Fuel The Jet

29 06 2009

Here we go…

Yesterday I got to catch Transformers : Revenge of The Fallen. After watching several of the trailers, I realised that ‘The Fallen’ doesn’t really mean Megatron coming back to life. He did, but he wasn’t ‘The Fallen’. Was an even bigger and meaner guy that died too easily.

Yes, this would be a majorly negative post about the questions I’ve asked after seeing it and they’re mostly about execution of the movie.

For starters, most of the Cybertronian characters didn’t have much of a ‘character’ of their own. For example, Arcee. She’s a 3-part motorcycle that does mostly pursuit and guardian jobs, and the way she communicates to the people around her makes he sound like a tool. Not to say an idiot, but someone who follows orders without emotion. Tool.

Another one is Sideswipe. The only thing I could remember him being is an awesome looking Corvette concept car and he walked on rollers and his main weapons are dual blades. Similar to Edward Elric’s in Fullmetal Alchemist, except there’s 2 of them. Sideswipe didn’t have much character either. Except the fact he knows that he’s cool. Didn’t see much of him to judge. I like the concept of him though. No, not the car. But the fact he’s a blade wielder and runs on skates.

The main fight scene in the movie had a lot of questions in it. Like, did they use the Predator scene from the 1st movie in this one? Were they using the same setting even though they were in Egypt when the first one was in Qatar? I get that the Decepticons were sending in as many of their troops as possible to take out the humans, but we didn’t know any of them. There was a lot of confusion to who were to good guys and who were the bad guys.

Now we get to the realism of the whole concept of Tranformers. We see in the movie how Cybertronians are bred. Kinda gross if you ask me, but it does raise interesting questions. Where do those breeding sacs come from? Are they supposed to grow and how big can they grow? Are they supposed to grow throughout their life, or do they just stop growing once they reach a certain age? I get that all they need to survive is Spark energy harvested from the sun. Thats the only thing that can explain how they don’t need to eat or drink. But what makes them grow? Does the energy get converted to solid material, or do they have to find parts to utilise in their growth? Giants like Blackout and Optimus Prime dwarf their counterparts like Frenzy and Skorponok. And the list goes on and on.

But all this negative thinking can’t deny the fact that we were all knocked right out of our shorts when Transformers was introduced to us. Remember how big James Bond and colour television was when they were introduced to us. Sooner or later, Transformers will inspire younger generations the same way it has inspired generations before us.

This is probably the first blog post I’ve done since the passing of Michael Jackson. He’s done so much for us. So, in loving memory of him, I’m gonna put this up…

Apparently, it’s a routine done by inmates from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines so that they’d have something to do when they’re serving their sentence. Nice job. :)





Gone… why?

25 06 2009

Don’t ask me why in this time of my life I had to take 2 trains to KL again to get some doughnuts. Krispy Kreme more specifically.  Yeah, Times Square. Near Low Yat Plaza. Which is also near my favourite cafe.

Which to my great despair.. this had to happen..

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Yup.. No.48 Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang had to close down. Before they did, i managed to ask their manager why some men were taking measurements of the place. At first, in which I hoped, that they were renovating. But the nice Indian man had to explain to me that they were changing locations. In which he didn’t know where. I was bummed myself. But I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t make them change their minds, I was alone. No one in my circle of friends knew about this place. Not because I wanted to keep it a secret, but it wasn’t convenient for them to enjoy this place. I didn’t mind the distance. They had the best Earl Grey Tea I’ve ever tasted.

I hope you all would wish me happy hunting. Cos I’m out to find this place and mark it on my Google Earth.

In other news. I’ve got another Thought topic I wanna talk about. The phrase “A pot of gold at the end of the raibow”. Is that supposed to be synonymous to “Light at the end of the tunnel”? Meaning to say its supposed to describe the nature of the path towards a great reward? Well, I fully understand that “Light at the end of the tunnel” is supposed to describe a dark and treachorous journey in which at the end awaits a glow of relief, comfort and ultimately, freedom. But what reward awaits at the end of a rainbow that is joyful, and easy? What significance does a reward have when there’s no effort done to it?

Possibly, that the phrase is describing an impossible task of trying to cross a rainbow. Even though I’m not entirely sure, that’s how I’d explain it. I’m not a literature major, but I suppose I’ve had my fair share of poetics.





Well Placed Title.

22 06 2009

Here’s something to think about. Baby formula. In other words, baby’s artificial milk. Scientists have found ways to produce a baby’s nutrients in the form of a powder so that it can be easily mixed in warm water anywhere to feed a baby. But why did they call it ‘baby formula’ why not call it ‘baby milk powder’?

My theory is this…

Baby powder.

Bad enough that Lulu thinks that adding water to this makes a baby. But what if some uneducated redneck thinks that this is a way to make baby food, adds water to this and spoon feeds their kid with it. It’s made for a baby, so I THINK its non-toxic. I don’t know. But even if this thing is edible, I bet the baby would die of malnutrition.

So congratulations scientists for coming up with Baby Formula to avoid a possibly fatal form of miscommunication.





Inspiration Evades.

21 06 2009

So far, I’ve decided to make my laptop bag a messenger bag style.  One strap, one compartment, one flap. I did a layout of how my bag would be put together, but i haven’t put it on paper (or pixels) just yet. But i have been coming up with some designs on what I want it to look like. Here’s my process of experimentation using MS Paint…

Start off, I made a colour swatch of the materials I can work with…

In the picture, The 2 colours on the oblong cube is what will be the main body’s colour. Beigey and that shade of green. The other 2 colours are what I can use for design.

swatchwork

This one I call Croco. Intended to be black on a red background, inspired by some Dooodolls keychains. But I figured it’ll remind people of Barney the pedophile dinosaur. So, not leaning towards that.

croco

This next one I call Dorky. It’s basically a cat with glasses. Plan is to put magnetic snap locks under the fangs to keep a fairly tight shut. This is either too intricate or overly done. If they both mean the same, then that’s good. I don’t have the colours to work this one out yet. I have the colours to make Croco though.

dorky

Out of complete boredom and designer’s block (even non-designers can get that, in fact, they’re more prone), I made Jamie. Jamie is apparently something completely out of Gurren Lagann, and also, a lot of people seem to like this. It’s simple, conservative, trendy, and I bet I can do something to turn the eyes into maybe an MP3 player holder or something. I may have seen this actual design for a laptop sleeve somewhere already. So, don’t let me take the credit for drawing this up.

jamieThere’s one final design that… I suppose is a pretty cool concept and it keeps up with the motive of going green. I haven’t given it a name yet. Or maybe I shouldn’t. I don’t know. Given a bit of time, I can work with this and make it a reality. Then again, it’s the first bag I’ll attempt to make out of scratch. Maybe should stick with something simple.

tree2treeOPEN

So, the flap opens up, takes the leaves with it and the tree is in autumn, but it’s supposed to be dead.

And while I was in front of MS Paint not being able to do anything, I did this…

the kitchenFor some reason, I named this bit of art, The Kitchen. Who knows why, maybe I was hungry. LOL.

So yeah, typing out this blog has made me realised that I should do a simple design, and I choose to do Jamie (hwhaaat?), but using a different colour swatching. So…

*Saved to Drafts*

*Reopens WordPress*

Here it is…

jamie2Jamie 2. HAHA. LET’S DO THIS!  :D





Fabricated Reality.

21 06 2009

Let me tell you what I’ve been trying to do lately; I’ve been trying to make a bag.

Yup, from scratch.

At first it was from the need to get a laptop bag. I’ve been thinking I don’t want a free bag that my brother got from being a member of Maybank. (There was such a bag, I tore off any tags that said Maybank, and I sewed on soda can tabs to decorate it partially. I’m still not gonna use it.) Having seen that bags made specially for laptops are kinda expensive, I decided not to buy one.

So, I decided to make my own bag instead. I won’t have to fuss about the style, colour, make, brand or any of the sort. I don’t have to pay much, except in time, and I’ll have it just the way I want it. What kind of challege could it be? I’ve already turned 2 of my jeans into bags. There’s a lot of online guides to help me along the way. Such as www.instructables.com, ThreadBanger on Youtube, and the numerous blogs that write about the same thing I’m trying to do. Cut costs by making things.

ThreadBanger is a realy good channel. Kinda makes me wanna drop my foundation studies in engineering and train to do what they do. Show people how to make clothes and other things from refuse. Like turning a men’s jacket into a backpack. Even shows how to crotchet a hat from yarn. Pretty neat if you ask me.

Soon I’ll be going to Kamdar to grab some canvas or some material like it to make a messenger bag. For those who don’t know what a messenger bag is, it’s some of the most common alternative to a schoolbag other than a backpack. See those ZiNC, Shoei and Billabong branded bags with one strap over the shoulder? Yeah, that’s a messenger bag. I figured I should make one to fit a laptop in there, so it’s gotta be strong enough to support the weight.

Someone made a messenger bag out of an old banner, and it looks like this…

And the guy is here.





Technologic.

18 06 2009

Funny thing about getting your very own computer. You can do all sorts of things and spend hours in front of it getting things done. For instance, I got my MP3 files all organised into their own artists, albums and even added album art. I downloaded new fun software like MediaMonkey and Skype. It’s the first time in years I got MsgPlus to work on my MSN and now it does. Other things I got done was to register myself online on the internet marker. Now that I have a debit card to work with, I can really manage my cash. For once in my life, I don’t have to call myself a spoilt brat. Which I still currently am as far as I can tell.

Plus, before I start living my life alone, I gotta stop being so naive as to letting people borrow my stuff all the time. I know I’m forgetful and won’t even remember who borrowed what. I’d just think it’s lost. I gotta learn how to save money. How to make my stuff live longer than 3 months.

In other news. I have no other news.





Boredom at midnight with new software.

18 06 2009

Microsoft word. Works. But i think i’m in trouble. What do you think?

I think its running fine for now. You’re overexaggerating.

I think you’re right. Sigh.

Haha. You actually wrote sigh. Haha.

Haha. You backspaced to put a full stop. What a noob.

You mean nerd, and you play too much video games.

At least i play games, you stiff.

Stiff what?

Stiff…

HAH!

Well, you’re still a noob.

…Nerd.

Whatever!

By calling me a… ehem… nerd, you’re of course, implying that you yourself is a nerd.

What do you mean by that?

I’m You.

Hi, You.

No, I mean I’m You, and You’re Me.

I’m not Me, I’m Shaz.

Yes, we’re both Shaz.

Your name is Shaz too?! What a coincidence!

No, we’re both the same person.

Hey now, I’m straight, and that’s a little too deep for a first meet.

Ugh.. How incompetent.

What competition?

Nothing.

There is such a thing?

We were hit on the head many times when we were younger, huh?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had my fair share. *sticks tongue out*

Who’s the nerd now? You wrote out what you were doing.

So? …Stiff…

Not only that, you were proud of being hit on the head.

Hey, getting hit on the head was fun.

You’re such a r… No, I shall not succumb to describing you with that word.

Why not?

Because describing you with that, would mean that I’m describing myself in such a way.

What word is that anyway?

Retard.

Well, you called me incompetent. Does that mean you admit to be that way?

So you DO know what that word means.

What word?

Incompetent.

I know what it means?

Ugh…!





A New Beginning.

17 06 2009

I suppose this is a new update on my life.

Firstly, I’ve been a terrible blogger. Knowing that I have a lot to talk about but haven’t gotten to typing it out. I’m not sure if I should apologize. Would seem to narcissistic to do so. Hmm.

Moving on, I have a laptop now. Although not a super gaming powerhouse, it’s still a good enough laptop to surf the net, listen to my media and go online. It’s got a webcam, DVD burner, and no carrying case. My dad got this Compaq Presario CQ40 forlike RM1.7k with a credit card he’s signing up to. At first it was supposed to be a minimalistic HP laptop that would’ve cost less than RM1k. But then the people over at that credit card company called him and suggested to get this model. I personally didn’t know about the change. Haih.

Anyways. I haven’t really moved in all my files into this laptop. Just getting used to it now. I got it yesterday. Wish I could take a picture of it, but I still don’t have a camera. That really is one of the essentials a guy my age should have, huh?

Maybe one of those Kodak compacts with 5 megapixels could do me good enough. It uses SD card memory right? I’ve got a 5in1 built in card reader here. (:

I can just start talking about camera options here. I don’t want interchangeable lenses if that means anything. Cheap compact cameras that won’t take blurry pictures. That’s all. That’s what the camera was for anyway, right?

I’ve narrowed it down to a Kodak camera model C180.

Yeah. That one. 10.2 megapixels really ain’t bad. And after conversions, this camera won’t cost more than RM4oo. But that’s American price. If it goes past RM700, I’m not considering it. Student price, haih.

In other news, I need new accessories for my laptop. A new thumbdrive, UV screen protector, padded carrier bag, mouse, mousepad. The only thing i got with this laptop is the charger.





Assassinate Me.

16 06 2009

I’m a bad blogger. It’s been like a month or so since I’ve posted a new entry. Its so sad that my blog has collected dust. I’m sorry WORDPRESS!!! :’(








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