mediacorp & stone grill

both sets of pictures are from yesterday, though i had mediacorp again today, but today was mostly class and filming our ptc (person to camera) - which is the part where the newscaster is reporting live, we had to do a mock storyboard to come up with the ptc. i did my story on pirates - which i like. i find pirates really really fascinating. i can still remember me ptc:

“Real Pirates” will present real history in an engaging manner that will appeal to all. The exhibit tells the story of real pirates – the life they led, the legends they created, the loot they acquired. This would provide a glimpse into the intrigue and lore that surrounds 18^th century piracy and how the team continues to plough through to discover more, hoping to unravel the mystery that is piracy. Sheryl Ong, Channel News Asia, Cincinnati."

(did you see the alliteration?? life, legends, loot? i don't even know if cna has a correspondent in Cincinnati. but ahwells! fictional ain't it? *grin* )

HAHA. yes. its only about 30sec long. but it took me awhile to memorise and like 3 takes to get it pat down. why 3? the first was okay, but my fringe was all over my face. so take 2! so i started take 2 "real pirates... (sheryl stares blankly at the camera) oh crap. can i start again?" haha. so brilliant huh. 2 words. well then there was take 3. so despite the nerves and shaking and bad hair. its over! (well there is still the assignment but yea, the scary part is done.) (:

just some random pictures of the studio at mediacorp where they broadcast news. we even managed to catch the 4 o'clock news broadcast! if you watched it carefully (though i'm pretty sure not many people actually even watch CNA, or the news for that matter, which btw i'm going to watch the noose later-finally-but out of point), you would see us walking in and out of the recording studio (where they manage the cameras and give cues to the newscaster) and the backdrop of the set. haha. very very cool. we got to talk to the newscaster (i'm not too sure how to spell her name, so yea, but surname edwards) and see the sets, the cameras, the behind-the-scene action, and the office set-up (i even managed to spot a rollerdex!) we decided to pretend we were the new interns at CNA (i wish), thus the first snapshot above.


and andrew and i had a lovely lovely meal at stonegrill. very interesting and novel concept of cooking your raw meat yourself on a piece of astonishingly hot (400 degrees i'm told) stone. sounds so caveman and primeval. it would have been perfect if not for the fact one's clothes would get that singed bbq grill smell (but hence the name stonegrill, so i guess thats the point). but the staff were really friendly and accommodating. we tried the soup of the day (clam chowder), starter (prawns with pancetta & cheese) and the combo stonegrill (which is a platter of veal, venison, lamb and ribeye).

the soup was good, you could taste like it was made from scratch and not just a can of campbells. but andrew said it wasn't creamy enough. i thought it kind of like a mix between a minestrone (cos of the veg) with the cream and clams of the regular clam chowder. prawns pancetta and cheese? grilled? 'nuff said. it was superb! prawns were very fresh. i'm going to try making that some day. the combo was pretty good. i liked the veal and venison the best. i guess we didn't get the best cuts since it was the combo, but still good nonetheless.

okay. long post. watching the noose now. haha. laters! (:
♥sheryl