We took this gal to Vegas in February 2003 when she was only three months old. No it wasn’t a gamble. With good planning, sufficient food ration (one huge container of Nasi Goreng Mushroom for Day 1 out of the three-day driving), we made it to the city where none goes to the bank to save money.
I remember the first morning just as we were having breakfast, we were approached by an elderly couple. They said hello to us and ooh-ed and aah-ed over Kitreena. And both of them suggested us to take her to an advertising agency. Or at the very least get her portfolio sent to one. They thought she was a beautiful baby. Of course, so did we. Yeah, okay.
The thing is, we are not known for listening to strangers. What the couple said was a very nice compliment; we said thank you and bye-bye. End of story. Over the years, yeah we did daydream and have thoughts that it would be nice if we could put the good looks to a bank account. But were never serious about it. Until yesterday!
When Kitreena was invited for an audition/a casting last week, I still wasn’t going to take the invitation overly seriously. Seriously! Until I got a call from an established mattress company and another call from their production house. I mean, yeah…I have been talking about getting a portfolio done for both kids – but honestly it was more for my ‘coffee-table’ booklet of some sort. Nothing more.
Kitreena was short-listed for the role in the 30-second TV commercial after I sent a couple of pictures to the production house in The Boulevard. And yesterday, they would like to see Kitreena in person…so I took her there. Click, click, snap, snap, flash, flash…done! I wasn’t going to hear from them until today supposedly.
But I guess if this wasn’t going to be a gamble, it probably was meant to be a good bet afterall. My phone rang as I was just driving home from The Boulevard yesterday…Kitreena got the ‘job’! Her one-day shooting is next Tuesday. So, Dee…if you can get your CV in time for this project, you might go to bed with Sweet Dreams soon! Ahem!
Picture Notes:
Picture 1 – Kitreena, 5 years and 8 months old, Perth Australia, July 10, 2008.
Picture 2 – Kitreena, 3 months old, Las Vegas, February 16, 2003.
Dear Nina, the TV commercial is said to be on Astro this coming September. It is the Sweet Dreams mattress for children kalau tak salah Ngah. Alah berlakon tidur je pun. Pejam ler mata, walaupun nampak gidik gidik gidik mata gerak-gerak. Ahak ahak.
woohoooo can’t wait to see Kitreena on tv! 🙂