Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Yang Jauh Hari-hari datang membanjirkan kasih


Wajah sayu, menuju 27. Usia yang makin pudar.


Sudah sekian lama aku tidak meluangkan masa untuk mencatatkan perjalanan kehidupan seharianku dalam jurnal ini. Aku kurang sihat. Badanku amat lemah akibat dari latihan yang tak terkawal di pusat gim Sabtu lalu. Akibatnya otot-ototku sengal, dihadiri pula dengan demam dan selsema. Aku tidak dapat tidur dengan lena. Jumaat ini tibalah masanya untuk aku menentukan jiwaku.

Bila kau harapkan cinta
aku tak percaya lagi akan apa yang kau beri
aku terdampar disini tersudut menunggu mati
aku tak percaya lagi akan guna matahari
yang dulu mampu terangi sudut gelap hati ini
aku berhenti berharap dan menunggu datang gelap
sampai nanti suatu saat tak ada cinta kudapat
mengapa ada derita bila bahagia tercipta
mengapa ada sang hitam bila putih menyenangkan...
- Sheila On 7.

Berkali-kali aku nyatakan tentang bisanya bercinta. Ia lebih celaru bila ia berada dalam maya terhalang. Dia berkali-kali menghantui hidupku, meyakini bahawasanya hatiku dapat terima kembali kehadirannya. Aku begitu prajudis tentang apa ertinya cinta kerana pada dasarnya ia tidak wujud. Masakan sekarang orang 'berdua' kerana tanggungjawap, tetapi hati dan mata memberontak untuk sesuatu yang baru, yang tak jemu. Bukankah pada abad ini kerana di abad ini manusia mengejar kepentingan diri, kekayaan yang datang dalam gengaman tangan mahupun sebesar padang?

Persetankan jikalau dia ingin berubah. Hatiku tetap tawar untuk menerimanya kembali, walaupun dirayu dan dibanjiri kata-kata yang aku anggap tak rasional. Apa guna aku beremosi dengan perkara yang tidak ada tujuan. Aku tak mahu kejar air sungai yang mengalir tanpa tahu kemana arahnya berakhir. Mata hatiku cuma perlu teruskan perjalanan yang lurus dan sedia ada.

Jerome sahabatku berpesan kepadaku, biar bangga dengan apa yang ada dalam diri kita kerana kita unik. Aku yakin akan motivasinya.

Aku ada lagi tiga purnama untuk bernafas. Makin hari, aku tak dapat merasa udara yang jernih. Berlalu aku memetik jari dan melangkah pergi.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Digital Art Exhibition @ Galleriiizu

Thousand Thanks:

To all who came in our show. We, DMP had such a great time with you. I actually got bezerk an hour before the show starts because our dear friend Perez had some technical problem with the demoreel, but in the end, it went of well! Thank you Perez.... so proud of you! Thanks Shieko and Orkibal for coming to the show.


Me and Shafix of Bjorkscape!"


Shafix of Bjorkscape's work"

Too much writing, now let's visit the photo gallery! yeay! http://muidlatif.fotopages.com

Someone bugs me with few sms's today... number starting from +2307....something. I don't know the the hell is he/her from but stop bugging me! Please! go somewhere else...


Announcement / Pengumuman:

Digital Art Exibition % USEAGAIN Asia

Info:
Tarikh: 7 February - (on going)
Lokasi: Galleriizu, Bangunan UOA (berhadapan pintu masuk utama KLCC Convention Center atau blakang hotel Crowne Plaza)
Masa: 7 PM
Admission: PERCUMA, free drinks



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Friday, February 03, 2006

Fighting Stereotype?

Is it not? When we given a chance to change something, what would you change?

As for me, I feel that I would like to take the Malaysian Web Design industry a step further. By means, to play a role to help and support for better standard in web design in Malaysia. In fact, Malaysia (no offense) has always been left behind. The difference? It's a gap of 10 years (when it comes to technology and the way people think). The nearest to compare is with Singapore. They are way much better than us, even how client think about creative aspect. We do notice some of them out there still think that if you drive a nice car, you own everything. I bumped into few people who have been living luxuriously but when I ask if they often travel, seem that they never made any stamp in their passport. They continue to become stereotype to think that there are no use to travel, learning different culture and change a bit, at least the way we think and try to stay more positive. I also confront people (especially bumiputra's) about how 'proud' they are studying abroad but using education as a part of their weapon to threaten people. I remember three years back, a Malay lecturer (guy with glasses) from the Distance Learning Program (UiTM), would have a swank argument with one of my working colleague with this dialogue; "Do you know who I am? I have master in .......?" That's what I'm talking about real attitude, it's the reality. Doesn't mean you have master in your education, you can gracefully disrespect a person. He should pick his own size.

For almost six years, I had build digitalmalaya.com for people to showcase their portfolio and websites and there are a lot of great improvements. But it seems that some designers or artist didn't have the chance to showcase their talent elsewhere. Because some out there don't like competition and don't like to see others emerge or improve. So, they shut us down. For example, how the rules had been set to disturb creative freedom.

Now, I would like to touch on one sensitive issue about our very lazy 'Malay'sian. It seems that after a lot of monitoring, a lot of Malay designers seem to be satisfied with the way they work. Any compliment will make them more into a 'comfort-level' which to me, does not improve at all. BECAUSE we know the fact that they dislike to explore, therefore they don't grow. Growing your skillets and the way you absorb things around you is important. If not, you learn nothing.

Getting competitive?
Yes, getting competitive means a person should always find a person to compete (in terms of skill sets and experience). It's very healthy. What I'm talking about is the way you work yourself. The more challange you get, the more you strive. If you stay passive, you will never improve. This also means to receive brutal critics and feedbacks from anonnymous crowd. I have plenty of haters and trust me, the more they hate me, the more I'd improve and the more standard I set to achieve. At the end of the day, I'm happy and so are they :)

"I'm twenty something" - Jamie Cullum

Getting 'aged' but trying to keep up as much as I can. Psychically I'm gaining a lot, thank to my self-discipline for waking up earlier than before, paying twenty five minutes every morning with my dumbbells and two half-boiled eggs. I had been jogging frequently and I hope to stay this way. Another 3 weeks, I'm turning 27 and that worries me a lot. This year means I need to focus and make sure I’m on the right track. I'm glad that this year resolution is kicking off smoothly. I manage to clear a lot of bills, and thank God, I receive fewer bills from the Mr. Postman yeah! I thought of changing my car but I always wanted a scrambler. I like to be edgy, but dad says if I ever bring the bike home, he's going to burn the bike. So guess what that means... :-) Have to respect the old man's opinion. There's always a reason behind each decision one made.







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* here goes that drummer boy.....

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Work Updates:

It's official! Video Art: B0dYMuvment_v1



Exclusive public release of our experimental video art which will be featured in some shows which will be announce soon. Thanks to Phon0 for giving us the permission for the stunning audio. Click on the screenshot to see (Recommended Quicktime Player). Version 2 is currently under progress for awards entry. So guys, please support us! :) Mucho gracias.

Digital Malaya Project (DMP) had been listed in 'Web Design Index By Content,' a book by Gunter Beer. Available at Kinokuniya, KLCC.

In The Press:



I would like to give my sincere gratitude to Ms. Diyanah Anuar for acknowledging us, me and Perez in iKON, Berita Harian newspaper on the 7th of January 2006. Finally, a Malay newspaper keen enough to mention our work rather than Utusan Malaysia (The editor in the Literature section in Utusan seems not so confident enough to support local coverage on digital arts). I remember theStar gave me a full spread features back in 2002. So much for Malay newpaper huh? Read it here. Thanks to Aneem for the postup. U rawk girl!

ex2 : v.1, a digital art exhibition @ Galleriizu, 7th of February 2006.

This will be Malaysia first ever Digital Art Exhibition which also pays tribute to Malaysia's visionary of Digital Art master, Ismail Zain. The event will also features most of Malaysia's best 7 Masters / group from Digital Art World, including Tan Jin Ho, and groups from Arachnid, Blink Media, Digital Malaya Project and more. USEAGAIN Asia will also be featured in ex2 : v1.

Visit Galleriiizu's blog to keep yourself updated. Have you guys watch Memoirs of Geisha? How bout a spoof done by my-all-life-favorite, MadTV with Bobby Lee! Mr. Broooowwwn! Click here to view.


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p/s: some said the previous post I wrote sound so 'sad'. Actually I'm not in any 'emo ' mood at all, just something to share cause I do need to justify to some people about something. :)