Internship Start-toh!

Had experienced the first two days of internship! I'm attached to DP Productions run by my supervisor cum boss cum director/ producer, Daniel Phoon. There's two of us (me and Daniel) on the Technical side and Annie (in charge of admin stuff), Juliet (aspiring journalist) and Hong Lin (Mass Comm. intern from Ngee Ann Poly) on the Admin. + Events organising side. The place is a 3 in 1, whereby it's not only a production company but also a RedBox Event (organising events) and Club 20 (sth...) (match-making). Cool, isn't it?

For now, things are running slow but projects will soon be coming up like the Compass Awards. I'm told that I'm gonna be able to go there and see how live-coverage is done. Speaking of live-coverage, did I mention that that is NOT taught in Poly?! I'm gonna start from scratch but I'm sure it's a good experience. Ahh ... and Mac Finalcut Pro. I'm gonna learn how to really hands-on edit video.

As for how's my first day was like, it basically went like this:
Reported to work > Met the boss, Daniel > Shown and was impressed by video work done by DP Productions > Learnt that my first 2 days will be slow paced but projects will soon be coming > Learnt how the production system worked > Met 3 other colleagues > Learnt how to use the office phone (which I'm still blur at) > Learn how to open the door and the security system > Lunch together > Had free time, chatted with the admin. side people > Got to know more about some of their plans > Know more about the match-making system > Shared ghost stories > Home

I think some people will o.O at my first day's schedule, esp. Kai An. I read from his blog that his first day was all the way pia ...

I've also learnt that my work is from 9.30am to 6.30pm. There's no work on Saturday & Sundays unless there's projects. The place is in a shophouse. It's cosy compared to what I expected. I had imagined that the place is dim and haunted =.='' There's two floors with a mini staircase running up to the upper floor. The upper floor houses the Admin. + Events organising department and the lower floor (where I am at) houses the Production Co.

As for my 2nd day (today), this was how it went:
Report to work > First to arrive > Had difficulty figuring how to unlock the door > Didn't manage to key security code to disarm alarm within the limited time > TRIGGERED the alarm (!!) > Took out notebook to find out the code > Finally, disarm it but realised that the alarm maybe linked to the boss's hp > Waited for others to come > Read Mac Finalcut Pro Manual for a while > Hong Lin arrives > Found out that the boss did find out about the alarm thing > Found out later that there's only two of us there for the day > Did my own things > Lunch > Did own things some more > Daniel arrived > Helped him with the things needed for Compass Awards > More resizing and extracting using Photoshop > Managed to finish before 6.30pm > Home

The best thing is that I felt that the day went quite well. Somehow, I didn't feel tired doing the work. Maybe it's been a while doing work? It seems that my nervousness before internship started is gone. I was calm on my first day (or maybe I mistook it as numb?). I was able to settle in well and feel more comfortable. And, now, I look forward to the next day of work and the many things I've haven't learn, seen and experienced =D

Jape Tiger

JAPE TIGER Doll on SOULDOLL website. I want it!! It's so cool. It's a guy too! If I ever had a guy doll, I would call it "Kuro Ran" (Black Wolf) >.<

Ahhh... why Zaki intro the site to me?? Desires are bad. What's more- it's highly unachievable and expensive. The doll model won't exist sooner or later. New models will come out by then =/

2Ss = Suki Sushi + Sheesha

Had a 2Ss day on Wednesday, 15th April'09. First, I went Suki Sushi @ Cineleisure Orchard for a lunch buffet with the SPKC gang. Hmm ... my outings are always with them. That's more compared to my classmates and other friends. Lol. Oh well, they're fun, enjoy food, loves hanging out and I like them alot. What more can I ask for? Grins*

Senpai Chun Hwee booked 5 places for us- Jin Hui, Baoqiang, Dennis, Me and not forgetting Chun Hwee himself. Dennis was kind enough to pay for me first since I'm not quite loaded at the moment. We ate quite a lot. We tried almost every single dish on the menu, includin Ramen, Soba, Takoyaki, Ebi Fried, Teriyaki Chicken, Salmon Skin, Sashimi, Cold Tofu, Ice-cream, Cream Puffs and of course, Sushi!



After lunch, we met up with Joanne. Though she doesn't train anymore (me included), we people still hang out regularly. Hehe. Fun girl. A little crazy sometimes but nice girl. I had a shock when we met up with her. She had long curls. She looked so pretty and feminine. I repeat FEMININE! She always dressed bunk. Lol. Then, I found out that she went to the salon the day before to do the curly hair extensions with Dennis's company. While she did her hair, Dennis flirted with the person doing the hair for Joanne; so as I've heard from Joanne.

Finally, after walking around Takashimaya's toy section, ate Mac ice-cream, departed with Chun Hwee, debated for our next destination as to go to Changi Airport, Vivo or home; we decided to go Arab Street for Sheesha as suggested by Dennis. It was an interesting and first experience for me. They picked Mango Mint flavor. I got the hang out of it after a few puffs while Jin Hui wasn't too good at it. Meanwhile, from the looks of it, Baoqiang could be your very own what-you-see as a potential smoker and as for Dennis and Joanne? Let's just say, Joanne's a veteran and Dennis is really power!

We also played with poker cards. For the first time, I played Bluff and I was the first one to get out of the game. Yay! We also played Tai Di, which I excused myself out of the game since I'm not familiar and couldn't understand the game. And, we played 1, 2, 3 to 13 card game. It's a game similar to heart attack. I ended up being really bad at it. Slow reflexes. Sigh*



Overall, it was a really fun experience. Lucky, I had my camera with me to capture these fun memories. Really had an absolutely great day and time. I look forward to more fun outings again with these people. And, a great thanks to them for giving me such a good time. Power of the 2Ss = Suki Sushi + Sheesha!!

My brand new digital cam

Weeeee!!! Finally, I have my own digital camera!! Behold, the Panasonic Lumix FS 6. I'm so thrilled!! The sunset nowadays seems to be more colorful and beautiful (from my 19th storey house); and now, taking pictures of the sunset won't be something impossible. Of course, I can take pictures of many other thigs. I'm gonna bring it wherever I go.

Price: $259
Comes with: Camera case, 8GB SD card
Free gifts: Mini tripod and screen protection
(Special thanks to my friend, Zaidi who helped me out with choosing and bargaining for the camera)

Megapixels: 8.1 megapix
For noobs: iA (Intelligent Auto) mode (I think I may use this often -.-)
Focus: Normal, Macro, Quick AF
Face Detection: Yes
ISO: 1600
(Check out the Panasonic website for more info.)

Lalalalala...