Posting

Oh dear.
It has been a while since I posted something.
I just do not have the concentration to sit down and type lengthy post.
Everytime I make myself to do it, ends up with nothing to write about.

It is 8.42 in the morning. I just woke up and is going to prepare to go to school.
I am just feeling a bit bored and here I am blogging.

IT is raining once again, a day ago it was. This is going to be the raining week, and I would presume that it is the freezing week as well.

More clothes, more layers, I will.

Nothing much to say.

Sayonara.

Assignments and Project

First Week

It was all about Camera Test. We are given a chance or rather a proper lesson for us to get used to the kind of cameras we will be using for our project the following week. These camera are the kind which are pretty large, not the normal tiny ones where people used them for capturing during holidays. It is pretty complicated I reckon, you have do deal with the white balance, aperture, the zoom, colour bars and tones, the DV tapes, and making sure everything goes smoothly during the shoot.

Second Week

In pairs, we are supposed to film a 1.5 minutes video which has a conflicting theme, for example, noisy and quiet. My pair, me and Joe, did Danger versus Safety. Each part is equally split into half, thus 45 seconds for each notion. It went pretty well, but there were some shots which are out of focus, and there is a problem with the very last scene which involved a glitch of blank frame. During the screening of our film, there were some positive reviews, so I think it was done relatively okay. I would say our video is very different, as our scenes mostly involved with people, while the rest of the groups filmed non-living things and were mostly the same stuffs. A plus point is that our film has some humour in it. Oh well, the focus is not the content, but rather the shots that you capture.

Third Week

In groups of five, we were supposed to film using a 16mm film camera with 100 feet of film, which would give us around 3 minutes I think. Yes, film. Not digital film. This mini gadget were used in the past, it is annoying yet cool. There is no chance for us to review what we shoot until we get into the editing room. The theme for this film is to shoot a person following another person, with a story attached to it. Our topic was 'Stalker', pretty self explanatory though. Anyway, the main aim of this film was to ensure we follow the 'do not cross the line' rule, also known as the '180 degree' rule as well as the 'rule of third', which basically is about shooting the characters at the correct angle and placing them at the correct position, so as to not confuse the audience. It was pretty successful, I would say.

16mm filming A-B : Stalker!

16mm Filming general story


the making of 16mm filming

weeks with proper lessons

There you go, weeks with proper lessons!

Basically, these are what we do every week which is quite routine.
Monday- CMCnC - Critical Media Concepts and Contexts - Quite Boring Indeed
- Project Launch - Launch the project of the week.
Tueday- Photo/Video Lecture - Very Physics kind of lecture.
Wednesday - Filming our project
Thursday- CMCnC again.
Friday- Private Tutorial and Film Screening.

Well, it is pretty much quite relaxing, and there is a lot of time for everything.
So, it is good!

Fresher's Week.

It has been a week since I came to UK, this week is also known as the fresher's week or induction week. Well....a few words to sum up, fun, crazy.

This is what we called Uni Life. For the past few days, I have been meeting with lots of ppl. lots and lots of ppl. went out to pubs and clubs. drink and dance. crazy here and there.

OMG.

I have done lots of things that i have never done before. and i really think that it is crazy.
well, im suppose to have fun for the fresher's week right?
crazy in the first week is well enough. i have three more years here, and im jus gonna split the craziness into three years.

stories are long. so i wont be posting here. if u're interested, skype me or msn me or fb message me. if im willing to tell, i will tell. lols...


at least i tasted whats a crazy life is. i m gonna stop.

First Night Party

We have our first night party, and I would say it was awesome! I met quite a lot of new friends, and hope to know more. Well, at least now, I am looking forward to meet my new roommate! The beers here is like so cheap. One big glass of beer costs 2.40pounds which is around RM12. Totally worth more if compared to Malaysia. And I just can't believe that, 2 glasses of that had already made me half dead. lols.

ciaox.

Settled down (at least)

It was really a long trip, not to mention that the flight is 14 hours long. Time seems very slow during the flight to Stansted from Kuala Lumpur, but I am glad that I have reached here safely. Reaching the airport does not close the story, what's interesting and challenging are those that follows after landing. I took 2 hours to cross the UK border. Then, only came out where the check-ins are being held, which by the time is already 6++pm local time. The day I reached UK is 17th September 2010, Friday, but my accommodation starts 18th September 2010, Saturday. If I were to travel directly to where I am staying, it would be late, and it is very difficult to search for accommodation at that point of time. Thus, I have decided to stay over a night in the airport, and there you go, uncomfortable night, but it is not that bad as it is. I just kept on woke up in the middle of the night, which is quite frequently.

Just about 5.30am, I boarded a stansted express train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, where I later switched to underground train to Shepherd's Bush, then switched to overground train to Clapham Junction, and switched to national rail to Salisbury which is where I am living and studying at. It was such a long journey, and I reached there at 10am. To sum up, it took me approximately 5 hours to settle down. The duration to reach my college isn't what that could kill me, its the extra heavy luggage that I was carrying. Two suitcases which weighs 31kg and 10kg respectively and a 5kg backpack. To make matters worse, some or I would say most stations do not have the elevator but with long staircases. WIN! Fortunately, there were a few kind souls who helped me in one way or another. Thank you so much, I really appreciate their kindness.

And now, I am relaxing after such a long day. Ciaoz!

Start a New Chapter

A new chapter is happening. It might seem to be the wildest dream filled with excitement and fear, curious with what would turned up and how it goes on. This would make me the second time heading to another country for studies, but the difference is, the one I am heading to, have an entire different culture, and thus seems harder to blend in and get used to the environment. I would not think that it would be much of a problem, since I am obviously not the first one heading to the UK for tertiary education from an Asian country. Millions have been there to study, and statistics shown them having great time there. Therefore, there is nothing to be afraid about, everything would turned up just right, always keep in mind, 'Aal Izz Well'.

I finally got what I wanted to study, Film Production and Cinematography. Although I know that I am not that of an artsy person, passion would bring excellence. Skills can be developed drastically if I have the burning desire to learn them, so I would not be worried not able to cope with my studies. The location I am going to study is at Wiltshire College Salisbury, and actually is partnering with Bournemouth University to offer this course. The place might not be that city-like or well known, but it is unique in its own way, and I am happy now for making that choice.

Scholarship had play a major part in my life, it seems as though scholarship could not leave me. After being sponsored as a high school and junior college student in Singapore for four years, I am going to be sponsored for my tertiary education for 3 years. The distinction is the former is offered by the Ministry of Education of Singapore, while the latter is by ASTRO, a local media industry company. Also, I have to serve a bond of approximately 5 years, which means I get to capture a job once I graduated. So, I am glad that it came since I received the call jus a week before I am flying off to UK.

After so long writing here, I have not mentioned about when I am flying off.
It is at LCCT, KL Airport at around 9.30am.
Wish me luck!

Time is running out!

My Penang Trip

My relative from the U.S.A has came to Malaysia.

We went to Penang with them.

Unfortunately, I could not enjoy the trip much which I could due to some food which I am not allowed to eat now for good. For those who did not know, i did a facial operation to remove what is known as sebacious cysts, in lay man terms, a headless pimple which accumulates at the bottom of my skin. So, according to Chinese myths and culture, I am not allowed to eat 'poison' food which are mostly seafood. As you guys already know, penang is famous for her seafood, meaning, everything except fish, I am not able to eat. In addition, food from stalls also do contain certain amount of seafood and so I am also deprived of them. Damn. I was really pathetic, and feeling a bit 'beh song'.

The only activity, I enjoyed really much was playing watersports! First, Parasailing. Second, Banana Boat. Third, Jet-Ski. It was really fun! Yay!

new milestones

Life is filled with challenges.

recurrence in life

everything that happens before would happen again.

the best way to improve how u are going to deal with it, is to look back to your mistakes and never repeat them again. the apparent problem would then gradually become nothing, not a problem anymore.

its hard to change to what you normally do, it just becomes natural when you come into that situation. the feeling of helplessness would arise and that is the point where you got to change in the way you react.

well, life is about self improvement via the experience you have been through. i am pretty sure if you got enough 'practice' and 'stints', it is not going to be a matter of concern anymore.

KL Journey!

I am going to be in KL from Thursday to Sunday.

Well, the good news is that I have been shortlisted for the Astro Scholarship interview, held in Bukit Jalil, KL. That is the reason why I am going to KL.

Other than that, this friday, my cousin brother is having his wedding, so I am attending too.

Lazy to type.. :p

United Kingdom

My next stop would be United Kingdom.
Now, I still could not imagine how life is like over there. I know everything would be different and it is going to be a fresh start. The start is very vital in determining how life would go on for 3 whole years, which is affected by the people I mix with, and the attitude that I present myself to the people, also known as giving the first impression.

Hopefully everything goes well for me!

My parents are already starting to prepare my apparels for my study in United Kingdom, such as windbreakers, jumper, longjohns etc. It is indeed quite troublesome. There are much more items yet to be purchased later in the night, don't really know how to choose.

I have nothing else to say about the UK, let me talk about the most recent movie that I watched in the Cinema.

飞沙风中转 (Once a Gangster)
It is a Hong Kong movie, rated 18PL and costs RM12 per ticket. This movie is more towards a comedy than some thriller. I really enjoyed the movie.