'If I need it,
I need to buy it.'
And so goes the only principle that Rappoo repeats to himself.
'If I don't pay,
I will not get what I need.'
He said knowing the consequences of non-payment, incurring debts and poverty.
'But it's not my fault,
I don't have anything to pay them with.'
He said angrily. Frustrated and angst-ridden.
'I don't have much of what they want,
And what they want is what I need too.'
He logically blamed. For the way the world worked. For the way the world lived.
'I can't do anything about it.
My tears will not decrease the amount. My screams will not increase their understanding.'
He spoke. Wisely. Trying to calm himself down. Surprisingly, he could be at this stage faster than before.
'Yes. If I need it,
I must buy it.'
Like an epiphany, Rappoo had just created for himself a new principle. A new way of life. A new perspective.
'Or else, if I don't,
They will never let me have what I need.'
And with that new principle, came a clearer consequence. A bottom-line much more straightforward. An effect that Rappoo must understand no matter what.
Monday 25 June 2007
MQFW
A heart that's
Filled up like a landfill,
A job that slowly kills you,
Bruises that won't heal.
You look so tired and happy,
Bring down the government,
They don't,
They don't speak for us.
I'll take a quiet life,
A handshake of carbon monoxide.
And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent.
Silent.
- taken from the song No Surprises from the album OK Computer by Radiohead
Filled up like a landfill,
A job that slowly kills you,
Bruises that won't heal.
You look so tired and happy,
Bring down the government,
They don't,
They don't speak for us.
I'll take a quiet life,
A handshake of carbon monoxide.
And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent.
Silent.
- taken from the song No Surprises from the album OK Computer by Radiohead
Wednesday 20 June 2007
Yet Another Article from The RJ Occasional!
MINI SERIES GETS A SLAMMING
Reported by - Riconstin Jaksten
Less than a week after M.R Production, a subsidiary and entertainment arm of kid you not Pte Ltd, offered a public apology to the fans of the comedy cult series 'The Guy that Works at the Record Store', the said subsidiary received yet another round of public outrage. But this time, those cries are not from ardent fans of the abovementioned cult series. Instead, these cries come from concerned members of the public demanding a ban in the subsidiary's latest mini-series, 'Thoughts From A Little Monster in My Head'.
The said mini-series spans approximately 5 minutes per episode and it is usually broadcasted, on Creative Central, in between a television programme that has just ended and another programme that is about to begin. Furthermore, these mini-series are broadcasted during times when '...children are still awake...', complained Mdm Riyu Joy, a full-time housewife taking care of 3 children aged 4, 6 and 9. ' I didn't like the mini-series. It's so graphic and disturbing. Even though I can roughly understand each episode's plot or bottom line and the children can't, the images and sounds accompanying each episode is enough to give the children nightmares!' she commented further.
The mini-series is indeed morbid and dark- from the short story lines to the images and music portraying them. When I asked Mr Riyt Juty, director and producer of the said mini-series, he casually and unapologetically explains, ' The team of writers and poets that work on this mini-series are highly sensitive people. Sensitive to their environments. Sensitive to events occurring. Sensitive about their work. But their intentions are not malicious or destructive. They believe in art as a medium of expressing life's truths. And that's what we are doing and that's what we are trying to achieve.'
But what about the images? The sounds even? When I asked this question, Mr Riyt immediately shoots back an answer or rather answering through a question, ' What good would art be if it were to deliberately hide things? If the truth is obvious, art should also be frank about it. The expression might be abstract or confusing but the bottom line can always be seen and/or heard. And, in our mini-series, such truths are frank, seen and heard.' After that, I grew scared and tried to back down.
In addition, I also decided to approach M.R Production, their sponsor and mastermind. Mr Rico Josty, spokesperson for the subsidiary said that '...they receive numerous complaints from members of the public...' and that '...kid you Pte Ltd told us to handle the case with care and remedy the matter as soon as possible...'. 'The company and us are working closely to tone down the negative impact of the mini-series. We are also approaching the team of writers and poets as well as the director and producer of the mini-series so that they could understand our position and probably alter their work.' continued Mr Rico.
But can that group of highly sensitive people take this criticism? Can they now acknowledge and accept such truths about their work? Would they alter their work for the sake of the sensitive public? Only time will tell and only the truth can withstand the pressure. But at the moment, the show still goes on - to the horror of parents and to the delight of the arty farty.
Reported by - Riconstin Jaksten
Less than a week after M.R Production, a subsidiary and entertainment arm of kid you not Pte Ltd, offered a public apology to the fans of the comedy cult series 'The Guy that Works at the Record Store', the said subsidiary received yet another round of public outrage. But this time, those cries are not from ardent fans of the abovementioned cult series. Instead, these cries come from concerned members of the public demanding a ban in the subsidiary's latest mini-series, 'Thoughts From A Little Monster in My Head'.
The said mini-series spans approximately 5 minutes per episode and it is usually broadcasted, on Creative Central, in between a television programme that has just ended and another programme that is about to begin. Furthermore, these mini-series are broadcasted during times when '...children are still awake...', complained Mdm Riyu Joy, a full-time housewife taking care of 3 children aged 4, 6 and 9. ' I didn't like the mini-series. It's so graphic and disturbing. Even though I can roughly understand each episode's plot or bottom line and the children can't, the images and sounds accompanying each episode is enough to give the children nightmares!' she commented further.
The mini-series is indeed morbid and dark- from the short story lines to the images and music portraying them. When I asked Mr Riyt Juty, director and producer of the said mini-series, he casually and unapologetically explains, ' The team of writers and poets that work on this mini-series are highly sensitive people. Sensitive to their environments. Sensitive to events occurring. Sensitive about their work. But their intentions are not malicious or destructive. They believe in art as a medium of expressing life's truths. And that's what we are doing and that's what we are trying to achieve.'
But what about the images? The sounds even? When I asked this question, Mr Riyt immediately shoots back an answer or rather answering through a question, ' What good would art be if it were to deliberately hide things? If the truth is obvious, art should also be frank about it. The expression might be abstract or confusing but the bottom line can always be seen and/or heard. And, in our mini-series, such truths are frank, seen and heard.' After that, I grew scared and tried to back down.
In addition, I also decided to approach M.R Production, their sponsor and mastermind. Mr Rico Josty, spokesperson for the subsidiary said that '...they receive numerous complaints from members of the public...' and that '...kid you Pte Ltd told us to handle the case with care and remedy the matter as soon as possible...'. 'The company and us are working closely to tone down the negative impact of the mini-series. We are also approaching the team of writers and poets as well as the director and producer of the mini-series so that they could understand our position and probably alter their work.' continued Mr Rico.
But can that group of highly sensitive people take this criticism? Can they now acknowledge and accept such truths about their work? Would they alter their work for the sake of the sensitive public? Only time will tell and only the truth can withstand the pressure. But at the moment, the show still goes on - to the horror of parents and to the delight of the arty farty.
Tuesday 19 June 2007
Thoughts from a little Monster in my Head Ep 3...
It had a box for a head.
A glass screen for a face.
On one side of the box,
A hole was punched for its ears.
Its facial expressions were always programmed.
It was always fixed.
It had an incomplete digital processor for a brain.
Its creator forgot to put in the final pieces.
But it was always suspected that it was deliberate.
Because, if all the pieces of its brain were there,
It would be perfect.
And it knows, there is no such thing as being perfect or thinking perfectly.
Its body was weird.
It had thin arms, a huge belly and thick legs.
It had a chest that look like a pair of breasts.
But it had a penis.
It likes to eat alot.
Its body expands unnecessarily, easily and quickly.
And when this happens, it is compared with the others and commented by the rest.
And when this happens, it is depressed.
But looks and habits aside, it only can depend on one thing.
Its heart.
A heart that truly feels, beats and think in a mechanical and peculiar body.
And it's the heart that it keeps safely in a clear glass case on its left chest.
For all to see.
But for only one in which it gives and surrenders to.
Only one in which it is devoted to.
Only one that understands the mechanisms, intricacies and value of its heart.
And that only one is indeed present.
God-like no less.
It is always happy when it is with her.
And it never did change since then, till now and till then.
It is a forbidden and socially unacceptable relationship.
But it knows that it is true and real.
More true and real than it can ever imagine itself to be.
A glass screen for a face.
On one side of the box,
A hole was punched for its ears.
Its facial expressions were always programmed.
It was always fixed.
It had an incomplete digital processor for a brain.
Its creator forgot to put in the final pieces.
But it was always suspected that it was deliberate.
Because, if all the pieces of its brain were there,
It would be perfect.
And it knows, there is no such thing as being perfect or thinking perfectly.
Its body was weird.
It had thin arms, a huge belly and thick legs.
It had a chest that look like a pair of breasts.
But it had a penis.
It likes to eat alot.
Its body expands unnecessarily, easily and quickly.
And when this happens, it is compared with the others and commented by the rest.
And when this happens, it is depressed.
But looks and habits aside, it only can depend on one thing.
Its heart.
A heart that truly feels, beats and think in a mechanical and peculiar body.
And it's the heart that it keeps safely in a clear glass case on its left chest.
For all to see.
But for only one in which it gives and surrenders to.
Only one in which it is devoted to.
Only one that understands the mechanisms, intricacies and value of its heart.
And that only one is indeed present.
God-like no less.
It is always happy when it is with her.
And it never did change since then, till now and till then.
It is a forbidden and socially unacceptable relationship.
But it knows that it is true and real.
More true and real than it can ever imagine itself to be.
MQFW
You'd be,
So perfect with me but you just,
Can't see,
You turn every head but you don't,
See me.
-taken from the song Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You) from the album Strange and Beautiful by Aqualung.
So perfect with me but you just,
Can't see,
You turn every head but you don't,
See me.
-taken from the song Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You) from the album Strange and Beautiful by Aqualung.
MQFW
The only thing that's worse than one is none.
-taken from the song In Between from the album Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park.
-taken from the song In Between from the album Minutes to Midnight by Linkin Park.
MQFW
And you can laugh,
Your spineless laugh,
We hope your reason and wisdom choke you,
And now,
We are one,
In everlasting peace.
We hope,
That you choke,
That you choke...
-taken from the song Exit Music [For A Film] from the album OK Computer by Radiohead
Your spineless laugh,
We hope your reason and wisdom choke you,
And now,
We are one,
In everlasting peace.
We hope,
That you choke,
That you choke...
-taken from the song Exit Music [For A Film] from the album OK Computer by Radiohead
MQFW
This machine will,
Will not communicate,
These thoughts and the strain I am under.
- taken from the song Street Spirit [Fade Out] from the album The Bends by Radiohead
Will not communicate,
These thoughts and the strain I am under.
- taken from the song Street Spirit [Fade Out] from the album The Bends by Radiohead
Friday 15 June 2007
Check Out This Article from the The RJ Occasional !
CULT SERIES GETS A RUDE SHOCK AND AN ABRUPT STOP
- Reported by Riconstin Jaksten
M.R Productions, a subsidiary and an entertainment arm of kid you not Pte Ltd, has issued an apology at a private conference held at R.M Hotel to a handful of audiences for making an error on their latest reality comedy cult series entitled 'The Guy that works at The Record Store'. The error was in the form of an announcement stating that the series was the '..second last episode of Season 1...' However, M.R Productions corrected and clarified the above statement to be the '...second last episode of the Final Season...' instead. This news came as a rude shock and exploded into cries of outrage from audiences worldwide.
Mr Rico Josty, spokesperson for M.R Productions, was there to offer the company's apologies and he was in attendance together with the Director and Producer of the series, Ms Milanger Ricop. Ms Milanger explained that the series had to come to an end after season one '...because of low viewership ratings, availability of plots and agreement constraints with the cast of the show...' But the company has future plans for the lead, or notoriously known as 'the record guy' in that series.
'The record guy' has apparently signed a two year contract for a new reality comedy series entitled 'That Guy in the Army'. The series is naturally and obviously about life in the army. It is also produced and directed by Ms Milanger. Ms Milanger however did not give further details on the new cast or the number of episodes and seasons the series will possibly entail. But it was announced that the first episode and season of the said series will premier probably around 27 July or later this year.
Another welcoming news for 'the record guy', and probably his fans, is that he will be playing the lead role in the murder-mystery-suspense-thriller movie called 'The Story of Mr Donny Dill'. 'He is a very flexible and versatile actor. I met him personally and I am more than impressed with his attitude and methodology in acting. It's been a blast having him on set and working with him has been a professional bliss.' And so it was said by Mr M. Ric Jillerfer, an Award winning director for 'Two Hills' and 'The Pigs of Society'. 'He was perfect for the lead role and I think his dark humour and his harsh and witty personality also won him the hearts of many female fans!' laughed Mr Ric. When I asked 'the record guy' how he felt when he chosen for the part, he smiled and said 'I'm happy and I'll just stuff and f*** myself with oily food if I mess this opportunity!' The film is said to be released in the form of small scenes that will be accessible on the company's official kid you not website and it's official release date will be on 1 July 2007.
In addition, so as not to disappoint fans of 'The Record Guy that Works at the Record Store' , M.R Productions will invest $16.5 million (or approximately around 15 hours per week) in the excavation of '...ancient episodes...'. Part of that amount, around $8.6 million, was granted by the Ministry of MRJ Blog Creativity to finance this project seen as '...a potential search for a pure and raw art form...' Every find, whenever found, will be released on the company's official website as well. The episodes will thus be periodical and occasional.
Despite despairing news and dismal response, it is once again a bright and giggly future for the fans of 'the record guy'.
- Reported by Riconstin Jaksten
M.R Productions, a subsidiary and an entertainment arm of kid you not Pte Ltd, has issued an apology at a private conference held at R.M Hotel to a handful of audiences for making an error on their latest reality comedy cult series entitled 'The Guy that works at The Record Store'. The error was in the form of an announcement stating that the series was the '..second last episode of Season 1...' However, M.R Productions corrected and clarified the above statement to be the '...second last episode of the Final Season...' instead. This news came as a rude shock and exploded into cries of outrage from audiences worldwide.
Mr Rico Josty, spokesperson for M.R Productions, was there to offer the company's apologies and he was in attendance together with the Director and Producer of the series, Ms Milanger Ricop. Ms Milanger explained that the series had to come to an end after season one '...because of low viewership ratings, availability of plots and agreement constraints with the cast of the show...' But the company has future plans for the lead, or notoriously known as 'the record guy' in that series.
'The record guy' has apparently signed a two year contract for a new reality comedy series entitled 'That Guy in the Army'. The series is naturally and obviously about life in the army. It is also produced and directed by Ms Milanger. Ms Milanger however did not give further details on the new cast or the number of episodes and seasons the series will possibly entail. But it was announced that the first episode and season of the said series will premier probably around 27 July or later this year.
Another welcoming news for 'the record guy', and probably his fans, is that he will be playing the lead role in the murder-mystery-suspense-thriller movie called 'The Story of Mr Donny Dill'. 'He is a very flexible and versatile actor. I met him personally and I am more than impressed with his attitude and methodology in acting. It's been a blast having him on set and working with him has been a professional bliss.' And so it was said by Mr M. Ric Jillerfer, an Award winning director for 'Two Hills' and 'The Pigs of Society'. 'He was perfect for the lead role and I think his dark humour and his harsh and witty personality also won him the hearts of many female fans!' laughed Mr Ric. When I asked 'the record guy' how he felt when he chosen for the part, he smiled and said 'I'm happy and I'll just stuff and f*** myself with oily food if I mess this opportunity!' The film is said to be released in the form of small scenes that will be accessible on the company's official kid you not website and it's official release date will be on 1 July 2007.
In addition, so as not to disappoint fans of 'The Record Guy that Works at the Record Store' , M.R Productions will invest $16.5 million (or approximately around 15 hours per week) in the excavation of '...ancient episodes...'. Part of that amount, around $8.6 million, was granted by the Ministry of MRJ Blog Creativity to finance this project seen as '...a potential search for a pure and raw art form...' Every find, whenever found, will be released on the company's official website as well. The episodes will thus be periodical and occasional.
Despite despairing news and dismal response, it is once again a bright and giggly future for the fans of 'the record guy'.
Friday 8 June 2007
Thoughts from a little Monster in my Head Ep 2...
I like technology.
And I hope that technology likes me too.
It brings me lots of conveniences.
It takes care of me.
It makes me happier.
It makes me fatter.
And I hope that technology is benefiting like I do.
I have no reason to be scared of it.
Because it is not scary.
I have no reason to be listening to it.
Because it is not my master or elder.
And I hope that technology continues to be what I want it to be.
And I hope that technology likes me too.
It brings me lots of conveniences.
It takes care of me.
It makes me happier.
It makes me fatter.
And I hope that technology is benefiting like I do.
I have no reason to be scared of it.
Because it is not scary.
I have no reason to be listening to it.
Because it is not my master or elder.
And I hope that technology continues to be what I want it to be.
Thoughts from a little Monster in my Head Ep 1...
If only I could be invisible.
Then, I wouldn't have people looking at me.
I wouldn't have people trying to figure me out.
I wouldn't have people being judgmental about me.
I wouldn't have to keep or maintain anything.
This wish is very simple really.
But then it means that people can't see me.
And when people can't see me, I don't exist.
And when I don't exist, the things I do don't matter.
Then, I wouldn't have people looking at me.
I wouldn't have people trying to figure me out.
I wouldn't have people being judgmental about me.
I wouldn't have to keep or maintain anything.
This wish is very simple really.
But then it means that people can't see me.
And when people can't see me, I don't exist.
And when I don't exist, the things I do don't matter.
Wednesday 6 June 2007
MQFW
I'm not here.
This really isn't happening.
-taken from the song How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead from the album Kid A
This really isn't happening.
-taken from the song How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead from the album Kid A
Question of the Day for Me
How does someone else measure another person's intelligence? Through Paper? Aptitude? Attitude? Personality? Character? Something else? Or none of the above?
Monday 4 June 2007
MQFW
We are accidents.
Waiting.
Waiting.
To happen.
- taken from the song There There by Radiohead in the album Hail to the Thief.
Waiting.
Waiting.
To happen.
- taken from the song There There by Radiohead in the album Hail to the Thief.
MQFW
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world that he doesn't exist.
- said Verbal Kint played by Kevin Spacey in the movie The Usual Suspects.
- said Verbal Kint played by Kevin Spacey in the movie The Usual Suspects.
the guy that works at the record store...episode 9 (2nd last episode of the Final Season)
Experiences were scarce but it was nonetheless entertaining, and emotionally excruciating, for the record guy when such instances were encountered. This one makes Twilight Zone look like Disneyland...
Imagine a quiet room.
A room too quiet that you can hear a pin drop.
But it is not exactly silent.
You can hear faint voices singing in the background.
You can hear instruments playing its slow and morose scores.
The tempo and rhythm-bleak and morbid.
A sudden burst of sound came from the outside and you sigh in relief knowing that your hearing has not been impaired yet.
Everyone else in the room walks elegantly.
They don't talk. They never talk.
The only sound coming from them is the creaking of the wooden floor created from their footwear.
They communicate through cold ways: speaking with their eyes.
Your greetings echoes back through rigid and fierce nods from them.
Your smiles fade when you look at their blank faces.
After such an emotional void devours your beating heart, they are gone.
But their aura lingers around - keeping you company in that room.
Keeping you in that room.
You cannot escape because someone has to be the host.
Because there are guests.
Because you have been selected as the host.
Someone else was suppose to be there instead of you.
Until it was confessed that you were the one that was suppose to rescue that someone else.
Now nobody wants to take your place.
Nobody wants to rescue you.
Most of all, nobody wants to be in that room.
And it's going to take all day.
Time is not your ally at this moment.
You feel your ears and skin slowly decay.
Your brain electrocutes itself.
Headache.
Then migraine.
Followed by nausea.
Finally phobia.
But you could only imagine.
The record guy was actually there.
In that room.
Alone.
All alone.
Till his time ends.
At the Classical and Jazz Room.
Imagine a quiet room.
A room too quiet that you can hear a pin drop.
But it is not exactly silent.
You can hear faint voices singing in the background.
You can hear instruments playing its slow and morose scores.
The tempo and rhythm-bleak and morbid.
A sudden burst of sound came from the outside and you sigh in relief knowing that your hearing has not been impaired yet.
Everyone else in the room walks elegantly.
They don't talk. They never talk.
The only sound coming from them is the creaking of the wooden floor created from their footwear.
They communicate through cold ways: speaking with their eyes.
Your greetings echoes back through rigid and fierce nods from them.
Your smiles fade when you look at their blank faces.
After such an emotional void devours your beating heart, they are gone.
But their aura lingers around - keeping you company in that room.
Keeping you in that room.
You cannot escape because someone has to be the host.
Because there are guests.
Because you have been selected as the host.
Someone else was suppose to be there instead of you.
Until it was confessed that you were the one that was suppose to rescue that someone else.
Now nobody wants to take your place.
Nobody wants to rescue you.
Most of all, nobody wants to be in that room.
And it's going to take all day.
Time is not your ally at this moment.
You feel your ears and skin slowly decay.
Your brain electrocutes itself.
Headache.
Then migraine.
Followed by nausea.
Finally phobia.
But you could only imagine.
The record guy was actually there.
In that room.
Alone.
All alone.
Till his time ends.
At the Classical and Jazz Room.
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