Happy New Year 2016!

Hello Internet! It has been far too long since I last wrote a blog piece. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

I was watching a video from Casey Neistat today. This vlog here.

 

At some where a little after 3:30, Casey mentions a quote,

"Never let perfect be the enemy of good enough"

Watching that entire clip of Casey talking about this, got me thinking about how I do things. My past vlogs have been mediocre. All I remember was, wanting to get it uploaded before Wednesday was over, as it was a Vlog On Wednesday. Perfection was NEVER a thing with it. I just wanted it to be up. There was no standard for my vlogs. Now when I look back, oi, that has to change.

This year, I'm trying to see what medium works best for me and my craft. In the hope, of putting out good quality vlogs. Yes, I like story telling. I've also gotten over the fear of writing because I'm reading more. On the writing side, I feel that I just need to refine it. Let's hope that I can work on that because I have a research paper to write starting May or September this year.

On the video side however, filming takes time, but I love it. Once I have a solid time table for life, I'll be able to vlog more often. I convinced my parents to turn my brother's room into a studio (pictures by the end of January once it's all set up). I want that room to be a place when you go in, BAM! You want to get work done.

So at this point, I'm no longer going to wait for something perfect to make . If I have the time to write it, I'll write it, throw in some pictures if needed and hopefully it is good enough for me and to you reading this.

I can't remember if there was a time where I waited for perfection. I have been a perfectionist. It's both a good and bad thing. The good; you know you're work is going to be so good and you're going to be proud of it. The bad; it might take a long time and if you're not in the mood, it may not even come out at all.

I guess that's where I'll end this vlog. I will not talk about resolutions because they are so meh. I did however, find something awesome that Sophia Bush reposted from the instagram account : i am her tribe

You all know by now that I'm not one for making resolutions. I am, however, a big believer in setting intentions. My friends @iamhertribe hit the nail on the head so perfectly today that I'm going to go ahead and repost what they wrote, and wish you all an incredible, focused, narrow & deep, beautiful year ahead. Put your action where your heart is.
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Be easy on yourself.
Don't rush to write down half-hearted resolutions + force accelerated change on your life, all in effort to make the January 1st mark.
Now is a time for reflection. For pausing. For learning. For letting go and transcending.
What is heavy? What is light? What would you like to see shift?
Create an intention, a positive calling, your own personal spark of magic that will manifest itself. All rooted in loving self, then back it all with your action.
#iamhertribe

Happy 2016.

I met Ben Brown!

Ladies & Gents,

As I've mentioned in my previous post that during my free time, I love to watch Ben Brown's daily vlogs. This guy has inspired me to get a Canon G7X to vlog, (only while I'm on holiday, because my daily life isn't as nearly as interesting as his xD ) a penny board, (the regular penny & the penny nickle) and just go out and live life :)

On Monday the 11th, his friend Jeremy Loops, a musician from South Africa came to perform as Islington Assembly Hall. I bought my tickets after I found out Ben was gonna be there (haha) and of course because of Jeremy. Check out his music right here > Jeremy Loops youtube page

I didn't get my tickets on time, maybe it was because I ordered it too late? Anyway, ticketweb was awesome enough to let me pick them up at the event itself. My ticket arrived in Malaysia on the 9th of May. I just got into London that day, haha.

I took an Uber to Islington Assembly Hall because I thought I was running late. I was initially supposed to take public transport, but as usual when I'm on holiday, I take it easy xD

Here are some of the photo's from the night. The UK Travel vlogs will be up on my youtube channel by next Sunday, the 6th of June. All photo's were taken with the Canon G7X. On a side note, when I took pictures of Jeremy performing, they looked OK. As usual, once you see it on a big screen, it was shaky :(

Jeremy Loops! 

Mr.Ben Brown! 

Matthew Miszczack aka SP (Secret Pocket)

Samatha Brown! Ben's sister

Jeremy was awesome, I forgot to get the name of the 1st opening act :( the 2nd were The Pierce Brothers who are from Australia, Check them out right here > Pierce Brothers. They used a didgeridoo during the performance, which was pretty awesome.  

Just wanna add on that since I will be doing the daily vlogs, the blog posts will probably be separated into food, sight & sounds and stuff like that. I know having both of them together, with the vlog will be redundant, so bare with me while I try to come up with a solid format to make it easy for everyone ;) including myself who will be making the content.

Have a good week everyone!

We will now resume our regularly schedule programming. Thank you for your patience!

Greetings fellow earthlings. I know it has been a very long time since I've posted a blog entry. Truth be told, it takes a while to get inspired, especially when you're doing absolutely NOTHING.

Here are some of the updates in my life since January of 2015.

1. My brother got Married in March. YAY!
2. I enrolled myself for university & classes begin in May
3. Just before I start my university, I am taking a cheeky little trip somewhere.
4. I've been watching A LOT of videos on youtube. Check them out if you haven't heard of them ; Casey Neistat & Mr. Ben Brown
5. I just bought all of the Fro Knows Photo video guides (hoping to finish learning stuff before April wraps up.
6. We are building a pool for Pepsi. Yes, you read it right. We're in the process right now. Dad started without me, so I don't have a timelapse video but I will make a video explaining the build. 
7. I've sent postcards to friends around the world. Something about writing on paper that seems very calming, you know compared to typing on the keyboard. :P
8. The mid year purge of household items is taking place. Here is to giving away more things, buying less items for myself & saving money.

Also, in reference to the title of the blog, I am really hoping to step up my game this year & buy a domain for myself. The only way I'm going to do this, is by writing consistently & perhaps talk about relevant things. I can only hope it kicks off the way I want it to. 

As far as schedule programming for 2015, here are the days you might wanna take note off ;)

Wednesday - Vlog on Wednesday at www.youtube.com/iamsuemitraa

Thursday - Throwback Thursday (first Thursday of the month) at www.youtube.com/iamsuemitraa

Sunday - Sunday Blog at iamsuemitraa.blogspot.com

It may sound like a little but I know, with procrastination, it will be a killer. So, stop procrastinating Suemitraa, it's not good for you! 

On a side note, here is a very relatable quote for inspiration. Big ups to the designer, Kyle Robertson.
Click on his name to check out some of his work. I found Kyle's images on tumblr while searching for some inspiration. Have a good week everyone!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2015

My last blog post was on the 5th of September. No post about my Birthday, Christmas or New Year. To think that I actually wanted to get a domain for my birthday last year. *shakes head*

Greetings fellow Earthlings. I come in peace (well actually my mind is anything but peaceful right now) :(

I liked having a system. Things to do & actually getting it done. However, I feel that I don't have the drive. I'm not sure is it because I haven't been hanging out with some of my favorite people, haven't done something amazing.. I actually feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again. Yes, I wanted to quote Katy Perry's Firework ;)

I am finally at a crossroad; to go back to University and get a a degree OR try at find someone who will employ a Diploma holder with a 2 year (perhaps going on 3) and explain that damn gap.

The former sounds like a good option, honestly because then I won't have people question me about the gap. I've mentioned in previous blog posts, I have that gap because I wanted to work part time & my dad did not believe in that & here we are back at square one with me feeling like crap.

Thank you Jim Rohn for that inspiring quote.

My brother is getting married in March. The January session for Uni has just commenced, so if I do decide to go back to school, it will be in May. Part time job, here I come.

New chapter + Friday Filler

I want to make it a point, to write when I can without distractions. I need to re-evaluate some things and most importantly, have a schedule I can follow.

I am currently living with my brother and doing my internship at a digital ad agency. Talk about hitting 2 birds with one stone; moving out and getting a job. What comes along with this package? Cooking for my brother and I! It's not a problem, it's just that it requires some planning for groceries and meals for the both of us.The horror.

I can wake up early, sometimes even without the alarm! :) The only thing I miss, is coming home to house with a dog & parents to talk to. We talk over the phone, but, let's face it, I'm a people person. I need people or dogs to function. le sigh

So what is Friday Filler all about? I will be blogging about life/personal entries on Friday. Not saying that Sunday's Blog post is going to be any different, it's just that with social media & shizz, blog post may or may not be interpreted in the wrong way. Long story short : Friday is personal and Sunday is all fun and games! Travel and things. :)

Speaking about travel, can you believe it has almost been a year since I did my crazy 1 month in US trip? I cannot believe how fast time is flying. It's not cool! I mean, one moment you're 17 and you're getting your life in order and before you know it, you're 24 and this is your life. 

Always remember you can change your circumstances, you have the choice. Wanna go skydiving? Tell someone how you feel? Learn a new skill. Yes, I'm also talking to myself when I blog. :P 

I just really want things to flow properly; making vlogs, writing blogs, reading my books (audioble looks really tempting), exercising, eating right, etc. It is possible, I just need to know how I can make it happen. Time to draw a table! 

“The person you want to be does exist; somewhere on the other side of hard work and faith and belief. And, beyond the heartache and fear of what lies ahead” - Lucas Scott.

Satellite Call

This one's for the lonely child
Brokenhearted, running wild
This was written for the one to blame
One who believe they are the cause of chaos and everything

1. Dishonor on your family, dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow, should you get a job in retail.
2. Your ideas were actually great, but I had to hear it from someone else for it to make sense.
3. Everyone else is moving on with their life and then there is you, stuck in a rut.
4. Can't keep any friends since most of them are asses. Hence, trust issues & the frustration of telling anyone the long stories and why you don't exactly have a best friend.
5. Let's compare you to someone and make you feel like crap. *thumbs up*
6. Might as well kiss your dreams of everything you ever wanted goodbye. You're not going to get it anyway.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful performance! You did great.

Wilmington (September 2011) Part 2

I promised pictures of food and other things that we did in Wilmington. Could I just say that, I didn't take decent pictures of my food; it was out of focus and I'm embarrassed. It was also my first time taking my DSLR on a journey, as I'd only gotten it a few month before the trip. #genius.

After meeting Shantel, we went for lunch, generally hung out with Lisa, her son Grayson & her friend Josh. Then she dropped us back at the hotel, kept in touch, cause on Tuesday, we're going to try to meet Antwon Tanner (he played Skills), Lee Norris (he played Mouth), Sophia Busy (how can you not know Brooke Davis :P ) & Austin Nichols (Julian Baker).

A friend on the inside told Lisa that they would be filming at the River Court on Tuesday morning. I told Lisa that I will meet her there, but then suggested that she better pick me up downtown, just in case there is no boat around that time shuttling people from the downtown area to the River Court. Lisa picked my mum and I up & we were on our way to watch some filming!

Lee Norris & Antwon getting ready for a scene

They only put up the backboards when they are filming, so other people can't play when they 

need to use the court. The WB was renting this basketball court  from the battle ship. 

DUN DUN DUN, TRAILERS! No we didn't go near it, so we don't know who was inside. 

We did see the guy who played Xavier. 

And, they tore down the river court after One Tree Hill finished filming. -_-

Antwon Tanner! 

They would not let us take a photo with Lee, cause he had make up & a fat suit on. Basically, they didn't spoilers. pfft. However, there was a guy who was taking pictures. Not sure if he got into trouble or not. Oh well. So after we were done with the river court, we went to the area near Tric, to get a glimpse of Sophia Bush. We waited 3 hours and it was worth it. 

Sophia Bush! Who then gave me a high five when I told her that it took me 24 hours in total

to get to Wilmington, NC. 

Austin didn't come out to see us :( 

After that, we went for lunch at the Dixie Grill, where a lot of scenes with Austin Nichols were shot here. The food was good! I will go back when I can, with my own money, to do an actual tour of OTH, with the houses and all. In the next 5 years hopefully, for my own closure :P 

Once we were done with lunch, we tried waiting for Bethany Joy Lenz & Paul Johansson. I think they told us to move back a bit/ filming might take longer, so we didn't get to see them.

All in all, it was a good experience. Here are my tips if you plan on visiting a place, just to watch your favourite show film.

1. Do your research on the place you plan to visit. Find out all the locations you want to go to & if you can get to them easily.
2. Dedicated fan forums usually have someone list out if they are filming in a certain location, so be sure to check those out. If you have someone on the inside, even better :P
3. If you can make a friend, like how I was able to, you're good to go. Plus, it will be a friend a for life ;)
4. Last but not least, check your photo's to make sure that you have taken a good photo. The last thing you need is a blurry/out of focus picture, that you can't brag about.

5 days in Wilmington was certainly not enough, which is why I went back in 2013, in the hopes of going to see some of the house & to catch up with Lisa & Kendall. More on that in the upcoming blog posts.