VIDEO: Japan parking lots

Now if only our parking lots could be like this..........

Just because

If one can explain why they did something with general, factual, and logical reasons; it is not based on true emotions.  Emotions are never based on logic, sense, and practicality. Emotions are withdrawn, intangible, whimsical, raw.

"I don't know why I did it, I did it 'just because'...."

Somethings are better left unexplained, unthoughtout, unpondered.

SONG: Smoke and Mirrors

Love this line from this song.

"Who knows what tomorrow will bring
Maybe sunshine or maybe the rain"

SONG: Nujabes feat Shing02 - Luv sic (Modal Soul Remix)

By far to me.

One of the best tunes ever.

"cause the beat plus the melody makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently"

Nothing

Sometimes we have to ask ourselves: How much are you willing to sacrifice for nothing.

What do you mean by 'nothing'?

Fun is nothing. It lasts a short span of time but evaporates into thin air soon after, leaving only memories. Memories are nothing too. Intangible.




But. Nothing can mean - everything - to someone.

The disappearance of delectables

Ever wondered what it would be like living 30 years down the road from now?

Dilapidation of cultures. The full stop of tradition. Discontinuity of teaching and skills. The younger do not take up after the older, leaving a whole new way of life in the wake of this conglomerated, media filled, cyber run society where people do not stop and engage in small chat over the weather, bees, and cardboard fixtures.

When the old die off, they take with them the wisdom, knowledge and skills to the grave. It has become very apparent that the younger generation seem more likely to not take up the footsteps of their forefathers. Mostly its because the two cultures that they live in are so different. One can't understand how it is that people can make friends and relationships with faceless people over this intangible space called the Internet; the other can't make it out how they can live sticking to Jurassic boulder by boulder habits. With this disparity, cultures of now and then will quickly disappear in time; bringing with it all the little nostalgic memories and lifestyles.

A great example would be to think of the one thing that binds us all together - food. If you go out often to eat, and are the adventurous type, you will notice that the foods of now have become less delectable, less wholesome, less munch. More old timers are throwing in the rag calling it quits to the culinary arts, passing it on to their children or some other human to continue their recipes. With this, many famous dishes have become smaller, less savoury and much less memorable. By the time 30 years rolls around from now, almost 50% of traditional recipes would be lost in time.

Never again would we see some old guy on a bicycle selling munchies, never again will we see small shops by the roadside offering morsels that make stomachs happy, never again will there be little little nourishments that possess two things that makes them notable - soul & passion.

It's a sad thing thinking of what our next generation would be missing out on.

......in the mean time, Bon Appetit!

SONG: I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire

A real awesome remake of the classic song from the Ink Spots - I don't want to set the world on fire



Enjoy!

Meow?

Meows have it so easy. Eat, sleep, drink, catch strings, fight bugs, and annoy their owners.

Sometimes I wish I was a meow....

SONG: Incubus cover of Lionel Richie's 'Hello'

This is an awesome cover of Lionel Richie's 80's hit song 'Hello'

Naming your children

Names. They stick with you for the rest of your frickin life. Please choose them wisely. Whether it be a given name to yourself, or particularly to your children. Please, PLEASE spare your children the agony and dispair. Imagine the resident big bully in school teasing your child to no end because his name is 'Ferrari Ng' or 'Goh Wee Wee'.

I stumbled upon this blogpost AreshaOnline on names that people have plucked out of the Singaporean Residential Yellow Pages.

Link --> http://blog.areshaonline.com/?p=509

Give it a glance, and contemplate your thoughts of your future kids....or that stupid name you wanted to give yourself.

Followers we shall always be

Social networking is a rapidly growing, attention-seeking trend that screams “look at me; see what I have to say about myself and the world as I see it”. As narcissistic as it may seem, but people warm up to the idea very quickly. As humans, no matter what kind of human you are – are highly likely to be interested with what other people do in their lives. It is because everyone wants a reference; a benchmark; an example to follow. No matter how we may like to disdain the idea, the very bulk of us are always followers rather than leaders.

Blogs that shout "Hey look! My life is much better than yours!"

Twits that tweet "My brand of toothpaste tastes much nicer than yours!"

Facebook accounts that show "My social life's more happening than yours!"

In the end, we stomach it, look up and evaluate ourselves, and try our best to follow what other people portray of themselves.

Lemmings. Sheep. We are all just that.

Change: don't we all want it?

I came across this interesting piece of art whilst traversing the interwebs.

This website is about designers ripping off other people's ideas and designs to monetise it for themselves. Its a sad thing that we live in a society full of copy cats.

http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3

Well...sometimes imitation is the best form of flattery; but really - is it morally right?

Neglect

Yes I know this blog has been neglected for quite sometime.

Lets just say certain things have disallowed me the quality time I can extend to fill this blog up with words and pixelated photos

Updates will soon come!

Video: Bali!

Here is a video I made with a collection of random videos & photos I took on my trip to Bali.

Vid is strung to the song by Tokyo Police Club - Be Good (RAC Remix)

Watch out for the smoking monkey! 

*This video is also dedicated to JQKC, our good friend who will be going back to the Phillipines for like 2 years. Have a good one mate!*

hmmm...WTF?

I was recently in Bali and this is one of the most random things that I came across in the little town of Kuta. 

"Can I change my brown one for a black one? This one poops a lot."

SONG: David Choi - Won't Even Start

A lovely song. Could do well with the broken hearted that are on the brink of recovery.

Earth Hour post-mortem

Earth hour. The supposedly 'green' movement that was conjured up to promote the awareness of global warming by uniting people all around the world to shut off their lights for one hour on March 28th. 

Earth hour successfully united the earth's population all over 88 countries to participate in this global event, kicking it off with massive gatherings that glued people together to soak up the pre-lights-out entertainment. Concerts were held with grandeur and extravagance. 

 

Soon after about 3 hours of partying through song and laughter; the time has come to experience the great worldwide phenomenon of darkness. Lights out. One hour. Hello world we are back again. 

Seriously. 

Don't you think this movement kinda defeats itself in the first place? Look at all the entertainment sloshed on the hours before lights-out. How much electricity, food and water would have been wasted there? And do you even think one frickin hour of being in darkness is going to help our planet? Get real.

In my honest and most humble opinion, I think that Earth Hour is just a massive marketing tool for companies to cash in on the 'environmentalist mentality' and 'green movement'; taking advantage of our goodwill and basic human empathy and camaraderie, making us 'think' that we are doing something good collectively, but in fact our cash is just being sucked up by all the merchandising, memorabilia, and ticketing that's being sold. 

If you were to really want to support earth hour. Turn off all your frickin lights AT HOME - AND STAY AT HOME. If you don't want to be home, you could just take a walk out instead of DRIVING. 

Events are well known to create wastage, thrash, and overblown electric consumption. If you really want to save the earth. Do so by doing your part and not contribute to all the waste. 

Think about it. 

Down with all this money sucking crap disguised as 'good intentions'

Have a break, have a Kit Kat

Creativity and passion is like juice. It can and will run out sooner or later. When it is running low and you can’t seem to fathom and recoup the ideas that are swimming in your head, it’s time to take a break. You can start by realising that you do not need to be at your work 24-7. Incorporate sessions to get you recharged, and then take note on how you feel afterwards; both physically and mentally. It is like your favourite foods: 

You may love to eat chicken but if you eat it day and night, week in week out, you will at some point not want to eat it anymore.

When you take the stress away and not remind ourselves of work for awhile, you will be able to get back to it with more excitement; compared to not ever leaving it alone in the first place. Detaching yourself away from everything work related will remind you why you enjoyed the work so much in the first place. You will come back stronger and faster with ideas brimming at the rim. Giving yourself good positive tones will help with the way you feel about work.

Reward ourselves for all the hard work that we have done. Go on a vacation, see your friends, spend time with your family, or go do whatever it is that makes you happy. A change of scenery is something very important. It helps us develop different perspectives, induces creative ideas, and the jumpstarts our willpower to go out there and fight on again.

Video: Carousel

This video is way too good. A must watch!



a short film from Adam Berg and Stink Digital Red carpet roll-out for Cinema 21:9 interactive website Amsterdam

Video: Soul of Drifting, Ebisu

Taken from - Speedhunters.com

This video is mesmerizing for all you drift fans out there. Wish there were more places like that where I live....