One Foot In The Door

After a nerve racking 13 days, I have finally "passed" my International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Although there is no exact passing mark for IELTS but after thorough research, most foreign universities accept 6.0 as the passing grade and I managed to score a 7.5/ 9.0 which is fairly okay except for the fact my writing barely pass with a 6.5. No matter, I shall aim to improve my writing=)

Anywya IELTS is a 2 year international license that allows me to be exempted from English papers if I were to further my education overseas. So I have set my goal to be at London within the next 2 years, be it end of this year of just before my license expire I want to be there before my the London Olympics 2012!

Speaking of overseas, have you ever planned or more like came up with a list of places you MUST go before you die?I know I have and here are a few places that I can think of now:

Egyptian Pyramids:

Eiffel Tower:

TPC at Sawgrass 17th Hole:

(The Living Legend is glad to be able to sleep in tomorrow)

Work: Pat-Lin Communications Sdn Bhd

For the past 6 weeks I have been interning for a small but prominent public relations consultantcy firm, Pat-Lin Communications Sdn Bhd.

This company is a small company that consists of 20 people and with two small other companies, Words Worth Sdn Bhd & Wism Works. Pat-Lin represents the PR side while Words Worth is a copywriting company and Wism Works represents the web development side.

Below are some of the pictures of the office although I did forget to capture more pictures=p

Why I say Pat-Lin is a prominent company is not because I worked there but is because of their long list of "Big Clients" such as Haagen-Dazs, Tetra Pack, Blackmores and even Boh. I mean this are companies which are very well established but did you know that for the past 6 years Pat-Lin was behind their entire campaigns and promotional activities?

Anyway throughout my 6 weeks there I attended many events such as "Tetra Pack's World Milk Day Celebration". We went to every media offices and give out free milk in conjunction with World Milk Day. The media houses that I attended was NSTP, The Sun & Malaysian Today.

The last event that I attended was a Boh,WWF & Channel 9 official launch and press conference at Media Prima Berhad, Sri Pentas.

And yes if you asked me what I loved most about working there, I would say the cakes we had. Imagine in 6 weeks I had 8 cakes and celebrated 6 birthdays?!!!

Matthew

The two bosses of Wism Works and Pat-Lin (Roger Kerk & S.S. Patricia)

Kelvin Jude's farewell:

And yes I was given a project to set up 6 interviews for the editor of Challenges Magazine, Mary Chen. Unfortunately I did not stay long enough to see the end result but I did managed to see at least one of the outcome. A full page article in Oriental Daily News:

At the end of the day I would say despite my rants I learnt a lot and got a perfect feel of the corporate lifestyle.


(The Living Legend would like to thank Pat, Cindy,Shamini, Reggie, Kelvin, Sally, Anusia, Elaine, Melissa, Azam, CK, Jess, Debbie, Jasmine, Usha, Roger, Mary, Mei Fern & Matthew for everything that they have thought me and accepting me into the Pat-Lin Family)

The "WOW" Factor In Graduating

Normally when a person sees the picture above, the person would be yes finally I have done it, I have made my parents proud by graduating. But when you are a graduate from Limkokwing University (LUCT), the "WOW" factor is not just because your receiving your diploma or degree, but after years of paying their expensive fees, LUCT has decided what the hell were only gonna charge you one last time:

Please click on the pictures to enlarge them:

What the hell?come on first you charge for the rental of the gawns? then you charge our guests a.k.a our family? In addition to that they even limit the number of guests you can bring!

There goes my sister, my friends, my other relatives and the list continues.....

Yes, this might not be my problem for now but I can imagine what they will charge me when I graduate.

(The Living Legend is actually looking forward to tomorrow)

The Story of His Life

Many of you might know him as Jeffrey, Thriple J or even Johan. I know him as a Jeff, a friend I've known since I was standard 1. Ahh how times were easier back then where decisions were made for me and all I needed to do was go and get good grades. Today, decisions are made by me and I still have to get good grades. How sucky is that?

Anyway no don't worry Jeff is not dead but I am here to tell you what lies beneath the surface of Jeffrey Johan John. If you know him you'll know him for his consistent good results, athleticism and famous rapping.

When UPSR, PMR and SPM came around it was no surprise Jeff scored amazingly well and as expected he got a scholarship as well. But did you know he got rejected? Did you know he actually worked and studied for a while before getting his scholarship?

Yes this is the behind the scences story not many of us know. Firstly, while waiting for scholarship results, Jeff actually went and work at Snow Flakes under the recommendation of Zhong Xian and Thomas but to my surprise, he quit just only after two days.

And surprisingly all the scholarship he applied for rejected him and when he asked why, the answer shocked everybody. Mara " It's because your Agama is not A1". Who knew Pendidikan Agama would be such a crucial subject.

So he did what any other kid would do, appeal. In the mean time, his mum advised him to go and further his studies at Matrix/ Matrikulasi while waiting for scholarship results. But the day before he left he was offered a Petronas scholarship and I was like aren't you gonna take it? he said "see la" go Matrix first. In my mind I was like you gotta be kidding me and everybody who knew about it was shocked as well. Nevermind, we let him go to Matrix and again the next thing I knew, within just 5 days he quit Matrix...hahaha...see the trend? but it was for a resonable reason this time, MARA had just offered him a full and unbonded scholarship to study at the University of Nottingham.

While waiting for the intake, he decided to work with his uncle but from a so called "job" our good friend here only went to work once or twice a week for a month?LOL

So today was the day he was suppose to leave for Nottingham, Semenyih , and being a good friend I was=p I called him to wish him luck but an hour later, I received a call.

Jeff: Eh Chee, tomorrow are you working?
Me: yeah why?
Jeff: Oh I need a lift back to campus?
Me: Huh? You decided to leave a day later?
Jeff: No, but theres nobody in my campus.


Hahaha this guy cracks me up. He can get straight As and play fantastic in any sports he chooses but he can't even maintain a job for more than 8 days or even stay at a college campus for more than half a day. However at the end of the day, life without him would be a bore.

Hell:

Heaven:

(The Living Legend wishes Jocelyn Wong a very very happy birthday and loadsa love)

The Classic Street Light

The classic street light, lights up our street when in darkness and also comes in many shapes and sizes.

See anything unsual about this house?it's a bungalow somewhere in USJ 2 which I thought looked like an office when it was first built.

Now look again, no not at the cars but at street light or more like "house light". Realise how the street light is located INSIDE the house and not out at the street?

Heres another view for you to see if your not quite sure. Who knew that that street lamps could be more than just a light that brigthen up our streets huh? Who knew it could be a decoration for the house as well.

Those are just some of the strange things around USJ 2=)

But anyway I welcome back the guy who will hopefully donate me pounds and I dont mean the LBs, I mean the currency.

(The Living Legend is gonna have an interesting friday from results, to last day, to articles)

Personality Profile: Ananda Krishnan

In the mist of Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan's surprising bid to take over Newcastle United, I have decided to put a short biodata on who he is and what he has achieve.

Although I am sure most of you know who he is but for this post is for those who have been living under a rock.

Born in 1983 to in Brickfields Kuala Lumpur.

Attended the University of Melbourne for his degree in Political Science.

Attended Harvard University to complete his Masters in Business Administration.

First entrepreneurial venture was oil trading, setting up Exoil Trading, which went on to purchase oil drilling consessions in various countries.

Currently he has business in the entertainment industry:

1. Satellite Television (Astro)
2. Space (MEASAT)
3. Shipping (Bumi Armada)
4. Telecommunications (Maxis, Aircel)
5. Movie Houses (TGV multiplex theatres)
6. Lottery Business (Pan Pool Malaysia)

Now you start to realise how much you play a role in Ananda's wealth don't you?

Today he is worth US$7.4 Billion making him the third richest man in South East Asia and number 119 in the world. Quite an achievement I say considering the world consists of more 6 BILLION people.

In addition to being a media mogul, Ananda is also said to be the man who suggested to our former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir the idea of the Petronas Twin Towers which is now a significant landmark within our country and continent.

All the information given above is only just some of the great things Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan has achieved in life. To list everything down would be nearly impossible as he has achieved so many and is still achieving. I honestly hope that the deal with Newcastle United will go through as it will raise Malaysia's awareness and "status" within the global community.

(The Living Legend seems to be dependant on Wikipedia more than ever)

Who Knew

Anybody recognise this guy?Anybody can tell me whats his name or what does he do for a living?

If you haven't already figure out this guy is Kid Chan, one of Malaysia's top photographers and active socialite. Funny thing is the first time I heard of him was from my dad when we were unfortunately waiting for my poor brand new Saga to come out from the workshop.

Dad:" Kid Chan famous photographer?tak tau?
Me: "like haiya photographer only mah how big or how famous can he be?"
Dad: "Hello photographers can make a lot of cash also okay"

Little did I know those words would come and haunt me back. In the mist of this economy recession, I have been wondering if I took the right choice by studying mass communication. Afterall we all know mass comm generally is very competitive and they is not as lucrative as other professions like a lawyer or a doctor.

So today while waiting for the newspaper to arrive to the office, I went googling again and I bump into Kid's blog (www.kidchan.com) and after just a few post I was immediately impressed by his skills and creativity. The way he looks at photojournalism is like Tiger Woods playing golf, they both look from every angle. Kid is a well renowned wedding photographer but he also does corporate functions. Along with his wife, they started KIDCHAN studios which has a very impressive resume. Clients range from Datuk Siti Nurhaliza all the way to Naza Italia.

The one thing my dad didn't tell me though, Kid is also the CEO of his own company. Which makes a huge difference in my perception towards him. But who knew Kid Chan never really studied to be a photographer, he studied International Business at Curtin University of Technology, Perth but due to his passion for photography, he decided to pursue a apprenticeship at a photography firm.

Thankfully us, we now have such pictures like this due to his perseverance:

(The Living Legend acknowledges he took those photographs from Kid's blog)

Have You Ever?

Have you ever went to Google and type your name just to see what comes up? I know I have but just a few hours ago I decided why not type my father's name and to my surprise many things came up.

According to KidChan, famous Malaysian photographer, my dad is the top 30 Malaysian Twitters which is funny although a little true considering my dad spends half his battery phone's battery life on Twitter and the other on Facebook.

But I unfortunately found a blog that had less than flatering comments about my dad. It would be biased of me to say anything or to even respone to it but I have to say this, journalism is a basically writting opinions and news and so on BUT in Malaysia we do practiced restricted and monitored journalism. So do forgive our journalist if they report a little further than the truth. Not everybody has the freedom to just give their own personal and honest opinion.

On a ligther note, recently I have had the chance to be in contact with most of the Fly Fm Radio Deejays and I have to admit they are few of the most friendliest people around. Despite their fame, they are still very grounded and sociable.




Prem ( Fly Fm Rush Hour with Prem & Jules) 4pm-8pm

Fabes & Ben (2/3 Fly Fm Morning Show)

Hunny Madu ( Fly Fm Must Have Music & Campur Charts)

(The Living Legend had to put on the defensive mode especially when it involves family)

Addiction: Not Smoking, But Sitcoms

Now I believe almost everybody has their own favourite sitcoms/ television shows. I know BUT it would be impossible for me to list all of them down as it would well take up all the space..haha

So for today, I shall list down my 4 favourite sitcoms that I just can't get enough off. All of them have been around for a long time already, some even stopped production already but due to syndication, I am still able to enjoy them=)

Firstly, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Now I know this show might not be everybody's cup of tea especially Tiff as I remember her not understanding the jokes at all. But anyway this show is freaking hilarious with intellegent jokes which are also unscripted, unpracticed and all spontaneous. Because it is unscripted, the comedians are required to be spontaneous and come up with anything they can think of that very second which certainly impresses me.

Secondly, Seinfeld and yes again I know not everybody's favourite but it has a certain edge to it that I like. It's a show about nothing, absolutely nothing. How can't anybody not enjoy it?=) P.S. this show was taken off air during the late 1990's but yet till today, Jerry Seinfeld who was the star of the show earns millions of syndication.

Now I'm not a total freak watching shows nobody watches but on my list also consist of Friends. The favourite 6 people from New York stole everybody's hearts when they first aired in 1994 but they also broke millions of hearts when they ended in 2004. I mean come on, this show created stars and even "the Rachel" a.k.a hair style.

Last but not least is my favourite of all, The Simpsons. This show is so good that I have watched almost every episode 5 times at least and I still don't get bored. The guy who created this must have known that a guy as lazy as me could actually relate to Homer Simpson.

(The Living Legend says Kudos to starting early and finishing early)

Dreaming of Tomorrow

See that cute little ancient looking building? It's Limkokwing University, London....Haha amazingly small compared to the huge cyberjaya branch ain't it?

It is probably 2/5 out of the main campus but yet it does not scare me from transferring there. I love Malaysia but given the chance, I at least like to know what it feels like to be living in another country on my own. The closest i ever got to that was at NS and boy did that worked out well, thankfully i managed to complain like a spoilt brat and get my parents to visit me anytime they can=)

But I know if i do go London or even overseas to Australia for instance, I'm on my own well in Australia i'll probably have half of Malaysia with me but still I wont have my parents there which is scary yet very exciting for a 18 year old legal single ready to mingle boy..haha

Hot News

In other news, Blackburn Rovers boss, Sam Allardyce is atempting to sign ex Manchester United player, Ruud Van Nisterooy. LOL ....I would love to see him come but fat chance, its like getting David Beckham to come to Malaysia.

(The Living Legend watched Hitch this afternoon and still thinks it is a romantic movie)