It has been more than two weeks since i blogged...it seems like a very long time...well, i guess it is.
Life is slowly getting back to normal...finally got to accomplish what i wanted to accomplish all this while...to complete the NOC 2: Whispers of Hope post production. This project had been weighing heavily on my mind for the past few months..me trying my best to pull everything together, salvaging whatever that was messed up, repairing it and restrategizing.
Basically the entire post production encountered many hiccups. The main one being the VCD being delayed because it was sent all the way to Kota Kinabalu(our camera man's home town...has a cousin there who does this stuff) for production without my prior knowledge...the delay was enought to test my patience. And when i finally got the end product through a third party...i was told that there was no ending. Only my close circle of friends could roughly fanthom the deep disappointment that smouldered within my spirit...i remember storming out of the house. Being unable to market the VCD...we decided to shift our focus to the sound track(OST) that was recorded live on that night. This was a calculated risk and i took counsel with sam, justin and deric. Once agreed upon, we had to alter the cover designs and recalculate the cost. Before this we had already found our quotations for the VCD packaging.
The printing took about one week plus to complete and i made a hasty one day trip last friday to cyber to claim the goods. I also took great pains to explaining to the CF what was happening, and what was going on, and how i was disappointed and hope they would forgive me for all the blunders. Alas, the waiting has finally paid off and i am rather satisfied with what we could offer...although not perfect. It's a momento for all those involved in it, to stir up memories of their experience. It's also the perfect launch for NOC 3: A Time To Love which will take place in a few months time headed by NOC 3 production team.
The VCD=rm4; OST=rm7; package deal(VCD+OST)=rm10
all proceeds will go to NOC 3 production.
p/s Samuel Koh (a 16 year old friend/church mate who won the competition for designing Hillsong album cover two years in a row) did our cover.
Samuel Soon and Raj's company printed it and did some sponsoring.
With that done, I also had a busy weekend leading a team to Kg Jus and Gunung Ledang as part of our Outreach program. We made a two day trip to this orang asli settlement. It was a stretching point for me as i had so much to do before this and going to cyber etc...the best thing about this was the majority of Alphas that took the challenge to go. They were Belle, Louis, Lucious, Julian, Joel, Renee, Solomon, and me. only Soly and me were the oldies. Pastor Joanne, Edmund and Dayze came on Saturday and left in the evening. I must say that we did not have the luxury of time to prepare...and i left a lot of matters to my assistant,Belle.
However I am very proud of them in a sense that they showed so much maturity and discipline. Even though a lot of thing happen...like the twins house in Penang was robbed and some had personal problems here and there...they preserved and pressed on. The trip wasn't easy because we had no idea of what we could do since this wasn't an ordinaty misson trip. but the team took time to plan and carry them out. It was very touching to see their interaction with the orang Asli children. I believe that they really showed their heart and that was more important to me than their talent. I am so proud of this group of juniors.
I learned that pioneering work is not easy. We had to drive into the interior...my poor iswara took a beating travelling up terrain that was meant for big four wheelers. It wasn't easy to journey to unreached parts to share the Gospel. Imagine what Pastor Joseph and the other elders had to travel and face while preaching the Gospel. for pictures...visit Renee's blog
Now it's back to live...preparing for an exam which is tmrw. my PC is in the shop since yesterday...so I can't upload pictures and stuff. I gave my car a through wash and polish.
haha...ok, my last entry was a biit emo...but i guess we all experience that.
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