Many years ago, I went to a Bright, Roving, Annoying Teens (BRATs) workshop organized by The Star, Malaysia’s most widely read newspapers. My submission was 2 days late and faxed to the office, and of course I had to pick the farthest campsite – there were 4 workshops held in a year and the one I picked was in Mukah, Sarawak. 5 days away from my parents were a lot of fun so I scouted for more camps to attend. At one point, it was down to OBS and Supercamp so I decided, by the flip of a coin, to do the camp instead of roughing it out with Mother Nature :)
The camp was a turning point. My mum thought I was a lot more different after the camp. She still can’t put a finger to it and if I had to guess, it just seemed like I had a little more life in me. Post camp, I wrote a series of entries for the kind sponsors and the only one that is used to date in many of their marketing collaterals is this.
Shortly after that, I left my (then) sleepy town to study in Limkokwing.
Didn’t walk away with a paper but with a can do attitude, I started stringing for the press and landed my first job in a 2 bit publishing house that is still around to this day, even though the publishing schedule is wayyyyy off track.
Many people tell me I’m random in our conversations, and that I’m a bubbly ball of sunshine to hang with. I don’t suppose it’s relative to my weight but there must be a tiny bit of truth? Right after I started working, I met more interesting people and started the tradition of running away to Perhentian at every chance I could afford – usually for a week or two. This part of my life is a hazy recollection now, and I can’t figure out how I ever got there via the public buses and rickety boats so those of you who’re baddd asses in their early adulthood would know my activities there *wink*
Not too long ago, I spent Happy Hour with some friends whom I haven’t seen in the past 4 to 6 years, and one of them used ‘hippie’ to describe my disappearances circa late 2000s. They knew I was out there, basking in the sun and working to fuel my exile, but that was it. That, coupled with my randomness and weird shit that travels unfiltered from my obscene head to my mouth, needed a flattering descriptive term.
So…
One too many drinks and a crazy bout of insomnia later, thequirkyhippie was born! *pops confetti and guzzles more Umeishu*
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
sequence of thoughts & tricking out my blog
Having a blog is a wonderful thing. I have all the space in the world to put out my thoughts, and hopefully take some of the ideas here and transform it into a book (if not now, then maybe in my twilight years!).Judging by the stats, the revival of this blog is quiet but I'm pretty sure it will pick up. Since I got back to writing heavily in late 2010 due to work requirements, I've had some feedback and many a chance for improvements. The most common being I don't write in simple prose, and having to simplify the vocab so it would be suitable for an average person.
During the first few months into work, it was utter chaos and having to churn out copies instantly was no mean feat. A lot of times, it was a hit & miss and that is still the case, now. The situtation is picking up but most times, it's about picking the right battle and/or war. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' rings true here :)
That aside, having to collate my thoughts and putting it into a flow is another hard nut. I'm pretty random so a lot of times, there'd be many spins and takes to a campaign that I tend to run off tangent. To fix this, I've learnt to listen closely when the Managers are talking, decipher it in my own terms and bounce it off them before the meeting adjourns so we're all on the same page. If you think too many cooks spoil the broth, wait till you work in a chinese kitchen with every slanty eyed cook throwing their 2 cents into the pot.
I've begun scribbling keywords onto my trusty notebook and figuring out how the pieces of puzzles fit together in this blog. That, and googling for help to embed videos, music and stuff into this so it's more of an autorun and less clicks for you! It won't be easy so wish me luck?
During the first few months into work, it was utter chaos and having to churn out copies instantly was no mean feat. A lot of times, it was a hit & miss and that is still the case, now. The situtation is picking up but most times, it's about picking the right battle and/or war. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' rings true here :)
That aside, having to collate my thoughts and putting it into a flow is another hard nut. I'm pretty random so a lot of times, there'd be many spins and takes to a campaign that I tend to run off tangent. To fix this, I've learnt to listen closely when the Managers are talking, decipher it in my own terms and bounce it off them before the meeting adjourns so we're all on the same page. If you think too many cooks spoil the broth, wait till you work in a chinese kitchen with every slanty eyed cook throwing their 2 cents into the pot.
I've begun scribbling keywords onto my trusty notebook and figuring out how the pieces of puzzles fit together in this blog. That, and googling for help to embed videos, music and stuff into this so it's more of an autorun and less clicks for you! It won't be easy so wish me luck?
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