It is the last whole week of the spooky season. I want to give you, my readers, another spooky story. This week was my first week in my new position as an ESL teacher. I never wanted to become an ESL teacher. Actually, I kept saying no for years. My brother is in the ESL/…
Bla Bla Land : Chapter 29
So inner city filmmaker was over. On the night of graduation, I felt strong and inspired. Nothing was going to stop me but what was next? I went back to the toy store and back to school. I was starting my second year of college and my major was all over the place. I needed…
#253 a foggy morning
I thought about taking a break from my shabby blog. My blog was supposed to inspire me to write extraordinary pieces of writing whether nonfiction or fiction. Instead, it has been a dumping ground for my never-ending sadness. I was going to write a whole blog about this but then I decided to cut the…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 28
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to present The Toy Store by me, Frshta. Let me know what you think? After two months, the summer of 2011 was over, and here were the results of my Summer of intense learning about filmmaking. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/s1RwaJYqDew Cheers, Frshta
#252 dabble
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, the hadith outlines the story of a Bedouin man who was leaving his camel without tying it. The Prophet (PBUH) asked him “Why don't you tie down your camel?” The Bedouin answered, “I put my trust in Allah.” The Prophet then replied, “Tie your camel first and then put your trust in…
Bla Bla Land : Chapter 27
Wow, ICF was finally coming to an end. Tal, one of the assistants, threw a prop which she called morp. Prom spelled backward is morp. Stephanya Morp! I didn't attend prom back in high school so I was excited. Tal's house was ten minutes from my place. It was going to be an 80s theme…
#251 catch up
Patys. This is a catch-up post. Yesterday, September 20,2022 at 9:57am, my niece was born. Her name is Yasna. What a blessing she is. So many different emotions honestly, but overall, it was a special day. I met her today. She is perfect. Being an aunt has been a such blessing. It has made me…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 25
The night I got on the freeway. Other than my own short film, I worked on my other team members' films. One of the memorable shoots was with my teammate, Gawby. I was the producer on the shoot. We shot in Santa Monica and third street. We went to this cafe in Lincoln Heights. We…
#247 fleeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F9AL_tOgEw This lecture calmed my brain from usual stress. Just wanted to share it. Good Evening friends, It is past my supposed bedtime. I always sleep too late and then I am exhausted in the mornings. I am sleepy but I must write this blog. The video I shared is from Nouman Ali, and this…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 22
Team A during our pitch meeting. I had to come up with a script. It was to be three minutes long with no dialogues. Essentially, it was a silent movie. I had to keep in mind the limitations that I had in terms of budget. There was no budget. Each student had two days to…
The Frshta Show 