Finally finally a connection to the vritual world and not sneaking to online. I am in Cyberjaya now. I am touring here until monday and celebrating Wesak Day in a temple here. I choose not to go back cause I want to enjoy 2 months here.
Time flies by really fast. This is a backdated entry which I have typed it out long ago before I was able to find a free internet service to upload this. Yes, I am still alive in the big city of Malaysia. Everything is fine. Do not worry. I have found my way around here and know a couple of place but the traffic here is unbearable and the food is okay and expensive.
Okay, I came here earlier a week before my actual date of Internship starts. Reason being: I do not want to drive down along, so my coursemate wanted to come down earlier and I agreed. So here I am a week earlier and bumming myself around KL with its public transportation. Things are okay, either I went around or I sat at home catching up with movies and TVB dramas.
Then finally, came the day of Internship. They were four of us in one company but one reported to work wee hour in the morning cause they had shooting on that day and he was in the technical team. So, three of us reported to work at the normal working hours. The GM came who is also our supervisor explained to us what we had to do and between 3 of us, one will be chosen and put in the client’s company or so called subsidiary company for the 2 months period. Lucky me or Unlucky me, I was chosen. I knew something was about to happen but not that I am separated from the rest. I was isolated from my fellow mates and was alone. After all the briefing, I was taken to the other company which is few blocks away from my supposed place of intern. My current office consists of the bos, wife and editor , and of course plus me, the trainee, there is four of us. I was asked to intro myself and bla bla bla. Oh, that company is a post-production company which means I shall be doing editing for the 2 months period. You know, i never ever thought I am going to do editing. I never like it. And now, i am place over here where i havent got a clue of editing and the last time i edited was during last Sept 07 where we did our group short video and PSA. Even that editing was sucky cause we really dunno and now i was supposed to edit!!! After the intro and all, the Editor taught me the 1st step, capturing video, according to the cue sheet and all. It was on one company’s corporate video. Up till now, I am trying and coping with editing. And, i edited one wedding dinner’s video. Sucky. But it’s my 1st attempt, hopefully it’s not too bad. Hehe.
I am just lazy to elaborate on work but yeah, it’s life but really, i seriously dont see myself in this field. Life as an editor is to seat in the four walls room and be creative to edit and that’s the final product people are going to see. Whether how bad the shooting was or footage is, the editor plays the most important role in ensuring that the End product is good. I cannot, cannot see myself in this field yet.. just yet. So i had a good chat with the editor. She is in this line for a freaking 8 years and she likes it because she says that in pre production and production you are only seeing bits of each things but in post production, you are seeing the whole picture and she likes the feeling of seeing all and reviewing everything and be satisfied with the final work. And she can even overnight in the office a week without going back home. I admire her but certainly this is not what i want in life. I am done with 2 weeks of internship and there is 6 more weeks to go but up to this point, it is not my cup of tea yet. I could not picture myself in her position.
Talking about life, how often do we get to do things that we wanted? Are we all bosses? But how many can be? Most of us work our ass off for others and they pay us for that? is it worth what we do for them?Underpaid? I really dunno, certainly I am really lost now. I do not have a clear direction what i want and certainly this is yet another juncture for me, and it seems to me it’s a tough one. I have a year more before i officially graduate, hoepfully time is enough for me to think over what i really want to do!
It’s a long long entry,i shall end with some pictures. Enjoy!
Okay, I came here earlier a week before my actual date of Internship starts. Reason being: I do not want to drive down along, so my coursemate wanted to come down earlier and I agreed. So here I am a week earlier and bumming myself around KL with its public transportation. Things are okay, either I went around or I sat at home catching up with movies and TVB dramas.
Then finally, came the day of Internship. They were four of us in one company but one reported to work wee hour in the morning cause they had shooting on that day and he was in the technical team. So, three of us reported to work at the normal working hours. The GM came who is also our supervisor explained to us what we had to do and between 3 of us, one will be chosen and put in the client’s company or so called subsidiary company for the 2 months period. Lucky me or Unlucky me, I was chosen. I knew something was about to happen but not that I am separated from the rest. I was isolated from my fellow mates and was alone. After all the briefing, I was taken to the other company which is few blocks away from my supposed place of intern. My current office consists of the bos, wife and editor , and of course plus me, the trainee, there is four of us. I was asked to intro myself and bla bla bla. Oh, that company is a post-production company which means I shall be doing editing for the 2 months period. You know, i never ever thought I am going to do editing. I never like it. And now, i am place over here where i havent got a clue of editing and the last time i edited was during last Sept 07 where we did our group short video and PSA. Even that editing was sucky cause we really dunno and now i was supposed to edit!!! After the intro and all, the Editor taught me the 1st step, capturing video, according to the cue sheet and all. It was on one company’s corporate video. Up till now, I am trying and coping with editing. And, i edited one wedding dinner’s video. Sucky. But it’s my 1st attempt, hopefully it’s not too bad. Hehe.
I am just lazy to elaborate on work but yeah, it’s life but really, i seriously dont see myself in this field. Life as an editor is to seat in the four walls room and be creative to edit and that’s the final product people are going to see. Whether how bad the shooting was or footage is, the editor plays the most important role in ensuring that the End product is good. I cannot, cannot see myself in this field yet.. just yet. So i had a good chat with the editor. She is in this line for a freaking 8 years and she likes it because she says that in pre production and production you are only seeing bits of each things but in post production, you are seeing the whole picture and she likes the feeling of seeing all and reviewing everything and be satisfied with the final work. And she can even overnight in the office a week without going back home. I admire her but certainly this is not what i want in life. I am done with 2 weeks of internship and there is 6 more weeks to go but up to this point, it is not my cup of tea yet. I could not picture myself in her position.
Talking about life, how often do we get to do things that we wanted? Are we all bosses? But how many can be? Most of us work our ass off for others and they pay us for that? is it worth what we do for them?Underpaid? I really dunno, certainly I am really lost now. I do not have a clear direction what i want and certainly this is yet another juncture for me, and it seems to me it’s a tough one. I have a year more before i officially graduate, hoepfully time is enough for me to think over what i really want to do!
It’s a long long entry,i shall end with some pictures. Enjoy!
P/s : I am not homesick, I am not missing it cause my apartment now is just like home, I have everything here except the Internet. I long to go back after a day work cause it’s very comfortable. I even have a temporary mother who takes good care after me! My life outside internship is seriously darn good....
I shall write again real soon.
1 comment:
Hey liying! It has been years i have not heard from you!
How are you lately? It will be great to hear from you! Keep in touch ya! and take care
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