i’m contagious

in a non- flattering way.

my senior was having a look at my label designs when i started hacking away like a dying old lady. everytime i coughed, she inched backwards. one moment she was right behind me and the next, she was two feet away with her hand over her mouth!

“oi. don’t spoil my weekend! i don’t want to get sick!”
-_- “where’s the love, man?” *cough cough*
“ok that’s it!! you do the labels yourself. i’m going over there…” she points at her table fifteen feet away, “and we’ll have a look at it on monday!” *scampers off*

urbanscapes is tomorrow. not sure if i will be going yet. goddammit this is seriously the wrong time to be broke. the sales are on, junkyard sales popping up everywhere, urbanscapes… *bangs head on wall*

meanwhile, thanks to facebook’s bowling buddies, we are having a bowling championship tonight at one utama!!

yes, this is what our lives have come to. getting excited over a night of bowling. three years ago, we would have been prepping up to go out and get smashed skank the night away. but not anymore… age has taken hold and decided to climb on our backs for a long ride.

chuffed!

my first t-shirt designs have been printed the samples were sent over today for us to have a look at. i’m quite pleased with the results, although… they do need to tweak a few things, naturally.

designing prints for fabric is quite different from print on paper. you have to keep in mind the stretch of the fabric, the curvature (does it make the wearer look too fat/thin/saggy), results after washing processes, etc.

they’ll be available in WH by the end of the year for the holiday season. =)

oh… it’s men’s shirts, btw. sorry ladies.

from industry to industry

i never thought i’d say it but…

i miss advertising.

or at least, certain aspects of it:

• waltzing in anytime before 10.30am without feeling guilty
• running around the office like maniacs barefooted
• sneaking off to tea time with my boss and colleagues any time of the day
• extended lunches anywhere and everywhere
• being surrounded by party animals including the BIG BOSS
• having a family-like group of people to work with
• brainstorming and freedom to conceptualise (within certain restrictions)
• yelling at servicing for no real reason (but they know it’s just a bit of fun)

but i certainly don’t miss:

• working ungodly hours
• being chucked job briefs at 6pm and having to stay back all of a sudden
• having servicing calling me up and saying, “i’m coming over now!”
• stupid clients with shit for brains giving dumbass feedback
• being caught up in a net of politics
• running around like a headless chicken trying to complete mock-ups which were due an hour ago

well… every job has its ups and downs. but in the end, i realise being happy with your work environment really makes a shitty job that much more tolerable.

i miss my y&r family!!

manly me

i’m going to have to get used to thinking like a man.

designing t-shirts for guys isn’t quite as easy as i imagined. i was told to stop thinking so femininely (is that a word?).

i disagree. i think guys are much more metrosexual now and guys wear all sorts of graphic styled t-shirts. *stubborn frown*

still… it’s fun.

can’t wait for the weekend. i’m reeeeeaaaally need to get myself some new clothes. so i’ve decided i’m going to drag someone with me this weekend to showpink.

okay. time to shovel food down!

fashion can kill

it’s been a bloody stressful and exhausting week.

sunday night i had a chat with my godmother. monday morning i was an employee. so much for my bumming.

i am now a stylist/visual merchandiser/graphic designer. i’m not sure wat my official position will be. that should be interesting.

on monday, we went to one utama to set up the store at 9pm and finished at 1am. whilst pulling apart the mannequins and stripping off their clothes, it suddenly occurred to me, “i have one of the most shallow jobs in the world.”

visual merchandisers stress over how to dress up dolls as though they are making life-changing decisions.

the last five days have been the most stressful days – trying to sort out invitations and guest lists for our fashion show. it is part of the STYLO Fashion Festival and is strictly by invitation only. it’ll be filled with all the who’s who of KL and Tatler-worthy names.

on the upside, models have been walking in and out of the office. mmm… yummy.
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alvin managed to get last minute free tickets for sunburst. yay!

incubus, here i come!

new year, new job, new me

i’m holding my breath in anticipation of her answer.

i asked the design house if they would reconsider their figure. and if they do, i’ve decided to just take it. i’ve decided to hold on to the passion while i’m still relatively young.

worse comes to worst, i’ll work for Godmother and freelance for them instead. that just means i’ll have to stay in this country a lil longer than planned.
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i had farewell dinner and drinks with my colleagues last night at J&Rs.

it still feels kinda surreal. i don’t think it’s quite hit me that i’m actually leaving! i haven’t even started packing up my stuff yet.

i told my boss i’d probably come back to the office next week to hang out coz i’ll be bored. and i’m really going to miss some of the colleagues i have come to think of as my second family.

i’ll definitely miss the lunches full of sexual conversations. and my boss walking around barefoot acting like a hooligan. i’ll miss pretending to be pissed off with the servicing people and throwing pseudo tantrums.

but i think the first thing i’ll miss is having a cheque to look forward to at the end of the month. hopefully won’t be unemployed for too long.