Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Cassandra Patrick, Semakin Lama Semakin Meletop. Kelvin Sing Photos.
Kali ini, Cassandra kelihatan super exotic beauty, walau pun mungkin ada mirip Lara Dutta, tetapi Cassandra mempunyai kecantikan unik beliau sendiri.event: Malaysia International Jewellery Fair 2011 - Opening Fashion Show
Book Review: Five people you meet in Heaven
Book: Five people you meet in heaven
Genre: Fiction
Author: Mitch Albom
The reason which propelled me to buy this book was its title, which hooked me and I wanted to know more. The book answers the question we all ask at some point in our life, “What will happen after death?” But do not think of it as a religious book indicating philosophy of a particular religion or scholar. It is just author’s interpretation of afterlife and he explains it through a story in the most simplistic words possible. The book is just over 200 pages long, so it can be read easily in one sitting.
It is about Eddie, who works at an amusement park and the story starts from his 83rd birthday, the day when he dies while saving a girl from a fallen cart. I won’t spoil the ending for you so you can enjoy the book, buy it and find out more. The gist of the book is that “throughout your life, you come across many people, some of whom u know, some you don’t, but all of them change the course of your life in some way or the other. You may or may not notice this when you are alive but through the journey in heaven, you find out how and when the path of your life changed due to interaction with someone significant or insignificant individual in your life.” As I started this book, in spite of being able to predict what will happen next, I wanted to know who those five people Eddie meets in heaven are and how they changed his life at some point or the other, and at what levels his life got affected by them.
This is the theory of life and afterlife put forward by the author through the main character of this book. The only think that bothered me was the way he tells the story, like an old man trying to teach morals to his grandchildren through “once upon a time” stories. Maybe the author could have put his thoughts in a non-fiction categorizing the book under “self-development/self help/spiritual book” to make it a mature reading. But in spite of his preaching style, you will not find it dull or boring. You may or may not agree with the writer's beliefs and how he perceives life n life hereafter but you will definitely like how the story unfolds smoothly from one chapter to another and keeps you engaged till the end. The book is suitable for children and adults because of its simple yet interesting style. So, give it a read and let me know how did you find it.
Review Girl Rating: 7/10
Scrap of This and Scraps of That
I wanted to share a layout I made for Color Combos Galore using lots and lots of scraps. We always wind up with scraps of paper leftover from kits and other items in our stash, so I thought I'd share some ideas for using up these bits and pieces.
Use Punches - Punches are perfect for using up leftover bits of paper. I always have lots of strips of cardstock since I scrap 8 x 8, so I save those for punching borders, like the zig-zag border you can see in my layout above. I also took a circle punch to some scraps, as you can see in the closeup below.
Use Tear Strips - Check out those tear strips--especially Cosmo Cricket--they are helpful for when you want to include hidden journaling. My journaling on the back reads: Christian, you tell the silliest knock-kock jokes, ones that make absolutely no sense and usually include absurd bathroom humor, and then you crack yourself up. The jokes aren't really all that funny, but the fact that you think they're hilarious makes me laugh and laugh!
Use Cardstock bits for Stamping - If you're chicken to stamp directly on your layout, scraps are handy for stamping images, you can also lift up your stamp image with pop dots for added interest and dimension.
Stitch over a scrap - Just adds a little interest to a small piece of paper.
Add bits of patterned paper to open spaces of chipboard pieces - Like I did in the window of the chipboard house.
Use colorful staples on a bit cut out of paper - Adds a bit of unexpected texture.
Fill the centers of letters with bits of patterned paper - To add interest to your title.
Use the leftover piece from the center of the letters as embellishments - Like the centers of the o's and a's and p's. Sprinkle them on your page with brads or eyelets or other circular elements.
Layer and stagger your bits and pieces - Different patterns, with the edges inked, look fun when they're layered.
Tie some baker's twine around a scrap - I tied some onto a frame I trimmed out of a scrap, but it would also be fun to just tie some around a strip or a punched shape.
I hope I've given you some fun ideas for using up those bits and pieces you have leftover from your kits!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Elaine-Daphne-Deborah, Saling kongsi pengalaman.
SUASANA mewah di tingkat 29 Hotel Ritz Carlton, Kuala Lumpur yang aman dan senyap bertukar riuh apabila tiga jelitawan Daphne Iking, Deborah Henry dan Elaine Daly bertemu khas untuk fotografi eksklusif bersama Kosmo!.Agendanya hari itu adalah untuk bercerita mengenai program terbaru kendalian mereka yang berjudulBella terbitan ntv7. Sedang mereka disolek, perbualan rancak berjalan fokusnya kepada
Life in Hell
Blinky, Sheba and Bongo (Above) Overview
The comic is about anthropomorphic rabbits and gay brothers Akbar & Jeff. It explores topics like death, work, love and sex. The comic often has serialized story lines.
History
Life in Hell was a self-published comic book created by Matt Groening. Matt gave copies of it to his friends and sold them at a record store he worked at. The strip later appeared in Wet magazine and the Los Angeles Reader. While he never fully gave up on the strip, he has trouble doing it due to his involvement with television.
Recurring Characters
- Blinky- He is main character and an everyman despite being a rabbit. He is often bitter and depressed. He usually has a dead end job and embodies alienation and dread. He often sees a therapist and has a bad apartment. Despite this, he usually is full of wise sayings.
- Sheba- Blinky's girlfriend. She and Blinky are often used a generic couple when the plot demands one.
- Bongo- He is Blinky's one eared illegitimate son. Matt has made several references to him in cartoons he works on.
- Akbar & Jeff- Two "brothers or lovers... and possibly both". Matt claims they are gay. They have Charlie Brown-like shirts and fezzes and own many businesses such as Akabr & Jeff's Bootleg "Akbar & Jeff" T-Shirt Hut. They some time appear in 16-panel grid strips that only they appear in. Unlike most of the characters, they are human.
- Matt Groening and his sons sometime appear as rabbits.
- Snarla- A cat that looks like Lisa Simpson. She is Bongo's love interest and classmate.
- Mr. Simpson- Blinky's dog boss. He predates The Simpson cartoon.
- Gooey, Screwy and Ratatouille- A parody of Huey, Dewey and Louie and are Akbar and Jeff's triplet nephews.
Recurring Situations and Gags
- Fake Magazines
- How to Guides
- Miniseries- Strips told in a mock textbook-style
- Akbar & Jeff Discussing About Their Relationship
- Binky Tries to Meditate
- Ads for Akbar & Jeff's Shady Businesses
- Bongo Trapped In Detention
- Bongo Being Unhappy With The Huge Amounts of Gifts He Gets For Christmas
- Shadow Rabbit- Blinky's shadow towering over Bongo, when did something wrong despite his claims he didn't (even though it's obvious he did)
- How to Draw Blinky
References:
a blue & white Easter
I have had blue and white on the brain lately. I still love it. And it took about the 10th time looking at this months issue of Martha Stewart to realize she has dedicated April 2011 to blue and white.
(ps My friend has decided to take this color scheme to her bedroom. I may copy that idea...you know what they say, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery")
It makes me chuckle a little when someone 'owns' a style or decorating idea because how can you own style and why would you want to?
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