where did you go?
A touch of frostbite
a cold shoulder

naked in the
cool light
of the swaying
blue moon

barely standing
barely breathing
vunerable
prone

shivers tremble
through the bare body
memories electrify
memories burn

Where did you go
Where did you go

I wanna know

A while now

Its been a while since I've written anything. I have a talent for turning serious things into a complete joke. Into something funny and readable. Some how I can't do that this time. My thoughts are too gloomy for that. Or maybe I just lost the talent.

I've not written childrens stories for the longest time now. I had a few ideas but never noted them down. Now they're gone with the wind.

So many thoughts running through my head its unbeliavable. Exam results are coming up soon. I couldn't keep my promise I made to you. Top scorer indeed. I'll be lucky to get away with a few B's and C's. How truely pathethic. The only thing I scored top for was for English Communications and thats unofficial. Its hardly a suprise though. After all I am a writer. Sigh... I spent more time moping that its over than actually studying.

I thought i could bury myself in a world of fiction and fantasy. Then the thought of you would slowly fade away. Gaming and reading manga. Watching anime. Drinking just to ease the pain of not having you close by. Of not being able to talk to you. Anything just to push the thought of you out of my mind. It didn't work. I'm still in love with you.

I don't want to feel sorry for myself. I want to be stronger and move on with my life. My new term starts on Monday. This semester I'll do my best to get a 4.0 GPA. To make up for this bad semester I've had. No more fooling around. No more yearning to hear your voice. Or just some kind words.

I'm confused now. At first it was always you on my mind. Always wondering what you were doing and how you were. When you were sad, I just wanted to be there. To listen and to comfort you. Now I feel a little different. When you're treated coldly over and over again. Little pieces of you die. Until theres nothing left of you.

I say... who do you love
Can ya tell me
Is it her or is her?

Who do you want
Can ya tell me

cause
Tender is the kiss
of someone you love too much
Tender is the touch
of someone you hold too dear

Do you still read me?
I wonder...
Maybe you'd understand
maybe you wouldn't..

What we doing this for
there's gotta be more
more than this
more to say

Months fly by
and you're still standing there
Wondering what to do
wondering where to go

Walking forwards
but ending up where you began
Running and running
but stuck where you began

In love again

Could it be you're in love again?
But honey you left a stain

And now you're in love again
Well honey you left a stain

Right here next to my heart
A stain that still smarts

A smudge, a little taint
Honey I'm still stained

You left a stain I can't hide
that slowly tears at my insides

I'll put it nice and plain
It hurts, this little stain

But, you're in love thats the way it should be
Cause I want you to be happy

But honey...
you really left a stain...

I don't know how to deal with it
I don't know how to deal with it

Cause honey you left a stain
And left me all alone again

I wish the stain would go away
Then maybe I'd find love some day...