AsianPersuasion
Friday, September 17, 2004
WE WON "BEST DOCUMENTARY" AT THE MVAs!!! FIRST PLACE!!!
What a surprise...We are so VERY pleased : ) Berniece Chauly said, "Make more films!!" Ok...I will...
check out www.mva.com.my we are category #14 !!! Woo HOO!!!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Being American, does NOT mean I support the Bush Administration
All my life, I have been greeted in many different ways by many different kaum...but I have to say, the absolute worst comments I have received have been from Malays. What exactly is the problem? And why do some Malays have such a gigantic chip on their shoulders about westerners? I have some of the most loving, tolerant Malay friends you could ever imagine…but these other freaks of the race, are just plain ignorant and small minded.
For the freakin’ record, I just want to say…that when somebody meets me for the first time, and I tell them my mom is American…
I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE MAKE BUSH COMMENTS!
Hello?! I’ve never even met Bush. He doesn’t even know I exist. So, why do they continue to bring that asshole up when they meet me? Seriously, how incredibly kampung can people really be??! Oh, gosh! Lydia’s mother is American, let me make some discriminating, judgmental comment about the Bush Administration because….I’m SURE Lydia supports them.
FUCK OFF!
Do you have any idea what it’s like for me, to feel the hate and resentment in people’s voices when they meet me JUST because I’m half American? Whenever this happens to me, I fantasize about wringing the person’s neck and pounding them into the ground and yelling full blast, “Do you know how much I HATE Bush?!!! Don’t you DARE insult me by insinuating I support him!”
You know what? Each and every person who says that kind of ignorant shit to me, I know for sure, is only friends with people of their own race… OR they for sure DO NOT have friends who are Western. How sad, to be judged by my own countrymen…these are the times where I’m NOT proud to be Malaysian, and I don’t feel that “satu bangsa, satu Negara” bullshit.
Monday, September 13, 2004
Tonight I went to my friend Tony Pietra's screening of his debut short film called, "Seeing Things." He's so incredibly modest about it....how silly! I thought it was pretty good to be honest...and I found out he finds it hard to watch his own work on "the big screen", much like myself. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next, he has another short/feature film in the making right now. He's gonna be famous someday, I just know it.
Anyways...being the little Scully/Moulder that I am at heart...I did some more investigating about my MVA status...I'm SOOO naughty. The guy literally almost gave it all away! but I stopped him...i mean, some things should really be surprises....like competitions! Oh my God...I couldn't believe the dude was so close to telling me the MVA results...just so that I would buy a fucking MVA ticket...damn. Those people are really strange...they must get commission for every ticket...or maybe it's just human nature to NOT be able to keep really BIG secrets...either way, I blame the person who made the MVA tickets so fucking expensive. Even knowing Bernard Chauly won't get me cheaper tickets! He actually said, "Lydia, just get your mom to sponsor you." HAH! She already sponsored my documentary! Incredible, they must have threatened everyone into making all of us pay FULL PRICE. Do Oscar nominees have to pay for their own tickets as well?? Weird. ------ Moon, cut us some slack here. Inde filmmakers are poor as shit...don't people know that? *Gigantic sigh*
Ok, vent session is officially over.
My other half has been gone for many days now...I sure miss my Yazzie...What can I say? I'm adicted to kisses and hugs...Yes, I'm guilty...I need a fix NOW! He's driving home from JB tonight...after three days of no sleep! My poor, sleepless baby. That guy works damn hard lah.
Hmmmm...
Peace in the South East.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Woo Hoo!
So, I have finally decided to start going out again...no more hermit crab syndrome for Miss Lydia. Been out two nights in a row! Woweee! Drinking, drinking, drinking....clubbing and laughing and gossiping....you know...the typical 20-something life...
Next Saturday is my BIG awards night for the MVAs....I was told our film was in the top 5...I actually manipulated the poor MVA volunteer into spilling the beans (ha ha) I mean, for fuck sake....the freakin' tickets are RM100 each!! And notable entries don't even get free tickets....it's a total scam. Of course I didn't want to waste 100 bucks on a damn ticket if I didn't have a chance of winning anything...so, I guess i'm in the running. I swear! for that amount of money, we should get fuckin' free flow. Bastards. No wonder Amir Muhamad hates the MVAs.
I'm super glad alcohol will be available because in the event we need to go up on stage, I will totally need the aid of some good ole booze. STAGE FRIGHT!!
I might be asked to be a talent for a feature film...interesting...I mean, I like being center of attention amongst people I love and adore (so people seem to think that I like being in the limelight)...but acting in front of complete strangers is a whole different bowl of sambal belacan. We see how lah.
I just want to give a shout out to Sharon and Absynthe dude...you guys are a ton of fun!
