Brain itch

Sushi-tiquette

2010-01-24T00:02:00.006+08:00

stumbled on this while dusting my blog *cough*. i know a lot of my friends love to eat sushi, so here's one for you guys. i bet some of us guilty for at least one of those sushi sins. i know i do!! [clusterflock via lifehacker]

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

2009-09-19T02:33:00.002+08:00

wishing everyone Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir dan Batin and happy holidays. drive safely and i hope you will have a meaningful Eid this year.

Call for support for Geng Pengembaraan Bermula DVD

2009-09-12T21:56:00.005+08:00

Geng Pengembaraan Bermula official DVD is out!!! the price is of course affordable at rm35.90 plus you get some more goodies inside the dvd - bloopers, multimedia content and stuff. some might think that meeehh..get the pirate one cheaper... let me enlighten you. buy the original dvd and get the chance to win a trip to hong kong disneyland. yes you read it right, DISNEYLAND. other prizes are also

Mushroom Fairy

2009-07-04T18:35:00.001+08:00

Sketch: Mech no.5

2009-06-06T02:18:00.001+08:00

Horoscope: Virgo

2009-05-31T23:38:00.001+08:00

Self Portrait..or is it??

2009-05-16T01:24:00.002+08:00

LCP theme art pool: Kak Ros

2009-05-11T01:43:00.002+08:00

Sketch: Hey there...

2009-05-07T01:25:00.000+08:00

Doodles - Chill...

2009-05-05T22:54:00.001+08:00

Chun Li (Capcom) fan art

2009-04-30T01:30:00.004+08:00

Green Eyes

2009-03-05T00:48:00.002+08:00

Speed Painting 3: Tomato

2009-02-12T00:44:00.004+08:00

Geng - Gala Premiere

2009-02-10T01:01:00.002+08:00

les' copaque held a gala premiere for our upcoming movie "geng: pengembaraan bermula" on 5 feb 2009. attendees were amongst vips, families of lcp crew, orphans as well as other guests. on my side my mother, sister and cousin attended this event. seems like all three of them enjoyed the movie. too bad my father couldn't make it since he just got out of the hospital recovering from dengue fever.

Speed Painting 2: Pears

2009-02-07T00:34:00.003+08:00

Speed Painting 1: Apple

2009-02-05T00:24:00.004+08:00

Upin & Ipin: Season 3

2009-02-04T14:01:00.001+08:00

tengok tengok tengok...

Gong Xi Fa Chai

2009-01-26T01:18:00.001+08:00

gong xi fa chai and wishing everyone a prosperous "niu" year. now panda, gimme back my mikans!!

Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula Press Preview

2009-01-17T00:53:00.003+08:00

les' copaque production held a press preview of their first 3d animated film entitled geng: pengembaraan bermula on jan 13 2009 at cineleisure damansara.being a new addition to the crew, that was my first time watching the whole film instead of snippets as well as in the cinema with full thx surround sound rather than on stereo. i had high hopes for this film frankly saying. and boy did it blew

Tilt-Shift Photography

2009-01-13T00:13:00.002+08:00

stumbled upon an interesting photo manipulation technique called tilt-shift photography via drawn.ca today. basically it is a miniature faking method where a photo of a real object/scenery is manipulated to give the optical illusion of a scale model. tried it out on a few of my photos like the above. kinda cool no? i wanted to try more but discovered that i only have a small number of panoramic

Geng the Adventure Begins 12.02.09

2008-12-16T23:51:00.003+08:00

Geng The Adventure Begins in cinemas 12 Feb 2009. check it out and don't forget to bring your children as well.link: www.gengthemovie.com

Tell a Lie

2008-11-04T20:46:00.002+08:00

an interesting (and fun to shoot i think) series of photos by Henry Hadlow and Ed Cornish titled "tell a lie". the series mimics some common photoshop effects with a camera lens and some sense of humor imho. basically its lifesize photoshop ^_^. "The most controversial lies told with photography today are those told by news photographers who manipulate their work photographs to tell a different

Salam Aidilfitri

2008-09-30T06:10:00.008+08:00

Wishing everyone a selamat hari raya aidilfitri (eid mubarak) and have a safe journey to and back from wherever your destination might be ^_^

Takashi Amano feeding his Altum Angels

2008-09-14T18:00:00.001+08:00

9000 litres, a school of Angel Altums T_T..my dream tank..at this point I'll be content with a 350L and a school of Angels. Well, what's life without dreams eh? ^_^

Colorstrology: What color are you?

2008-09-13T16:31:00.006+08:00

Okay, I don't give much attention to astrology unless it amuses me somehow. Colors are pretty common in astrology of which I often find my date of birth associated with the color green or hues of it. But Pantone's Colorstrology website gave me this - "Grape Nectar" which means "Complex, Bright, Responsible". "You enjoy learning and want to be stimulated mentally. You have creative ability and

Browsin' with Google Chrome

2008-09-03T14:12:00.008+08:00

For those out of the know, Google recently launched a betta..eh BETA version of its browser - Google Chrome. Since I got nothing better to do and rather than feeling bored + sleepy in the office the whole day, (time for a job change I guess?) I took this software for a test run on a XP desktop. First impression was - Waahh simple gile babi menatang ni!!. Typical of many Google apps it takes the

60L Shrimp Farm

2008-08-10T23:16:00.012+08:00

As promised, here are a few photos of my 60L Shrimp Farm. Only using my olde Point & Shoot camera, no DSLR (no money to buy one ler... T_T ) . A bit color correction/brightness/contrast/sharpness correction with Photoshop (still need to learn more about this photoshoping thing really *_*)

RCS madness

2008-08-07T17:13:00.001+08:00

Whoa, it has been some time since I posted anything. I've been hit with a some sort of "career crisis" up to a point I can't decide on a career path that I want. So much for working for a company that wants to do everything but achieves nothing. Well, maybe I'll rant about this later if I feel like it.For now, following my previous post about Red Cherry Shrimps, I've started a species tank (RCS

Neocaridina heteropoda sp. red

2008-05-13T21:55:00.007+08:00

Neocaridina heteropoda sp. red or Red Cheery Shrimp (RCS) is a common if not compulsory (next to Yamato Shrimp - Caridina japonica that is) fauna to be added in the planted tank. Some hobbyist even dedicate special tanks for these caridea.RCS is easy fauna to keep in your planted tanks (plural since I know that most nature aquarium hobbyist have more that 1 tank haha) and from internet

Puffin' away...

2008-04-22T23:21:00.002+08:00

amidst of my own puffing,I want a Dwarf-Puffer!!!

Black out

2008-04-21T23:17:00.005+08:00

Did a quick water change to my 5g tank this evening and trimmed off algae infested leaves on the vallis, anubias and hairgrass. Scrapped off most of the GDA on the glass and left some at the back for the Ottos to suck on. There are a tad bit of GDA on the anubias but I decided to leave them for the Algae crew to snack on.At this point I decided to do a semi-black out to the tank. The usual

Aquaristic Adventure

2008-04-20T02:07:00.007+08:00

I noticed that i haven't put up a single post in this blog for a good +/-2 months. Well, I've been busy. With what one may ask. Well, quite recently I've discovered the joy of slow life. What? slow life? WTF mate?OK, let me clear this up. By slow life I mean "Aquascaping". Keeping an aquarium with a twist. I know most of us at some point had or have an aquarium. Stocked with some fish, goldfish

Feng Shui Fortune & Luck for 2008

2008-02-27T23:24:00.004+08:00

Surprisingly I had the itch to open World of Feng Shui (WOFS) tonight. Yeah yeah I know Chinese New Year is over, but when you have an itch you have to scratch it right? If mosquito bite have to put Mopiko some more. Hehehe.Anyhoo, I looked at the "Your Fortune and Luck for the year of the Earth Rat 2008". Scrolled down to look for my animal sign (the Dawg), lo and behold,The Dog is plagued by

Sungai Gabai Waterfalls

2008-02-25T00:44:00.006+08:00

DSCF1299Originally uploaded by ~akmal Waterfall!! yeah!! kebush kebush!!OK, over-excited a bit. I have been neglecting this blog for quite sometime, so here comes a long overdue post.Went to Sg. Gabai Waterfalls with some of my buddies yesterday. The main objective of collecting stuff for my yet to be built planted aquarium. You know, stones, rocks, driftwood, plants..the usual stuff. I ended up

Monday Blues

2008-01-28T10:46:00.000+08:00

Ever heard of the saying "Those who cannot do, teach"? Seems overated doesn't it? Here's a twist .. Those who cannot do, teach. But those who are tired of doing, TRAIN. ^_^ will scratch on this for a while..

Creature from the Wetlands

2008-01-21T23:30:00.000+08:00

Can I use your restroom? by ~akmal656 on deviantART

The reality of Ctrl+Z

2007-12-12T11:25:00.000+08:00

Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid) 2007

2007-10-18T15:45:00.000+08:00

It’s been a while since I posted anything in writing; the last one was just a funny comic I found on the net. In addition to that, my photo uploads on my flickr gallery is long overdue. So, in the spirit of festivities, being in the month of Syawal I thought I’d whip up something. Now, this year is quite special to mi familia. Why? because everyone balik kampung la thats why!! The past few

Thou shalt not lie

2007-10-09T23:22:00.000+08:00

Ey!! Why you SH*T on my car ah?

2007-09-26T23:19:00.000+08:00

It is always when I park my ride in the same parking spot at my workplace. It has not happen elsewhere but at this very spot. Surprisingly I am among the very few who gets this “special” present from our feathery friends. One of them was our manager before he resigned (because of the birdy goodiness? Naahh I dont think so ^_^ ). Another is a Toyota if I’m not mistaken. Black color some more..

Xubuntu

2007-09-22T23:30:00.000+08:00

A little update on my progress of my “Linux”ing. Downloaded Ubuntu and burned it on a cd and shoved it in my cd drive. Reboot. Comes out the options for Ubuntu and I selected Install Ubuntu. It ran through the process…still in progress….in progress and suddenly, lo and behold… “There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things, such as themes, sounds, and background

Ubuntu? I pon buntu gak!! T_T

2007-09-20T06:30:00.000+08:00

Its 4:30am, just got back from my office after a lengthy discussion and working on a huge + urgent proposal. Anymore of that proposal I’d hurl. A warm shower and now I’m just waiting for sahur (late supper) since I’m fasting tomorrow. I hope my dad left me some sup tulang … hehe I’ve been pondering on and off in regards of doing a Linux conversion for a while now. At first it seemed

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak

2007-09-14T13:35:00.000+08:00

It’s been a while since I posted anything. Bombed with work really..both in and out of office (cari makan maa). One good news is Ramadhan is here. Currently in the second day of fasting. For those who do not know what Ramadhan is..it is the fasting month for Muslims worldwide. We refrain from worldly pleasure which includes eating, drinking, smoking, sex..basically nothing enters your body

OK? or NG?

2007-09-06T23:12:00.000+08:00

Can you spot the mistake on this Persona meter cluster? Can or cannot? You see now? Nampak tak?

2007-09-02T23:00:00.000+08:00

Just some stuff I did to my car. Basics mods really nothing bombastic. 1. Pro1 Racing Muffler (installed on Merdeka Day .. :D) 2. Pivot Raizin VS 3. Blackened Headlamp Unit

Persona Envy

2007-08-30T22:59:00.000+08:00

My buddy Incik Bob aka shazmn aka JenalMME took a few shots of the brand new Proton Persona Envy Concept car. Damn nice la wey this car… more pictures at Bob’s flickr album

My own "Silver Jubilee"

2007-08-24T22:56:00.000+08:00

A song I heard,fast, punchy, jazz fusionYoko Kanno is a geniusThe Seatbelts are a blast. Oh, it’s time to rise,as if the night flew by,cold shower flowing,minty fresh breath,my armor awaits its bearer. Greetings from the red-eyed serpent,Wait, it’s gone.Again it appears as if taunting me,Vanishes again,the cycle continuesas I plow through. Sleepy smiles all around,as if it rained gold last

Bored o

2007-08-19T14:00:00.000+08:00

Bored, did some quizes online while eating lunch (oh crap!! rice on the keyboard is not good..definitely not good)What Kind of Smile are You?You’re the smirk,a frown-smile hybrid that’s a little bit cocky and usually associated with evil or arrogant,but attractive people.You probably just don’t give a damn,but it’s everyone else’s fault if you don’t because you’re too awesome to have any real

Before & After : Sunflower Seeds

2007-08-18T10:45:00.000+08:00

Update: Proton Persona

2007-08-17T22:18:00.000+08:00

This is and update to my previous post on the newly launched Proton Persona. Went to a dealer nearby my office after lunch today and I’m pretty impressed by this new model. There was a lot of improvement design-wise and it did address a few of the issues from the Gen.2. The most obvious one is well the brown-beige colour scheme is replaced with black-grey similar to the Neo. Secondly,

The return of “AE86″ - Toyota & FHI teaming up for target release 2010

2007-08-17T22:11:00.000+08:00

Romour has it that Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries is discussing the posibilities of reviving the classic Toyota AE86 model. Made popular with the drifting scene and the anime “Initial D”, this rear-wheel drive FR is often dubbed as Hachi-Roku, Japanese for Eight-Six. Alex Nunez of Autoblog.com writes, quoting from Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper the revival of the AE86 is going to be jointly

Proton Persona

2007-08-16T22:01:00.000+08:00

Proton revealed the latest of its line yesterday - Persona. In other words, the Gen2 Sedan. Priced in the range of RM44,999 and RM55,800 the new model runs on (sadly) the Campro powerplant not as the expected Campro CPS. I haven’t had the chance to see the actual car itself but from a few reviews I read Proton did a good job with this one. Although it seems that Proton is skimping at some

Solving Problems

2007-08-15T10:00:00.000+08:00

It’s been a few days since the Bukit Gantang Horror Crash on the North-South Expressway. The tragedy claimed 19 lives and 10 injured and by far this is the worst case involving public transport in Malaysia statistically. My deepest condolences go out to those who lost loved ones, friends and acquaintances. Al-Fatihah Something I noticed after this horrible horrible tragedy happened is there

Power Ain't Cheap

2007-08-09T22:00:00.000+08:00

Something interesting in the news today about car batteries. Price hike!! The Star online newspaper reports that it the price may go up to 20%. Luckily I already changed my battery about a month ago. Maintenance free..no need filling up just check the indicator window..and its lighter too!!. Costs a little bit more than the conventional car battery (about ~RM 30). Apparently the price hike

Voltage Stabilizers

2007-08-02T23:54:00.000+08:00

Voltage stabilizers…recommended by many, used by many more. What are Voltage Stabilizers you ask? Ok for starters, its not cool to say “voltage stabilizer”… the lingo goes “VS” (or vee ess if you can’t read English letters ^_^ ). Secondly, it’s an add-on to your car. Yes, your CAR. I’ve had people asking me “why do i need to stabilize the voltage in my car?” and “my battery still ok what?

Sigh T_T

2007-07-29T21:45:00.001+08:00

Having some kind of mental block today. Couldn’t get myself to do anything..except watching tv all day long. Nothing interesting was on anyway..just the usual CSI Supreme Sunday on AXN, some movies..oh Batman Begins was on HBO today..gotta love that movie, especially the Batmobile. Cool stuff right there. I think the only interesting channel on Astro to me right now is the newly added

Some artwork to kick it off

2007-07-27T22:00:00.002+08:00

Always love to draw since I was a kid. Took art in high school as well..I wasn’t half as good as some of my colleagues but enough to be competitive. So to start the “Artworks” category why not post some artworks? (duh). Here’s a sketch I did for conceptart.org Daily Sketch Group that they hosted and still are in their forums (great community btw). I couldn’t remember the topic tho (heh).Dark