We had our monthly meeting at Satu today. As usual it was a lengthy one as we discuss the administrative, operation, marketing, finance, HR and updates on project. I find it amusing that most of what I learn about business I pick up from magazine and books.
In the meeting we welcomed the latest addition to our team, a designer from peninsula Malaysia. He’s quite a chirpy fella.
After the meeting we had dinner, the usual place with ayam penyet by the Sarawak River. I suggested that Satu should do a not-for-profit work to make us excited about what we do again. We were discussing about children with learning disabilities.
I really like the Blogspot's new dynamic template
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
October
It’s already October.
I am thinking about next year. This year is a mixed of sorrows and new learning experience.
My beloved grandfather left us this year. I am pretty close with him but the fact is no one lives forever. I hope I will recite the yaasin often.
I started going to the gym after years of having it in my new years resolutions. I hired a personal trainer to help me for three months. It is expensive (for me) but it is money well spent, as he’s quite good. It turns out working out is not so bad if you know what you’re doing and I also learned how to eat better.
Skinless chicken parmesan and tea without sugar in place of senseless nasi lemak and caramel machiato.
It is also the first year I am without a regular full time job. I am still teaching at the university part time but the rest of my finances come from the creative services business that I started last year.
I ended up being so busy I had to delay finishing my postgraduate studies this year. I am working to at least finished at the Graduate Diploma level this year and I’m doing my final unit, Online Writing at the moment.
This brings me to thinking about what I would do next year?
I told my personal trainer that at times after losing sleep time and missing meals, I sometime wish that I were back fulltime at a university. After 4 years teaching, I feel quite at home in classrooms. All this idea that leadership is something I excel in is too tiring. And I probably couldn’t afford his fees. His replies were “at least you’re not in a relationship’.
I am thinking about next year. This year is a mixed of sorrows and new learning experience.
My beloved grandfather left us this year. I am pretty close with him but the fact is no one lives forever. I hope I will recite the yaasin often.
I started going to the gym after years of having it in my new years resolutions. I hired a personal trainer to help me for three months. It is expensive (for me) but it is money well spent, as he’s quite good. It turns out working out is not so bad if you know what you’re doing and I also learned how to eat better.
Skinless chicken parmesan and tea without sugar in place of senseless nasi lemak and caramel machiato.
It is also the first year I am without a regular full time job. I am still teaching at the university part time but the rest of my finances come from the creative services business that I started last year.
I ended up being so busy I had to delay finishing my postgraduate studies this year. I am working to at least finished at the Graduate Diploma level this year and I’m doing my final unit, Online Writing at the moment.
This brings me to thinking about what I would do next year?
I told my personal trainer that at times after losing sleep time and missing meals, I sometime wish that I were back fulltime at a university. After 4 years teaching, I feel quite at home in classrooms. All this idea that leadership is something I excel in is too tiring. And I probably couldn’t afford his fees. His replies were “at least you’re not in a relationship’.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
sunday: william morris, nat king cole, hellboy
william morris, designed for a printed textile "wey" (1882-83)
i have an assignment on comparing practice lead research, research led practice and practice based research due on tuesday. i intend to start very soon. possibly after reading book 2 of the hellboy series, wake the devil with nat king cole the background.
i read hellboy's book 1 seed of destruction last wee. its paranormal detective genre juxtaposed with fictional/speculated world war 2 history is a dream to read. the narrative pensive, reminiscent of johnathan hawker's letters in bran stoker's dracula, unbecoming of the otherworldly characters in its pages.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
batman pt 2
The four batman graphic novels i mentioned in the last post had arrived in the mail and I've read two last nite.
The first was Catwoman When in Rome by Jeph Loeb (Writer) and Tim Sale (Artwork). The story follows Selina Kyle as she travels to Rome to find out whether she was the daughter of Carmine Falcome the mob head from the Long Halloween. She brought the nerdy Edward Nigma @ The Riddler with her thinking that he'd be good at solving riddles. In Rome she they are joined with Blondie, a pretty cool hitman.
While she was there, a mob boss was killed with a joker serum and they were suspects which complicates things. Selina is also haunted by nightmares about Batman. The story has plenty of layers and I felt it's even better than The Long Halloween and Hush.
As expected the artwork finds a lot of excuse to have Selina naked. Sale is a master of shadows.
The Black Blove by Grant Morisson (writer) is two stories split into one without a conclusion. The first part sees Batman and Robin gathered together with third rate batman inspired superheroes - like night and squire - in a house where they are tested in a battle between good and evil by an invisible hand.
The second story is more thrilling where the police had experimented with a new Batman in the event Batman gets killed, and test it against him with shocking results.
The artwork by Tony Daniel is just okay.
The first first part felt ridiculous.
The second part of the novel is good and made me curious about Dr Hugo Strange that is rumored to appear in Nolan's next Batman installment.
For this review I'd give Catwoman When in Rome 9.5 out of 10 and Batman Black Blove a 6.5 out 10.
The first was Catwoman When in Rome by Jeph Loeb (Writer) and Tim Sale (Artwork). The story follows Selina Kyle as she travels to Rome to find out whether she was the daughter of Carmine Falcome the mob head from the Long Halloween. She brought the nerdy Edward Nigma @ The Riddler with her thinking that he'd be good at solving riddles. In Rome she they are joined with Blondie, a pretty cool hitman.
While she was there, a mob boss was killed with a joker serum and they were suspects which complicates things. Selina is also haunted by nightmares about Batman. The story has plenty of layers and I felt it's even better than The Long Halloween and Hush.
As expected the artwork finds a lot of excuse to have Selina naked. Sale is a master of shadows.
The Black Blove by Grant Morisson (writer) is two stories split into one without a conclusion. The first part sees Batman and Robin gathered together with third rate batman inspired superheroes - like night and squire - in a house where they are tested in a battle between good and evil by an invisible hand.
The second story is more thrilling where the police had experimented with a new Batman in the event Batman gets killed, and test it against him with shocking results.
The artwork by Tony Daniel is just okay.
The first first part felt ridiculous.
The second part of the novel is good and made me curious about Dr Hugo Strange that is rumored to appear in Nolan's next Batman installment.
For this review I'd give Catwoman When in Rome 9.5 out of 10 and Batman Black Blove a 6.5 out 10.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
batman
December is Batman Fest at home.
I got myself two batman graphic novels, Hush by Jeph Loeb (writer) and Jim Lee (art) and The Long Halloween by also Loeb (writer) and Tim Sale (art). I am expecting four more to arrive for me to chow down during my month long end of the year leave. Hopefully by this week.
Loeb's structure for the two stories are pretty similar with Batman doing his whodunnit detective work. In The Long Halloween the focus is the crime family, the Falcone, while Hush is all super villain. All.
The story is not exceptional but is still solid.
I love this quote from Hush where Batman said about Superman:
He is the best at what he does - not what I do.
A big part of savoring graphic novel is the beautiful artwork. Lee is all for stunning, stunning, details that will make you fall for Catwoman while Sale is more shadows and contrast that works well with the night setting of Batman.
The artworks really lift the stories.
I'd give The Long Halloween 8 out of 10 and Hush 8.5 out of 10 because of Lee's illustrations.
I got myself two batman graphic novels, Hush by Jeph Loeb (writer) and Jim Lee (art) and The Long Halloween by also Loeb (writer) and Tim Sale (art). I am expecting four more to arrive for me to chow down during my month long end of the year leave. Hopefully by this week.
Loeb's structure for the two stories are pretty similar with Batman doing his whodunnit detective work. In The Long Halloween the focus is the crime family, the Falcone, while Hush is all super villain. All.
The story is not exceptional but is still solid.
I love this quote from Hush where Batman said about Superman:
He is the best at what he does - not what I do.
A big part of savoring graphic novel is the beautiful artwork. Lee is all for stunning, stunning, details that will make you fall for Catwoman while Sale is more shadows and contrast that works well with the night setting of Batman.
The artworks really lift the stories.
I'd give The Long Halloween 8 out of 10 and Hush 8.5 out of 10 because of Lee's illustrations.
Friday, November 12, 2010
new kicks
planning to jog early in the morning tomorrow. got myself these nike lunarswift+ shoes solely - pun intended - for its slick florescence green detail on grey. it does have some functions to it like generous cushioning and is very light.
run Azuar, run!!
i also picked up some health supplements like betacarotene for my eyes. i need to sleep earlier and stop torturing them.
for context and culture today we went to the state legislative building using the penambang or river taxi. we had a tour of the place and i pointed out to the students after that being a lecturer people whom i just met always talk about their kids education to me.
"...because I was a former army i thought that my daughter would be as tough as me" noting that her daughter that quits taking nursing where she even fainted.
"girls are gentler" i replied.
education is a subject that is very close to their heart. parents work and save for years. i met parents who are paddy farmers and rubber tapper struggling to send their ten year old adopted son through primary school. yet they still find joy in picking him up from school everyday.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
i'm back
At the moment, Satu is handling two projects, designs for a carnival of over 100 exhibitors and editing sound and video for another client all needs to be completed within this week.
I can’t work under stress and I can’t bear seeing others work in that condition. So there’s plenty of messing around like throwing rugby football across the apartment and taking a break to the mamak stall.
Today, after HDC003 tutorial and I had a quick lunch at McD and had updates on the carnival and video.
I miss blogging. To put on hold whatever it is that I am working on and just reflect.
I imagine that I’d enjoy the thrill of managing the studio and classes but frankly, maybe its my twenty seven age, I am feeling a little tired. When it is time to write the weekly discussions for my coursework my mind feels like it had turned into jell-o. Another downside to this madness is dust that is collecting on my books.
My contract with the university ends in two months. I have been on a rebellious streak; it wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t offer me a new contract. I don’t mind really, looking at the team they have on campus now, I’d be leaving the students in capable hands.
I can’t work under stress and I can’t bear seeing others work in that condition. So there’s plenty of messing around like throwing rugby football across the apartment and taking a break to the mamak stall.
Today, after HDC003 tutorial and I had a quick lunch at McD and had updates on the carnival and video.
I miss blogging. To put on hold whatever it is that I am working on and just reflect.
I imagine that I’d enjoy the thrill of managing the studio and classes but frankly, maybe its my twenty seven age, I am feeling a little tired. When it is time to write the weekly discussions for my coursework my mind feels like it had turned into jell-o. Another downside to this madness is dust that is collecting on my books.
My contract with the university ends in two months. I have been on a rebellious streak; it wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t offer me a new contract. I don’t mind really, looking at the team they have on campus now, I’d be leaving the students in capable hands.
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