Fly or Die?

fly or die

Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Breaking up is hard to do Lunch was about done. But I did not taste any of it. By now, the butterflies in my stomach were flapping around like hummingbirds. (By the way, 1Utama on a public holiday is the worst break up venue. Trust me. Been there. Done that.) "Matt," I started, "I ... I've something to say." I swallowed hard and tried to recall the speech I rehearsed. He looked at me and I could see that he could see what I was about to do. I quickly looked away. "Don't," he said, "don't say it. Why say it when I know what you want to say." My eyes widened. What? Not make the speech I took an hour to prepare. "We've known each other for like - what? - a month? I know, we started on the wrong footing - that meeting with Trish was terrible," he said and then added with a chuckle, "I saw you roll your eyes at my every sentence. I thought that was really cute." "Well, I was ... not impressed." I began shifting in my seat. I didn't like the way this was going. I was supposed to be dealing the cards. "You probably thought I was this pig-headed ..." Bingo. "... obnoxious ..." Bingo. "... self-absorbed braggart who doesn't know what he's talking about." Bingo. Bingo. And Bingo. He paused. I started again, "Matt ... it's not you ..." "Don't say it. Not now," he said with a tender pleading in his voice, "Get to know me better and down the road, if you still think I'm a bastard, I'll hear it." I was baffled. Amazed at the same time. How did the tables get turned on me? Is he really as smart as Trish makes him out to be? Or am I dumber than I think? I suspect that is how some women end up marrying men they swore on their mother's grave that they would not. They just couldn't say it. It's the worst break-up I never had. Pencil chewed at 11:54:00 am //
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people mentioned in this blog

I realised that it is increasingly difficult for you to identify who's who in this blog. So here's a rundown. Will try to categorise entries to names but that will take some time, cause I still haven't figured out how to do it.
In the agency
Big Billy - Boss, my Creative Director
Donna - beautiful bimbo Account Executive
Heng - the art director I used to work with
Hoe, Mr - my favourite client
Jenna - the art director I'm working with now
Susan - street smart Group Account Director
Tina - my Traffic Manager
Tomas - fellow copywriter, confidante

Beyond the agency
June & Mila - my best gal pals
Matt - the guy dating me
Minnie & Moe - my guppies
Trish - the friend who set me up with Matt

*all names have been changed.

my zany portfolio

I'll paste work here periodically. But none of them will be real client work - just my own initiates and doodling.

awesome ad of the week

G-Day Coffee TVC. Scene opens on guy trying to slide down a dry water slide. He gets stuck. He finally manages to squeak all the way down. TVC ends with him savouring a mug of G-Day coffee and the tag "Save water for G-Day coffee". A bit unreal but I love the humour. And the talent, the Each Other actor (I forgot his name), is super. He makes it work.

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