A Qwik-blog before cruising to work

Wanted to add something fast just to keep the blog flowing.

Blogging is a bit of a chore these days, thanks to faster ways of getting shorter thoughts around (read TWITTER). By the way, my default wake-up time has been 7AM these days, and by 8.45AM I'll be cruising off to my workplace. No need to rush, because its not really far. Except if the aunties of the entire KL came out on the road. I'll usually arrive within 7 minutes. That's one thing good about it. But on the other hand, its not exactly economical to drive short distances. For example, my mileage on a full tank driving to work only lasts a third compared to a full drive from Penang to KL. The fuel simply doesn't get enough time to burn and maximize efficiency.

Later.

Like I'm doing?

I wanted to crap a lot about my new work, but there's reasons not to do so.

Firstly, my work is shrouded in secrecy. I work for an advertising production company, specializing in the creation of still photographs. Whatever we shoot are as important as Pentagon. It might be an upcoming car, a box of cereals, a lovely artist, a bug, some buggers. You name it. Whatever it is, its off limits to the public, until the public is notified. It is no interest to you unless until our clients -the agencies, say so. So we literally do not call the shots;)

Secondly, its not a lot to crap about. Doing this is not fun. But its important to both the company (they make money) and self (we learn things that made money).

Interesting?

PeeJay I come again!

Tomorrow, I'm moving back to PJ again. This time to start work. More on that later.

Ish....

Lost a 8 gig CF card. Could have bumped out of the pouch. Damn pissed. But, its comforting to know that the card served me well during the travels in China.

Oh, hi all. I guess I'm back to blogging.

Busy/Dizzy

There's a lot of cacophony going on this weekend. I'm going to shoot a video on a very short notice. If some of you may have known, I stress pre-production a lot, because it's reassuring to get my ass covered up. Admittedly, I don't see this shoot as my co-producing friend does. When I can't visualize, it means I'm half ready. Anyways, nothing much can be done for such a short time. We are prepared to make it regardless.

April, and a fool

It's been an incredibly long month since I last posted on this blog. Grass is growing all around here.

I don't really know exactly, but I don't have the impetus to blog that often anymore. Life is just plain dull. Someone said about crossroads, and yeah, I'm on a crossroad in my life. I wish I had 4 sets of brain and hands. So life is draggy lately.

Happy April anyway. Stop being a fool;)

Going Home, and Being Political for Awhile

It's been an unbelievable 30 days in China.

By this time tomorrow, I'll be touching down at KLIA. While not being the best of vacations, this trip has really opened my eyes and mind to the hidden potentials of one of the fastest growing economy in the world. In times where everyone is talking about recession and losing their job (and heads), China is growing like it has been doing for the past 50 years. This is not the Communist China you've read in history books, this is not the country full of touristy places you've heard from family and friends; this is the world's biggest superpower (and single-party government).

There might be some who've experienced China before who would tell you that you're not seeing the real picture of China: unemployment, polution, petty crimes, persecution of ideology and religion, the list goes on. What I can say is that what I see is as real as China gets. This is the picture of a country in transition, where certain things must go in the road to development. Ultimately, this is Yin and Yang in motion. Nothing is inheritantly good or bad. It is a balancing act that any country must learn to harness.

In retrospect, I like every part of the "new" China. Large and effective networks of public tranportation; apparent waste management; a blooming television industry; good hospitality (if you can speak Chinese); environmental friendly measures (Yay! No plastic bags). Of course, I'm also aware of the "other side" of the dragon, but it is unfair to say that people from rural areas are being neglected or treated unjustly. It all depends on their mindsets and determination: if this guy in downtown Shanghai can own a car, there's nothing to stop the farmer in faraway Kunming doing so. Everyone has to try; no government can feed all of its citizens (something most people wants).

Love the weather too!