escape to plastic beach

19th Dec 2010, i witnessed the work of darn brilliant artists. the greatest live performance i've ever seen. it was a complete art. the sound, lighting, visuals, and the stage were amazing. and ofcourse the music waaaas great. besides plastic beach, they also played some songs from their previous albums : 19/2000, tomorrow comes today, clint eastwood, punk, last living souls, dirty harry, el manana, dare, feel good inc, don't get lost in heaven, and demon days. such a captivating performance, i enjoyed every second of it. having the opportunity to see them live was indeed a dream come true. i've been a huge fan of the band for a long long time.

i really really really had a great time, definitely the best day of my 365 jolly days in 2010. superb.

Gorillaz's Escape to Plastic Beach Tour, Brisbane, Australia.

don't ever kill these songs

Playground Love - Air
In the Backseat - Arcade Fire
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Something About Us - Daft Punk
Stillness is the Move - Dirty Projectors
So Insane - Discovery
Phantom Other - Department of Eagles
Red and Purple - The Dodos
Tubuhmu Membiru ... Tragis - Efek Rumah Kaca

How My Heart Behave - Feist
Blue Ridge Mountains - Fleet Foxes
Pulang - Float
El Manana (Metronomy Remix) - Gorillaz
Empire Ants - Gorillaz
Hongkong - Gorillaz
O Green World - Gorillaz
Cheerleader - Grizzly Bear

Tep and The Logic - James Blake
Maple Leaves (7" Version) - Jens Lekman
Heartbeats - José González
The Build Up - Kings of Convenience
I See a Different You - Koop
Play the Part - Little Joy
Electric Feel - MGMT
Yes - New Buffalo
Polypanic Rooms - Polyester Embassy
Sleeping In - Radio Dept.
Memphis Skyline - Rufus Wainwright
Dew - Santamonica
Roche - Sébastien Tellier
Karolina - Soré
Ageless Beauty (The Most Serene Republic Mix) - Stars
She's in Fashion - Suede
Alter Ego - Tame Impala

You Hid - Toro Y Moi
Berlin - The Trees and the Wild
Don't Give Up - The Whitest Boy Alive
Waves - Yeasayer
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, and Black - YMCK

they're in alphabetical order based on the artists. and the list will keep expanding.

cardboard briefcase

a hand-made gift box for his 21st birthday. i decided to give him something serious this year, so a serious-looking gift box seemed necessary.

Vincent Gallo

a living genius

www.vincentgallo.com

kogepan

"a breath in the winter is white. no matter which pan, all their breathes are white. it's a sign that you exist. it's not much, but it's something worth being happy about."

Sculptures and Drawings by Jen Stark

Jen Stark is a very brilliant young artist, she really is an inspiration for me. i have a keen interest in paper arts and her paper sculptures are genius, very beautiful i really really love them. her paper sculptures were made from layers and layers and layers of hand-cut papers, arranged in such a way that they became a beautiful sculpture. besides her sculptures, her drawings are also amazing. i love the details and the color combination, that made her drawings look like a beautiful chaos. she has done some solo and group exhibition, and got some awards. she is v e r y t a l e n t e d.

www.jenstark.com

goodbye rumah simprug

sunday, 6th june 2010, we had our last lunch together in simprug, enin and eyang's house. on our last lunch, we shared the good memories, our adventurous childhood memories. we remembered the excitement of playing with fireworks at the backyard with eyang, shula's costume party, the challenge games we created, our little performances at enin's birthday, our silly rules for playing games, sleepovers with cousins, and enin playing solitaire cards. we had our last tour in the house, and strangely, the empty rooms looked so small. they looked sad, we were all sad, thinking simprug would be sold and might even be demolished. too many good memories there, especially memories of enin and eyang. goodbye rumah simprug, thank you for being such a home for us.

Rotten Strawberries

we are beautiful. eating beautiful fruits, driving beautiful cars, singing beautiful songs, laughing at beautiful jokes, grilling beautiful meat, playing beautiful gameboards, joining beautiful clubs, hugging beautiful dolls, chasing beautiful balloons, printing beautiful photos, boiling beautiful water, brushing beautiful teeth, running beautiful stores, wearing beautiful socks, calling beautiful friends, writing beautiful poems, dreaming beautiful sleeps, dealing beautiful problems, asking beautiful questions, knowing beautiful secrets, killing beautiful truths, saving beautiful lives. yes, we are beautiful.

Rooftop by Bildmekanik

Rooftop is one of my favorite illustrations by Bildmekanik / Jonas Löfgren, a talented artist from Sweden. his works are dark yet beautiful, mostly about these grim looking girls. he has done some illustrations for Lula magazine and for Paul Steel's music video (i gave her my number). i'm so in love with his illustrations and looking forward to see his upcoming works.

www.bildmekanik.se/

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i'm dedicating this very first post to nonamé. your brainpower makes my life so much easier.