Professional artiste and artist...
Most of you should know that I'm a percussionist, that explains the artiste part... Soon, I'll be a professional artist as well...
Last week, I received a call asking if I applied for a Software Engineer job at 'S' company... She then asked me to go for an interview on Friday morning... Though I did not like the job of a Software Engineer, I thought I should still go just for the experience; haven't gone for any interviews before...
The interview wasn't as nerve wrecking as I thought it would be; its simpler than I expected... They asked me lots of theory questions that I couldn't answer, so I was surprised when they called me later in the evening to inform me of the second interview... (Are interviews all so easy?!?) I was told to prepare my portfolio - the website that I mentioned in my resume...
So I prepared my portfolio as ordered... Somehow, hearing the term portfolio made me prepare my drawings as well... I saved the scans and website in a CD and brought my drawings along... On the way there, I suddenly remembered that I'm applying for an IT job; a website would have some link though minimal, but drawings? What was I thinking?!? When I reached, I had some time to prepare myself as the interviewer would be late... I kept my drawings aside first, preparing to show only my website...
When the interviewer came in, he asked if I'm applying for some multimedia kind of job... I said, "No, I'm applying for the post of Software Engineer." On the application form in his hands, I can clearly see that I wrote Software Engineer... Then he asked to see my website, at the same time asking me if I played computer games... Ha!!! What computer game haven't I played before?!?
Seeing that I wrote drawing as one of my skills on the resume, he asked if I have any samples of my drawings... HaHa!!! I have!!! And I showed him my drawings... It was then that he told me the company needed people to do the graphical parts of the programs; engineers don't know nuts about aesthetics... My eyes lit up at that moment, "Is this really happening?!?" I'm gonna be doing what I really wanted to do!!!
2 years back, I blogged about my ambitions just after my first paper... Now that I'm getting a job in the same field, I'm one big step closer to my second ambition!!! I had planned to do such work after my Master's degree where I'll concentrate on this field, never would I had dreamed that my first job would be so close to what I've always wanted...
So... I'll be starting work on 1st July, as a professional artist... Haha... The net worth of my hands are gonna be increased by 300%; aren't worth much as a lowly musician now... Guess SIM's lectures are good for one thing or the other... If not for the boring lectures, I wouldn't had started drawing just to keep myself awake...
Do I still need a good degree then? Of course!!! Its for my personal satisfaction, I can't forget that I had wanted and still want a First Class Honours...
Monday 23 April 2007
Monday 16 April 2007
鼻窦炎
Die and be free of pain or live and fight your sorrow...
My sinuses have act up again... It seldom happens, but when it does it is damn irritating... The headache makes it difficult to get any work done... Its not at if I'm being very productive before; but now its worse...
Yesterday was Weida's birthday, and we had a BBQ celebration the night before... It was quite alright I guess... Probably the best part was discussing the business plans with Weida, then with our "future employee"... The fire was very strong, some very good charcoal was used... My fingers got cooked while trying to BBQ the stuff and roast marshmallows... This is where the problem begins I think...
I had a performance on Sunday morning, the usual stuff with the addition of "Matsuri" by Kitaro... My fingers must have been damaged from the previous day such that it was too dry and blistered easily... The Ethnic Fusion part was perfect, at least for my part that is... The problem was with "Matsuri", with only 2 practice sessions, I know it will definitely be a disaster before we even start... With a blister at hand (pun intended), I can only try my best not to mess everything up... After so many years of experience in pretending, its easy for me to cover my own mistakes; insiders can still see that I'm making a mistake even though they can't hear it...
Not everyone is as good at covering up their own mistakes though, so the performance ended badly... We screwed up big time, and its bad that we're in the territory of a significant, irritating rival band... Oh well, things could get worse...
For now, I'm doing my project, or at least supposed to be doing it... Let me go back to it then...
P.S.: I think I'm very much a perfectionist though...
My sinuses have act up again... It seldom happens, but when it does it is damn irritating... The headache makes it difficult to get any work done... Its not at if I'm being very productive before; but now its worse...
Yesterday was Weida's birthday, and we had a BBQ celebration the night before... It was quite alright I guess... Probably the best part was discussing the business plans with Weida, then with our "future employee"... The fire was very strong, some very good charcoal was used... My fingers got cooked while trying to BBQ the stuff and roast marshmallows... This is where the problem begins I think...
I had a performance on Sunday morning, the usual stuff with the addition of "Matsuri" by Kitaro... My fingers must have been damaged from the previous day such that it was too dry and blistered easily... The Ethnic Fusion part was perfect, at least for my part that is... The problem was with "Matsuri", with only 2 practice sessions, I know it will definitely be a disaster before we even start... With a blister at hand (pun intended), I can only try my best not to mess everything up... After so many years of experience in pretending, its easy for me to cover my own mistakes; insiders can still see that I'm making a mistake even though they can't hear it...
Not everyone is as good at covering up their own mistakes though, so the performance ended badly... We screwed up big time, and its bad that we're in the territory of a significant, irritating rival band... Oh well, things could get worse...
For now, I'm doing my project, or at least supposed to be doing it... Let me go back to it then...
| You Are 56% Perfectionist |
 No one would call you a perfectionist, but you definitely have a side of you that strives to be perfect. Try to see your mistakes as learning experiences, and don't be so hard on yourself when you screw up! |
P.S.: I think I'm very much a perfectionist though...
Sunday 8 April 2007
動機
Beware the man without motive...
These two days made me realised some important things about myself, coincidentally, I think it all roots down to the same incident... I've never stopped to think about what others think about me; ever since several years ago, I only live true to myself...
Few years back, I promised myself not to lie unless necessary; lying to get myself out of trouble is not what I consider necessary... Ever since then, I started to not think about how others view me; if I want to say the truth, I can't always be the good guy...
Then things start to evolve... In order not to put myself in a position where I have to choose between lying or the unpleasant truth, I started to become aware of what I say... I hold back when speaking so that conversations will not lead towards a direction I do not want it to... Maybe it's the controlling of the conversation, or the holding back of words that give others the impression that I have some ulterior motives...
Thinking back on the way I speak, I feel its irritating as well... Want to speak, don't want to speak; sentences that never completes, I wonder why I still have any friend at all...
As to ulterior motives, I guess everyone has them... My motives to get close to anyone? Its either "something that they can do for me" or "something that I can do for them"... Once this initial motive is complete, I'll usually slack off; whatever happens next is just fate and coincidence... Then again, maybe not all are like that... I guess there IS one ultimate motive if I still bother to talk to you at all; if one day I'm lonely, at least there is someone I can talk to...
Well, that sums up my reply for Cherlynn... As to what is my initial motive for getting close to you, you'll have to ask me personally...
Don't know where to keep this, so I'll just post it here... My current favourite song from my current favourite artiste...
"Good-Bye Days" by YUI
だからいま 会いにゆく そう決めたんだ
dakara ima ai ni yuku sou kimetanda
I want you to listen to this song from my pocket
ポケットの この曲を 君に聴かせたい
poketto no kono kyoku wo kimi ni kikasetai
that's why I decided to go and see you
そっとヴォリュームを上げて 確かめてみたよ
sotto voryuumu wo agete tashikamete mita yo
I tried to softly turn up the volume to make sure that it was just right
oh Good-bye days いま 変わる気がする 昨日までに so long
OH GOOD BYE DAYS ima kawaru ki ga suru kinou made ni SO LONG
oh goodbye days, for until yesterday it had been unchanging for so long
かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから
kakko yokunai yasashisa ga soba ni aru kara
but now, I have a feeling that things will change; for your kindness is nearby
～with you
~WITH YOU
I'm with you
片方の イヤフォンを 君に渡す
katahou no earphone wo kimi ni watasu
passing the other half of the earphones to you
ゆっくりと 流れ込む この瞬間
yukkuri to nagare komu kono shunkan
together, it slowly pours forth; this moment.
うまく愛せていますか? たまに迷うけど
umaku aisete imasu ka? tama ni mayou kedo
do I show you enough love? because I sometimes get confused
oh Good-bye days いま 変わり始めた 胸の奥 alright
OH GOOD BYE DAYS ima kawari hajimeta mune no oku ALL RIGHT
oh goodbye days, now, it's begun to change deep in my heart ~ ALL RIGHT
かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから
kakko yokunai yasashisa ga soba ni aru kara
because your gentleness is nearby
～with you
~WITH YOU
I'm with you
できれば 悲しい 想いなんてしたくない
dekireba kanashii omoi nante shitakunai
if it could be done, I don't want to have to feel sadness
でもやってくるでしょ?
demo yatte kuru deshou?
yet, it always seems to come somehow, doesn't it?
そのとき 笑顔で Yeah hello!! my friend なんてさ
sono toki egao de YEAH HELLO! MY FRIEND nantesa
when that time comes, with a smile if I could say something like
言えたならいいのに…
ieta nara ii noni...
"Yeah hello! my friend", it would be ok...
同じ唄を 口ずさむ時 そばにいて I wish
onaji uta wo kuchi zusamu toki soba ni ite I WISH
when I hum that same song, I wish you were nearby
かっこよくない優しさに会えてよかったよ
kakko yokunai yasashisa ni aete yokatta yo
I'm glad that I met you and felt your kindness
…Good-bye days
…Good-bye days
…Good-bye days
Taken from Vllasko.com
These two days made me realised some important things about myself, coincidentally, I think it all roots down to the same incident... I've never stopped to think about what others think about me; ever since several years ago, I only live true to myself...
Few years back, I promised myself not to lie unless necessary; lying to get myself out of trouble is not what I consider necessary... Ever since then, I started to not think about how others view me; if I want to say the truth, I can't always be the good guy...
Then things start to evolve... In order not to put myself in a position where I have to choose between lying or the unpleasant truth, I started to become aware of what I say... I hold back when speaking so that conversations will not lead towards a direction I do not want it to... Maybe it's the controlling of the conversation, or the holding back of words that give others the impression that I have some ulterior motives...
Thinking back on the way I speak, I feel its irritating as well... Want to speak, don't want to speak; sentences that never completes, I wonder why I still have any friend at all...
As to ulterior motives, I guess everyone has them... My motives to get close to anyone? Its either "something that they can do for me" or "something that I can do for them"... Once this initial motive is complete, I'll usually slack off; whatever happens next is just fate and coincidence... Then again, maybe not all are like that... I guess there IS one ultimate motive if I still bother to talk to you at all; if one day I'm lonely, at least there is someone I can talk to...
Well, that sums up my reply for Cherlynn... As to what is my initial motive for getting close to you, you'll have to ask me personally...
Don't know where to keep this, so I'll just post it here... My current favourite song from my current favourite artiste...
"Good-Bye Days" by YUI
だからいま 会いにゆく そう決めたんだ
dakara ima ai ni yuku sou kimetanda
I want you to listen to this song from my pocket
ポケットの この曲を 君に聴かせたい
poketto no kono kyoku wo kimi ni kikasetai
that's why I decided to go and see you
そっとヴォリュームを上げて 確かめてみたよ
sotto voryuumu wo agete tashikamete mita yo
I tried to softly turn up the volume to make sure that it was just right
oh Good-bye days いま 変わる気がする 昨日までに so long
OH GOOD BYE DAYS ima kawaru ki ga suru kinou made ni SO LONG
oh goodbye days, for until yesterday it had been unchanging for so long
かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから
kakko yokunai yasashisa ga soba ni aru kara
but now, I have a feeling that things will change; for your kindness is nearby
～with you
~WITH YOU
I'm with you
片方の イヤフォンを 君に渡す
katahou no earphone wo kimi ni watasu
passing the other half of the earphones to you
ゆっくりと 流れ込む この瞬間
yukkuri to nagare komu kono shunkan
together, it slowly pours forth; this moment.
うまく愛せていますか? たまに迷うけど
umaku aisete imasu ka? tama ni mayou kedo
do I show you enough love? because I sometimes get confused
oh Good-bye days いま 変わり始めた 胸の奥 alright
OH GOOD BYE DAYS ima kawari hajimeta mune no oku ALL RIGHT
oh goodbye days, now, it's begun to change deep in my heart ~ ALL RIGHT
かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから
kakko yokunai yasashisa ga soba ni aru kara
because your gentleness is nearby
～with you
~WITH YOU
I'm with you
できれば 悲しい 想いなんてしたくない
dekireba kanashii omoi nante shitakunai
if it could be done, I don't want to have to feel sadness
でもやってくるでしょ?
demo yatte kuru deshou?
yet, it always seems to come somehow, doesn't it?
そのとき 笑顔で Yeah hello!! my friend なんてさ
sono toki egao de YEAH HELLO! MY FRIEND nantesa
when that time comes, with a smile if I could say something like
言えたならいいのに…
ieta nara ii noni...
"Yeah hello! my friend", it would be ok...
同じ唄を 口ずさむ時 そばにいて I wish
onaji uta wo kuchi zusamu toki soba ni ite I WISH
when I hum that same song, I wish you were nearby
かっこよくない優しさに会えてよかったよ
kakko yokunai yasashisa ni aete yokatta yo
I'm glad that I met you and felt your kindness
…Good-bye days
…Good-bye days
…Good-bye days
Taken from Vllasko.com
Friday 6 April 2007
四月
The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year...
April 2007
This month is going to be hectic... My future more or less depends on how I prioritize and execute my to-do list... I have 3 more assignments due on Monday, and a major project that has to be handed up next month... If I focus only on my project, I'll have no time to study for my exams which is next month as well...
Planning is one thing, executing it is another... Being a great procrastinator, its quite impossible for me to finish anything on my own... I really need someone to constantly watch over me and remind me what I need to do; this or I can find my goal in life... If I have a goal, I'll do anything it takes to accomplish it, that is my way of life... Friends call me determined, but they actually meant stubborn...
I don't see any chance of a goal popping up anytime soon, so I can only hope there'll be someone to force me onto the right track...
My parents are back this morning, but they'll be off to Penang coming Monday to visit my brother... This time they're taking the car with them; no food, no car, no one to wash my clothes...
April 2007
This month is going to be hectic... My future more or less depends on how I prioritize and execute my to-do list... I have 3 more assignments due on Monday, and a major project that has to be handed up next month... If I focus only on my project, I'll have no time to study for my exams which is next month as well...
Planning is one thing, executing it is another... Being a great procrastinator, its quite impossible for me to finish anything on my own... I really need someone to constantly watch over me and remind me what I need to do; this or I can find my goal in life... If I have a goal, I'll do anything it takes to accomplish it, that is my way of life... Friends call me determined, but they actually meant stubborn...
I don't see any chance of a goal popping up anytime soon, so I can only hope there'll be someone to force me onto the right track...
My parents are back this morning, but they'll be off to Penang coming Monday to visit my brother... This time they're taking the car with them; no food, no car, no one to wash my clothes...
Thursday 5 April 2007
睡醒
Party like there's no tomorrow... Then when you wake up the next morning, you'll be surprised!!!
Just woke up after a 12 hours sleep; feels so good to be able to sleep for as long as you want when you're tired... Sometimes, I feel that being able to sleep on forever is the best thing in life... Then again, there are lots of things that I want to do in life, achieving that would be more satisfying than sleeping...
After a 3 days 2 nights chalet, I was burnt out... Its supposed to be a time to relax, free ourselves from the examination pressures, the mental stress, but the physical tiredness wasn't any much lesser... It was tiring, but it was fun... Every bit of energy used was having fun, including the strenuous workout I had on the last night...
The bowling we had on the last day was excellent, I managed to bowl one of my best scores on a first game!!! Not sure if its because I was too tired to think too much into it or the pressure from those staring at my butt... I don't remember getting too much strikes or spares; it's amazing how the score can be so high...
Got a bad news when I picked up my sister, my parents are coming back tonight... No more sleeping late, no more peace and tranquility, and worst of all, no more car!!! Not sure if I'm even able to drive in the weekends... Haizz... Oh well... At least there's no more days where I wonder if I have anything to eat in the afternoon or what to eat for dinner... Clothes will be a lot cleaner too...
The flowers in the balcony might be happier too.. Why might? Cause every time my mum goes away, the plants will go through an irregular cycle of water and no water... They're almost only watered when they're on the brink of death... Amazingly, the flowers still bloom (except for the chrysanthemum which would probably die within the next few days) and the leaves are greener then before...
Life would be back to normal soon... Though I like the life now, its not the best for me... I should focus on the more important things in life after this holiday in my life... Other than the great improvement in my driving skills, I haven't learnt anything this one month plus... Some people told me I'm becoming too childish... Do I become childish only when my mum is not around? What am I trying to prove to them?
Just woke up after a 12 hours sleep; feels so good to be able to sleep for as long as you want when you're tired... Sometimes, I feel that being able to sleep on forever is the best thing in life... Then again, there are lots of things that I want to do in life, achieving that would be more satisfying than sleeping...
After a 3 days 2 nights chalet, I was burnt out... Its supposed to be a time to relax, free ourselves from the examination pressures, the mental stress, but the physical tiredness wasn't any much lesser... It was tiring, but it was fun... Every bit of energy used was having fun, including the strenuous workout I had on the last night...
The bowling we had on the last day was excellent, I managed to bowl one of my best scores on a first game!!! Not sure if its because I was too tired to think too much into it or the pressure from those staring at my butt... I don't remember getting too much strikes or spares; it's amazing how the score can be so high...
Got a bad news when I picked up my sister, my parents are coming back tonight... No more sleeping late, no more peace and tranquility, and worst of all, no more car!!! Not sure if I'm even able to drive in the weekends... Haizz... Oh well... At least there's no more days where I wonder if I have anything to eat in the afternoon or what to eat for dinner... Clothes will be a lot cleaner too...
The flowers in the balcony might be happier too.. Why might? Cause every time my mum goes away, the plants will go through an irregular cycle of water and no water... They're almost only watered when they're on the brink of death... Amazingly, the flowers still bloom (except for the chrysanthemum which would probably die within the next few days) and the leaves are greener then before...
Life would be back to normal soon... Though I like the life now, its not the best for me... I should focus on the more important things in life after this holiday in my life... Other than the great improvement in my driving skills, I haven't learnt anything this one month plus... Some people told me I'm becoming too childish... Do I become childish only when my mum is not around? What am I trying to prove to them?
Sunday 1 April 2007
酒醒
The easiest way to avoid a hangover is to just stay drunk...
Yesterday was the first time I vomited after drinking... I had a ¾ mug filled with Hennessy, then topped it up with ice to the brim... All this finished in under 10 mins!!! Its quite scary to even think about it, I wonder what made me did it in the first place...
What made me vomit wasn't the drink, it was the circling around the pole that did the final blow... Remind me not to do it again... Unless if there's some reward in it of course...
Oh, and I didn't have a hangover... Guess I've vomited out most of the alcohol already...
Yesterday was the first time I vomited after drinking... I had a ¾ mug filled with Hennessy, then topped it up with ice to the brim... All this finished in under 10 mins!!! Its quite scary to even think about it, I wonder what made me did it in the first place...
What made me vomit wasn't the drink, it was the circling around the pole that did the final blow... Remind me not to do it again... Unless if there's some reward in it of course...
Oh, and I didn't have a hangover... Guess I've vomited out most of the alcohol already...
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