Inspiration | Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2011

One of my favourite collections for Spring/Summer 2011, Bottega Veneta sends out non-fussy clothes that transition from formal into everyday wear and nothing too fashion-y. The clothes seem to fit the body with an athletic sense, giving an ease of movement and not too restrictive. And the colours? Sapphire blues, carnelian reds, camp green through beiges, whites and blacks with subtle tonal differences. For me, this is fantastic menswear.

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Picnic! | 28.06.10

Yalah, I know it was like a month ago, but then the photos we took that day were pretty nice so I just wanted to share then with you!

It was our bi-annual end-of-the-semester picnic! Although a lot of the gang couldn't make it, we still went ahead because it was better than not having it at all. This time round, we picnicked at the Forrest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) somewhere in Selayang. We drove there through the LDP and it wasn't as far as I initially thought it to be. But do take note, one has to pay to get into FRIM. I believe it was like one ringgit or something.

This was probably the closest to nature we ever got in all of our picnics. We were literally seated under lush rainforest trees at a stream of gushing water. Our hands busy conveying food and drinks to our mouths while our legs were carefully dipped in the cool, clear waters.

Admittedly it was not all that comfortable to sit on angular solid rocks, but once you find a good spot to settle your ass on, it was not all that bad. Another great picnic, even though the rest of the group was terribly missed, and the occasional visits by a dastardly lizard. We wrapped up the day when the monkeys came lurking around looking like they were going to pounce on our food.

And don't worry, we used bio-degradable ware and cleaned up after ourselves.

PS: More photos on Facebook in the album 'PICNIC!'

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Smell like a man, MAN.

Will this commercial take long to watch? No
Is this commercial brilliant? Yes
Does it trump every other beauty product commercial? I don't know. You tell me...

"I'm on a horse." AHAHAHAHAH!!!

Isn't this the awesome-est and most random commercial ever!?


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Watch This

Please please go watch this movie. After a whole year of sequels and remakes, Inception gives a much needed jolt to the theaters. It's one of the most original films I've watched in such a long time. It's an intelligent movie because for once, I felt like I was participating in the movie. I had to sit upright and pay attention to the layered details and actually use my brain to process the information and decipher for myself the little scenes; unlike many other blockbuster movies which tend to spoon feed us every bit of info as though we're all little children. (When the credits rolled, I heard a couple of movie goers in front of me in the cinema declared that they didn't understand the movie.)

Unlike most other movies, this one does not rely on CGI effects or special effects to capture your attention. The storyline is enough to submerge you into the twist and turns of a plot so fresh, bizzare and brazen. And on a side note, I don't think you need to watch it in 3D because this movie stands its ground pretty damn well. There was one particular fight scene which was superb, but i'm not going to spoil anything for you. It's the best movie I've seen this year, i'll put it at that. So please just go and watch it.

Read this article if you need more convincing.


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Urbanscapes | 26.06.10

I forgot I had these photos. Urbanscapes was pretty neat. Probably half of the young people in the Klang valley conglomerated on the KLPac grounds clad in summery outfits and festival attire. And some others looking somewhat out-of-place in beach wear. But this was the first time I was confronted with so many people sporting straw fedoras and seersucker shorts and gladiator sandals. It was a feast for the eyes.

There were heaps of items on display as well, artists presented their art pieces and performers kept the crowd entertained with tunes booming out of the speakers. And the (overpriced) F&B outlets sold their icy-cool drinks like hot cakes. Vendors poured their goods on tables and racks all awaiting a buyer of two. I found the stuff pretty awesome. I didn't buy anything because the selection for guys was limited and the stuff I liked was not in my budget. I would have been more interested to buy some of the things some people were wearing instead of what was sold.

And of course time was short and I had a big headache and a sore throat so I wasn't really in the mood to simply drop my money on an item at random. But browsing was good enough to keep me happy :)

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Watch & Listen to This

Oldies bring me back to when my family and I go on our trips to KL by car and my dad would load up the player with all these old tunes. This song is NOT one of them, but the tune, beat and feel of it seems to emulate the very easy, sentimental, life-is-good sorta mood that I commonly associate with oldies. And the thing is, it's spanking new! The recently released video also tries to bring back that nostalgia with grainy clips throughout, simple scenes and very backward 'special effects'. I call it the New Oldies.

Thieves
by She & Him
in the album Volume Two

She & Him - Thieves from Merge Records on Vimeo.

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Toony

Definitely one of my favorite cartoons in the past. And say what you want, but I liked the movie. The one Sarah Michelle Geller and Freddie Prinze Jr. was in.

The never ending crime busting adventures of Scooby Doo and the Mystery gang. A lesson on how nerds, pretty blonde boys, food-loving fumbling idiots and high maintenance red-head girls can somehow miraculously form a cohesive friendship. Their mystery-solving expertise would take them completely out of their place into deserted houses, dilapidated castles and all areas grim, gloomy and fog-ridden.

I love this show. Everything from the bright coloured clothes they always wear to the hippie-esque Mystery Machine and everything else in between. It could be one of those nostalgic things I am clinging on to; nevertheless, there is this retro charm in their image that I find myself attracted to. I even appreciate the sometimes cheesy lines, and predictable childish plots. Oh and did I mention the dog?


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Singapore | 24.06.10

Those are pretty much all the photos i'm going to post up for Singapore. Yeah, I know. It's not much. But as I said, it wasn't much of a sightseeing vacation for me. So, there was very little posing in front of buildings and phototaking. Shopping was the name of the game, and we did just that. And of course it was awesome. The weather was for the most part, cloudy which was great in keeping out the heat. It did drizzle on occasion but not heavy enough to drench us. Food was mostly had in the malls, I mean let's be honest, I wasn't particularly aiming for a gastronomic expedition in Singapore. Although, I wanted Katong laksa so badly. Maybe someday, I would be more prepared and return to Singapore to do all the touristy things I missed out on.


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