wanderlush

I know I’ve been avoiding the blog. There’s just been so much happening! I can’t imagine where to start writing.

Before I start anything though:

Happy 2009!

Lots of love and blessings!

Last year was such a fabulous year. It’s easy to forget and not be grateful for things. That’s why for new year’s eve, I had a gratitude/manifestation meditation. It felt a whole lot better than being out getting sloshed (especially in the morning!) and we could see all the fireworks go off from my balcony. It was funny because none of them were synchronised so they all went off at different times at different places, which made the experience more interesting for us!

The next post I’ll show you how to make a gratitude booklet. It’s really simple and you’ll get loads out of it!

And now I have to have a shower! Night night!

x

So I’m going to New York tommorow.

I don’t think that anything else can be said after that..

I think I’ll go run around jumping in joy now.

Later..

Betty Page passed away yesterday (December 11th 2008). I’m sure she’s in a better place now. I love her work! Love the fact that she celebrated her sensuality and sexuality and the fact that she made most of her swimsuits!

Rest in peace sweetheart. You are missed!

x

I’ve made a t-shirt for Richard. It’s his birthday soon.

Sorry the picture is a little low quality. I don’t have a camera now and I took this using my camera phone. The t-shirt says (in the Malaysian language):

Matahari tidak tahu ianya bintang.

That means:

The sun does not know its a star.

It’s a saying Richard saw on a t-shirt in Japan (in English of course). It truly is a saying for Richard. He is the sun but he doesn’t realise that he is a star.

Actually, that goes for all of us!

It was quite simple to make really. I used these lovely fabric dye sticks called Fabric Fun by Pentel.

I was meant to use a light colored or white t-shirt so that the colors stood out, but too late I read the instructions! Still, I like the sedated colors, it gives the t-shirt some character.

These sticks are the easiest to use! And also really cheap. I bought them at Artfriend, Gardens (next to Borders) for about RM6.80.

1. Create a draft of the design you want to use. If you’ve got text, it’s best to use a computer and print out the text so it comes out neat and nice.
2. Put a piece of cardboard inside the t-shirt so that the color doesn’t leak through t-shirt.
3. Stretch the t-shirt. This is rather important. It’s really difficult to draw on if the t-shirt isn’t stretched. It’s not impossible, but makes things easy all around.
4. Put your design underneath the t-shirt (but on top of the cardboard) where you like it to appear on the front of the t-shirt. It is important that you can see the design. If not, you can make a stencil and cut out the design.  I printed my design out, but then my t-shirt color was too dark and I couldn’t see the design through it. So I had to freehand the whole thing.
5. Carefully trace the design using the dye sticks. And then you can color it in, or do whatever it is you want. Get creative!
6. When you’re done, cover the t-shirt (the design part) with paper and iron it - according to the correct temperature for the t-shirt fabric. And you’re done!

Easy peasy~

It is also wise to wash the t-shirt beforehand to get rid of any traces of dye, anti-static fluid or conditioner in it. This way the color will stay on the t-shirt.

I’ll be making another t-shirt for myself. I’ll post it up soon!

Phew. Finally, a breather. I’ve just wrapped shooting the telemovie Taubah. It was a tough 2 weeks. Two shoots, plus finals coming up, so assignments and presentations were due. If I wasn’t reading scripts, I was reading my text books or doing my assignments!

Anyway, I’ll put up some pictures from the shoot soon. I had a lot of fun, but I was also so stressed out from lack of sleep it was enough to make me wish I had a different life - kidding! I love my life, stress and all.

Which brings me to the movie Twilight. I thought the book was ok. I mean I read them all. But I only liked the vampire and werewolf bits. The bits where they fight and the super powers and all that jazz. The romance was neauseating and extremely tween centered and there were many times I felt like choking Bella because she is such an annoying drama queen idiot girl. And if I had an intense, controlling idiot like Edward Cullen after me I’d have to kill myself.

So, point is, main characters - not very appealing.

That won’t keep me from watching the movie though. I have an intense need to make myself suffer. First off, the casting. In the book the Cullens are only the most beautiful, ethereal people in the world. Behold the cast:

Uh… ok..

Rosalie (the blond girl) is supposed to be the hottest Cullen. In the book she is like the ice queen goddess, beautiful beyond belief! The one in my mind was a cross between a supermodel and a shimmering goddess. But the girl in the movie reminds me of Jennifer Coolidge:

I mean come on! Are we supposed to take this seriously? All the extremely hot actors and actresses out there and this is what they come out with?

These people have to live up to the image of vampires of yesteryear like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise! Sigh..

Anyway, that said, I’ll be watching the movie with Sandra later today!