May 2011
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June 2010
19 posts
day 272 - officially a londoner
[ how to dress like a londoner ]
LONDON has a multitude of style. the wonderful thing about a big city is that you can pretty much wear whatever. there is no one certain ‘look’ or niche that you need to adhere to. this independant attitude is crucial!
inspire looks with some London style icons, eg. Victoria Beckham for women. trends pick up very quickly here.
if you have totally...
day 271 - moving into london
[ gorgeous, sexy, rich and strong ]
handbags, shoes, money, intelligence, becoming famous, and turn smoking hot, every girl has a dream. but i learn when you get too focused on the ‘american dream’—goals of being rich, famous, and beautiful—you start ignoring spending time in meaningful relationships, ignoring paying attention to yourself and growing as a human being, ignoring...
day 270 - birmingham, england
[ be at the center ]
birmingham sounds famous. 7 of us. we were at the city center. it was my second day and also my last day here in birmingham. from Centenary Square to Victoria Square, Chamberlain Square and the high street. was just glancing through on the city. it isnt THAT big but a very cozy city. had our first dinner on the field under the summer sun. it was joyful and beautiful.
day 269 - unexpected invitation
[ KTV ]
i’m not a singing person. but friends around wanted to step in UK’s KTV and get the experience of it. but all we know, its super expensive. never had thought of but on research of prices, birmingham has the cheapest for it. 80pounds per room and it fitted 7 of us. it was a blessing because i didnt expect myself to be in birmingham for 2 days. 2 of the gurlfrens invited me...
day 268 - check out
[ keeping it low ]
i’m bad in goodbyes. i’m leaving the campus today. its saddening when i do my last round of packing. when i see my post-it notes my housemate left on my door daily. when i hand in the keys to accommodation office. closing bank accounts from hatfield. seeing all my friend on campus for the last round without knowing i’m leaving. its a brand new start....
day 267 - she's mine
[ my beloved sister ]
she’s a darling, a precious at heart, no chance of escape from me at any point of shouts. a sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. i can never get to kiss her on her cheeks, i can never make her scold a vulgar word, i can never turn her bad. she’s so strong, so brave, so lovable, so cute, so...
day 266 - clothing-optional recreation
[ london naked bike ride ]
yes, naked on public streets legally. i’m shocked too! and its an international event. it started in 2001 and i only knew bout it today. and it happens only once a year. its a celebration to protest against oil dependency and car culture. we cant deny, in advertising, the most attractive or eye catching ads are always sexy girls. and so this is the media...
day 265 - sporting
[ tennis ]
forgive me for i dont know what i’m doing. i dont even know how to hold the racket/to hit a ball properly. but its summer. i should be running and exercising. the field is full of people, kicking, smashing, hitting, and i know i had to do something too. i might not be a good floorballer, but at this time, i wish i could be at court playing floorball/running around sweating....
day 264 - hertfordshire UK
[ welwyn garden city ]
its my last 8 days being in hatfield, hertfordshire before heading to london. what a shame if i say i haven been to places nearby. welwyn garden city is just 3.7miles away from my uni. why not. most of the malaysian are either back to hometown or on vacation. the weather was good today, so 5 of us headed to see what’s on even when people warn us how boring it was....
day 263 - oxford circus
[ marble arch ]
is a large white arch (known as carrara-marble monument) at the junction of oxford street(its the street to stop for PRIMARK). i’ve always been passing by this huge thing but i had never really look at it till i hop on the bus ride today. historically, only members of the royal family and the king’s troop, royal horse artillery, have been allowed to pass through the...
day 262 - boxing up
[ moving out ]
our contract in campus ends at the 18th of june. which means 10 days more for packing. this is how a part of my room looks like after finishing packing one box. i suppose there will be more boxes to come. after 18th june, we need to get a place for shelter. decisions to london or to leave, everything’s gonna change again. a new start of a new environment - the cold working...
day 261 - family chords
[ guitar session ]
everybody is hanging around campus doing nothing after finals. some might be packing but most of them are out under the summer season having fun. well, 15 of us from hope international, gathered in a double bedded room in roberts way, had 2 and a half hour session of strumming - the right way with the right chords at the right time. tips of my fingers are kind of numb now....
day 260 - blog struggles
[ blogging 101 ]
it takes passion, effort and commitment to make this happen. its my fourth year. yesh, its a release of tension, freedom of expression, ability to communicate thoughts and feelings and ideas, therapy, sharing, teaching, lecturing, bitching, whining, groaning, and relationships. but alot of bloggers stopped after few post. and leaving all the depressing post all the way down....
day 259 - youtube star
[ broadcasting platform ]
been watching, understanding and observing. not those videos of animals, or unboxing of stuff, not those video of teaching make up from head to toe, not those videos of band from a low megapixel hp camera recordings or funny pictures with music. i’m talking bout real youtube star - staring right into the camera and make recordings that updates in weekly basis....
day 258 - empty space
[ showtime ends ]
well. its the day we really say goodbye to all our peers. we had finish our course, our showcase. we had just started the hello conversation, last week in LRC. and now its time to head of to our further future. everybody is going back to their hometown and move on with life. meet you guys in facebook then. x
day 257 - adobe creative juices
[ london cs5 roadshow ]
it was a designer event. held in VUE cinema, shepherds bush green. 2 cinema was running at the both sides. it felt so grand. agenda: CS5 Web Premium, A closer look at the Photoshop Family, CS5 Design Premium, CS5 Production Premium & The Web Developer and Web Designer workflow. we were serve with Häagen-Dazs, popcorns, bottomless coffee/tea, adobe button badges, and...
day 256 - officially summer
[ weird weather ]
it was officially summer yesterday. but it feels like its still in the spring. it gets so cold in the morning, drizzles for 10 minutes, so sweating hot in the noon, cold in the evening, so cold in the late night. wonder how am i suppose to be dressed. mmm. headed out to london for the entire day, wearing layers over layers because everyone was shivering in the morning. well,...
May 2010
31 posts
day 255 - movie marathon
[ hiro ]
finals are over. exhibition/showcase is over. so what i need to do now is to chillax! yesh, i should be packing my bag/my room/my place, i am. but to entertain my room with a little action pack, i got a series of movies (which i hardly chase for any). HEROES! i’m attracted to superman’s power by the way. *haha* HEROES are quite entertaining, perhaps. *laughs* p/s: i know...
day 254 - public rest day
[ bank holiday ]
i suppose this only works in the UK. it has been too often that i had to check these days out. i head out and almost everything was affected, public transport’s pricing, banks’ not opening etc. stated that these are the days when the law requires that banks be closed. heard that those in essential services (utilities, fire, ambulance, police, health-care, public...
day 253 - shift happens
[ exponential growth ]
day 252 - standford hall, nottingham
[ big church day out ]
its the biggest event/music festival for the year! a whole day event from morning til late night at 25pounds, over 20,000 tickets sold 2 weeks before the event. featuring the biggest names in worship and contemporary christian music - hillsong united, switchfoot, brenton brown, tim hughes, tobymac(DC Talk), isreal houghton and many more great line up. there were big...
day 251 - gratitude is the greatest of virtues
[ appreciation night ]
it was my last few fridays with HOPE International Fellowship. every year they try to have a day for it. HOPE has grow spiritually and in numbers. it was such a great journey being with fellow people that stalks, cares and encourages you all the time. papers and cards were stick all over prince edward hall with names on each. it was a challenging yet great time spent...
day 250 - degree show
[ private view ]
”an exclusive evening for industry professionals and VIP guests is organised to launch the end of year Exhibition 2010 at the School of Creative Arts. the evening features an opportunity to meet and discuss the work of the artists and the chance to benefit from networking over drinks with other professionals. it’s a dynamic and lively event which you can attend by...
day 249 - wishful thinking
[ the secret ]
i love balloons more than flowers. i always love helium balloons flying up high. i get excited when i see mr. balloon man holding the various shapes of balloons. i wish he could allow me to hold it for few seconds. and the secret now reveals, and once it is reveal, it is no more in used. i always dream and wish that one day my fiancé would come holding with a big bunch of...
day 248 - orange osmosis
[ once my color ]
energy, zest, enthusiasm and creativity - that’s what orange speaks. i’m out of my mind. private view is just 2 days away. i need to distract my mind with something healthy, and so be it. BAKING!
put some orange in your life :
spices up things when you feel time is dragging
to become more involved in something
encourages socialization
to increase creativity...
day 247 - planetary emergency
[ there is no planet B ]
campaign is all over the world for one reason, stop global warming. came across this bear that holds this sign saying: ‘meat eating is a major cause of global warming!’ me as a meat-eater are so dead now. warning signs say: ‘if everyone in the UK ate no meat, in 6 days a week, we’d create greater carbon savings than removing all cars off the...
day 246 - black tunnel, dockside
[ tim sum ]
6 of us having 14 classic dishes (dim sum)!! was invited over and we had a blast. a vast, modern space, guess what’s outside the stunning view from the restaurant? its the upcoming place for olympic’s dragon boat competition in the 2012. come to london!
day 245 - little sunshines
[ 3 different character, 1 extra-ordinary friendship ]
havent been mentioning but yes, i thank God for these two loves. we three classmates came from the same college, been knowing each other for four years before we came to herts. and yea, we came in together. breathe the same air, eat the same food, sit the same train, we stick at most 24hours together for these entire 9months being in this...
day 244 - summer's near
[ sun bathing ]
miss lil’ hedgehog - my pet i’ve been taking care for the past 6 months. sun has been shining so bright this few days, summer is entering. alot of people are outside sunbathing on the campus’s big field and alot off sports, pump up castle balloons, water sports, BBQ around the campus celebrating the end of finals. yes, its crazy! you still shiver when the sun...
day 243 - summer barbecue
[ fourth BBQ ]
18 of us. old and new. 6 hours. too much left overs. could feed another 18 more people. day gets dark only at 9pm onwards. daylight was long, people was warm, BBQ was fun. in the cold, having the hot. *whatamitalking* cheers!
day 242 - chillax
[ elehouse ]
11 of us to our new, revamped pub on campus, with its very own courtyard. yes, everybody is out with freedom! (altho results are still not out) but its celebration, forum is full house tonight. elehouse is just few steps away from forum (our campus clubbing area, 2 floors with famous bands almost everyday) and beside elehouse is elehatch - a late night burger business side...
day 241 - blossoming
[ spring’s ending ]
this is the time when all flowers starts popping out. its so pretty!! everywhere around the greens, you see colours, nature!! i guess i’ve been locked in for finals and have not been out for long. it is now so pretty outside hatfield town centre. *mummy, you should come and see!*
day 240 - ends
[ 3DES0030 & 3DES0031 ]
i’m done with it!! i’ve finished! after few days in the library(LRC) without sleep! the whole LRC was all our graphic design students during late midnights past few days. packing lunch and dinner packs, almost brought the entire house to the LRC. all 70 of us. everybody was trying to hang on to reach for the 17th! its done. it is finished!!!!...
day 239 - one more day to go
[ tension ]
have you tried hearing babies crying in a pitch that nature has tuned to crawl up your spine? irritation, anger, fear, emptiness, hunger, longing, wishing, discomfort, anticipation, muscles tensing up, etc. time is up. one more day to deadline. *keep running*
day 238 - arrived
[ post boxes ]
at last it is here. all this are for my finals. yesh. graphic design here is costing a BOOM. and its just two days more for me to hand it in. now my materials have just arrived. more work to come. *tension*
day 237 - spiritual perspectives through media
[ nooma ]
short films promoting spiritual perspectives on individual life experiences. each film is about 10 to 14 minutes of teaching related to real-life situations; covers a specific topic - usually by relating various experiences from a christian perspective. heart harden? dried up? new to life? you must watch it. take time to wonder and think bout each various topic. trust me, its worth...
day 236 - printing processes
[ rub down transfer ]
remember ‘letraset’? (those ABC letterings in a large range of typefaces, styles, sizes, symbols, and other graphic elements in sheets being transfer on to another piece. ) yes, that is one of the printing processes before the advent of the computer techniques of word processing and desktop publishing. was always a tedious job, to do the layout column lettering...
day 235 - believe that Jesus saved? this is too...
[ figure it out ]
lets see if its arrogant. two plus two equals (?). four. why four. you are being arrogant. why not 5, 6, 7 or 8. we have freedom, we have a choice, why four. so overbearing! i wanna equals it up to anything, its up to me. why not. so mr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 got into a fight. why are you being so arrogant. why do you insist that everyone is wrong except yourself. mr 4 says:...
day 234 - primary school transportation
[ school bus ]
used to see yellow buses especially during school days. here in the UK, i dont see any. they take public transport like us. they have mp3 in their pockets, wearing colourful jackets, bringing handbags as school bags, wearing any shoes as school shoes, having biscuits without container, any hairstyle with any colour, handphones and chewing gum. nothing close back home, i just...
day 233 - learning resources centre
high quality facilities of 3 large levels. except for showering, it has everything in it. well, meet our entire class here in LRC. >< for days and nights, even midnights, nobody goes home, everyone’s here. everyone’s tired, everyone’s grabbing the hair, everyone sleeps and dine here. we have too little of time and still thanks to our lecturer, everyone’s work is...
day 232 - last brief, last breath
[ the ending of degree ]
7 days more till handing in. *its scary. its killing* finishing up so so many graphic pieces, running around to get materials, spending so much, doing research, stating development, reshuffling sketchbook, preparing for exhibition, self promotion, learning up softwares, making websites, washing up, laundry, cooking. it doesnt feel good. i’m almost all new to this...
day 231 - 2つの重大な決断
[ decisions ]
there’s 2 very important decisions in life
accept salvation
marry the right one
day 230 - send confirmation, designers.
[ affirmation to begin the project ]
client: ________________
primary contact: ________________
project: _______________
date of project: _________
project deadline: ________
purchase order #: _______
your name: _____________
invoice #: _____
creative brief: (Include the approved creative brief. *important part of the contract*)
fee: (lay out all terms of the sale - even if it is...
day 229 - does your time and effort cost?
[ respect the designers ]
nothing is free. we paid for our college/uni’s fee; we are equipped to be a professional/graduate designers; we create our work from our mind and from our very being; we have an emotional attachment to our work; we also need to earn a living from that creativity. but some clients still takes advantage of us. they might give you many reasons to charge them less...
day 228 - ever loving
[ i’m a sinner ]
what will you do if you had a second chance?
day 227 - stumbling others
[ make Jesus known ]
have been brought up in a christian family background. have been taught what’s right and wrong, yet we are still human. as long as we are not selfless, we want attention, we want fame, we want to be known. honestly being a real christian isnt that easy, one saying: to be in the world yet not of the world - but its the way of life that life should be, innit? what ...
day 226 - stand up
[ right said fred ]
i was built to be the best, number one and nothing less, leave me to my destiny, i have waited patiently, i have vision, i believe, i know i can count on me. stand up for the champions! here we go it’s getting close, now it’s just who wants it most, it’s just life that’s how it is, cause we have our strength and weaknesses. stand up for the champions....
day 225 - God centre
[ unless God is priority ]
this post is dedicated to long timer christian. are you guys feeling dry? heart broken? tired of serving? totally get it, being in the team is not easy. we must be the earliest there and the latest to leave. sacrifices are made in the long run. if you are going through a tough season, here’s it:
remember we are here to make God famous.
HE is our only eternal...