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

 

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. 

Heroes. Come.

I’m currently reading up some plot details and what to expect from the upcoming Heroes season, Redemption. Because I need to have something else to look forward apart from hanging onto shows like Breaking the Magician’s Code and a rerun of Chuck. I love Chuck, but I would love to pick off from Season 2, where the episodes were discontinued. And reading about Heroes gives me a good excuse to not make every single post having a reference to Kuroshitsuji. Oh, the fail. 

I have a love/hate relationship with Heroes. Because the plot has been spiraling downwards quicker than a crashing airplane, and the fact that sometimes things get too confusing. Maybe that’s just me.

Here’s a snippet from Heroes Television:

One of the big issues we’ll be exploring is how should a person with abilities live his or her life. Should they try to assimilate by hiding their abilities, or should they live more honestly, exposing their powers to the world?

This was always an issue highlighted in movies and this series. How should ’special’ people live their lives? I don’t know how will the general population perceive them. It’s such a taboo thing, and the idea of people with abilities don’t quite agree with most of us.

Claire will be at the forefront of that issue, starting college in Washington, D.C., and trying to discover, as all college kids do, who she really is. But re-adjusting to normal life won’t be easy, especially when Claire is caught in the crossfire of her parent’s divorce and a mysterious suicide on campus.

I suppose Claire Bennet’s life would be what us students might want to expect if we have powers. It’s already tough being a teenager-and now young adult, what not having to deal with this. Having to juggle both normal and her ‘other’ problems must be a real headache for her;  I simply cannot imagine. 

Meanwhile, Peter and Nathan are trying to get their lives back on track. Peter is trying to be a hero in the purest sense — saving one life at a time. But that means cutting himself off from friends and family. It’s only when Peter makes a romantic connection with a fascinating new “powerful” woman that he’ll find out that life means staying connected to others. Nathan is discovering new things about himself everyday, mostly due to the fact that he’s actually Sylar.

I watched the trailer for Redemption, and Peter’s way of saving people as said is serving as a paramedic, similar to his previous profession as a nurse. I think Peter is also grappling emotionally within himself, trying to find a balance and trying to understand. The recent events might render him lost and often depressed. I wonder who this mystery woman will be, but it is natural of writers to slip in romance to enlighten things. Nathan, is not Nathan. Haha. So obviously he will come to terms on who he really is. 

Matt will have to live with the guilt of what he did to Sylar; making his attempts to live a normal life with his wife and child virtually impossible.

The trailer shows Matt having hallucinations of Sylar, mostly of him demanding his body back. It’s enough to indicate his remorse of what he had inflicted upon Sylar in the previous season. It would be something that he can never shake off until perhaps he encounters Sylar as himself.

Noah Bennet (HRG), with the help of Tracy Strauss, Angela Petrelli and all of our Heroes, is tasked with forming a new COMPANY. But that new organization won’t be concerned with conspiracies and prisons anymore. It will be about people. Finding them. Connecting to them. And figuring out why so many of them have been seduced by another “organization” out there that treats people with abilities in a fascinating, dangerous and potentially deadly new way.

Oho. Another company. I just don’t know why didn’t they think about this in the first place. Only this time there’s competition, with a rogue party that presumably has other kinds of privileges. Judging by the poster below, I can only assume that Hiro, Sylar and Claire will be the main  focuses in the story line. September 21st, people.

With Sylar, it's all good. 8D

Boys boys boys.

That’s what people talk about these days. I just downloaded my friend’s rendition of Lady GaGa’s Paparazzi and she sounds awesome! I’m so proud to have such a friend like you, Yi Ming. Now I can tell my classmates that I have a fabulous singer as a best mate.

 

Again, it was difficult to scout for a 'normal' looking Lady GaGa on the net. Yes, she is weird, but she's got skills, you can't deny. (:

 

Hey there sugar baby 
Saw you twice at the pop show
You taste just like glitter
Mixed with rock and roll
I like you a lot lot
Think you’re really hot hot

I know you think you’re special
When we dance real crazy
Glamaphonic, electronic, disco baby
I like you a lot lot
All we want is hot hot

Boys boys boys
We like boys in cars
Boys boys boys
Buy us drinks in bars
Boys boys boys
With hairspray and denim
Boys boys boys
We love them!

Lady GaGa, Boys boys boys.

Our results are out today, but I decided not to go because of the increase in bus fares. There’s no daily pass now and it’s 2 bucks for a trip to Sunway. I’m heading to Kinokuniya tomorrow again, but I doubt that I’ll be buying anything. Currently, there’s nothing in my mind.

Interesting Typography examples

The subject of Typography has always captured my full, undivided attention. I suppose as someone who loves to write, I can appreciate the beauty of words, the flow and type for each character. So here I am, scurrying around the internet to look for some cool uses of Typo for you guys to see.

 I dig Kathy Reichs’ writing. Her crime novels possess a lot of depth and imagery, good traits a writer should have. I have no problem ‘viewing’ the story vividly in my head. Also, it’s a bonus when she’s actually a real anthropologist herself in Quebec! Stories get a boost when the writer incorporates his/her real life experiences in it. 

Her book, Fatal Voyage is about a flight that ended in death, destruction and murder. The background is greyscale with plane tags etc, but the author’s name and book title are set in uppercase, bold fonts. Further enhanced with red streaks across each word, the message is clear and precise. Ironically, red could also mean blood. Obviously, this is my favorite of her covers. 

  Eliza Dushku stars in this TV series that is entering its second season. DollHouse talks about a government-kind of project that involves people (who volunteered) that get their memories wiped and false ones planted in. They are prepped for missions and assignments, and when they are done, those memories are then erased. That’s the extent of my knowledge regarding this series, as the pilot episode was just this week. So, they are like dolls. Which is really creepy. Dolls (as indicated in Darker Than Black) are emotionless and are only designated to their own respective tasks, period. Thankfully the subjects in this show has a personality-at least temporary, if not false ones. 

The poster is funky and somehow doesn’t gel with the story, but maybe they are just aiming for creativity. Eliza seems to be one with the letters. I like the flow of the letters; their round silhouettes compliments her body in this arrangement. And it’s not too overly suffocating. 

What I like here is the Helvetica typeface. Needless to say, I’m a big fan of Helvetica, as well a few other typefaces. If I’m not mistaken, Helvetica was designed specially for Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. It’s easy to read, cute to look at. And it’s so simply, chic appearances makes it suiting for novels like these. 

 

Back when Twilight wasn’t all the rage yet, I saw the book in Kinokuniya. I saw the other cover, the one with the hands cradling an apple. So the next week I decided partially because of the interesting book art, I would want to get it. Only to find out the following week it was completely out of stock. Borders gave me the cover as shown above. It was… weird, but I wasn’t going to say it in front of the salesperson. 

But the logo, specially designed for the cover was cool, thankfully. I like it when authors go out of their way to get people to design a title logo for their books. It makes it more original. Yeah, the official logo is the one with the Zephyr typeface, but this one looks much better. 

 

Image from BleachAsylum.

Okay, don’t bash me up just yet. I really love that typeface for the logo on the far left. It’s actually not overly flowery (which can be annoying) and readable, if you know Chinese/Japanese. I like how the characters are linked through those fine lines. The words mean ‘Black Butler’, and in case you don’t know, he’s giving it to you.

Bwahaha. I’m such a moron. 

The typeface above is known as Toge. The designer has a website here.

Now, you can kill me.

 

Dreams can really make you crazy overnight.

I knew I had a dream about going to the dentist for a regular checkup. And worst of all, the ‘dentist’ isn’t my assigned one. 

It was either Criss Angel or Cyril Takayama. Oh, come on. I’m obviously mortified. Illusionists aren’t supposed to be anywhere near your teeth. I just saw them both on TV last night. And all I got was this dream. Did I mention that it was almost impossible to get a decent picture of Criss Angel through the web? Try it and you get what I mean. But with caution.

Take him, Cindi, and be done with it. Lol.

Oh, no.

 

Anyway, I think it was Criss Angel. 

FML.

On the other hand, I was told that I’m up next on the waiting list! 8D Why do I feel like I have purchased something just as sacred and holy, like a Louis Vuitton bag that it requires people to prebook beforehand.

Lemon Meringue Pie

Yes, so I have minimal or absolutely no self confidence in myself. Deal with it. It sucks having to face that every time; the sensation is oddly sour and warm. Or that could be just me being silly. But yes, there is a feeling that accompanies this sordid thought, sadly. I have a sad life, so there. 

Or not. Because I shouldn’t be so pessimistic, right? But wait. Having being negative my entire life it’s pretty hard to stop now. 

Tch. Sarcasm.

Better buck up now, or never I suppose. Unless I want to keep living in a dream world of my own. Go figure.

 

Sigh. If only it was that easy.

Random search on Google

Somehow I feel like looking up on Christian Siriano. So I Google Image-d him. Ha. (: He’s probably the one winner who I will remember because of his ‘fierce’ and ‘hot mess’ comments. You rock, dude. 

 

Move over, Marc! Amanda's got a new best friend-and she didn't choose him through a reality show.

 

Love you too, guys.

Fierce. We get it.

Yeah, love you too.

 

No, really.

Rawr. Work it.

Love? Maybe.

I love it for it's vintage-ness.

I’m actually impressed with this camera. My dad was eyeing it too, but then he said it didn’t look as good when viewed up close. I still think it’s wayyyy better than our current camera, which had gone obsolete. To the point that I can’t even find an image of it online. Except that I’ve found it’s current, evolved state. 

Ta daaa.

I still don’t know if I really want to pursue photography as a real hobby. One semester of lessons isn’t enough to say anything much. But if my dad wants to change our camera, be my guest. (:

G.I. Joe, lots of dough

Somehow, comic book movies tend to stir my interest. Probably because it entices me to go and do some research about the movie that I’m about to watch, or read up after I’ve seen the movie and see if the facts coincide. So somehow, I’ve managed to catch almost all the comic book films in theaters, much to my disdain. Because I generally despise comic book films. I hated Spider Man through and through. I’m not the least bit interested in X-Men. The Hulk was well….. too green. Iron Man was the one exception.

I believe the recipe for a blockbuster movie nowadays must incorporate the usage of mind blowing (hell yeah.) special effects, mainly explosions in the single most epic scene aka the climax. Apparently films these days are convinced that having full CG-ed scenes are a sure win-throughout the entire movie.

Frankly, if I want a brilliant pyrotechnical display, I’d go for the end of the year countdown in the few hot spots in town. And you don’t even need to pay/don 3D glasses. Alright, I will move on my supposed review of the said movie on my title.

Don’t get me wrong-I enjoyed our night out, Kalkena. (: Your brother is a comedy protege in the making, I tell you! His sarcasm is epic win. Hands down. Youtube awaits. 

Needless to say, spoilers?

Honestly I felt rather queasy at the opening of the movie. I don’t know if it was the fact that they made James McCullen wear the burning iron mask or was it Channing Tatum’s face, lol. Just kidding. I really haven’t a clue. Anyway, the movie didn’t exactly open with explosions-not yet. We’re introduced to the latest in weaponry-nanomites. Tricky little machines, and they can simply eat away an entire city of steel if you don’t deactivate them. So naturally, the antagonists attempt to get a hold of those. Sienna Miller is undeniably sexy. Especially in tight latex and with guns. Totally awesome. But her cleavage was distracting, and she’s married to this Baron DeCobray (fail name) who is really a French scientist with a minimal role in the story. 

There was a tug-of-war between good and bad as they both battle for the nanomites (cue explosions, CG team!), resulting in the Baroness (Sienna Miller) and Storm Shadow (who is really Sasuke going through a white phase in fashion) escaping with it. And dun dun, it would turn out to be that James McCullen (the fifth, seventh, I don’t know), the man who designed them, plays a two sided part in supplying weapons to both sides in battle. Cheese. And he has the hots for Sienna. But who doesn’t?