Positions filled: Cantonese voice-overs for Fast & Furious (2009)

Yesterday was a fairly inspiring day.

My flight was originally scheduled at 3pm, re-timed to 5.25pm due to bad weather, then 5.45pm and I finally got to board the plane at 6pm. The funny thing was that I had initially accidentally booked the 5pm flight. Then after realizing that both of my cousins were on the earlier flight, I paid additional RM50 to change the flight.

Smart move.

And hence, I watched the passengers boarding the flight that I was supposed to board but somehow didn’t at 5pm sharp. One-by-one. All in all, 3 other planes which were, in the beginning, scheduled behind us actually arrived at LCC Terminal before ours.

When we finally arrived at 7pm, I managed to hop into a cab. Coincidentally, there was a massive jam due to the Formula 1 at Sepang. The thing was that I was supposed to meet my friends for a movie at 9pm but amazingly, I managed to get there on time.

So, it wasn’t such a bad evening after all, right?

Wrong.

I was fortunate enough to be seated next to this couple who somehow can’t keep their bl**dy f**king traps shut throughout the first 20 minutes of the show. I had hinted my annoyance but somehow they just didn’t manage to get the message.

Finally, I politely and quietly said “Excuse me, but can you both stop talking?” I have done this in the past and most of the time, the addressees would be intelligent enough to shut their pie-holes but somehow, this Ah Beng decided that I actually had no right asking him to be silent. And so a 2 1/2-minute voice-over between Dom and Letty began:

Ah Beng: What’s your problem? How come you didn’t ask the people who are laughing around us to be quiet also?

Ms Righteous-ness: You have been talking since the beginning of the movie. Do you see them laughing from the start also? Since you enjoy talking so much, why don’t you just buy a DVD and watch it at home?

Ah Beng: You talk so much, why don’t you just go outside and lodge a complaint against me?

Ms Righteous-ness: I wonder who was the one who started talking a lot in the first place.

And then there was silence for about 5 seconds.

My adrenalin was pumping and I somehow had a feeling that if I was a guy, I would’ve bashed this skinny Ah Beng up right there and then.

He continued talking to his girlfriend continuously throughout the whole movie and she responded in a very timid tone.

I feel sorry for her and hope that she doesn’t end up marrying this man.

Maybe all he needs to do is quit pretending to be cultured and just stick to watching those DVDs that he sells for a living at the night market.

Perhaps only then, the world will somewhat be a better place.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” – Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher

Do the right thing,

I'm coming back home

Going back home this weekend.

It’s been more than a year since grandma has passed. Sometimes when I think about her, I get all emotional inside.

Funny that more often than not, we get so caught up in our daily lives that we actually fail to remember them, these people who have came, touched our very hearts and left.

I miss you, Ah Ma.

How I wish that you have a chance to see me as I am today.

But deep inside, I know I can’t be selfish because you are now where you’ve always knew you’d be, reunited with the man that you love once again.

Thinking of you,

Singing in the rain

The skies are in a reddish colour, with the wind blowing in my face.

I can smell the rain coming in a distance.

Although I still have yet to muster the courage to listen to my "Sappy Love Songs" CD but somehow today is one of those days that remind me that the best things in life are, indeed, free.

Que Sera, Sera,

Whatever will be, will be.

The future's not ours, to see.

Que Sera, Sera

What will be, will be.

Life goes on,

Miss Perfectly Not

“I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.” – Kurt Cobain

If you found the love of your life one day and he doesn’t like something about you, will you be willing to change yourself to suit his whim and fancy?

As for me, I personally have not found anyone who would have made me do such a thing. Yet. And even if I had found someone like that, I ought to be smart enough to realize that he must not have loved me for me if all he wanted was for me to morph myself into who he wants me to be, right?

What’s the point of being married with two children and having a picture-perfect family on the outside when the truth is that you're miserable because you are pretending to be a person you're not every single day of the week? Wouldn’t it be pretty tiring?

And I'm quite sure that the love you had at the beginning will fade as time passes by because you will start to despise this person so much for playing such an important role in your life. When the fact is that you have no other to blame but yourself. You brought this upon yourself, remember? You could have put your foot down on the first day, but instead, you played along to the beat of his drums.

If change is to happen within me, it should be because I wanted to do so at my own free will and not merely because I wanted to please this so-called “love of my life” who obviously doesn’t love me for me.

I am who I am. I may not be Miss Perfect and have my own share of flaws but doesn’t everyone, yourself included? Sometimes, I can’t help but wish that people would look at the (other) shinier side of the coin instead of just focusing on the dull side.

You may think that I’m being selfish.

But at least, I have the guts to stand up and admit it.

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

I ain’t no great pretender,

Horoscopes for the week beginning 29th March 2009

Virgo: aug 24 - sept 23

Sun 29th March - Sat 4th April The clash between Saturn and Mars brings partnership and friendship issues to the fore, as it seems the main players in your life all want to have the upper hand. No contest. You're stronger than all of them put together. The start of the month sees the start of new beginnings, so get everyone on your side and get them to understand that no matter how they play the game, you're always going to be the victor. There's an excellent opportunity to reach new levels in your emotional life, as Mercury, your ruling planet, connects to Venus and the sun and takes you to a place of new understanding and intensity over love and passion. Long term plans look stable and secure (I sure hope so!), as does making commitments, so let your passions overflow. TRY TO-discuss joint finances

Source: Frank Pilkington at http://www.frankpilkington.com/

If you're born in the month of September, you are most probably...

Suave and compromising.

Careful, cautious and organized. – Except when driving. Watch out!

Likes to point out people's mistakes. – Ask my colleagues, they’ll vouch for that.

Likes to criticize. – I can’t help it, really. I think I should seriously consider quitting my job and be a teacher. They get paid for both criticizing and pointing out their students’ mistakes, right? How cool is that?

Stubborn. – That’s my middle name.

Quiet but able to talk well. – Honestly, I think I can spend the whole day at home without speaking a single word. Come to think of it, make it two whole days.

Calm and cool. – What’s cooler than cool? Ice cold. (As heard on 'Hey ya' by Outkast)

Kind and sympathetic. – To animals, maybe?

Concerned and detailed. – This is some of the stuff that I’ve learnt from my first job. I guess it has become part and parcel of who I am today.

Loyal but not always honest. – Hmm… No comment.

Does work well. – I wonder if my boss will assure you on this one. I guess I’ll just have to shine up to her in exchange.

Very confident.

Sensitive.

Good memory. – So not true. I think I need more gingko biloba.

Clever and knowledgeable. – Uhm… *speechless*

Loves to look for information. – This is partly because I like to be always right and although I like to criticize others, I don’t enjoy it as much when the tables are turned.

Must control oneself when criticizing. – I know this but the question is how???

Able to motivate oneself.

Understanding.

Fun to be around.

Secretive.

Loves leisure and traveling.

Hardly shows emotions. – Let’s just say that I’m not an open book.

Tends to bottle up feelings. – I must have a huge collection of bottles & jars at home by now.

Very choosy, especially in relationships. – I’m saying this is true just to make my exes happy. No point in burning the bridges behind me, right?

Systematic. – Occasionally, only when I’m in the mood, especially as a camouflage for procrastinating more important items on my To Do List.

Nothing compares 2 U

You know when you were a kid how your mom used to compare you with your cousins or the neighbour’s kids of the same age group? I used to hate that and I swore to myself that I’ll never do the same thing to my kids in the future.

It’s sad to think that even now that I’m all grown up; I still have to face this kind of situation.

Your boyfriend measuring you up to his ex-girlfriend.

Your superior comparing you with your colleagues.

And worst, until today, sometimes your parents are still putting you side by side against your siblings or their friend’s children, especially when it comes to getting hitched and in terms of career.

How healthy is that?

The only difference is that now you have the right to speak up.

To the boyfriend: Since she’s such a gem, you should be married to her with 3 kids and would have lived happily ever after by now. So what the hell are you doing here with me?

To the boss: If somebody can do the job better and more efficient than I can, why the hell are you wasting your b***dy precious time telling me such things when you can just ask your Ms Super-Efficient & Effective to do it since she can get it done in 20 minutes?

How difficult is it to understand that each person is unique and has his/her own positive and negative traits, which make him, well, him? If everyone is identical then the world would be really boring, wouldn’t it? As if this is rocket science.

We should be celebrating our individuality and not wasting our time listening to people who tell us how we should or should not live our lives.

“I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was “You’ll never find anyone like me again”. I’m thinking, “I should hope not! If I don’t want you, why would I want someone like you?” – Author Unknown

Standing up,