By Mr. Eleven Something.
A Disturbing Book
A friend of mine borrowed me this book called The Killer Next Door by Joel Norris. It delves into some of the most notorious murder cases and talk about the killers behind it. The author had examined the cases through the perspective of the killer. What goes though his head as he kills the victim; The motive of his killings; Why he started killing; etc. It touches issues on Cannibalism, Rape, Mass Killing, Kidnapping and Torture.
While reading this book it got me thinking….why didn’t these crazy men get to Zakiah!!! Lol. See! That’s why this book is so DISTURBING. All this bad things happened to the WRONG people. Sheesh!
By Mr. Eleven Something.
WARNING: GEEK TALK!
As you can see, I do not post as much anymore because of Guild Wars! (Woo!!). Today I just bought another installment, Guild Wars: Prophecy. Its actually the first in a serie of 3. The one i bought the other day was part 2. And the one i'm getting end of this week is part 3.
Amazing, amazing little game. It kindda feel like i'm playing Diablo all over again somehow. And I think Diablo rocks! So anything that feels like Diablo rocks too.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
I’m planning to get guild wars!!!! AAAAAAAAAAA!!!! I’m going to Low Yat at lunch time to gettit (if some disaster don’t come up lah)
www.guildwars.com
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Yesterday we recorded a few Radio ads for our client. 3 scripts per language and there are 3 languages. Meaning there’s 9 scripts to record in total. It was the longest Radio recording I’ve ever attended! Starts out at 4pm and it went on till 11pm. But I must say that the sound engineer is really good. He works fast and no complains when we wanted to make a couple of changes here and there.
The studio was very comfy and food was served. And the company was good too. All of us were cracking up and making stupid jokes. Time just flew by without us realizing. The only thing is, I hope the clients approve the finished product cause they didn’t attend the damn recording! If reject or kena make any changes then we have to re-mix or re-record the damn thing. Aiyoyo!!!
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Overall: 2/10
Short Story: Draggy & VERY thin plotline.
For this 3 hour crap, I might as well watch a Bollywood movie for all that matter! At least the plotline there is more interesting and they can sing and dance their way through the movie. O my god, this movie is really awful. Why even bother make a movie. Why not just Angelina Jolie the whole budget for this movie so she can feed those poor starving children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only reason I gave this movie a 2 and not 0 is because I though Kiera Knightly was hot.
Now seriously, don't waste your money watching this piece of shit but instead put your money into something better!
By Mr. Eleven Something.
I can hear the weekend angel singing! It’s been a content ad week for the whole of last week and this week. Gila man!!
Just yesterday when we though all the ads are out….suddenly another one fucking pop-up out thin air. As my ex-clients says it…"O’ MY GODSSSSS!".
Briefed at 2pm and material deadline the next day. Well somehow rather, with the help of a magical intern fairy called Joanne, we manage to pull through. She whipped out a very good visual that was approved immediately by the clients. They even say “GOOD JOB GUYS! WE REALLY LIKE IT!”. Woohoo!
So yea… It was a good closing to the content ad saga for this week. This weekend is gonna be MY TIME. I’m gonna hit the gym, go to movies, hang out with friends and wake up late! HAHA!
By Mr. Eleven Something.
A few weeks back i was talking to my former colleague regarding my new job. I told him that everything is going great so far and I'm doing fine now. I'm handling a telco account right now and they are alot more busier than my former account. Bud they pay the agency VERY well too! (unlike some cheap shit former client. Harapkan nama je glamer!).
The funny thing about big account is that when it's busy, its REALLYY BUSY (which happend most of the time). All the Studio people will be working solely on our stuff and half of the creatives are developing something new for us. And the other people handling other accounts will start complaining that we are conquering everything. As i relate this to my former colleague, he passed a comment saying that our acct seem to be the golden child of the agency. Which I thought was pretty damn cool! Most of our jobs are urgent stuff so our work will automatically overwrite other smaller jobs. I dunno, i just find this evilly fun in a twisted way.
On the side, i have to say having the nicest damn clients really help to put the heart attacks at bay when the workload gets heavy and rushes are high. So yea, this is cool for now.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Overall : 5/10
Don’t get me wrong this movie is not terrible or anything but it’s just mediocre to me. Storyline wise that is. The animation is good. But a movie SHOULD be about a good plot line and this film falls short of that.
The characters have potential but they weren’t expanded. Maybe I would favor this film more if I was 14 or 15 years old but the problem is I’m not. As my friend said it, it’s a movie full of one liners. It’s entertaining to watch with a friend for a good laugh but don’t expect too much. Hollywood movies these days are really lacking the one thing they should focus on and that is a good story to tell and not just a bunch of funny scenes stitch together into 1 movie regardless of its flow.
I don't know how they did it, but The Incredibles & Cars really had it on target. Shrek seem to have all the elements but the magic is not there somehow. Maybe it's just the Disney magic. Or maybe I'm just a sucker for good ol' fashion story telling.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
What do they all know. they got it all wrong. this is so unfair. they're playing our song...
Nobody gets too much heaven no more
Its much harder to come by
I'm waiting in line
Nobody gets too much love anymore
Its as high as a mountain
And harder to climb
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Well its 2.30am and I'm finally home. I would say my expected disaster was under control and not so explosive thanks to a great boss and an excellent studio team. This would have been a huge meltdown if it weren't for them. Instead it was only a medium scale disaster. Got lots of things cleared off the plate so tomorrow is another adventure! Still love this acct. what can i say...
My Disaster Scale
No Disaster - Back at home by 9pm
Small - Back at home by 11pm
Medium - Back home by 2-3am
Huge Meltdown - Back home by 4pm the next day
(Old job) MOTHER MELTDOWN - Back home by 7pm but dealing with THE BASTARD ANJING everyday. haha. cant resist.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Ahhh....this is beautiful
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Stacks over stacks of work! So many things going on at one time. and ALL of them are due by end of this week. This is insane man. I think Agencies should implement a system where no new job can come in after too many things had piled up. I just hope there won't be any nasty surprises tomorrow cause it'll just back lock everything else thats also going out.
Email to clients:
Dear xxx,
Due to the insane amount of workload that had piled up on our end and your refusal to give immediate approval, we are hereby temporarily not taking in any new jobs this week until current ones had been approved and sent out. Hope you understand that our Art Director is foaming through his mouth and the studio people are turning grey from the lack of proper nutrients.
Sincerely,
xxx
By Mr. Eleven Something.
I haven’t been in the advertising field very long but so far it’s been a really good roller-coaster affair. At this point in my career, I am still being shaped by the people and environment around me. I have my own goals and reaching it requires extreme hardwork determination, intelligence and wit. So far, these 3 women are the ones that had the most impact on me professionally. Period.
The Mother
Strong, witty, funny. Thought me that work is important but it does not define you as a person. Thought me balance.
The Sister
Armed with a whip and steel gloves, she thought me the meaning of discipline & hard work. It got abit crazy occasionally but life’s like that sometimes.
The Fucker: lol. Name says it all. Thought me endurance and patience (lots of it!).
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Puddle Of Mudd - She Hates Me
One of my classic favorites. I’m sure everyone can relate to this song somehow.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
In advertising there are good clients and there are bad ones. Good ones are professional, efficient and organized. While the bad ones can be the complete opposite. A small tale of caution that need to be told here…
Okay. There’s this huge telco company in Malaysia who is notorious for being the WORST clients ever. Lets call this telco company Blood.
Blood is well-known to be very cruel to their advertising agency in terms of unfair demands and rudeness. Fine, all telcos have insane amount of workload but they could have told the Agency abit earlier in advance for them to make proper preparations. In, most cases its brief and deadline is also on same day. Or Briefed on Monday evening but they need the crap by Tuesday MORNING. Fantastic.
Blood is also very well known for their RUDENESS. Most of the time, insane workload is very normal. It’s even expected out of huge accounts. Insane workload is usually caused by short deadlines or bad timing. But RUDENESS is caused by IMPROPER UPBRINGING. Throwing tantrums & regularly loosing your temper and not to mention throwing physical objects clearly means they have lousy parents who neglect this small part in their upbringing. Below is an example of a regular scripted conversation.
“Material dateline is tomorrow. I don’t know how you are going to do this... but you will have to cough something out by tomorrow for approval and to proceed. We have briefed you on this many time before this (Lie) and yet you are still not able to meet our standards... anyways... i am going home as it is 5.30 and i presume you will have to work something out by tomorrow morning. Bye”
No, Blood is not a client of mine (thank god). They are clients of my friends.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Just got back from eating at Chili’s @ Bangsar Shopping Centre with my family. Guess what we found in the Classic Nachos that we ordered? I didn’t know that little unknown bug was part of their fantastic ingredients.
Yes, we found a little caterpillar-like bug spliced in 2 on top of the Classic Nachos’s cheese topping. We called in the manager and he gave said the Classic Bug Nachos was on the house and that we could order any desert FOC. Good right? Then we found a piece of plastic wrapping in our Chocolate Molten Cake.
The Chef should really rethink his Fear Factor element la. C’mon, is bugs and plastic wrapping the best you can do? What about a mercun as you cut open the chocolate cake? Or maybe instead of a little caterpillar, try putting a variety of small cockroaches?
**All this crap aside, Chili's really do serve very good food.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Apparently there is no more pirated software and games widely sold in KL like last time. This is so annoying. The only way I could get these things now is through online download. Crap la. It just so happened that this is also Visit Malaysia Year. See the connection anyone? VMY is here so the pirates suddenly disappear.
Honestly la, the original software out there is VERY expensive. I don’t think the average Malaysian can afford original software apart from the essentials like Windows platform which is quite reasonable lately. Don’t you think I’d get the original if I can afford it. Problem is, most people in Malaysia can’t afford it. GIVE ME MY PIRATES! I CANNOT AFFORD ORIGINALS!
By Mr. Eleven Something.
"Dreams are just dreams. Goals are dreams with a strategy and a deadline."
- Anonymous
By Mr. Eleven Something.
Dog; [dawg, dog] Pronunciation Key - noun, verb, dogged, dog·ging.
1. Any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and slender muzzle, a deep-chested muscular body, a bushy tail, and large, erect ears.
2. Slang.
a. an ugly, boring, unpleasant or crude person.
b. something worthless or of extremely poor quality
3. Informal. Something of inferior or low quality
(dictionary.com)
I used to have a little stray dog once. She has a short fat little body, bronze brown fur and always makes the most irritating noises. Because she was abit of an ugly dog, we try to make her feel special by letting her bite, attack and basically have her way with anyone. And because she cannot bear any puppies (due to very bad genetics) we took pity upon her even more. She was the most precious little dog running around the house pretending to be important. Then one day, I had to move house so ‘little precious one’ was left to chase after her own tail. Even though it was short, I cherish the fond memories we had together.
By Mr. Eleven Something.
The Daily Swarm has learned that Airwair Ltd., the creators of Dr. Martens famous footwear, has fired its advertising agency, Saatchi and Saatchi London, in the midst of an ongoing uproar over a poster campaign featuring the images of deceased musicians wearing their shoes in heaven.
David Suddens, CEO of Dr. Martens’ parent company AirWair Ltd., told The Daily Swarm in a phone interview that the posters were never intended to see the light of day. “We said no. It was creative that was put to us, but we didn’t like it. It doesn’t represent the company at all.”
Saatchi later released a statement standing by the ads. Kate Stanners, executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi said, “We believe the ads are edgy but not offensive. There has been blog commentary both for and against the ads, but it is our belief that they are respectful of both the musicians and the Dr. Martens brand.”
Isn't huge ads like this are suppose to get reviewed and approved till the highest order of Dr. Marten's people before it can even be released?
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