Finally watched Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen yesterday. And to be honest, it really sucked compare to the first one :( Now I'm not saying I hate it, but I'm just not satisfied about how it turned out. I have to agree with Haru on the 'slut' factor, 95% of the girls in this movie (even the ones in posters) all looked like hookers. They all look so 'made up' and all of them are all oozing of sex. I still like Megan Fox though, although a lot of her sexy scenes were rather unnecessary XD; The first scene when she's on the bike = HAWT!! And they should probably just stop there. o_o There was also alot of dirty jokes/sexual innuendo in this movie, which reaaaaally downgraded the movie ALOT!! Made the movie so much cheaper -__-;;; Also, as much as I appreciate the human acting parts, there needs to be more transformers scenes too. And lesser amount of transformers please!! There were just too many transformers running around!! Too many unnamed Decepticons. Although, I like Jetfire :3 I think Jetfire had as much screen time as Optimus Prime, lol. XD

And wow, is it me or is Optimus Prime reaaaally extremely brutal in this movie??! In the last movie he was portrayed as a very self-righteous uhm... robot. However, in this movie it looked like all his attacks were meant to kill, even swearing in fights o__o;; Which, I'm not really comfortable with actually...;;;

Neways, I'd give this movie a 7/10 because it's still an enjoyable watch. I would probably watch it a 2nd time just to go with my family :3 My brother wants to watch it too.

( Before I close the entry, here's a 2nd logo collage )

I think I should stop designing new logos and start drawing instead tomorrow >.>;;;

Observe this historical moment, as I've been listed as a client's first choice in a Logo Tournament contest!!! *cries tears of joy* TvT Now observe how I'm going to be kicked off that position tomorrow, ROFL!! Clients can rank entries when the contest is still on-going, but the final winner is only chosen when the contest ended. So the end result may differ sometimes :)

On an unrelated note, I went Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital yesterday for a reaaaaally irritating eye pain. Found out that I have an abrasion/scratch in my left cornea that's causing all the pain and irritation. Apparently there isn't any dusts or foreign objects in my eye, as I've suspected before. I ended up with a contact lens in my left eye only, to cushion/protect the scratch from blinking motions that may irritate it. I'm feeling better now, although I still don't like the feeling of having a contact lens in my left eye >.<;; The procedure I hate most when I went to see the specialist, was when they put it in my eye!! x( *doesn't wear contact lenses*

I also have 4 days medical leave! Woohoo!! Okay time to rest me eyes.

MY OLYMPUS DIGICAM IS FOUND!!!!!!!!!
So I actually misplaced it at my friend's house a couple weeks ago during a sleepover 8D;; No wonder I can't find it at my home lol!! So I'm going to go to her house next weekend (since this weekend I'm busy) to pick it up as well as sleepover again. 83 I'm glad that I found it and I didn't need to splurge anymore money to get a new one, since it's one of my major worries lately. But at the same time I am a bit sad that I can't get a new digicam. I really liked that Nikon L100... oh well, maybe I could still get it in the future when I have more money :3

On an unrelated note... ( I want to show these somewhere but not sure where to post. )

Ate durian 4 nights within 1 week, eep! o.o;;; I must drink more water!!

Edit: HOLY SHIT the client for Antonio Valente commented on my entry!! *A* I may have a chance!! Normally clients only comment on designs they like zooommmgggggggggwtfbbqqqqq

I recently lost my digicam, and I needed to get a new one somewhat urgently because I'm going to Japan in August!! It's a blasphemy to visit that place without a camera!! I was already tight with cash saving for the trip, then I realized that I still have some MSD stuff left behind that I almost forgotten about. So I decided to sell them to scrunch up a bit more cash for the new digicam.

( MSD items, wigs x2, outfits x1, mostly for girls though. )

Thank you for reading, and your help will be very much appreciated!! ♥

In... *counts* 3-4 months? I finally finished 4 seasons of House from the first episode!! Damn, I thought 4 seasons would last me longer than this... D: I guess 3 days of cramming/multi-tasking while I work on a freelance job really burnt through the episodes pretty fast. Especially when I developed a habit of watching a show while painting after that too. Overall comments? I think House has become my favourite TV series of all time now!! Beating Criminal Minds!! Favourite season is Season 3, although I think season 4 has a better finale!! So sad sobs. :'( Pea you have my season 1 dvd, watch it now!! DX

I NEED SEASON 5!!!!!! DX What am I gonna watch when I paint now?? ;__; Hmm, I think CBY has 24, maybe I can borrow from her while I wait to get House season 5... >__>

I went to Pyramid to survey and check out digicams yesterday, because I heard the Fotokem shop there has a promotion, which is a lie!! 8C The dude however, was pretty helpful. I'm currently in love with this camera!! It's a Nikon Coolpix L100, it looks like a mini DSLR, but it's actually a super-zoom compact camera! They let me try it out at the shop and I LOVE IT!!! Shoots macro wonderfully, clear photos even with my shaky hands, (which the photo usually turns out blurry 80% of the time) 15x zoom with clear results too!! I zoomed to the shop opposite the Fotokem shop and took a picture of it's interiors 8DD It's pretty easy to use too, unlike most of the coolpix series with a touchscreen LCD instead of your regular buttons! Now I find myself hoping that my Olympus wouldn't show up... until I get this baby at least >.>;; But the other side of me is mourning for my excessive expenses. I guess I just need to work harder with doing commissions :( NO NEW GAMES FOR ME UNTIL I FINISH ALL MY XBOX360 GAMES!!!! DX

AAAAAAH 40 days until JAPAN TRIP AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! And I haven't even got the visa yet, nor a luggage bag! NOR DO I HAVE A CAMERA!!!!! *PANICS*

Stop crapping out, Streamyx. That's an order.

This entry will be in the Malay language, it's not the first time I do this, but I guess occassional BM practice is good. >.>;;

( Teruskan kepada meme Melayu ini! )

Supposingly I got a B3 in SPM for BM LOL!!!

I must visit this cafe in Pavillion sometime SOON!!!! The food looks amazingly delicious 8Q___________ And I've been craving ice cream for a while already too. Believe it or not, I've never been to Pavillion, because it's such a pain to get to, being situated in the middle of the city without any public transport going there... =n=;; *refuses to drive in KL, esp the area around Pavillion* But finally I have a reason to go there ♥

Add that to the existing list of the RT pastry house and Cuppacake Cafe. Outing? People? ;u;

B-but... I'm not going anywhere with delicious food without a camera!! 8< My Olympus is still missing, and these few days I've been wanting to take pictures too. You won't appreciate it when you have it around, but when they're lost, only you'll realize how important they are... sobs. I don't know where I lost it, that's the problem -__- I just couldn't find it anywhere!! The last time I 100% remember seeing it was in Lina's house, although I am quite sure I brought it to the Pasta Zanmai outing too. Waaargh!!! I think I'll get a new one if by middle of next month it's still missing... *sigh* Thinking of getting the Nikon s60, although I'm not quite sure how good it is as of now. Need to do more research. Their ad campaign is hilarious though!! And slightly creepy XD;;

Body's condition - left knee still hurts, but got new symptom!! My left eye hurts too, like... it feels like I got something buried under my eyelids. It hurts like hell in the mornings when I woke up, just imaging a dust or hair in your eyes but 5x more painful. After a while it's not so painful anymore, although can still somewhat feel an irritation in the eye all day.

Good news is, my knee doesn't hurt today even after a full day of shopping yesterday!! Well, at least it didn't get worse, so I think I should be fine in Japan in 2 more months, if the knee pain is still there. Bad news is, the knee pain is still there.

Good news: I bought new shoes!!
Bad news: I think I lost my barely 2-year old Olympus digital camera. Couldn't find it anywhere.
Good news: I think I should get a new one, never really liked my Olympus much anyway. Nikon next?
Bad news: WHERE GOT MONEY TO GET??!?!?!! Not to mention I'll need a camera for the Japan trip.
Good news: I start work Monday.
Bad news: I start work Monday.
Good news: I have Illustrator!!
Bad news: I'm halfway done with House season 4. I need Season 5. :(
Good news: I want to draw more than I want to game o__O
Bad news: Nabari no ou... the newest book.... Q_____Q *crying rivers*
Good news: Nabari no ou fanart tiems?

So my laptop's Vista can run CS2 without much problems so far, Photoshop is fine. Problem is... Within the CS2... there is only Photoshop and Illustrator. Which means, no After Effects and Flash, which is the 2 other essential softwares for me. *facepalms* So I need to find After Effects 7.0 and... Macromedia Flash 8.0. I seem to be falling behind with software versions instead of moving forward aren't I? XD;; CS3 and CS4 wouldn't work on my Vista, and I have no idea why. Apparently my CS3 'called home' which is a new feature with the CS3 and above versions. Adobe detected that my softwares are not original and they killed them. There is a crack that actually prevents CS3 from 'calling home' but I guess not cracking Illustrator back then was a bad move. *sigh*

I'm considering reformatting and reinstalling my Vista, just to make sure I kill off CS3 and CS4 remnants permanently, just to try and use CS4 properly. But I'm not sure if it's a wise move or not. Or should I just kill off Vista and install XP instead? Although that would risk not being able to find proper drivers for my laptop's various hardwares. One thing about being a designer like me is that I need to be updated with these softwares, especially Flash and After Effects.

Maybe I should just kill off Vista since it's giving me so much problems. Lately Firefox had been hanging for no reason when I'm trying to save or print files via the Vista dialogue. Not sure what's wrong there. e.e;; Maybe later I'll dual-OS XP and Windows 7 if it's any good. Windows 7 just to run games, ehehehe.

Now I just need to find Illustrator CS2, AE 7.0 and Flash 8.0. Anyone of you guys have those installers? >__> Illustrator especially, I need that somewhat urgently.

For the last few days, my concentration were largely focused on a freelance job provided by a friend and marathoning House episodes. The job is due in 7 hours time, and I probably just need 2 more hours or 2 more House episodes to finish it. Yey for being early for once!! o/ I've also sped through the latter half of House season 2 and speeding through season 3 now XD; House is awesome!!

The good news is, I've recovered from my Gastritis and stomach problems! But the bad news is my knee problem is getting worse. I need to constantly stretch or move it, if I keep it bent for a long period of time, like say, when I'm stuck eating in a cafe or restaurant that doesn't have alot of leg space under the table, my knee would feel like it's gonna snap off when I stand. Just mild annoyance when I walk though. I'm suspecting a ligament injury, but I can't recall when exactly did I injured it... =n=;; Probably going to see a Dr later this week if it persists.

I conclude this entry with a meme that I've probably done before. But I really need a break from my work and House XD;

( Cut so it wouldn't become a wall of text )

It is 2am, and I am awake, typing this entry. I actually slept at 11pm because I was thoroughly pooped. But my stomach discomfort earlier proved to be something else other than just a regular stomachache. I am having gastroesophageal reflux again. -___-;;; In other words - severe heartburn.

( Long ass self evaluation of why this is happening )

So it continues from Friday onward!! (when Photoshop died) Monday, first day of work, office toilet broke lol. Had to go down 9 floors to use the public washroom which is quite a bit of distance away. :( Then my girly sandles broke!! DX It's only 7 months old!! (although I do wear it to work quite often) Today, not only is the office toilet remain broken, even the public washroom broke!! I'm not sure what's going on, but they locked it from 3pm onwards. :( Before work is over someone came to fix our toilet finally though, phew!! But by the end of the day, my Nike sports shoe broke!!! A piece of the sole is peeling off! DX Wrrrrryyyyyyyyyy??!!?! Seeing that I only have like, 4 pairs of shoes... one that would probably kill my feet, I guess I'll have to wear my hobo sandles to work tomorrow... -__-;; I need to bring my sports shoes to a cobbler 8( Anyone wanna go girly shoe shopping with me? ♥

I also realized that I could live without the Xbox, and even live without WoW. However, I cannot live without Adobe softwares... ;__; It seems like I only want to use it the most when it is unavailable, damnit. Apparently when I last installed Adobe CS3, it left some registry in my computer that is preventing me from reinstalling it... ~___~;; So I guess either I get a CS4 or I get individual standalone versions instead of the suite... I guess I'll just have to work on Adobe-required jobs in the office tomorrow *doodles*

Good news about the $300 though!! My aunt finally managed to locate where it went! Thank God!! XD;; Bad news is... dad is probably gonna drag me to the AmBank HQ sometime soon so that we could work on getting my money out of a supposingly deficit account. You can count on Malaysian company's efficiency to cancel/close an account!! Oh yeah!!!

Finally, after so long, I had finished Grand Theft Auto IV!!!! XD

( A long ass GTA4 review/fangirling post )

Aside from gaming, it has been quite an eventful few days for the past 2-3 days. I was expecting the week before I start working again to be a breeze/relaxing week, but alas, life is not so simple. Yesterday morning my Adobe softwares that I installed using one DVD (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash) all died on me at once for unknown reasons. I installed them in February and it had been fine and dandy all this while. But yesterday Photoshop and the others just couldn't start up, no response at all. Illustrator is the only one I didn't crack properly, so it was running as a trial version. It's the only software that gave me an error message, something about my licensing expired?? (the trial haven't even finished yet, wtf) I tried reinstalling, but Vista just gives me the component failure and refused to let me install again. :( So until this is resolved, there probably won't be any art from me for the meantime, aside from sketches, or until I learn how to use GIMP properly... >__>;;

Then today I realized that I may have lost $300 from my Paypal. THREE HUNDRED FUCKING US DOLLARS!!!!! And it's totally my fault!! I'm about to crack my head on a wall!!! DX I haven't panicked like that in a while, but I called Paypal and hopefully they can relocate my $300 for me :'(

( My grand adventure in KL, on FOOT!! )

I think I did enough walking around to last me another week or two =w=;; This could be a prelude of what it's gonna be like when I get to Japan?? Lol! Luckily my feet wasn't hurting by the end of the day, I love my shoes! *pats them* But my legs are...;; *massages* I think I'm gonna just chill at home for the rest of the month, so that I don't need to spend unnecessarily. At least, until the gang from US comes back. Then all hell breaks loose, even my wallet Q.Q

I cried watching Desperate Housewives!! I didn't thought that would ever be possible D: I think I was touched at the Bree's part, and I was vulnerable from then on... damnit ;__;
Also, Adam Lambert rocks!!

There, I just need to release my pent up TV geek emotions.

Lately I've been thinking about a lot of things though, like plans for the future. I pretty much dumped the further study plans down the drain, it wasn't something easy to do, mind you. But with the current condition in US, I don't think it's possible anymore, at least not in the next few years. Sorry to disappoint my friends in San Francisco ^^;;;

So yeah, back to plans for the future. Since my last uh.... 'job', (I refuse to call it a job) I've been seriously contemplating the pros and cons of working in the design industry. I don't seem to have the best luck so far up until now, working in this industry. And for the most part I really blamed it on my own bad decision making. I've also been doing alot of self reflection. Like, what is my real goal in the future? Is landing a job in Hue really that big a dream? (that will render my life non-existance, and I don't think my dad will like that very much) I just need a clear direction in life, you know.

A few days ago though, I suddenly had an inspiration. I think I want to run my own business!! Plans are still very rough at the moment, I'm still developing my ideas. But hopefully it will come to fruition in the future. Maybe not in the near future... >.>;; But you know, it's a goal that I could work forward to!!

Wish me luck :3
Still job searching though XD

( 20 reasons why you should never work in DNA Studios )

I'm not locking this because I'm not bound by contract to not reveal anything about the studio to the internet. Furthermore, I am also not bound by the studio anymore. Hurrah for freedom!!! Next week, the studio will have 4 less people, although there will be 2 new employees coming in, but ooooh boy, how much they will regret working there :)

There had been a lot of problems at my current workplace, which I will not go into, at least for now. But lately I've been rethinking about job choices. I'm thinking whether I should just be a freelancer, or should I just take a break from this industry for a while. Reasons being, I have no luck finding a job in this industry. (at least, work that would involve motion graphics or video edits) The other reason is that other jobs that doesn't involve art and design seems to pay better with better work hours. -__-;;

In this industry it's either:
- Low pay with crappy jobs, but decent work hours (less OT)
- High pay but you have nearly no life, with decent jobs. (sometimes OT until 3am or overnight)
- Low pay with crappy jobs, and no life.

However, I don't think I am ready to be a freelancer yet. Reasons being I am a bad boss for myself. I'm still training my self discipline atm, if you let me work from my home, I'll probably end up wasting time watching TV, surfing online, raiding the kitchen, sleeping or playing games >_>;; I think I'm better off working under someone atm, ahaha...;;;

With that said, then there comes the dilemma of not being able to find a decent job with decent pay. I was dumb, I had the opportunity to join MoonFX or Hue in the past, but I didn't accept them due to my cowardice and stupidity, and now I am paying for it...;; Oh how I wish time would rewind itself, I would say YES in a heartbeat!!!

So, you guys in San Francisco, yes I'm talking to you, Lina, Aya, Hammy, when are you guys coming back to start your own studios?? T^T I would totally work for you guys as long as I am a partner and shareholder, ahahahahahaha!!!!

Just when I was looking forward to a relaxing birthday weekend, an extremely last minute job came in after lunch. :| Let's just say that I have to come in and work almost full time tomorrow ~___~;; I wasn't expecting anything much from this year's birthday, but I wasn't expecting it to be THAT bad... *sigh*

Ah, I don't care!! Gonna pamper myself gao gao tomorrow night!! But plans with family tomorrow had been jeopardized ~___~;;

Wow it had been a crazy busy week, I finally have a breather to update my LJ with KL design week photos!! Haha, pretty late I know. But better late than never right? :P

( KLDW was pretty good, 20+ photos under cut )

So I was surfing the net today, and I came upon this...



WRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???!?!?!???!??!!!!!??!?! OTL!!! I don't know which one is worse, this, or the armpit hair T-shirt I saw a couple years ago.... *cries*

And wtf it's midnight already and I only worked on... 5% of this picture!! D8 Where did all my time went??!?!?!