on a break

i'm taking a short break from the blogging world due to accompanying my mum who's leaving shortly - she's been sick too for the last few days :( other than that i've also got a little project to modify my dad's company website plus i've been quite busy as well at the office that i feel exhausted by the time i got home. anyway, i'll leave you with these 2 cute dolls by mizna wada, another brilliant japanese artist.

oh, i found several new great blogs as well for you to browse:
1. make it - which is a blog about stories and tips to turn your creativity into business; 2. that's hot - a blog with a collection of fantastic findings by katie nicosia; 3. inside the black apple - a beautiful blog by emily, an artist/crafter living in new york.

i'd also like to thank you all who have visited my blog. i'm thinking about taking out the shoutbox from my blog as i keep getting some messages that i don't understand the language (i speak english and indo only).

seen it, read it

movie: x-men 3 - i know it's probably very very late to post about this movie but yeah, this has been the last movie i went to a month ago! anyway, compared to the 2 other considered-big-but-ended-up-disappointing movies that i went to previously (mi-3 and da vinci code), i would say i found this one as the most enjoyable one. good visual effects and all - however i found that the ending of the story itself was rather too cliché.***

book: my sister's keeper author: jodi picoult
this novel is about a 13-year-old kid named anna, who has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. i've never read any of jodi picoult's books before and surprisingly this becomes one of my fave novels.*****

yoshitomo nara

almost in every design store, i've always found his works. here is yoshitomo nara, one of the famous contemporary artist from japan. he has created such adorable cartoon characters which are both cute and devilish. love them!


1. pup cup, one of the amazing toys by nara. with the head spinning in the cup, pup cup rolls around the room. this one is found in sweaty frog.


2. princess of snooze journal, which looks fantastic from front, back and inside the cover. get it now at day-lab.

long weekend!

i'm so happy we have a long weekend! been busy with family thing as my parents are visiting, too bad the weather was being unfriendly the last few days. anyway.. haven't really got time for blogging and browsing since then, but i'll leave you with a few design links for you to look at this weekend. have a good one!


1. some great works by beci orpin, an australian artist based in melbourne. both studied textile design and self-taught in mac, she also has her own fashion line called princess tina. have a look at her vintage work in the wurst gallery.


2. beautiful photographs by nicoline patricia. this might not be the first time i mentioned about her in my blog however it's been a while ago since the last time i've visited her portfolio site and it has been updated with loads of new great stuff. oh and she does illustration as well. keep up the good work!

alex noriega

my new favourite artist: alex noriega! he has such a cool blog too where you can take a deeper look at his works along with the step by step process, or even a short film!