Drawing Day 2008

Doubt you all know that 7th of June was Drawing Day 2008. Hehehe! I drew a little something here but I will only reveal it after this.

MOS Presents...

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MOS came up with this really weird yet interesting teaser. it says the answer to be revealed on the 30th. and just 45 minutes ago, i received the answer and it goes like this:

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hardcore clubbers, whatcha waitin' for?!

Awesome Typographic Posters

did i ever mention how much i adore typography? love them, totally! anyways, i found these breathtaking typography from several artists around the world and i would like to share them with you, fellow typography lovers.

credits to: smashingmagazine.com

HeyHo / France



Vincent Bousserez / Paris, France



Drew Kora / Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA



in the lab





mrgraphicsguy / Germany





lee25 / United Kingdom



Puerto Baires / Buenos Aires, Argentina



Piotr Fedorczyk / Florence, Italy





Kate Andrews / London, United Kingdom



Bunch / USA



Alex Trochut / Spain



Pixelgarten / Germany



Purple Haze / Germany



Maxime Delporte / France



Mark Andrew Webber / Falmouth, England



Hanna Czapka / Germany

Optical Illusions

stare at the 4 tiny circles given in the picture above for 30-40 seconds,
then move your eyes away to the wall,
blink and see something amazing happening right before your very own eyes!

i find this very interesting.
move further back to read the hidden message.
a great birthday message to your girl/boyfriend & virgin friends

trust me on this, your eyes aren't tricking you. tell me what you just seen.

the very first optical illusion i have come across.
if you're old, you'd have spotted the old lady.
if you're young, you'd have spotted the young lady.
doesn't makes sense, i know. i'm just bullcrapping

wavy? hmm.

duck or rabbit?

how many faces are you able to spot?
i found 10 (cat included)

nice handprint.

the classic.
see the circles against each other?
they look as if they're in motion,
but fact is they're still.

beer advertisement (can you see anything else besides the skull?)

shaver advertisement (me likey!)

this is a lil tricky.
stare at the girl with white blouse for 15 seconds.
you'll witness glory!

Block Games

check this skeletal Jenga out!

i miss Jenga days; like how i manage to trashy everyone in my family. *sniggers* also, Rubik's Cube made a return to the scene; the super colourful cube i thought would extinct! tried doing the 2x2 but i can never figure how to complete the last few steps! argh!

my old, new love.

then i took interest in mahjong. it's a really cool game! people might think playing mahjong is another way to gamble, true but, if you think of it another way as a game, like poker, then mahjong is just another game to pass time away! this strategic game makes you think and analyze and determind. pretty interesting! :)

my awesome mahjong set!

but there's only 3 people in my family. what to do?! v_v

Me...Myself

when there's no subtitles or translations to a foreign film, and you're watching it raw, it might look stupid, that's what many people think.

on the contrary, i think its one of the most beautiful thing ever.

one reason why i like watching foreign films is because it's just me alone and the moving film with a language i yet to have a clue. pictures tell a thousand words so even if there's no subtitles or translations, the story will still be told.

like a woman crying. when a man filled with anger. children running everywhere with joy spelled across their faces. picture them in your mind and you'll see it coming.

maybe i'll miss some important speech details, but it's okay because with emotions and places and people and events and things happening all in a 1- 3 hr film; why not let the visuals, music and body languages do the talking?

a very good example would be this


though i caught the movie with subtitles but after catching it i realised i'm able to comprehend it without reading the subtitles.

anyway that was really random. v_v

my ultimate purpose of this entry is to introduce you guys this movie called Me...Myself starring Ananda Everingham (Leap Years & Shutter) and Chayanan Manomaisantiphap. 2 people who are total strangers, both belonging in different worlds falling in love? love; unpredictable shit.

D.I.Y Cloud/Lava Lamps

i love lava/cloud lamps. they look modern and will never disappoint you with their random movements and vibrant colours; definitely a must have in any apartments that wants to achieve the whole mod look.

because i'm on a budget, i found the perfect solution that enables me to create a lava lamp with a tight budget of 10 buckaroos! and you must be thinking that i'm crazy but i can convincingly show you that i'm not kidding.

another genius posted a video on how to make a lava lamp under a budget of 10 bucks and hopefully achieve the whole effect effectively.

so many viewers followed the instructions and managed to come up lamps like these

gift for his gf and she loved it

refreshing idea for Halloween

cheap, mod looking lamp for the living room

mystical feel

creativity sure runs in everyone's veins, isn't it?

i'll shan't post the entire set of instructions but what i'll do is to post the video instead and the link to how to make your very own, 10bucks cloud lamp! behold! :) (click here for instructions)

Photographers Might Find This Entry Useful

i chanced upon this quick-n-dirty Light Tent project for photographing prototypes and appearance models. and you know getting a studio just to take photographs on objects and products is a pretty dumb move, so this genius came up with a D-I-Y Light Tent with simple materials!

so this genius wdrwilson explained that he was inspired to do this project after seeing the PVC light tent, which uses a cardboard box, and some white material (Tyvek) which allowed him to take reasonable photos of products such as watches, jewlery, small objects, etc..blah blah. and the end product of an image turns out to look like this

sweet, eh?

Materials You'd Need:
- Masking tape or other heavy tape (Duct, packing, etc)
- X-Acto knife
- Ruler
- Glue Stick
- semi transparent white material (Tyvek, White suiting/Ripstop nylon, bed sheets, etc)

Step 1: First thing to do is find your self a usable box. The box I used is a half of a resin plastic shelf. The dimensions are roughly 16" x 15" x 15". This size has handled most things I have put in it, however I think something a little wider would be easier to use...

(click here to read on)

well i hope photographers like you found joy in this and hopefully, from the end product, improvise and create a better Light Tent and share with others :)

resources: Instructables.com

Ventriloquism

think Ventriloquism is cool?

i second that notion!

oh-my-goodness.

yesterday i managed to watch this amazing stand-up comedy starring a ventriloquist and his puppet friend. i laughed till i cried, seriously. i thought to myself: why isn't ventriloquism brought back to the mainstream showbiz?

then the answer dawned upon me: because what we see is supposedly an 'illusion' and nobody pays much money watching a guy 'talking' to himself, isn't it? also, in my own opinion, ventriloquism can be pretty boring if the entertainer sucks at entertaining his audience.

moreover, there are surprisingly decreasing number of ventriloquist as a career in the world now because many believe such entertainment aren't able help them earn sufficient money for their lives so many took ventriloquism as a hobby.

there used to be this Veteran Ventriloquist in the 80's...hmm what's his name again?

oh yes! Victor Khoo & Charlie! his act with Charlie brought back many memories when i still know nuts who Britney Spears was. so my world revolved in fictional characters like Sharity Elephant or cartoon shows like Captain Planet, Barney & Friends and many others! blah blah blah oh, you get my gist.

also if you did read my previous entry, that dedication video, it was actually extracted from America's Got Talent 2007, Winner Ventriloquist Terry Fator singing live with Kermit The Frog and his puppet friend, Johnny. lovely, no?!

so back to Ventriloquism, i really wish the trend to return! it's not only back as part of entertainment showbiz, it can also inspire others to pick up this amazing form of performing arts. i won't mind paying the best priced ticket for a good stand-up in support of Ventriloquism. like juggling and unicycling, Ventriloquism is just another disappearing act that should be brought back to the scene! :)

prior to my previous entry, i found this amazing stand-up comedy of this super awesome guy Jeff Dunham who made me laugh till my guts curl into each other! sit back and enjoy this super duper hilarious video that i've mentioned earlier.

Amazing Shitz

i just realised Kayne West's song Stronger is a collaboration with Daft Punk! no wonder when i first heard that song it just sounded so Daft Punk but Kayne West pimping the song. but it's all good! i love it anyway!

i googled about the song and i found the Daft Punk version! it was super duper awesome i've decided to youtube for their MTV but to my surprise, this was what i see.

DAFT HANDS/BODIES?!

out of my curiosity, i opened both links and to my astonishment both videos used body parts to "sing" the song. by writing the lyrics on their fingers and hands, thighs and stomachs with a touch of bling or Daft Punk inspired helmets, they made their own original video which i thought were way cool. seems to me there's a lot or work to do: coordination, having good memory bank and speed. both entertainers in the videos managed to complete the entire song with conviction.

laugh, dance? i say go ahead!




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