RADIO HOST AUDITION

Good afternoon everybody!

I hope you're all having the best weekend ever considering it's a bank holiday Monday tomorrow. Here's to long weekends :D

So, I took a very sudden trip to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to go for an audition the following day. And I actually just came back from KL yesterday. I am extremely tired because I've been going to KL for two weeks in a row now.

I received a call from TraxxFM (a radio station here in Malaysia) on Monday - asking me to go for an interview/audition on Thursday. Hence, this little impromptu trip.

When I arrived the radio station (which was massive), I had no idea it was an audition at the time because they said it would be an interview. And at the back of my head, an interview will be no longer than half an hour. I went in and saw the word "AUDITION" in block capital. I honestly had no idea what to expect.

So, I was placed in a room with 15-20 people. It was really tensed at first. No one wanted to speak to anyone. It was like a competition and I felt uncomfortable at first. But after an hour or so, we all started talking and bonding, which was really good.

The producers handed us 5 stories in which we have choose 3 of the stories and paraphrase it and talk about it under a minute. All of us had a task of writing and completing a script in 15 minutes. The script had to include an introduction, 3 of the stories, an entertainment news written by yourself, a closing to your show, followed by breaking news. So, 7 talk-sets altogether. It was confusing at first - trust me, I didn't even get what one of the producers were talking about when she was explaining this. But when it came to the time, I sort of knew what they wanted.

They then brought me into the studio where there were 5-6 people watching me from the other side of the glass room. It was nerve-wrecking at first because all eyes were on me and what I was going to say. After a few seconds, I got comfortable with the whole thing, so no biggie.

All in all, it was a completely different experience for me. A good kind of different. I loved it. And this can be something I talk about with my friends while we're sitting in a cafe or whatnot :)

I vlogged most of my trip because I think it would something really nice to look back on next time. You can watch it here if you want to:




Happy Sunday y'all! X


P/S: I want to thank my bro for being there for me the whole time :D 

Being a 24-year-old

"You get old and you realize there are no answers, just stories." - Garrison Keillor 

Today is officially 6 months since I turned 24. So I've actually decided to dedicate a post to being 24 years old. It's not a special age or anything but I just thought it would be interesting to share a few thoughts with you guys :)

I was taking a walk in the park the other day - just to clear my head and have a quick break from everything (as usual). As I was sitting on the grass and enjoying the sunlight, I closed my eyes.


I wanted time to stop. Just for a minute or two. Or an hour. Or a year. 


Closing your eyes and thinking about life can be a very dangerous thing to do. Because you can either be stronger and change yourself or you can dwell in your past and be miserable.


So there I was, thinking about every aspects of my life - all the memories, what I've been through....... Just everything.

And if I've learnt one thing from life experience, it is that age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind. Here are a few points I'd like to share with you today (sorry if I sound a bit like a teacher. "Here are some points"! LOL).


Note: When I say "you", I'm actually referring to myself. You get the idea. 


1) Growth

You figure yourself out more and more each year. You start getting in touch with yourself more often. You start knowing what you want in life. You start to realize how different your thinking is from when you were a teenager. I think this is just the process of growing up.


2) Independence

You start making decisions, life decisions - if I may say so, and deciding what's good and what's bad for yourself. You start learning about people, things, basically your surroundings. You make choices for yourself and along the way, you make mistakes and try to fix them yourself.


3) Goals

You start thinking about what you want to do with your life, now and in the future, and what goals you want to achieve. For me personally, I want to achieve something big and do extraordinary things. And I'm sure all of you do too!


4) Q&As

I'm going to be straight up honest with everyone now. This year is the year I questioned myself and what I'm doing the most. You get a little confused. You've graduated. You don't really know what to do next - whether to start working or explore the world (or whatever! That was just an example). And let me tell you, you will not have all the answers. In fact, I have NO answers from all my own questions right now. But I'm trying my best and learning new things everyday. That's what matters the most! Trying your best at everything.


5) Responsibilities

Since I'm slowly stepping into "adulthood", I am starting to take responsibilities for every action I make. Good or bad. Big or small. I'm responsible for my own happiness and my choices in life. I'm slowly learning to be the CEO of my life (trainee at the moment). But everything I do right now, I take full responsibility. Not my parents, not my friends, but ME.



Being in control of your life is kind of fun but kind of scary too. I guess that's the beauty of it.


Those are just my perceptions and ideas of being 24. Might not apply to everyone but just thought I'd share it :)





Thank you for reading X