Faith and I saw a bunch of black guys getting ARRESTED by cops!!! We were a little lost in Hollywood (i don't know why we keep getting lost even with the GPS), and we went past this little street, and there were guys standing in a line getting their hands handcuffed by two mean-looking cops!! kinda freaky.
Also, my friends saw Jake Gyllenhaal at a sushi restaurant. and another group saw JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE with jessica biel in a car!!! HOW COME I NEVER GET TO SEE THEM??? i only see the little celebs i don't really care about. i want to see people like jessica alba!!!
Ok anyway, friday i was waiting for my internship to call, but they didn't, which was fine. one extra day off is okay by me :)
we went to a Black and White party at a friend's apartment in the evening, and it was kinda cool cuz people really did dress up nicely, even if it was only to a party in the apartment. tried to start a dance floor but failed. i guess people aren't comfortable with each other enough to dance. or maybe cuz everyone was sober (since alcohol is the forbidden fruit) so they were more self-conscious. oh well still fun!
Me and hani
Me and esther
Me and roomie tas
After that, we went to a comedy show at the Comedy Union. it was me, tas, brad, jeff and josh. and omg. it was..... an experience.
let me explain.
The comedy union
So...the place was... not very diverse. the DJ was black, the servers were black, the comedians were black, and every single person in the club was black except for me and josh. i kinda suspected it, by looking at their website, but i didn't think it'd be a big deal. SO we innocently went as a group of 3 blacks, one asian and one white. hahahaha. totally asking for it! and they sat us RIGHT IN FRONT of the stage, so obviously we got picked on!!! we made friends with these two funny black ladies sitting in front of us, and they kept asking if josh and i were together (cuz we were sitting next to each other), and we kept denying it, and they kept insisting we'd get picked on. so we were kinda nervous about that. i mean, COME ON! the only asian and the only white guy sitting next to each other! prime targets right there.
and they were right. we did get picked on. multiple times. everyone thought josh and i were together. it was so weird!!! especially since you know how comedians can be crude. and one of them asked me what was an asian stereotype that irked me the most (someone yelled something inappropriate), but i couldn't think of any. nothing really irks me. but they also picked on our other friends, so it was okay. and they were SUPER funny, i laughed till i cried for 3 hours. totally worth the 10bucks.
One guy was talking about the difference between men and women, and how when a girl gets drunk, her girlfriends will immediately take action, swarm her, bring her home and make sure she's ok. but guys will just leave the guy there and continue to have fun, then if they remember to bring the guy home, they'll just leave him in the doorway. hahaha. so true.
Also, we got to see Kim Whitley! i thought she looked familiar, so i looked her up, and she's an actress from That's so raven on the Disney channel + some other stuff. she did a bit of stand-up comedy and was there to celebrate her fellow comedian's birthday, so that was cool.
We got to meet the comedians after the show, cuz my friend's cousin knew them, so that was cool, talking to them. one of them actually went to singapore to perform before!!!
So anyway, we got back late, and i only had 4 hours of sleep before had to wake up at 6am to go to the beach and help bethany, my roomie, with her film shoot.
but it was fun, we drove to Malibu Beach!!
Malibu Beach
We lugged all the equipment to this little cave along the beach, it was SO COOL. although we had to climb rocks to get there. imagine us, carrying all the expensive equipment, dangerously wobbling on the rocks. but nothing bad happened, thank God. although there was tons of disgusting moist seaweed and hundreds of flies in the cave. so flies were buzzing around us for 2hours. it was gross.
But the filming went smoothly, i was the boom microphone operator, just like the person below. haha.
Random person holding a boom mic
It was fun, although sometimes i slipped and the boom mic appeared in the shot. oops. but brad did a good job acting and we hardly had to re-take any shots.
then we went to a doctor's office to shoot the office scene, and bethany 'hired' professional actors (for free), and they were a bit loony and didn't take directions very well. i guess that's why they're still unknown. but it was fun getting to know the guys better. they're funny dudes.
SO tired by the time we got back in the evening, and we still had a couple scenes to shoot in the apartment.
and then, by some miracle, i had the strength to go to watch the new animated movie, 9.
'9'
Went with another random bunch of people to watch it at the Archlight theatre. was super expensive - 15bucks, but OH SO COOL. the theatre had assigned seating, for once, and it was HUGE. the screen was curved and wrapped around half the theatre. and the picture and sound was awesome. although the movie was quite pointless. tim burton (the producer) is a total genius, but really weird sometimes.
Also went to Amoeba Music, this enormous music store that has tons of cheap, second hand CDs and DVDs. the place where esther got her wallet stolen the very first day :(
Point of this story, i realize the first few weeks of meeting new people is always the most important. it's when people click and connect with each other and start forming cliques. so no matter how tired i am, i also make myself stay up and hang out and do stuff with different people. it's at the cost of my beauty sleep, but then again, how many opportunities will i get to live in LA? i should live it up now. sleep can come when i'm 50 years old.
Oh here's pics of my apartment.
Our living room - couch, TV and DVD player
Dining table + kitchen, fully furnished with stove, microwave, oven, fridge and dishwasher :)
And yes, this is another long post. you should expect it of me by now.
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