Devilishly Red

Halloween is two weeks away and thanks to Ms Niyo, I’m going to scare myself silly at Sentosa Spooktacular this Friday!

Click the picture to get a clearer picture of the ghouls.

I used to be such a huge fan of horror movies that I’d stay up till the wee hours of the morning alone to watch horror shows on TV. That was until Sadako appeared in “The Ring” back in the late nineties. The funny thing is, I don’t think I’ve ever watched that movie in its entirety and certainly not that final scene where Sadako showed the world her freaky eyelashes-less eye. My fear of ghosts with long black hair crawling awkwardly on the floor while emitting eerie croaky groans stemmed from the silly prank emails that were widely popular back in those days. Remember those innocuous emails that come with image attachments or website links where you’re supposed to spot something in the pictures/videos? Yeah? And before you could spot anything, a picture of a ghost would appear right in your face and scare you shitless. After being subjected to a few such scares, I’m now reduced to a wimpy scaredy cat when it comes to pictures or videos of anything supernatural.

Having said that, visiting a theme haunted house (houses, in this case) is a different thing altogether. I hope it’s going to be fun and that I won’t embarrass myself by squealing too much. Tickets go at S$28 for early birds who book theirs before Thursday, 21 October 2010. If you wish to subject yourself to some scares as well, you can visit the official website and buy the tickets online here.

Happy Halloween!

I sent in a job application to Lucasfilm a few months ago and I received this email notification yesterday in my spam folder.

We thank you for the chance to review your information along with that of many talented applicants. At present, we have determined that other candidates have backgrounds and skills that are more appropriate to the needs of this particular position.

We appreciate your considering us as a prospective employer. As your job search progresses, we encourage you to continue visiting our career center (https://www.lucasfilm.apply2jobs.com/index. cfm). The Lucasfilm companies will continue to offer unique career opportunities to hone your professional skills and expand your creativity.

May the Force…well…you know,

The Lucasfilm Recruiting Team

I love how they end the email with “May the Force… well… you know”. It almost seems they’re embarrassed for over using this famous phrase. I guess that’s one of the perks of working in a creative environment – you get to be creative and original, unlike the organisations which I’ve worked in before, where all official correspondences need a certain air of formality.

Anyway, let’s hope the Force will be with me in my job search.