What happened last Sunday at 1 Utama. It was a very fun very different type of environment. Getting to be around young budding artists the whole afternoon is indeed rewarding. Got to see and meet with some of the very young up n coming artists here. There are really some talented kids out there! And am glad to see that their parents are there to support them all the way through. I had the privilege of judging the competition with my colleagues and got to be the one who hands out the prizes to about 2 dozen promising kids out there. While the competition was going on, me and my colleague sat at a nearby booth and churned out Saladin artworks for the parents to see while they wait for their kids to finish their artpieces.
One of the more well-known pieces my twin worked on.
My twin has finally started a blog. Please do drop in and give her a warm welcome,folks! :) She's working as a visual effects artist right now.
Well,this has been looonngg due and I thoroughly apologise for that,folks . I've been so busy with work and stuff that I just didn't have the capacity to finish adding in the colors to all of my travel sketches as yet. And I'm still scribbling in new drawings into my sketchbook day in, day out. It's just not possible for me to keep up with churning up sketch journals each day without compromising the other works. But anyways, here are the first 2 pages of my travel sketches I did while in Tokyo. Was there to attend the Annual Tokyo Animation awards and Anime Festival that took place at Tokyo Big Sight.
Truly and unforgettable and wonderful trip there. The people were all beautiful,the culture,the places...everything about Japan. I've fallen in love with all of it. And I definitely want to return to Japan as often as I can. Yeap,the first thing that took my breath away about Japan are the people. Their attitude,their patience,their diligence,...everything about them commands respect and honor. even the littlest of tasks is taken very seriously and with passion. That's the word...PASSION. I've learnt a lot during my one week stay in Japan and I hope that some of that knowledge and experience will rub off on me in my daily life and work.
The second thing that took my breathe away is that every inch of the place is CLEAN! Even the dirtiest of section of the city is clean! Even cleaner than my own bedroom I'm ashamed to admit,but its true. I'm thoroughly impressed. Japan has truly earned their place as one of the top Megacities in the world.
Our first stop for dinner after checking in at the hotel. Genkiya guarentee fast service of approx. 48 secs per order. And they fulfill it to the dot.
My Beef Bowl - 550 yen. Loovveellyyy!
My friend,Mastura's order of Curry rice - 450 yen.
Love visiting the local marts to check out and buy the enticingly packaged goodies. Everything is so tempting to purchase there. The Japanese are tops when it comes to enticing the buyer to part with their brass.
WOOHOO! We're in Vending Machine land.And a clip I found and which I love. An ad by Richard William's studio. Everything is so lovingly executed and well thought out that I can't stand it not being shared with those who've not the opportunity to see it yet. Here it is,folks! Enjoy!
It will be almost a year since Alex's passing on 27th May 2006. So here's my tribute to him.
Love these chunks of goodness found in YouTube. :)
I've taken two days off from work combined with the some of the holidays we have here. All in all.including the weekends,they make one whole week of holiday. So am taking the opportunity to sort things out at home. Slowly packing away some clothes and stuff for the probable yet unconfirmed possiblity of us moving house within the span of a month or 2 more.
Besides having to juggle household management for a change,I try to find the time to get some of my artworks aside. But it's been very very slow. By the time I get the chores,cooking,grocery shopping and some packing done, I'm already quite exhausted. Nevermind having to find the time to do some more research and reading. Guess this is a very good test to push myself on being a better time manager and to stretch my body's strenght and energy to it's maximum capacity. Had fun yesterday going through mum's cupboards with my twin. We were like kids again, playing dress up and making fun of mum's weird fashion sense.
Sorry am not able to post any artworks here as yet cos they're all incomplete. Still have today and tommorrow to sort everything out. Wish me all the best!
And the guys at MnU are not shirking in their loving duties as well. Reminding me of how much they appreciate my existance by lavishing me with lovely unexpected treats like buying me drinks and meals out of the blues. These pics were taken recently last Saturday when they all treated me to a Jap buffet not far from our neighbourhood. Thank you so much,guys! I really really appreciate and cherish every moment of it.
Me and Mel had quite an experience yesterday during the Smart School International Conference Malaysia 2007 at Mandarin Oriental,KLCC.
My colleague,Azmir, trying his hand at sketching Saladin out.
The group. From left to right : Ezat,Remy,Jeand,Me,Mel and Faliq.
Mel watching Hanie and Irma sketching.
Hanie and Irma having fun.
Moi.
Me sketch.
Remy concentrating.
My sketch of Remy.
The group.
Saw this late last night in BBCE. Really lovely simple plot with thought provoking subject matters intertwined together. Bill Nighy and Kelly Macdonald really pulled off their characters well in this movie and they're both just so watchable together. Nice to see a really good movie now and then without all the special effects and cliche' jargons.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Wake of Spring
Le Roi et L'Oiseau
Paprika
ONE STORMY NIGHT
