Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Something About Jacqueline

well, i've managed to compress the cofest lightsaber battle video enough to host on my homepage space.
click here to save the file.

anyway, i've been meaning to post this for a long time. now i have managed to drag myself to.. post it. not as a disgruntled ex-bf, but more of a caring friend, as a warning to those close to me and those who happen to know my ex-gf, Jacqueline, to stay away from her, and do not, listen to her when it comes to loaning her money..

there's something wrong with jacqueline. it wasn't obvious to me early in our relationship back then, coz somehow i trusted her(cept when it came to other guys, but that's irrelevant).

it all started when one day, her ex boss from an expat Clinic called IMC(i think, can't remember, it was some ang moh clinic at the last lvl of tangling shopping centre), called her up for a meeting. little did i know the Hell, that she was going to put me thru. she was crying and all when we met, saying things that they're accusing her of stealing $16k. so i comfort her, blah blah blah, even consulted friends who were policemen about it. but later, she confessed to it. i was aghast when she confessed that she really did take it. she wasn't sure if it was $16k, but she took some everytime she had to put clinic cash into the bank. she assumed that they wouldn't check the deposit slip. but later on during auditing, they finally found out..

so came the repayment. apparently her dad paid $10k, which was verified by himself, but more on that later on. so there was some court of court settlement, and then since i was the only one with the job at that point of time, i was always broke coz most of my pay always went to pay for her. even after we weren't together, she still borrowed money. always coming up with some excuse, and somehow always making me believe. and always ending up broke, eating pantry food and the like. biscuits and cup noodles. and milo. hah.

now that i'm jobless she doesn't seem to bother me anymore. she goes to bother everyone else. well done. lin complains about all this. and she tries hard to not pick up her calls and avoid her when necessary. agnes complains about her. even zaki said that jacq tried to borrow $5k from ian. just what the fuck does she want all this money for? oh and she has yet to return my money, 99% of what she owes me. added up would be aroudn 4 digits worth. not to mention that stupid starhub bill. she was working at xerox recently, and last i heard she even made trouble there. my mum couldn't take it anymore and calls her house, her dad picks up. they talk for a while. jacq mentioned to me and my mum that her parents are divorcing. her dad tells a different story. no prob in the house, cept for jacq herself. he even invited my mum to come over and take a look at the household and stuff. lin mentioned before that whenever jacq says that her parents are fighting and stuff, it's always very quiet in the background, lol. doesn't make sense does it? her dad even mentioned having to pay for her some $10k crap. not to mention he and his wife have been getting many calls like from my mum frequently. her dad even said that if the police ever come to take her away, they are ready and willing to give them to her, as they have given up on her, even asks to warn my friends to stay away from jacq because she cannot be trusted. later on her mum calls me to ask if i knew where jacq was, coz some xerox manager was calling the house to ask jacq to return money. last i heard she is working in some trading company.
well i don't know.

jacq mentioned that there was some funeral and her grandmother passed away. she sounded rather calm tho, which didn't make sense to me. later when i checked with lin, she said that her grandmother is still alive. heh. interesting huh? talked to ray korso and lin about it. korso concludes that.. jacq might be into drugs. well i wouldn't know right? well whatever it is, this exposse article was to warn those who know jacq, to stay away from her, and not lend her anymore money. never even try to date her, her last boyfriend, that Ifte dude, even dumped her.. HAHA GOODGAME! so pls. take it from me. most of you folks know me more and far longer than jacq, so i do hope you will trust me enough to believe whatever i have just said. you might want to ask her about it but she'll prolly deny somehow. ask around, you'll prolly hear the same thing from the others. even kelly, zaki's friend. heh. jacq jacq jacq.... you're ruining not only us, but yourself as well..

so pls jacq.. when you read this, you have no where else to run. everyone knows your crap. stop borrowing money for whatever crap reasons. return me my money and that starhub bill shit. don't gimme any crap excuse anymore. don't even think of charming and lying to me.

this is Faiz signing off, wish me luck in NS folks. you will not hear from me for at least 3weeks... take care and be prepared for my NS stories..

Monday, September 12, 2005

me and rach at the natsu matsuri.. out best photo to date.. omg she's so cute.. XD Posted by Picasa
candid shot. yes it was random and i didn't even know it was being taken. Posted by Picasa
me and david Posted by Picasa
me as darth maul at cineleisure.. Posted by Picasa

My 2nd Last Entry

this will be my last entry for a very long time to come..
you see, it's time for me to finally go into ns. i've been thrown in Civil Defense where i hope to be a Firefighter Commander, a sergeant rank whose lvl and pay rivals a NSF Officer in the Army..

well the government, just lost out on one enthusiastic Chiong Suah material.. heh, but not my loss.

well i'll just give a quick summary on what had happened eversince i last updated.

the band i'm in has progressed a bit. has managed to play zombie and parts of song other songs, tho our vocalist have been... MIA for a while...

there was the cosplay event back in July, where me and my starwars pals did a group cosplay of, well, starwars, haha. there was to be a group presentation on stage, and we had been working on a fanfilm before this so the producer made a compressed vers of the fanfilm to 'trailer' during the stage presentation. although off the stage, cosplayed as Obi-Wan Kenobi(duh) complete with facial hair and blondish hair, lol, on stage i was to play a different person. A Jedi Master called Varlen. a jaded, cynical jedi who is doing his job, cause he sees it as a job only, without any passion. the play(and later, the fanfilm) is written, produced and directed by Jason Siah, aka DarthCrovus. i was just the Lightsaber Cheographer in the production. i'd love to show that video from cosfest but the video isn't big enough for me to host anywhere on a permanent basis. if you are interested enough pls visit http://boards.theforce.net/Singapore/b10185/ and ask around for the video clip. the whole play was 95% success, even tho we didn't win the group category, it was more than enough. that 5% failure was.. where the start of the lightsaber fight scene.. we were using Force FX Lightsabers from Master Replica, each of an average value of SG$200. total of 3 sabers. we had to cover the blades up with plastic kelp, the same material we used to cover our textbooks when we were back in primary sch.. transparent enough to show the audience the lightsaber visual effect, thin and light enough and tough enough to prevent scratches and give some cushioning to the impact. bear in mind that these sabers weren't the actors' so it was important such precautions were used. so basically the one i used, the plastic kelp was not... tied down to the blade properly, and at the start of the fight, mine just came off like a condom, making me gabra and forget what to do. can u imagine, on stage and in front of everyone the fight that everyone was waiting for, to screw up right at the start? not to mention it was the cheographer himself... bah.. anyway i chose to rip out that damn plastic cover to make things easier for me. at some point i got back my momentum. then came the Force Choke, kick, roll and saber throw throw from my padawan... now saber throw. allow yourself time to thnk that thru. fine, it's a common thing one probably sees in fanfilms. but, we were using Master Replica Force Fx sabers to throw.. heh. it was an idea from Mr Producer which all of us did not want, cause we all thought it was crazy. "what if it broke?" lol. but he wanted in. ok fine so we trained everyday for that fateful day. we didn't use a FX to train, but something with similar weight.. when the time came for me to grab that saber on stage... IT WAS PERFECT. i didn't realise how perfect it was until i watched the video. and omg, it was... perfect. that was like one of the highlights of the fight scene.. the throw was perfect, and the catch was... awe-inspiring.. it was just like in the movies.. Think back to Starwars Episode 6: Return Of The Jedi, when luke was about to be thrown in the sarlaac pit, and r2d2 'throws' his lightsaber to him. but it was more more dramatic than that... on stage i can't even remember how i caught the saber. but when we all saw it on video, the lightsaber turned on, upon landing in my hands... it might not sound impressive until you saw the video. the one i have is not the best, i will try to look for something better..

was jobless and all, then later on managed to get some mascoting job to distribute flyers for this upcoming Starwars Exhibition @ Science Centre this november. i was dressed up as darth maul... it rocked.. me and some of the Movie-Mania guys were contracted to do this at the NDP carnival at Marina South. then a week or 2 later, David asked me to wear his SWAT outfit to help promote some IT Exhibition going on at NUS. there was some WCG thingy going on, so i was supposed to be soem CT from CounterStrike.

And recently there was the Natsu Matsuri(Summer Festivel) at the Changi Jap Sch. great i tell you. first time experience for me, esp in a yukata with nothing underneath cept briefs, hahahhaa
had 3 cans of asashi beer... got a bit high but hell it was nice...

i will post the photos of the above mentioned events in a while..

and tonight i will post one last entry.. regarding Jacqueline.. so stay tuned..

oh and i've changed the song to one by Blind Guardian called Under The Ice. from their 2nd latest album. nice riffs, double pedalling, distortions and lyrics. but it might get a bit repitative, i'm sorry if it happens. anyway the lyrics.

Under the Ice
Run 'til you find the answer
Time out for our poor Cassandra
She's fairy safe inside the fire

Inside the fire
Awakes desire
Cruelly admired

They'll torture her soul
And they'll torment her heart
But won't change her mind

Would you like to see me
How I'll cut off
Her head life's a game
A lesson to learn
Don't be shy just blame me
Well, there is no need to feel ashamed
Remember the oath
Remember the oath

Wake up it's time to cross the border
Is it true what they say
About the part you've played?

Enjoy your stay here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods

Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods

Please understand
It's not in our hands
Barren the land
It's all dead and gone

And still the tyrant's face is red
So witness my glory, my triumph, my fame
It's the sweetest taste

King of terror
Just stop wining
Hold your breath
It won't take long realize
This is your judgement day

In between the killing carry on

There are no rules here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods

Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Try to understand

You're the artificial enemy
An illusion we all need
For our sake
For our sake

We're not allowed to see
Beyond that's your skill
Will we ever learn the lesson
"We can't fly with broken wings"
Break the chains
Time to change

I'm afraid to say
But you won't play a part
It's been nice we now get to the climax
Your destination's unknown
Just get out of my way

Don't mind the blood here
Welcome to the slaughterhouse
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods

Under the ice you will believe
Under the ice you will be free
Released from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
Try to understand
Under the ice you will be free
Release from rotten thoughts
No more pain
And no more gods
And no more gods
I'm afraid to say
But you won't play a part