Thursday, December 31, 2009

"I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script" by Josh Olson

So you wrote a script.You spent hours,days,weeks,on the thing.You haven't had proper sleep or practised hygiene in a while.You risked straining your already close to non-existent relationship with loved ones.When you finished,you thought it was the most mind-blowing awesome script ever written.But before looking around for professional feedback,read what Josh Olson has to say.




I will not read your fucking script.

That's simple enough, isn't it? "I will not read your fucking script." What's not clear about that? There's nothing personal about it, nothing loaded, nothing complicated. I simply have no interest in reading your fucking screenplay. None whatsoever.

If that seems unfair, I'll make you a deal. In return for you not asking me to read your fucking script, I will not ask you to wash my fucking car, or take my fucking picture, or represent me in fucking court, or take out my fucking gall bladder, or whatever the fuck it is that you do for a living.

You're a lovely person. Whatever time we've spent together has, I'm sure, been pleasurable for both of us. I quite enjoyed that conversation we once had about structure and theme, and why Sergio Leone is the greatest director who ever lived. Yes, we bonded, and yes, I wish you luck in all your endeavors, and it would thrill me no end to hear that you had sold your screenplay, and that it had been made into the best movie since Godfather Part II.

But I will not read your fucking script.

At this point, you should walk away, firm in your conviction that I'm a dick. But if you're interested in growing as a human being and recognizing that it is, in fact, you who are the dick in this situation, please read on.

Yes. That's right. I called you a dick. Because you created this situation. You put me in this spot where my only option is to acquiesce to your demands or be the bad guy. That, my friend, is the very definition of a dick move.

I was recently cornered by a young man of my barest acquaintance.

I doubt we've exchanged a hundred words. But he's dating someone I know, and he cornered me in the right place at the right time, and asked me to read a two-page synopsis for a script he'd been working on for the last year. He was submitting the synopsis to some contest or program, and wanted to get a professional opinion.

Now, I normally have a standard response to people who ask me to read their scripts, and it's the simple truth: I have two piles next to my bed. One is scripts from good friends, and the other is manuscripts and books and scripts my agents have sent to me that I have to read for work. Every time I pick up a friend's script, I feel guilty that I'm ignoring work. Every time I pick something up from the other pile, I feel guilty that I'm ignoring my friends. If I read yours before any of that, I'd be an awful person.

Most people get that. But sometimes you find yourself in a situation where the guilt factor is really high, or someone plays on a relationship or a perceived obligation, and it's hard to escape without seeming rude. Then, I tell them I'll read it, but if I can put it down after ten pages, I will. They always go for that, because nobody ever believes you can put their script down once you start.

But hell, this was a two page synopsis, and there was no time to go into either song or dance, and it was just easier to take it. How long can two pages take?

Weeks, is the answer.

And this is why I will not read your fucking script.

It rarely takes more than a page to recognize that you're in the presence of someone who can write, but it only takes a sentence to know you're dealing with someone who can't.

(By the way, here's a simple way to find out if you're a writer. If you disagree with that statement, you're not a writer. Because, you see, writers are also readers.)

You may want to allow for the fact that this fellow had never written a synopsis before, but that doesn't excuse the inability to form a decent sentence, or an utter lack of facility with language and structure. The story described was clearly of great importance to him, but he had done nothing to convey its specifics to an impartial reader. What I was handed was, essentially, a barely coherent list of events, some connected, some not so much. Characters wander around aimlessly, do things for no reason, vanish, reappear, get arrested for unnamed crimes, and make wild, life-altering decisions for no reason. Half a paragraph is devoted to describing the smell and texture of a piece of food, but the climactic central event of the film is glossed over in a sentence. The death of the hero is not even mentioned. One sentence describes a scene he's in, the next describes people showing up at his funeral. I could go on, but I won't. This is the sort of thing that would earn you a D minus in any Freshman Comp class.

Which brings us to an ugly truth about many aspiring screenwriters: They think that screenwriting doesn't actually require the ability to write, just the ability to come up with a cool story that would make a cool movie. Screenwriting is widely regarded as the easiest way to break into the movie business, because it doesn't require any kind of training, skill or equipment. Everybody can write, right? And because they believe that, they don't regard working screenwriters with any kind of real respect. They will hand you a piece of inept writing without a second thought, because you do not have to be a writer to be a screenwriter.

So. I read the thing. And it hurt, man. It really hurt. I was dying to find something positive to say, and there was nothing. And the truth is, saying something positive about this thing would be the nastiest, meanest and most dishonest thing I could do. Because here's the thing: not only is it cruel to encourage the hopeless, but you cannot discourage a writer. If someone can talk you out of being a writer, you're not a writer. If I can talk you out of being a writer, I've done you a favor, because now you'll be free to pursue your real talent, whatever that may be. And, for the record, everybody has one. The lucky ones figure out what that is. The unlucky ones keep on writing shitty screenplays and asking me to read them.

To make matters worse, this guy (and his girlfriend) had begged me to be honest with him. He was frustrated by the responses he'd gotten from friends, because he felt they were going easy on him, and he wanted real criticism. They never do, of course. What they want is a few tough notes to give the illusion of honesty, and then some pats on the head. What they want--always--is encouragement, even when they shouldn't get any.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell someone that they've spent a year wasting their time? Do you know how much blood and sweat goes into that criticism? Because you want to tell the truth, but you want to make absolutely certain that it comes across honestly and without cruelty. I did more rewrites on that fucking e-mail than I did on my last three studio projects.

My first draft was ridiculous. I started with specific notes, and after a while, found I'd written three pages on the first two paragraphs. That wasn't the right approach. So I tossed it, and by the time I was done, I'd come up with something that was relatively brief, to the point, and considerate as hell. The main point I made was that he'd fallen prey to a fallacy that nails a lot of first timers. He was way more interested in telling his one story than in being a writer. It was like buying all the parts to a car and starting to build it before learning the basics of auto mechanics. You'll learn a lot along the way, I said, but you'll never have a car that runs.

(I should mention that while I was composing my response, he pulled the ultimate amateur move, and sent me an e-mail saying, "If you haven't read it yet, don't! I have a new draft. Read this!" In other words, "The draft I told you was ready for professional input, wasn't actually.")

I advised him that if all he was interested in was this story, he should find a writer and work with him; or, if he really wanted to be a writer, start at the beginning and take some classes, and start studying seriously.

And you know what? I shouldn't have bothered. Because for all the hair I pulled out, for all the weight and seriousness I gave his request for a real, professional critique, his response was a terse "Thanks for your opinion." And, the inevitable fallout--a week later a mutual friend asked me, "What's this dick move I hear you pulled on Whatsisname?"
So now this guy and his girlfriend think I'm an asshole, and the truth of the matter is, the story really ended the moment he handed me the goddamn synopsis. Because if I'd just said "No" then and there, they'd still think I'm an asshole. Only difference is, I wouldn't have had to spend all that time trying to communicate thoughtfully and honestly with someone who just wanted a pat on the head, and, more importantly, I wouldn't have had to read that godawful piece of shit.

You are not owed a read from a professional, even if you think you have an in, and even if you think it's not a huge imposition. It's not your choice to make. This needs to be clear--when you ask a professional for their take on your material, you're not just asking them to take an hour or two out of their life, you're asking them to give you--gratis--the acquired knowledge, insight, and skill of years of work. It is no different than asking your friend the house painter to paint your living room during his off hours.

There's a great story about Pablo Picasso. Some guy told Picasso he'd pay him to draw a picture on a napkin. Picasso whipped out a pen and banged out a sketch, handed it to the guy, and said, "One million dollars, please."

"A million dollars?" the guy exclaimed. "That only took you thirty seconds!"

"Yes," said Picasso. "But it took me fifty years to learn how to draw that in thirty seconds."

Like the cad who asks the professional for a free read, the guy simply didn't have enough respect for the artist to think about what he was asking for. If you think it's only about the time, then ask one of your non-writer friends to read it. Hell, they might even enjoy your script. They might look upon you with a newfound respect. It could even come to pass that they call up a friend in the movie business and help you sell it, and soon, all your dreams will come true. But me?

I will not read your fucking script.



That really hit the nail in the head,eh?But before you disregard the essay and continue living in your ignorant dream of splendour,consider this.Josh Olson wrote the screenplay to History Of Violence,which won an Oscar,BAFTA,WGA and Edgar.He is also the writer and director of the horror/comedy cult movie Infested, which Empire Magazine named one of the 20 Best Straight to Video Movies ever made. Recently, he has written with the legendary Harlan Ellison, and worked on Halo with Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp. He adapted Dennis Lehane's story "Until Gwen," which he will also be directing. He is currently adapting One Shot, one of the best-selling Jack Reacher books for Paramount.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Left4Dead Gets The Porn Treatment

You know you've hit the big time when your video game gets spoofed in a porno parody.World of Whorecraft anyone?What about Womb Raider?Video game nerds are often portrayed as online smut junkies,and the porn industry tries to cash in on the stereotype everytime.

The latest to receive the XXX treatment is Left4Dead,or Left4Head as it is entitled on Sleazegroin Theatre,a website specialising in fetish flicks.Yeah,I watched it,so what?Dont judge me.

The first episode(yes,there is a WHOLE SERIES) is 12 minutes long and shows our heroine,now named Blowie instead of Zoey,walking through a barren wasteland looking for the rest of her squad.

The scene then cuts to what seems to be a house,conveniently dark and devoid of human life.She enters a room and encounters two zombies.Hold your horses perverts,she's not getting fucked...yet.A few slugs to the zombies' chests later,and she continues her exploration of the building's interior.

But hey what do you know,she's being followed by a Hunter the whole time.And hey,isn't that a Smoker right there?This being a porno flick,don't expect his tongue to be the expendable weapon like in the game.Oh no,it has to be his dick.The Smoker then uses it to strangle Zoey,but not without trying to force it into her mouth as well.In what is probably the worst acting ever,our heroine hardly struggles and lifts her shirt up for no reason.After a good minute of wriggling around with the Smoker's member,she shoots him off-screen and walks off,unperturbed.

Remember the Hunter from before?He reappears again,pinning Zoey to the floor and stripping her off her pants with ease.Call it idiocy or amnesia or whatever you want,Zoey forgets she has a gun and just struggled briefly.Then the Hunter launched into a minute of awkward butt-groping before opening his pants and receive a blowjob from Zoey,who now seems comfortable enough to stop moving and just take it.This goes on for the remainder of the episode before the Hunter shoots his load and drags off an unconscious Zoey.


Overall,it was both hilarious and painful to watch.I am aware that great acting is the least of a porno's problems but here,you'd be cringing and making vomitting sounds almost every minute.Also,there seems to be a lack of the other bosses,which nicely sets them up for future episodes,now totalling at 12.The only credit to be lent to the episode is the use of the original sound effects from the game.You'd recognise the familiar shrieks,wails and grunts of the Smoker and Hunter.

So,should you watch it?Yes,if you're a gamer and are curious about how the Left4Dead series is butchered beyond recognition.No?Yeah right you big liar.Just good luck finding the clips on the Internet.I am not posting the link here.


OhgodwhydidIreviewthisohmygodsomebodyshootme.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Xmas (Disappointing) Countdown in Hong Kong

MERRY XMAS!!!!!!!!

Am in Hong Kong now, having been awake for more than 45 hours and witnessed the most disappointing Xmas countdown ever~

Can you believe like people were at The Avenue of the Stars area (at Nathan Road), the roads were blocked up, police were in the middle of the road, everyone was expecting SOMETHING, like, ANYTHING, to happen, yet nothing did?

You'd have thought SOMETHING was planned right? Like some performance of sorts, or fireworks, or SOMETHING~~~

Yah...even the moments to Xmas, and the moments after.....were just people standing there, waiting....waiting....waiting.....and then, it's like 00:05 already, and NOBODY took the initiative to countdown. There was like....just....waiting..... =.="


Even the police couldn't take the initiative to tell people there was no performance or anything like that (which didn't really warrant the roads being barricaded...really....it was barricaded like National Day and the president was coming or something...)
Then people just started leaving...

Damn anti-climax man......

So we decided to go the area just outside of Avenue of the Stars...

I heard that buildings were decked up in Xmas lighting decorations every this time of the year~





Anyway, I was telling you guys about 风云2 and how you should not waste your time on it and that I would blog about it right? I've yet to find appropriate pictures to aid in my article, but if you've friends who've watched it, I'm sure they can tell you how =.=" the show is. Yup it's so bad it didn't render just me, but almost everyone in the theatre hall, speechless when the show ended. Many people were like fidgeting after the first half of the show...and if you're someone impatient, you should leave within 1 hour. More on that if I can find pictures..Going to concuss now~


Presents!!!! and Santa Claus,
Silver~

Xmas (Disappointing) Countdown in Hong Kong

MERRY XMAS!!!!!!!!

Am in Hong Kong now, having been awake for more than 45 hours and witnessed the most disappointing Xmas countdown ever~

Can you believe like people were at The Avenue of the Stars area (at Nathan Road), the roads were blocked up, police were in the middle of the road, everyone was expecting SOMETHING, like, ANYTHING, to happen, yet nothing did?

You'd have thought SOMETHING was planned right? Like some performance of sorts, or fireworks, or SOMETHING~~~

Yah...even the moments to Xmas, and the moments after.....were just people standing there, waiting....waiting....waiting.....and then, it's like 00:05 already, and NOBODY took the initiative to countdown. There was like....just....waiting..... =.="


Even the police couldn't take the initiative to tell people there was no performance or anything like that (which didn't really warrant the roads being barricaded...really....it was barricaded like National Day and the president was coming or something...)
Then people just started leaving...

Damn anti-climax man......

So we decided to go the area just outside of Avenue of the Stars...

I heard that buildings were decked up in Xmas lighting decorations every this time of the year~





Anyway, I was telling you guys about 风云2 and how you should not waste your time on it and that I would blog about it right? I've yet to find appropriate pictures to aid in my article, but if you've friends who've watched it, I'm sure they can tell you how =.=" the show is. Yup it's so bad it didn't render just me, but almost everyone in the theatre hall, speechless when the show ended. Many people were like fidgeting after the first half of the show...and if you're someone impatient, you should leave within 1 hour. More on that if I can find pictures..Going to concuss now~


Presents!!!! and Santa Claus,
Silver~

Top 5 Video Games Of Christmas Past

You know it's Christmas when the malls are decked in the tackiest of decorations,accompanied by covers of traditional Yuletide songs by untalented modern pop artistes.Movie studios churn out cheesy flicks with half-baked stories that rake in money anyway.Not to be left out,game studios also cash in,delivering some of the best(and worst) in Christmas-related gaming.

Here are the top 5 representations of Xmas in video game history.


#5. Hitman:Blood Money

In the 4th game of the long-running series by Eidos,players are able to disguise themselves as Santa Clause.In the mission "You Better Watch Out", Agent 47 is tasked to take out two targets at a Christmas party.Though there is a way to complete the level without changing costumes,what fun is that?Plus,it'd be more badass to send a bullet to the head of "naughty kids" instead of a lump of coal.

#4. Bully

In the game,seasons come and go as the story progresses.Somewhere along the plot,players get to switch the time to Christmas and are summoned to the principal's office.The reason?To receive this absolutely ugly sweater courtesy of your dear old mum.A lousy gift from a parent,just like in real life!Unlike reality,you cannot return this.On the plus side,you can pick up snowballs and hurl them at any unsuspecting student.


#3. Line Rider

An Internet sensation when it was released,Line Rider has undergone many sequels.But the best is always the original.In the first game,players have to guide their little avatars through obstacle-filled levels by drawing a line on-screen that acts as the path.When you're not busy dodging trees and the like,you get to throw snowballs at children and elves!



#2. Nights

Have you ever wondered how fast Santa would have to be to deliver presents to every kid in the world(well,Christian ones) in a single night?Well,maybe one level in the Nights game may help you out.In it,players race the fatman across a Christmas themed stage,with checkpoints and all.Unfortunately,he isn't as fast as one would think,judging by how easy it was to beat him.FedEx probably?


#1. Elf Bowling

Not the best game in the world,but who cares when you get to play as Santa himself?Looks like he's pretty stressed out at organising the gifts,and needed an outlet to vent his frustrations.Well,that's where his elves and bowling comes to the picture.Note that the elves are the pins!Great fun.


Merry Christmas everybody!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Xmas!

Hello! I'm in a mad rush to pack now so I can fly to like, Hong Kong later. Got loads to tell you (what's new? Yah I know I know I've been missing...SORRY!!!!!)

I've got loads of stuff to write about I think the next 2 days you shall see quite a few entries...(if I'm not too busy with my other best friend in Hong Kong).

For now, very very important advice:

Do NOT, under ANY circumstance, watch Storm Warriors (aka 风云2). It's crap. Worse than the Halloween 2 I told you guys abt before. DO NOT WATCH IT. Spend your 10 bucks on like...I dunno...mail it to me or something. Or go give them to the buskers. Or buy those glow sticks I'm sure many places will sell these few days, or that Xmas hat hair clip those guys in town are selling to raise funds for I can't remember what purpose already. Just don't bother with 风云2. I dozed off 3 times (at least). You can go watch Treasure Hunter. At least Jay Chou and 曾志伟 are funny and 林志玲 is eye candy.

I'll tell you more when I get to Hong Kong okay?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Love, Peace, Joy, Santa Claus, and Presents,
Silver~~~

Merry Xmas!

Hello! I'm in a mad rush to pack now so I can fly to like, Hong Kong later. Got loads to tell you (what's new? Yah I know I know I've been missing...SORRY!!!!!)

I've got loads of stuff to write about I think the next 2 days you shall see quite a few entries...(if I'm not too busy with my other best friend in Hong Kong).

For now, very very important advice:

Do NOT, under ANY circumstance, watch Storm Warriors (aka 风云2). It's crap. Worse than the Halloween 2 I told you guys abt before. DO NOT WATCH IT. Spend your 10 bucks on like...I dunno...mail it to me or something. Or go give them to the buskers. Or buy those glow sticks I'm sure many places will sell these few days, or that Xmas hat hair clip those guys in town are selling to raise funds for I can't remember what purpose already. Just don't bother with 风云2. I dozed off 3 times (at least). You can go watch Treasure Hunter. At least Jay Chou and 曾志伟 are funny and 林志玲 is eye candy.

I'll tell you more when I get to Hong Kong okay?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Love, Peace, Joy, Santa Claus, and Presents,
Silver~~~

Monday, December 21, 2009

Video Game Themed Wedding Cakes

Sure,you might say you're the biggest fan of a certain game.You might also add how you've bought and played every ititeration of the series.You might also proclaim that you can beat them without getting hit once or losing a single life.

But is that hardcore enough?

Not so,if you compare yourself to the fans who've not only placed their favourite games in their hearts,but also placed them atop their wedding cakes.Below are some of the best I've seen uploaded online.

Warning:awesomeness ahead.


Tetris

Master Chief,Halo series

Katamari Damacy

Rockband

X Box
Super Mario Bros.




Portal

Friday, December 18, 2009

And The Winners Are...


Face it,gaming is in the same league as movies and music when it comes to entertainment,if not bigger.An example would be the release of Halo 3 last year,which grossed over US$170 mill on opening day,far surpassing the record set by The Dark Knight.A more recent example would be James Cameron's Avatar.It's a pretty well-known fact that the director plays World of warcraft,and it shows in the movie.Night-elf like Na'Vi,the world tree,floating islands,it's all reminiscent of the popular MMORPG.

So a glitzy awards show attended by big name celebs should be an option.Though it lacked it merit,the Spike TV VGAs is still one of the biggest.Several big announcements were made at the event,namely the revealing of a sequel to Star Wars:The Force Unleashed,Arkham Asylum and also Green Day:Rock Band.Trailers to Halo:Reach,the new Prince of Persia movie,Crackdown 2 and True Crime,this time in Hong Kong.And once the dust settled,the winners were revealed.

Drumroll please...

Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year: Rocksteady Studios
Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew: Flower
Best Xbox 360 Game: Left 4 Dead 2
Best PS3 Game: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Wii Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best PC Game: Dragon Age: Origins
Best Handheld Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter IV
Best Action Adventure Game: Assassin's Creed II
Best RPG: Dragon Age: Origins
Best Multiplayer Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Individual Sports Game: UFC 2009 Undisputed
Best Team Sports Game: NHL 10
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best Music Game: The Beatles: Rock Band
Best Soundtrack: DJ Hero
Best Original Score: Halo 3: ODST
Best Graphics: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game Based On A Movie/TV Show: South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Best Performance By A Human Female: Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Best Performance By A Human Male: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best Cast: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best Voice: Jack Black for the voice of Eddie Riggs in Brütal Legend
Best Downloadable Game: Shadow Complex
Best DLC: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: God of War III


Not a lot of surprises there,though the awards based on movies were pretty questionable.In fact,the whole genre is laughable.Movie tie-up games have not been known to be any good,and the existence of the awards are most probably just to have an excuse to invite the starlets of Hollywood and lend the show more viewer ratings.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

An Evening with QiuQiu 洪萩庭

I know...this post is LOOOOOOOONNNGGG overdue, but I've been out and about so much these past few days everything is still spinning for me~ =D and I just recovered from a badly inflamed swollen red eye. It's still pinkish, but at least it's not oozing pus and swollen or sore, so I'm happy. Also, I just got the photoshopped pictures from my best friend (For the uninitiated, that's Miss 洪萩庭). My FIRST EVER PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURES ON MY BLOG LEH!!!! 抢先看!

Here goes....

I told you Wei Lie was supposed to help us take pictures but he was summoned back early for his shoot so we had to take pictures of each other instead right? Yeah, so we did, and I was quite impressed with QT's Photoshop skills. She managed to blend 2 pictures to make 1!




Loving this picture of us~~
She first took a picture of me, then I went to the (almost) exact place where she stood and took a pic of her. And tadah! Nice!

I love Arab St...that area has so many of these nice old shop/house fronts...and they give me that back-in-the-good-old-days kinda feel~



 
AND!!!MY NEW BLOG HEADER!!!!
I LOVE QIUTING!! HAHAHA~~~





This one's taken with my camera instead of hers, with different settings. As you can see, the colours are more vivid so the whole feel's different from the ones she took. =)
This one's un-photoshopped though...
I'll stick to posting those she took so this post feels more consistent. More on my pictures another time!




This one's cute. You can see her half of the picture on her blog.
;)






I first knew Qiuting when we were both contestants in the Mr and Ms Singapore Polytechnic Pageant 2005 (MMSP). Thanks to the guys from SPSU, my application was entered without my knowledge. And thanks to the guys from SPSU who entered me in the competition, I now have this best friend whom I love so dearly...
Neither of us won the pageant (wonder why...lol), we were both runners-ups. But what we have now is something to smirk about. ;)

Beats any prize the pageant offers (the prize for that year's pageant was a MAJOR cock-up failure btw...)






Bubbles!!!!
We initially went hunting for this so we could use it in our photos...but somehow...halfway through the session they went missing, and we only like realised it a few days later! KUKU!!!! Lol~






I look like I'm half squatting-shitting with a playful expression...lol~












Then she decided to let down her hair just so she can have a different look...
She said she's used to looking messy so don't say I'm mean and posted her messy photos!



So I decided to change my hair too~ I tied mine up. She let hers down...


  

Hair check! Hmmm....okay please reserve your comments~~~ Lol~
The hairpiece belongs to her. And she got it for like $2.90!!!! You got to hand it to Qiuting for finding REALLY NICE cheap bargains, somehow....













 
She just made me look...what can I say? Wow...
I'm not saying I'm DAMN chio here okay...the focus is on the way the pictures turned out, plus her photo-editing skills. Of course...erm....a pretty model helps make the perfect picture too.... =P












I saw this 花草树木 thing on the wall and I just HAD to take a picture~
Yeah this is unedited...
I really should get my own copy of the software hor....






It was getting dark, so we adjourned to Bugis Street.....








...to look for FISHBALLS!!!! hahaha~~







Best Friends Forever~~~


There's more, but I'll put up Part 2 another time okay? With my unphotoshopped photos...I just sent those to her...maybe she'll do something with them too...lol~~~
We'll see....

Best Friends and Love,
Silver

An Evening with QiuQiu 洪萩庭

I know...this post is LOOOOOOOONNNGGG overdue, but I've been out and about so much these past few days everything is still spinning for me~ =D and I just recovered from a badly inflamed swollen red eye. It's still pinkish, but at least it's not oozing pus and swollen or sore, so I'm happy. Also, I just got the photoshopped pictures from my best friend (For the uninitiated, that's Miss 洪萩庭). My FIRST EVER PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURES ON MY BLOG LEH!!!! 抢先看!

Here goes....

I told you Wei Lie was supposed to help us take pictures but he was summoned back early for his shoot so we had to take pictures of each other instead right? Yeah, so we did, and I was quite impressed with QT's Photoshop skills. She managed to blend 2 pictures to make 1!




Loving this picture of us~~
She first took a picture of me, then I went to the (almost) exact place where she stood and took a pic of her. And tadah! Nice!

I love Arab St...that area has so many of these nice old shop/house fronts...and they give me that back-in-the-good-old-days kinda feel~



 
AND!!!MY NEW BLOG HEADER!!!!
I LOVE QIUTING!! HAHAHA~~~





This one's taken with my camera instead of hers, with different settings. As you can see, the colours are more vivid so the whole feel's different from the ones she took. =)
This one's un-photoshopped though...
I'll stick to posting those she took so this post feels more consistent. More on my pictures another time!




This one's cute. You can see her half of the picture on her blog.
;)






I first knew Qiuting when we were both contestants in the Mr and Ms Singapore Polytechnic Pageant 2005 (MMSP). Thanks to the guys from SPSU, my application was entered without my knowledge. And thanks to the guys from SPSU who entered me in the competition, I now have this best friend whom I love so dearly...
Neither of us won the pageant (wonder why...lol), we were both runners-ups. But what we have now is something to smirk about. ;)

Beats any prize the pageant offers (the prize for that year's pageant was a MAJOR cock-up failure btw...)






Bubbles!!!!
We initially went hunting for this so we could use it in our photos...but somehow...halfway through the session they went missing, and we only like realised it a few days later! KUKU!!!! Lol~






I look like I'm half squatting-shitting with a playful expression...lol~












Then she decided to let down her hair just so she can have a different look...
She said she's used to looking messy so don't say I'm mean and posted her messy photos!



So I decided to change my hair too~ I tied mine up. She let hers down...


  

Hair check! Hmmm....okay please reserve your comments~~~ Lol~
The hairpiece belongs to her. And she got it for like $2.90!!!! You got to hand it to Qiuting for finding REALLY NICE cheap bargains, somehow....













 
She just made me look...what can I say? Wow...
I'm not saying I'm DAMN chio here okay...the focus is on the way the pictures turned out, plus her photo-editing skills. Of course...erm....a pretty model helps make the perfect picture too.... =P












I saw this 花草树木 thing on the wall and I just HAD to take a picture~
Yeah this is unedited...
I really should get my own copy of the software hor....






It was getting dark, so we adjourned to Bugis Street.....








...to look for FISHBALLS!!!! hahaha~~







Best Friends Forever~~~


There's more, but I'll put up Part 2 another time okay? With my unphotoshopped photos...I just sent those to her...maybe she'll do something with them too...lol~~~
We'll see....

Best Friends and Love,
Silver