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U10

Urbanscapes 2010
KLPAC, Sentul
Bawanie, JQ, Aidee, Khadi, Iona, Sam, ZW, Habib, Amanda

The sun was really bright!





At Palate Palette's busy booth



Macaroons from Whisk, Empire Gallery made it to Sentul


Green button!


January Low & Monoloque performing Jika Aku Seorang Robot
If I were a robot...


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There weren't many performances that we could catch. This was January Low (dancer) and Monoloque (alt rock band) in their 30 minute slot.
If Teacher Pen did not teach us about initiation and Bawanie didn't point it out, I would have sat through the whole set thinking "Whaaaaaat are these people doing?!"







Red and white sparklers.

It smelt like Chinese New Year. Ah, nostalgia!



Spaghetti and meatballs at Murni's!

Last year's Urbanscapes was definitely more action-packed. More performing arts, more music (Zouk tent was obviously missing this year), more rare theatrical stuff. If Urbanscapes 2009 was boiling, U10 was just simmering.

No shuttle van service from KTM/LRT Sentul this year.
No Hollywood sign this year-they had flimsy crepe paper for the signage.
No Tweet deck, but Flying Mouse 365 was there! And Threadless tees going for RM 49.

And the ticket price increased from RM 25 to RM 30. What value did the organizers add through the increase of the ticket price? Not much! If next year's Urbanscapes is still the same line up with same ticket price and same attractions, I may think twice about going. Sad but true!

the language of vuvuzelas

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mao's last dancer

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Today we watched Mao's Last Dancer, which is an Australian movie about a Chinese dancer from the brinks of poverty and his foray into the American ballet scene. Interesting story, well crafted (based on a true story) but it has yet to be released in the US and might not see the light of day here due to the communist principles portrayed in the movie.

The image for the poster is failing to load...so I might put it up sometime later this week :)
hope you have a great week!

i would be you, you would be me

2 am already. Cannot sleep. Feeling consumed by something! My father's still awake too (he always sleeps this late).



Robin Thicke! (Such a pretty name, Robin) Probably the most underrated artiste out there. His most popular song, Lost Without You is too sappy for my liking, so I cringe everytime I hear it. Aiyo, jiwang intense man.

This one, Dreamworld, is a wunnerful song. I heard it on Hitz TV (because Hitz fm is lousy and Channel V is no more D:) It's so cute and whimsical and dreamy too. The music video is one that personifies my creative style, actually-down to the dot. The almost-sepia tones, very airy feeling, boho pattern and style-sangat cantik lah. I like everything, except the ladies in lingerie. Like, stop selling stuff with women and stop calling exhibitionism beauty!



Ahh! I finally found a song I really liked but couldn't find what it was due to lack of lyrics! ^^ Turns out, it has been Sergio Mendes' Mas Que Nada from 1966. I don't know who's the guy, but his music sounds well-known. He's about 69 now. (The latest album he made, Timeless, had collaborators such as BEP and Justin Timberlake.) Here's the latest version of Mas Que Nada with the Black Eyed Peas:



Yay!

Calvin Harris' I'm Not Alone
Chromeo's Fancy Footwork

post title: Robin Thicke's Dreamworld

seen a mon-ster?

my (non-intrusive, non-commercial) blogshop has been updated!

things i believe in

i believe in hope, i believe in Jesus. :)

life after death.
(giving and receiving) second chances.
encounters with God.
changes.
the power of love,
the power of the cross.
the Bible.
getting high on orange juice. Or water, for that matter.
passions.
wisdom.
understanding.
insightful hearts.
bravery and courage.
taking initiative.

and i believe i will meet a whale someday.

bunny paos

Kaya-filled bunny-shaped buns/paos. Expensive but cute! Om nom nom nom!

happy father's day!

I like classes. I like assignments-presentations that lecturers ask you to complete in 3 days and are worth 30% of your overall grade. But I do not like long assignments that take 3 months to complete. It gives me space to procrastinate. Like. Now. HAHA! kidding. going back to it soon.


This is Ikea's Aussie project of personalized Klippan sofas by artists alike, in conjunction with its 30th anniversary! (The sofa is 30) We have one regular, chili red one at home :P

This image is too big to fit into this blog layout. Click to see all the sofas!

image from Ikea's Project

june 12th 10

I cannot tahan most songs on the radio nowadays. Except Hey Soul Sister and this Mizz Nina hit. (She's local, yo)




Must thank David Guetta for making techno available to english speakers, and not exclusive to ah bengs. But I can tell there's a difference between ah beng techno and Guetta techno. The change of keys are very creatively done-something like the fifths that you can hear in Single Ladies; unlike ah beng techno which is mostly in one key only. Very monotonous lah, ah beng music, I feel, so Guetta's stuff is a nice change from that, and the typical verse-verse-chorus-bridge-verse of RnB and rock these days.








While on the outing with the Sweet 16s, we watched the beyond my expectations Karate Kid. If you don't fall in love with Jaden Smith by the end of the movie, something is wrong somewhere. But that's not what I wanna talk about! No, it's the trailer we saw before the movie started: STEP. UP. 3. D. I've never seen any of the Step Ups before, but this one we agreed that we must watch!





Note to self: Must refrain from buying anything until Urbanscapes.

"there's a meaning but you're not listening anymore"

So, the song that I was describing? Annie Lennox's Dark Road.


I really like the song. Especially the unexpected bridge. The lyrics are somewhat sombre, but there was one part of it that appealed to me:

It takes strength to live this way
The same old madness every day
I wanna kick these blues away
I wanna learn to live again

the gelato house in thailand

There was a small Gelato House my mum and I stumbled across while in Hatyai. The concept of a gelato bar in that neighbourhood seemed out of place, but the design of the shop was so quaint that if you passed by it, you MUST drop by.

Wood, presumably recycled, line the outside of the shop along with identical potted plants.



An al fresco dining option with very cottage-ish furniture.



The counter, with the young owner manning it.


The menu written on green chalkboard.



A very interesting but tiny sofa. Can fit only my butt.



Check out the wall full of post its and polaroids!



According to the chalkboard menu, a gelato smoothie is RM 7, all drinks are less than RM 5 each, and additional whipped cream is RM 1. Where got so cheap here, you tell me?

The gelato is all handmade by the owner. There was cheesecake flavor and all sorts of flavor which I've forgotten by now. We had a tiramisu flavored one. The coffee liquer is so thick in that one. Yum.

the white stripes-my doorbell

the song composition
period wardrobe
jack white looks like johnny depp (but i already knew that before aidee pointed it out)
the little kids

it's not about you

There's an assignment due on Thursday, just a presentation on social media networks and its effects on marketing. I chose Twitter. Twit. Twit. So much to write/talk about! I enjoy these kinda assignments more than elaborate, 5-type references assignments because I get to ad lib a lot. And hey, public speaking! Oh...emcee duty this Sunday. And a meeting on Saturday! And the Friday we've got an outing to plan.

Retailing assignment, multinational, oh and a business law quiz this Thursday too. We're stuck at contracts for the past few weeks, and entered Tarts/Torts last week. Mmm fruit tarts. Apple pie ala mode.

College stuff: CF meeting this Wednesday! Looking forward to seeing more people this time round. Fete de la Musique on June 20. ISCF Rally.

friday, june 04

You can say what you mean
But it won’t change a thing

I really hate debate*. The term. The connotations with the term. The definition. The culture of debating. It's so territory-bound.

And the people, oh, the people get SO defensive once you voice out your opinions. Okay, Mr. Defensive, I'm just telling my side of the story. And when you want to attack their baseless facts.


Sometimes I choose to sit down quietly when a matter is passed over a table, for the group to taste it, analyse it and regurgitate what they know about it. And I listen to what they say about it. Some are textbook facts, others are pop-culture driven, "i'm saying this cos my idol says it" kinda thing. None choose to speak the truth.

It's a scary fact that they don't know. It's a scarier fact that they DON'T WANT to know. The cause of their misery, the cause of their false happiness.





*debate here refers to the non-commital act of voicing out one's opinion which is against that of another party, not necessarily in a regulated environment.

perla!

The Pearl Collection @ Seenamon

Simply stunning yet simple collection, featuring faux pearls. Everything under RM 10 (except the necklace above). So cheeaaap! How does Seenamon manage to keep its prices low and quality high, you ask?

- Minimum labor (one designer-maker, one photographer-writer, one handyman-publicist)
- All handmade <3
- A keen eye for quality
- We're students, too! So we understand how important it is to get good accessories at low prices.


What are you waiting for? Check out Seenamon now!

PS: Cash on delivery available from myself if you see me anywhere!

happifying

Today, Syafiq gave me Mamee :D
I bought a white file for Business Law notes.
And saw some cheap and colorful, squishy and glittery stickers, so I bought 'em!
Pasted an elephant, tortoise, butterfly and a very cute parrot on the new file.

STICKEEERRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Hehehe.

turning twenty

Sam, Elis, Debbie, Kyeo, Iona, Amanda, Syafiq, Wei Chong, me
Casa di Napoli, BBK (yum yum!)
29th May, Saturday

People say turning 19 is old...and turning 20 is exciting, 'cos it's only one more year to 21. (I thought I was turning 21 next year =_= until my mom laughed at me)




We are the NINJA family!



Amanda, Sam, Elizabeth

if...

...you gain it all but lose your soul, what good is it?

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matt 16:24-26

save, lose; lose, find

(fishforpeople)

This scripture speaks to life very well. You try to hold on to your life and what you make of it, and you're sure to lose it when you're gone. Dust to dust, right?


But get this! You give over your life to Jesus, and you will find it! Yes, it does sound a bit off, but that's what you get, man. It took God opening my heart to make me understand what this line means: "...whoever loses his life for me (Jesus) will find it."


What this line means is literally giving up your desires, your passion, your love and your all to Jesus. Seriously? Yeah, seriously. Give it up to Him, and He will show you what life is all about. I've seen this happen in somebody some time ago. That fella's life truly changed all because he gave his everything to Jesus, and He showed him how to truly live.

Dear Lord Jesus, I surrender everything I have to You. Please take my life and teach me how to truly live. Teach me to live fully and wholeheartedly, so that I may gain purpose and meaning in my life. And help me to show others the way to a full life too. In Your precious name I pray, amen!

a song

Today, I hitched a ride from Rachel. Her CD player was playing a soundtrack of House, M.D. There was a song in it I really liked, but I don't know what it is. It sounds like a man, but sounds like a woman with a deep voice. There were high notes and low notes, and a very special bridge with a chorus of sounds with at least a string quartet. The genre could have been alternative/indie. It could have been used on a very emo episode of House. Does anybody know what song I'm talking about?

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