Safe in a crazy world

Its been a busy but satisfying weekend.

Met maddy and kris at AMkHub.
Had dinner at Ichiban Sushi... yummy..
Den head to Neebo cafe.. (i think that's the name) beside the cinema.
Just slack.. talk
I like that!!! =)

I hope everyone will be happy!
Work is always stressful but we will survive!
Always be stubborn with the things u believe.









Today, went window shopping with ah ming. Bought 10 masks for $39.90 from face shop.
Cos my complexion is very bad lately.. need some TLC. hahaa
Went to play the basketball thingy at the arcade.
Its a dollar per game.. everything so ex nowadays.. shitty!
But its great to "fa xie" and tone ur arms.. lol

Headed down to the Padang for some media conference for F1.
Pete , Ed and i decided to make it there to gather some info for our infographics.
I didnt get much cos i can really hear and had a hard time understanding the italian english slang the designer is using. haha
But i like the sound of an italian speaking english accent.
Anyway its a great experience, seeing reporters and the media hovering over the guy with mics and video-recorder and voice recorders. Like what we always see on the TV.

I also managed to get pics of the Mclaren that will be featuring tmr.
We also manged to talk to the mechanics..
One of them was quite cute!!! sweet....








After that I headed down to Yio chu kang for ah Ming fren's child one yr bday.
saw ah guan and roy there.. And others but not really that close.. so dunno what to say.
Im not a person who can chat with pple i dunno.. i just dunno what to say.
I wonder how some pple can be so comforatble around strangers..
I wana be like that too.

Super tired liao.. yawn...

NAKED MAN IN THE OFFICE

Yes yes its true!!!

I was surfing the net when someone said, "Wah, naked man lei!"
I was like wat!!!!!!!!!??
I turned and saw an ang mah man with a toy snake around his neck, and wearing NOthing except a cloth tied like a g-string. (A rather thick G-string la).

Guess why he's here!! lol
He's actually the managing director of this company promoting a new drink.
Its a carbonated apple juice drink that uses 7 or 9 (i forgot) types of green apples.
It taste really refreshing.
His Marketing strategy behind is----Why advertising in the papers and waste money?
Just go straight to the press and promote it to the writers.
Dressed liked that, I'm sure its news-worthy! lol

Anyway he's dressed like that because he's trying to be ADAM, as in adam and eve.. and apple..
Get the link?
hahaha
He's damn funny.. With his 2 lady assistants.
Very daring i must say!
I dun think a singaporean will ever do that.

My name will be in MyPaper

yes it will be in the papers...
Tho' very tiny.. hahaha

its actually a graphic chart comparing the local universities' efforts in advertising for freshmen.
I spent the whole day on it.
When Pete ask me to put my byline at the end.. i was surprised..
Can i put my name? Cos normally we put the source of the info we got from.
But this time i gotta put my name! Yippee..

anyway.. this is a 3/4 page graphic.
I have to be working on bigger info graphics for next month's papers.
Maybe i shall be doing something on the F1 racing craze now..
But dunno where to start.

Unlike the writers and editors I'm not really a story person. Im not good woth words so i cant really contribute any stories..
But I'm gald to be able to do some infographics, illustrations that are more interesting visually, to tell a story.

Im off on thursday!

Pete is on leave from today till tuesday..
Ed and I were left on our own.
Pretty crazy but we managed.
Ed was really nice too, to offer me a new optical mouse.
Its with orange light! Cool

Felix, the boss is really patient. Im surprised he didnt get irritated when i was super blur at times. He doesn't hover over me to rush the work. Im glad for that!
Though he sounds angry but its he's normal tone of voice. so i guess he isn't.. lol i hope.
He guided me on the layout and stuff.

If u happen to read MyPaper, I did a page in the Money section.
Its a graphic showing US dollar notes dropping, falling down the page.
Its looks ok in the end when printed.. surprisingly! lol

Lets hope tmr will go back peacefully..
Dun throw us stuff we cant handle!

I got the urge to shop!!
wana buy pants, tops, dress, skirts for work and heels!

Yesterday I bought a dress at DANO for $23. On sale! At AMK hub.
Original price: $69.90!!
SO happy! lol

I DID MY 1ST CHART TODAY!

Today i did my 1st chart on MyPaper.
Its a chart on what pple buy online in Singapore and SEA.

The challenge of the job everyday is..........
U do not know what work u are gona get today.
There may be a chart, a map or watever!

And u slack til 3plus 4 til work starts coming in.
Its good and bad...
Cos u get super nervous when the job comes in late and u need to do some major stuff like maps and graphs.
Its not easy.

U really do get the adrenaline rush!
But i feel it pushes u to think fast, come up with concepts and ideas, get it done up on the PC and print it out for approval.
Im training to work like the bullet-train!

im really glad to be working with Pete and Ed.
Pete taught me alot within this short period.
I hope he doesn't leave so soon.
Ed is great! he's a great help when im in rush and in a total lost.

The subs, editors and layout guys are great too..
A relaxed, funny bunch of pple.
Im just glad to be in a great team.

Glad

Today was 2nd day at work..
Its weird working on a Sunday but it makes the working week seems shorter.
hehee

Today i spent the whole day doing the map of malaysia regarding the election.
Im slow cos i gettin the hang of designing again after few mths of not touching Illustrator.
But luckily, today wasn't that busy.
Im super glad the guys are straggling me to speed up.
They are giving me time to work my way thru i guess.
If not i'm gona be so stress.

But today i learnt...
After doing the long, hard way of designing, I realized there are short-cuts.
Mistakes are made.. But i have learnt to do the easy way the next time.
There are differents to get the same things done, more efficient.
And im learning them day by day.

Im grateful for them teaching me.

Lets Hope tmr will be a better day!!
Get things done faster.. And with quality.

New Job

I finally got a job.
Its at SPH as an Artist for MyPaper.
Its mainly doing info graphics and graphics for headlines.
Its a new experience especially at a place where your work can be seen the very next day.

Im glad im not the only new gal in the department.
There's also a writer, Dawn and a sub-editor, Joanne.
I'm really glad to have them with me.
They focus mainly on the copy and stories while i do the graphics.

The ST (straits times) office is huge. The whole SPH is huge. I have lost my way a few times. But im getting the hang of the place.
MyPaper dept sit within the ST office in a corner.
Its still a pretty young paper, so we gotta bear with it for a few months before we are shifted to a bigger area.

My art dept consists of me, Ed and Peter Williams.
Peter is formerly from ST but is now working under MyPaper as art editor.
He actually design the look and style of MyPaper. Impressive.
Ed just transfer from ST. He used to do the pagination of the paper but now does the same stuff as me.
Glad there's someone i could work with.

Now 3 of us are cramped into a 2-desk area space.
And Joanne is seated opposite me.
Cramp but cozy i guess.. lol

Its a new environment, new experience. Im actually pretty excited.
Im glad to be working.
I feel like there a goal in life. There's something i can work towards to.
Another stage in life is beginning.

Im working now, Im getting paid.
I've got debts to pay off, things to buy...
Ive gotta get some office clothes to wear to work everyday.

Im happy with the working hrs. 2-10pm from sundays to thurs.
I can sleep in late!!!!!!!!!
That's the best part!

Anyway, i hope everything goes well in this new job.
I hope i could be up to their standard.
All the best to me!