Finally, a decent update!

So the page finally decided to load-after a couple of refreshing on my part. Anyway.

Was a bit disappointed on this photo I did for one subject, since it was one of the few works that I actually put effort into doing. And I was having high hopes for it. So much for that. After a whole upturn of events the night before, I suddenly don’t feel so excited as before. It’s sort of proven when you have high expectations for something it usually turns out horrible. At least to me.

It was a pretty quiet week, and I appreciate it for that. I could do with some peace once in a while. I totally forgotten to thank my lecturers yesterday-it was the last lesson for that subject. Whoops. But one of them caught my eye and nodded, so I smiled and bowed in his direction. Does that count? Haha. Sorry sir, but I was worn out towards the end of the lesson. Didn’t help that we have to wait super long for our turn as well.

It’s my actual update in a while! Now that’s saying something. I’m quite pleased with that, because lately I haven’t had the time to sit down and really plan out what to blog. Life has been doing that to me. Heading to a UK Education fair this weekend with Hwee Lynn. I’m pretty excited and also a bit apprehensive. I know that UK isn’t my dad’s number one pick (in fact, I have no idea) but I guess it doesn’t hurt to poke around and see. I know that UK is the top place for art and all that, but everything is so costly there. I heard that our local food there is crazy stuff. And I’m not referring to the taste. A friend suggested Japan, but we’ve to spend a year learning their language D: It’s not that I’m not keen about it, but that’s sort of a year gone, right?

It appears that I’ve a lot of adjusting to do when it comes to surfing the web with my phone. It’s so sensitive! And I’ve to constantly zoom in to hit the buttons because the loading page is so small.

I’m itching for a new book. Novel or art book, anything. But there’s none that catches my eye at the moment. Tough luck.

So thrilled for the Singapore trip! (: I finally get to see the world outside of Malaysia for once.

There’s this latest single from Leona Lewis that I particularly love. Because it feels so personal in a way. It’s called Happy.

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances
Might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain
Cause love won’t set you free
I can’t stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah

Verse 2:
Holding on tightly
Just can’t let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear, ohh
But all these days, they feel like they’re the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me out of here
I can’t stand by your side, ohh no
And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, ohh, happy, ohh

Bridge:
So any turns that i can’t see,
I’ll count on a stranger on this road
But don’t say victim
Don’t say anything

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me

Outro:
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, yeah, happy, ohh, happy
I just wanna be, ohh
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, happy

 

The Fallen Boulevard;

The deal is set, the stakes are high,

The roulette is spun, the end is nigh,

With a smoking gun, receive the card,

A subtle irony on the fallen boulevard.

 

Choices in your hands, what will you choose?

A roll of the dice, or simply refuse?

To be or not to be, this will be hard

A dilemma to resolve on the fallen boulevard.

 

None can compare to your poker face,

A mask of disdain, a facade of sculpted grace,

Entrenched in prison, encased in a ward,

All alone on the deserted, fallen boulevard.

 

A sweeping fan, a closing dance,

Unwritten, misfortune may bechance,

The smiling crow, a silent guard,

On the setting, fallen boulevard.

Untitled III;

My words like burning embers

Flickering off the edge

Smoke in the desolate chambers

A lingering presence upon the stage

 

My eyes clouded with fallacies

That only I can see through

Thoughts laced with impurities

A cup of tea with a murky brew

 

I dreamt that one came to my aid

In my dreams of woven securities

You swept me far away from dread

Opened my door to endless possibilities

 

But I know that I’m only dreaming

The world continues to turn

My tears flow, past the bleeding

A beating heart that continues to burn.

 

 

 

 

Gossip Girl; my take: introduction

I have decided to foray away from my usual blogging topics and venture into something else that I have never, ever written. In fact, once upon a time, I would never have dreamed on writing about this series. But trying out new things can be fun, albeit a bit awkward. So, I’m going to put on my [most pleasant] thinking cap on all things metropolitan, and get straight to the point.

So why Gossip Girl? I once said that the series annoy me to no end-and it still does. For one, drama amongst highly bred young adults really don’t interest me. But yes, I do watch it. And the more I follow this series (thank you, Cindi haha) there is a minute, almost invisible connection. And, watching shows with an open mind enables me to slowly break down and analyze. At least you get to use your brain. Why do I still watch this show? As an amateur in this whole GG universe, I admit that I have only read the prequel novel, and am only following the 2nd season as it runs on the local channel now. So this upcoming entries I’m going to blog is plainly through my perspective of the series. If I get some facts wrong, feel free to correct me. (:

GG has a drop-dead gorgeous cast, I will give them that. But that’s not the reason why. Lets admit it, GG has a stunning array of people, and of course a library-worthy stock of personalities. The people make you cringe and stare in awe. As the story suggests, they are gorgeous, beautiful people. And yes they are. They have us in their impeccably groomed fingers. GG ensnares us with characters that might or do bear a significance in our lives. Maybe it’s true. We fall in love with them, and of course, we relate to these characters. Hollywood has made it evident that beautiful people have huge, out-of-the-world problems.

Gossip Girl has the most cliche of story lines, but with an old fashioned plot that holds the audience and never gets old. We have the elite girls in the elite school, the handsome boys that double for more than just eye candy, and also, the few ‘rejects’ that usually come out in their own way and pulls the story together neatly. And sometimes, it would be them that steals the spotlight, eventually, at least. We have: (the main stars, at least.)

• the winsome, model-esque Serena, the epitome of the all-perfect girl.
• the coiffed and devious Blair, one who always sought control.
• Jenny, a girl who is only starting out.
• the amateur author, Dan.
• either a very confused or simply one who bottles up many emotions-Chuck
• and the troubled Nate who steps up a notch by sleeping with a ‘cougar’. 

One unique twist to this series is that in GG, there is a narrator. The many endeavors of the main cast are told through a mysterious blogger with the alias of Gossip Girl. She unravels a seedy affair or two with a lilting voice that sometimes bears an advice, or a sardonic mocking edge. In the novelization, Gossip Girl spills all on her blog, where readers flock and leave comments. Nothing is too scandalous for GG; wherever there are canards, she will always be there. 

I’m sure it’s not too assuming of me to say that the Gossip Girl books are quite the bestseller. GG would be so thrilled. But I’m not surprised at its success, on paper and on screen. Acts of misconduct has never been so gripping. 

The next post on this would be on the characters-I hope to give each of them a page each if possible. Wish me luck. (:

Minimal

I have been Tweeting too much for my own good. Anyway, I’ve been way busy since this short semester. It’s supposed to be shorter but that doesn’t mean it will be easier. Not so for us Illustration students. So I have to work harder. But then again, I do work harder every sem. And with my iPhone I’ve resorted to Tweeting instead-plain laziness.

Hope everyone’s been having a great year so far!

Another new perch

I have been updating-on another new site that is. Yes, Madame Michaelis (cough) has joined up on Twitter ever since she collected her iPhone. After a short scare of missing credit, I think everything has calmed down.

With this phone I’m assuming I can leech off the wireless wherever I go! (: At the moment, I have updated tons on my Twitter. In short bursts. So, if you’re up to it, feel free to visit me at paperrie@twitter.

To Cindi:

Wait! There’s something else behind the cut. (:

The new Blair Witch Project.

I admit that I don’t know much about that said movie except that it was filmed entirely via hand held. And that it immediately reached cult-status. So, gritty, grungy and raw movies are in right now! 

District 9 had a semi grunge effect going on, also hailed as a sleeper hit of 2009. Cindi likes the kid alien. Wikus van der Merwe. There. I wrote his name. 

Fook yeah? Absolutely! 

Does anyone remember FreakyLinks? That TV series ages ago that could-have-been?

It is rather similar to the Blair Witch Project as well, though with only 13 episodes. Wasn’t all that popular here, but I liked it. So did Jason. 

And this morning I happen to spot an article about this movie on Yahoo.

Limited screening only, but I decided to check out the trailer. It has a bit of a home-movie thing going on, with a supernatural twist. Blair Witch in your house. Except that the spook may be a demon. 

._.

Sebastian, are you like, attempting to sabotage my head just because I haven’t been paying attention to you? That’s not fair. D: I have homework to do, you see, whereas all you have to do is roam the (densely polluted) countryside and select souls to be devoured. Or whatever it is that you do. Are you the star in Paranormal Activity now?

Haha. See for yourself. Although I’m kinda terrified by the trailer right now.

Bitter hearts.

Whoever said Crocs is heading for bankruptcy? They aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. (: 

Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black’s latest Spiderwick offering, their repackaged edition of Spiderwick, is coming soon. And it’s mine. I’ve been waiting for some Spiderwick art from them for sometime, maybe a sketchbook of some kind. And it’s here!

And as well, my decision to get new shoes. Again. I mention ‘again’, as I have a bit of a shoe-run-in in the past. Due to my complete lack of experience in shopping as well as the fact that I didn’t know that I had high-arched heels, I admit that I wasted quite a bit of money back then. Lets just say, about three, two pairs? :/ Or maybe I can’t wear Vincci shoes. 

I’ve tried a couple of shoes from different boutiques. They all felt like heaven. Your feet will tell you that. It’s like they died and went to heaven. In theory. But I’m currently considering Crocs. The newspaper cited them as ‘bizarre gardening shoes’, presumably the holey ones that resembled cheese. Right now, I’m torn between colors. I have absolutely no idea. Okay, I’m torn between two designs.

 

screen capped from crocsideas.com

 

screen capped from crocsideas.com

Anyway, I would like your feedback. (: Which design, and which color? Would love to hear from anyone.

I just watched Reaper on Star World. That show is awesome. Apart from Sam working for the Devil, I like the humor okay. While my dad likes… Supernatural. Wow.

Recollections

Of the past.

So many things happen in the past week-and I was too lazy to post anything. I mean, when you only have a one-liner in your head, it doesn’t do a post justice unless the line is particularly full of impact, etc. 

On September 11, Cindi celebrated her 15th birthday while America (and the rest of the world) remembers the bombing of the World Trace Center. So striking are the memories (even though I wasn’t there at the scene) that it does trigger a wave of emotions when I watched a documentary that consisted of footage shot by people on that day. 

And also:

This is it. There is never a more fitting title to kick off the movie and closing the curtains to a memorable life. You will be someone whom we will always remember as well, Michael.