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my thoughts, my creations, and what not….

as of 2220hrs tuesday wednesday night, adryazad shall leave Malaysia and head to Bangkok for a long awaited holiday. A well needed break from the computer, internet and people i suppose. I don’t know what to expect whilst there, but since i’ll be traveling with ky and terenceg, i would say that i can expect some good times. hehe. anyway i still got tonnes of things to prepare. Hope my next post will bare the fruits of our adventure. till then, see you on the 9th of april!

A reply to ’sebbie can shoot better pictures’ in a comment by terenceg about my tmn bunga write up

okay, maybe i’m just using it as an excuse to write this. but i’ve often wondered about this issue so i guess now i have the chance to get it down in writing.

i’ve always had a certain affinity for art and design, and also a natural drive to understand how things work. which actually lead me to have studied and worked in the field that i’m working in. i don’t exactly claim  that i am an arty person but hey i appreciate good design. but there’s this one thing that i really believe in is that, as we grow older a little bit of curiousity and creativity dies in us. i wonder why.

i remember once, i was in primary school i think. my class teacher spoke to my mom about my colouring habits during class. Apparently, I always coloured in peoples skin tone in purple. and my teacher remarked that THATS WRONG. WHERE HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PURPLE PEOPLE? and from that day onwards, i started colouring people’s skintones in yellow (i think it was to represent chinese, dark brown - indian , and liight brown - malays) <— see.. subconciously we instill racial profiling in children at such and early age.. *sniggers* joking ok..

i really resent this sort of situations happening. i guess what I really mean is, what’s wrong with children doing things a little different. so what if i coloured  people purple? there’s certainly nothing wrong with them.

try looking at a young childs drawing of a person (more often then not it will be a drawing of their mother), you’ll probably notice that the proportion is ALL WRONG. the head appears to be bigger then the body. And we adults will in turn tell the bog/girl that his drawing is not proportionate and is WRONG. but have we ever thought that perhaps, they have their own reason of drawing in such a manner? maybe the kid drew his/her mom’s face bigger because its the part which he recognises the most and wants to describe it on paper the best he can? hence the whole bigger face?

i remember once when i was sitting down with my first nephew teaching how to paint with water colour.. and he drew a green coloured bird. my reaction was

“wahh i never seen a green coloured bird before. but today i see one already, because its  your drawing” * yes i know there are such things as green parrots and what not.. just that we normally draw birds as a V in black right??

as we get older, we are forced to conform to formality, and try to obtain perfection. we confine ourselves within a bounding box which limits our creativity, all in the search of painting a perfect picture. but i say, to hell with that.. bring out the imperfections, the quirkiness, the purple coloured people. why constraint our thoughts?  why succumb to ego and later on find out that you’re on the losing side of things…

okay, maybe this didn’t make sense at all, i’m just ranting.

*wah i just notice i spelled CREATIVE JUICES AS CRETIVE JUICES.. damn my english is bad

i’ve only dabbled in photography for a short period of time. it’s sort of a hobby of which i wanted to pick up for a long time now. i’ve still got plenty to learn, techniques, creating my own flair or style and what not. anyway, here’s some shots taken and the flower park in KL over the weekend. i’m not fantastically amused by it, but hey, its my work after all. plus, i still have no idea how to fully utilize the camera to my advantage.

in a world of their own

untitled

hidden

soldiers

bliss

you can view my pictures at my flickr site. and nah, i have actually found enough cash to upgrade my account there for i do not have dedicated sets for them.

it actually occurred quite some time ago, but hey lemme write it anyway. sometimes, we all are so accustomed to doing something that we automatically do it subconsciously. just like how drivers know when to shift gears, or how you automatically pull out your keys when standing in front of the door. this is what actually happened to me.

i was at the curve one day to attend a birthday party at laundry bar. i was hungry so decided to meet KY at ikea’s food court. so i rushed there got my sweedish meatballs (yeahm i totally love ‘em) and gobbled them down. stomach full and contented to kingdom comes, i got up and walked to the smoking area (a small glass walled cubicle). opened the door and started puffing away.

my thoughts wandered while having my nicotine fix, looked around admiring the passer-by’s. before i knew it, i was done with the cigarette. i got up walked towards the door, put my hand in my rear pocket, pulled out my wallet and ’sorta’ swipped my wallet against the wall and pulled the door open.

that’s when my face turned red and i almost broke out laughing…

guess what happened….??

I actually thought i was in the office, and i pulled my wallet to swipe it against the reader to unlock the door.

hehe

i wonder if anyone else has ever had this kind of situation…

dum di dum…

its not that i regularly read the newspapers or anything, but lately i’ve been avoiding reading the news, be it online or not. by a friend gave me a link, and as usual i clicked on it, only to get disappointed.

taken from NST online. Read the full article here.

“Penang Umno will recommend to the Federal Government to stop all proposed mega projects in the state, include those planned under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), the second Penang Bridge, the light monorail transit system, the Penang Outer Ring Road, the Penang Sentral and the RapidPenang bus service.”

i was seriously dumbfounded when i read that caption. i believe i still have to right to have opinions on stuff so here’s my point of view on things. don’t you feel that its a little immature to do something like that? in fact, the first thought that came to my mind was this.

“alaaa, ko tak nak bagi saya gula-gula tuh.. malas laaaa aku nak main ngan ko”

translation : “aiyaa.. you dowan give me some sweets, then i dowan play with you laaaaaa”

I THOUGHT ONLY CHILDREN ACTED THAT WAY. JEEZ. should we be thinking for the SAKE of the people. and wouldn’t continuing the projects at least come off as an act of good faith? or do you NOT want to win back the hearts of the citizens. i wonder what will the repercussions be if this goes on? maybe penang will never go back to the ex-ruling state government. but then again, thats just my take on things.

i came home one day, and i saw it laying at the corner of the living room. yes, its JUST a pair of shoes but it definitely put a smile on my face and a warm feeling in my heart. I don’t get to see him much everyday, but then again its okay.’

yes, its aqips’ shoes.. and makes me wonder how wonderful it is to have him around.

good night all.

i originally started this site in order to showcase my work. be it in progress (of which i have none) or my past works. and since i don’t have any idea what to write about lately (due to the fact that i’ve been confined to home and work most of the time) i guess its about time that i actually fulfill the objective of this site. so here it goes.

i’ve always liked the idea of keeping things as minimalist as possible. the simpler the better, after all, to some, less is actually more isn’t it? the whole design revolves around smaller living spaces which is becoming a trend (okay, perhaps not a trend but a reality since owning a bigger home needs such a big fat paycheck). what i actually wanted was a piece of living room furniture that wouldn’t be so dominating that it would actually be taking up majority of the floor space. imagine if you owned an apartment, and your living room only had a 10-12 foot wall. would you like to have a huge couch taking up that area? and once in place, the couch will take up probably 1/4 of the floor space (and this unusable space, i shall name it dead-space).

so what happens when you have too many guests around the house? a standard couch would only sit 3 people (imagine me, suanie and shaolintiger , and that would be like really cramped. where would all the other guests be sitting? my personal preference is that, we just get rid of the couch and all sit on floor cushions or something. and thats how i came up with this idea.

*see pictures below, yes they are 3d models. mind you there were done in 2005, and i still kinda sucked it in back then.. not that i’m any better now.

hmm okay.. maybe i got too carried away with the water-marking. haha..

*note to self don’t be over-zealous next time.

human figures on the hide

the hide folded-up

the hide with its leg used to act as a shelf

the hide in room setting.

*yeap the portrait on the wall is a stylized picture of me*

the idea was to build the hide from fibreglass, which i did (but failed, as i didn’t apply enough mould release agent on my mould). WHAT?? FIBREGLASS?? THAT’S TOO WEAK!! that’s probably what is running through your mind. but of course, i’ve taken this into consideration, and in the construction, a corrugated pattern was used to add strength.

so that was my take on living in limited spaces. do drop me any comments, be it negative or not. criticism is constructive after all. looking back at this project has made me feel like i want to explore this minimalism idea further. perhaps i just might……

was pretty shocked when i saw it this morning, i tried to think nothing of it. after all i’ve got nothing to do with you anymore especially many months has passed since then. when i saw it, i felt that you were sellign yourself short, i thought you were going through a rough time or something, hence you make a rash decision. but appears that it wasn’t an irrational move.

but then again, who am i to to approve or disapprove of it? i guess back then i actually had a say in things. and right now if i were to tell you what i felt about what i saw, you’d say its none of my business. which is true.  but in my defense, i would say that i would do the same for anyone i know. thats it.

i don’t know, maybe because, even thought time has passed, and whatever there was between us is gone, it doesn’t mean that i do not still care about how you are. and of course i still wish you all the best and that you succeed in all your undertakings. i still care deeply for you were once part of who i was. its simple as that.

but i’d like to offer a sincere apology for all the wrong things that i have said and done.

thanks.

 perhaps i’m just to critical when it comes to things like this. perhaps, its because i was trained to be critical when it comes to things like these, i find this picture weird. i’m not even that meticulous when it comes to my work. but like we malaysians say :

“Kuman diseberang laut nampak, gajah di depan mata tidak pula”

 ”you notice a germ across the sea, but an elephant dead ahead of you, you don’t.”

 ok i must admit once more that my powers of translation is horrible. but i hope you get my point.

Anyway there i was at the top most level of my office building have my lovely nicotine fix (i shall not reveal where i work for the sake of self-preservation), when i glanced down and set my gaze upon the newly constructed office block right opposite. My head tilted to the right, then the left. and i finally decided that what i saw didn’t justify itself. Like i mentioned above, it could just be my overly-critical mind that made me come to these conclusions, for all i know, it’s acceptable and a norm to have it made that way.

so, what i’m actually ranting about is the placement of the handicapped parking lot. I shall try my very best to record the chain of thoughts that ran through my mind at that moment, i’ll do it in point form so it’ll be easily understood.

• POINT NUMBER ONE : the handicapped parking spot, is built (layed) on a gradient. and by gradient, i mean the lot is not level whereby one end is actually higher then the other end of the lot. So how would this help the user with things? would it make it more difficult for a handicapped person to get in and out of the vehicle? Perhaps the developer could argue that the sloping parking lot will assist the user in exiting the vehicle, as gravity would assist him pulling him out of the car. but i highly doubt it.
• POINT NUMBER TWO : there is a drain right beside the lot. i don’t know if they noticed this, but after so many years of living in malaysia, we have always been driving right hand drive vehicles. WHICH MEANS THE DRIVER IS SITTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. with the drain in that location, this would hinder the driver to disembark and get on the pavement smoothly. okay, so they can cover the drain up… but what will they cover it up with? steel drain grating made from welded rebar? or prefabricated concrete slabs? i don’t think a wheel chair can move with ease on such surfaces.

Okay, thats just two points that my mind can come up with at the moment. and regarding point number two, perhaps the parking lot was intended to be reversed in to. which i really feel is the best way to park a car. but even if the parking lot was to be used in such a manor, i feel that ample space should be provided, as wheelchair widths should be taken in consideration.

perhaps one day, given a chance, i can dwell in studying about this subject. my heart cringes every time i see something like this. just a couple of weeks ago, i witness a lady pushing her wheel chair bound mother on the streets of kl, going against traffic, because the sidewalks just wasn’t very accessible.  handicapped commuters are not a new occurrence to this country, and even though many voices has tried to be heard, there are things that have yet to be changed.

i’ll sign off here, with my heart going out to those whom has to face such situations everyday.

good night.

it just gets to me every time i decide to drive home early. i get stuck in a jam that i feel is TOTALLY unnecessary. everyday during my commute back home i see this and it adds angst in my already full heart. jeez, why can’t people drive properly???

this is a drawing of the intersection turning off the Federal Highway into Subang Jaya.

*note that the green boxes represent cars that HAVE BEEN QUEUING UP PORPERLY. (i’m in the red box).. then idiots make a third lane right before the junction and try to cut in to make the turn (THE PURPLE BOXES).. WHAT THE HELL MAN… QUEUE UP LAHHHHHH!!!! we already have people who drive on the bloody emergency lane, AS IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH.. YOU HAVE TO GO MAKE THE JAM EVEN WORSE BY MAKING A THIRD LANE, YOU FRIGGING WANKERS !!!!…..

What pisses me off the most is, I often see people driving expansive cars  doing it… CLEARLY MONEY DOESN’T BUY YOU SOME COMMON DECENCY NOR COURTESY NOW DOES IT? Ohhh I PAID MORE FOR MY CAR, THEREFORE I OWN MORE RIGHTS ON THE ROAD.

 this is where it begins

oooo i drive a CLK 230.. i can drive here and cut in front of el cheapo car.. haha.. i pay more for my roadtax… i can do what i want!!!

I’M BIGGER THAN YOU.. GET OUT THE WAY MOTHERF&^KER

writer : ok this guy was pissing me off all the way from PJ, swerving here and there, MCB..

#@%$^%&*

WANKERS.