Too Sexy

Shortly after graduating in early 2003, I got to know Sarah through (I don't remember where and how!), and we corresponded via email about producing indie short films together. We never got down to doing that, so we never met.

Sarah @ Saer Ze, is an indie elektro-pop singer/artiste (Read more about her on her website) who sends out a monthly newsletter to everyone on her mailing list about her music and other stuff. I've been receiving this newsletter since 2003. *Listen to her music here*

Forward to a month ago, I had received yet another newsletter from her. Added her on myspace.com and just popped her a message to ask her what's up etc. and before we knew it, we were talking on MSN about doing a music video for her first single, 'Too Sexy'.



I didn't mind helping on a pro-bono shoot like this, coz we had an interesting singer to shoot, with an interesting story etc. Sounded like a whole ton of fun (it eventually really was!) and I didn't mind helping a hardworking indie artiste. We only really begun work on the video just 2 weeks before the shoot day (last Saturday), and kudos goes to everyone who volunteered to help as art department (Tersh, Jody), as production multitaskers (Diana, Leng, Yasmeen), as talents (everyone inclusive of my Jo and her sister Jocelyn), Sarah herself and even last minute help from people like Aaron and Michelle.



Really thankful for all the help from friends like Jon and Yu Ming, for helping out with equipment and post-production. Just got the footage all digitized 2 days ago and begun cutting an offline yesterday. I must say that I'm as excited as everyone in seeing the final outcome!! It's only begun and it already looks promising and funny! I look forward to the final product with great anticipation and minimal (hopefully) expectations ;) Check this space for more updates, and if I do not update here, feel free to ask me about it hehehe.

The Return

Yesterday evening (after I hounded the Canon website on Sunday night, and the operators at the service centre in the morning), I finally received a phone call from the Canon technician, asking me to collect my camera today. I am just ecstatic at finally having my camera back! =) I missed it so much and at certain moments in the past 2 weeks, it was certainly agonising not having it. Good thing I was kept quite busy =P But still.. *grumbles* Cost me RM125 to replace the LCD that was faulty. Apparently no service charge, only paid for the new part. Yeah right, sure..

Not having the camera for 2 weeks made me think a little in certain perspectives. I just remembered how as a Christ follower, I am blessed with something called GRACE. I certainly appreciate my camera even more now (not that I didn't before =P), holding it, taking photos with it, having it in my pouch again, and looking through a working LCD again; all has a fresh new view and meaning to it. When we are deprived of something for a while, when finally we are gifted that something again, that feeling...

I also want to quickly put up some of my favourite scenery type photos from my trip to Australia a few months back, just as I promised but never got down to doing it =) They're not fantastic photos, unlike some I've seen people putting up online; but I hope everyone enjoys them!