Just few days ago I introduce you to Budji furniture and now I would like to introduce you to Panta Furniture which is quite similar to Budji's furniture, that I came across this brand when I was in Bangkok back in October 2006, when I went to Bangkok with my mom to visit my brother and wife. That was my first time to Bangkok and my brother and wife showed us around and went to this big shopping mall call Siam Paragon. I'm sure those of you who went to Bangkok knows what they sell in Siam Paragon. All the expensive brands from Cartier to Lamborghini, so can you imagine what they still here. So happen when I was there Panta was displaying their furniture at one of the open space. This is how i discover this brand as I like the furniture that made from natural material but in a modern authentic furniture with an identity.
Just a brief introduction of Panta.
The name PANTA is derived from Sahasanetra, which means a thousand pair of eyes reflection all the good deeds carried out. The store started retailing in Siam Discovery Centre, Bangkok in June 2002 and the second store in Siam Paragon, Bangkok in December 2005.
The slogan of the PANTA business is originally design contemporary lifestyle, and what the designers seek to achieve is an integration of east and west, of classic forms and innovation; of the richness of time honoured traditions and contemporary lifestyle. The store also acts as a forum where other designers who share a similar vision can show their work.
Besides the unique furniture they produce, I fell in love with the home accessories they produce as well. From pillow case to vase and everything in between. All of the furniture materials are almost 100% natural. I seriously can't wait to have a place of my own to decorate them with all these lovely furniture that I like so much.
The name PANTA is derived from Sahasanetra, which means a thousand pair of eyes reflection all the good deeds carried out. The store started retailing in Siam Discovery Centre, Bangkok in June 2002 and the second store in Siam Paragon, Bangkok in December 2005.
The slogan of the PANTA business is originally design contemporary lifestyle, and what the designers seek to achieve is an integration of east and west, of classic forms and innovation; of the richness of time honoured traditions and contemporary lifestyle. The store also acts as a forum where other designers who share a similar vision can show their work.
Besides the unique furniture they produce, I fell in love with the home accessories they produce as well. From pillow case to vase and everything in between. All of the furniture materials are almost 100% natural. I seriously can't wait to have a place of my own to decorate them with all these lovely furniture that I like so much.
In this concrete jungle that we are living, who is the prey and who is the hunter we have yet to know. We are no difference with those animals living in the jungle too. Be it in the working environment or among friends, there is definitely some who wants to be the supreme one in the group and of course there are some who tries to play us out.I believe we are either hunter or prey, we are just playing the game and this hunter and prey games last till the very end till our last breath. Everyone is trying to out smart one another with their wit. Along this game, we might win and we might loose, the battle goes on and on. At the end either one just withdrawn from this hunter and prey game.
At time I just wish I am not caught in between this hunter and prey game, but it it inevitable. I just have to play along this battle of the wit hunter and prey game. At the end of the day who is the hunter and who is the prey we only know?
Are we being a puppet and let others pulling the strings in our life? I do came across a few friends that live like a puppet live. Which makes me felt so heartache to see them living a puppet live. There are times I feel like cutting the ropes that is controlling them but who am I to play God here.I'm sure there are a lot of reasons behind each puppet. And yet sometimes I find that, they don't even know how to defend themselves and end up being a puppet and let others pull the strings and instruct them to do things that they don't like.
Sometimes, slowly without realizing it, that we have become ones puppet. Sometimes I see that my friends losing his own identity and him/herself just breaks my heart. Seeing them in such a situation is even worst then a bird being cage. At least the bird still can do whatever he/she likes just that in a confined place. But being a puppet, you have all the space in the world but it is always being controlled by others.
I do wish someday I have the courage to go up against the puppet master and cut my friends loose from being controlled by the puppet master. And of course the best is the puppet him/herself knows how to cut away and learn to be on his/her own. This is my only wish for all the puppets out there.
Ever heard of Budji? I assume not much people heard about and know anything about it. It is actually a authentic furniture brand by Antonio "Budji" Layug. That is how the brand name came about. Budji introduces us to the world of modern asean living - a mixture of rich heritage and traditional craftsmanship as well as contemporary needs of sensibilities.
Antonio "Budji" Layug, an international designer of furniture and interiors, was born in 1950. The third of eight children in a Falipino furniture manufacturing family, Budji's interest in design developed early. He studied at the New York School of Interior Design, and later, returned to the Philippines to study architecture at the St. Thomas University in Manila. Budji then spent seven years traveling the world, expanding his understanding of foreign culture, art and design. Upon his return to the PHilippines, Budji began to explore his native country's landscape as vigorously as he had explored the European and American continents.
One day on a beach in the mid-seventies, while watching two men build a traditional bamboo outrigger canoe, the seeds for a new venture were sown. Fascinated by their skill and their use of native materilas, Budji began to design furniture that incoporperated traditional techiniques and indigenous organic materials such as pandan, bamboo and Philippine hardwoods to create sleek, elegant and throughtly post-colonial furniture.
I guess locally Budji may not be a household name but over the some other countries Budji as a Furniture designer has made a name for himself. I wonder whether Malaysian can't afford his furniture or hardly heard of it before. When I knew about this brand few years and and until now, not much people know about this brand and probably the location of the shop is not that out standing.
One day on a beach in the mid-seventies, while watching two men build a traditional bamboo outrigger canoe, the seeds for a new venture were sown. Fascinated by their skill and their use of native materilas, Budji began to design furniture that incoporperated traditional techiniques and indigenous organic materials such as pandan, bamboo and Philippine hardwoods to create sleek, elegant and throughtly post-colonial furniture.
I guess locally Budji may not be a household name but over the some other countries Budji as a Furniture designer has made a name for himself. I wonder whether Malaysian can't afford his furniture or hardly heard of it before. When I knew about this brand few years and and until now, not much people know about this brand and probably the location of the shop is not that out standing.
This coming month, I'll be involve with Keith Kee Coutures's East is Red fashion show. Everyone is being invited to this Oriental night, just make yourself avaible on that night, 14th January 2009, 10:30 pm @ Spacebar. For those of you not too sure where is Spacebar, it is actually at Jalan Doraisamy at Heritage Row just next to Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur.Do come for this eventful Oriental night and have a smashing good time with oriental fashion show by one of our famous local designer Keith Kee for his personal touched on every oriental piece that is to be on the runway, come and be awe by this talented local designer.
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Nope, it's just a Restaurant at Kg. Sg. Penchala, Jalan Damansara. It was great fun and experience dining in such a beautiful serene place called Bora Asmara. It was actually discover by on of my students from the internet. After surveying the place, they made a plan to go there for dinner and invited me.
Seriously when I enter the restaurant, I really felt like I'm back to Bali again. It seems like going there in the evening before the sunset was the best time. And true enough it was just the right time to be there. Finally we were at the table that they booked earlier and as the menu reaches me, I browse through the menu and found the prices are just fair enough for such a beautiful place, between RM15ish to about RM40ish depend on the food you order.
The service were good and the food are good. As we were dining half way through a man approaches to ask us to take our time to eat our food as they will be musical performance around 9pm. We were there around 6pm and by the time we finished our food about 7:30pm and we really can't wait till 9pm for the performance. The food they serve are from Balinese to Western to even Fusion Food, I guess there not that much of Balinese food as main dish because the Balinese delicacy would be "Babi (pork) Guling" and "Itek (duck) Bebek" (hope I got the spelling right) are not being served here and this Restaurant serve only Halal food and own by this Muslim.
The service were good and the food are good. As we were dining half way through a man approaches to ask us to take our time to eat our food as they will be musical performance around 9pm. We were there around 6pm and by the time we finished our food about 7:30pm and we really can't wait till 9pm for the performance. The food they serve are from Balinese to Western to even Fusion Food, I guess there not that much of Balinese food as main dish because the Balinese delicacy would be "Babi (pork) Guling" and "Itek (duck) Bebek" (hope I got the spelling right) are not being served here and this Restaurant serve only Halal food and own by this Muslim.
photos courtesy of my students
map to Bora Asmara
Lot 3330, Kg. Sg. Penchala, Jalan Damansara,
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
tel/fax: 603 7726 0904 email: boraombak@gmail.com
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
tel/fax: 603 7726 0904 email: boraombak@gmail.com
Merry Christmas to everyone out there and finally it's here but unfortunately I could not finish my Christmas gifts in time. I guess it is norm for all artist to be perfectionist and I'm one of them too. I rather do it slow but nicely then just a lousy Christmas gift.
This year has been a really great year for me, lots of ups and downs but I guess the joy of knowing so many friends in this realm of blogger, brings me to another level in my life. Just a short story for this Christmas.
Just this afternoon I went to Sg. Wang to get something from my buddy and I ask one of my student to come along just to accompany me. On the way back, something really terrible happened. A motorcycle was trying to over take a lorry and I don't really know what happen but somehow the motorcycle bang the back of the lorry and lost control and fell right in front of my car! I immediately hit the brake and my car skidded and stop and the motorcyclist was out of my view right in front of my car on the road. I've no idea whether he's dead or alive as he has totally out of my view.
Suddenly I saw his hand and his head climbing up and I totally felt relieve that he is all right. I was so afraid that I might just ran him over. My student quickly went out and help him up and I follow right after that to make sure he is alright. I just caused a massive jam at Federal Highway just right before the junction that turn to Old Klang Road. I thank God that guy is alright, even thought there are some dent on my car.
I would like to thank Emila from Emila Illustrated Blog for this lovely Christmas gift. A bag sew by her and painted by her too, the best part was she knows I love that baby blue color. I was nicely wrap in that blue box with a Christmas card and snow man tag too. Is was presented to me on the day I have met her on Magic Mirror Exhibition and I've waited to this day to open it as my family don't celebrate Christmas and this is just a wonder gift. By the way, thank you Yoon See too for her mystery gift.~ Merry Christmas ~
I have been busy lately with students results as I need to submit them soon. Besides that I'm also getting worried for the next two months. It seems like the college don't have any subject for me to teach during this short semester, which is about two months.I have once read a book called "Financial Freedom" by a group of people from Public Mutual Funds and after reading it, one point that struck me hard was, save as much as nine (9) months of your salary for rainy days. When I saw that point, my jaw dropped to the floor, when will I be able to save that much? The world is full of temptations and have some too many commitments.
If I knew this earlier, I would not have bought the laptop and that might just help me to survived for that two months. Now I am thinking what should I do in that two months, what can I do too? My rainy days just started and now I have not stopped thinking what to do next, planning, planning and planning. I just can't stopped thinking about it, simply because for survival sick.
Hopefully the clear and sunny day will appear very soon to light up my life.
Hopefully the clear and sunny day will appear very soon to light up my life.
Ops! It is way pass the due date for the Season To Give contest. I was busy with the students assignment and have slipped my mind. First of all I would like to thank everyone who has actually participated in the Season To Give contest.
I actually have hard time choosing the winner and the best story told, in the end I'll have to resort to some help from family and friends. I wanted to put up the three (3) best story for everyone to vote on my blog but I guess time is not on my side, so I'll have to pass the idea. And for those of you who would like to know which three (3) post made it...
Emila's Reggedy Ann doll from mommy
Cindy's mother first smile
Wei Khean's surprise birthday dinner far away from home
To me all the stories are great and I know it meant a lot to each and everyone of you, if not you would not write such beautiful stories and touched my heart. To me everyone of you are a winner but there is only one price to be given out. So, after all the discussion with family and friends. And we have selected the winner...
And the hand painted lamp goes to....... CINDY
I actually have hard time choosing the winner and the best story told, in the end I'll have to resort to some help from family and friends. I wanted to put up the three (3) best story for everyone to vote on my blog but I guess time is not on my side, so I'll have to pass the idea. And for those of you who would like to know which three (3) post made it...
Emila's Reggedy Ann doll from mommy
Cindy's mother first smile
Wei Khean's surprise birthday dinner far away from home
To me all the stories are great and I know it meant a lot to each and everyone of you, if not you would not write such beautiful stories and touched my heart. To me everyone of you are a winner but there is only one price to be given out. So, after all the discussion with family and friends. And we have selected the winner...
And the hand painted lamp goes to....... CINDY
Congratulation!!!!
Next time I think I'm going to hold a contest that is less stressful on myself, if not I would have to crack my head for the winner. Cindy please email me your add to ken.tapestry@gmail.com Once again, thank you for everyone participation and I hope this is not the only contest that I am having. Hopefully there are more to come.
I have been tagged by Khemy for quite awhile and I haven't got the time to do it as there are so many giveaway to join. And now finally taking my time to do it.
RULES:-
Do the “Letter MEME”. Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the “How-to” Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.
-> How you do the Letter Meme:
Dear ________(the last person who left a comment on your blog/journal):
I don’t really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I’m sure you’re ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I’m returning ___8___ to you, but I’ll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .
___12___,
-Your name-
Just fill in the blanks on top based on the answers you are gonna choose below.
*My results are at the bottom of this post*
1. What’s the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’ll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn’t match
Grey - You’re a pervert
Yellow - I’m selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You’re a loser
Other - I’m in love with your sister
2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes
3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women’s clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife
4. What’s the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out
5. What’s the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United’s goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk
6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scared
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed
7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I’ve felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn’t exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we’re cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I’m allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I’m open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks
8. What’s the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - How awful I’ve felt
Other - Your memories from the military service
9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David’s tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college
10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Hate your guts
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked
11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics
12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Dear Wei Khean
I don’t really know how to tell you this, but I’ll join the monastery. I think I realized it last year under the bus and I saw you ignore my avocado plant. I’m sure you’re frostbitten enough to understand that your Honda sucks. I’m returning the couch cushions to you, but I’ll keep your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I was interviewed by the Times about our friendship .
Go burn,
~Ken Ong~
Now I'm going to tag
Enjoy being tagged and the Mafia Wants YOU!!!!
RULES:-
Do the “Letter MEME”. Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the “How-to” Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.
-> How you do the Letter Meme:
Dear ________(the last person who left a comment on your blog/journal):
I don’t really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I’m sure you’re ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I’m returning ___8___ to you, but I’ll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .
___12___,
-Your name-
Just fill in the blanks on top based on the answers you are gonna choose below.
*My results are at the bottom of this post*
1. What’s the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’ll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn’t match
Grey - You’re a pervert
Yellow - I’m selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You’re a loser
Other - I’m in love with your sister
2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes
3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women’s clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife
4. What’s the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out
5. What’s the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United’s goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk
6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scared
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed
7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I’ve felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn’t exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we’re cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I’m allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I’m open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks
8. What’s the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - How awful I’ve felt
Other - Your memories from the military service
9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David’s tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college
10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Hate your guts
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked
11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics
12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Dear Wei Khean
I don’t really know how to tell you this, but I’ll join the monastery. I think I realized it last year under the bus and I saw you ignore my avocado plant. I’m sure you’re frostbitten enough to understand that your Honda sucks. I’m returning the couch cushions to you, but I’ll keep your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I was interviewed by the Times about our friendship .
Go burn,
~Ken Ong~
Now I'm going to tag
Enjoy being tagged and the Mafia Wants YOU!!!!
This month is truly the month for giveaways, not long ago Marvic is having is having her Mystery Gift from the Land of Hornbill. And it is very simple, all you got to do is...1. You would need to subscribes NotesByMarvic (2 entries).
2. Then, add NotesByMarvic at your blogroll for me to link you back (4 entries).
3. Blog about this Mystery Gift - Christmas Giveaway at your blog and link back in here (6 entries).
(Remember to comment on what you have done)The contest run from 19th December 2008 until 31st December 2008 (12 midnight Malaysia time). The winner will be selected by Marvic's best friend back in Kuching and Marvic herself during her during the 2009 New Year party. It is open to all bloggers, so why wait? Just login your blog and start blog about this wonderful mysterious gift from the Land of Hornbills.
Finally the day I've been waiting for is here. Magic Mirror Exhibition opening day and I have been invited by a blogger friend, Emila from Emila's Illustrated Blog to attending this exhibition. When I was about to reach the entrance I was greeted by Yoon See fr Greener Pasture. It was really a great pleasure to finally meet up with some of the bloggers that I have been in contact with.
There are about 7 artist work on display at the exhibition, all have their distinct ways in the artwork. Since it's a charity exhibition, all artwork sales will goes be donated to selected children's home and to fund Extol's community-base open source software developments project. The exhibition is running from now till 20th January 2009, 10am - 6pm.
As you can see, these are some of Emila's work on display. And of course I love the most is this turquoise baby shoe, probably it's because I don't own any when I was a baby. Of course you can check out all the display artwork at the exhibition hall or at her Emila's Illustration Blog, something you wouldn't want to miss out on.
I had a wonderful time to get to know these two blogger friends from the internet and I was being interviewed too. I just wonder is it going to be on TV? LOL. By the way, all the best to Emila and congratulations in involving in this wonderful and charitable exhibition event.
I had a wonderful time to get to know these two blogger friends from the internet and I was being interviewed too. I just wonder is it going to be on TV? LOL. By the way, all the best to Emila and congratulations in involving in this wonderful and charitable exhibition event.
I'm sure this image looks familiar, remember my post on Finally It Has Arrived. Yes, it's my beautiful laptop casing. Since so many people were asking me be it online or offline, where I got this cool laptop casing. So let me reveal this wonderful website to all of you who are interested in getting all these cool laptop accessories for yourself.Named after the Egyptian goddess of protection, Isis Dei offers outer worldly care for the masses' electronicas.
Launching new products almost every month, Isis eats, sleeps, and breathes laptop accessories - so bring on any suggestions or criticism.
Become part of our super development squad by submitting your artwork on our "Make Bank" page. Get enough votes and we'll lavish you with love, fame, and cash.
Isis is deeply committed to the fight against world poverty. Every month we donate a portion of our sales to Deseret International, an NGO that provides free surgeries for children in third world countries. Check out Deseret International for more information and help save the world.
I like the Make Bank column, I do encourage all of you who is interested in making money and design at the same time, why not try it. My friend Jimmy Tan joined and he won, and this is how my laptop casing came about.
In the near future, I might just join the Make Bank contest and try my luck.
Finally the entry is coming in as the closing date gets closer. I do hope there are more entries coming as I love reading all the stories that has been submitted. Some stories are short and straight to the point and some long and very detailed. I love all of them and it makes my selection even harder.Here is the updated list:-
Don't just stop there, those who are interested please do send in your entry by the 20th December 2008, 11:59pm (my blog time). Anything later then that will not be entertain, so keep those entries coming in before the deadline.
All the best to those who have submitted their entries.
All the best to those who have submitted their entries.
Hey, Christmas is just around the corner, about 8 more days. As usual browsing through the net and found this cute little paper Christmas tree. at Martha Steward. I think any Tom, Dick and Harry are able to do this cute little paper Christmas tree, all you need to do is just use a bit of your brain juice and it is all done.With just a little of creativity, I'm sure you can turn this paper Christmas tree into something very beautiful. As I was looking at the picture, images already fleshing in my head on how this paper Christmas tree can be improved.
And of course there is another fabric Christmas tree that I found by The Small Object. By the looks of it, you can probably mix and match the two Christmas tree. Turn the paper Christmas tree by using fabric.
Beside that you can also check out Domino Magazine on how to make snowflake ornament, it is as easy as ABC, 123 & Do Re Mi. Last but not least, how to make paper wreath by Real Living Magazine.
Hope that, this DIY Christmas trees and ornaments help to spice up this coming Christmas and have a wonderful time preparing it with you love ones and even friends.
Finally I have time to sit down to blog about TH (Twinshappiness) is giveaway contest in conjunction of her 6th Wedding Anniversary. The giveaway price would be this beautiful pink pearl which is important from Hong Kong. In order to join this giveaway, is pretty simple. Just follow this simple set of rules listed below.
- Subscribe to Twins Happiness by email and be sure to verify it. {1 entry}
- Add my Twinshappiness and ThereisHappiness blogs to your blogroll. {2 entries}
- Blog about my giveaway at your blog, remember to link back to this post. (5 entries}
- One Lucky Winner will be chosen using the random.org.
- This contest is open for blogger with Malaysia address. As I am only sending the giveaway in Malaysia.
- Contest runs on 24 November to 24 December 2008 (12midnight Malaysia time).
Those of you who are interested to join this 6th Wedding Anniversary giveaway by TH, please do it as soon as possible as the time is running short.
Wishing TH more than this six happily married years but forever and ever more to come.
Wishing TH more than this six happily married years but forever and ever more to come.
It has been almost two weeks and I have five entries for the "Season To Give" contest so far. Even with this five entries, I'm already having a hard time choosing the winner.
List of participants
1. TH
2. Yumi
3. Emila
4. Yoon See
5. Anny
Time and tide wait for no man, and there is only six days left for this contest and the winner will be announce soon I guess. For those of you who are still interested, you only got six days left for this "Season To Give" contest.
All the best to the participant and your support is very much appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
List of participants
1. TH
2. Yumi
3. Emila
4. Yoon See
5. Anny
Time and tide wait for no man, and there is only six days left for this contest and the winner will be announce soon I guess. For those of you who are still interested, you only got six days left for this "Season To Give" contest.
All the best to the participant and your support is very much appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
It was a busy and packed Saturday for me. Work up as early as 7 am to get really to meet one of my students for some discussion on his project that he's working on. Right after that, I have to meet another batch of students to go PC Fair in KL Convention Center. That was my first time to PC Fair as I find it too pack and I hate the sardine pack feeling. But this time I have no choice because I have planned for months to get myself a laptop. So I guess that would be the best place.
Yes!!! It is finally here right in my room on my working table. It is a Dell Studio 15 series and I'm already in love with it. One thing I've learned from PC fair, buy what you think you already set your eyes on it, once buy, no regrets. In PC Fair you totally can't go back as the people are so packed that you can barely go against the traffic flow.
This cool laptop casing was given to me by Jimmy Tan, a cool illustrator. He actually won't this online competition and rewards him with reward points so that he can shop online at the website he won. And he ask me select one that I like from the website and I finally made this choice. And it went pretty well with my laptop, both in gray color.
After spending hours in PC Fair, I have to rush back for my next appointment, my friend's (Szegy) wedding dinner at Mid Valley.
It was so rush that I don't even really have time to spend with my new toy. But it was really a great day to remember my friend's wedding day and my first laptop day :)
After spending hours in PC Fair, I have to rush back for my next appointment, my friend's (Szegy) wedding dinner at Mid Valley.
Congratulation!!!
to
Szegy and Anne
great to see that you finally tie the knot and really happy for you
to
Szegy and Anne
great to see that you finally tie the knot and really happy for you
It was so rush that I don't even really have time to spend with my new toy. But it was really a great day to remember my friend's wedding day and my first laptop day :)
One Utama
Little Drummer Boy was the theme for One Utama last year. Though this Little Drummer Boy is the Biggest Drummer Boy I've seen so far. All around it are cute Little Drummer Boy and of course stalls that sells items and gift for Christmas. I was beautifully layout with the piano keyboard as part of the design that makes the Little Drummer Boy goes up and down.
Little Drummer Boy was the theme for One Utama last year. Though this Little Drummer Boy is the Biggest Drummer Boy I've seen so far. All around it are cute Little Drummer Boy and of course stalls that sells items and gift for Christmas. I was beautifully layout with the piano keyboard as part of the design that makes the Little Drummer Boy goes up and down.
This year, One Utama is doing for Alice In Wonderland There for Christmas, or should I put it as Alice In Winter White Wonderland? There is so many characters in Alice In Wonderland and they only use the Soilder Cards as the theme.
As you can see here, they are trying to create a maze garden here and it actually took up a lot of space from putting more stalls to cheer up this place.
Very simple lit Christmas Tree, white and beautiful and accompanied by the white spade behind to link it back to the theme.
This is an idea, which I never thought of. Playing cards to decorate the Christmas tree and actually it looks good. That just give me an idea, probably next time I can use Mahjong to decorate the Christmas tree and I'm sure parents would love it.
Close up on the Christmas tree with playing cards and it looks cool. Since playing cards can be decorations for Christmas tree, so many ideas are running through my head. Getting a better and clearer picture in decorating a Chrismas tree with theme. I'll definitely doing it when I own a place of my own.Mid Valley
This was Mid Valley 2007 Christmas decorations, the setting was like autumn by the lake with a lot of tall long grass all around the stage. Very beautifully lit cocoon like lantern.
This was Mid Valley 2007 Christmas decorations, the setting was like autumn by the lake with a lot of tall long grass all around the stage. Very beautifully lit cocoon like lantern.
This year Mid Valley is doing a circus theme for Christmas, and surprisingly they did it quite well. Just never thought Christmas and Circus goes hand in hand. Some how Mid Valley manage to pull if off nicely. Not too much and yet it emits the Christmas mood, playful and joyful.
If you were to look closely, there are animals all around the stage from bear, to horse, lions, so on and so forth. 
I like this extremely call Christmas tree fill with candy like ornaments. Not too much just nice for the occasion.
Colourful tent and Merry-Go-Round stall all around the ground floor. Makes the whole theme more interesting and whole. Just like walking into a Circus theme park. All the stalls were selling gifts for Christmas.
While walking I came across this beautifully decorated cart with a puppet inside. It is too bad that there isn't any real puppet show, if not I'm sure it is going to be very interesting.So, what do you think? Who has the best Christmas decoration this year? I personally would go for Mid Valley. As I find they put a lot more effort in making it happen. Wonder what would your choice be?
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