Having a knack for getting sick lately, not very pleasant considering its my second time of having repulsive food poisoning. Still recovering with bread and porridge and mind you that isn't very inviting either.

Helvetica the Screening got 60+ people to come at a small lovely cafe downtown at Bkt Bintang. Met alot of new lovely people doing different things, good to see local designers gathering together for small events like that. Other than that I've spent much time in bed reading and doodling recovering from this week long of sickness, but seems this coming weekend is bustling with events already.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Cheers

Its an exciting time for Malaysians, the political-landscape of Malaysia has changed with the elections. Electricity fills the streets and air as people went to help and vote for change. Exciting times, exciting times indeed!

I went for my first ceramah and watched Anwar speak in the rain at Lembuh Pantai, 30,000 filled the streets and muddy grounds, with the highways jammed packed like sardines and people leaving their cars on the road. Electricity really was in the air and it was mesmerizing to watch him talk, charismatic and profound, switching from reformasi mode to cracking humour.

On to other news, I'm helping co-organize some local design events. We'll be screening a Helvetica - the Documentary Film on 21st March at 8pm in KL. Had a glance at the trailer and read some reviews, looks very promising indeed, hoping to see alot of new faces there. Created the e-flyer for the event.

Other than that, been pretty busy with personal works, going to collab, exhibit and sell works with fellow friend [link] whos an amazing illustrator. Give him some love.

Terrible week, but picking up slowly. Had an awful abundance of food poisoning last week, causing me to miss work for 2 days and work piled up everest high. Went to a film screening locally last week and a design/art exhibition at Annexe on the weekend. Both were rather disappointing, events seem to be getting rather mundanely boring. The work seemingly lacks abit of depth, and I don't just mean conceptual depth, but sort of an essence in encapturing something whether humour, juxtaposition, etc.

Office is buzzing with stuff right now, we've just got a spanking new PC with amazing technical enhancements that would make ironman look cheap.. (no not really..) Been watching Entourage 4th Season the past few late nights, always leaves me laughing like a hyena. It's lost a bit of its momentum and steam, but still somewhat brilliantly funny.

So I've been a tad bit lazy on personal work, so I sort of reworked an old typo experiment called 'yellow', actually for a client then become something else.. soon to be inspired for yellow submarine.

Hey all,

Rather after some quick decision making, I've decided to re-use this account again. I joined DA back in late 05 and I've come to realize I've lost a sense of connection with a lot of nice people through DA, and I would like to rekindle that again. Been doing a crumby job of updating on even the other account so I decided just to stick to this one.

Anyway on to more exciting news I've been burying my head in work the last few months but I've been having tonnes of fun. A quick recap.

In December, I dropped down to Singapore for the Singapore design festival for 3 days. Stayed at Bugis Street and rather had tonnes of fun discovering a lot of best kept secrets from small knick knack shops at haji lane (a beautiful long street full of old colonial houses selling a majority of local designers stuff) to musuems and having awesome coffee as well as parading all around town. Christmas back then mind you, streets were packed with full of people and obviously dozens of friendly girls *grins.

Spent new year's at a friend's place having a movie marathon, and needless to say I entered the new year in a low note. Lets just say "not getting pissed drunk and embarassing myself" is on my new year's resolution. But been behaving since then.

Recently though I finished a book I've been working on for a locally acclaimed writer/filmaker and went for the book launch on Saturday. Will be posting pictures of it soon, it looks lovely! Proudest work to date, and its already hit kinokunya (with a nice big poster on the wall) and borders soon. I'm still grinning ear to ear, someone pinch me hard.

Right now just working on more books, corporate work and some secret stuff. But will be joining an exhibition in march and selling a few new works. Will be going to some film screening tomorrow at a college, hopefully see some interesting local work.


Going to bed now!

Cheers.

I'm changing accounts to [link].

Sorry, just despise the name anarkid, sounds like some like some desperate soul crying for attention... hahaha, see you there.

Also will be removing all my old work, just wanted a refereshing start starting with my bald head and new works.

cheers and much love,

Norman