Penang – Anime-fied By FeiGiap – These beautiful Japanese-style cartoon illustration reflects the beautiful of Penang, my hometown. Check out more of his work here.
Tag: Arts & Design
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Simple Sketch With Paper App
Simple Sketch With Paper App – I don’t really know how to sketch properly, it’s kinda suck that the school (The Design School @ Taylor’s University) didn’t teach the proper way on how to do freehand sketch or things like that. So much of theory, so less of technical and hands-on. Why????? Somemore I am not born with the talent.
Well, bought a new Bamboo Stylus today for my iPad. Downloade the app – Paper and I started doing some simple sketch with it. It’s kinda fun! Check out my simple, simply, simpppp sketch below.
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Hong Kong: Old-School Bing Sutt Starbucks Coffee @ Central
Hong Kong: Old School Starbucks Coffee @ Central – One of the coolest place in Hong Kong to me is the old-school style designed Starbucks Coffee outlet located at Central area. I went there last year, and it was in one of my visiting list. What’s so special about this Starbucks Coffee outlet is the old-school Hong Kong coffee house design which local called it 冰室 (Bing Sutt).
This is a good blend of western coffee in to local Hong Kong culture. Although, the original Bing Sutt (Hong Kong’s kopitiam) design was not so dim, yet it brings out a warm, relaxing and mysterious feeling in the cafe.
It was full of people. It’s an attraction in my opinion and it has a unique Starbucks Coffee design. Mom went to shopping around Central area and me, dad and brother were enjoying a hot brew of coffee here.
It’s a little bit hard to spot out at Central area as you have to turn into a street and walk up a flight of stairs. Anyway, I’ve included a map below for your reference. =)
Starbucks Coffee (Bing Sutt design), Central
Floor M2, Baskerville House,13 Duddell Street, , CentralHong KongTelephone: +852-25235685[googlemaps https://maps.google.com.my/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=215278323465761497274.0004b80a852f7e1d51867&gl=my&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=22.280236,114.156623&spn=0.002383,0.003433&z=18&iwloc=0004c7ac835b58c0f2a56&output=embed&w=640&h=480]
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Sunday Morning @ Muntri Street
Sunday Morning @ Muntri Street – Last, last Sunday, I went to Muntri Street in Penang with my classmate and a group of pro sketchers to sketch the place, for leaning and sharing and fun. Muntri Street is really a nice place in Penang full of beautiful eclectic colonial style shophouses. It has history, it has story and arts. There’s many guesthouses at there too!
Interior design students from Taylor’s University was having a trip to Penang, the most beautiful city in Malaysia and one of the activity was ‘Sketch Muntri Street’, also an activity conducted by pro sketcher Ch’ng Kiah Kiean. I feel sad that my hand is not as pro as them, I don’t really sketch stuff, in fact, I kinda suck at it. I did some sketch, a bit, but then I went photo shooting around the place instead.
Teuku =)
It’s a nice sunny Sunday morning and the weather was pretty clear, but then it’s hot too! I sweat quite a lot. Back to sketch, looking at other’s people sketches, I told myself I really have to sketch more. It doesn’t have to be uber pretty or detailed, as long as it has feeling, has visual, has proportion than it’s good, according to one of the pro sketches. Sketching is for fun and to express one’s feel to a visual.
Guess what I have found on Muntri Street? It’s another super big mural done by Ernest Zacharevic who did the Armenian Street’s mural. This one is really huge on a big piece of wall. It looks a bit scary but what the story is that it’s about a little girl learning kung-fu.
Look brilliant isn’t it?
Aida. =)
Met Hua Kian, my high school mate at there. Penang is so small!
Penang is awesome isn’t it? Spot my sketch, it’s the smallest piece. HAHA. Happy weekend ahead. =)
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‘Happily Riding Bicycle’ Mural Art @ Armenian Street, Penang
‘Happily Riding Bicycle’ Mural Art @ Armenian Street, Penang by Ernest Zacharevic – The very brilliant wall mural artist – Ernest Zacharevic is in Penang working on a few large wall mural art in conjunction with the coming George Town Festival which will be happening in July. One of the done work is at the start of Armenian Street featuring a 2D mural art and a 3D real bicycle.
At here you can see a little girl riding a bicycle with a small boy (probably her little brother) sitting on the back of the bicycle. The coolest part is that it has a real bicycle mounted to the wall, which makes the beautiful mural even more awesome. What a nice piece of art.
I purposely went there to check out the art and took some photos. Haha. More to street art in Penang to come. =D
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MUJI Is Coming To Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur
MUJI Is Coming To Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur – The minimalist design lifestyle Japanese shop – Muji has finally arrived in Malaysia after so many years. I am a fan of MUJI although the price is rather expensive, but the simplicity of the design is just awesome. I like the stationery the most, can’t wait to visit it in April 2012 at Pavilion to do some shoppings. Last time in high school, my pencil case was full of MUJI pens that I bought from MUJI Singapore + Bangkok.
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Video: New York The Wonder City (1938)
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Video: New York The Wonder City (1938) – This video shows you the old New York in 1938. It brings you back in time to to the pre-World War 2 era and you can see how pretty New York was back then. The film was editied by Eugene W. Castle of Castle Films.
After watching the video, I feel very amaze with New York City back then. Imagine that some people still lived in kampung (village) and New York is already a very modern city. Really awesome and no doubt is my most-wanted-to-visit-city right now. I want to live and stay at there. =D
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Passed By PenangPAC (Performing Arts Centre), Straits Quay
#1: Located on Level 4 of Straits Quay.
Passed By PenangPAC (Performing Arts Centre), Straits Quay – Kuala Lumpur has the KLPac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), and now Penang has our very own PenangPAC – Performing Arts Centre of Penang. Oh yeah! Now I can get to enjoy some nice stage act, musical drama and show here in Penang.
It was opened on the 11th of November 2011, the 111111 day. I went to the Popular’s Book Fair few days ago and passed by the PenangPAC, so I went in to check it out.
#2: Wall of photography, illustrations and paintings.
Obviously, it’s a lot smaller than the KLPac. but then it’s looking spacious and nice with a simple decorations at the lobby. They have two halls which named Stage 1 and Stage 2. There’s also a wall that showcases the good print artworks like photography and illustration.
#3: I see they have a very nice looking interior office for their admin. Really like the workspace so much.
I think PenangPAC is a good platform on promoting performing arts to the local and also act as a stage to gather all the performing arts lover together. Will definitely go check out some show later.
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Christmas Decoration At Pavilion Shopping Mall, Bukit Bintang
#1. My favourite shopping mall. I don’t really like Sunway Pyramid by the way. HAHA.Christmas Decoration At Pavilion Shopping Mall, Bukit Bintang – Christmas is around the corner right now and it’s happening in less than a month time. This goes to Chinese New Year as well because the coming Chinese New Year is coming very early in January (normally February). I am so excited for both of the festival as they make me feel very relax and happy.
I went to KL downtown few weeks back and went to walkaround the famous Pavilion shopping mall. Surprisingly the put up the Christmas decoration early in early November, The decoration is very beautiful with lots of Christmas trees placed around the main atrium.
#3.Big sweet cake and giant decorative bells and balls are among the decoration too.
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#6.Now I am back to Penang, and I’m gonna go check out how’s the malls here are doing with the coming Christmas festival. Woohoo. Happy last month of 2011. If you still have leave, it’s time to clear it up and spend some time with you family and your loved one. Have a nice day! -
XERUD – Innovative Condom Dispenser And Fortune Teller
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XERUD – Innovative Condom Dispenser And Fortune Teller – Asian is conservative, we are the type of people who doesn’t discuss about sex openly. “Sex” makes people feel private and embarrass. Agree?
Check out the video about how Durex gives out free condom to the people of Taiwan at the same time to spread the knowledge about safe sex. They found out giving out free condom on the street is not really a good way of marketing safe sex, so they make a fortune teller machine that dispense condom at the same time, the there’s fortune telling and safe sex message imprint on the packaging. Really innovative.
One thing, the name Xerud sounds so weird, not nice. HAHA.
