A big thank you to my bro for scanning this for me..so thoughtful lah.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/14/central/13633519&sec=central
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Kindergarten Celebrity Reading : Check!
So Phase 2 of the Scoop on Books! Reading Campaign took place last Friday (10 March 2006) and was an absolut success! Three celebs reading to children at three separate kindergartens simultaneously, followed by a drawing competition themed My Favourite Animal/Pet. Selected winners will then have their artwork printed on to cards to be sold at RM10.00 a pack. Proceeds will go to the Assistance to Blind Children Centre under the supervision of Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).
1) Adibah Noor @ Smart Reader Kids (Desa Sri Hartamas)
So Phase 2 of the Scoop on Books! Reading Campaign took place last Friday (10 March 2006) and was an absolut success! Three celebs reading to children at three separate kindergartens simultaneously, followed by a drawing competition themed My Favourite Animal/Pet. Selected winners will then have their artwork printed on to cards to be sold at RM10.00 a pack. Proceeds will go to the Assistance to Blind Children Centre under the supervision of Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).
1) Adibah Noor @ Smart Reader Kids (Desa Sri Hartamas)
2) Cheryl Samad @ Seri Manja Saleha (Bukit Bandaraya)
3) Ashraf Sinclair @ Judith Childcare Centre (Old Klang Road)
Ashraf's Clark Kent look reli does it for me lah haha *sheepish grin*
anyhoo reached our objective as we got some really cool artwork from these kids..so talented! bear in mind that these are 4-6 year olds..i can't even draw as well as some of them! My two personal favourits :
Phuah Ru Song, 6,
Nicholas Foo, 6 
with the artist himself! lucky me :)
Had a meeting with Puan Noraini today and she said that the UiTM management meeting brought our event up, and the Deputy Dean said it was an impressive campaign, worthy of a nomination for event of the year (or summat)..so fingers crossed that we win that and bring back RM10,000.00!! whoopee. also there has been a demand for our t-shirts and button badges so we'll be printing out more of that. if anyone's interested in buying
i) Postcards (RM10.00 for a pack of 10 cards)
ii) The Scoop on Books! T-shirt + Button Badge (RM25.00)
iii) Natu the Chichak by Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson (RM28.00)
do leave me a msg/e-mail/SMS/phone call/what-have-you and i'll be sure to get back to you! we're trying to sell the postcards to corporate companies in bulks of either 50 or 100 sets, so if your company would like to do its bit for charity, wa-hey look no further :) i assure you this is a legitimate campaign..some of the articles that have come up in the papers (so far we've got 7 articles out!)
on the management side of things - things are still pretty smooth sailing, we've been getting alot of support from everyone else. but i think a few people on the team are not quite getting the whole work ethics bit. shall elaborate further once the whole thing is done and over with..no point kicking a fuss and creating unwanted chaos before we're even finished eh ;) watch this space!
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Publisher- producer WANTED for kakiseni.com
Hello! kakiseni needs a publisher-producer to expand its revenue. If you know someone positive who might be interested, can you please forward this? Many thanks!
Jenny
Kakiseni.com, Malaysia’s main source of information on the arts in Malaysia (15,000 page views/day, 5,000 visitors/day) and the organiser of the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, is looking for a publisher/producer.
The publisher will be responsible for developing kakiseni’s revenue –> produce kakiseni’s events (existing and potential ones), overlook the online advertising (rapidly growing), examine all other business opportunities- and for the general administration of the office.
The publisher can divide work between home and the office (PJ). He/she can either work 20-30 hours a week with a remuneration of RM2,500/month, plus 10% on all income generated, or work full time with a remuneration of RM4,000/month, plus 10%.
The ideal candidate will have the charisma to talk with corporate and government figures, must be driven and enthusiastic, and able to work independently. Candidates must have some business experience, preferably in publishing and/or a proven track record producing events and selling ideas to sponsors.
Interested parties please send resume NOW to Jenny on> jenny@kakiseni.com
Hello! kakiseni needs a publisher-producer to expand its revenue. If you know someone positive who might be interested, can you please forward this? Many thanks!
Jenny
Kakiseni.com, Malaysia’s main source of information on the arts in Malaysia (15,000 page views/day, 5,000 visitors/day) and the organiser of the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, is looking for a publisher/producer.
The publisher will be responsible for developing kakiseni’s revenue –> produce kakiseni’s events (existing and potential ones), overlook the online advertising (rapidly growing), examine all other business opportunities- and for the general administration of the office.
The publisher can divide work between home and the office (PJ). He/she can either work 20-30 hours a week with a remuneration of RM2,500/month, plus 10% on all income generated, or work full time with a remuneration of RM4,000/month, plus 10%.
The ideal candidate will have the charisma to talk with corporate and government figures, must be driven and enthusiastic, and able to work independently. Candidates must have some business experience, preferably in publishing and/or a proven track record producing events and selling ideas to sponsors.
Interested parties please send resume NOW to Jenny on> jenny@kakiseni.com
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Art of Reading: 'The Scoop On Books!
ZEENEESHRI RAMADASS
New Sunday Times, March 5
LIKE all good habits, the love for reading is best instilled in children at an early age. But getting children to read books is no mean feat when television and computer games compete for interest.
In their bid to inculcate the reading habit among preschoolers, undergraduates from the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) recently organised The Scoop On Books! campaign.
Along with celebrities Ashraf Sinclair, Adibah Noor and Cheryl Samad, the campaign starts this month with a reading session at selected kindergartens, namely, Smart Reader Kids centres, Seri Manja Saleha and Judith Childcare Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
"We must lay the foundation to cultivate reading habits from young so that children will become passionate about reading," says campaign patron Datin Radziah Mohd Daud, who is also president of National Association of Early Childhood Care and Education.
"Reading a book provides an avenue for healthy adult-child interaction. Discussing what the child likes or dislikes about the illustrations is an intelligent way to generate conversation about its plot, and this can enhance their creativity and ability in expressing themselves."
Also involved in the campaign is children’s book author Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson. Her book Natu the Chichak will be read to the children during the campaign.
Apart from the reading sessions, the campaign also aims to collect a minimum of RM10,000 for the Assistance to Blind Children, under the guidance of the Malaysian Association for the Blind.
"A drawing competition will be held after the reading sessions. The winning designs will be printed onto cards, which will then be sold at RM10 per booklet. Proceeds will go to the association for the blind," says project director Audra Kesumati Ruslani.
"Rebecca has also agreed to donate 30 per cent of the net sales from her books, sold through us, to the fund. There will also be the traditional box donation in campus."
On April 2, the campaign will host a Sundae Party for the children of the participating kindergartens and the association for the blind.
To be held at Galeriizu, Kuala Lumpur, the party will feature a final reading session by Duckett-Wilkinson.
ZEENEESHRI RAMADASS
New Sunday Times, March 5
LIKE all good habits, the love for reading is best instilled in children at an early age. But getting children to read books is no mean feat when television and computer games compete for interest.
In their bid to inculcate the reading habit among preschoolers, undergraduates from the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) recently organised The Scoop On Books! campaign.
Along with celebrities Ashraf Sinclair, Adibah Noor and Cheryl Samad, the campaign starts this month with a reading session at selected kindergartens, namely, Smart Reader Kids centres, Seri Manja Saleha and Judith Childcare Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
"We must lay the foundation to cultivate reading habits from young so that children will become passionate about reading," says campaign patron Datin Radziah Mohd Daud, who is also president of National Association of Early Childhood Care and Education.
"Reading a book provides an avenue for healthy adult-child interaction. Discussing what the child likes or dislikes about the illustrations is an intelligent way to generate conversation about its plot, and this can enhance their creativity and ability in expressing themselves."
Also involved in the campaign is children’s book author Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson. Her book Natu the Chichak will be read to the children during the campaign.
Apart from the reading sessions, the campaign also aims to collect a minimum of RM10,000 for the Assistance to Blind Children, under the guidance of the Malaysian Association for the Blind.
"A drawing competition will be held after the reading sessions. The winning designs will be printed onto cards, which will then be sold at RM10 per booklet. Proceeds will go to the association for the blind," says project director Audra Kesumati Ruslani.
"Rebecca has also agreed to donate 30 per cent of the net sales from her books, sold through us, to the fund. There will also be the traditional box donation in campus."
On April 2, the campaign will host a Sundae Party for the children of the participating kindergartens and the association for the blind.
To be held at Galeriizu, Kuala Lumpur, the party will feature a final reading session by Duckett-Wilkinson.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Tate Modern here i come!
dropped by galleriiizu yesterday, had small chitchat with the man himself - Izu. apparently he won Malaysia's bid against Singapore to bring the Anatolia (Sp?) Musical to town..so wa-hey, another must-go-to event :)
Izu's also working on organizing Malaysia's first Biennale sometime this year or the next..exciting stuff! asked him for invites and he's like yeah! but he really caught me off guard when he mentioned "well if all goes well with your project, who knows, i might offer you a job here at galleriiizu"...i swear my mouth literally just dropped to the floor, it don't get much better than this! a job at an art gallery sounds right up my alley.
seeing how i don't have proper art education tho, i see this as my agenda when in London (tickets have been booked for the 10th of May - 26th of June 2006) - yeahh Audra's getting art-educated! apparently Tate Modern offers free lectures so being the Malaysian that I am, will deffo try to take full advantage of that :) i've checked out some of the summer courses, but looks like most start the week before i arrive..bah.
dropped by galleriiizu yesterday, had small chitchat with the man himself - Izu. apparently he won Malaysia's bid against Singapore to bring the Anatolia (Sp?) Musical to town..so wa-hey, another must-go-to event :)
Izu's also working on organizing Malaysia's first Biennale sometime this year or the next..exciting stuff! asked him for invites and he's like yeah! but he really caught me off guard when he mentioned "well if all goes well with your project, who knows, i might offer you a job here at galleriiizu"...i swear my mouth literally just dropped to the floor, it don't get much better than this! a job at an art gallery sounds right up my alley.
seeing how i don't have proper art education tho, i see this as my agenda when in London (tickets have been booked for the 10th of May - 26th of June 2006) - yeahh Audra's getting art-educated! apparently Tate Modern offers free lectures so being the Malaysian that I am, will deffo try to take full advantage of that :) i've checked out some of the summer courses, but looks like most start the week before i arrive..bah.
i'm also looking forward to this Brazillian festival of art, music, film, theatre and dance celebrating Tropicalia - the cultural revolution that re-defined Brazilian art, music and fashion in the 1960s and beyond, at the Barbican.
and finaaally, my other agenda is to finally get the damn tube system sussed! i know i know, its not my first time, but i still kinda suck at figuring out the stations (esp when i have to jump lines). so yeah, i'll arm myself with one of those Lonely Planet guidebooks and wander around aimlessly :( must see Soho this time around! also wanted to take up Pole-dancing lessons, but i'm pretty sure maman will not hear of it *sob*
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
The Johari Window
The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness.
The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness.
so hey you guys, do me a favour and just pick 5-6 characteristics from the boxes that describe me at http://kevan.org/johari?view=AUDRAroslani to help sort out my Johari window, I'll do yours as well..promise :)
Arena(known to self and others) caring, logical | Blind Spot(known only to others) able, adaptable, bold, cheerful, clever, complex, dignified, energetic, extroverted, idealistic, intelligent, kind, loving, observant, organised, reflective, responsive, searching, self-conscious, sensible, sentimental, silly, spontaneous, witty |
Façade(known only to self) shy, trustworthy, wise | Unknown(known to nobody) accepting, brave, calm, confident, dependable, friendly, giving, happy, helpful, independent, ingenious, introverted, knowledgeable, mature, modest, nervous, patient, powerful, proud, quiet, relaxed, religious, self-assertive, sympathetic, tense, warm |
All Percentages
able (16%) accepting (0%) adaptable (16%) bold (33%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (16%) clever (33%) complex (50%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (16%) energetic (16%) extroverted (16%) friendly (0%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (33%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (16%) loving (16%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (33%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (16%) searching (33%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (16%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (33%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (33%)
Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 2.3.2006, using data from 6 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view AUDRAroslani's full data.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view AUDRAroslani's full data.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Press Conference : Check!
Thursday (23/02/2006)
6.00pm: reached Spectrum. Dada was making media calls (complete with a curler on her fringe..tsk!), Nadia making last minute changes to some documents. Waited for Peat to start on music selection. Peat brought a weird rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. hmm.
7.00pm: dinner at the cafe with Peat and Ian and 2 little kitties.
8.30pm: picked Net and Aizam from the library. headed to the hotel. utterly impressed - the ballroom was so much more than we expected! well worth the money we paid for it. was reeeally nice...6 chandeliers and uber spacious! got everyone excited thats fersho ;)
9.30pm: after everyone settled down, started on the technicalities first - the projector, music, mics etc.
mic chhheckk one twoo..one twoo..
10.00pm: rehearsals started. slightly disorganised, but still fun in the beginning.
me darlings Nadia and Aizam
panel rehearsal
mucking around with the sound system
11.00pm: wrapped things up (actually the hotel staf told me that we had to go hah!)
12.00pm: slept over chez Eliza.
Friday (24/02/2006)
6.00am: got up, got ready
7.20pm: reached the Hotel, managed to catch Nadia's interview on our event on Red104.9am..well done Nadia (eventho u forgot to mention sponsors *lolsie*..small matter, good 1st radio presentation all the same)!! everyone looked so professional..so nice! we all had meehoon for breakfast (that i brought from the caterers near Eliza's place).
power breakfast!
had another dry run rehearsal before i had to leave to pick Rebecca up from her hotel. i swear waking up early in the morning really makes you feel productive haha!
9.00am: one by one our VIPs started arriving. but where oh where were the press? panicked a little coz we only had 3 media who confirmed attendance. you're thinkin..what only 3? keep in mind that
i) there was another event at the same location involving the Ministry of Higher Education - so most of the media were assigned there.
ii) a MALAY university student project handling a book reading campaign? zzz surely! on that account alone we lose out on the Chinese and Chinese-owned papers.
iii) our event was prolly too early for most of them to want to come. THIS was our bad, shuda set the time slightly later - 10am would have been best. oh well now we know! :)
9.30am: STILL barely any media and i'm freaking out. entertained our VIPs for a little while. got Syibs to fill out the back portion of the seats with anyone - our excessive classmates for one. thank God Pn Noraini's hubby, daughter + friends decided to turn up. i heard that Bidin and Syibs went around the school asking if anyone wanted "TO MEET ASHRAF SINCLAIR" to try and get traffic into our hall. well if they didn't have classes (the reason they were in school in the first place??) i'm sure they would have loved to come - doh!
10.50am: we got 5 members of the press! we start our event..yippee!
ushering Datin Radziah into the hall
11.00am: event goes uber smoothly..no major glitches and the media really paid attention and did not look bored at all, all thanks to our greaaaaaaaat panel! i love our panel (yes i love me too hah :P )
..said the beaver *dudumdush*
Panel consisted of moi as Project Directore, Datin Radziah as Patron, Mr George Thomas - Exec Director of MAB, Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson as Children's Book Author and Mr Ashraf Sinclair as hottie2scottie..i mean as the celeb who's supporting this event *sheepish grin*
Becky!
we deffo got the right people to be a part of this - they were all so passionate and gave the right vibe during their speeches. Datin Radziah rocked and saved our ass during the Q&A bit when no one asked questions, she sure knew how to break the ice! lets sing the chichak song everybodeyhh! Rebecca - Love herrrrrrr..she cooool (that coming from me..lets just say i hardly use that to describe a lot of ppl :P) expressed herself really well and Ashraf..well what can i say about Ashraf..Mr Handsome is not only pretty and nice to look at (made all the girls giggle and swoon), he's got charisma and a very likeable personality..kept his speech humourous (yes Mr Short-Attention-Span!), short and sweet..thanks 'Shraffy!
awwwwwwww..it's MrFlirtyFlirt <3
after all the speeches by members of the panel, we had the launching cake-cutting ceremony which went very well indeed (after the previous nites debate on choice of music - we eventually settled on Basement Jaxx's Do Your Thing (thanks Patrickus for this!), had our photo session with the cake, the buntings etc.
mmm...caake...homer simpson style!
proceeded to have light refeshments. had to do the PR thing and mingle with everyone - never in a million years would i have seen myself doing the mingling thing..i'm so not the type! but i think i did a good job if i may say so myself ;) aww c'mon give a girl a break eh?
got interviewed by Fairuz from i-kon, Berita Harian so that should come out either next Sat or the following Sat (i-kon is a weekly thing).
The goss:
i shouldn't really bitch about this but gah this one "celeb's" attitude just threw me off so bad! so we get her to be a part of our event right coz u know, she's a TESL graduate or summat and we thought hey she could sure use the coverage. so we sent her the proposal about a month back, we ask her hey are you free on this date, would you be interested so on so forth. she says yes.
a week back, we tell her prepare a short speech..not more than 5 mins, just a brief backgrounder on yourself, why you're interested in this. easy peasy yea? we didnt mind giving her keypoints even.
during rehearsal on Thursday, she sends a text msg to Eliza..i told you, no speech. i'm not even on the panel, i'm just there to support. there were other text msgs before, but the thing that pissed me off was her tone..uber rude! like what, just cause this is a student charity project, it gave you the right to act diva-ish with us is it? one minute telling us you'll do it, the next minute pulling out like that. so fine, i told Eliza, no need to reply..when she comes on Friday morning just sit her down and ask her nicely if she's sure she wants to do this cause its gonna look bad on her behalf if she's there n she doesn't say anything.
so the next morning, she texts Eliza and she says no speech and no panel if you dont give me your word i'm turning back now. what the hell was her problem? here i was freaking out about our media..i REALLY didn't need this sort of attitude from some two-bit 'celeb'. i told Eliza she was gonna bloody regret giving us the attitude once she set foot in the hotel and had a look at the place and the people that were involved in this event.
so Ms D-I-V-A comes late. but being the PD i had to be nice, but i really couldn't be arsed in giving her super great treatment.
anyhoo, you wanna hear the best part? after the photo session and all..Ms DIVA comes up to me and is absolutely positively GUSHING! she says OH THAT WAS A REAALLY GOOD SPEECH AUDRA WOW THIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE CAMPAIGN. OH I LOVE THE LOGO. CANTIK SANGAT! YOU GUYS PULLED THIS OFF REALLY WELL..by this time i nod, i say thank you, i smile but i sort of tune out her voice and excuse myself to accompany George for refreshments. the nerve! i knew what it was.. MS DIVA must've thought that a student project by UiTM was something irrelevant and unimportant and that it would be of mediocre standards. silly cow (literally.)
overheard at an interview with the media, MS DIVA says i'm really impressed with this project and am glad that they chose me to be part of it. really, its better than what some professional PR companies have come up with. yes we knew that all along, glad you're finally picking it up! oh and thanks for gobbling up all our cake. pft i had to stop her from cutting more cake by using the group photo session as an excuse..i mean SERIOUSLY is this woman for real?
Pn Noraini's hubby also came up to congratulate us, saying that our PC was indeed better than some professional PCs. George and Theresia also very kindly complimented on our event..so you can see why my head's up in the clouds now and is approximately the size of One Utama - new wing and all.
what upset me the most about MS DIVA's attitude was the fact that she had absolutely no confidence in us. look the way i see it, even IF our event was a small thing..you agreed to do it. be a professional and live up to it and sell the project..that is YOUR job as a celeb. Ashraf was great, he did everything we wanted him to do and more. he mingled with ALL our classmates (he did say we've got the hottest girls around..hellyea..23 superhot girls in suits, thats like every guys fantasy! who wouldnt want to be in our class lol). but no seriously, he did his part by supporting, giving the speech, mixing around with EVERYONE even Budi - shook his hand and all, said bye to each and everyone of us..tell me, how to not drool over this very FLIRTY gentleman..how? anyway yeah, i've lost any respect that i thought i had for this woman..she's not even half as popular as Ashraf and she's pulling that kinda attitude..UGH!
"we are not guys, we are hot chicks!" with Mr Ashraf, lucky guy ;)
so that was pretty much it, short and simple the way it should've been. i sent Rebecca back to her hotel and was on my way back home when i realised i left my handphone with Bidin and camera with Ian, being the absent-minded girl that i am. went back to our hotel but everyone had left. headed back out to go home but remembered i had a photo shoot at uni with the members of IPRMSA as Ex Officio. so went back to Uni only to discover no one was there. met some random guy at Spectrum and ask to borrow his phone to call Nadia who was at SACC mall. reached SACC and Ian decides to have lunch at the Sec3 McDs. so we head on there..bloody penat ok! i want a driver!! but seriously these things make you wonder..how did they do it without handphones?
spring cleaned the Spectrum a weebit before our 'Apprentice' photoshoot. all good fun. it was a pity Nadia and I were dead knackered. came back home, and was out like a light by 9pm..totally missed the Jose Padilla thing at Zeta. SOB!!!!!!!!!!! oh well...these things happen for a reason i spose. sigh..thats it fer now..gosh what a long post! wrapping this up with pictures from yesterday.
just wanted to thank my team again..you guys were awesome! wuvallyawww!!! oh and i'm supposed to say Dada is damn glam and thank you for introducing me to the father to my 2 kids *guffaw* :)
we did it! oohwee :)
the media shot
the poser shot - Aqmar looking XXX :)
with the v.sexy lyndada!
with the luvly ikan-resah makcik Aizam!
with Peat-y Pablooo, my little technician boy!
with the rest of the gals!
Saturday, February 18, 2006
I R Gonzo the Great!
man these things are addictive! i know i know, i'm supposed to be doing work..b-but..must..do..quizzies first!! blogthings.com rocks!! some more quite accurate the results :) guilty as charged on all accounts *blush*
| You Are Gonzo the Great |
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The Muppet Personality Test
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 You should never: Drink and dash. You're gonna get caught leaving someone with the tab! Your ideal party: A posh celebrity party you crash, with an open bar. Your drinking soulmates: those with a Classic Martini personality Your drinking rivals: those with a Blueberry Martini personality |
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Friday, February 17, 2006
The Longest Day
i have had the longest day ever! well okay not longest, but certainly the most tiring day.
7.30am - woke up, made some last minute changes to the SOB (that's Scoop On Books you doof.) proposal
9.00am - went to the stationery shop to make copies of the proposal
9.50am - picked Nadia up
10.00am - met up with author Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson at Dome, BSC and oh wow she is the coolest lady ever! that woman is my idol (she went to Parson's for one!), and our first meeting went extremely well. she even said our project was one of the best campaigns of the kind in Malaysia thus far *head starts to swell*
11.30am - dropped by Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) to collect endorsement letters and forms for Social Welfare Department.
12.00pm - lunched with Nadia
2.00pm - meeting with group members
5.00pm - stayed in Spectrum, adviced on invitation card designs and other stuff pertaining to publicity and promotion
8.00pm - visited Jason at Starbucks to discuss sponsorship for Sundae Party
10.00pm - reached home
11.00pm - sleep
1.15am - awake again.
it is now 2.08am and i'm still up eventho i'm frikkin tired, my mind can't seem to take a break! *grumble* oh well i'm hapy tho..had four meetings today over the span of 12 hours and they were all good ones! i suppose this is a pretty good litmus test - i think i'm pretty prepared to start working proper, not that i'm in a rush to do so. but yeah, i think i'll survive once i have to! and i'd like to think i've been doing a good job thus far, we've been getting reeeallly good feedback from all parties involved.
Rebecca was really psyched about being part of this event (see her artwork at http://rebeccaduckett.com/) and i just love how with every meeting with different people, we get new ideas as to how we can better improve the event. the great thing about Rebecca is that she was and is first and foremost an artist (she used to design the famous lizard t-shirts once upon a time) and is trying her hand at being a children's book author. so it works both ways - we promote her book (at basically no cost) and use her name in turn to promote our event. and since our tagline is Discovering the Art of Reading - it makes sense that we get her, coz we're trying to get the synergy right by associating the importance of illustrations in children's books (Izu the gallery owner was saying how we had to justify the reason for holding our event at an art gallery) with a reading campaign.
Jason's the current Store Manager at the newly opened Starbucks beside Taylors College. he was my former Asst Store Manager back in the day when i was working in Starbucks Sect 14. you see people, it PAYS to be nice to others coz you never know when u may need a favour! turns out, when i texted Jason, he was indeed looking for a way to give back to the community (it IS one of Starbucks' objectives) so my proposal could not have come at a better time! he reckons it's doable as we're only requesting for Starbucks to sponsor food & beverage, not monetary contributions. so if all goes well - there'll be iced coffee, iced tea and iced chocolate at my Sundae art gallery parrtayy..wooohooo! fingers crosssedddddddddd!
*yawn* okay now i'm reli starting to feel knackered. leave you guys with another choice piccie ;)
i have had the longest day ever! well okay not longest, but certainly the most tiring day.
7.30am - woke up, made some last minute changes to the SOB (that's Scoop On Books you doof.) proposal
9.00am - went to the stationery shop to make copies of the proposal
9.50am - picked Nadia up
10.00am - met up with author Rebecca Duckett-Wilkinson at Dome, BSC and oh wow she is the coolest lady ever! that woman is my idol (she went to Parson's for one!), and our first meeting went extremely well. she even said our project was one of the best campaigns of the kind in Malaysia thus far *head starts to swell*
11.30am - dropped by Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) to collect endorsement letters and forms for Social Welfare Department.
12.00pm - lunched with Nadia
2.00pm - meeting with group members
5.00pm - stayed in Spectrum, adviced on invitation card designs and other stuff pertaining to publicity and promotion
8.00pm - visited Jason at Starbucks to discuss sponsorship for Sundae Party
10.00pm - reached home
11.00pm - sleep
1.15am - awake again.
it is now 2.08am and i'm still up eventho i'm frikkin tired, my mind can't seem to take a break! *grumble* oh well i'm hapy tho..had four meetings today over the span of 12 hours and they were all good ones! i suppose this is a pretty good litmus test - i think i'm pretty prepared to start working proper, not that i'm in a rush to do so. but yeah, i think i'll survive once i have to! and i'd like to think i've been doing a good job thus far, we've been getting reeeallly good feedback from all parties involved.
Rebecca was really psyched about being part of this event (see her artwork at http://rebeccaduckett.com/) and i just love how with every meeting with different people, we get new ideas as to how we can better improve the event. the great thing about Rebecca is that she was and is first and foremost an artist (she used to design the famous lizard t-shirts once upon a time) and is trying her hand at being a children's book author. so it works both ways - we promote her book (at basically no cost) and use her name in turn to promote our event. and since our tagline is Discovering the Art of Reading - it makes sense that we get her, coz we're trying to get the synergy right by associating the importance of illustrations in children's books (Izu the gallery owner was saying how we had to justify the reason for holding our event at an art gallery) with a reading campaign.
Jason's the current Store Manager at the newly opened Starbucks beside Taylors College. he was my former Asst Store Manager back in the day when i was working in Starbucks Sect 14. you see people, it PAYS to be nice to others coz you never know when u may need a favour! turns out, when i texted Jason, he was indeed looking for a way to give back to the community (it IS one of Starbucks' objectives) so my proposal could not have come at a better time! he reckons it's doable as we're only requesting for Starbucks to sponsor food & beverage, not monetary contributions. so if all goes well - there'll be iced coffee, iced tea and iced chocolate at my Sundae art gallery parrtayy..wooohooo! fingers crosssedddddddddd!
*yawn* okay now i'm reli starting to feel knackered. leave you guys with another choice piccie ;)
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come - James Whitcomb Riley
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Monday, February 13, 2006
Nadia's Bedey
Went for Nadia's birthday thing at the Green Lotus on Friday with the girls (and a boy or two lol) excellent spread, and i just love the whole idea of this neat little place tucked in the heart of KL So okay, i have to thank Sharizal for recommending this place to us..we loves it!
the kind ppl at Green Lotus reserved the whole room for us!
what you get when you put eight girls in a room..
picture..
..after picture..
after picture!
sa-wat-dee-kap!
After dinner, we dropped by Qba at the Westin for a lil bit of good live Salsa music. There was a pretty huge crowd (mostly expats tho), and i reckon the crowd were mostly non-salseros (most of Sam's students were at Salsa Havana) so didn't get to show off my moves *mwaha* but had a reli good night out with the girls overall..haven't danced like that in ages!! note to self: bring guy friend who'll foot the bill when at Qba. yes i am currently (and almost always) broke :S
thank you mr bartenderrrr!
the must-have restroom shot ;)
Sunday, February 12, 2006
I Heart Quizzies
teehee feeling abit giddy today :)
teehee feeling abit giddy today :)
| Your Monster Profile |
 You Feast On: Fingernails You Lurk Around In: The Ocean You Especially Like to Torment: Blondes |
| You Are a Skin Deep Sweetheart |
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Are You Obsessed With Your Looks?
| You Belong in Paris |
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What City Do You Belong In?
| You Are a Strawberry Blonde |
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How Blonde Are You?
Thursday, February 09, 2006
| Your Seduction Style: Fantasy Lover |
 You inspire each person to be an idealist and passionate, and you make each moment memorableEven a simple coffee date with you can be the most romantic moment of someone's lifeBy giving your date exactly what he or she desires, you quickly become the ideal lover. Your abilities to make dreams come true is so strong, that you are often the love of many people's lives.Your ex's (and even people you have simply met or been friends with) long to be yours.No doubt you are the one others have dreamed of... your biggest challenge is finding *your* dream lover. |
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Playlist (05/02/06)
A good mix of ambient/chillout stuff with a smattering of pop for the month of February! am totally feeling Jem's album, i know i know..so pop-ish kan..can't help it i'm feeling so mellow! lol.
Must download:
1. Afterlife - Sunrise (from one of the Cafe Del Mar albums)
2. Guadalupe Pineda - Historia de un Amor
3. Missing You - Jem
4. Stay Now - Jem
5. Wish I - Jem
Other choons that deserve a mention:
1. My new discovery: anything by Anna Nalick! (try Forever Love, I swear its not disgustingly sweet as the title might suggest)
2. Texas - Say What You Want ( I know it's an old song, but heck haven't heard it in awhile and what can I say, I'm in an emo state of mind..any soppy song goes!)
3. Paris Combo - Senhor
4. Talvin Singh - Traveller (Cafe Del Mar)
5. Katie Melua - I Cried For You (its a pity he recommended this song, coz I really like it. damn him and his good taste in music!)
6. Nancy Sinatra & The Audio Bullys - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down - been hearing this over the clubs last summer actually but never got round to downloading)
7. Roy Orbison - In Dreams (the scene from Blue Velvet when this tune comes on is so utterly..disturbing.)
8. stuff by Architecture in Helsinki
wokei thattaboutit! i'm on an mp3-happy-downloading spree so any recommendations would be good..the daily commute to Shah Alam requires much music to be uploaded unto the iPod. and no, mellow/soppy recommendations not necessary ;)
A good mix of ambient/chillout stuff with a smattering of pop for the month of February! am totally feeling Jem's album, i know i know..so pop-ish kan..can't help it i'm feeling so mellow! lol.
Must download:
1. Afterlife - Sunrise (from one of the Cafe Del Mar albums)
2. Guadalupe Pineda - Historia de un Amor
3. Missing You - Jem
4. Stay Now - Jem
5. Wish I - Jem
Other choons that deserve a mention:
1. My new discovery: anything by Anna Nalick! (try Forever Love, I swear its not disgustingly sweet as the title might suggest)
2. Texas - Say What You Want ( I know it's an old song, but heck haven't heard it in awhile and what can I say, I'm in an emo state of mind..any soppy song goes!)
3. Paris Combo - Senhor
4. Talvin Singh - Traveller (Cafe Del Mar)
5. Katie Melua - I Cried For You (its a pity he recommended this song, coz I really like it. damn him and his good taste in music!)
6. Nancy Sinatra & The Audio Bullys - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down - been hearing this over the clubs last summer actually but never got round to downloading)
7. Roy Orbison - In Dreams (the scene from Blue Velvet when this tune comes on is so utterly..disturbing.)
8. stuff by Architecture in Helsinki
wokei thattaboutit! i'm on an mp3-happy-downloading spree so any recommendations would be good..the daily commute to Shah Alam requires much music to be uploaded unto the iPod. and no, mellow/soppy recommendations not necessary ;)
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