Month: July 2008

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The Kampong Girl, Silverware and US-made products

This morning I woke up at 6am because the electricity tripped. The maid was ironing my mom’s skirt for work. Why she had to do it so early in the morning instead of last night? I don’t know.

All I know is I’m the one who had to wake up, find the key to the gatepost and re-instate our modern quality of life because my parents didn’t even know the electricity was cut off. Even if they had known, would they have bothered?

After that, I simply couldn’t get back to sleep. The dogs also got excited and woke up early.

As a result, I started polishing my mother’s silverware which, due to long storage, I’d taken out and soaked in lemon juice, dish washing liquid and aluminum foil, overnight. And as I got sleepier, the dogs went back to sleep, full from their meal, I pressed on polishing up silver that hadn’t seen light of day after a grand total of 4 dinners many years ago.

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How to be a screenwriter

Exactly eight days ago, on America’s Independence Day, 4th of July, I received this e-mail from an unknown someone:

Hi Joanne,

Very sorry to bother you, as you’re probably very busy.

I have a friend who is very, very passionate about become a screenwriter for tv and films too. However, she is feeling very lost at the moment, and finding it very difficult to find out how to get her foot into the industry’s writing scene. I was wondering if you might have any advice for her? How can she move towards her dream of becoming a screenwriter?

Thank you very much and all the best! : )

Sincerely,
D-

I have yet to reply to the email although my immediate response would have been this:

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