December 21 2012

I want to blog abt this since last year haha!

yeah, they call Dec 21 2012 as Doomsday and there's a reason why...

hmm, i guess everyone probably knows what i'm talking abt. the maya calender's prediction on the end of the world, pole shift, mass destruction bla bla bla. (and a movie abt this day is oso coming up. may watch it for the visual effects only) anyway, i would like u all to go through this vid before i start to tok abt what i think abt the prediction ...and rmb to read the comments oso...kinda interesting :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aPNcUJuiLY


okay, i find that this is by far the most intriguing prophecy abt the end of the world that i've come across. probably becos the maya calendar is very accurate in its predictions...AND...the ancient chinese's I-Ching (pronounced as Eee-Jin) is another work from 'God' that i find its readings would be very reliable for i believe that the chinese and the mayans have discovered the secrets of everything in their own way!!!

i say that their works are works from 'God' becos i find it impossible to find out what-i-would-say a 'strict pattern' in the Way of Life. but yea, the chinese and the mayans did it. F#%@ing amazing!!!!!

(i noe there are probably others who have oso discover the order of the world...but i shall jus tok on these two for now.)



now let's check out the maya calendar and the I-Ching.


yes, this is the calendar. speaking of the perfect combination of art and science.



A-R-Mazzzzing!! everything abt life is in here...oh my...



this is an extended application of I-Ching on the Tao diagram.
again, the secrets of life are perhaps decoded here...
reminds me of Wheel of Fortune!
Big Money! Big Money! LOL!



If the periodic table governs the elements of this world.
Then I-Ching governs the elements of life and death.


thats my informal intro abt Doomsday, focusing on the knowledge of the past/ancient.
actually, i'm more interested to know more abt these ancient works than knowing if Doomsday will kill us all or not. simply becos i don't think human will be extinct on that day. as long as some can continue to live on, i'm more than happy. and perhaps that day will be just like any other day rite?

Ever since i started to put all my heart and soul into Art... I began to discover that there is somewhat a pattern to many things that run this world. There is an ORDER to things. if we OBSERVE, SIMPLIFY them , CLASSIFY them and STUDY them...we will be able to find patterns, cycles and orders in them. we will be able to know what is going to happen next...for we already know how the pattern is going...and there, we are able to predict the future!

what i've discovered is nothing...compared to the work of I-Ching, a simple product that provides easy access to the greatest secrets of Life. by classifying and re-organising all the signs of Life into symbols. made into a table that would contain all the possibilities of life. it was built upon the very basic of life...the Ying and the Yang. I hav no say whether the table is perfect or not, but i find that it is perfect. at least, from the mathematical point of view.

i'll (briefly) study I-Ching one day. haha!

okay, sounds like i really believe that Doomsday will happen on December 21 2012...
hmmm, actually i don't know. i don't really give a damn. and i can't do much about it.
i couldn't be changing all my plans and just go enjoy my life by doing nothing but play rite?...then what if 'nothing' happens on that day?

Xelex( founder of Xelexology) 's verdict abt Doomsday is....

Still believe that Doomsday will fall on December 21 2012. And that I will most probably die on that day.
I will continue with what i'm doing as per normal but with a sense of urgency that i will die very soon. Therefore, i must live life to the fullest by trying to achieve my primary goals of my life before that day comes. so that if i really die on that day, i would have no regrets :)

time is running out.

time is indeed my greatest enemy.

Lastly, i would like to blog down this dream I had last year.
I was at my house and all of a sudden, everything is like heading towards the 'wrong' direction...i hav a very bad feeling abt what's going to happen. Dark clouds spread across the sky in a very short time...(just imagine the movie, The day after tomorrow)....and when i dashed to the balcony to check out what the hell is going on, i realised that the city is flooded by the sea already. there is no sign of hope at that time. i'm dumbfounded...i stood there helplessly... watching the sea level raising higher and higher...
BUT! beocs i live at the 33rd floor and it is high enough for me to escape this disaster! the sea couldn't devour my hse, haha! i'm safe. when i'm at home, i will be safe from this disaster. thats the msg i got from the dream. so i'm going to invite all my frens to my hse and have a crazy party on Dec 20 2012!! rmb to bring lots of food and swim wears just in case! we'll be the kings and the queens of the new world! alrite!!!!!!

haha, i'm so not taking this seriously.

whatever comes after Dec 21 2012 is a bonus.

Be prepared.


further readings...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar

Keep Breathing...

some old pics. went to some toy convention thingy at art museum. as expected, the toys (on sales) didn't wow me on that day. however, something unexpected there, jus wowed me! those freaking cool toy guns (for trying)! i got to play in one of the mini-death match game. and as expected, i got zero kill and one death at the end of the game.

yeap, met zishen there. and gotta thank him for introducing this hobby to me.


G.I.JOE the rise of the revenge of the fall.



all sorts of weapons, COOL!



Terminator 4 : Resistance Fail



nice cosplay


ghost buster gal and the legendary mask riders. Epic win!



finally, here r my latest doodles.


my "just-draw" feeling is back.
hence, a random piece of art is born.
the rabbit theme was discovered later after putting in some random objects/subjects.
just draw lah!




don't pissed of that peeing guy there, pete.
hmm, i used ink brush for this one. and later used a 0.05 fine marker to refine some edges.
will continue to explore this medium :)


i've been spending more time reading recently. little time for drawing. its fine, cos i noe i'm slowly progressing to the direction i want to go. and this (great feeling) helps me to overcome ALL SORTS OF BAD THINGS that happened in my camp. i'm super overworked, super shag, super pissed off, super sian....and time passed really really slowly for me. the next thing i noe is that my weekends are burnt like free. likely can claim day-off.

my knee is not healing. i fucking hate this injury. its one of the main reason for my unhappiness in camp. (bite lips)

nvm.

nvm.

nvm.


breath in, breath out...

kk, let's enjoy this wonderful piece of song.
Keep Breathing.



all that i know is keep breathing...

hang in there :)

i can see it

i've found a wonder book recently. super happy.

this book really makes me feel that i can realise my dream.

i'm super motivated.

but i'm super occupied.

mum's back from HK todae. had a lunch with her, told her abt my "Butterfly Language" story idea. She loves it. Its the first time she praises me abt my own story. B4 this, she would jus nod her head, one ear in one ear out. haha

eh, previously i tot i'm going to study in HK city university's Creative Media. nope, not anymore. I would go for some other fine art course in some other Uni in HK. cos, i know what i want. Thanks to Digital Media Design :)

watched District 9 with sis. I think its the first time i watch a movie with my sis. we both enjoyed the show. worth the money, very entertaining.

watched UP alone, lol. first time watching alone. (all watched b4 except me)
like Wall E, the first part is very well done, then gradually becomes any other typical show that is ends with lots of actions. to me, both Wall E and UP's first act and their 3rd act has different direction, style and approach. basically, their 3rd act spoils the show. simply becos they thot that the audience would prefer to watch some actions in the films.

i say Ratatouille is the best Pixar show.

the next show i wana watch is Moon! can't wait!

kk, gotta go.

dinner with mum. scene 3 act 2 take 1.

ACTION!

this game

having off today...will bk in later.

hmm i hav no complains about my life for now...

no wait...

there's something i need to complain about...my right knee's ligament strain is BACK. it's not 'working' well again...i have to stop running after running just 1km or less. in the end, all my preparations for the 21km, Army Half Marathon (16/08/09)has gone to waste as i could not take part...but i was there! looking after the participants' bags. nice...

the strain has been around for more than a month already. maybe i didn't stretch properly bah...cos i can never touch my toes when doing leg-stretching exercise...Sit and Reach failure I am. haiz...inflexible piece of shit.

nvm, other than this...life is pretty good now.

however, i noe...i noe...i noe...whenever i've settled with some conclusions abt my (on-going)life, the next moment something will change the course of things and u will have to adjust to it.

u cannot complain...

the cycle of peace and chaos will take their turns to 'play' with your life. i say, learn to enjoy sufferings.

i'm already anticipating my chaos to come.

pessimistic? nope, i think i'm starting to understand this game.

and i'm starting to like it.

i don't think this game is abt winning. i still don't know what's the goal of this game...i believe no one can win this game...and perhaps, there's no win or lose in this game. it's about something else.

i think it's about...


time to book in.




haha, i'm not trying to be like that art tutorial(maybe i am)...hey hey, i'm really trying to figure things out. but u mus be ready that error may occur mid way...but as long as u've enjoyed the journey..the final result is never important. tats why i like that vid?

did i make a point?

nvm. hope i didn't waste anyone's time here.

bye bye!

great lesson

now i get it.
have a good day guys :)

pen-tatoo

here's another art related update i guess. strangely, when i tot i've run out of gas to churn art for my art blog and decided to 'freeze' it for a while...i began to draw a lot more frequently...quite happy abt this.


i dunno how it happened that we began to draw on our hands with my black pen. when i draw on their hands...i felt like a tatoo artist!!! fun!



victim 1: Adrian Quek
i drew a Half Angel pen-tatoo for him!!
he looks completely gay, badass and nerd, all at the same time!!!



victim 2: Kamelie Kam
drew a ancient beauty for her as she requested.
took up the challenge..and is quite satisfied with the result!
e art suits the jacket somehow haha!


victim 3: Leon Lee
then i requested Kamelie to draw wise old tree for me.
looks ghostly...like some sleepy hollow tree...
but kinda cool ya!

luckily its getting late, or else i would draw on adrian's entire body!!
aniwae, after pen-tatooing on each of our hand, i realised that issit true that Adrian was once a Half Angel...Kamelie, once an ancient beauty and i'm once a freaking old tree!!!!

we had a good laugh...





not a good pencil render actually. i needa use burn-tool to darken some area...
i'm super impatient when comes to rendering or toning.
still, consider another practise work done.

the army life is pretty tiring for me. i didn't doodle in the bunk recently...sigh.
may wana pick up an anatomy book and get my S&K ready asap.
S&K is Skills and Knowledge.

yea, lixiong got me to come up with this term as we chat abt how we are struggling to improve ourselves when army life is taking away so much time and energy from us.
our common goal now is getting the basics RIGHT first.
I would say those copyworks, life drawings, bk reading, learn software...all fall under S&K. not artistic creation yet...(dunno how to explain clearly here.)

the eventual goal is to have the capability to create personal content. i seriously can't proceed to draw what i want to draw now...haiz.

need more practise. practise for what? for better skills and knowledge :)

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i'm feeling alive. very alive.

recovered from the flu. easy come easy go. nice.

i mus announce that i've come up with a story for 蝶语 !!!!
(direct translation, Butterfly Language.)

(sorry, no time to explain abt the entire concept here, i'm jus going to type down the progress i've made. )

all along i'm pretty clear abt the mood, the emotions, the pace, the artistic direction for this world that i've created. the butterflies that brought two people together. but wat's next? well, i couldn't continue it somehow....since 2007. i've been thinking, dreaming and even being haunted by this idea of mine for a long long time.

and today, all the' loose wires' in my brain began to reconnect again...not by coincidence, its only after i watch this movie (online) by the famous director, Wong Kar Wai, who directed '2046' and 'In the mood for love' etc. this movie has many similar aspects with what i want to tell in my story as well as how i want to tell it. (of cos, there should not be anything too similar with my story and his film. i'm not copying...haha)
anyway, its only after watching this film that i got the 'wires' reconnected, and then poof! the 蝶语 story jus came out of my mind as i'm showering lol!

the film is Ashes of Time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZlxM42QXM4
you can watch to trailer...highly recommended martial art film. a lot of great actors in it! my fav hk actor, Leslie Cheung is the main actor!
the story stresses alot on emotions and love actually...and i guess it's this presentation that has enlightened me to come up with my own content. here, i want to thank this film for aiding me with my story prob..haha! and i really like this film.


i will carry on from where i've left off, and finish this story/concept/world...
for my personal joy...dedicated to me, myself and i...haha!

yes, today is definitely the best day of 2009.

i can see so many so many things that i have to do and still haven't do in the future.
i'm not worried abt it, jus feeling impatient and frustrated that i cannot start working on this right away. the whole film is running in my mind...driving me crazy.

before this, i tot i can only settle the story after i've gained alot of precious life experience. probably when i'm 40 years old. hahaaha...ahahahaha!!!! i'm overjoyed...

erm maybe my flu ain't over yet. oh shit...

ok. something else. i've failed to mention abt Michael Jackson upon his shocking death news. He is now the GOD OF POP. i will always remember him as the person when he is dancing and singing. He's a great dad too. i don't give a shit abt the bad things abt him...he is totally a different person when he's performing. and thats the Michael Jackson i love.
i wanted to draw something for him...but couldn't gather the strength or will to do it somehow.
hence, i'll just say...LOVE MJ forever.

this oso leads me to tok abt name. Michael. two of my idols named Michael. Michael Jordan and Michael jackson. they are both MJ. if possible, i'll definitely name my (future) son Michael and my (future) daughter Michelle :)

alrite, i hope i will slowly realise all these in the near future.

Miss July must hav blessed me...haha!