Friday, December 31, 2010

Gone 2010 Gone

Celebrates Life's Grandeur, It's Brilliance, It's Magnificent.

31st December, marking the end of 2010, one tough year it is.
Heard somebody posted on the facebook, commenting 2010 as a rut, where he is stuck in it for the whole damn year.
Seriously, it really is a whole damn long year, but i won't said i stuck it a rut or complain anything.

Surprises, dramatic, bittersweet, frustrations, waitings, emotional, changing....
A few terms i can relate to 2010. It's definitely not an easy year, the year ahead might be even tougher. A lot of things happened in my family, it's the major source of all the problems and stresses i'll said. I won't make any statement regarding the family issue here, not in the net. I like things stay the way they are, but u cant control when circumstances is taking control of the wheel of fortune.

Regardless of what happened, i'll never look back, only then i can have the courage to change, deciding who im gonna be.

Gonna leave now for the movies and countdown....Happy 2011!!!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas and the Week

Itz been a while guys, Merry Xmas and Happy New year!

I'd finally got out of the rut, well, at least i did manage to step out of my house, shop and Kampar, for a little while.

People had been amazed, "Wow, ur really goin' to KL all alone by yaself?"

The thing is, i'm not completely alone. My sister and an my friend of are there course, though my sister was busying with her work on the other hand. Met my friend, Garlic, at One Utama. The trip was actually purely for buying new clothes while the sales last. I would said it ain't fruitful but at least i didn't wasted my money like i did couple of years ago....

Finally, watched Tron Legacy, it aint that bad actually. Some people said its boring and the story is a lil' lacking in plot. I'm perfectly fine with it as long as i grab the concept of the movie. Story aside, the artwork is pretty good and amazing, plus, the concept of the Grid world is absolutely interesting. Choices on actors and actresses are perfect. Soundtrack, is definitely a brilliant job by Daft Punk, Bravo~ Not scoring high marks in the eyes of public, but one thing for sure, whether u like it or not, great job in the artwork and graphics~

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Christmas Eve Partayyyyyy Clubbing!!
The club we went is totally nth compared to M.O.S (aka Euphoria, Ministry of Sounds).
Lesson learned, any reservation for christmas eve should be made at least 3 or 2 weeks before that, or else u will ended up in an anonymous club with little/no area for dance even though u kept ur eyes full with bunches of hot gals or guys, and A LOT of smokes, just like we did this year, unfortunately! Still, we (some of us, including myself) pretended to be high, move our shoulders a bit.......that's all for the whole night, together with 4 bottles of Hennessy VSOP, though a lil' cheaper, i would have prefer Johnny Walker or Chivas over this, which taste is wayyyyy better.











In the end, few of em' puking non-stop, we are tired over acting high, that's sum it up pretty much. Bitter-not so-sweet Christmas, at least we tried our best to enjoy ourselves =) .

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Games? Bring it On!!! Part I

Lost my inspiration, really, don't know what to write. My brain was being consumed by my dear PS3 games, probably it takes the shape of a joystick already....so obsessed that i'd finished 3 games (2 and a half basically) within 2 weeks, almost thoroughly(I didn't unlock ALL the trophies, though).....

All this time, i'd been playing.......

BAYONETTA

Is killing angels makes someone a villain?
If any of u said "Yes", think twice after u play this game.
The Angels are devils, but the devils are still devils ;).

 There is a game called "Devil May Cry", famous for its character's  attitude and game concept. For those who are strangers to these kinda games, have u ever heard some hero said "fuck off!", or "U naughty angels deserved a lil spank~"?

 Its a really fun game and u will find a few interesting elements inside the game. The naughty, mysterious, and feminine elements within the game matched perfectly without spoiling the fun of actions.

Reasons i love this game?
1. MC is a "representative" from hell, as opposing to those of heaven, Angels.
2. U can breakdance during the fight! Cool!
3. Firing bullets with ur legs!
4. Naughty combat style(some might refer it as slutty)
5.U have a main character that do a lil' pole dance to provoke the enemies.
6. The clothing of bayonetta that u see on the right are made of her hair!( Except for the shoes and the accessories)
7.Using hair to summon Infernal Demon (Wsshhh)
8.Stylish game, and there'll be sum S&M style special attack, too..Uber Witch!
9. Fly Me To The Moon~
Summoning the Infernal Demon from Hell with her hair... (and almost nude...)

This is how the angels look like in the game (monstrous, not delicate or gracious at all)

Bayonetta concept art
Advertising board found in the subway station in Japan. Those covering the bodies are actually stickers, which means.....Hmm...a unique way to advertise.

The trailer of Bayonetta....




Fly Me to the Moon, one of the theme songs in the game, enjoy the video below, in which Bayonetta pole dancing at the ending credit with the song. Nice graphic too! U shud watch it!




To be continued on the next post, juz to avoid Looooong post...

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Wrong Timing

Finally, i'm back to post again~
I was in a terrible mood for the past few weeks, i wrote a few draft but it just didn't feel right. Well, at least i got this one done and decided XP.

"Usually", there are two months that I hated the most, January and December, but it happened to me they are also my best months of every year. Christmas and New Year's Eve are on December while my birthday and CNY(sometimes)  are the focus of January. Having the best celebrations within two consecutive months, why wouldn't it be nice?

The thing is, i'm the type of person love to have alot alot alot of activities and little personal time, because when i was with myself my brain hurts(over-think)...ALOT. I was expecting this holiday was packed with series of activities, turns out my hand was glued to the PS3 joystick already. Friends are either busyin their finals or their bank account emptied.... Yeah....got some games to obsessed of, but only lasted for a few days, the rest of the weeks i was simply repeating the same thing. Plus, waking up at 4am every mornin' (thx 2 my mom), the time when my limbs are the heaviest..urgghhh..What a holiday...
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Ok, let's skip the grunt, i wanna focus my thoughts on something more delightful rite now!
There's a bunch of movies i wanted to watch, especially TRON'S LEGACY.

It's actually a sequel to the old film, Tron (1982)

This is the old TRON...Retro~

 Plot: Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin (Jeff Bridges), the CEO of ENCOM, who vanished 20 years ago. One night Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner), the CEO of ENCOM, sends Sam to investigate a strange signal originating from the now abandoned Flynn's Arcade. While searching for clues, Sam is suddenly transported to the digital world of The Grid. Aided by the digital warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), Sam is reunited with his father and together set out on a journey to return home. Using vehicles, weapons, and landscapes that have become far more advanced than before, father and son must evade CLU 2, an updated version of Flynn's original hacking program, which will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.                                                                                -wikipedia


The one thing that attracted me of this movie mainly because of the director, Joseph Kosinki. He was an architecture student but ended up as a film director...hmmm...interesting....cant wait to see the end product of this "architecture student turned director's" film....

 The director : Joseph Kosinki


Below are some trailers for the film....



Thursday, December 2, 2010

What a Bus, What a Day, What a World!

Avoid this bus (written at the end of the post).....

On the 30th November 2010

8.45am
Packed my stuff, got on the cab, returned keys, left UTM, off to Larkin for 9.45am bus bak to Kampar.

9.15am
Stucked in traffic jam on the way thr.....DAM! Stucked for 15 minutes!! My face remained calm, as a mean to hide my nervousness.....

9.35am
Safely reached there, the problem started when i took my ticket to the SriMaju Agent there. They said they didn't sell that ticket. I was dumbfounded for a moment. Then there are these few guys stood nearby, as if they are selling ticket or promoting their buses or something like that. Might as well asked them for direction to the actual agent of the ticket, since i'm quite lost and my friend who bought me the ticket didn't pick up the phone(plus he said it's from Sri Maju when he gave it to me....headache =.=). I asked one of the guys from the crowd, he took a look at my ticket, as if he knows exactly the solution, then asked me to follow him. We walked to some bus, which weirdly having a different logo compared to what is printed on the ticket.

"Bus ni ada pergi Kampar ke?" I asked.
"Ada ada!" the man said.

Then there was this female agent sat on the bus, took the ticket i bought and wrote me another ticket with the word KAMPAR largely on it.


I thought, they didn't asked me to paid for another fee, so as long as it back to Kampar safely, then it's alright. There's a Malay girl sat next to me, had a chat with her, then only realised we were under the same circumstances (probably the rest of the passengers were, too)

10.00 am
Bus started to go.

2.30 pm
The bus is comfortable. Everything was fine, then, somehow the bus entered Shah Alam there. I was kinda surprised because usually buses will either enter Bukit Jalil or stop by some RnR along the highway. I guessed the bus was picking up some passengers. The bus driver drove into the Klang Central, simply go to the toilet and had a few chat with the people there. OK, maybe their having some important discussion anyways, though, it added one and a half our to the whole journey.

4.30 pm
Nightmare began when the bus stopped by the rest place at Tanjung Malim there, then the driver told that they WILL NOT GO INTO KAMPAR. THEY WILL GIVE ME TEN RINGGIT AND LET ME TOOK BUS OR WATEVER WAYS GO BAK TO KAMPAR MYSELF FROM TAPAH! I was, again, dumbfounded, at first. Then i thought i will try to negotiate with them upon reaching Tapah, coz seriously, why on earth would anybody wanted to make this trip any longer? Since then, the road onwards was uneasy to me.

5.20 pm
Climax is here. Reached Tapah........

Me: Boleh masuk ke Kampar ke? Dekat je....
Driver: Tak boleh. Kita tak ada masuk punye.
Me: Megapa tak ada masuk kampar?
Driver: Kita memang tak ada.
Me: Mengapa? Tiket sana tulis Kampar....
Driver: Tak pernah la kita henti di Kampar, sangat jauh la...
Me: Tak jauh la, 15~20 minutes oni, lepas pergi Gopeng from Kampar another 15minutes oni...
Driver: Eh, adik, jalan lama mah, memang jauh....
Me: (I believe he seriously havent been to Kampar before and probably not intended to do so) Saya dah tinggal di Kampar for the past 20 years. Tak mungkin saya tak tau dan jalan tu memang tak panjang. 
Driver: Highway lebih cepat
Me: Highway masih 30km++ to Gopeng, at least 20+ minutes using highway, jalan lamaTapah to Kampar 15 minutes, Kampar to Gopeng another 15minutes, total, ard 30~35 minutes, 10minute + oni....
Driver: Aiya, tak boleh...bus kita memang tak ada masuk....
Me: Tapi, orang yg menjual tiket tu cakap ada... Tiket pun ada tulis! 
Driver: Sana punye orang mane boleh percaya punye, mereka itu ulat ma...
Me: Tapi agent bus kamu leh..
Driver: Tak boleh, not our responsibility, tu agent problem..

Thrs no way argue with the degil driver, so i thought calling his boss might be better.....but i regret doing so, cuz i was ok at first, a lil' anxious but under control, but then this fking boss will makes everybd mad i believe...lets give him a name...lets call him JERK.


Me: Hello, i bought ya ticket from Larkin, they said got letak at Kampar, but now the bus driver didn't do so. He said they didn't ever enter Kampar cuz the route hav been fixed.
Jerk: Tak boleh.
Me: Y? Y cant? Kampar is near oni leh. I got no ppl to fetch me in Tapah. Plus, it's raining now. Its hard to get bus here to Kampar ya noe?
Jerk: Tak Boleh la! Kita Memang tak ada pergi Kampar.
Me: But the ticket thr written Kampar...Ya agent said one wo!
Jerk: Tu Agent punye problem! Bukan kita punye masalah! Kita tak boleh masuk!
Me: Huh? Eh, agent kamu Selat Keris leh(the bus name)!? Itz ur agent, ur responsibility leh! 
Jerk: Tak boleh tak boleh! Kite memang tak ada masuk punye! U turun di Tapah lah! 
Me: U nak letak saya di sini tunggu until dunno wad time maybe till 7.00pm? Nobody cum fetch me eh! My family aren't free ya noe? My friend aso gt their things to do!
Jerk: Apa LanJiao la lu!? ^%%^$%#^&(*&^%%.......

WTF?! I havent started with any rude words and now u threw all those Lanjiao to me....I was totally furious, the conversation began with reasoning , to arguing, eventually to yelling.....I was totally lost control and the fiery "conversation" goes on and on......Then he simply gave up with the words .....apa lanjiao(sounds fading).....he cut off the line.
Urghh....i was panting afterwards and realised some passengers looked at me as if 911 is happening again, some looked at me like they are thinking i'm the poor kid kena tipu, kesianye..And the Malay girl started to worry whether they will got to Ipoh safely anot. I said: "Kena buat aduan...", she said: "Mesti buat!"

In the end, they put me at Tapah's Shell n my bro picked me up ard 6.00pm.....

Its my first time i seriously got pissed off by such a fking attitude. Duh? Who will tolerate when the jerk from Selat Keris keeps on calling u lanjiao n simply left u in Tapah when on ur ticket clearly written with the 6 letters, "KAMPAR"?

Lessons of the story, next time no more Larkin, or at least i should buy the ticket on my own. No more Selat Keris BKP 9018 from JB to Perak. Never got on anonymous bus even though the agent promised u will get to where u wanted to. They are, as the bus driver claimed, the Ulat.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Movie Reviewsssss Part 2

Altitude

Unbelievable, i was amazed and shocked. Seriously, you'll get high blood pressure watching this movie. Over what reason"s"?
1.U'll be watching how an annoying timid comic geek who reacting in an over-dramatic manner in respond to his fear of flight.
2.Contrasting to the geeky character, there's always this cocky dick jerk who acted as if his the center of the world. Though, his a paranoid. Can somebody shut his god dam mouth!
3.U'll get several "almost ending" scenes. Get what i mean?
4.The plot is a major turn down for this movie. Wtf, have u ever watch a movie that summarize all the bitters and sweets are nth but just caused some fking imagination of a helpless timid freak? Ooopss, spoiler~
5. In the cinema, somebody shouted at the screen: "Ooi, faster end lah! WTF!"
6. Audience boo-ed at the movie from the beginning to the very end of it.
7. What to watch with a few character stuck inside the small plane, plus, the actors/tresses are forced to be drama, causing emotional constipation. I respect them.
9.Watch out for the GIANT FLOATING OCTOPUS WITH HIS NASTY BAD BREATH~ ARRRHHhhhhhhh.....(fainted)
8. Gals are nice, esp the MC, while the guys, eee......not that visually striking.

Arggghhh!!! Some sands enter my eyes!!! 
I hate this guy, not the actor, just the character.

Jessica Lowndes plays the rookie female pilot in the film, beautiful~

Conclusion: One word is good enough to describe the film, LAME.


Shutter Island

International version poster

Japanese version poster
A perfect contrast to the film above, this feels more like a MOVIE.
Still, feels like taking 10 rounds of roller coaster watching this film.
 
Why i said it's a perfect contrast to the, whats the name, lametitude? O, sorry, its "Altitude". Ya c, both of the story share a few commons  in terms of their ways of expressing their own respective story. Exactly like writing an essay, having the story timeline mixed together is very risky. U might ends up making the audience sick or u mite intrigue their deepest curiosity. S.I belongs to the latter and clearly Altitude is to the former.




 I love the setting and the theme. Story wise, perfect.
Generally, it's about a mysterious case of a missing female patient, Rachel Solando, of a mental institution located on the deserted island, yep, shutter island. The US Marshal, Teddy, took the case and together with his partner, Chuck, starting on this endless and clueless search for the missing patient, or should i say, a never ending cycle of the realization of "truth"? Don't want to spoil too much here, because i want u to watch it! Nah, i'm not forcing you, if ur a fan of psycho thriller, u should watch this.

Left, Chuck(Mark Ruffalo); Right, Teddy (Leornado Dicaprio)




Some scenes in the movie...
Michelle Williams taking the role of Dolores Chanal, the deceased wife of Teddy, died in a fire incident. Appear in much of the scenes as hallucination of Teddy.



Visual effect, stunning. Art work, gorgeous. Plot, a lot of twisting but interesting. Sounds effect, good enough.
Rating, 4 out of 5 stars.
 If u haven't watch it, watch it now!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Conversation in McD

Gang: Wa....so many people....
Me: Itz new ma, Kampar-ian ya noe...
Thai Ming: No, itz mostly UTAR-ian.
Me: O...almoz 4gt....
Hyde: Sit where wo?
Donglim: There lo (at some corner facing the counter)
QCY: Eh, let's order first la~

Gang: cumming...(they are approaching the seats, not queuing)

Thai Ming: (Looking at the lines) Guess it is better that we go order rite now ~ ( QCY queuing already,no 默契)
Dong Lim: Okok...Ey, Mr Hyde, jom...
Hyde: "Dun" la...(i  noe my grammar is not perfect, but, i hate people saying "dun la")
Me: Nvm, i'm cummin', wad do u wan to order?
Hyde: Errrrrr.....Coke and fries......medium....ermmmm...large..
Me: Large, sure?
Hyde: Yep.
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(blah blah blah x n times)....Ok, letz fast forward to the important part.
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The Dickest part of the conversation/最不爽 part

Thai Ming: KL, how's ya shop?
Me: Erm....ok lo...as usual lo (Dun wanna describe so much, cuz i wanna see how much ya noe bout my shop)
Hyde: His mom food is the best! I love her curry, the soup is just fantastic! ( BFF!!! Yayz!! ;D)
DongLim: Yalo, passed through ya mom shop few days ago, saw so much food nie!!! (Did u enter and haf a taste of it?)
Me: Of coz, my mom knows alot about cooking. Specialised in Malaysia local flavor...
QCY: I also visited his mom's kedai kopi several times already. ( Lie, cuz i asked my mom ad. She confidently speaking : whr gt?)
Thai Ming: I'm quite curious how's ya shop been renovated ever since it's no longer a grocery shop. I passed through a few times but never really take a glance at it. ( Thank you for being so honest, but it hurts so much T.T......dam)

And the conversation continues to other part...
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The Childish Part/ 无聊与无稽 part

Continue from....i dunno whr
Somebody(not sure who said it): (laughing) Missed the primary school days alot...
Me: Mr Hyde, let's play a game. The game is, try to recite as much "popular terms used in primary school chinese essay" as possible!
Hyde: Ok! Em....lets start with.....(the games continued)
Me: Hey, lets post a primary school style essay on our blog or facebook!
Gang: Yeah~ GOOD IDEA (L.O.Ls)
DongLim: Lets tag each other name too!!!!
QCY: Okok!!!
Me, Hyde, Thai Ming: (Simply laugh.)

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In the end, only Mr QCY who really posted in facebook, none of us did(again, contrary btw 有默契and无默契)! This is the Kampar Gang, i called it the KG!!!


KG Club Member: Hyde, Ken Loong, Kent, Thai Ming, Tzyy Ren, Dong Lim, DJ, CheeLoon, Sam, Carrick.C, QCY, KGar Chang Jun, DB, Babi and Me of coz~ XP


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Just came bak from Skudai few days ago, not long after this i haf to go back for my final paper. Though,
my holiday mood was initiated the minute i packed my stuff back. Well, a good time to take a rest and meditate.

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Recently obsessed with this song, check it out! Really into its beat and rhythm. A good dance track. If u bored with Rihanna's Only Girl, then u should shift your attention to this one. Naughty lyrics with playful music, indeed, S&M. Enjoy guyz~


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Stars in Ur Eyes - Kimberly Wyatts, the ex Pussycat doll

          

Its been such a long time haven't heard from the PCD, especially Kimberly, one of my favourite of the PCD. Now she's going solo and guess what, with this video as a proof, i think she can just do quite well without PCD. Let's just wish we can see her more in the future. Love the video concept and artworks alot! Enjoy the video!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Movie Reviewssssssss Part I

The last review is like two months ago >.<

Well, can't help. I was busy back then. Now? Quite laid back already, can lepak here and there and keep on doing nth and thinking nth, Gosh~ When is the last time i behaved like that?

Watched quite an amount of movie since last time i gt back from Kampar, havent made any reviews due to the hectic schedule, now, i can finally share with u my reviews of the films. The post will be divided into Part I and Part II because it is too long to write in one post.
So, let's get started with the first one.....


Ocean Heaven

I wasn't intended to watch this movie because i didn't even know this film existed. I was only following my friends entering the cinema as a mean of celebration after final presentation.

  At first, I was like wtf, kinda lost at the beginning. Turns out the film is quite good itself. Not bad. The stories is about the hardship of a devoting father and his autistic son spending most of their lifetime struggling just to live an ordinary life. The story is kinda sad itself, few of my friends nearly got their tears drop. Me? Between that and sleepy. Ok, with extremely lil' whipping.

  Although the flow of the story is not dramatic(that's why my eyes closed for some scenes), throughout the movie it is quite silent i will said, but the emotion is intense.  Sometimes silence in the movie can be used as a good tool to express explosion or surprises of the subsequent scene, but in this case, it is used as an "empty space" for the audiences thoughts, making the voices of thoughts louder.

  One more interesting fact about the film is Jet Lee. Jet Lee, previously known  for his role in action movies, or generally a famous action figure. Now, he's playing the cancer patient who's having difficulty in teaching his son to be independent and at the same time pushing his EQ beyond the limit.An admirable character indeed. On the other hand, his "son", Wen Zhang, played the role fantastically, it's not easy for a normal being to act alike as the real autistic did. The character's behaviour is very detail but remain natural at the same time.

 Another thing that draws my attention is because of the girl shown in the picture on right hand side, kwai lun mei, chinese name is 桂綸鎂. I like her natural acting talent, as well as her role in the film. Her role is not that dominant in the movie, but quite essential and influential. It is "she" who manage to changed the MC personality alot, aside from his father of coz.

 Generally, it's a story of how a daily hero creates wonders in his life. It's a good movie, no doubt, but to watch it in the cinema is quite unnecessary to me, well, i mean inside a cinema u'd wish u can fully enjoy the experience of theater system blasting ur eyes and ears, right?

Cry-able rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Worth watching in cinema rate: 2 out of 5 stars


The Detective Dee, 狄仁杰
The movie is a lil' bit...umm.....rojak i would say.

Story is about the legendary first empress in China built herself a China version Statue of Liberty. Somebody caught on fire when exposed to sunlight just by touching the talisman. Mystery begin, the Queen then was forced to let out the imprisoned detective Dee to search out what the hell is actually causing it. People believe it to be the curse of the talisman but all the "pihak berkuasa" all noes whats goin on, it could not be an incident, at least not that simple.The quest for the truth began and blah blah. The end? U can guess, it's predictable.

  The reason why i watched this film is because of the poster. It looks interesting and promising to me. Somehow, the movie doesn't successfully impressed me that much. Story wise, i dont think its something new nor do i found it exciting. Its very predictable, i'd almost caught asleep during the movie.

 Yet, the artwork is wonderfully done. From the costume to the the massive architecture, it is brilliant. Well, the director is Chui-Hak, 徐克, what do u expect from such an imaginative director? He'd always love to include those imaginative elements inside his film. Though, i would have to say, the building are much towards the ancient Roman's and Greek's architecture, which is quite western. It's giving me a feeling of watching The Chronicles of Narnia, only with Chinese actors and actresses. The action is a lil' exaggerating but, what the hell, it was meant to be strengthen the visual impact , personally i think its acceptable.

  By the way, i love the choices of actors and actresses. Andy Lau as the detective is good enough, but it would also be interesting if Tony Leong Chiu Wei took the role.
The first time saw it i thought its so Japaneesee........I love Japaneesee, so i think i "can" like the style ;P
First off, i think the film should give her chances to show off her acting skills! Seriously, i think her role in the movie is quite normal, i know she'd suppose to do the cruel empress with a "still human" heart but i think she deserved more scenes. Anyways, her style throughout the style is quite unique, but somehow i find some resemblance with the Star War Princess from her make-up. Is it just me or......

Imaginary dialogue: I wear pants ~

So, generally, it's a 3.5 out of 5 stars . Good for killing time but if ur like me, u mite feel a lil' discomfort on the "crash" of cultures, eg. Japanese, Roman's, Chinese, The Olympians & etc.......hmmmm.....Just not right somehow.

PART I ENDS, continue in PART II....

Friday, November 12, 2010

Writting Blog

Itz been 2 months i had been writing blog and it has been something new to me(not really , =P)

Writing blog is like......how to say.....hmmm....i'm figuring....

Ok, writing a blog is everything like the last sentence, u wanted to said something on it, but the minute u start typing u will keep on using the backspace tab frequently even if ur unwilling too. Actually it may not be the case to many people, to most at least i guess. To people like me, yes, definitely true.

From the day ICQ introduced to us and till the day we're using MSN, which is at present, many of us are following the trends, blindly. Their mind is prone to influence of others and the media, and eventually they had lost their own definition of values. There had been alot of people writing blog nowadays, and i believe not even half of them can continue till as long as possible.

Honestly, writing blog is like designing to me; designing is like teaching ur own students which is the same as educating ur children. Its not only the effort u put into it, is the soul and truthfulness to something, and that is kinda out-price every matter in the universe. I mite say my work looks horrible or i mite convince myself that it could be better, but i will never feel regretful or shameful about it, i'd learned something out of it, and i'm glad.

In any case, lacking of "truthfulness", i think "love and care" alone is not enough to actually convey it to others. That's why, i'd always try my best to keep spirit in many thing, from designing to friendship to family and to blogging. It is not a burden, it is a responsibility, which is not a chain, but a key to break free from ur own misery.

Why am i talking so dramatic about writing a blog? Its not actually just about blogging of coz, but, everything about me.

To those who always wanted to live in the past and to those who refuse to grow....
Being a  more mature person doesn't mean u will give up ur childish side, it's about discarding the old ways of thinking and become a more thoughtful one with the same "child" inside u.


Imagine this, one is wearing black and one is wearing white.
Who is the "child" and who is the "adult"?

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Pre and Post of the Assessment

I was late again in updating my blog, please forgive me cuz u haf no idea how busy i m even after my most important date.

Pre-presentation, 31st October

Peaceful and laid back during the day, and the night scene is the counterpart of the day. I'm working on conceptual sheet, which i thought i can finish it by 12 Midnite, unfortunately but predictable, i worked way over the hours. The difficult thing for a conceptual sheet is the expression of one's thought and presented in an understandable way to the others. It might seems easy because u have all the concepts in your brain but it is not the same to others. I worked hard for ideas, scrap, tear it off, worked for ideas, scrap, tear it off......the cycle begun. Until 4.20 am. Then i go to sleep, not peacefully.

Presentation, 1st November

My heart beats at an abnormal pace, but i'm unusually calm. The water is bone chilling, and i struggle in the bathroom as usual since the day i came to UTM. Wyn Gy on the other hand, is even more laid back in the room, dipping his favorite crackers with Malaysian's favorite morning crave, Milo........

Ok, skip the long stories. Wyn Gy and I WALKED all the way to the studio, and there's not even a single bus appear. And i hate the wind that day, my hair was spoiled because of that. Wonder if i can get revenge on the wind? Hmmmm....

The studio looked just as chaotic as always, with some difference in the arrangement of the tables and chairs. All units ready...... not really, some are high speed coloring while some just started writing the conceptual sheet,some, i think crown the lists by NOT ATTENDING the crit. WTF...Anyways, the crit began.

I was on the eighth of the list, it's only a short while before my turn. People writing their speech on cards while some just wandering around sleepily figuring the key words of their works. Hasib was even more prepared cos the practiced 4 time already before the actual presentation. Seems like i'm the only one who didn't really prepare much for the presentation. I got all the words written on my conceptual sheet, but umm...its not right to look at it and read it, right? Well, there's not much times left, who cares abt thing the "could have been done". It's either do or die.  So, i decided to ROCK THE HELL OUTTA MY TALK with whatever i can think of, well, of coz, i comes up with a tactic before i present ;).



Finally the juries started to comments.
(Below are some self-interpreted dialogue, which made up by myself. XP )

Jury A: "Kael, i think your communication skills is good, ur in because ur convincing enough, but look at the quality of ur work, it's wasted for the past few weeks, the writing is horrible."

Jury B:" Yes, ur quality in terms of the line quality is a lil' lacking but i love ur design! U even did a little strip show during the presentation! Its making the presentation less boring. When u haf a good design, all those other lacking can be covered!"

Jury C (cyfu): "Emm, after Jury B "pleasant" comment, i think yes, the design is good, but dont get carried over by that, and i haf to agree with Jury A, work on d convention of ur work. Not to forget, control ur artistic feature in drawing, make it NEAT AND TIDY."

Feedback from my peers: Really good bo!, Good Job, Hen Yeng lo, Syok o....

My own feelings: Phew~ at least i present it safely...Really Happy about it!!

Below are some pictures of my work and the presentation scenery with my friends.

 Room with a view: The upper one display the space before entering my main workspace. Below shows how the workspace looks like upon entering. Theme, nature and man made.
 The Juries
 Misbehave students taking photos after crit.

 From the left: Ibrahim and Mervan
 From the left: SP and Gan
 Encik Azari drawing on the board, d cartoon is a lil's looks like him.
 The seniors come to observe...
 Misbehave act: hiding behind the board during crit session.
 De-Bakchilization (Refer to the video at the bottom)
 Miss XC with somebody's camera, posing as if its hers~
 Main-main je...
 Posing unnaturally ;P
Get bored? Sleep.

Work by Miss XC...that's why she is Cyfu's favorite~

If u noe cantonese, u noe wad he/she said in the vid, then u noe what im talking abt in one of my photo above. Here's some video for some laughter. Enjoy.