My "Little Catherine" and Ray's "The Miniature Hero" will be playing at the International Children's Film Carnival this year..

The thought of seeing my amateurish work on the big screen among other world-class animations/films kinda freaks me out now.. I've seen so many other works that are so much better than mine that just .. *shivers* I don't know if they should put me up there with them. Plus, working as a real (slightly more experienced) animator now and seeing my student work again.. brrr..

Anyway, there was an interview with a children newspaper called Daily 7 for this screening.. featuring "local director Yanni Ko" *gulp*. I thought it'd be just a small feature in the whole newspaper.. I got a copy today, apparently.. it's featured in the whole newspaper (there's only 4 pages total). Kinda cool and weirdly scary at the same time :p

Here's a peek.. (i cropped it to only my parts, dun want to infringe any copyright stuff, u know)


Full first page


Part of second & third page

   
Part of last page

If u look at the images real big, notice there's a "©Yanni Ko" next to each and every image. I like the sound of that :D

That's right.. i had nothing to do during the weekend. My friends have all got their own events to go to.. and I'm left alone in the house. I did go out.. and spent some money on some unimportant frivolous stuff, ie. new clothings.. shoes.. cinema tickets.. Other times I just stayed at home and 'fat moou' (=grow fungus).

So I come home today and decided I will do some volunteer work!! I've joined the ho sum volunteer website.. and applied for Crossroads (I can sew! ... i think..) too. I'm waiting for their reply now, and I hope I can use my unused time to at least do some good!

Anybody joining me?
PS. there are voluntary positions helping out the Action Asia challenge.. I don't know what that is exactly, somewhere in the line of helping out the trailwalkers/bike-riders i guess... it's one day only.. I think I'll be going to that, too. Anyone else?

There are certain reasons why some people don't like the dentists. I being one of them, have the same feelings... there's never good news.. it's either "Your teeth are dirty/ You have teeth decays/ Your wisdom tooth grows horizontally/ You need a tooth extraction"!

GAH!

Well.. I have this one teeth that decayed ages ago. It happened, I think, one year when my mum put gummy candies in a jar for the chinese new year. I usually don't eat candies, nor am I a big fan of chocolates.. but fruity gummy candies.. i can't stop eating them.... After a series of gum candy chewing spree that year, I have a tooth decay.

And I have been re-filling it for so many years.. Today is the 3rd time I sit around feeling my tooth with my tongue, and finding that the filling is loose! So I checked it out in the office bathroom.. and there it is.. ready for me to pick out of my mouth... (Yep, it is now sitting around on the table).

So I went to the dentist. Said the filling is gone.. and also that I've been having these 'pimples' on the gum near that tooth. I expected that the dentist will clean it up (which would reduce the inflammation), and fill it with new filling.

After a check-up and an X-ray, apparently the inflammation goes beyond the outer gum area. It's inside the tooth and the only way to clean it up is......... AARGGHH! I broke my $300 budget for a tooth fill, because now I need a root canal treatment!!!!! It's either that or TOOTH EXTRACTION AND IMPLANT!

GAH! So I did the rootin' thing.

It was painless.. but now I end up with half my face numb, and I talk like an idiot. I can do whatever I want on my right cheek: pinch it, poke it, pull it around the room, stick it on a frying saucepan even, and I won't feel a thing.

It costs me $2200 for the treatment. Not including X-rays, and medicines.. and probably not including the re-filling/ crowning of the tooth later on.

SHEESH! Even my neck and right shoulder feel a little sore!!!! The anesthetics must've gone down there too...

Sigh.. Brush your teeth, dears.. Floss them regularly.. and have your teeth checked once in a while, even if you hate dentists.. Having your tooth filed with a metal tool is not nice at all, let alone having a big long injection needle stuck into the gum... ~_~''