End of another chapter

TGO.

What is TGO? TGO is 'The Guilty Ones', a musical production by Stage 52.

I got to know of TGO because all my friends is involved in it and most of the conversations that they had were all about TGO. So one day, during one of their conversations, Mel was talking about how difficult it is to look for costumes for the casts and dancer within the limit budget. Without thinking, I asked Mel if she needs an assistant, because I don't mind doing wardrobe stuffs.

So, during the pre-production of TGO, I was running around between 2 departments. Helping Kristen for Art Department and Mel for Wardrobe. I really like how all the sets and designs turns out. Working with Kristen has got to be the best experience I gained from TGO. From building the revolving stages, tables and chair from scratch to the designing of signboards and everything. She managed to get everything done within the limited budget.

Drawing of the cats' eyes

The very nice and glittering signboard that I love a lot.

Glittering lightbulbs that was hung on the scenery bars on the stage!

Welcome to THE BLACK CAT

Look at the 'bar shelf' at the back!

Awesome set

Awesome set with angst lighting

They actually built a partition on the revolving stage, so that it can be turned and one side of the partition is the black cat's eyes while the other one is a stage with red curtains.

You don't want to know how much these chairs and tables cost us

LOL this was during the Curtain Call on the 2nd night. My first curtain call.

Blk 73, The Music Box backstage had gradually became my 2nd home for the past 1 week. All the people who had worked hard for this production, a big THANK YOU to you. Thanks for making TGO a successful musical. And probably the most meaningful production in my FSV life. (:

Check out the behind the scenes videos of TGO at stage52 facebook page.

TGO BTS

This is a video by ctv, the campus tv from NP. (:


Photos were all taken from facebook.

Reflection for Week 2

Hello readers! :D

So, week 2 of school and its still nothing much to do/happening. I missed Semester 1 so so much, perhaps due to photography because we will also have something to do every lesson.

First week of Yoga lesson was not bad. However, I couldn't really hear or understand what the teacher is talking because she's like talking to herself for the whole lesson. We built roller coaster during IS class. 60mins allowance = anyhow build.

Tuesday was a horrible day. I left house early but reached the class 2minutes late and was being marked absent. Hellooooooo lecturer, not all your students can fly from SIM/NP bus stop to FMS block you know? However, she's quite nice actually, and willing to listen to our explanation. During write comm, we had to copy notes and I always thought that scribbling notes in class had already ended after o levels. But now, it's back ): And during write comm tutorial today, we had a small presentation which I think I screwed it up. Gahhhhhh! Sleepy + tired + don't know what the notes is talking about = sibeh jialat.

Computer graphics is very boring BUT I learnt something new yesterday! I finally know how to make panorama photos using photoshop and I didn't know that vanishing point actually existed in photoshop! Amazing~ Oh, I did mywritinglab exercises with Felicia & Phoebe after class. Must tell myself to finish it faster so that I don't have to care about it in the next few months before deadline.

We had location sound today and it was fun. Should have seen my priceless facial expression when lecturer actually knew that I'm JJ's sis (like very randomly). Still wondering who told him actually (I think is XQ). Photobooth-ed too!

Alright, time to do other stuffs. (:

To-do list:

- update a polaroid a day blog

- five 50-words short stories for storytelling

- watch DVDs yooooooo~

- dinner with Sien & Pauline tomorrow night

- re-write my almost unreadable write comm notes

- need some inspirations

Long weekends (Y) Ciao~

Finally back

Hello readers! XY is finally back to action. Yes finally back to civilization life, no more morning towels, prison food, ponchos and swamps. Finally no more forest days. :D

I am glad that I went for this internship because the people there were awesome especially my cute boss Pauline. Afterall, its a very good experience despite all the pissed off and fucked up moments.

My favourite photo

Another favourite

This is pulau ubin.

Old school scooter in pulau ubin.

Cute boss! <3

Anyway, today's date is very beautiful!!

20.10.2010 (hehe random)

Internship ended last week and I spent the remaining days meeting up with friends. Had sushi tei for lunch that day with Kasperkoh and it tasted so good especially after 21 days of hardcore production.

Headed to Expo to visit my darling Jasmine at work and lastly, met up with Sister & Jeffrey for dinner. Thanks for the treat & presents Sister! Need to get a new pair of shoes, new bagpack & afew more tops and bottom and I will be ready for school! A long, tiring and torturing semester ahead! Ciaooooo.

BACK

HO, I'm back. Haven been updating this blog ever since my 3 months holiday started.

Helping out in 'Endless Day' production and learning a lot from there. I'm under the wardrobe department so it's super tiring because there's like 15 characters acting as soldiers and each of them have at least 2 sets of uniforms. What I need to do is to age them to make them look old and rugged using sandpaper and rocks. So yea, go imagine yourself okay. Overall it's very fun and nice experience! (:

Awesome gang gathering tomorrow! Can't wait to see them seriously! (:

XY A Polaroid A Day Blog
(To Keep all the memories together)

LAST WEEK OF SEMESTER!

Okay, I am slow but I'm busy because of photography this few days!

Monday, went to school to do a final edit for audio commercial and after that, went to shoot the remaining shots for storyboard. & chiong for 3 test for the next day.

Tuesday, a very hectic day, started off with Audio test! After that, was photography test and I confirm score at it cause I got study. Whahha. But I screwed up my Intro to film test big time because I didn't study at all and ended up, I only got 1.5/10. Clever or what! 10% for my final grade k! wth! Oh, tuesday is also the start of my sleepless day because I have to edit for storyboard which turns out like shit~

Wednesday was fucked up seriously because of storyboard presentation. Everyone was very depressed and discouraged but who cares because it's over and get over it man! (: Bitched with classmates and I went home to chiong for my podcast. Second day without sleep.

Thursday was awesome. I completed my podcast at 10.30am!! Then I rushed to school because I was late for setting up the SET & Lighting for Studio Production. After lunch, the whole SEMESTER watched the podcasts together. T1B1 went off for studio production recording at 4pm so I did not listen and watch to my own podcast and I am very happy about it! :D Preparation for recording was bullshit but we had fun among ourselves. Went to help to carry mattress from sports complex and we got a FREE RIDE back to FMS Block thanks to this kind construction uncle who agreed to give us a ride back. So fun. Recording went off very smoothly and we had nice brownies, curry puffs and corn kueh thanks to FATIN! :D Went to al-azhar for dinner. & Haikal was inside Lincoln's car boot from NP to al-azhar!! Dangerous kids. Had a damn funny and awesome bitching session over there. & we went home at 11.30pm and Xinying finally can sleep after being awake for more than 48hours. Gangsterrrrrrr sia.

Friday we had audio practical test. However due to the awesome bitching session the night before, everyone was late. Thila & I went to help out in the next class' studio production recording and came back for our practical test. Anyhowwwwww only. Went back to help out after practical test and I have to say that T1B1 is really very bonded, thanks god. I pity the next class recording. They screwed up for both Interview & Demo show.

Headed to JP to find Mcvie Chua for a catch up session. He treated me to watch the "Old Cow" film which is a waste of money. -.-

Alright! End of semester 1. I hope I don't get to see fucked up people in the next semester and I love the bitching group! :D

Photography assignment due on 16Aug! Jiayou!

Week 14 Reflection

Week 14 already people! 2 more weeks of madness and that's it! :D

Basically, I love week 14. It's awesome.

First, on Monday we had IS presentation and got a B. And it also marks the end of my IS lessons because I'm not going to waste my time in there anymore. Watched Despicable Me to mark the end of IS. Whahhahas. They're so cute. :D

I don't know what happened to everyone on Tuesday because all of them went crazy. Seriously. During Photography lecture, everyone spammed the google spreadsheet for Photography consultation. During Intro to Film, we watched 'Super Size Me' and it's freaking disgusting that I decided to sleep throughout the rest of the show.

Photography Consultations means you go school for only 15mins. After that, went to eat at Island Creamery with SiEn and went to the Bukit Timah Railway station to shoot and to McRitche but apparently McRitche doesn't suit my theme. I went to Haw Par Villa alone after that. Such a nice place but it got abandoned. ):

Went to setup our set for Interview Show before class starts. Eventually, when Intro to Film was about to start, the whole class walked passed Studio and came in. So the whole class was late for Melanie's class. :X After that was Art & Design consultation. It ended super early. Had 2 plates of Kaki Fuyong shared by 3 people. Hahaha. After that had recording for Art & Design and homed.

Friday we had our Interview Show and it was more than a success! :D Omg, seriously have to thank both Lincoln and Si En and everyone who have helped us, even T1B2 came to help. It's really awesome working with Lincoln because he had alot of experience and the way he direct, is excellent. *Salute* Even Douglas said so. Had audio tutorial but everyone was doing their own stuffs instead.

Awesome mudpie from Island Creamery

Looks old but still standing strong

Group photo with SIXX & Run Neon Tiger for Interview Show

JJ's birthday gathering

Yesterday ABC celebrated his birthday and cake was niceeeeeeeeee. Hahahs.

Went to orchard to celebrate JJ's birthday too. He don't know what he want to eat and we just followed him walking up and down the orchard area and ended up at Paragon's Sushi Tei. My first time there and the Udon was yummy!! :D

After that, we went to Plaza Singapura to watch "The A-Team". Very nice, the visual effects and everything. Hahaha. & cabbed home after that. Nice Sunday spent. :D

Week 7 Reflections

Lovely looking dog @ Botanic Garden from Ang Mo family.

1 more weeeeek to go!

Alright, this week was great, seriously.

On Monday, we had IS and did the Policy Paper. It's a total crap. Spent my whole night settling Photography Assignment #1 for submission. SKL very troublesome to the max lah! Made my desktop flooded with pictures. Thanks ah.

Tuesday, we had Audio Tech Lecture as usual but that day was different. 3/4 of the class was busy burning our assignment to DVD disc. HAHAHA and Si En's and mine lappie literally hang like shit. Ran down to office to submit before 2pm and yay I screwed my photography quiz #1. Shit!! ): After that, during Intro to Film, we watched "In the mood for love" directed by Wong Kar-Wai. We didn't dozed off for the first time because we have to watch the film carefully and note down the cinematography used in the film. Could not understand the film anyway, hahaha but I like the cinematography used. Slow motion, shallow depth of field, etc.

Had Photography Assignment #1 Best 5 photos presentation. I really like Lincoln, Kristen & Melissa's photos! Very nice and interesting. After photography, we had make up lesson for Audio Tech tutorial. Almost the whole class were dozing off and Chin Boo tested us in the studio recording room. HEHEHE, I unofficially passed his questions and skill test. Woohooo!

Studio Production was very scary on Thursday because AKU WAS THE DIRECTOR. Last director of the day. I was very nervous and trembling non-stop. Tongue tied also. Want to thank FSV T1B1 because they were so good to me. I told them to do simple simple one can already and Deeshraf and Saiful did awesome camera stunts which Douglas liked it a lot! YAY! Thank you people! :D First experience of being a Director was great because of you people! Directing is.. stressful. You must check on everything before recording and make sure your people know what to do. You must also have a good Assistant because they will keep reminding you of what you've missed out. Thanks Melissa for reminding me of so many things! :D Although I made some mistakes but it made me very happy knowing that I did well for this role rotation but I am still nervous. :/ Had Intro to film and we get into groups. All of us were given different film to analyze. My group got Nosferatu, some film about Dracula. After that we had Art & Design and well, I sucks at drawing facial expression. I totally can't draw what I want. ):

Friday was awesomeeeeee! We learnt INSERT, AUX RETURN & some editing stuff in LOGIC PRO! Me & Grace got early dismissal because we finished our stuffs damn fast and Chin Boo was impressed. CHEYYYY! :D

Doing movie poster now. It sucks seriously.

Oh, and I received this email from NP yesterday.

NICE loh. Skipped lesson because I went to take an English test lah, idiotssssss.

Next week will be worse.

Have Audio Tech research and Intro to Film quiz on Tuesday.

Recording directed by LEEXINYING for Studio Production and Research & Presentation for Intro to film on Thursday.

Studio Production written quiz and Audio Tech research presentation on Friday.

I predict sleep-less nights ahead.

Jiayou for movie poster! :D

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY BECAUSE NO IS CLASS! Long weekends ahead! 1 more torturous week to MIDTERMBREAK!

Week 5 Reflection

HELLOOO! Week 5 ended! How's everyone?

Typing this in the library and listening to AK's 一秒鐘.

Not a bad song, quite nice and I like it.

Alright, Monday I went to school early to meet up with Lynn to finish up the powerpoint slides. Had lunch with her and I ate Subway like after 2 months?! Hahahs. After that, IS Module was as usual, BORING. We watched a film about AIDs, "And the Band Played On". Me and Lynn was like dozing off here and there and at some parts, I was actually facebook-ing on iPhone. Damn boring.

Tuesday was awesome. Audio lecture was okay, and photography lecture ended early. We had Intro to Film quiz that day and everyone was busying reading notes and revising. Melanie asked us to watch the film, The Red Violin directed by Francois Girard, first before doing the quiz. During the quiz, I swear I don't know what was the question asking for..

"Explain why the director is the person most commonly viewed as the “author” of a film. Please provide the some objections to this idea. Finally, give your own examples of who might be a true author/director."

When I saw this question, I was like, "Wahlao, get straight to the point leh, don't ask me this type of questions can." Ended the day off at NP library, borrowing dvds for classmates cause I am 18years old and they are younger than me.

Wednesday, our Photography lesson is about taking photographs of people and one of the criteria in the worksheet was, we need to find 2 strangers to be our model. I called Xiuqi Auntie and she said she's only coming to school at 12pm. Called some JVS classmates and they were all in lessons. Then, I saw MARILYN! She doesn't want it but I don't care. HAHAHA. Mcvie came and became my next model and yea, he did a pretty gooood job! (: Went home and wanted to start doing my photography assignment at places nearby my housing estate but eventually I dozed off to sleep and my internet modem spoilt for god's sake. Well, it's actually the power adapter that is spoilt. ):

Thursday was okay.. Not too bad and not too good. Had Studio Production and we did our role switching again, I guessed next week's class I will be the director. HAHAHA. Scary role. =X Had lunch and anyhow completed my art during Intro to Film. Art & Design was awesome this week because Mr Ng couldn't stand us and almost vomited blood in front of the class. haha.

Friday was AUDIO TECH TUTORIAL. Favourite day of the week. Oh, and we went to check our Intro to Film quiz's grade and I passssssed! Hahahs. 7/10! shall continue studying even though I don't really know how to answer the questions in the quiz.

Xinying jiayou!! Mid term break coming soooooooon! :D

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY!

Yay! I'm 18 years old now and I wan to thank everyone who have wished me through SMS, Facebook & MSN.

And thank you Cheekeong for the cake from Awfully Chocolate & present on 23 April.

So yesterday was my 18th and spent my day out with May Sister, Kasper, Qamariah & JJ!

Initial plan was to head down to Marina Barrage and have a small picnic there but due to the threatening weather, we dropped the plan when we reached Marina Bay. And decided to have our picnic outside the MRT Station while waiting for JJ and Qamariah.

Cupcakes that May Sister got her aunt to bake! THANKYOU! :D

JAGABEEEEEEEE!

Illegally having picnic.

We headed down to the Floating Platform and waited till 8pm for the awesome fireworks! :D Yea, cool right, watching fireworks on my birthday is the coolest thing that happened and best present from the Government so far. Because for the past few years, it's either I had my mid year examination or NAPFA test. Finally this year, the Government did the right thing.

After the fireworks, we had dinner at POPEYES and Qamariah treated us.

Dirty window

After dinner, JJ went to take some picture of the Sg flyer and we went home. Nice & wonderful day! :D

Lastly,

Thank you May Sister, QQ & Kasper for my sad past! :D New converse shoes ftw!

Long post?

Last Day @ Work + Shaunee's Birthday + Ruiyi's Birthday + MAC OS Training

9th April was my last day of work. Had a good experience working there and great to meet great people like IRIS there. She's my best friend, a big sister to me over there. Love her alot and she will be the one I'm going to miss dearly. I didn't regret moving over to work beside her. :D And thank you for your farewell gift specially for me! :D

I gave my colleagues a smiley face cookie wishing and hoping that no matter what happens, they will look at the bright side and cheer up. (:

Farewell gift from department.

Headed over to JP after dinner to get present for my cousin's birthday. After that, my uncle treated us ice cream at Swensens. Had Lime Sherbet as one of the choices like always. (: After that, had a mini celebration at Shaunee's house with Thong Leong's ugly decorated cake.

Went to Ice Bar @ Snow City on Saturday for my cousin's birthday celebration. On the way there, we saw a fatal car accident. Anyway, the food was good and the cake was cute ttm and tasted great! We went to the balcony to enjoy the 5.3 degrees temperature. It was really shiok. After which, I met May Sister at JP and had Anderson ice cream and walking around looking for our stuffs. She came to my house after that and we had a good laughing session. Memorable day for the both of us.

I asked JJ to accompany me to Funan IT Mall on Sunday to get my things. Bought a mouse and screen protector for my baby lappie which I have yet to paste it. Had lunch at PastaMania and he kept snatching my pasta loh! Oh, I also packed my table and now it looks so cool. Can multi task.

JJ's green & mine's orange.

Went to NP for MAC OS Training on Monday because the letter sent to me said that ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY! So, I went. I met these 2 girls from ICT on my way to LT 50 and sat with them throughout the training. I WASTED MY TIME GG FOR THE TRAINING BECAUSE THE PERSON TEACH THE BASIC ONLY. T.T

I talked to Uncle Low kay hwa for the entire training. Seriously very boring. I didn't even make friends with my own coursemates. How sad. I took bus to JVS to take my certificate and year book and at the same time, had my lunch there. (:

Walked home and I almost died under the hot scorching sun.

Took a nap and woke up by JJ's call. LOVE SONG THE MUSICAL IS SHOWING ON 18APRIL! Uncle Calvin was stunned when I told him. HEHEHE.

The weather is freaking hot yesterday & today. My house was like sauna and I couldn't stop fanning myself even with my fan working at the highest speed. And finally it rained heavily this evening! :D

Hopefully I can catch 'Kidnapper' with May Sister tomorrow. :D

Signing off with 2 picture which I like..

Taken during Speech Day 2010. (: Thanks, Mr Wong.

Finally my holiday are here but ending in a few days time. All the best, everyone. Work hard in our next stage of life in Poly/ JC/ Private. (: