This time it will be more daily than the last.
My books finally arrived yesterday, and I'm going with Pick me as my first read. It's as full of energy, enthusiasm and wit as a normal book about advertising, it just hasn't told me anything new so far. Whatever. I'm only 30 pages in, I'll judge after reading the whole thing.
Ivy is supposed to be coming tomorrow. 8am in the morning she arrives. big day.
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Friday, December 05, 2008
daily writing: Waiting on a job
My art director of 2 days complained to me that it takes too long to get a job in the London ad agency. It's a nightmare, and everyone knows it. There's not much we can do about it though. It's said it takes an average of 2 years to get a job in the industry, by which time my visa would have run out.
It's an interesting dilemma, but I hope to at least gain some sort of experience by doing placements and crits before I get booted back to Malaysia. Hell, I'm desperate enough as it is.
At least my book arrived today.
The nice fellas at MCBD sent me off with an assignment. Read "Hey Whipple Squeeze this." I read the first 2 pages and already I'm cursing myself for not discovering it earlier. Homer, you're bumped off the top of my reading list for now.
7 pounds well spent.
Looking at some of my friends on facebook, it's reassuring to see I'm not the only one who has gained some weight.
Watched "aku suka jolok" video for the first time in 2 years. Ah, the long forgotten days of my misspent teenage years. Lyn and co vowed to kill me if I ever said it to their face again, so I'm saying it here. Where no fucking body is around.
haha.
2 years on and still nobody comes here regularly. Oh how I love the benefits of being not famous.
And now, I shall provide sound effects to a silent film.
It's an interesting dilemma, but I hope to at least gain some sort of experience by doing placements and crits before I get booted back to Malaysia. Hell, I'm desperate enough as it is.
At least my book arrived today.
The nice fellas at MCBD sent me off with an assignment. Read "Hey Whipple Squeeze this." I read the first 2 pages and already I'm cursing myself for not discovering it earlier. Homer, you're bumped off the top of my reading list for now.
7 pounds well spent.
Looking at some of my friends on facebook, it's reassuring to see I'm not the only one who has gained some weight.
Watched "aku suka jolok" video for the first time in 2 years. Ah, the long forgotten days of my misspent teenage years. Lyn and co vowed to kill me if I ever said it to their face again, so I'm saying it here. Where no fucking body is around.
haha.
2 years on and still nobody comes here regularly. Oh how I love the benefits of being not famous.
And now, I shall provide sound effects to a silent film.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
daily writing: something awful and pointless.
Being aware and conscious is a deeply strange and wonderful feeling to me. The evolution of consciousness fascinates me, and our awareness of who we are and what everything around us are and what it means to us are things that I find infinitely interesting and I don't think I will ever stop wondering about it.
Cultural awareness then, seems small in the grand scale of things.
In reading "Outliers" by Mr. Gladwell, I'm amazed by his ability to talk about cultural differences and stereotypes without sounding the least insulting or otherwise. I've always had a fear of offending people, mainly because I'm so damn good at it, I tend to piss off the wrong people. But that's besides the point. In his book Gladwell discusses the importance of cultural legacy; how where our ancestors grew up, how they were brought up and what they did for a living is more important in understanding our own behaviour then we initially thought.
This got me thinking about my own "Legacies" and how it is significant to what I do now.
Asian societies in general have a very high "power distance index",which basically means we respect those in power a lot more than cultures with a low PDI.
Example, my housemates are all older than me by 4 or 3 years. Thus I feel I'm somewhat in a subservient position whenever I have a discussion with them. I tend to mitigate my speeches, end up being very diplomatic, and sometimes I disgust myself how indecisive and insecure I end up sounding. Regardless of whether or not I may feel that way. I may think they're dicks sometimes but I don't come out and say it.
Am I being nice or am I just a pussy? Am I wrong for recognizing as maturity?
In a creative team, what would this mean?
If I am unable to see my partner as a peer, it's probably going to be difficult working with him.
Somehow it feels right for me to be acting this way, because whenever I try to overstep these boundaries I end up sounding like a prick.
After all these years, I still can't say what I mean without pissing someone off. Maybe it's a matter of how one views any given subject. Like being optimistic. I don't know.
*sigh*
*sigh*
*sigh*
Life is a strange conundrum. How can something so beautiful be so frustrating at the same time?
Cultural awareness then, seems small in the grand scale of things.
In reading "Outliers" by Mr. Gladwell, I'm amazed by his ability to talk about cultural differences and stereotypes without sounding the least insulting or otherwise. I've always had a fear of offending people, mainly because I'm so damn good at it, I tend to piss off the wrong people. But that's besides the point. In his book Gladwell discusses the importance of cultural legacy; how where our ancestors grew up, how they were brought up and what they did for a living is more important in understanding our own behaviour then we initially thought.
This got me thinking about my own "Legacies" and how it is significant to what I do now.
Asian societies in general have a very high "power distance index",which basically means we respect those in power a lot more than cultures with a low PDI.
Example, my housemates are all older than me by 4 or 3 years. Thus I feel I'm somewhat in a subservient position whenever I have a discussion with them. I tend to mitigate my speeches, end up being very diplomatic, and sometimes I disgust myself how indecisive and insecure I end up sounding. Regardless of whether or not I may feel that way. I may think they're dicks sometimes but I don't come out and say it.
Am I being nice or am I just a pussy? Am I wrong for recognizing as maturity?
In a creative team, what would this mean?
If I am unable to see my partner as a peer, it's probably going to be difficult working with him.
Somehow it feels right for me to be acting this way, because whenever I try to overstep these boundaries I end up sounding like a prick.
After all these years, I still can't say what I mean without pissing someone off. Maybe it's a matter of how one views any given subject. Like being optimistic. I don't know.
*sigh*
*sigh*
*sigh*
Life is a strange conundrum. How can something so beautiful be so frustrating at the same time?
Friday, November 28, 2008
Dreams, Outliers.
Yesterday night before I slept I told myself that I was going to keep a dream journal.
This morning I woke up having a vague recollection of the dream I had.
It had something to do with Veronica Mars.
I've been watching too much of that lately.
It's really good. You should try it.
Then I went to fry 2 eggs, eat 3 pieces of toast, some yogurt and a glass of juice.
Now I can't remember What I was supposed to be writing about.
How DO people keep dream journals anyway?
It just struck me that I had no idea what they're for.
Maybe later.
Funny how dreams almost wants us to forget them when we wake up.
**
My copy of "outliers" arrived yesterday or the day before.
I've been devouring it since. Malcolm Gladwell has been one of my favourite writers ever since I read "blink". I got the hardcover version for 7 pounds. yay.
Reading "Outliers", it's easy to think that success, big league, Microsoft, Apple kind of success is only possible by circumstance. Maybe it's what's the book about. I'll have to read further to judge, but it's been interesting, as his books or talks usually are.
Insights abundant.
Doesn't hurt that the man writes like a genius. Short, succinct, yet never lacking in details.
The bland cover belies it's true secrets. If you've enjoyed any of his previous books, give this one a try.
This morning I woke up having a vague recollection of the dream I had.
It had something to do with Veronica Mars.
I've been watching too much of that lately.
It's really good. You should try it.
Then I went to fry 2 eggs, eat 3 pieces of toast, some yogurt and a glass of juice.
Now I can't remember What I was supposed to be writing about.
How DO people keep dream journals anyway?
It just struck me that I had no idea what they're for.
Maybe later.
Funny how dreams almost wants us to forget them when we wake up.
**
My copy of "outliers" arrived yesterday or the day before.
I've been devouring it since. Malcolm Gladwell has been one of my favourite writers ever since I read "blink". I got the hardcover version for 7 pounds. yay.
Reading "Outliers", it's easy to think that success, big league, Microsoft, Apple kind of success is only possible by circumstance. Maybe it's what's the book about. I'll have to read further to judge, but it's been interesting, as his books or talks usually are.
Insights abundant.
Doesn't hurt that the man writes like a genius. Short, succinct, yet never lacking in details.
The bland cover belies it's true secrets. If you've enjoyed any of his previous books, give this one a try.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Starcraft 2, 20 things, Kenny sia, God does not exist.
If you play games and fail to see how effing MASSIVE this is you fail. Seriously. The thing's practically a national sport in korea. nuff said. link here. http://www.starcraft2.com/.****
20 things true about the internet.
personal fave, "when in doubt, Wikipedia"
****
Yesterday I was cruising around the web when I stumbled onto this little thingy here on Kenny Sia.com
Let me just say once again, as I have in my email to kenny that I don't think he's done anything wrong. The internets is full of jokers and assholes who have WAY too much free time on their hands. I find the whole debacle rather stupid, insensitive, inane, silly, childish and stupid. Not your average kind of stupid either. The kind of stupid you can only get in the United States white house.
Not that I'm making any sort of compelling argument either, I don't see the point in debating this and I just wanted to vent some of my frustration.
In all fairness though..... wait, there is no fairnss here. It's just plain fucking stupid. I won't even try to argue it.
I sent an email to kenny and was surprised I got a reply. Nice guy he is. Sigh.
****
In other news. I got this book today. It was going for cheap, evidenced by the "half price" tag.
I don't have a great track record of finishing non-fiction books, but I'll give this one my best shot :D. DO you believe in GOD?
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