the search.

i don’t believe that just because i’m a normal girl i’d still have a chance to ever get married in the future. there are so many amazing single women out there that aren’t married.

anyway, on monday i skipped hockey training to go for this economics lecture conducted by professor robert frank, author of economic naturalist. it was a pretty good lecture, kinda enjoyed myself although most of the concepts brought forward were highlighted in his book. the reason why i wanted to go for this lecture was because earlier this year i read the book and decided to take economics only to be faced with a grueling, rote-learning syllabus. it was nothing like what i had read and it was pretty disappointing. in the end, this event turned out to be something catered more for civil servants and economic professors making discussions at the end of the forum turn quite technical. to be honest, i had little to no clue as to what they were discussing. but i mustered enough courage (only to sound like a total bimbo!) to get to the microphone to feebly ask my question.

anyway.

i have been reading a lot lately. i’m actually starving for brain food but have had no time to source for material to read. recently borrowed this book called Microtrends from my cousin, Brian, but that kind of book with wacky descriptions of modern society isn’t enough to get me going. wiki is a good place to start but friends you should know how i feel about reading from a screen vs having an actual book. sigh. a huge portion of my money is spent on food. and i’ve been eating insanely a lot lately. must tell you about the foods i’ve been eating one day. :) such happiness.

I’m proud to be Malaysian!

Alumna Writes for ‘One Tree Hill’

Adele Lim ‘96 is currently working as a writer for the popular CW network drama One Tree Hill, reported theMalaysia Star. Lim, a native of Malaysia, was a former columnist for the paper. One Tree Hill is in its fourth season and stars Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty. Lim said of the show, “The focus is not on flashy stand-alone stories, but on character arcs, which I actually prefer.”

“Lim’s big break came when she answered an advertisement in a trade magazine asking for assistants for TV scriptwriting staff,” reported the paper. “After getting the assistant’s job, a writer for whom Lim worked read one of her ‘test’ scripts [for Sex and the City]… and introduced her to his manager. This led to her first TV scriptwriting job: as staff writer for the sci-fi series John Doe.” The show was cancelled after a full season, but Lim, even as a first-time staff writer, had had the opportunity to write a script, get story credit for one or two other scripts, and produce some episodes. She next worked on the NBC show Las Vegas, starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel. Lim told the paper she found it intimidating to work with high-profile actors such as Caan. “Other times, it was total fun, like the time (action star) Jean-Claude Van Damme was a guest star on an episode I wrote, and I got to hang out with him and his kids,” she said.

Before her work as a script writer, she worked as a writer’s assistant and script coordinator for shows such asXena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, and State of Grace. “Television writing is insanely competitive. There are tens of thousands of writers trying to break into the industry,” Lim said.