I Survived 6 Weeks In Ipoh

Internship. Red Comm. Drama production. Ipoh. 6 weeks. One house. Live with total strangers. Gays and butches. No privacy 24/7. Scandals. Gossip. Backstabbing. Two face. Diva on set. STRESS. Baby injured. Hospital. Cast. Crutches. Tears. Back to KL. Alone in Ipoh for the rest of production. Breakdown. STRESS. Blood. Sweat. Tears. Sunburn. Falling down 4 times. Bruises and cuts no longer stranger. Minimum 15 hour/day. Drive. Navigate. Don't know directions? Don't know locations? No excuse. Find out. Tambun. Kuala Kangsar. Papan. Lahat. Menglembu. Batu Gajah. Pusing. Tronoh. Seputeh. Tanjong Tualang. Old Town. Gopeng. Taiping Prison. All over Ipoh. STRESS. Breakdown. Blisters. Ten toes. Peeling skin. Tan. Soak in sweat. Soak in rain. Block traffic. Aching body. Forest tracking. Insect bites. Mosquito bites. STRESS. Adapt. Laugh. Fun. Friends. Wrap. 

Oh yeah. Petronas toilet. Peeping tom. Stolen pouch. Gone are Purse. IC. License. ATM Card. Unclaimed bills. Cash. 1 month old Nokia E71. Company car keys. Stuff with sentimental value. Frustration. Anger. Helpless. Tears. Police station. Report. Mak kau. Oops. 

After more than 2 months of shooting (I only joined the 2nd block), with the last location at Gopeng Mountain School, production finally wrapped on 11th Feb 2010 6am. Even though I wanted to go home so badly, but 6am to 9am that day, for those 3 hours, I had one of the best times of my life. I actually felt berat hati. Laughter, craziness, beer, chow tut! I will remember and cherish those 3 hours forever <3

PS: Remember to watch out for the history drama starring Elaine Daly : Apa Dosaku - The Sybil Kathigasu Story on Astro Citra!




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