December 27, 2010

Go Viral

I came across some creative vids in Mashable. So don't miss this - http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com/



Then my favourite band OKGo's one of the many viral vids

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

December 26, 2010

Christmas, Season of Love

As my all time favourite plays,



I look back at the past 12 months and 3 weeks of my life, these quotes seem to resonate to me very much. Lucille Ball says, love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Self-love and appreciation exudes confidence that transforms into charm and this magnet that attracts everything in the world to me. I cannot explain to my friend why you cannot crush my self esteem. Maybe it's as simple as I am in control of what I allow others to make me feel. No matter what, people around me make me proud of them and myself. Got to say that my Christmas dinner with the family was inspiring for sure :)

Joseph Addison (whoever he is) also thinks that three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. And hey, I have all these in my life, so full and so rich and I don't really cling on the the joyous days in the past. Something to do, check. Something to love, more than just something for sure, check. Something to hope for, yes check, I'm counting down to D-Day.

At the end of the day, life is but a brief moment. The years go by quickly and old age arrives suddenly before we have an inkling. People desire so many things and waste their days in vain. Some yearn for gold, others for power, yet others for glory and a higher station. But when death's moment nears and they look back at their lives they've lived, they realise they've been happy only during those moments when they've loved. I didn't write that, Borje Vahamaki did.

Even CS Lewis says, love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.

The more vulnerable I am, the stronger I will become. Nicely said that all I want is love and let loved. The rest will fall into place eventually. Yes, call me cheesy but love is my addiction and hobby.

And this is my belief,
A post from a woman in love.

December 9, 2010

what would happen if the camera was the fast-moving object?



Very cool :)
Read this

Moleskin

MINI PLANNERS from Moleskine ® on Vimeo.



Oh dear, the power of human minds sets the limitless creativity free.

December 8, 2010

Carve Out the Angel

Cuba Gallery: England / London / Buckingham Palace / Queen Victoria Statue / angel / sky / clouds / blue / photography


“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”


Michelangelo said, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it, and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” Every person is like that block of stone, there’s greatness inside, but it has to be carved out. It has to be carved out through hard work; it has to be carved out by the individual who can perceive their own greatness. To succeed, you must carve your greatness out of the block.


Excerpt from a PickTheBrain feed

December 5, 2010

Never Let Me Go

I always have this perception that Japanese authors possess extremely twisted minds, writing surreal stories, creating melancholic tones in each plot that kills all happiness in the imagination. They are good, I have no doubt about that. At times, I saw a Japanese name and I would prompt to assume," Yes, yet another Japanese writer."

Whatever that stereotype contains, it does not change the originality of some amazing works that even the western world could not help but copy. Err, I mean Ju-On and Ring. Of course they are more, you can quote me for that. I just need to spend some time to dig out some facts, which I know exist for sure.

Anyway, I just watched a film, adapted from original book "Never Let Me Go" by Japanese-born British writer, Kazuo Ishiguro. When I came across his books in the past, I always thought of them as one of the many translated Japanese books, not knowing that he writes in English all along. What a blasphemy. He's actually quite something.





The film has the usual flair of British drama, simple, melancholic and minimalist. It's just beautiful.

No spoiler here. But please do watch the film or the book - one of the two and not both. People tend to compare a book to adaptation film, vice versa. I've watched the film and have no intention to read the book. I suppose, a good story deserves singularity of respect and not being torn apart by multiple perspectives from different presentations.

December 4, 2010

One Day in Winter







When someone asked what happened on 4th December, I'll say - It snowed this heavy in The Hague :)