L I V E I N S P I R A T I O N

happy monday blue

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:10:00 +0000

it has been a not so easy monday. it feels like the first time in a very long time i have some time for myself, in a space where i can be with myself and my thoughts.

i spent a day for self-quarantine yesterday.
migrated the 'safari' from my desktop at work back to home.
quite happy with that. my mom was at least.
now with them. i make my room feel home. that sense of belonging.

from left, stationary box, with many of my bookmarks collection in it. medication and all-cream-for-my allergies-box. handphone holder carrot. a nodding smiley and friends, that suppose to say YES to all the trying challenges at work. a set of 3 tins from IKEA, 2 empty, biggest on the right filled with fabric paint and pens for canvas painting. birdcage and stand owned by soak republic, clipped with my favourite recent photos, all the plush toys - the migrated safari from North Point Offices Midvalley City, includes garfield wrist rest, heavy eye lids cat, mascot from FIFA 2002 Japan, Bestever Big foot Pony from Pei Shan, a gift before i left for NZ. Coke contour glass, stuffed with 2 souvenirs from Bali, and an ever-ready brush for me to paint again, underneath is a Corbis coaster(not sure what it is exactly). a rubber duck from Bijou Bazaar, and souvenirs from Bangkok. a jar filled with uncountable hand-folded paper hearts at the back. next to it, a case with all original CDs that i own and collected since high school. wooden puppet and music box from The Puppet Shop, Sydney. and a photo from Tioman, Arachnid company trip last year. a turtle shape photo frame - loosing the other half.

my favourite part of my desk - photos and hopefully more polaroids on their ways. a photo with all my comrades since 16. you guys rocks :)

last but not least. I made way for all the PENDING BOOOOOOKS. too hungry to read everything. New Human Revolution, The Optimist - a gift from Peter, Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth & Death, Kaneko's Story in Chinese, Daily Gosho, The Kite Runner, Lectures on Lotus Sutra 1,2&3 birthday gift from Kim Wei (still remain unwrapped), and another chapter of New Human Revolution.

food for thought
"you are your own life's script writer, director, and actor. people around you, are reacting to the script you wrote."

"stop hurting the people you love the most. once and for all.
and give all your heart to love."

not loosing hope. not loosing faith either

the shoes of Lotus Sutra

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:47:00 +0000

turning a used shoes, into a new shoes.
one day work. considered ok?
first time drawing on shoes with Arcylic, feel like back to school :)

Lotus Sutra, the law of latter days, shines the universe like the sun.

and i have decided to paint lotus, for the Lotus Sutra. May your journey with Lotus Sutra are all blessed by the good functions in life and the environment (shoten zenjin). ko hai mee kuam suk ka~~ :)

happy birthday

TCDC

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +0000

I have had a rather meaningful day. and a day that I wanted since long ago. It was just as short as 2 hours time in Thailand Creative & Design Center.

cafe @ the entrance

full of pretty stuffs

motifs at the reception

i have drown myself into the sea of books. especially books about jewelery design.

it is not just a library, they have a tv room, where you can watch collection of dvds they have. and something even cooler! a material room, which a visitor does not have an access - a room where you make your idea "materialized", make it come into real life.

how good if we have it here too!

:)

60 minutes for earth

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:35:00 +0000

picture credits: http://www.abc.net.au/

some said it is a publicity stunt.
it struck me a moment and wonder if i am caught in it. i didn't know how could i involve in this movement and how much change i can make as an individual, but a big leap takes many small steps.

i was reading this magazine - CONTAGIOUS.
research shown that 71% of British, 80% of French and 72% of US consumers believe that "business bear us as much responsibility for creating social change as government". I feel lucky that, even though I can't or i won't be a politician, I can do something in business at least, hopefully soon.

"Of course, the real answer lies in fundamental business change, international co-operation and legislation. But if it is our intention to use communication to inspire, educate and sell the notion of "green" and greener products, rather than simply give ourselves a nice warm feeling and corporate pat on the back, we certainly haven't helped ourselves."
- Rethinking "Green"
- Brand need to make environmentalism more compelling
- by Russ Lindstone(chief strategy officer at Euro RSCG, London)

my conclusion is, why not? even though you know it is a publicity stunt or public relations gimmicks. It is proven that, we have communicated effectively, as you can see the growth in figures of cities and countries involved, and world leaders responses.

Back to the root objective, i suppose the amount of involvement doesn't mean climate change is in control. Many of us think that this is beyond control. The key impact here is the awareness that counts, educating the people who are not aware. We didn't take one person and one hour to make the earth became how is it like now, and I believe when each individual changes, the world changes. Humankind is sharing the same problem and this problem only can be resolved by not just one person or one country but the entire humankind.

Prisoner's Dilemma mentality of "why sacrifice when others won't?"
google did. why don't you give a damn?

on
then

off
simple. for http://www.earthhourkids.org
some refreshing beats and tunes for earth hour from there :)

these words and pictures made me giggle.
why didn't i have the chance to draw for our prime minister?

view more from here

earthman.tv

i am going

i pledge allegiance to the earth. Let's make this movement not just last for an hour. Earth day everyday.

what is...

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:03:00 +0000

what is sea if there are no fishes,
what is fire if there are no ashes,
what is a star if there are no wishes,
what is hatred if there are no two faces.

what is sweetness if there are no marshmallow,
what is swiftness if there are no sparrows,
what is a bow if there are no arrows,
what is a brain if you are shallow.

what is a kite if there is no wind,
what is freedom if there are no wings,
what is a top if there is no spin,
what is future if there are no dreams.

what is moon if there are no nights,
what is human if they have no rights,
what is seek if there is no hide,
what is adventure if there is no hike.

what is sail if there are no waves,
what is pain if you are brave,
what is scale if there are no grades,
what is trail if you have courage.

what is tear if there are no eyes,
what is fear if I do not cry,
what is marriage if there is no aisle,
what is distance if our hearts not apart a mile.

what is music if there is no emotion,
what is love when there is condition,
what is movie if there is no motion,
what is impossible when I am with you.

i wish i could think more and write better

you & i

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:53:00 +0000

what I said like salt on the wound,
you said it is okay.
what I did like slap on the face,
you smile and walked away.

...

Young Love

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:16:00 +0000

If you sacrifice your own growth and talent for love, you absolutely will not find happiness.

It is as natural for young people to fall in love as it is for flowers to bloom in spring.

And yet, the agonies of love are many and varied.

While everyone is free to fall in love or be attracted to someone, and no one as the right to meddle in your private affairs, I feel it is also important not to lose sight of pursuing your own personal development. There are of course no rules on love and marriage, and no one has the right to restrict you in any way. But I hate to see young people getting involved in frivolous relationships, and suffering and agonising over them when they should be fulfilled and happy.

My mentor in life, Mr Toda, often said that when women act with dignity in relationships, problems can be avoided. Women, he said, should not have an easy-going, careless attitude concerning love, as this may lead to regrets and suffering.

While I am writing this with young women particularly in mind, much of what I am saying also applies to young men.

To me, love should be a force that helps us expand our lives and bring out our potential with fresh vitality. This is the ideal, but all too often people lose all objectivity when they fall in love.

The question is "Does this person inspire you to work harder, or distract you from what you have to do? Does their presence make you more determined to devote grate energies to you activities, to be a better person? Do they inspire you to realise you future goals and work towards them? Or is that person your central focus, overshadowing everything else?

If you find that you are neglecting things you should be doing, forgetting your purpose in life because of the relationship you are in, then I would suggest that you might be on the wrong path. A healthy relationship in my view, is one which two people encourage each other to reach their respective goals, while sharing each other's hopes and dreams. A relationship should be a source of inspiration, invigoration and hope.

Rather than becoming so love-struck that you created a world in which only the two of you exist, it is much healthier to learn from those aspects of your loved one that you respect and admire, and continue to make efforts to improve and develop yourself. Atoine de Sain-Exupery, the author of "The Little Prince", once wrote,

"Love is not two people gazing at each other, but two people looking ahead together in the same direction."

Of course, much of daily life tends to be ordinary and unexciting. Make steady efforts to improve ourselves can be tying. And then, when you fall in love, life seems filled with drama and excitement and you fell like the leading character in a book. But if you lose yourself in love just because you are bored, and veer from your path in life, then love is nothing more than escapism. But sadly many people believe that this kind of love is the be-all and end-all, deluding themselves that as long as they are in love, nothing else matters.

Even if you try to love as an escape, the euphoria is unlikely to last for long. If anything, you may only find yourself with more problems along with a great deal of pain and sadness. However much you may try, you can never run away from yourself. If you remain weak inside, suffering will only follow you wherever you go. You will never find happiness if you do not change yourself from within. Happiness is not something that anyone else, or even a lover, can give you. You have to achieve it by yourself. And, as a human being, by fully maximising your potential. If you sacrifice your own growth and talent for love, you absolutely will not find happiness.

My concern is saying this is purely for the sake of young people _ particularly young women whoa re often very vulnerable to persuasion by young men. They can sometimes act as if they are stunned and lose then ability to make calm, rational decisions. Since young women are the ones who most often get hurt, they have every right to assert their dignity and look after their own welfare.

It is precisely for this reason that I feel it is important for young women to develop inner strength and self-respect.

Is it demeaning to be constantly seeking approval. If you find yourself in a relationship where you are not treated the way your heart tells you you should be. I hope you will have the courage and dignity to decide that you are better off running the risk of being alone for the time being rather than enduring an unhappy relationship.

Real love is not two people clinging on each other. It can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality. A shallow person will only have shallow relationship. If you want to experience real love. It is important first develop a strong self-identity. True love is not about doing whatever the other person wants you to do, or pretending that you are something you are not. Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people.

by Daisaku Ikeda (Extracted from "A Piece of Mirror and other essays")
pictures credit to www.sxc.hu

they said it is cool

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0000

some of you may know, if I ever mentioned SWINGERS on my msn, it doesn't mean that SWINGING thing. Very kind of my friends advise me that is not a nice word, and asked me "tiff.. do you know what swinger means right? " and told to refer to wikipedia... I am not hooking up with those type of widely known swingers. That is our sports club in my company. Then, I get responses - "oh! cool" or "phew" or "your company has sports club!" or "okay..." or "wow!!" or "i see..." or "IS your company HIRING?!" or "cool! you are paid to play?" ( shhh.. no no, we do work too )

the "unofficial" logo

now here is one of the recent event organized - Cultday: Fitness day!

here is what i did, intended to win Most Drastic Change

Pregnancy Yoga ( it's a wrong demonstration! Not suppose to do when you are pregnant)
obviously, it didn't work.

now we announce the winner of Best Pose!

Standing bow pulling pose: dandayama dhanaruasana - Mei

winner of Best Pose with Props

Rock Climbing - Justine

Hereby, I now announce the winner of side show (right)

good effort! and the winner of Most Drastic Change - Wai Hoong (left)

thanks!

Throughout the process, some of us just wanted to have fun, and I thought having chances to get some shots like these are rare.

Keira the camera

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:02:00 +0000

yes my camera. FIRST DSLR(Digital Single Lens Reflex) Nikon D60. i have picked a name for her, as the first picture i have taken with her was to a kokeshi doll, so i've decided to have a name starts with letter K.

someone asked, why don't I just call it ah Kam, it is also started with letter K. right. I thought ah Kam was very local and friendly, so here goes, Keira a.k.a ah Kam! (pronounce as gkum - means gold in cantonese, and definitely ah kam will capture all my golden memories when time comes!)

first picture - DSC_0001.jpg
not bad ey?

Camera: Nikon D60
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
Focal Length: 28.3 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No Flash
File Size: 2.8 MB
File Type: JPEG
MIME Type: image/jpeg
Image Width: 3872
Image Height: 2592
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi

13th picture i took with Keira

ah ma was very naughty and kept moving, i mean energetic. it was very dark as you can see it was 633am.

you might see this a normal picture, it took me a while to adjust. focus on the foreground (that is on a transparent glass door of Hotel Istana, while we were waiting for that extremely-fail-for-punctuality coach.)

epidermal hair not. dust yes.
yes Malaysian's plant = air is polluted = people are lazy to beautify

home's number 1 love birds (they are the only one pair) with tee's i bought - yea, elephant drawn by the daughter of The King of Thailand, and through my sharp observation, my dad once had very firm and sexy chest, and now has migrated to his abdomen.

i found it

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:20:00 +0000

i was looking for a pair of shoes to match with my red cocktail dress.
and i found this shop and now listed as one of the shop i must visit in Singapore / Thailand / Brunei - Charles & Keith! ~~( yeah, just not available in Malaysia )~~ may bad, I haven't been shopping in Malaysia. too much online-shopping.

To me, it is very much like Vincci here, and Charles & Keith is local brand of Singapore. So...

woot!

thank you

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:55:00 +0000

thank you and thank you. for playing soccer behind my flat.
you didn't really play, because you were a goal keeper.
what have went so far, and what we have achieved?

longitude 99 bbq. easter egg

for everywhere we have been to...

1st night out

back from welly

a walk at Victoria Ave.

walking back to school

baking muffins

WSD lab. working late nights.

evening walk

Mount Ruapehu

Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

holidays @ Huka Fall

Graduation

you've left wanganui

Chinese New Year 2007

KL butterfly park

after having my first thai dinner in thailand

floating market

tuk tuk ride

Chinese New Year 2008

you and your Petronas Twin Tower

Eye on Malaysia

KL bird park

National Mosque

8 hours train

water fight

camera malfunction after water fight.
elephant ride

chiang mai.

on the song tou...

Ginger bread

Setting up Soak

hello 2009

be there for the concert

embrace the past and move forward

many things wanted to blog about

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:03:00 +0000

clock is ticking,
tides are ripping.
what could have said, left unsaid,
what have missed, made now beautiful.

recently, there is this dude challenge to greet me in different ways every time starts a chat. I found it quite interesting. until this came up...

Give me not roses for they fade away with its beauty,
Instead remember every second of every minute of every day when I'm with you,
Give me not chocolates for they melt off easily together with all its flavors,
Instead tell me fairy tales about us ending with happily every after...

and I couldn't hold my itch to reply...

Giving you roses for its beauty that doesn't last,
as moments it bloomed with glory dwells in your heart,
Giving you chocolates for they sweeten your heart with its flavors,
hence delightedness sprinkles over tales you long to hear...

and pei shan, wrote the other way round (edited)

roses will fade but was once beautiful,
not to remember when no action was taken
chocolates will melt off but was once filled with sweetness,
fairy tales will vanish when reality hits and nothing ends happily ever after without efforts...

look, we are not professional writers, just have a laugh and rock on.

mute

oh my !! this is so ......

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:01:00 +0000

there are some cool stuffs from the Clubbing... Change is on! Prepare! that I want to shout about.
latest light effects in town. move-able lighting system. wooden dance floor that protects your knees when you dance, and vibration-reactive to the music.

glass bridge across the euphoria dance floor. yes transparent.

i know this is unbelievable, but you are not dreaming. Designated Smoking Area! this is the first non-smoking club in town!

nicely designed washroom sign!

pre-launch. open bar. finger food.

to be euphoric, pix and I got our new dresses on!

prepare! euphoria by Ministry of Sound in KL

please allow me to share I

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:59:00 +0000

May be this is not new to some of you. I thought it is great as a reminder. I have picked part of it. Lets see..

A Buddhist view of Relationships
by Eddy Canfor-Dumas
Why him? Why her?
In fact, as we chant and study the life-philosophy of Nichiren Daishonin, we can go even deeper into ourselves and begin to see and understand the pattern of our attraction to certain people. For, as Nichiren Daishonin teaches, two people who have chosen to live in a close relationship fit each other perfectly, in all their strengths and weaknesses. Describing the relationship of husband and wife in thirteenth century Japan, he says:

When a husband is happy, his wife will be fulfilled. If a husband is a thief, his wife will become one, too. This is not a matter of this life alone. A man and wife are as close as a body and shadow, flowers and fruit, or roots and leaves, in every existence of life (Major writings, Vol.1, p.146).

This observation is based on the Buddhist principle of the Ten Worlds. Buddhism teaches that all people share ten basic life conditions – Hell, Hunger, Animality, Anger, Tranquility, Rapture, Learning, Realization, Boddhisatva and Buddhahood, all of which have certain characteristics.

Hell is the world of suffering; Hunger is the world of insatiable desire; Animality is the world of the instinct. Anger is dominated by the ego, Tranquillity (Humanity) by calmness, Rapture by momentary pleasure, Learning is characterized by the desire to learn from the teachings of others, Realization by the desire to improve oneself through one’s own efforts, and Boddhisatva by the exercise of compassion. Buddhahood, which is revealed through chanting Nam myoho renge kyo, acts as a kind of positive filter which brings out all of the beneficial, value-creating aspects of the other nine worlds.

Everyone tends to live predominantly in one or two of these life conditions, which, although they are displayed according to the personality of each individual, retain their basic characteristics. Thus, one person might be brash and boastful and another quietly superior, but both are exhibiting aspects of the world of Anger, the ego.

The important thing about this, as far as relationships go, is that we tend to be attracted to those people who share the same basic life condition as ourselves.

A person in the grip of Animality, for instance, will take every opportunity to indulge in instinctive pleasures – sex, food, drink, sleep – usually with little thought for the consequences of his actions. He will tend to be attracted to someone who is also in the grip of Animality, even though the object of his attentions might not exhibit all the same aspects of the life condition. For instance, both might share an appetite for sex and alcohol, but one might consistently defer to the wishes of the other in all other matters – as Nichiren Daishonin says of Animality, ‘It is the nature of beasts to threaten the weak and fear the strong’ (Major Writings, Vol.1, p.34).

Exactly how the Ten Worlds operate in individuals can be extremely subtle, and there is no space here to analyse all their various nuances. And they are by no means all bad. Each of the Ten Worlds has both negative and positive aspects (except Buddhahood, which is wholly positive), so if we are fortunate enough to be dominated by, say, the positive aspects of the world of Tranquility (or Humanity) – clear, reasoned judgement – our chances of forging a successful relationship will be much higher than if we are in the clutches of Hell, whether or not we chant Nam myoho renge kyo.

Even so, as we chant about our present and past relationships, we begin to identify which of the Ten Worlds have been dominant in them. Almost invariably, we see that we have been attracted to the same type of person, ‘chosen’ by our own dominant life state.

This pattern Buddhism calls our ‘karma’, habitual behaviour which we are bound to repeat. Take the couple described above. If the man begins to despise his partner’s weakness and continual deference – one of the very things that attracts him in the first place – he might eventually end the relationship. Being dominated by Animality, however, he is only attracted to those who share characteristics similar to the person he has just left. They might appear in a different form –this time, for instance, he might play the subservient role – but essentially he will find himself in the same kind of relationship.

Breaking the pattern.
It is to break out of the pattern imposed on us by our karma that we chant. As we do so and reflect on our actions, we begin to see our motives more clearly. And after a time (it varies from person to person), if we conclude that our attitude is based on the negative aspects of one of the Ten Worlds – especially the ‘lower worlds’ of Hell, Hunger, Animality, Anger, Tranquility or Rapture – we determine to challenge and change it, for the happiness of both ourselves and our partner (present or future).

At the same time we struggle to base our relationships increasingly on the world of Buddhahood, with its deep respect for the inherent dignity of life and for the fundamental equality of all people. For ultimately, Buddhism teaches, it is a relationship based on shared goals, respect and equality that stands more chance of enduring and growing than one based on passion, romance or unrealistic expectations of our partner’s ability to make us happy. As Nichiren Daishonin states:

Explain all this to your wife, and work together like the sun and the moon, a pair of eyes, or the two winds of a bird. With the sun and the moon, how can you fall into the path of darkness? With a pair of eyes, how can you fail to behold the faces of Shakyamuni, Taho and all the other Buddhas of the universe? With a pair of wings, you will surely be able to fly in an instant to the Buddha land of eternal happiness (Major Writings, Vol.2, p.231).

What does this mean in practical terms? First, if we are not involved with anyone at present but wish to be, it means making a strong determination to meet the right person for our happiness – which also means the right person for kosen-rufu – and then, effectively, forgetting about it. Lodged deep in our lives, the desire to meet the right person, coupled with a strong daily practice, will eventually draw that person to us when the time is right.

In the meantime, instead of being obsessed with having ‘a relationship’ and feeling sorry for ourselves that we are alone, we can concentrate on creating value in our society and growing as strong and independent individuals – who are, anyway, generally more attractive to others than those who are always desperately seeking someone.

‘The right partner for kosen-rufu’ does not mean, however, that there will only ever be one person ‘out there’ with whom we can possibly build a happy relationship, whom we somehow hunt out with our chanting; neither does it mean that he or she should necessarily be a Buddhist.

There may, in fact, be more than one person with whom we forge successful, creative relationships on the path of our human revolution towards finding our partner for life. They may or may not be Buddhists (although this would be hard with someone vehemently and consistently opposed to our practice). And even if our partner never chants, if we do our utmost to respect and support him or her in the fulfillment of his or her unique purpose in this life, he or she will respect and support us in turn, and help us fulfil our unique purpose, too.

In this context, chanting is a means of developing sufficient good fortune, through our thoughts, words and deeds based on Buddhahood, to be in the right position to meet the right person at the right time. Chanting also helps us develop enough wisdom to recognize the potential that exists in that other person (and any existing relationship we might have), and then to decide whether to act or not.

So, secondly, once we meet someone to whom we are attracted, we should chant seriously before we become romantically (or sexually) involved with him or her. We need the wisdom (and courage) of our Buddhahood to look clearly and honestly at the nature of our attraction. And if our wisdom counsels against involvement, we must listen to it – or face the inevitable consequences. Our karma to be drawn to a certain type of person may be very strong, but if we have suffered from it in the past, it is only by not succumbing to it now that we can hope to change our pattern of unhappy relationships.

What’s gone wrong?
Once in a relationship, then, it follows that we must chant seriously about all of the problems that it will inevitably throw up, however minor they might seem at the time – for, in Everett’s words, ‘Tall oaks from little acorns grow.’

Buddhism teaches that however passionate two people are at the start of their relationship, over the course of time the intensity of that feeling will fade and change. This is because romantic love is all too often a manifestation of the world of Rapture, which is, by definition, short-lived. The passing of the rapturous phase does not necessarily mean that the couple will have stopped loving each other – although some people think this is what has happened and can get very worried – but that other aspects of the Ten Worlds have come to the fore.

For example, through the rose-tinted spectacles of Rapture, Ms A is beguiled by Mr B’s easy-going charm. But as Rapture fades, as it must, she’s increasingly irritated by what she now sees as his laziness and refusal ever to take a stand on anything. In other words, the Tranquility that attracted her has begun to repel her.

I have been busy and I am still quite busy

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:51:00 +0000

Of how I convince myself to forgive myself of not taking care of t-ffany.blogspot.com

Yes always, new one better than the old one.

No, this is incomparable. soak republic is what I have been up to.

Why?

It needs a lot of effort to build up. Really, I am not lying...

Witness it if you don't believe it.

I really wanted to record, how much fun I had for Songkran festival, how am I juggling with work, practices, how I over-strained my wrist, I have been through my first acupuncture, performance, and little online business.

That little business is not that little.
Duty for me is:
- to check email inbox for new orders
- reply invoice to the orders (sometimes)
- drafting / writing (for new updates and entries)
- editing photograph
- strategy of how to advertise and where to seed
- keep on hunting for more surprises
- keep on thinking of how to design ...
- keep on keeping track of everything

Too much details? well, just for you my friends.

please support soak republic!

Suk San Wan Keut!

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:44:00 +0000

happy birthday teeeee ruk!!
Have a great year ahead, and I am sure you will have a great birthday with your family :) have fun!!

kot kot

forgot to ...

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:21:00 +0000

BBC. how can i forgot to blog about this. this is true. yes i forgot to blog about this.

I have prepared the screen shots of the site on 5th of March, almost a month.

the first adjustable layout site that i have encountered, other than facebook. netvibes - a good place for you to remember everything that you can't remember, safe, will not be lost in your life time.

customizing colours of the site, it is not a big thing, but it is really nice to have. reading news is not a boring thing after all.

personalizing website layout is definitely a big leap to the web culture.

i support EARTH HOUR

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:56:00 +0000

earth hour

Have you thought of what does it mean when everyday gets unexpectedly hotter and unexplained colder. Hottest summer reported every year, and another coldest winter ever.

Earth Hour 2007 Sydney: before & after

Earth Hour 2008 - global movement

Atlanta

if you have missed the previous one. you could sign up for Earth Hour 2009 to make it even bigger ( i wish Las Vegas can switch off their lights *finger crossed* ) OR you can make earth hour everyday - Simple things like turning off appliances while not in use and switching your light globes to energy efficient bulbs, will all help us reach our goal of reducing our annual emissions by 5%. Even something as simple as turning out lights when you’re not in a room and switching to cleaner sources of electricity like “green power”, make a big difference.

Measure the environmental impact of your lifestyle in facebook. Driving, flights, diet, home. I got a total of 7.04 tons CO₂/year. :(

always afraid that will be too late?

i'm MAKING A DIFFERENCE

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:17:00 +0000

many have known what is this about, text code to be added on msn messenger display name. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. There's no charge.

i’m is about making a difference. All users have to do is join and start an instant messaging conversation. MSN handle the donation. Once signed up, every ad in message window contributes to the grand total msn send to the causes.
*red+u American Red Cross
*bgca Boys & Girls Clubs of America
*naf National AIDS Fund
*hsus The Humane Society of the United States
*9mil ninemillion.org
*mssoc National Multiple Sclerosis Society
*sierra Sierra Club
*unicef UNICEF
*help StopGlobalWarming.org
*komen Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Money raised so far: $854,397.63 since March 2007
many msn messenger users are aware about this campaign.

Think MTV created buzz and videos for ( possiblities of connecting more target audience) -
Think is your community where you, your friends, and your favorite celebrities can get informed, get heard and take action on the issues that matter to you most. The site educates how people could take action to act on their favourite causes, besides, this site is offering badges and awards for supporters and participants in the campaigns or contests, featuring celebrities that help on the camapaign, featuring videos with issues that has all related to every community in the world and discussion on the site.

it is simple “you i'm, we give”

notice-able, up-front
it is viral, as it creates curiosity when a msn messenger sees the text code and icon at friends display names

it allowed supporters to create personalize banner to put on blog / sites, email signature

it has all the script for buttons, banners, videos for users to copy and embed into their blog / sites for everyone who would like to spread the word

many touch points - sites affiliations like think.mtv.com are very targeted, blogs, videos, banners, IM, music, events, etc.

Spread the word. Never under-estimate the effort from you could make a difference.
you are making a difference

bell /meucci ? telephone / teletrofono ?

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:25:00 +0000

I have always been amazed with the famous great inventors. Their wisdom and the spirit of not giving up in many experiments. Aren't everyone of them have been through same kind of hardship to get things invented? Thomas Edison for instance.

well, telephone invented before the light bulb.

Today, 3rd of march supposed to be the inventor of telephone Alexander Graham Bell's birthday. Recently (not really), June 15th 2002. Historians and Italian-Americans won their battle to persuade Washington, US congress, to recognise a little-known mechanical genius, Antonio Meucci, as a father of modern communications. In the years of poverty, he kept on repeating to his wife that his inventions would make them rich one day. He died poor in 1889 in New York City. After 113 years, the Congress on request of an italian-american representative officially stated that Meucci was to be considered the inventor of the telephone.

Meucci said in Havana City: "I have the feeling to have transmitted the human word.", Alexandar Graham Bell was 2 years old.

After all, Meucci's story is touching, and he has only get his hard work acknowledged and recognized after a century. We cannot re-write history that is true, and for us, ( not any inventor / genius ) I believe that a specific event in this world is meant to be done only by you, so believe in our unmeasurable potential to add values to our world.

Thank you to the inventor/inventors may be... whoever it is that has advanced us to this current future - days when no one in the city can live without a phone.

believe it or not?

everyone needs a hug

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:23:00 +0000

yeah. i think what people need is hug. everyone deserves it. Very basic touch to the heart, yet it is straightforward and very simple.

the moment you hug someone or being hugged, a lovely friendship has confirmed, discrimination gone, happyness and sadness has been shared, forgiveness filled the gap, feel the love... are you longing for someone to give you a hug? have you hug your grandmother today? (as i will do it everyday, starts from today)

I have been looking into this campaign, surprisingly, it is already been there for quite some time, also amazed with the result generated.
tonnes of photos can be found on flickr

the Free Hugs campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign began on Wednesday June 30th, 2004 in an effort to cheer up one person’s day. Mine. --Juan Mann--

results:dated 1st march 2008

on facebook:
Free Hugs cause:
614 members

A Campaign for Free Hugs group:
35,208 members
Type: Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
"Research shows that we need at least three hugs a day to grow and become a better person. A hug is a universal symbol of support, concern, or just a way of saying, 'I’m here and I matter.' "
Has anyone heard of the Free Hugs Campaign over in Sydney, Austraila?
Sydney is such a lovely place. I love it so much, may b much more than New Zealand, if I would have stayed there longer.

Free Hugs application:
"Hugging is all natural: it is organic, naturally sweet, it has no pesticides, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, and is 100% wholesome.
Hugging is practically perfect: there are no movable parts, no batteries to replace, no periodic check-ups, has low energy consumption, high energy yield, is inflation-proof, non-fattening, has no monthly payments, no insurance requirements, is theft-proof, non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully refundable."
-- Sharon Lindsey --

Firefox Add-ons:
HugBack for facebook - Changes all 'poking' on Facebook.com to the lovable action of 'hugging'! - that is i have not give a try yet.

on AOL:
'Free Hugs' was aired on 'Good Morning America.'

on Oprah Winfrey's:
So do people think he's crazy? "All the time," Juan says. "People tend to be a bit wary of strange men in velvet coats walking around with giant signs."

on youtube:

Added: since September 22, 2006
Views: 24,222,734
Comments: 47714
Video response: 407

The Illustration Guide to Free Hugs you are allowed to download the book there, as well as make donation.

basically, when you google "free hugs campaign", it comes up with 1,030,000 results.

last but not least, on wikipedia:
The Free Hugs Campaign is a phenomenon which involves individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public settings. It began in June, 2004,[1] and was widely publicized in 2006 by a music video on YouTube that was filmed and produced by the australian band Sick Puppies. The campaign is an example of a random act of kindness, a selfless act performed by a person for the sole reason of making others feel better. The original organizer has stated in interviews that the purpose is not to get names, phone numbers, or dates.

add-on with International Free Hugs Day! every first weekend after June 30!

many more to be discovered, t-shirts, my space, forums... argh, again, i am not sure if i am too late to blog about this. well, it is awesome. the hand drawn typography style on the boards are very interesting too!

i hug you

conversations with grey

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:18:00 +0000

let me introduce, grey, one of my buddy buddy in college.
he blogs recently (not very very recent), i have decided to put his blog links here. therefore, i informed him...
in order to introduce him and his blog, i adopted his style as below. ahah

me:
hey..
just to inform u
i m blogrolling u in my blog
hehe

grey:
hey..
hey you have a blog?!?!
since when?

me:
no..
dont tell me you dont know
:(
err.. ok i dont blame u .. that was a short while after i left eminent..

grey:
oh no.. that means i can't bitch about my collegemates anymore.. arrrrgghhhh.....

me:
hahahah
not many ppl read my blog
its ok

grey:
oh oka... is it the creatiff animal one?

me:
no lah
http://t-ffany.blogspot.com/

grey:
t-ffany?

me:
see u know

grey:
woohoo..
i know la.. i know tfannyizyou and peterizhim oso.

me:
........... nice
very nice

“May we remember this night, as we do each other, for the rest of our lives.” quote from grey

drink coke. hug coke.

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:39:00 +0000

on the coke side of life. nothing much I can talk about, I'm just doing some research.

Welcome to the coke side of life - it has been launched since 2006.
"It's a simple idea, really. Drinking a Coke makes people happy. It tastes good. And it's an invitation to live on the positive side of life. That's the message behind 'The Coke Side of Life,' a new global marketing platform for brand Coca-Cola, which launches in the U.S. this week and in other markets over the next several months."

"We live in a world where we make choices every day and The Coke Side of Life encourages people to make those choices positive ones," said Marc Mathieu, senior vice president for carbonated soft drink core brands, Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, The Coca-Cola Company. "This new campaign invites people to create their own positive reality, to be spontaneous, listen to their hearts and live in full color."

"Coca-Cola has always brought people together. Each of these 'Coke Side of Life' ads is about friends and families connecting and sharing," said Katie Bayne, chief marketing officer, Coca-Cola North America. "There is now considerable research that shows the tangible benefits of sharing meals together. We understand and believe in the value of coming together -- during the holidays and every day."

iCoke

part of the plan

some gave bad comments too

found from the theinternetpatrol.com

football on the coke side of life
Coca-Cola - an official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008™ - has announced its management team for the tournament in Austria and Switzerland. The team, headed by general manager Frank van der Heijden, will grow into a family of several hundred people by the time the championship takes place in two summers' time.

The Coca-Cola Company has supported international football for more than 70 years, and is one of UEFA's longest-standing partners, having been an official sponsor of the UEFA European Championship since 1988.

and to hype the event, the campaign ideas should be as interesting or more interesting as these "virals" videos or more than just video

Came across some interesting websites:
It's nice that
Group Hug - Register with Group Hug to use those nice little HUG and SHRUG buttons over there. That’s how we figure out which confessions to put on the front page.
i have nothing

back walkover. i did it

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:16:00 +0000

For REAL and for the first time in my dear life.

I manage to do back walkover!! on my own. with my own legs and own arms. haha
no words can describe how it felt. too nice and fulfilled...
It is still at the beginning, more practises needed.

Can't show it here, just go to youtube and type "back walkover" :)

yeayyyyyyyyy yeayyyyyyyyyy yeayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

metamorphosis dance concert poster

noreply@blogger.com (t-ffany) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:57:00 +0000

The committee commented that the previous design is for kindergarten kids performance. I was kind of speechless in the beginning. "something black or grey or brown?". All right that is what they meant by cool.

For me, metamorphosis is suppose to be the beginning of life and new look!
Was it suppose to be mysterious and dull?
I thought this is what they wanted, but after a while i changed my mind and made some changes on it.

I am not sure if you can see 2 people morphing into butterfly / vice versa. Just make sure you think it's cool ( for secondary school performance )

I don't want to complain, but people are just taking things for granted. I m working up til 2am in the morning. I want to quit.

this is the last time! no more!

i knew it. tired... need some rest