Monday, November 5, 2007

WRITING ROMANTIC COMEDY


laugh laugh laugh......creating a laugh!
writing romantic comedy is like playing jokes on paper and hoping you can imagine people laughing, and not making a fool of yourself......I've sold myself out...writing something light....because
1. its fun
2. it's therapeutic
3. cos if that's what it takes to open a door...so be it
4. good practice

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

MOVING AWAY FROM HORROR


PLACENTA is finished and I think it is good. I will sit on it for a while. THE MOST AMAZING THING - is that I have started writing a romantic comedy! and I love it!!!

Im so excited....I think Astro will love it! cos they love all that love stuff. But the characters are so adorably crazy so it's not too smaltzy....the characters are based on my friends! there is a evil gay guy with a mean mouth.....a nasty bitter lead female singer....oh I could go on......but I would be giving it away!

so bye bye horror for a while...hello COMMERCIAL ESCAPISM ! STAY TUNED!

Saturday, October 20, 2007

WRITING THE SCRIPT



I've been tackling my script again! battling the urge to run away from writing...It SUCKS, it's SCARY, it's FRIGHTENING.....writing is bloodcurdlingly treacherous and dangerous to your mental health....I promised myself that this script will be shot next year....and get approval by the end of THIS year....so I have to push myself!!

I don't recommend this kind of creative torture! I don't know HOW so many good scripts were written without computers! how how how!! and I don't have any excuse!

Friday, October 19, 2007

g a n g s t a !



Gangsta has become part of popular culture. If I'd dated a guy that looked like this my mother would have fallen flat on the floor. Teens in polite international schools everywhere, are proud to declare they are GANGSTA! It's cool to be Gangsta! I'm gangsta - or rather wish I was. I wanna be a gangsta director, a gangsta writer, a gangsta visual rebel....

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

GUILTY PLEASURES!

When I directed this Xpax promo I realized that Malaysian men are incredibly sexy. A guilty hidden pleasure to direct them! There is not enough time in 30 seconds to show the boy on the right, in all his glory. Unfortunately most of his yummy shots where edited out -

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

c a l l i e

THIS IS THE WORST POEM A POTENTIAL SCREENWRITER COULD EVER WRITE - I AM SO SO SORRY

callie is someone i also admire,
she storms into a room,
guy's pants catch fire
i've seen her grow up
a really cool teen.
she has it together
and yet she is only 15 ! lov ya babe!

Saturday, October 6, 2007

My HERO



One more DOLL tribute!

This one is for my hero Debbie, an amazing Australian woman, who has never complained even though life threw her some pretty hefty piles of cow dung!

Through it all she kept me laughing.

Oh by the way she is a part time swimming teacher - she's been my swimming teacher too. Otherwise I would have drowned.

Monday, October 1, 2007

I LOVE THIS GAL





The Doll house is getting bigger. Lil Miss Mei Mei has arrived! There will be jealous cat fights and bitch slapping cos she is one hot piece of competition.

Friday, September 28, 2007

PLACENTA - is a horror feature script I am pitching...

...it a wonderful horror loosely based on Malaysian folk lore.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

PURPLE MADNESS


Just shot Celcom X-PAX commercial. a LONG ALL NIGHT SHOOT I will show stills from it soon. A purple explosion of happiness. So I am dying to get back to some GOOD ol'fashion horror..some grit...I have to take a break and rework the first draft of my horror movie.. I desperately need to shoot some horror soon....

PURPLE HAPPINESS IS GOOD - but in small doses

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

to the deliciously ANGRY MISS Smith!



I kinda like her! Perhaps that means I relate more to an angry girl than these sugar sweet candy coated DOLL's - Hell that means I am just a bitter and twisted angry Doll after all! Thanks Joanne -


Sunday, September 16, 2007

REAL gem's - ok diamonds!



Shoot over and it was really fun. One of those shoots where there is a nice camaraderie during and especially when we wrapped. This job started with a little negative energy from me, I admit, and I was lucky enough to work with some adorable gems. Production team and art department, some of my favorites. Even Kenneth, the charming bubble head cutie pie, made an appearance back in production after calling it quits, to build a trucking empire. He rushed back to production after he realized that a truck tire costs 2,000!

I must say it is ALWAYS nice working with Eric.


He is one of my TOP favorite D.O.P's to work with. Something about that killer smile and his damn fine attitude and talent. I have a HUGE soft spot for men who are really into their work. It is magic that rubs off on me. Thank you to Eric and ALL the crew.
My dear Eric is off to shoot a feature film and thou secretly I would love it to be mine....I am sure mine will happen in time. I wish him the absolute best!

Friday, September 14, 2007

busy busy

Though its not quite a movie - Im shooting a kiddie commercial for the next two days....hope the child doesn't need valium or for that matter me!

Sunday, September 9, 2007

MEET THE FAMILY



The family is growing.....any ideas for more Doll's please add to my suggestion box. They can be based on you, or your weird personality, deviancy or quirkiness. Have fun with the doll!

Monday, September 3, 2007

TOMORROW NITE!!! freak yourself out!!

AIRING THIS WEEK


BIG WEEK!

WEDNESDAY my FIRST horror will be on TV!
I'm quite petrified....apprehensive yet totally elated.....I really hope some big, important man .... sees it!!! Perhaps Steven S.....or Ridley...or Micheal Bay....It's only DV so imagine what I could have done with FILM!!




All the actors were amazing and I can't wait to start on my next one!

A BIG HUGE thanks to MEI MEI - THE best muffin in the muffin shop!.........

......next to Shan the fairy cake in the bargain bin with the "HAS BEEN" use by date, right next to me the Lemon Tart..... LOVE YOU BOTH!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

AWAN YANG TERPILU

another video...an oldy but a goodie...I shot for Ning Baizura...

All This Time

a sweet little video

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007

REALITY

Armed with my new NAME CARD (CUTE ISN'T IT?) for DOLL PICTURES and two years of writing behind me.... this is the week I test my achievements and actually PITCH my ideas to a real FILM PRODUCER! THIS person can hold my miraculous future in just one word......YES or NO.
I am outwardly confident and inwardly JELLO.......with my internal vital organs reduced to a full load rinse cycle....I can't for the life of me think of anything creative for my deadline on a music video!
HELP!
the theme is male loyalty
now why oh why can't I come up with that easily???

Friday, August 10, 2007

@traction

WATCH THE TRAILER
be warned!

@traction




COMING SOON

on ASTRO RIA 5th SEPTEMBER 10.30PM