August 29, 2006
Protected: the real vice. OPEN YOUR EYES.
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August 21, 2006
Protected: after all that is said and done…
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August 17, 2006
Protected: another one of those…
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August 6, 2006
somehow or another, i still feel compelled to write about this.
how can a school, providing tertiary education NOT have even a PA system, and want to run a charity carnival, WITHOUT budgeting for a proper PA system? That alone will ensure that on that day, chaos will be all over the place.
Okay, you’ve got a can-do-must-do behringer PMX, pretty fine, but you got no speakers, no proper mics and all!
do they even have a mic stand? i doubt it. Hell, even the tech support of the school don’t know what a mini to 1/4″ cable is! I mean…we can forgive bystanders for NOT knowing…but…a tech support? and the school don’t even have a mini to 1/4″ cable, one XLR cable for the wireless mic, speakons for the ceiling-mounted speakers, and…whoa…that’s it?
$350 for a basic PA system, inclusive of FOUR speakers IS A GREAT DEAL ALREADY. my God. you get that price, because Luther is a very generous man, and hell, ‘that is too expensive’…
so…$120/day for a pair of wharfdale passive speakers, inclusive of deliver, setup and teardown, THAT IS CHEAP. and if you don’t want to take it, i’m not going to help you guys out on that day.
So what if i’m the only person who knows how to operate and mix, or maybe the only one who bothered? i’m not PAID. so what if it’s for charity?
hard to understand why right? imagine going to a salon, and they use scissors meant for paper to cut your hair? or even better, asking you…do you have scissors?
even the best soundman, and i’m not even close to that, will have a shitload of problems handling a CARNIVAL without a proper or even decent PA system.
and imagine if the people from straits times come down, hey…thanks for holding a carnival, now i’m going to send down a whole media crew down to cover your event…
ehh…..no proper speakers? why the sound so horrible? why no technical support? why? why? why?
and if you want to do this for charity, at least budget out something okay…it’s FOR CHARITY. doesn’t the school management have a brain?
and some people can just come up to me and say…yeah…but it’s only for makign announcements and just play songs and letting people sing. $700odd dollars for two days is a bit too much…. * hellow….* reality check. market rate is $1200/day.
and if spending for a pair of speakers on each day is a bit too much…i’m going to say… thanks, but i’m not free to help out on that day. $300/day for a soundman, or at least pay me what i get for being a road crew. $7/hour. otherwise, i’m going to say, i’m no expert, i’m dumb.
i’m not being proud or anything, but…would a surgeon carry out an operation without proper equipments?
*sterile? $600 for a knife? but it’s ONLY going to be used to cut open skin what…that is a bit too much right?
bullshit.
if you don’t have the money, don’t organize the carnival. coz without a PA system, you’ll FLUNK. and maybe the management ought to think twice right?
a listed company…my ass.
bullshit doesn’t end there. should i email the owners of the school? wahha…will it be any good? i doubt it.
and that’s why, thank God for the really nice teachers and friends i have in school…otherwise…whahahahahah
July 25, 2006
well..it’s kinda late, i know, but…better posted rather than not.
The first two pages, on Body Modifications (BM) right here in singapore.
people purposely scarring themselves, painfully inserting beads underneath the skin to get that ‘ridged’ look, getting their tongue forked and that kind of stuff….
I felt quite weird reading it that day. You see, during my secondary school days, i wanted to be like that, wanted to stand out in the crowd, to be able to express myself in the unconventional way, and i really did find the whole idea of BM quite arousing.
But somehow, as time grows by, i kind of felt that you know…it’s quite crazy to do such a thing…
tattoos? piercings? BMs?
decorations eh?
i don’t know…
but i still do want to own that cross on my chest…but i’ll give it more considerations and thoughts… =)
July 18, 2006
Sometimes, we really overuse and understate what friendship do actually mean.
When the trio of us went out today, and was really enjoying ourselves, in our own world, without a care about whatever was going on around us (kind of), i really felt the joy and meaning of friendship.
Like what Rissa said, even though the three of us all have our own relationships (boy/girlfriends), we were out all day enjoying ourselves without their presence, and i really felt the true meaning of friendship.
Though it was quite some time back, in fact almost half a year since we last met each other and went out like that, the bond within us was still present. Thank God for that, and yeah…i really did enjoyed myself.
But whatever happened to my other ‘friendships’ that i once had?
In school, in my small little cozy Timotious/Gpo family?
i’ve got lots of friends, but very little number of close friends. sad truth..but it’s the truth…and i really appreciate you guys…you know who you are…=)
and for the rest…how i hope to have time to spend with you all…=)
before i leave this city/country…so that i can have something to come back for…
MuL
