Date: 24 July 07, Tuesday
Time: 8pm - 11pm
Venue: Vivo City GV

It was pretty populated, many people crowding around the place where the producers, the casts, director will go on stage and talk about their experience in filming Gone Shopping.
All halls (12) were showing Gone Shopping, and many audiences too. Some had went for the 7pm slot due to their purchase of tickets online in which the amount is donated to The Substation.

Saw artistes like Lee Teng, Pornsak, Jiang Cheng Xi (with gf), Ben (with wife), Lin Cui Fang, Wu Luo Yi, Patricia Mok... didn't know if I miss out any, besides the casts - Kym, Adrian Pang and Chen Shu Cheng. Was sitting beside the auntie who came out for the very first scene in the movie speaking cantonese. She enjoyed it pretty much ^^

The movie was rather in depth (is that what you call for 有深度?) as you need to be observant and be able to analyse what is happening to the 3 characters in the show, and I realise that I didn't manage to see some parts which was related to what happened in the end.

Its 3 stories happening together to different people and they are not linked at all.
Kym is the main lead - acting as Clara Wong, the 40-year-old 'tai-tai' leads a life of emptiness... and the story on her part is sad.

Though it was a story with depth and needs more thinking, I feel that Kym's acting is good! Her facial expressions really speaks a lot about the feeling and she brought out the soul of the character. Ya, I really feel that Kym portrayed the character - Clara Wong, in a very distinctive manner, and she did a great job.

Its really unlike Kym to be in such a character because we have never seen her so, we had been seeing her as bubbly, funny and crazy in variety shows. My brother's friends commented that: "Wow... Kym can actually act very well!" Well, Kym has succeeded in this breakthrough role in her very first movie.

Yeah, Kym should venture into acting sometimes... I do wish to see her in dramas, movies etc.
She can be serious, most importantly, not only can she host, she can act too!

Anyway I felt that Adrian's appearance doesn't seem to be a 'guest appearance', seems more like a supporting character.
The movie is meaningful but needs more observation, analysation and interpretation skills 'cos its quite 'Chim' for people of our age (17 - 18). It is also something different from the local media industry, this is an artistic kind of movie which you need to be more appreciative. A good approach in venturing into this area where it is rarely seen in local movies.
Movies are not only entertainment and business, it is also an art.
But the publicity for Gone Shopping is very little... such as on TV, newspapers... etc.

By the way, I've seen the movie poster pasted outside the staff room at SP business block (T19 - 22).

Their office was very comfy, with soft lighting, cooling aircon, a comfortable-looking sofa makes up a very cosy feeling, just like a home!

Chris was not there, but the Producer - Fazila and Line Producer -Ying Ru who were present were very friendly! Fazila could easily engage in a conversation with us and speaking in a very relaxed way very confidently. She told us that she had been in the Media industry for 17 years!! We were very shocked 'cos she looked quite young! It's really "我出来闯的时候你还在喝奶" =x

She goes on talking about her experiences in making ads and movie in which Gone Shopping is their first feature fim, and she's pretty humourous as well!

Fazila offered us the movie posters but I told her that Aqmar and Aileen didn't get it from the press conference the other time, so she got them the poster which featured Kym from the pile of posters which was to be given out on the movie gala premiere. (How nice of her!!) Then later a call came, and it was the Director - Wee Li Lin. Fazila turned on the speaker of the phone and told her, "Hi, Li Lin, these are Kym's fans! Say Hi!" and we "Hi!!" to her, which she responded with laughters. Hahahaha...

The line producer - Ying Ru then handed me some 500 flyers of Gone Shopping to distribute around. *Stunned* Hahaha... anyway, I have my ways to deal with them... and I'm sure you people reading my blog would help me right? =x

Well, Fazila is anti-piracy 'cos its the creators work, but people are just buying it off at a low price (to which she say is due to the easy availability). Hmm... I guess we should reflect on this, though I rarely buying dvds/vcds, but I guess you want your work to be respected, not copied by others and being distributed in this way right? (Try la...try =x)

We got to eat the yummy dessert (my favourite - mango dessert with pomelo bits!!) @ 味香园! (Though price went up.) There's also peanut paste, black sesame paste, walnut paste, almond paste... pumpkin cake, water chestnut cake... etc.

Well, it was after CC lesson... so off Jovis, Aqmar, Aileen and I went to Tanjong Pagar with Syawal to collect his pay, the place is very historic and somehow has flies around and red ant around.