I've got to be honest and admit that life got better for me after I switched into the props department. Just like that, second round zoomed past, partly because the pace was slightly faster. Round 1 of filming was relaxed but draggy, and round 2 can be stressful but fast. Both are good and bad in their own ways.

Anyway, it's just 8 more days before filming is officially over! As much as there is a hint of sadness, in the sense that we are probably all going to part ways, I'm kind of looking forward to it as well, since I'll finally get to live like a human.

Through this internship, I've learnt quite a bit about being a good person. Because everyone works so hard in the production, things like kindness and attitude are what we count on to make us happy (along with food). When I was a PA, what I really hated was people not cleaning up their own mess. At that point, being a good person meant being responsible for your own actions. I hated it when people complained about the food I buy. At that point, being a good person meant being grateful for what someone has done for you, even if it is that person's job.

Being a good person also meant helping one another. When I was a PA, I constantly argued with drivers and sometimes hawker stall owners because I was stressed and because we expected each other to do a good job. For example, there was once the driver expected me to know the direction to the location, and I expected the same thing of the driver. Thus, we ended up lost and stressed up. The driver started shouting at me and I retaliated.

When I am in props, I deal with people issues less. However, due to certain things that happened/did not happen (which I really shouldn't elaborate on), I've come to feel so frustrated at irresponsible people who affect me with their irresponsibility. Being a good person means being professional.

Finally, I've also developed a more empathetic mindset. Because I no longer want to be pissed (or scolded), I read deeper into people's actions, and I hate less. The irony is that I used to read people too deeply and had to shallowfy my opinions. I guess I'm a better person now.

And one final thing I've came to observe from admirable people around me is that being a good person also means being confident.

To end of abruptly, here's a picture of a beautiful scenery:



I feel like writing another post for the things we do for filming :P

Labels: internship, personality, production, reflection, things that happened