IBC Story and the MCKs

I woke up early and decided to go for a swim. My shoulders were tensed and I can feel the muscles in my body all tensed up. Last night's editing was a nightmare. Jusri kept asking me why am I doing the editor's job. How to answer him?

On the way to IBC, I asked Dollah not to tell Jusri that I swam in the morning. Went IBC together. Left for Badminton with Dollah. Didn’t realised that it will take us an hour to reach the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium. Called the badminton team manager to ask her to try and wait for me. Ran into the venue once we reached. But Team Singapore's training session is over. Had to ask the Team Manager to bring them out to the exit and entrance of the athletes to conduct the interview. After talking to Ronald Susilo and Xing Aiying, we took on the one hour journey back. Two hours on the road, but only ten minutes to do the work.

Prem called if I took his handphone charger. I said no. In the end, he had to stand at these kiosks where you put in your handphone batteries to charge. Hahaha. But I realised that I had actually took his charger by mistake and there are two chargers in my bag. So I quietly placed his charger back into the drawer while everyone was out, and later tell him that his charger has been in the drawer all along. Back at the IBC, Prem about to explode at the editor. Chris trying hard to help.

I went over to MPC and realised to access the Internet, I need to pay. God! Raj paid S$900 for his internet connection in the MPC. Good lord! Alvin got part of the truth. Yes, the whole place is wifi, but you have to pay for it!

Went back to IBC, I continue to edit the IBC story, after which I took over the editing of the sailing story. Prem and Chris has already left to pick up Jason from the airport. Took two hours to finish Sailing Look Ahead story. Editor went for dinner and I inserted some shots myself for the IBC story. It was a nightmare! At the end of the day, Prem nicknamed me Wendy Jr. Hahaha!

Chris came back with the MCK footages and I struggled to finish up this story. He had followed the girls from the security check-point to the distribution centre in the IBC until he came back with the footages. He had camera edit his shots for me, and this time, it was easier to edit. Basically, just follow the sequence of his shots. This edit was quite painless, and Chris started to share his thoughts on each of the girls. He commented that he was glad that he doesn't have a younger sister, at the girls' age. If not, he will die.

Although these girls are friends now, one can't help but sense that there is competition between them. Prem send the kids back to their hotel with the driver, and to what I expected, he started calling me, to convey messages to the driver from where he wants to go. I had become the translator between him and the driver. Then they picked up Jason as he has to do his opening link for the opening ceremony.

Waiting for a long time for them to come back. Immediately started editing once they came back. Prem asked if my hair turned grey or had I already pulled them out. I started conversing in hokkien with Chris. Frustrated and stressed at the same time at the editor. Eventually took over the editing of the opening link as the deadline loomed. If not for Chris, I think I would have gone crazy already. At times, I don't know if the Singaporeans are the stupid ones, or are the Chinese idiots!

We went back to the Media Village without dinner. Everyone was tired, and though we tried to da bao food at the canteen in the Media Village, seems like none of them is open for 24hr. Hmmm... Then why did the guidebook says so? So we went back to our apartments, and Chris cooked Maggi instant porridge for me. This is the first time a guy cooked for me. Sigh. Why doesn’t he do that? We chatted over his second helping and maggi noodles and my porridge and even more, till 2am.