Ehlo.. some of you may know wat i do for my work, producing graphics for webcam effects and stuff.. Anyway recently i was abit bored and decided to do some features of characters from Studio Ghibli, hohohoh...
of cos i can only work within copyright limits. :P Anyone(who still comes here)hv any ideas of other features i can use? (Kiki's Delivery big red ribbon already done by someone else.. hah)
like a baby... goat. (so as not to infringe cuteoverload.com's copyrights...)
Harloloololoooo!! Especially those with the fluff app! Please click on the link below and vote for my pet bee, 'Bump'! So that i can become president over all things fluffy!
Umm.. just doing this for kicks but do vote if u can. :D
I'm curious to know if anyone still visits or post to this blog anymore, seeing how busy everyone else has gotten with their own lives and work. I believe this particular blog has been around since our polytechnic days, and I suppose it does deserve an anniversary of sorts. However, I'm not too sure when this was started though. Should we rename the blog to Circle of Doom or just leave it as it is? In anycase, kinda late I know, but here's some update of activities for this June.
CG OVERDRIVE
http://www.cgoverdrive.com/
SINGAPORE TOY AND COMIC CONVENTION
http://www.sgtoyandcomiccon.com/
We should really start investing in a Circle of Doom Scooby-Doo type hippy van and get Lewis to drive us around on weekends. And why's the blog all black and gold now? Feels so Guiness... What happy to the happy eye-gouging colors? And when are you girls ever free to meet up?? I don't know how you all look like, let alone sound like anymore!! Screw your boyfriends, Circle of Doom meetings above all!
This is a great show.. teary...
Watch me
i suddenly thot about the last time when the bunch of us had a chalet at pasir ris Safra, and we played hide and seek... and those still in hiding had to save those kena caught, lol.
when i think back i can't believe we actually did that, so silly! but it was one of the nicest memories... =)
Wow, the blog's so dead now... Let's hope this livens it up a bit
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changed new template and colours..
just to ask: anyone got use twitter?
www.twitter.com
Well, I'm here just to make a confession. I did something really unforgiveable today, and basically betrayed the trust of my friends. I don't want to pass this apology off as just trying to gain a quick, "hey it's alright" and "forget about it" response. If I place myself in my friends' shoes, I'd probably feel the same. I would feel betrayed, and my trust for the said person would've been lost.
My words came out with little thought. They were insensitive and painful. Nothing's gonna change that. When I came to realise what I did, I felt immensely stupid. Cause I did it to a close friend of mine. I'm full of remorse now for what I did -the act of burning a bridges is a lot easier, and reckless, than having to build them with precision. I hope to mend the bridge I burnt gradually, and for now I'm terribly sorry.
I don't have any excuses for being a complete ass-wipe.
got this from fren's blog:
If you see this lady turning in clockwise you are using your right brain.
If you see it the other way, you are using left brain.
Some people do see both ways, but most people see it only one way.
If you try to see it the other way and if you do see, your IQ is above 160 which is almost a genius.
* i think the genius part is just for flattery tho', i can see both but im not a genius... :P *
sigh.. this is really frustrating...
pam here.. Dear all who still read the blog, if there isnt, good for you.. if there is, i got smthing to let you all know....
...... this is harder than i thot..
k anyway.. it's been sometime already, i met someone and we both grew attached to each other but for a very long time we kept our distance cos i have alot of struggles with this issue. it really bothered me alot.....
it seemed the most unlikely thing to happen considering that we dont really cross each other's path as often as any normal 'couples-to-be' would.. Even when we did, i know i had tried to steer away for some obscure reason or another... most of the time i did it cos i was afraid it will not work and end up hurting and making a really bad mess...
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feels very weird saying all this..
last week we met..... im shivering from ickyness just thinking abt the details to write.... so stuff happen and for the first time he touched my hand, yeah.. first time.
It felt weird........... tho nice.. apologise for writing such details but it was the first time i held someone like this.. gave me the impression that he was.. not the kind to let go.
sigh.. so the moment lasted a few minutes and the rest of our frens saw it and were shocked but happy about it.... embarrassing man.
Hmmm.... so... keeping this as a secret for so long really disturbed us, badly.. so decided that we should come clean abt this thing.... for the curious here's who he is, our first photo together.... :
very disturbed......
Greetings fellow cultists of the circle of doom. This year, we shall all stand in the circle of doom while burning sausages and other edible substance! Elite Vegetarian member(s) do not worry, there will be burnt grass for you as well !!
PROPOSED DATE: 25th AUG 07 ( last sat of august )
VENUE: SHAMAN JEREMY's BBQ PIT of DOOM and DELIGHTS.
*( as observed from the previous bbq, we shall forfeit chicken wings and steak, instead we will be getting REAL sausages, satay, and whatever else anyone has to add. We can all split the cost once we settle on the number of ppl coming and what we will buy. )
1. please list down what food you want, or want to bring ( eg: pam's excellent salad of fiber-doom )
2. please let us know if the proposed date is ok.
3. please help spread the word to our other cultists who don't visit the blog.
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FOOD LIST:
1. david, jem, lewis: SAUSAGES ( the ones cultist meat-hacker Aaron bought the last time )
Horse riding anyone? im aiming for the special begginers
pam had intro us into the world of cuteoverload,
now lemme open the curtains to the world of uglyoverload.~
There were these 4 guys, a Russian, a German, an American and a Frenchman, who found this small genie bottle together.
When they rubbed the bottle, a genie appeared. Thankful that the 4 guys had released him out of the bottle, he said, "Next to you all are 4 swimming pools, I will give each of you a wish. When you run towards the pool and jump, you shout what you want the pool of water to become, then your wish will come true."
The Frenchman wanted to start. He ran towards the pool, jumped and shouted, "WINE."
The pool immediately changed into a pool of wine. The Frenchman was so happy swimming and drinking from the pool.
Next was the Russian's turn, he did the same and shouted, "VODKA" and immersed himself into a pool of vodka.
The German was next and he jumped and shouted, "BEER." He was so contented with his beer pool.
The last was the American. He was running towards the pool when suddenly he stepped on a banana peel. He slipped towards the pool and shouted, "SHIT!!!..."
hehe, old joke i know but made me laff..
If you folks have 1hr 15mins to spare, may I suggest watching this documentary about Japanese host clubs. For the uninitiated, Host Clubs work like normal bars except that the customers are girls and the hosts are attractive men. The aim of the game is to give your female clients such a great time (and maybe even make them fall in love with you) that they'd be insane enough to order multiple $1,000 bottles of champagne in your gratitude. The comission you get from the drinks the girls buy can get you insanely rich (Think of $50,000/- a month) if you become a very popular host.
Watching the girls fork out insane amounts of money for a fantasy relationship is pretty saddening but at least you later find out that the male hosts do have a conscience behind their dyed hair and manicured eyebrows. The documentary is both intriguing yet saddening as you see lonely girls attempt to fill the void in their hearts by paying hosts for love. A very balanced documentary which shows you both sides of the picture.
The story begins as the Circle-Of-Doom gang were violently swept away by an unknown force. They discover themselves back in medieval times and that they were bestowed with a special power and an item each on their way through the time portal.
Please introduce your names/nicks, and decide for yourselves a kind of power(specific, as in there's only 1 thing you can do with that power), and an item(can be animal or plant also) that will be given to you during the time-travel. No 'genie' kind of powers allowed. heh.
And all continuations to be in comments. Aye!
You find yourselves in a bar of a deserted ghost town. There's no one in the bar except for a strange, mysterious looking man drinking ale by himself and a dog sleeping next to him.
Gwydion: I ask the man what happened to everyone else.
The man laughs to himself and mumbles something about onions. He casts a spell on the dog which turns into a Cerberus, and vanishes thru a door in the floor.
The dog, now an enchanted Cerberus, stands gaurd over the door.
As e beast growls, baring it's teeth in all 3 heads, drools as it looks at our small party. hineko's 1st reaction upon seeing e monstrous animal.
hineko: "AW!! DOGGY!!'
n jumps over to try n pat it~
The Cerberus played with hineko and got so carried away that its drool splashed all over her. However it did not move from gaurding the door.
Gwydion turns into a cheetah and runs around the cerberus hoping the feline form will distract the canine cerberus.
The creature watches him for awhile but remains in its place. Then it detected a scent in the air and began to sniff alot. One of the heads began to yawn..
stunfish: i search the bar and found a bag of onions in the corner. i throw it to Gwydion immediately cos i can't hold them for long. =P
Gwydion: I try to catch the bag of onions, but seeing as I'm still a cheetah, my paws swat the bag over to Vespereris.
Vesperis : started to weep inconsolably at the sight of the evil onions. Bemused, Jen...
hineko : still covered n dripping in cerberus's drool, struggles over to hug Vesperis, while her cat attack e bag of onions, and looks like its in love wit e smell!
In the slimey frenzy, the Cerberus caught a whiff of the scratched onions and immediately fell into a deep sleep... (finally...)
Vengence in her eyes, Vesperis took out a glistening knife (out of nowhere), determined to make onion rings snacks out of those damn onions. As the knife drew closer to the bag of onions, there was a sudden blinding flash and the onions spotted wickedly mischievous faces.
Bobbing around, the onion monsters started ferocious attacks on the adventurers, all the while emiting poisonous gases. Desperately trying to ignore the tears of irritation in their eyes, the adventurers gear up for their first battle.
stunfish: i use my fire extinguisher to spray foam at them, disabling their gaseous excretion!
hineko: then i tried to jump n kick 1 of e evil onion monsters but slip on some of stunfish's fire extinguisher foam, n knock into Darthvid!
The Circle of Doom gang found themselves caught in the most perilous of circumstances sooner than anyone expected. Will they ever get out of this tearful situation?
to be continued...
Darthvid: picks himself up and sends his pet skull, which goes around biting the onions to bits.. The skull is unaffected by the onions' 'tear gas' cos it has no eyes to cry from...
hehe.. was reminded by jen's drawing to do this.. tried to draw simply but it just turned out like this.. blah.
anyway the words in yellow are the pm.. hah.
=.=
Click me
so easy to make music..
Must watch!
can u train a fish to do tricks? goldfish r e most brainless fish right? but.. but.. how did they train them?!
Torture me!
how could they! evil! but i will do tat to my cats too if i could..
strange..
werid pet behaviour...
Decided to post this since I'm bored
Property Adverts and What They Really Mean
Tranquil Surroundings - Our development is located in the freakin middle of nowhere
Round the clock security - There's a police station next door
Near MRT - Yeah, that's if you drive there
Competitively Priced Units Available - The leftover units that nobody wants to buy
Next to MRT - So close you can hear the train rumble by every 5 mins
Next to schools - So close you can hear the kids playing during recess and the lesson bells from Mon - Fri. Nice.
Shopping near by - We're actually refering to that convenience store at the petrol station down the road. That's it.
Unique Design - We messed up with the design, but YOU might like it
the cutestraphobe continues... where a duckling does one of my fav pasttime....
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i found this on e last page of some career magazine.. hmm how to credit them... nvm they dunno me here muhahaha!
for those looking for a job, e meanings of those job description
Corporate Terminology Explained
Competitive salary : we remain competitive by paying less then our competitors
Casual work environment : we dun pay u enough to expect tat you will dress nicely.
Must be deadline-orientated : you'll b 6 months behind schedule on yer 1st day.
Some overtime required : some time each night and some time each weekend.
Duties will vary : anyone in then office can boss you around
Must haf an eye for details : we haf no quality control
Career minded : female employee must b childless (and remain tat way)
Apply in person : if yer old, fat or ugly you'll be told e position is filled
Seeking candidates wit wide variety of experience : you'll need it to replace e 3 ppl who just left.
Problem solving skill a must : yer walking into a company in perpetual chaos
Requires team leadership skills : you'll haf e responsibilities of a manager, without e pay or respect.
now u know....
Hi again, something to share for our designer/ creative cohorts out there... (quite an educational read i found in a designer's forum)
The Architect’s Newspaper is my new favorite design publication. It’s a 16-page tabloid that comes out about twice a month. It’s literate and timely, a fast-paced collection of news, reviews and opinion from voices as various as Michael Sorkin, Peter Slatin and Craig Konyk, all beautifully designed (in two ruthlessly efficient colors) by Martin Perrin. And, best of all, it has a gossip column.
Last month, they published a piece by Michael McDonough, the accomplished New York-based architect, writer and teacher, called “The Top 10 Things They Never Taught Me in Design School.” I read lots of these kinds of things (and even written a few myself), but I found McDonough’s not just entertaining but actually quite useful, and valid for nearly any kind of design discipline. He has graciously given us permission to reprint it here at Design Observer.
The Top 10 Things They Never Taught Me in Design School
by Michael McDonough
1. Talent is one-third of the success equation.
Talent is important in any profession, but it is no guarantee of success. Hard work and luck are equally important. Hard work means self-discipline and sacrifice. Luck means, among other things, access to power, whether it is social contacts or money or timing. In fact, if you are not very talented, you can still succeed by emphasizing the other two. If you think I am wrong, just look around.
2. 95 percent of any creative profession is shit work.
Only 5 percent is actually, in some simplistic way, fun. In school that is what you focus on; it is 100 percent fun. Tick-tock. In real life, most of the time there is paper work, drafting boring stuff, fact-checking, negotiating, selling, collecting money, paying taxes, and so forth. If you don’t learn to love the boring, aggravating, and stupid parts of your profession and perform them with diligence and care, you will never succeed.
3. If everything is equally important, then nothing is very important.
You hear a lot about details, from “Don’t sweat the details” to “God is in the details.” Both are true, but with a very important explanation: hierarchy. You must decide what is important, and then attend to it first and foremost. Everything is important, yes. But not everything is equally important. A very successful real estate person taught me this. He told me, “Watch King Rat. You’ll get it.”
4. Don’t over-think a problem.
One time when I was in graduate school, the late, great Steven Izenour said to me, after only a week or so into a ten-week problem, “OK, you solved it. Now draw it up.” Every other critic I ever had always tried to complicate and prolong a problem when, in fact, it had already been solved. Designers are obsessive by nature. This was a revelation. Sometimes you just hit it. The thing is done. Move on.
5. Start with what you know; then remove the unknowns.
In design this means “draw what you know.” Start by putting down what you already know and already understand. If you are designing a chair, for example, you know that humans are of predictable height. The seat height, the angle of repose, and the loading requirements can at least be approximated. So draw them. Most students panic when faced with something they do not know and cannot control. Forget about it. Begin at the beginning. Then work on each unknown, solving and removing them one at a time. It is the most important rule of design. In Zen it is expressed as “Be where you are.” It works.
6. Don’t forget your goal.
Definition of a fanatic: Someone who redoubles his effort after forgetting his goal. Students and young designers often approach a problem with insight and brilliance, and subsequently let it slip away in confusion, fear and wasted effort. They forget their goals, and make up new ones as they go along. Original thought is a kind of gift from the gods. Artists know this. “Hold the moment,” they say. “Honor it.” Get your idea down on a slip of paper and tape it up in front of you.
7. When you throw your weight around, you usually fall off balance.
Overconfidence is as bad as no confidence. Be humble in approaching problems. Realize and accept your ignorance, then work diligently to educate yourself out of it. Ask questions. Power – the power to create things and impose them on the world – is a privilege. Do not abuse it, do not underestimate its difficulty, or it will come around and bite you on the ass. The great Karmic wheel, however slowly, turns.
8. The road to hell is paved with good intentions; or, no good deed goes unpunished.
The world is not set up to facilitate the best any more than it is set up to facilitate the worst. It doesn’t depend on brilliance or innovation because if it did, the system would be unpredictable. It requires averages and predictables. So, good deeds and brilliant ideas go against the grain of the social contract almost by definition. They will be challenged and will require enormous effort to succeed. Most fail. Expect to work hard, expect to fail a few times, and expect to be rejected. Our work is like martial arts or military strategy: Never underestimate your opponent. If you believe in excellence, your opponent will pretty much be everything.
9. It all comes down to output.
No matter how cool your computer rendering is, no matter how brilliant your essay is, no matter how fabulous your whatever is, if you can’t output it, distribute it, and make it known, it basically doesn’t exist. Orient yourself to output. Schedule output. Output, output, output. Show Me The Output.
HEAR ME~ HEAR ME~
Kudos to everyone still visiting this blog!
I'm not sure if anyone heard of the basaar at Red dot museum, basically people sell stuffs that they create, t-shirts, accessories and what-nots over there, check out the > link
Just thot that if anyone of you is interested in selling designed apparels n stuff, feel free to let me know, maybe we can work something out to put up on sales there. FYI, not every ah neow n ah gaos can sell their stuff there, cos b4 u get to set up your stall at the basaar, there is actually a judging panel to filter out tenders that dun meet the requirements.
Cheers! ( :
Courtesy of cuteoverload.com.
The funny thing is how this ham refuses to let go of the bag even after it fell over. Almost vomitted after watching this video... lol.
new game! quite hard to get an ID for this game but its worth it!
http://www.granadoespada.sg/en/
hmm.. my fav disney cartoon is Beauty and the Beast, just to let u all know. haha.
test test.. *zzzt~*
