Friday, March 26, 2010

Songs & Stories of the Down Under

When I flipped the channel on my TV and decided to watch the epic romance 2008 production, "Australia" to fill my time in between shows, I didn't expect for it to leave such a huge impression on me.


And truth to be told, it wasn't because of Hugh Jackman ( ̄ー ̄)though most would've reasoned that, that would be the reason I'm so touched by it. (well.... maybe a little)

The story tells about the trials and tribulation of Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) when she left her England home to Northern Australia to persuade her husband to sell his dying cattle station, Faraway Downs and return home. There, she was guided by independent cattle drover, simply known as "Drover" (yummeh Hugh Jackman) to Darwin and transport her to Faraway Downs. Shortly after her arrival, she finds her husband murdered by an aboriginal elder but of course, that was far from the truth. As she slowly uncovers the truth, she came to care for a young mixed Aboriginal
and somewhat whimsical child called Nullah (Brandon Walter) and developed a relationship with Drover as they prove that Love truly is a powerful weapon in a time filled with hatred, war and prejudice.

To tell you the truth, I'm not a huge sucker for romance films (yes even if it includes the yummy Hugh Jackman), so I was surprised that I even sat through the first half of the film let alone enjoy one so much. To see Ashley and Drover's dedication for the love of their family and for a child that's not even blood related in such trying times is something that even someone with a heart of stone like mine can take. Tears were falling from my face non-stop when the credits rolled.

I may not know much about romance but I do know a thing or two about love. Love for people that share no blood relation, of different backgrounds, beliefs, ways of life... yes, despite all of this, we call them family. Watching this movie reminds me of all the people that have made my humble life all the more richer and it made me thank my lucky stars at how I've manage to grasp them. This truly is a Love Story. :D

To those who haven't watch this movie because of other's reviews of it, I advice you to judge it for yourself. I regretted listening to those who told me that this movie wasn't worth watching. Judge it for yourself and who knows, you might learn a thing or two from it. You have my personal recommendation.

Goodnight everyone. To those I love, goodnight and sweet dreams.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Doramamama

homg I feel like this everytime I see one exploding across cyber space in the art community (屮゚Д゚)屮

Recently, everytime I log into my deviantART or Facebook account, there'll always be disputes being displayed and spattered across the web page in forms of journals or status and such. Sometimes it's about this person saying things about the other or the occasional typical Ego measuring War between Community figures or on some occasions, something so petty blown out of proportion that in the end it just makes everyone look like tantrum throwing 3 year old children.

To tell you the truth, usually I'd just close the window or move on to whatever it was I came online for, but as of late as another new dispute involving a artist I follow, exploded across the deviantART community, it seems to be harder and harder to avoid all the 'Dorama' that is happening around here.

After reading about what was actually going on, I felt even more assured that it's just a waste of time to even reason with either sides let alone take sides (which I notice most people are doing after following their disputes). This particular dispute wasn't exempted from all the disputes and DArama that has happened all the years before and could definitely be cut short if either or both sides decide to actually deal with it like adults by taking it into a private talk (like msn or email) or just ignoring the other party entirely. By fueling each other with rants via journals are not only meaningless but it also simultaneously make the artist like a hormonal 13- year-old.

Personally though, I pity those who got themselves involved with useless drama like these. ( ̄へ  ̄) It's different if both sides actually could genuinely learn something from it, but most of the time the only thing that's battered in cases like these are their Egos, and if it doesn't contribute to your success in whatever you do or more importantly as a human being, it's a waste of time. You're better off doing anything but that. Read a book, help a friend, call your parents if you haven't talk to them this week. Anything. Why can't people focus more on Love rather than Hate most of the time when things like these happen?

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Final GACC 2010


Yes... yes they do ;;;

hrmm nothing much to comment on really. As usual thought they can do better, sloppy organizing, but not bad of a crowd. Though I was surprised for the the "S" word being frequently said on stage ... ( ̄へ ̄;)Not that I mind it much but I don't think majority of the visitors found it very pleasant.

Well either way, I don't think the final GACC was much of a success but I guess all that matters is that to the committee members that are graduating, it was a memorable one for all of them.
(;;´ 3`)

For me? personally I simply had fun because I got to enjoy the company of my friends that I haven't got to enjoy in a long time.
It was hillarious haha... Car sickness, almost puking incidents, Narration of The Lord of the Rings ( ̄ー ̄) yes.. I'm talking bout you. haha

Anyhow, just wanted to update my blog on something since it's been a whiles. Jya
( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥

Friday, March 19, 2010

Honestly......


WHY IN THE WORLD DIDN'T I NOTICE THAT BEFORE? D:

.... it saves so much of my time ""O|---|_

The End of an Amazing Musician

I am literally tongue-tied out of words at this news that I just saw on my friend, Ifa's blog....

The great Seba Jun or better known as "Nujabes" by anime and music fans alike for his one-of-a-kind contributions for hit anime, "Samurai Champloo" has passed away last February from a car accident in Tokyo. He wasn't a very public man, so his death was only announced yesterday, March 18th 2010.

At the age of 36 when he passed, Nujabes was founder of Hydeout Productions and the proud owner of two Record Stores in Tokyo; Guiness Records & T Records.

Truth to be told, to have such an inspiring artist leave the face of music forever really impacts me in a way. I first heard his works when I was into "Samurai Champloo" where he provided the soundtrack and it was the first time I was interested in Hip-Hop so I dwelled further into his works. So to me, he is without the doubt the first artist that made Hip-Hop attractive to me and up till today, some of the only Hip-Hop Artists that I can listen to over and over again.

Life is too short for some and one of them is Mr. Nujabes. Rest in Peace and Thank You for inspiring us and future generations with your music. A moment of silence now.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Captured Moments

The Zhang brothers, from oldest to youngest; Purdie Zhang (bottom Center), Michael Zhang (Left Center), Nobunaga Zhang (Right Center), and Ethan Zhang (Top Center).

Yeap~! Once again a brand new look for the blog ヽ(・∀・ )ノ I apologize if it's making the loading of my page lag, but I think this layout will b sticking for a while haha. So don't worry, this will be the last time in a long time it'll lag haha (hopefully).

As you all might notice, a new art from, yours truly, has donned the header space, replacing the Ranka banner (;;´ 3`)Yesh, my artblock has been broken!! The sketch was done last year but I never got around to color it so to break my artblock I decided to do something not work related, so I copiced it.

Overall, there are alot of mistakes I can see that could be improved (anatomy mistakes, composition etc) but I decided to not focus on those points since I wanted to just thoroughly enjoy doing this one, which I did
(o ̄∇ ̄o)ノ so yeah~



The characters are my own originals from the "INTOXICATED" Project about 4 brothers that runs an old bookstore but does side dealings as Information Brokers where they trade in, and sell information about anything in the world with anything that's of equivalent value. The inserted pages are the tester pages for "INTOXICATED" that I did for a local comic competition. I didn't win but I did get a special mention as "Best Original Concept" with it. (;  ̄Д ̄) mmheh... oh well.

It's an old project of mine but these boys hold a special place in my heart as Original Characters. They're some of the few that I never grow tired drawing or writing about. The illustration simply came as an idea of a scene I had in my head, where Purdie (or fondly called Dai by his brothers), came home from a haircut for New Year's and as commemoration, wanted a photo to go along with it so he pulled the rest of the gang in for a shot which shows all of their personalities.

I'll post up more stuff of them in the future but for now I'm just gonna end it here while I can haha. I can talk about them forever ( ̄ε ̄ ;)

Oh and the new gorgeous background was something I found on HOT bliggity BLOG's free backgrounds corner. Have a look if you guys are interested. They're easy to install and use. Give it a little peek ( ´/// 3 ///`)

Well till next time~!
( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥

Monday, March 15, 2010

Job Vacancies


I feel like everyone is making me choose between the ozone layer and cheese spray can if you catch the drift ( ̄へ ̄)

Hey guys~! ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ

Yeap! as the titled above, I'm now looking for work that pays to keep me afloat for now. I mean, I'm practically leeching off poor Saku everytime we go out (sorry saku ;;; )

Weellll~ In actual fact, after I quit my part-time at the bookstore I approached a few local publishers with my comic works (mainly Gempak and such) and after a few back and forth emails, they stopped replying. And after officially 12 days of waiting, I've decided it's a good time to start searching somewhere else ヽ(・∀・ )ノ

Now, I'm sure most of you reading would just say "well just get a part time at McDs or something." but the fact is, I don't want a job just for money. If I can, I'd like one that can give me experience where my drawings are concerned. Even a part-time at a Printing Shop would do.

But my dad told me to try approach a few more local publishers before I resort to anything else than comic drawing as my main income grabber. But unfortunately, I don't know any other local publishers that'd accept manga styled comics. ( ゚▽゚)/

So I'd really appreciate any insights that you guys can give me right now. Any suggestions?

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A little tweak and.....

Voila~! ( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥

What you guys think of the grungy polka dot background I got from Webtreats?
♥ I decided to step outside my comfort zone and research about editing HTML and CSS templates. Though the ones I got are basic (like adding background and editing templates), so I thought what the heck, just give it a jab~

I needed a lot of help from "A cheats guide to customizing Blogger Templates" by bloggerbusters.com but frankly speaking, I'm kind of happy of the way it turned out. I honestly thought it'll turn out worse since my website editing skills are close to zero haha! I'll definitely be replacing the header with a new image soon when I make any new art, but....

What do you guys think about the font size? Do you think is too small to read? Let me know what you think ;D

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Walking Before You're Flying...huh?

Hey guys ( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥

Yes it seems that I've successfully changed my header yet again. The previous header was ticking me off so much i had to put up another one, despite it being an old art as oppose to the previous one being from a new art. Why was it ticking me off, you ask?

Well right after completing that picture, I hit a dead artblock that has knocked me out cold for two days already and even though that art was meant to be a giftart and more of a technique practicing piece, I found it profoundly lacking in majority of areas so I started to see it as an eyesore haha..

Well, usually when I do a piece, I'd aim for originality in poses (mainly in the lineart) and such so I don't usually get to experiment with different techniques, especially with the coloring. But the previous header's piece was an especially rushed one since I was attending the birthday party the next day, plus I already done 6 drafts that looked worse than the last. So in the pressure of the small time I had till the deadline, I referenced heavily on the last piece (which I don't normally do).

So i guess that just leaves me with a sense of false achievement and guilt since it was done for a friend. I felt like I didn't really give it my all since I always strive for my next pieces to be better than the previous ones. And to have the thought that I gave something that didn't have my 110% effort in it to a good friend, just disgusts me. And he's such a good friend too, I felt he should receive second to none.

On top of that, after several critiques that pointed all the facts that I noticed earlier on which just rubs the those feelings way deeper than it was before and also reassured me of the fact that the said piece is indeed one of the worst I've done. And.... I gave it to a friend. Some friend I am right? Well I'm just simply glad my friend who I did it for loved it. But then he also loved that small platypus keychain I bought from Australia too ;;;; he's too nice so he's not too hard to please... I guess? haha. Neon you rock.

In a nutshell, I notice that especially where my art is concerned I am very much a perfectionist and am often very critical about it since I, many a time relate my art to who I am as a person. Like for instance, the previous piece I referenced heavily on made me feel like I rely too much on other people for guidance, which to me is the same as being weak and dependent. Or when I'm the only one in my circle of peers that can't do a certain technique on paper (or screen, if it's digital), I'd consider myself the most inexperienced and void of knowledge amongst them therefore sometimes leading me to question of my right to be around them as a fellow artist.

I've always been taught to aim high and all, but am I aiming too high? Most of the time I find myself working half to death just to stand on a level everyone says "Average"... Am I setting my goals to high, too soon? Am I learning how to run when I should learn how to walk first?

I'm not too much of a judge when it comes to myself since alot of people have pointed out to me that I'm too biased and critical when it comes to me being me. So how should I go around doing this? What do you guys think?

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Death by The Lens and Tablet Pens


After a whole day marathon of the whole 24 episodes of the 2005 hit anime by Gonzo, Speed Grapher, (something has to keep me awake when I'm doing 1 week's worth of laundry lawl) it wasn't really the story nor the animation that really snatched my interest but rather the character designs and ending song artworks that did.

The Artworks and Designs were done by Mangaka and Illustrator, Kozaki Yusuke who was, at the time rising through the anime and manga industry scenes and little is known about him till today. (Well maybe except the fact that he owns a Small Dog and a Cat at his apartment haha).

His first Artbook, titled "Shutter Kill" was released on January 2007, two years after the release of the hit anime. The artbook contains 114 pages, 32 colors, A4 sized with soft cover along with the colorful and lush colored illustrations and designs he did for Speed Grapher.

Following the success with "Shutter Kill", Kozaki-sensei also released a compilation artbook on June of 2008, of all his artworks done in various series including Kyoko Karasuma the Detective of Asakusa Police Department, Speed Grapher, The Digital Anthem, just to name a few. The artbook, titled "KYMG - Kozaki Yusuke Illustrations" was received well by his fans and put him amongst other revered illustrators in the industry.

I would order it if I knew how to work online international orders and apparently the scans are really hard to find. (_ _|||) But looking at his illustrations makes me want to give Digital Art another go. I have a flair at failing where Digital Art is concerned and even now, my traditional art leaves me in question. Looking at my peers who can whip up awesome art works with Digital Media in a matter of hours often leaves me in question about my own skills and self-worth where art is concerned.

Anyways! enough of ranting, here are a few previews I found online on various sites of the Artbook <3>
The cover of Shutter Kill.

Art for Speed Grapher. I love his strokes and color choices.

yes you lolicons. the book is filled with 15 - 16 year old girls in school uniforms ;9

grah!! I WANTS *A*/


I love how he creates an atmosphere through his pictures... Like this one really oozes of the tenderness and feelings between the two characters. (IMHO)

I could go on and on about his art as you can see haha.

GRAH! posting up the previews makes me want to get the 2 books even more! Not to mention makes me re-evaluate my art learning (and maybe even make me feel like chopping off my own hands haha). I think I'll check at Kinokuniya in KLCC to see if it's possible to order it.

I notice I've been doing alot of image heavy posts (sorry guys =3=;; ) so I'll be sure to tone done image heavy posts in the future haha.

Till next time, take care~!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Sunday Bakeries

well yesterday, my sister, Iwashi, and my other GAR comrades went out for a concert by Pop Sensation, May'n and since I"m not so much of a big fan of hers I just couldn't bring myself to shell out RM200 for the concert ticket (nor did I have any at the moment to spare), so I decided to stay home and mind myself with home duties. ( ̄ε ̄ ;)

But fellow KAMCAO member, Joshua or as we all lovingly call "Onii-chan" (meaning big brother in Japanese, in case there are still people who don't know) and his colleague, Carol who we all dubbed "Mama" heard of the plan so they decided to keep me occupied for the day and came over.


We did slight groceries and decided to give cookie baking a go which ended up...... questionable in the end (;  ̄Д ̄) However we spent the day at MidValley Gardens, walking around but mostly at home playing Persona 4 with Onii-chan's Playstation 2 that he brought over.

Carol Mama's BJD son named Hyung-Su. I've always wanted one but none really did catch my eye like this one did. I call him Bo-boy haha.

More closeup shots of Bo-boy <3 class="entry-content">(  ̄//Д// ̄) He initially had alot of girl clothes since he's second hand ;;;; His previous owner loved dressing him in girl dress ;;;

grah. I want one lawl

Our batter for chocolate chip cookies~ <3

Haha ;;; yes, Onii-chan might be deadly with a pencil, but when it comes to cookie batters, only our eyes bleed 8D;;; oh well I'm just as guilty lawl

LAWL okay it's not totally burnt. We ate all of it and it tasted kinda good. But we mistakenly set the oven setting for Upper Moisture so it turned out more like a Choco Chip Muffin... cookie lookalike thing LAWL. It was fun though!

A little gift I, Mama Carol and Onii-chan bought for my sister and good friend, Kim whilst walking around in MidValley Gardens at a shop called "delectables". And inside the box iss......

MUFFINS! aren't they cute 8D yes I don't really eat sweet things but I do like buying them for my sister who is a sweet food enthusiast. I hope she likes it <3 class="entry-content">( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥ Take care till then!

Snapshots of a normal Life

hey guys ( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥ I have a couple of things I want to blog about today so I'll post up another post or two later. For this entry however, I want to share a few snapshots I took for the past few months using my handphone that I believe, describe my daily life. ( ´/// 3 ///`) I'm no photographer but these are some shots I found dear to me~ <3


This here is my adorable youngest sister who is 2 and a half years old who commands my constant attention. ( ´/// 3 ///`) miss you bby.


A shot of a sunny day outside of my room in my hometown. I thought the sky was exceptionally beautiful that day.


A shot of an eye-catching sunset I took on the way to Kuala Lumpur from my hometown, Ipoh. Despite my sister's fast driving, the camera managed to capture those shining rays.


Yeap that's me taking a shot of my trusty, W508 Sony Ericsson that I use often to take the shots around me.



One of my favourite shots of my recent Melbourne, Australia trip in February. This is one of the 4 main train stations in Melbourne. We were waiting for the City Tram.



The COPIC airbrush cans and set I was drooling over at Art Friend, MidValley Gardens. lawl



A notebook my younger sister made for me. Doesn't it look like it was professionally made?



A shot of a rainy day from my desk in my room. I always love rainy days. It keeps me very calm.



An interesting mannequin display I saw at Sunway Pyramid last week. I have no idea why but this amuses me alot.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

I................



I CAN'T SLEEP GRAH! ヽ(≧Д≦)ノ GIVE ME MY SKIPPING-THROUGH-A-FIELD-OF FLOWERS-WITH-SHEEP-OVER-THE-FENCE-POWER-OF-SLEEPING PLEASE!

First Impressions

Sometimes I swear my sister is Hitler *slapself*

Jokings aside however, today I was discussing with my older sister and fellow GAR member, Iwashi about how majority of society today judge by how we dress or look. It is human nature when you meet someone for the first time, you will (subconsciously) judge that person with 80% on physical appearance alone. While the rest will be based on mannerisms and such. However, I'm not too keen on the fact that most people rely too much upon it these days.

From my observations, the younger generation tend to do less and less of that. Well, at least the ones that I hang around with. ( ̄ε ̄ ;) I met most of them online so could it be due to the fact that we met in a virtual world where you can't afford to judge by appearance? In a world where you can fabricate "physical" appearances that you can't help but judge by character instead? I'm not to sure myself but... penny for thoughts.... don't you think?

Friday, March 5, 2010

Sentimental Moments



The awesome latest addition by "The Most Powerful Japanese Girlie Pop Rock", SCANDAL titled 瞬間センチメンタル (Shunkan Sentimental; meaning Sentimental Moment) that hit the charts recently as the 4th Ending Theme to the hit anime series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

I somewhat find the lyrics interesting and deeper than their previous song, making this track my favourite from them so far. The melody is more stable and stronger compared to before as well. As promised in my previous post, here are the lyrics and translation. Enjoy! ヽ(≧≦)ノ

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Romaji Lyrics

Kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga
Kyou mo bokura no mirai o ubaou to suru

Hoshigatteita mono o te ni shitemo
Sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou

Afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai janai
ITAMI ga unda KAKERA de

Donna shunkan datte unmei datte
Hitotsu dake tashikana mono ga aru to shitta
Hitori de kangaechatte ima o mayou yori
Ashita o mukae ni ikunda

Zutto mottetai kokoro no jirai SUICCHI wa kittenai
KAWARANAI MIRAI KOWASHITAI
Itsumo boku o miteru arifureta MERODY ga

Kudaranai to hito ni warawaretemo
KIRAKIRA naosara kawayaku no wa naze darou

Nani ga hontou de uso ka RIKUTSU janakute
Kanjiteitai KOKORO de

Kitto aijou nante gensou datte
Gomakashitakunai yo kizutsuita to shitemo
Wakariaitai to tsuyoku negau hodo
Butsukaru koto mo aru kara

Nakeru kurai aozora kousaten de te o nobashita
Juu nen go mo konna fuu ni irareru kana isshouni

Donna shunkan datte unmei datte
Hitotsu dake tashikana mono ga aru to shitta
Genkai datte konran datte akirametakunai yo
Kono mama hanasanaide
Kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori
Koko ni aru kara

English Translation

There’s no need to exchange a vow,
Today,
We’ll capture our future
Things that we wanted, we’ll get it in our hands
Honestly, wonder why can’t I smile wonderfully

Pouring tears,
Its not being weak
Its not regret,
Its pieces from my pain

No matter how time goes, the fate goes,
I know there’s only one thing for sure
Thinking to myself, from being lost in this moment,
Tomorrow, I’m going to go forward.

Always wanted to think,
How my heart is after all that,
I can’t switch it
Always ruined the unchangeable future
I can see, the unsurprising melody
That useless person, even when he smiles, he’s shining bright
All the more, why does he shine?

Is it really a lie
Don’t give me an excuse
My heart wants to feel it

Definitely love, fantasy
I don’t want to deceive it
Even if I’m hurt
I want to understand it and its a
Strong wish
There’s also time when I fret

When the sky sheds tears,
I spread my hands
In another ten years will this wind still be around

No matter how time goes, the fate goes,
I know there’s only one thing for sure

Even if we fight, even if there’s such thing
I will not give up
Just like this, I wont let go
Strongly grasping your right hand’s warmth
I’ll be here

Kanji lyrics

交わしたはずのない約束が
今日も 僕らの未来を奪おうとする

欲しがっていたものを手にしても
素直に うまく笑えないのはなぜだろう

あふれる涙は 弱さや後悔じゃない
イタミが生んだカケラで

どんな瞬間だって運命だって
ひとつだけ確かなものがあると知った
ひとりで考えちゃって 現実(いま)を迷うより
明日を 迎えにいくんだ

ずっと持ってたい 心の地雷 スイッチは切ってない
カワラナイミライ コワシタイ
いつも僕を見てる ありふれたメロディが

くだらないと 人に笑われても
キラキラ なおさら輝くのはなぜだろう

何が真実(ほんと)で嘘か リクツじゃなくて
感じていたい ココロで

きっと愛情なんて幻想だって
ごまかしたくないよ 傷ついたとしても
分かり合いたいと 強く願うほど
ぶつかることもあるから

泣けるくらい青空 交差点で 手を伸ばした
10年後もこんなふうに いられるかな 一緒に

どんな瞬間だって運命だって
ひとつだけ確かなものがあると知った
限界だって困難だって あきらめたくないよ
このまま離さないで
かたく握りしめた 君の右手のぬくもり
ここにあるから

Credits : J-POP Asia



Thursday, March 4, 2010

New Look and Feeling Pretty

Yeap I'm talking about the blog haha ( ̄ー ̄)

Added a new header and changed the name. The header I think will stick for a while but I'm not so sure about the name.
瞬間 or Shunkan means 'Moment' if I'm not mistaken, so the blog title means "Emotion Moments". Not that I want to use this place as a rant corner, mind you but since I've always find it hard to express my true emotions without sounding radical or Emotional, I want to be able to learn how to express myself maturely and rationally. So that's kind of the goal I've set for this place; to express thoughts and emotions without sounding overly emotional. Well... most of the time 'cause sometimes emotions are needed in some entries (;;´ 3`)

The title is also partly due to the fact that I have the song Shunkan Sentimental by SCANDAL stuck in my head so I wanted to incorporate part of the song into the blog somehow. I'll post up a youtube link, the lyrics and translation later if I can.
( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥ it really is an awesome song.

The header... ah! yes, I did it myself from scratch (thank you), and it is actually a gift art for a friend's birthday which is today. It took me 9 hours to complete the full illustration and overall, I can say I'm quite happy with the result.
( ´/// 3 ///`) I'll post up the full illustration later since I don't want him to see it just yet.... just in case he comes to the blog haha.

Oh and thanks for the 84 hit on the visitor counter~!
(● ̄▽ ̄●) whoever that's coming in haha.

Cheers till Next time!

Sometimes....



I wish this happened in K-ON then maybe there'll be a plot development ( ̄ε ̄ ;) *slapself* Nah I'm kidding. K-ON is K-ON coz of the non-plot development factor haha.

On the other hand, good morning everyone~! ( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Everything's Going to Be Alright


Well I thought what the heck, might as well keep the ball rolling while I have something to blog about. (● ̄▽ ̄●)

I'm sure everyone around the world has heard of the church arsonists here in Malaysia a couple of months back that nearly shook the nation of it's core. I'm not a very politically aware (so per say) person as I find it hard to keep my spirits up if I dwell too much in such avenues like politics and I like to keep my head up in my daily life, but I do keep up with the times. And of course, something as big as the church arson(s) is something even I can't escape from hearing about.

But as big as the headlines about the arson were also the article about a group of youths, from all walks of life that gathered at the heart of the nation the day after the disheartening events to pass out flowers to the community. Carrying the banners and signs with the words, "Everything's Gonna be Alright" at the Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, the youths were also joined by various figures from our local community like
social activist Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir and Independent filmmaker Chi Too, who initiated what the STAR newspaper dubbed "the goodwill gesture".

Inspired and touched by these youths' courage, determination and act of what I would dub chivalry, I did the piece above in commemoration of their actions despite what some of the "adults" have done due to the fact of ignorance of one of the most important values in life; Love Without Prejudice. I hope more and more youths these days will strive to make a difference in others because as the books I've read have endlessly say; "The only Rent we have to pay for Living on this Earth is our deeds to others."

Those who participated at Bukit Bintang, you have my utmost admiration and support. To inspire and spread to the younger generation about peace and Goodwill at such trying times is all Malaysia needs to rise stronger than ever. Thank you for reminding everyone that even handing out flowers to total strangers can remind us all of such simplicity in Life; Making a Difference.

First Time to Everything

....Though truth to be told, this isn't my first time blogging. (_ _|||)


Greetings and salutations~! I've had a few blogs ever since my internet venture started at the tender age of 15, but none that I could find myself dedicating to preserve due to the fact that I am easily distracted and often times not internet savvy enough to maintain one.

But I for one, am a firm believer of overcoming weaknesses, so here I am!
( ゚ ▽゚)/ ♥ What am I going to fill this blog with you ask? Well, most of it will conceive of my daily life (it's not all that exciting but I do try to find excitement in even the mundane), my animu and manga interests and maybe a few philosophical insights on events that happens everyday. Maybe even a few art techniques and work in progress to share with whoever stumbles into my humble page.

Over all in all, I'll be sure to make this one a living, updated page rather leaving it to rot like the rest haha.
(;  ̄Д ̄) Cheers till next time!