3:42AM (Writer's Block)

Phew. As well as underallocating time, it turned out my actual tasks balance off the lack of time! It doesn't mean there is more time available, but it means there are less things to do.

I've been using Adobe Illustrator for quite a fair bit lately; it feels good to have my skills sharpened this way (although I'd like *somebody* to pay me back for those glossies, or treat me to a nice lunch. Sob.) Oh well, it's quite good overall. I'm trying to sell my point that combining turquoise/red coral is better than than compared to mocha/espresso as it's more likely to soothe and energizes while being memorable. In my opinion, good brands are noticeable from its colour combination and require little fussing around with fonts for it to be instantly recognisable. Some good examples are Shell (yellow-and-red shell), Tiffany &Co (robin's egg blue box and white ribbon), Cartier (gold embossing on rich red background) and Chanel (iconic white double C's over black.)

I also have this one nice shot I took when I went to Melbourne. Nothing fancy, just an image that would be worthy to look at and keep. I do think true graffiti artists wouldn't spray paint any wall incessantly when there is an artwork that looks this good... but then, not all graffitists are true, well-intentioned graffiti artists. Just pray more of this breed of people grow and live over here in Jakarta :))


Other than that, I need sleeeeeeeeeeep... geez, can't believe that I'm turning 22 soon. The older I get, the more I feel time flies faster. I'm looking forward to travel around to unseen places ^^ Btw, today's song is a catchy one, so you might wanna start hunting for it. It's one that hits the spot right on for any assortment of artist stuck for ideas - you're not alone, so welcome to the club :E

Take care!

3:41AM, make that 3:42
Time just keeps rolling on while I'm here stuck like glue
So many things cross my mind
But nothing stays awhile, so frustrating
I just wanna say something worthwhile, speak through me

Say, say what You wanna say, and say it loudly
Say, say what You wanna say

6:45AM, man that just can't be right
3 hours have gone by and this is all I've got
My common sense tells me I should get out the way,
so You can speak
O Lord, show up or I'll be here all day, speak through me

Say, say what You wanna say, and say it loudly
Say, say what You wanna say, speak through me
If the idea's mine, it's nothing but a waste of time
So won't You say, say what You wanna say

(GIGO)

Have you watched the movie "The Da Vinci Code"?

Just to clear things up for the conspiracy-hungry crowd: the novel is based on a document called 'Dossier Secret', as well as several books that were written based on this 'Dossier Secret'.

Well then, have you heard of the term 'GIGO'?
If you haven't, it's the abbreviation of "garbage in, garbage out", a phrase denoting that any low-grade material used in producing another will definitely yield low-grade products or services (it's like cooking chicken cordon bleu using chicken breast meat that has gone off.) This is exactly how "The Da Vinci Code" (and other above-mentioned books) blur the line between facts and cooked-up imagination. 'Dossier Secret' is a hoax created by Pierre Plantard, wanting to milk cash out of unsuspecting persons. Hence, if the novel's main assertions are based on hoax, the whole thing is a hoax.
(Ooh yeah. Now recall those get-rich schemes you come across. This is a believe-me scheme you're coming across.)

Let's return to this post's topic. I think the movie sucks the way Memoirs of a Geisha disappoints me because the producers are trying to wedge a thick, five-hour-to-read novel (for me anyway) into a 150-minute movie. The CGs (if CGs were used at all) suck. Memoirs of a Geisha saved its face with its cinematography, costumes, sets and Zhang Ziyi; The Da Vinci Code blew itself up with its storyline in disarray and the fact Ms Tautou has none of the sexiness supossedly portrayed by Sophie Neveu's character. Okay, I like guys and I'm straight, but the costume team really didn't get how 'smart and sexy' is not pleated skirt and cardigan - that's schoolgirl look, by the way.

Save your buck and watch X-Men III instead.

So Long Self

To act in a civil manner is no easy thing when one is not treated as an equal.
Sometimes I stopped wondering why there are people who don't act their age - they just exist.
One often does things based on the 'heat of the moment' and regret the decision later, when smears on relationship and reputation are near impossible to be wiped away.

But above all, I love today's song... and I'm going to do things the way they should be done.

Stop right there because I know what you're thinking
but no, we can't be friends
And even though I know your heart is breaking
this has to end
And come to think of it the blame for all of this
simply falls on me
For wanting something more in life than all of this
Oh, can't you see

So long self
Well it's been fun but I have found somebody else
So long self
There's just no room for two so you're gonna have to move
So long self
Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me, farewell
Oh well, goodbye, don't cry
So long self

Don't feel so bad
There'll be better days
Don't go wait now
Goodbye on me
Just go away, go away

So long self
Well it's been fun but I have found somebody else
So long self
There's just no room for two so you're gonna have to move
So long self
Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me, farewell
Oh well, goodbye, don't cry
So long self

Farewell, goodbye, oh so long self