the observatory

in politics, we have democratically elected populist clowns. Cant blame them coz they need to show they are doing something or polish their superior's balls. This clown entertained the whole nation when he wanted to launched our national "flying car" in Langkawi, LIMA 2019 2019 ( the Year of the Blade Runner ) - where we have gloomy neon light powered skyscrapers and all the vehicles are flying. We are heading to 2020. A new future. At least i pictured a Delorean.   A prototype was shown to Tun. Tun is a car junkie to be honest, at 93 he still kicking assess, driving around while rest of the old people wither, stuttered or hospitalized counting the days of the young. Anyway back to the prototype. Guess millions of bucks thrown in to get the ball running and as usual Malaysians had a field day laughing. I personally went to Lima and to get a closer look at the horrendous idea and told that they packed it away. But this post its not about bashin...

in the age of social media notably Instagram or whatever - everyone wants to be "famous" or unashamedly call themselves "talented" or "critical" when their work is simply "passable below average". Yapping away - they tend write long essays worst oversell themselves. Its not surprising they have many followers. Everyone have a "herd" mentality as their brain and taste is like a dessert goat. Posting past previous "achievements" doesnt help as their work simply basked in the same familiar territories, presentation and expression of thoughts. I admit, i have nihilistic tendencies of not "unfriending" these dumb delusional pricks but will pop in to see what sort of nonsense they create. Its not surprising to see that these fools simply circling in the same old issues. Let me introduce two great artists who hide in complete anonymity - yet their work move and shakes the whole fucking world. Their aura is being i...

i got alot of DM ( direct messages ) asking if i have any instruction builds for my MOC's. The answer is NOPE. I will begin at the  most basic one should get - by drawing. most designers will use the LDD ( Lego Digital Designers ) which i tried it once but failed miserably. I prefer to look it up directly, picking the right pieces one at the time. and yes it can be painful, painstaking and suffering. what is the hardest aspect when it comes unto building your own model? The size ( proportion ), scale and most importantly capturing the right form.  what made Lego fun is letting us deconstruct, simplify and minimize what is needed - maximizing the Gestalt Theory.So at times - less is indeed more. Modular buildings and engineering. I admit, i marveled and oogled at rest of the MOC's design, especially when they got the curvatures. The Jules Verne is the last piece of the puzzle.

Meditation thru building stuffs.  I stumbled upon this eons ago, coupled with my participation of building better houses for the Orang Asli, i realized that working with my hands is simply therapeutic. There is no concept of time and you simply being at the present moment.  Just like cooking.  From Lego, to numerous props and bigger stuffs, each of them offers different problem solving skills. Either the materials or the people whom you work with. Building or creating is simply like telling a story, editing the shots you wanted in the offline editing process. You simply jump back and forth, cultivating, nipping and throwing the stuffs you want or you dont need. Its painstaking, frustating  process when you build to get the form you wanted But when you achieved it - personal satisfaction.  Just when i thought i will done and do other stuffs after building the Delorean, i realized that there are still many bricks left behind. All those orig...

money, its simply a mechanism printed in color paper, valued accordingly which is not visible. Lots of people looking for it, chase, fight, argue even to the extend killing for it.  Crazy right? The problem is not the "money" but its the "perangai"( attitude ) manusia when they "have" or "dont " have money...... when they "have" money - they will say they dont have not enough money . lot of people simply doesnt cultivate the word "limit" and have satisfaction of  having "enough" Your attitude reflects your Values.  reflects Your Principle Your ground and your belief system. Your Perception.  Your senses

We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods W'ell drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, and sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming! - The Immigrant Song ( Led Zeppelin )     A particular immigrant was targeted and highlighted. The Rohingya. Years before, their arrival from Myanmar was welcomed, celebrated. Just like in the brilliant 2009 District 9 film. Their numbers grew, widened. Im not against the immigrants - but after witnessing they strategically build their communities, extending it by bringing along their spouses, brothers, cousins and what not.Small food operators and vendors hired ( exploited ) them - cheaper, hardworking and what not. Their main motivation is simply generate enough money to send back. Local talents are expensive, employers require to pay up their benefits. Business owners and operators are busy to make sure their profit margin stay and used their ver...

Buddhism is not religion. Its a way of life. A practice. Entah bangang mana labelled it as a religion. The Chosen One, NEO and John Wick - Keanu Reeves Lord Buddha is a rebel. Bloody rebellious, i cant imagine how on earth he deals with all the brahmins and their blind followers that time. Its crazy. But again - his ways are simply rooted in common sense and logic which its absent till today Below are the following advice he mentioned to his students. Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis , when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefi...

being forced to do social distancing is a blessing too......i able to observe so many funny circus acts - by the citizens and of course the by the new government ministers. With the PM announced that "a relaxed MCO" begin tomorrow ( surprising everyone ) in order to kickstart the economy - we questioned why on earth they asked us to stay at home until May 12th at the first place? The nation still register 3 digit COVID new cases and kickstart the economy due to losing billions?  Fine, open your shopping mall......who the hell coming and to buy your stuffs? Fine, open your shops.....who wants to dine? Guess the ones who are paid full salary last 2 months now getting itchy and wants to start spending for Raya. Business owners getting impatient seeing their cash registers collecting dust instead of Ringgit.... again like the moratorium bank issue -  people will be left hanging - confused as ever. I pity the front-liners Armed Forces and the Police who unfortunately wil...

The Playboy Magazines published engaging interviews from Miles Davis to Martin Luther King. Serialized “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury in 1954 and The Visitor by Roald Dahl and yes “The Great Shark Hunt” by Hunter S. Thompson in 1974. The monthly centerfold is needed for much needed advertisement break from all those serious reading.