2 posts tagged “personal”

I miss home. Serious.

pete was juggling tomatoes.

bored. so he telephoned a few friends. “how about getting together to make an anti-racism national unity song and music video?” all said yes without hesitation. not because pete threatened them with a sharp and rusty knife. but only because they love malaysia.

the contingent swelled to 52 people a few days later. it included filmmakers, dancers, singers, producers, musicians, actors, entrepreneurs, designers, footballers, activists, celebrities, students and a florist. nobody would be paid. yet they were enthused. not because they were high on speed. only because they love Malaysia.

they gathered to record the song. it had a catchy chorus and was able to induce a mass sing-along. everyone was happy when it was done. they named it ‘here in my home’. then more people joined. the party now included more than 120 people. but the budget remained exactly zero. it seems even the spreadsheet loves malaysia.

everyone turned up for the video shoot. much fun was had and friendships made. video editors went to work after the shoot was done. both the recording and the video would be given away for free. a gift to the nation. from those who love malaysia to those who feel the same.

did you ask what this is all about?

it’s about love.

[editor: 'text too cheesy. please revise.'] [geek: 'no.']

It's been increasingly difficult for myself not being able to share what I am working on at work. I see value in open sharing, community ideation and collaborative efforts. It's uncomfortable when the culture you are in, fail to inspire you towards your ideals. Frankly, I don't see them as ideals. It's doable.  And thus each time I thought of penning down my creative and thinking process for the day at work, I can't help but to remind myself not to reveal too much. I ended up not writing at all. Simply because I believe that in any ideation of concept, its crucial that one explains all bends and corners. I don't know, maybe I should write nonetheless.

And so, I would like to apologize for the fact that more than half of the content in this blog are not ideas of my own but rather ideas, commentaries, articles, designs which I chanced upon. Nevertheless, these are fine hyperlink products and I hope they have been nothing but an inspiration to you as much as it is to me.

You will definitely see more of my writings from now on. Personally, I felt its high time I do so.