YWednesday, September 06, 2006
random tuestday
1. i realised i sent a blank email to my professor, and the advert run by MSN below the list of attached files was "find ur perfect match at truematch.com" or something like that. i felt like killing myself.
2. needless to say, it took me a while before i devised a way to prevent any misunderstanding it felt as if god was mocking me. thank god the professor took it lightly; thank god he knew i wasnt up to mischief.
3. i went to town alone. almost everyone i knew was either at work or in uni. but it's still quite ok. besides, i had personal stuff to get myself.
4. i got approached by 2 separate talent agencies within a span of 3 minutes. i turned both down pretty easily. boy am i glad ive finally discovered the magic sentence to say so that they will immediately let me go. im not interested in modelling and of course i know where i stand in terms of looks. there's no way i can compete with denise keller. and i HATE being in front of the camera.
but saying "im not interested", no matter how frank an answer, is not strong enough a reason to reject them; most "talent scouts" ive bumped into were very pushy. (i really suspect they just want so called 'fresh faces' to sign up for their modelling and make up classes and portfolio creation and what not).
here's the line that will work wonders at warding off those "evil pests"... just tell them, "im sorry but i dont live here". you'll be surprised: it works. that's cos they need you to be in singapore when they want you to either do assignments or go for their classes.
it's disgusting that the industry seems so hungry for new people that they just pick anyone on the streets (some agencies play sneaky games to earn profits from model wannabes). but if you wanna be spotted and wish to take advantage of the industry players' "grave need to find new faces", just take a walk down orchard road. nonetheless, exercise caution when dealing with them.
5. sigh. i'll be working at IRAS on friday i.e. day after tmr. just kinda shagged lately. working at NUS is ok. the workload manageable, environment warm and comfy. the only sad thing was waking up at 6 each morning when i sleep at only one plus or two plus. i can toss and turn for hours. so sleep deprived.
6. im upset with my lil sis. she usef my phone and because there wasnt enough space for her to receive messages, she deleted some messages in my phone. as if that's not bad enough, those she deleted happened to be meaningful words from important people. irritating but life is like that. there are many precious things we cant take with us forever. also, there are many things that are gone before we even learnt how to appreciate it.
besides friends family gifts and talents, time is one thing that i just dont know well enough to appreciate. it slips past so stealthily without us even knowing. we look at the clock but it never really occured to us where does lost time go.
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