My little place to talk cock sing song…

Incidentally its the name of the movie i just saw and the status of my industrial training.

First off: - My Training
Well after numerous attempts at attending interviews, printing out resumes, and countless agonizing hours waiting for their replies… i got accepted and this time, i didn’t even have to go for an interview. Dr Sham called me yesterday morning saying that I’ve got accepted by Double Visions to undergo my training. He told me to come and take the offer letter they sent him, you couldn’t imagine how relief i felt. Most importantly the place is just near UTAR and they produce quality television shows…even Channel V which I’m extremely excited about.
Double Vision

Now on to the movie
The movie was actually released in August in the US but only came here 2 months after the release.
The story is basically about a graduating high school guy name Bartleby Gaines who is rejected by every single University he applied for. Facing the high expectations of his parents he decides to "set up" his own institution called "South Harmon Institute of Technology" - S.H.I.T for short. He and his rag-tag bunch of friends set up a website and turned an old abandoned mental institution into their "campus", The web page was done so well, that hundreds of students show up at the
front door, all of which were turned down by other colleges. Faced with
no choice, Bartleby decides to proceed with turning South Harmon into a
real college, and sets about figuring out what to teach and how to
teach it.
Nothing new here, its basically another underdog movie about "how society has set up a set of rules and those how does not fit in are considered rejects of society" type movie. Justin Long who plays Bartleby did a pretty decent job of portraying the underdog, he has this "boy next door" "loser" looks which fitted the role perfectly.
But the scene stealer in this movie has to belong to Uncle Ben played to brilliance by the ever so sarcastic Lewis Black of the Daily show fame - he "anti establishment" attitude is lifted directly off his own character in the daily show and it is in abundance in this movie.

Verdict:
3/5 - Funny and inspiring movie, though there are some non-sense here and there but i find it charming… it adds character to the feel of the movie. A fun movie to say the least.

I end this post with one of Uncle Ben’s Quote near the end of the movie.
"and do me a favor and enjoy your time here, you’ve got four years and those are the best years of your lives… and then… you’re FUCKED!"

Fuckin’ AYE !

Well… for the 3 of us (Me, GKK and Kang) that is. Wei Keong was in a very foul mood after that…lol.
The 4 of us took a day trip to Port Dickson yesterday… no, not for Sun, Sea and Sand. We went to Port Dickson for Go Carting !!!. A rather strange association, its like going to Pizzahut to eat burgers, Port Dickson and Go Carting just sounds strange.
We took off from PJ at around 9.30am after a short stop for breakfast at SS3, the entire journey from PJ to the Go Kart circuit took us around 1 and a half hours at 120 KM /H. The place looks exactly the same as the Xtreme Park in Sunway… but at a cheaper rate (8 laps - Rm15). We all did 24 laps around the small circuit, it was a barrel of fun and then some. Those little Go Karts, 1 look at them and 1 can assume that it won’t go fast, but can those little fellas go! on the straight you could feel the speed, and when you turn into a sharp turn… there is actually G-forces! It kindda felt like a miniature F1 car (to me at least). The steering on the little fellas were hard, really hard…turning was a real problem at first, but after all that you get used to it. Everyone was apprehensive to take corners at first, but after the first few laps… everybody was doing power slides on the hairpin… WE WERE DRIFTING !!!
At the end of the day, everyone was sweating, hair smelly from the helmets (which i doubt they’ve ever washed it), arms aching from the steering and having no real sense of reality anymore (Wei Keong: Wah, my car’s steering is suddenly so light !). But we had a hell of a time, and thats the most important thing… something we haven’t done for a while now.
However, the journey back is when Wei Keong’s nightmare started, there was traffic jams all the way back… everyone was hungry, thirsty and tired, you could understand Wei Keong’s mood after we were held up by jams in KL (everyone beside Wei Keong had a nap). After a 3 hour journey back, we stopped over at Harts Chicken buffet and stuffed ourselves.
Overall, it was a very very enjoyable holiday road trip.

Thanks Mr. Beh and Pik Gan for the comments. I was probably feeling really down that day, normally this kind of things won’t get me all worked up for nothing. Its true what my friends from high school said to me last week - "Don’t care whether you know how to write chinese or not… just tell them yes, then after you’ve secure the job… they won’t give a shit". I think sometimes i wear my pride on my sleeves, probably because i keep telling them i don’t know any mandarin, this phrase keep poping out from my mouth and the moment i utter those exact words… i could see the reaction from them… like if there was a button for "next please", they would have pressed that button right after i said it. I don’t want them to accept me for something whom i am not, and that in turn will have me thinking "if they don’t accept me for who i am, then fine" type of attitude.
I probably will have to bluff my way into interviews now, "but do it in a smart way" like my friend said - saying something like "my mandarin is kindda slow but i will try" - instead of a straight "my mandarin is poor" answer i usually give.
I guess saying "no" is a taboo in interviews, you’ll have to say no in the most indirect way possible… i’ve got to look for my thesaurus now.
Anyways, thanks for the comments, i’ll treat it as a form of positive criticism.

Well, 4 interviews gone, none wanted to accept me as a trainee. You could imagine the state of mind i’m in right now… confused, depressed, low on self esteem…etc.
It wasn’t suppose to end up like this, Dr. Sham called me yesterday telling me "Chi Keong, Mystic entertainment called me and they said they will be taking the 3 of you", my eyes lit up as i was hoping to undergo my training there, with or without those 2. It was a better choice for me as they deal in television program rather than that SMS crap the other company was offering me.
Guess what? Dr.Sham called me today, my heart nearly sank to the bottom, "Chi Keong, i’m sorry to tell you that Mystic doesn’t want you as they were going towards hiring the 2 girl BUT they thought might as well take you in as well, now that the 2 girls got other offers, they rejected you."
Now i don’t mind getting rejected, as i’ve said tons of times… that particular phrase "Mystic doesn’t want you as they were going towards hiring the 2 girl BUT they thought might as well take you in as well" shred every single ounce of my ego, pride and dignity to piece… i lay on the bed thinking about whether i’ve made any mistakes in not securing a place, what i might have said that might belittle my chances, still i can’t get my head around it.
I’m hoping this week goes by fast, i just want to go out and enjoy myself and get my mind off it. Mind you i’m not always this bitchy.

I’m starting a new category here - brilliant songs from the past
heard this while watching "Clerks 2" yesterday… reminded me of high school actually, and how the talentless bunch of scout seniors butchered it during camp fire.

Soul Asylum - Misery

They say misery loves company
We could start a company and make misery

Frustrated, incorporated
Well i know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you’d pay to see

Put me out of my misery
I’d do it for you, would you do it for me
We will always be busy making misery

We could build a factory and make misery
We’ll create the cure; we made the disease

Frustrated, incorporated
Frustrated, incorporated
Well i know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you’d pay to feel

Put me out of my misery
All you suicide kings and you drama queens
Forever after happily, making misery

Did you satisfy your greed, get what you need
Was it only envy, so empty

Frustrated, incorporated
Frustrated, incorporated

Frustrated, incorporated (put me out of my misery)
Frustrated, incorporated (i’d do it for you, would you do it for me)
Frustrated, incorporated (forever after happily)
Frustrated, incorporated (making misery)
Etc…

Fuckin’ Aye !

A clip from the absolutely fuckin’ brilliant movie "Clerks 2"… exactly what i thought of LOTR, and there’s only 1 trilogy … Star Wars

LOTR VS STAR WARS

Wow, like a blink of an eye, 2 of the most turbulent weeks of my life as finally gone by. 2 whole weeks of non-stop filming and editing does take a toll on your health if your not ready for it, i’ve been having sleepless night and is kindda feeling the effects of it. Been having migraines since friday but its beginning to lose its effect now, before today my head felt like being scrambled by a jackhammer… constantly pounding non-stop. Still with work to finish, i’ve to ignore the pain and work through it.
but after friday’s presentation of the Multimedia assignments, it felt good… knowing that all the hard work did pay-off. I’m looking to catch up on the latest movie that i’ve missed during the assignment period.
What did i learn from the 2 weeks… well, prolly a lesson that will stick to me for the rest of my life. Learn to communicate, no matter who they are or how highly you think of them, once someone misunderstand something you’ve said and keep it all to themselves… the result can fuck up your plans. Now i know not everyone can do everything in a carefree manner like i do, so when i go around saying stuff like "aiyah, don’t worry lah… its just an assignment", its not saying i don’t care… its saying that there are more important things than an assignment… like friendship, i’m not a maverick… i need capable friends to help me achieve where i want to go and when you’re in College or University or any other place, its better to make friends than to make enemies, when you’ve got a friendly atmosphere while doing an assignment, it gets done faster. I’ve also learn to accept people’s idea… even when it sounds really stupid, but as a whole when everyone accepts it… you’ll just have to make do (but of course add some of your own creativity in it).
So there, a confession of a man who has no idea what was going on or is still going on.
Confused? Try swapping places with me.

Haih, my stock intel CPU fan that bloody costed me RM60 bucks only lasted 2 months, all it took was a gentle kick from me and then it went KAPUT !
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The remains of the unlucky fella.

So when hunting for a cheap fan around PJ, i noticed 1 thing particularly iritating about PC shops in PJ… they sell crap. Rows and rows of shop selling printer ink, A4 paper (WTF?), CDs, DVDs, pirated games, keyboard, mouse… etc etc, but nothing useful like a fan.
So as usual, had to pay a visit to uncle LOW, thought of getting something cheap again. To my suprise, my chipset has gone outdated, cannot find the right socket for the bugger, this only being 2 months ago when there were literally mountains of stock fans for my chipset. I dare not imagine what the guys there will introduce me to, but being computer dumb… i had no other choice.
guess what the friendly salesman introduce… a COOLER MASTER HYPER 48 !!!
i have no idea what it is but 1 look at the box and instantly POW… i know its gonna cost me.
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BIG ! looks like a hot rod engine.

Now this RM165 monster resides inside my CPU, i can’t even lift the cpu with 1 hand now.
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If this goes KAPUT… then i’ll say hello to a new girlfriend.

Just took a screenshot of IMDB.com

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i knew the Tun was powerful… but not this powerful.

Well, finally got the confirmation from my course tutor Dr. Sham, i got rejected by 8TV. Just like a cager going for a lay up… then gets rejected by the big ass Ben Wallace like center, my automatic response was "oooooooo". I’m not a even abit sad by this… not at all, in fact i’m pretty happy about it because it got me another interview with RED 104.9, the place i originally wanted to undergo my internship, and its a radio station. Its just the fact that i am the only 1 rejected, "you’re the unlucky one , you’re the only 1 rejected" those were the exactly the words from Dr. Sham’s mouth, i kindda suspected that they wanted me to be in the chinese section instead of the department they were gonna sent me to - urban content… bloody hell i couldda been best friends with Marion Caunter!!! heck even the 2 girls that were late got the job, that pretty much says it all. Guess i’m just being abit emo today. Now, lets hope i nail this interview, and hope that they pick christina. TINA !!! GAMBATTE!