Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The Beginning

The Future may seem terrifying if we are to ponder it right now. It is less intimidating when we make the most of the present and embrace the future for whatever it is. People tend to worry about the past and future. They rarely think about being in the moment.

The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. - The Alchemist

What happened in the past 6 days has been the result of that. Of living in the moment, freeing myself from any ridiculous expectations of how people should be, what the places are like or why we do things a certain way. The future to this is up in the air and to be honest, I forgot it was a competition from day one. All we did was enjoying ourselves, opening our minds and hearts to new things, experience the dream we never thought of and laughed because that's how we were feeling.

If it's any consolation, the entire MySelangorStory trip itself is like a grand prize on it's own. One you'll have rare opportunity to have again. So, whatever I wrote in my previous entries were purely how I felt not because it was competition and I had to do it. Instead, it was my way of giving back to others and hope it keeps spreading around. That way everyone will be able to have their own version of MySelangorStory.

Since Amelia extended a little bit of time for all of us to finish up our posts, I had some time to experiment with iMovie after 6 years of not touching after college ended. Indeed, I had to go through the tutorials to learn how to make one. Ah, the noob in me has finally emerged again.

I used the theme from iMovie thinking it fits with the look I've been achieving and I must admit, it is cheating so it's ok that I don't qualify for a video category :) I had a blast going out of my comfort zone making it for fun anyway.

I tried (and failed miserably) at keeping the video under 3 minutes. This one lasts 3:18 minutes instead. Ok so this is the result of a noob's work. You're welcome to laugh XD



Day 6 actually ended after our dinner in Haven because the morning after, everyone didn't get to say goodbye to each other as one was sound asleep *stares at Victor* or have an early flight to catch like Alid, Kemal and Citra. Followed by Chia Li, KK, Fadli and Sy. Others were either hitching rides from their family, friends or Tourism Selangor's crew. So there wasn't much to report except for feeling somewhat sad for MSS to end.

Oh, Chia Li stayed up late making origami stars (I used to love collecting when I was a kid) with a message inside. That was really sweet of her, this roommate of mine :)

Quite the eccentric bunch we all were during this tour. A giant family moving about together. One that will be told for many many many years to come I'm sure.

Somehow, I feel this trip is only the beginning to something more.

And it would've have been what it was without Tourism Selangor, Amelia, and the many sponsors who supported us throughout this journey. Everyone deserves a bigggggggggggg hug :)

Voice out, I'm all about sharing thoughts and if this deserves a vote - simply click MySelangorStory/TheBeginning.

10 comments:

  1. Love the vid. Nice one D! Hope u'll win

    x,
    hanna

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  2. Hey Hanna! Wah, all the way from Borneo. I'm so touched (really I am) :D Thank you love for the support!

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  3. I would commend tourism selangor and its sponsors for coming up with such a good program which allow the selected bloggers the opportunity not only to express their views of the various attractions that selangor can offer n its mothernature but also the opportunity to interact and make new friends.I really enjoy reading all your storytelling and like your style of writing and good luck.

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  4. I would like to think that I have a faithful anonymous reader who's been so very kind in commenting to my entries. Here's a virtual hug :)

    TS & the sponsors have treated us nothing less than incredible throughout our journey and it's even more special when we get to share it with other people - be it with the ones we travel with or readers.

    On top of that, I have amazing people support and commenting which makes it that much more special and worth it :)

    So it's safe to say everyone plays a part in this little selangor story :)

    Thank you again for being supportive!

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  5. great video...love it..u should teach me how to do it...

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  6. Hehe, can! It's easier if you use imovie :) Cuz there's themes you can use to do it. Does the job for you :D

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  7. Wow its so much better than you give yourself credit for .. good job ! And perfect song choice ;)

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  8. Hahaha :) Thank you thank you! Yeah when I played that song, it was the only one that I wanted to use. It was fun making the video tho :) All hail imovie.

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  9. Hey Hey Hey ! :D

    Finally back and awake , back to ur blog :)

    Coolness ending seriously and awesome video ! :)

    Till we meet again yah ! :D

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  10. Haha! It's the only thing I could do to sum up Day 6 :) Thank you SY for the awesome support! Till the day we meet again! Woohoo!

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