iPod & iTunes ad

i love this iPod and iTunes latest tv commercial. the colour and the music and the dancing, it's so much fun and makes me happy.

paris je t'aime

lately i've been really into french movies, most probably this is a big influence from my sister. yesterday we went to see paris je t'aime at dendy cinema. a collection of short love stories in paris, it's a sweet movie worth to see.

erica shires

erica shires takes gorgeous photographs, i was having problems choosing which ones i would put on my blog post!

benjamin lacombe

have a look at benjamin lacombe's amazing portfolio, i really like the compositions and the colours used on his illustrations. i especially love his children book illustrations collection as posted above. *found via carole edet*

yay, it's weekend again! a little update, i'm joining in post karte project organized by montmartre's sketchbook. i'm excited, it's going to be my first swap!

the paper crane project #2

it has been a while since i took this picture for the paper crane project i've posted 2 months ago. it's not the best photo but i've decided to share it with you all anyway :) liz is not accepting requests for cranes as she has received 1000, but have a look at the flickr group to see updates and others' crane photos. enjoy your sunday!

monica calvo

i've been revisiting monica calvo's website. been checking out her blog for more than a year now. aren't her illustration works just pretty?

jennifer causey

jennifer causey takes beautiful photos of everyday life. i know lots of you might have already saw lots of her works but i just have to post it on my blog. check out her lovely blog here.

shirin sahba

one of shirin sahba's adorable paintings. sihrin loves to paint and travel. at the age of 16 she had already visited 25 countries and documented her travels on sketches, paintings and collages. she is now residing in british columbia, canada. *link found via dawbis*

my 7 things

the rules:
• start with 7 random facts/habits about yourself
• people who are tagged have to write their 7 things on their blog
• then choose another 7 people to get tagged and list their names
• don't forget to leave them a comment to tell them they have been tagged and to read your blog

I've been tagged by sia, so here are mine:

1. i can't drive *shame*. i took driving lessons after i finished high school but then i i went abroad for study and work. anyway, the point is, i don't need to drive because i've been living in places whereas the public transport could be easily accessed wherever i want to go. i know i'll drive a car someday though :)

2. same with sia here, if i could turn back time, i wanted to go to an art or design school for study.

3. i would really love to spend some time to get myself more creative, either learning some digital illustrations or drawing or taking photos or anything fun. i just don't know where to start yet.

4. i'm shy, i'm usually very quiet around new people. i just don't know what to talk about with people who i don't know really well, i'm just so bad at mingling!

5. i love eating out but i also love instant noodles! especially in winter, it's so nice to stay at home with a bowl of instant noodle soup. i have to create a rule for myself: not to eat instant noodles more than once a week (otherwise i'll eat it too much and it's not very healthy).

6. more about my unhealthy lifestyle, i don't do any exercise at all. on weekdays i don't get home until about 7 pm and i'm just feeling too tired then to do anything else other than go home and rest. for me weekends mean relax time so it's also a no no for exercise, which is bad... but i'm just too lazy!

7. my parents named me laura after laura ingalls, one of my mom's fave writers.

there you go... not the most interesting things to know about myself, but that's what i could think of for now. i'm now tagging imelda, sandra, dawbis, amy, babelfish, jessica and jennifer, if you feel like to play along of course.

desktop wallpaper

i have japan by jenny lloyd on my desktop wallpaper. what's on yours?

samantha wills

as a professional jewellery designer, samantha wills' award winning label can be found through out australia, europe and the usa. she has started her own label at the age of only 21 years old! these are some of her amorio tropical jelewery collection, beautiful jewellery presented in stunning photographs. this is not her on the photos btw, but have i mentioned that she's also a model?