Play with colours~

Today after lunch, me and my friend went shopping at the shop nearby since there was still a lot of time left. Then i walk past a bookshelf and this magazine caught my attention:


I flipped through the magazine and then saw this page in the second picture above. It reminds me of my room so we started to discuss about designs. That is why i decided to talk about how i decided on my room painting last time.


One day i wanted to move my room to the one below because it's much more bigger. But before i stay in, i decided to paint my room in a different way, not the usual plain colour all over the room. So i came up with a few design to make my room more attractive. Well, i actually like to make simple designs.


This is the image i made, it is seperated into four parts;
Upper right combination of all my favorite colours- black, white, orange and silver (since there is not silver, i used gray),
Upper left is like reflection type,
Lower right is my favorite design, it cant be seen clearly here, it has many sprinkles of green over the lines which i wanted to use glow-in-the-dark to paint, Lower left is orange boxes outlines on white background.

So from here i have to choose, it's pretty easy cos one rule in Chinese beliefs- no black paint for painting walls. That means two are out and then the combination colours need four different paint, so once again CROSS. That left me with one choice so this is what i drew before painting:



The outcome after painting is not up to my expectation, it's not satisfying enough but still acceptable. The major mistake is that the orange colour i used, is not bright enough. The label sample show bright orange but when i paint it is different. Too bad... And another miscalculation is that i ddint't take into account my furniture, so when i arrange my furniture, it blocks the design i made. SEE...




Well, according to Shakespeare- what's done is done. I can only accept it, afterall it's not really that bad, right? I made this another design, getting inspiration from my slipper, LOL but it's true.



That's all i have to share today, check back again tomorrow.
Finally i would like to say use your imagination and play with colours. It is a wonderful thing. Bye bye~

Cooking is my dream

This is my second post of the day. Just like my friend suggested, i would like to share another hobby of mine; cooking. I started to love cooking about 8 years ago but during that time, i don't really have any idea on how to cook.

I still remember the first time i cook is fried egg, well, a failure fried egg because that time i heat the wok and then crack in the egg without putting any oil. Then the egg becomes black and stick on the wok. Just as you guessed, i got scold by my parents LOL. But i never gave up!!! I keep learning everytime i cook.

Actually i have dreams(not the dream you get from your sleep) of becoming either a chef or a businessman. I admire those chefs who create nice, tasty dishes to satisfy their customers. I think cooking is an art, a culinary art. So one day i approached my parents, telling them i wished to pick up cooking skills one day and maybe learn to become a chef. However both my parents disagreed because they think it has no bright future.

That is a real disappointment for me, they do not know how much it meant to me. Although i can't fulfill my dream becoming a chef, i still haven't give up because then i will go with my another ambition, that is to be a businessman and hope one day i can own a restaurant, and that way i may fulfill both my dreams.

People(you know who) always ask me how can you be a chef if you can't cook? WHO SAID I CAN'T? My dishes may not be as good as restaurants but i know it is up to the standard. So don't come criticizing, saying it will makes you get diarrhea, it will taste awful... without even tasting it before. I can 100% guaranteed, it will be far from your expectation. I had cook many times for gatherings, parties and family events. I can even make some of the Dim Sum.

These are some of the dishes i made before for events:

Western Sweet and Sour Chicken


Kailan and Brocolli combination


Oven-grilled marinated Pork Belly

This is the one that surprises everyone who ate it. The best dish i made so far

Butter pork


TangHoon Popiah


There are many more that i cook for events; like black pepper chicken(first dish i cook for a birthday party) but i did not have camera nor handphone at that time, so i only have these pictures. I arrange and display my food nicely just like i did with my models.

I will upload other of my cookings next time. As for now, i would like to introduce an anime to my readers:


Cooking Master Boy is an anime based on China, with a mixture of both reality and fantasy. The story is about legendary cooking utensils and also competitions to be the best in culinary fields. Anime-lovers and cooking-lovers will definitely enjoy this anime.

Favourites

Just as i promised, i am back to blog more about my favourite toy models. Basically, i love every piece of my models but out of all, i still have a few that is my favorites, just like these:

Spawn 7


DESCRIPTION FROM Spawn.com
"Spawn VII (boxed set) is 9 5/8 inches to the top of the throne. The figure is articulated at the neck, both shoulders, both forearms, right wrist, hips, right shin and left ankle for a total of 10 joints. His billowing cape is molded in soft PVC and the brooding Spawn VII comes with the throne, a rat-infested base and a skull to hold."

This is the first ever spawn that makes totally attracted to it immediately when i first see it's picture somewhere. I had been searching for it for a long long time, 5 years... After 5 years then only i get the chance to buy it online and it also become my first ever spawn imported from oversea, and also the most expensive. That is why it is the most valuable spawn to me.

It is also a very rare figure in a way that it is a very highly-seek figure to the point that it was being re-produce a couple of time, and it takes only a while for it to be sold out. It can rarely be seen in shop anymore.

Here are some more pictures of it:

where the inspiration comes from





Another spawn figure which is also my favourite is Mandarin Spawn 2. Ironically, this figure i owned also comes from oversea, that is; i asked my cousin to help me buy from KL then bring it over to Brunei. It is a huge 12-inch figure which looks wonderful for display due to figure features intricate detail and paint applications with dragon-carving armor. It is yet another figure that run out-of-stock real fast but fortunately i don't have to wait as long as 5 years this time, i had my target on immediately as soon as it was released. Another special feature of it is that, it is CHINESE.

animated version

model version



There you go, 2 of my favourite figures which gave me a lot of trouble to get it. So afterall, i guess the saying of "The harder to get, the more you appreciate" is true.

Hahaha... Cheers~

Displaying tips

Today i want to give some tips to those who like displaying things. You might seen it before but still i think it is very effective. All you need is a long roll of aluminum foil like the second one shown in the pic below:



Then you have to cut the appopriate length and press it until it crinkle and stick it as your background-



The effect will be like this if there is light:


See the differences? The light will be reflected by the silver aluminum background making it glows and the display will looks better. Some more proof:

Before lighting

Effect after lighting

The effect is quite obvious, so i hope it is useful for those who read this.

Btw, the model shown is one of my favourite model, since it is shown already so in the next blogging i would upload more of my favourite models. Thanks for reading.

Today's happening

Today starts off like usual, go to work, sit there and wait for lunch... Sounds boring right?

Well, not after lunch. Cos during lunchtime, me and zinc went to Excapade at Serusop. A long journey from our work place; Muara port. But it's worth it cos we get to enjoy our favourite food and also meet some old friends from ITB.

First we saw leena, and zinc ask her who else is coming, she said iqah and SHIKIN. OMG "SHIKIN"! You know when i heard that name i know i will get some big reactions and it's true everyone know zinc is always over-reacting and sometimes shikin does too, HAHAHAHAHA... They tends to say, "OMGGGGGG~~~ *name*~~~ " when they haven't seen each other for a long time. LOL, but it's nice though, i kinda miss this kind of reaction and it's nice to see them.





P.S. Shirley is even more exaggerating in reacting and expressing. LOL, hope you read this Miss Momo.


AFTER BACK FROM LUNCH
After lunch, i went back to work and was invited to join the other staffs at the newly open "Serasa Passenger Ferry Terminal", waiting the arrival of the minister.

Everyone must wear tags in order to follow:


It's kind of funny that a few people just randomly follow behind walking with us into the terminal and then was chased away by the police- "apa kau buat sini?"


Here are some more photos from the new terminal:



and finally some food


That's all for now, do check back again tomorrow.

Background of Spawn

I am in office posting this now, i spent 3 hours learning how to put background in my blog and finally i succeed.

Can anyone tell me by posting in the Cbox; is my blog readable due to the contrast between the colour of my words and the colour of my background.

Please give me some comments, thank you!!!

Definition of hobby

My hobby is collecting toys models. Toy models come in different names, some like to call it action figures, some call it miniatures, display toys, and many just call it toys. As for me, i prefer calling them 'models'. Toy models have values, you might be able to sell it for some cash if you got something that is rare. That is why some people collect it for this purpose while others just for pure interest and hobby.

My love for models are just.............. indescribable. It started sometimes 5 years ago. Many people commented that it is just a waste of money, time, space and so on. Ya, i know many does not appreciate what i collect and even ask me to stop. WHY? I have my own likings, i won't stop just because of some criticism, i will continue collecting models as long as i am still here. It might seems childish to some people but i believe there are people out there who share the same interest as me and also people who can appreciate my collections; just like "some" of my friends. (You know who you are and thanks)

It does feel good when people look at your collection and say, " yea this is nice." Or they can even comment that they like some while dislike some. I will still appreciate it since they are giving comments. However for those who just say "that's just waste of money." That is totally unacceptable. If you think so, just keep it to youself!

As you can see from the sidebar, my most wanted models list are up. Those are some models that i hope i can get one day. And i would like to talk about one of that which is the 'Spawn 5':-


This is the original spawn 5 which is one of the most favorite spawn.


But what i really want to share with is this:

Sorry for the small pic, it is so rare that the pic is also rare)

This is the rarest of all the spawns. There are only FIVE in the world, which one of the five is owned by Todd McFarlane, the owner. So that means there are only 4 left to be sold.

What makes it so special is that the cape of the spawn is white and red in colour. The white itself makes it special because all of the spawns have only completely red cape. There might be many version of spawns all over the world, nothing compare to this extremely limited exclusive model. If someone can keep this model for years, i wonder how much they can sell it for in the future.

That is all for me to share now, i will post some of my collections up next time.