Rise of The Planet Of The Ape
Sep 8, 2011 Overheard
Okay, a quick one here. ; )
Rise of the planet of the apes was so entertainingly good that I get to see why so many friends of mine gives it a thumbs up, where I was initially sceptical in how a movie about primates can be understood by them whereas movies concerning shiny robots or wizards with glasses failed miserably.
From the charm of the baby ape to the predicament of the scientist losing those closest to him, the movie succeeded in taking the viewers for a ride, although one does question at the end of the movie, what next?
Certainly the movie has its fair share of criticism and plotholes, but I guess I can’t take away it’s plaudits of being an entertaining movie and a worth-every-cent-paid show.
Now, do they really have that serum?
I’d like to give my cats some of ‘em.. Um, and as for you, go get the movie!
Germany 10am.
Aug 17, 2011 Overheard
When Germany is 10am, it’ll be 4pm where I am, where I’ll be busy, and possibly chaotically, hard at work doing… almost nothing.
But but but my dear friends.. 4pm (localtime) is when The International begins.
Can’t wait! Can’t wait! Can’t wait!
Tags: 2, DOTA, International, Timezone
The International
Aug 12, 2011 Overheard
If there’s anyone that’s trying to stop you from becoming a professional gamer..
THE INTERNATIONAL — DoTA2 Championships
… ask them, is there really 1 Million reason to not start playing professionally???
After acquiring the trademark of DoTA, at the violent objection of millions of players worldwide, Valve has finally, and successfully, whetted the apetite of avid DoTA fans, like me, with this scrumptuous tournament, to be held during Gamescon in germany.
Finally, a reason for me to quit my job and play professionally.
Just kidding.. hehe.. I won’t ragequit my dayjob just like that! .. yet.. cos I love what, why and how I do what I do so winning a $1 Million dollar eSport prize money is still my pipedream.
Oh, but I won’t stop dreaming about it.
What about you? Would you like to have $1 Million dollars, just by playing games?
Tags: DOTA, dota2, eSports, Gaming, International
Test your vocabulary.
Jul 26, 2011 Overheard
Isn’t it comforting to know how limited one’s vocab really is?
Initially, after seeing someone I know coming in at 29,000 words, I thought I’d beat the number..
But nooooooo, I came up a little short.
Anyways, what’s yours?
Tags: Test, Vocabulary, Websites, Words
Stop holding back
Apr 23, 2011 Me, Myself & I, Overheard
Above all else, I’d value a straightforward piece of conversation than one that’s encrypted and convulated, but people are wont to keep emotional matters under wraps.
If only words were easier said than sung.
And if living was a piece of soundtrack, right now I’d be ‘Memories‘ from Panic At The Disco, reminiscing in retrospect of my past year or so.
That is indeed an awesome, sparkling song from their latest album ‘Vices & Virtues’, aptly labeled, as if it’s calling out at me, and deftly lyricised too, after the band’s split.
I’m definitely liking their new sound a lot, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the full album, but as it is now, ‘Memories’ suffices.
The lyrics are blessedly gorgeous, while the music is “beautifully depressing“.
Just beautiful.
‘”He was the Congregation’s vagrant; With an unrequited love;”..
.. makes me feel so attached to the song.
“When your passion’s exultation; Then finding refuge is not enough;“..
.. leaves me stigmatised.
It reminds me of how I tried to be as transparent as I could, of how I tried being as expressive as I should, and of how I was trying to be as appreciative as I would, and yet memories are all I have in return.
Not strangely, it also reminds me of how painful it is to find out that not everyone is as transparent as they would, not entirely expressive as they could, and of how they’re rarely appreciative.
From crushing relationships to crumbling business ventures, if there’s one thing that I’ve learnt it is that there’s no harm in trying and giving it all.
Sometimes I wonder if it’s unwise to let the truth be known, like is it better if things were left to traject on their own?
I’m certainly not one for surprises, and I keep things as certain as I could, but there are things that I just can’t control.
Like how easily it is for me to succumb to my past attachment whenever she comes around at the office, and how crushing it is for me to pull myself away each time.
It took a lot out of me, as I recuperated emotionally these past months, moving forward and dedicating myself to someone else.
Indeed, I could so easly slip into her all over again, but that just foolish of me to crash and burn twice like I wont, wouldn’t it?
And I wonder if I should stop her from ‘going away’, but I wonder more if it’s better if I let the pieces of the puzzles fit themselves.
Lost love has taught me against holding back, but I can’t help in raising my walls higher this time, but I do fondly cling onto our memories, as I fail to prevent myself carving a smile or two whenever I think of them.
No doubt it’s been an educational and emotional ride for me, and as much as I’d wish for things to turn out differently, well I “Should’ve known right from the start; You can’t predict the end.”
I’m holding back, when I probably shouldn’t.
I wish someone would tell me, “Don’t hold back”.
So let me tell you this, “Stop holding back.”
‘Cos you’re denying yourself of memories of what could have been.
Rejoice.
Tags: Memories, Panic At The Disco, Song
He drew a Gecko for his first studio project.
Mar 23, 2011 Overheard
I’m not sure what his exact role was (or roles were) but one thing for sure, he’s definitely someone who’s ‘made it’!
Not Rango, or Johnny Depp, mind you, but that name here that’s highlighted in yellow.
It belongs to my poly classmate, whom I happen to know as an awesome and dedicated 3D animator, one among the many of us back then.
Me? I’m not sure if I was that awesome in my craft, as almost always I barely got by in class and in my modules, but Zaini was different, in a good way.
Zaini was polished, dedicated and oh-so-good.
Finally a feature film where one of us has his name appearing in the credits.
I’m so excited and can’t wait to catch the movie at the cinema, but I’ve to recover from my chronic cough first.
Anyway, back then during our poly days, our group of friends used to sit in long after a movie has ended just to take a look at the rolling credits.
Then we’ll comment and laugh at the names and roles that fly by — at the same time not secretly hiding the fact that each of us so desperately and dearly wished to see our own names appear up there.
To us, having our names appearing in the credits of a feature film is more than just pride, it’s a sense of achievement and accomplishment — and I’m so ecstatic that Zaini got his recognition!
I recall how he ploughed through his NS period, juggling work and part-time studies at the same time — and he always seemed so busy back then.
Even during school days, he’d spend hours after hours polishing his work, while the likes of me and others will head to the pitch for soccer and such.
Zaini is probably the hardest worker among our group f friends, and indeed hard work does pay off handsomely.
I remember during our first year final project, where I had to repeat that module 3 times while Zaini aced his, taking that module just once, and oddly enough he was given a gecko to study, research, and recreate for the assignment.
I was given a lamb then, and I think Geckos are easier to draw than lambs?
Nahh, nothing is easier or harder, it’s all perceptions.. anyway..
I tremendously admired his craft back then, and even though I’m still not sure which are his handiworks in the movie Rango, I’m pretty sure that I’ll admire it just as much, where I’ll probably be thinking at the back of my mind, oh why does Rango looks oh so familiar to Zaini’s gecko?
He’s definitely made it, no doubt, and I’m pretty proud to say that this is a fella whom I know for some time, even if my works could never compare to his.
How I wished my name was up there too, and though it’s a little gut-wrenching that I’m veering away from my dream career path, I’ll continue to work hard in anything that I do and hopefully I’ll get a chance to dribble myself back into this animation line.
I’m pretty sure that that chance won’t be coming anytime soon, but I won’t be loosening my grip on it just yet.
Though I may be dedicating tons of efforts into the printing and advertising industry at the moment, the animation industry will never stray too far from the core of my heart.
To the ones who’ve made it, like Zaini, I wish them well and hope that they continue to achieve greater accomplishments in years to come.
And now, for a bit of Rango..
Tags: Accomplishments, Achievement, Animation, Hardworking, Rango, Videos, Zaini
Her new blue guitar.
Mar 21, 2011 Overheard
My sis got herself a pretty, blue, wooden guitar last Friday, after I took her to a guitar place earlier in the week, wherer she spent the late evening with me at the office.
Why was she at the office?
Oh, because it seems that having a big brother, whoose company is expanding and looking for new designers, means that you have first priority in getting that position~
And also, she was ‘surveying’ the new workplace — or was it the new workplace ‘surveying’ her?
Lucky her~
I can’t remember who, but someone once told me (or was it that I read somewhere???) that in life (especially careers), it’s not about what you know, but about who you know that gets you advantage.
Back to the guitar now.
Do you know what it tells me about her, after she’d gotten that pretty, blue guitar?
It means that finally, my Sis is showing signs of decisiveness, and I think this has been a very crucial characteristic that’s been missing from her, but with this guitar, I’m so happy that she ‘took it and went’ with it.
‘Take it. And go.’ — Famous words of Canadian/Indian comedian, Russell Peters, and check out one of his classics “Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad!”!
Alright, back to the guitar again.
She’s been chirping at me to teach her to play the stringed instruments for as long as I’ve known her, and for as long as she’s known me, I’ve not done so.
Perhaps with this latest ‘decisiveness’ episide, I think I might just reward her with a quick introductory lesson in guitar handling eh?
With the added impetus of me missing my guitar playing days, I think I might just finally sit down with her and get her to learn some tunes.
In any case, I think that making music, be it simply strumming the guitar or mastering an album, is a good way to express yourself, where at the same time you release that little bit of tension or stress in you.
For as long as I know, everytime I feel down or a little sad, I do tend to reach for that rusty, trusty old guitar of mine and play a chord or two, at the same time coming up with horribly rhymed verses.
Oh, I’m not that awesome a guitar player, but I do know how to put a tune or two, but just like any other motor skills, one can only get better with practice.
I hope my Sis will get herself busy with learning and dedicating herself into the safekeeping of her new guitar and her tunes, and then who knows, maybe we might be seeing a new Singapore Idol to come?
Wishful thinking, perhaps, but nothing wrong with aiming for more rights?
Tags: Descisiveness, Guitar, Learning, Music, Russell Peters, Sister, Tunes
The Year Of The Rabbit
Feb 3, 2011 Overheard
It’s the Lunar New Year all over again, but its the year of the Rabbit this time around and here’s to wishing you well with lots of fortune and happiness.
A rabbit is calm yet vigilant, withdrawn yet enjoys good company, and though non confrontational is wholly keen and intellectual.
Still it’s deemed to be fragile, sneaky and obsessive at times.
?I still think horoscopes and astrology are fun to muse at, and if anything is to go by, the year of the Rabbit is expectedly classy, sophisticated and artistic.
Indeed it is one of the most stylistic creatures of the Chinese animal sign but what is style without substance right?
Lest we forget the unfortunate and the handicapped ones while we share the joy, because everyone deserves their fair share of joy.
The less able they are, then the more deserving they shall be.
Happy new year, and care and share please.
Tags: Lunar New Year
