Day 22

RA says I’m falling behind in my “things-to-do” list and they just keep on piling and piling. The more I catch up, the more they keep on piling. The key component that I’m missing right now is a competent PA who can make my workload less of a burden (time wise). Then again, a PA is something I’ve not thought of before and plus the trust factor always bothers me. This is perhaps the biggest obstacle I’m facing for the past few months – FEAR – but it’s all good. At least I’m aware of the situation and make that conscious choice and face the music. Just a matter of time 🙂

I’m planning my trip for the upcoming Social Media Week in Kuala Lumpur next week and I haven’t book my flight and accomodation (typical me *lol*). Looking at the programs, this would definitely benefit in what I do. Apparently there’s also an Award ceremony for bloggers and social media icons known as World Bloggers and Social Media Awards 2012 and perhaps this is a total different ball game than that of Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards. The categories are very defined and there are tons of categories. Click here to find out more. I wonder if Brunei will do something for Social Media Week but then again, it’s up to us to take the initiative.

My topic on babies and infants have been voiced as well through social media and all do agree with my stance that they don’t belong to the cinemas. They shouldn’t be exposed to loud volumes, graphic scenes and further more the dark environment that will make one whine or cry because of fear. Toddlers will also disrupt the peace of cinema goers when they start whining or crying for attention. I seriously don’t know how to lobby for this cause but my tweeting (and thanks for the those who retweet) and blogging about it, I hope the message gets across to parents and families who are probably not aware of the disadvantages for babies and also for the sake of movie goers.

Recently, I downloaded The Matrix on iTunes and I’m loving Apple TV where I can watch my shows on TV instead of my Macbook. That movie certainly reminded me a lot about fear and how you can make that simple choice to make a difference by taking that path you choose. I can relate to Neo in The Matrix where he chose the Red pill instead of the Blue one and all this while I know which pill I have been taking. My friend did comment that maybe if I was to take the other pill it would have been more of an illusion (not a reality). You might have a point but I know the other pill would make me overcome my fear and move forward. Lots of talking points this 🙂 and I really love The Matrix, my top 10 movies of all time.

Yesterday I’ve spent at least an hour watching all the Superbowl commercials online *lol* Did you know it costs like a $1 million for a 30-sec commercial placement during Superbowl? And there were more than 300 commercials being played throughout the whole event. Amazing!!! But sadly to say that not all commercials are as creative or humourous as expectations now are pretty high from consumers. The best commercials for me was the M&M’s and Best Buy (where they managed to include the founder of instagram). Oh yea, Madonna was the highlight for the half-time show though she was lip-synching. It was definitely better than my favourite group Black Eye Peas who performed terribly last time round. And congratulations to the NY Giants for winning the Superbowl. Fantastic final.

By the way, before I end my entry, I would like to say kudos to the JPD and the Royal Brunei Police Force for the placement of the cones at the 3-lane Kiulap roundabout. I know a few of my friends are culprit for using the outer lane just to save time. So just to let you know that the cones are pretty effective measure to deter “roundabout (innocent) abusers” *lol* It’s a good idea to leave the cones for quite sometime to educate the public on the right usage of the 3-lane roundabout. I can feel those smiling faces for those who take advantage of the outer lane. Awww stop blushing 😀

The roundabout cones are there to make sure road users don’t abuse the lanes

Congratulations on Engagement Salwa Khair Tarif & Hassanol Fikri Sudin. Photo taken by Shabey