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Objectified (2009)

MeL — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:10:16 +0000

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There’s so much to this documentary-film – Objectified.
If only I had came across it much earlier..

ten principles for good design by Dieter Rams
Good design is innovative
Good design makes a product useful
Good design is aesthetic
Good design makes a product understandable
Good design is unobtrusive
Good design is honest
Good design is long lasting
Good design is thorough, down to the last detail
Good design is environmentally friendly
Good design is as little design as possible

the morning mark twain woke me up

MeL — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:48:23 +0000

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. (…)

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梦想的颜色

MeL — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:37:55 +0000

儿时的梦想，常常都是上了vivid的pastel colors.
长大后的梦想，似乎比较黑白灰。
where are my color pencils?

casual poet

MeL — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:22:03 +0000

casual poet – 2011-03-27 – second by 1003casualpoet

North South Exchange

MeL — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:02:10 +0000

When a man fears the worst and the worst happens, he can at least be glad for he saw it coming.

Count our blessings

MeL — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:56:29 +0000

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

This is simply too saddening. Haven’t been able to take my eyes off the news for large part of this weekend.
Being able to wake up in the morning knowing that everything’s well is a blessing in itself.

a piece of summer, a piece of me

MeL — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:58:50 +0000

第一次我离开了自己的房间
爱上迷雾中跳舞的日子
然而日子会有尽头
双脚会斑驳

但风吹来你的舞步
我就伸长了手指，
走过漂白过的森林

树木变成纸，灵魂变成字
当你清楚描绘出她的样子
又造就一只即将逃脱的天使

舞台变成纸，身体变成字
透过你的眼，离开
也是诗

走吧，迷雾中跳舞
我们每一分每一秒都是历史

Cheer 2010

holiday season

MeL — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:35:57 +0000

Feeding the inspirational needs:

Watch, if you haven’t already

The season of holidays is here! Yeah, we’re living in a season-less country but we insist. It seems rightfully normal for the working adult to enjoy a good holiday during the holiday season because everyone’s talking about having a good one in the next 2 months or so. Seems to be, I say, because I won’t know as I haven’t worked a full calendar year. Nevertheless, 2 weeks ago, we treated ourselves to a reallyreally good weekend getaway to the land of breezy beach huts and starry skies at Tanjung Pinang. Fantabulous!

I’m not extremely excited about making the beeline for the quickest exit out of the country during the holiday season because since everyone else’s out of town at the same time, this overcrowded, overpopulated island country could possibly be suitably crowded for once, theoretically speaking. How else to be soulistically enriched without lugging the 55-litres backpack? *hmmm…..*

While clearing my inbox, I saw this email from a very familiar sender. I was reminded of the little promise I made to myself some 5-6 years ago. Perhaps it’s a little sign from above to make good my promise now that I’ve started earning a little dough. It’s not about making a measurable difference, this, I’m pretty sure, doesn’t do that. It’s about passing on a hope to someone who needs it more than me.

what are you listening to

MeL — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:49:28 +0000

Walking.
My earphone is my armour.
Their earphones are their closed doors.
Sealed in our little bubble of comfort.
Just wondering… what are you listening to?

footprints…there are two pairs of them now

MeL — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:51:14 +0000

If the past month plus can be summarised using a song, it has to be a Jack Johnson song.

Thankful, and thank you :)