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It has been a very busy period of time for my life. Yes, I am very very sorry for all my friends that has been waiting till neck long long for my updates here… Its been rather chaotic too… haha!!

Well, let’s track back to somewhere in May 2008. I met up a few friends and we decided to come together and start another business together - in the industry if "Internet Marketing - IM in short". Well, for this, it has been rather challenging cos I have mnimal knowledge about IM and there was a steep learning curve for me. Yes, for that, I have been busy too.

Towards the end of May 08, I have to start 2 big projects for Y’Arts which are both Video projects. One for National Youth Council (VERY VERY BIG PROJECT for me) an another for South View Primary School for a competition. These projects flowed through the month of June.

Lets first talk about the National Youth Council (NYC) Project. We had to film on location at 10 different locations and then do the editing and post production. On top of it, we need to create an animated icon character to go with the video. Its quite a stretch for my team at Y’Arts but I am ver happy that we managed that well! But its been a whole 1 month of non-stop working and many sleepless nights. Camping over at my studio editing away.

Shortly towards the end of the NYC project, I have to kick start South View Pri Project. For this project, I need 5 days of filming and another 2 weeks of endless editing. Producing a re-enactment on the story of our War Heroine - Ms Elizabeth Choy. Directing, Filming, editing, special effects and many more. These added up on top of NYC and literally, I did not go home for about 18 days out of the whole month of June. Its was CHAOTIC!!!!

After all this is over, I finally manage to breathe!! Yes, breathe!!! I look into the mirror and see that I have AGED!!!!! ARGHH!!!! Oh no.. I look shag, completely exhausted, poor skin, eye circles and poor health.. I can literally sit in front of someone talking to me and I just space out and sleep! I had many "Sleep Debt"! Till now, still making up for it. Haha….

However, this breathing period was short too. As things start to slow down, we had to do a project for a friend of mine for Mercedez and that lasted for about 1 week and more sleepless nights and camping over…  Next on the list is an Arts Bazaar held at The Frontier CC for an Arts Outreach event. That was scary cos we only have about 1 week to prepare and go into production of Arts pieces for sales. Crazy time cos we make and make and create and create! But all  went well as we manage them through.

Having said all these busy time, I got to get practical. It can be rather "Discouraging" cos despite we had work so hard and yes, we do get paid for the projects, but this money are just enough to cover the company "backlog" expenses and not enough to really pay us. I got only $200 out of all this projects and financially really had been very challenging. I cut down a lot on meeting up my friends, going out with them (one reason is got no time too) and another is really don’t have the capacity to be spending $$ the way they do.  Thus, to a certain extend, lie had been very DRY!!! Yap, work work work and little play! So friends, do drop me some encouragement to keep me going!!!! Hehe..

But what to do, striving out a business on my own is like this. The initial 1-2 years can be hardship and many give up during this phase but its not going to be me!! I wil definitely pull through. At least the good thing is that my business with zero start-up capital had grown to receiving projects as much as 3k at one go and had network well with many clients and lots of referrals coming in. And its still less than 1 year old! Best of it all, I have a BEST business Partner that is striving thru together. Like the chinese saying, got porridge eat porridge, got rice eat rice. He has been a great motivation for me. Seeing him taking every step towards success with confident and Faith, really keep me going!

Friends out there, its been hard for me, and many of you have extended your helping hand to me too. "Blanjah" me meals, "blanjah"  me movies, and all, I sincerely and deeply appreciate you all! And those that has never "pour cold water" at me but continuously believe in me that I will make it one day, your words meant lots to me. It keeps me going.

A few people that I really want to THANK here in my blog, these people not just financially helped me out in one way or another, they are also people that constantly encourage me and believe in me. But FIRST, I must Thank GOD for guiding me through in my path and constantly holding my hand thru every breakthru. Never forsake me and always stay by my side. Yes, the people….

• My E260 Cellgroup - Ernest, Jianxin, Annie, Martin, Jeffrey, Jean, Carol and Wenbin.
• My life-long friends - Winnie & Pearline.
• My long-distant friends - Carol, Vincnt, Garry Chow. My coursemates - Yutshing & David.

And many others that has contributed to my route to success. Thank you and deeply appreciated.

In fact, I want to specially thank Jianxin from my cellgroup, he once said to me, "Janet, I know you will make it one day, so must keep it up. But don’t forget to take care of your health, you are not made of iron." These words from him really touched my heart and had given me a deep impact cos I really felt the essence from him and his genuine believe in me. Thank You!

So much for thanking people… back to my life story… July 2008.
This month had been an amazing month for me. My whole team for the IM business went up for Money & You seminar. The seminar that changed my life from wreckage to being stronger in 2002. One of my team member is not a graduate so we encourage him to attend the seminar. During M&Y, I relearnt many things that I have forgotten. I also gain new distinctions about my own life and made a major decision to set things right again. Thus, I decided to withdraw from the IM business and focus on Y’Arts, MediCraft and Agel instead. This really lifted quite a lot of pressure from me and allowing me to function better. I prayed really hard to make this critical decision and GOD spoke to me that I should be focusing on the things I really want to pursue. And that there are a lot of other things that need my attention and I should start to make things work out. Keep my small agreements and keep moving on. Not getting stuck with something where the true intention has been manipulated and distorted. I feel a lot lighter making this decision and definitely happier.

Well, so much about my career… guess some of you may find it bored by now… ok, ok… many has been asking me.. what about my personal life? Yes, let me announce officially, I am currently attached. To a man that I trusted, relied on and for some unknown reason, closely connected to. Well, I can’t mention his name here as he would rather keep our relationship low profile for now till things are better for both of us in our own careers. Probably, many if you would be guessing "who is he?" Hehe… someone very unique, and yes, he is a christian too…

Well, it had been a rather challenging relationship for me cos it is nothing like any of my previous love relationship. He doesnt initiate much physical affection to me in our daily life and usually I am the one holding his hand, hugging him and all. But when it comes to emotional level, when I look into his eyes, I can completely feel the love he has for me… That I meant a lot to him. He just dont express them verbally and physically… challenging for me cos I would love to be doted on but it aint happening here. So I am learning to balance myself not to get emotional and learn to control myself.

I do have to admit that sometimes, I envy those whom their boyfriend will shower them with gentle touches and hugs. Showing them that they are wanted. This doesnt happen in my relationship and I guess there must be a lesson I need to learn here… Everything happen for a reason, guess its something that really matters to me that I need to learn or even to let go of. Plus, being with him is the first time after my divorce that I want to get married again! Its amazing how he has shifted my phobia. Really thank GOD for sending him into my life.

Alright… what else…. Bryan? He is doing well, still acting and filming… recent debut are Parental Guidance Season 2 and Mandy and Its Mighty Adventure Season 2 too. Hehe…

Alright.. so much for now… Oh, I started to aprticipate in another new Blog that is really interesting and exciting… if you are free, do drop by and visit… www.inspirationsoflife.com.

Thats all!!!

Cheerios
Janet Kee

Short Blog

Yap.. I’m back… starting another day of battle…

The only difference is, I am much better. I was told that I am suffereing from mild depression problem.. thus feeling totally inadequate everwhere earlier.

Went off to spend some time with GOD and listens to him, really made me so much more better… At least have better control of myself… Dear friends out there that has been constantly worried about me… I’m much better now…. can joke, can laugh already. I’ll update all about myself more soon…

One more thing, I am moving house by end of this month… new place will be at Bedok North…. a little out of the way but a simple and nice place for Bryan and myself to live in… After I have settled down then I invite you all over…

Take care my dear friends!

JK

What have I done?

Life has taken a tole on me… I had reached the rock bottom of my life, start climbing up and then falls again. Got up, then falls again…

I am still hanging on… at the edge…. the past 2 weeks… I have been to the state of a total drunk, to a role model to students in perseverance, then to a total emotional wreck… think I am "acting" too many roles till I am confused myself….

I give up.. I give up being what others think I am… totally no strength to take another step forward… I have withdrawn myself from the reality…fighting a vicious battle within myself about who I should be…

Janet is suppose to be that strong lady, not afraid of failures and totally in control. Taking every storm with confidence and keep on going…. This is me when I am out there, facing the reality, facing the ppl around me… But is it really me???? I question myself….

Once I am back on my own… I slipped completely…to become a person that is bathe in tears… totally beaten down with "wounds" on me from the battles…I feel totally insecure, hurt, lack of strength and confidence to face another day ahead. Wanting to give up on life… I hang on cos there are responsibilities that I need to fulfill everyday, that kept me from being foolish….

Then another blow had to struck me…. I was ignored by a friend again for no reason. Someone that had shown me that there is true friendship in this world… Someone for once that I trusted 100% that I allow him to see me at the most vulnerable time of my life. I never believe in true friends before, never allow myself to be hurt by another friend deeply since my last blow. But till I met this friend, I thought, I must have been too skeptical…

The same incident happened when I was in Sec 4. It torn me apart and since then, I vow that I’ll never let any friends hurt me again. How could I be so foolish to allow him into my life and accepted him as my true friend. And as things turn out… history repeated itself. I was totally heartbroken. Discouraged. I pray, tell God to take this barrier I am having towards friends and deal with it. Teach me how I can trust another friend again, show me that there is true friendship in this world… cos at this current point, I don’t.

Devastated… tired… this is how I feel every morning… push myself up again to face the battles…  return totally beaten…. and this repeats again the next day…. I dont know how long I can keep my faith strong… that there will be rainbow after the storm….

Life turning point…

Yes, I am back again in this blog… leaving my tots and changes behind…. the past 2 months had been very dramatic. There were so many changes that happen in my life and they are not just minor changes but realy BIG ones…

The main change would be that I have decided to rededicate myself to GOD. I went back to Church and is now a christian and also very actively being involve in my life as a christian. This change also brought me to lots of new heights and made me see my life with a totally different view.

The next major change that led on was a breakup in my relationship with my boyfriend. Even myself was surprise on this outcome… However, there are lots of struggles and I am still managing them. Things just seems to happen and there are lots of reasons why it happened… sometimes, even myself was caught up with surprises… This is relationship wise.

Next on the list is that my company has finally moved into a proper office space. It is located in Tanjong Pagar… Wallich Building. This is a big leap as my team and myself need to go out and look out for the $$ to feed the rental and all…

However, with all this changes happening in my life, too many and too fast… I am getting pretty overwhelm… and starts to run away… I neglected my business for a short while and only wanted to hide myself in the comfort of my church friends… Kinda silly though but well…. am stepping up now cos its nearing the end of this month and we really need to get more business in…

Bryan wise has been a challenge too.. he had been up to lots of mischief and it didnt helped when I have a busy schedule…. I hardly spent time with him and it is extremely sad….

Well… with all this happening… I am really praying hard to god to give me strength as well as clarity…. to walk through this tough patch so that I can stay my God’s side…

Thats all for now! Cheerios!

I’m like a FOOL!

For the longest time.. I felt like a total fool today!

Story all started with a friend that I "adore" cos he is like a younger bro to me lah… Very sweet guy… But then as usual me lah… think I over do things a little lah… long story short, I screw up!

So I ask him for a favour and felt extremely uncomfortable about it after asking. Like I am taking things a little for granted. Though he agreed, I cancelled the favour and got another friend of mine to help out instead.

Though it seems like I am an important friend or "jie jie" to him, and the fact that he did say I am a friend that he treasures, somehow it may and may not be true, after all… but foolish me just simply take it as true and and went all the way out to help and care for that person…. then when things didnt seems the way it is, I started to feel like a fool and doubt myself that my actions may have "scare" ppl away or become a nuisance to ppl….

And immediately after all this feelings, I just want to hide away and become invinsible…. but in the real world, it cannot be that way cos i’ll still have to face the person… And it’ll turn out that I was thinking too much into it myself… sigh…or the person will just distant from me…

This is why I felt like a total FOOL today… confused and screwed up too…

Bryan’s new short film.

Its been a busy 3 days for Bryan and me…. Today is the 3rd day of filming for Bryan’s short film - Ethan. A project by NTU students. It was pretty tiring but the production team were very nice and friendly. We were all well taken care of despite the long hours of filming….

Everyday, its about 12 hours of shoot…. Bryan shooting and I’ll be waiting at one side using my laptop either surfing the net, doing my work or watching VCD. 

On Wed, 1st day of shoot, we faced the extreme slow internet connection due to the Taiwan quake…. I was so bored…. so after being on MSN chatting for a  while, I started watching a japanese serial drama - 24Hours ER instead. That helped to kill some time off….

Yesterday had outdoor shoot… and halfway through, it started raining. So I helped the crew to carry umbrellas while they clear the equipments from the rain. Then it was another 2 different locations of shoot indoors. Lots of travelling around, so didn’t get to use much computer either.

Today’s shoot is much better.Cos its all isolated at the same loction. So I can be in the comfort of an office using internet thru the LAN connection as well as continuing watching 24Hrs ER VCD. Yap, thats my laptop and table… 

Tomorrow’s shoot will be a night shoot. Starting at 730pm and ending at 6am. Wonder how its gonna be… As scheduled, there will be one final shoot on 3rd Jan. But today, they mention due to rain and over run scenario, they may need another day. So that will make the total no. of days of shoots to be 6 days instead of 5 days. Bryan is enjoying every single bit of it. Especially with his co-actor - Fish Chaar. Whom in the show, acted as his professor as well as father.

Fish is an interesting guy. Bryan loves to hang around him and listen to the many experiences and stories that he tells. I’m glad they got on well. Alright, thats all for now…

Cheerios
Janet Kee

Wah!!!! So long disappear liao!

Yap! I disapearred for a while… been really busy with sorting out my life….

What I mean? Simply cos I have decided to give myself another challenge! Together with Kheeliang, Vivek and Mark, we finally set ourselves to start up our own company. Yes! After squeezing our brains together for a long time, MediaCraft Eduservices Pte Ltd is born! Its all exciting, fun and of course, lotsa hard work!

Every weekday, we report to work at my home office at 10am. Work till about 6pm. Calling schools, preparing quotations, going for presentations and all. Its been about 3 months down the road…. We had a number of projects for our production arm.. like web designs, brochure design, translation etc…

Do take a look at 2 of the websites we have done;
http://www.insourcetheatre.com
http://www.jkgill.info

Training wise, we are still keeping our finger cross that we can confirm some training deals soon for next year… It can be demoralizing when deals are not confirm yet. But we are keeping strong cos we believe we can make it happen!

While working hard for my own business, I also went back to Lavera to help out the busy busy Christmas season…. "Lavera", now known as "Phyto Organics" is the skin care product store located at Raffles City, B1-74.  I started working part time there since last Cristmas. The people there are nice and the environment is nice. So occasionally, I will go back to help out and earn some pocket money too. However, there had been some issues arising within the staffs… our full timer there seems to be getting a little "uptight". Maybe stressed too… but anyway, which working place got no stress right? So we just take it with a pinch of salt.

Oh, one good thing came out my recent return to "Phyto Organics". Our boss - Jason, ask me to design the shop front for Christmas. With a token fee, I did up the whole shop front design as well as decorating the interior of the shop. Hee… a very new challenge for myself, boosting my confidence as a designer. Cos so far, I only design posters and websites…. store front… wow! 1st time!!! Hee…

So much about work, what about my personal life? I’ve finally got myself to spend some time reading up my friends’ blogs…. like Edrics and Winnie. Oh, Edric had been appearing everywhere ever since he took up the commercials for starhub. And Winnie, my very close pal had gotten married to Canada and so, communicating with her is done online now. As for love life, I am considered lucky to have Kheeliang by my side all this while and we are still as loving hehe

As for small Bryan, he was casted for another short film project by NTU students. His shoot will start last week of December. Recently, one of the short film he acted in won some award in Tokyo. Not sure what award but it was aired on TV. So when we attended my cousin’s wedding, my aunties and uncles were talking about seeing Bryan on TV. Hehe… By the way, if you wanna catch a glimpse of the video, click on the link below to watch it. The title is called "The Letter". Its filmed by a group of graduating students from Nanyang Polytechnic.

http://www.nyp.edu.sg/aboutNYP/wmv/letter.html

Well, thats all for now… time to log off and read more blogs…. take care all my friends and readers!

Cheerios
Janet Kee

Its been a long time!

Well, its been a long time since I last blog! Just realised how busy I was and how I have completely forgotten about this. Ok, ok.. updates!

I have been busy teaching for the past half year, mainly at South View Primary School. Just completed a "Video Production Course" for the P5 students there. It’s been challenging and fun to go thru the whole process with kids from scripting to storyboarding to filming to editing. And I must say, some of their work are really well done and great! Will put the good ones up here once the final videos are ready.

Now, I am teaching the Primary 4 to create music and accompaniment for the videos the P5 had done. This will make the P5 videos more interesting. through the whole process, I have identified some "growing talents" and I am glad that they too have found the passion in their life for their childhood. Hee…..

I am also working at Citylink - Lavera as a part-time store assistant. Its a fun job and the products that they sell are Certified natural and organic. Their products range from skin care to hair products as well as cosmetics. Lavera also have a special range of products for highly sensitive skin people (Eg. Ppl with Eczema) and is highly recommended by many! So it sure feels good that our customers walk in to find a solution to their problem and came back again cos they see an improvement.

Got to know many new people there but the part time staffs are mainly people I knew through theatre! Like Gillian, Candice, Siti. New staffs are all nice and friendly and we work like one big family! Come to think of it, I have already been working there P/time for close to 6 mths already…. since December 05. Our boss - Jason is a nice person and he appreciates staffs efforts so far.

While working there, I have bump into many familar faces and one of them is EDric! I must say, this friend of mine had appear on TV so often now. On Heaven & Earth Ads, Courts Ads and many others. I am glad that he is doing realy well!

And as for little Bryan, he had taken on more filiming assignments and had polished up his acting skills. One thing for sure, he had  started acting for roles with lots of lines and he is doing one fine job! I am really happy for him!

Next BIG update! I will be away from 4th June - 16th June 06 on a work trip to New Zealand! I will be going to Auckland and Rotorua to film a short film for SVPS- the school I am teaching. We will be filming at the Lord of the Rings Site!! This round, we have 20 students coming along and there will be a short exchange program with the students in New Zealand. The students will learn more in depth knowledge about short film production! I am really looking forward to this trip cos I have never been to NZ before. Plus, I will be making a short film myself for the school to showcase in their major event in Sep this year! Hmm… sure will take lots of pictures! After my return, I will post the pics here for all to see!

Alright, thats all for now and till then, take care!

Janet Kee

Whatz up????

Another whatz up? Well, this week has been a pretty laid back week cos I only need to teach for ONE day and the school is closed for PSLE marking. Thus, I utilise this week to plan stuffs, run errands, spend time with Bryan as well as go praying…

Went to KUSU island yesterday with Kheeliang and Xiayun. We met at 9am at Clifford Pier and boarded the boat about 930am. Reached there about 10am. Spent the first half hour eating breakfast and walking along the coastal line. Afterwhich, we decided its time to join the crowd!!! There are so many people there cos this lunar month is the praying season… hee, dont ask me what season cos I really dont know. :p

Being totally ignorant abt the praying process, I simply followed what Xiayun does. She helps out at her aunt’s temple very often so she knows best what to do… hee. Going from God to Deities to Goddess, we finish our round of praying at the chinese temple. This is the 2nd time I went to KUSU and this temple. It has changed lots cos the "Sentosa" Organization had taken over the island develpoment and thus added the touch of "resort" feel to it.

The totally new experience for me was the visit to the Malay temple. They call it the "Datuk" temple… its my first time there! First, we had to climb 152 steps to reach the temple. Panting and catching my breathe… again, I follow suit to what Xiayun does. However, she went so fast that I lost track of what she is doing. So I followed the rest of the crowd there. At a stop, I placed my offerings for the "Datuk" and gave my donation. The "priest" there offered me some blessings and it was a pleasant experience.

After completing the rounds of praying there, we retreated to the coastal line again. I took lots of pictures using my mobile phone camera and we had lots of fun. Below are some pics for you to enjoy! I got both Kheeliang and Xiayun to jump while I capture him in mid-air. It came out really nice! I tried to jump myself but found out that I could not jump as high and so the pics turn out

I also took lots of pics of flowers and plants on that island. Posted some here too. I really liked this mobile phone of mine. Its the one that I lost but I bought back the same model - (Mitsubishi M350). Really Cheap & Good!
Rumble, rumble… our stomach starts to get hungry and so headed for the temporary tentage there for food. We shared fried kuay teow, traditional laksa & lor mee there. The food here are alright… and reasonable priced.

Filled tummy, more walking around! As this is the 1st time Kheeliang went to KUSU, he went around reading the signboard. It was interesting to learn more about this island. We pass by a small pond of torteise. I went down and took pics of 2 torteise that posed for me. Hee… they immediately returned to the pond after I’m done. Ain’t they cute…..

Well, after half a day of outdoor activities, we are all tired. Returning to mainland, we decided to go for some drinks. While walking along the linkway between Clifford Pier and Change Alley and Xiayun spotted an interesting shop. I took a look inside and I saw an old friend of mine-Rachel!!! We have not seen each other for about 3 years! Rachel and I were in a business building team together before. Then she took great care of me especially when I had my knee injury. The shop was co-owned with her sister and they started only about 2 weeks ago. They sell laces and patterns for sewing or iron-on. You can make belts or revamp a plain shirt into something really beautiful! Lots of little stuffs too. I bought a broad lace make a belt as well as a little mobile accessory for only $13.

All you need is a little creativity!

Happy with our purchases, we went for our drink. We had our little discussion about what we can do together and decided some possible measures to earning an income during the upcoming season. And while typing this, I realise that I can also put up a little booth during the upcoming ACPAF! Hee… :->

Thats all for now! I know I still owe the pics on this page… will put it up once I get them into my PC from my phone…

Encounter ????

Yesterday morning, I receive a sms from the person who picked up my phone. He says he would like to meet me and return my phone to me! I was so delighted! However, when I replied back, there was no response. I waited till near midnight yesterday when the person finally replied! I called him and set up a meeting today to pick up my phone at the Downtown East Registration Counter (Currently the Check-in and key collection counter) at 3pm. However, Johnson - 21yrs old (Whom found my phone), told me that he doesnt have a phone and had been using his friend’s phone to slot my SIM card in to contact me. Thus making the meeting up a little harder as we will not be able to contact each other on site. Anyway, I went in hope and waited.

I waited for 1 hour and no one turns up with my phone. So I sms Johnson again hoping that he will reply me as he didnt get to meet me too. And I patiently waited and waited till 6pm. I gave up waiting and headed home - a wasted trip. No point waiting if he didnt see my smses. Anyway, Kheeliang says that if he goes thru the trouble to contact me in the first place, he will return me the phone. That I need to have faith… so I am keeping my finger cross still that he will find the next possible chance to contact me again! That I will get my phone back!

Though so, there is this little part of me saying that chances are slim…. sign…. Shh….negative tots! I must believe that I will get my phone back. Pls help me send tots out to Johnson to contact me again to return me my phone. Thank you!!!!!

Janet Kee