Sienzism

My Daily Schedule

2010-11-05T23:36:00.000-07:00

miss that moment.

sleepless night.

nightmare.

Design Method 3 - Baba Nyonya Research

2010-06-14T07:51:00.000-07:00

Most Peranakans are of Hokkien, although a sizable number are of Teochew or Cantonese descent. Originally, the Peranakan were part Chinese, part Malay/Indonesian.

Baba Nyonya are a subgroup within Chinese communities, are the descendants of Sino-indigenous unions in Melaka, Penang, and Indonesia. It was not uncommon for early Chinese traders to take Malay/Indonesian women of Penisular Malay/Sumatera/Javanese as wives or concubines.

Language
The language of the Peranakans, Baba Malay, is a dialect of the Malay language, which contains many Hokkien words.

Religion
Baba Nyonya subscribed to Chinese beliefs: Taoism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival, while adopting the customs of the land they settled in, as well as those of their colonial rulers. There are traces of Portuguese, Dutch, British, Malay and Indonesian influences in Baba culture. A certain number of Baba Nonya families were and still are, Catholic.

Wedding
As you have probably guessed, all the Baba Nyonya Wedding or marriages were arranged marriages.
A group of elderly people will pay the short listed future-daughter-in law’s family a visit. This visit is known as “merisek“, a custom that you could find both in Malay and Chinese community.
Nowadays, the “merisek“ ritual has long been abandoned. The Baba Nyonya wedding ceremony starts with the performance of purification and initiation into adulthood rites. This ceremony or ritual is known as Cheo-thau.
Next is the Chim-pong or the coming together of the bride and bridegroom ritual. This is when the couple pays homage to heaven; earth and man before a special three tiered alter called sam-kai. Elaborated preparations can be seen at the alter table. This ritual is very important as the marriage is dully solemnized during this stage.
The bridegroom will only get his first look at his wife when they meet in the bridal chamber. This is the time when the husband is allowed to lift the veil over his wife’s face with guidance.However, the wife is even then forbidden by tradition to steal a glance at her husband. It would be deem as immodest to do so as relatives and friends milling in and around the chamber. Her chance comes not long after both of them sit down for their first meal together.

Taboos or Pantang Larang for Marriage

1. Pregnant women are prohibited to touch the items or join in the preparations for the marriage ceremony. They are also strongly prohibited from entering the wedding chamber.
2. If you have just given birth and have not celebrated the baby’s full moon, the mother and baby are not allowed to join in the marriage celebration or should I say they are not allowed to step in the front door of the groom and bride to be’s house. Even the family members staying in the same house are not welcomed as they are also deemed as “not cleansed“ yet until the baby’s “Full Moon“ celebration.
3. Family members who are still mourning the passing away of their family member are also not allowed to join the Peranakan Marriage ceremony as it was deemed very inauspicious to the marriage couple.
4. It is a major offences to the peranakan family during the olden days if the guests are wearing a whole black attire or white attire while joining themarriage ceremony as these attire are strictly mend for “sorrow occasion“ or funeral attire.

It's Reminds Me

2010-05-22T02:18:00.000-07:00

Never shouldn't let you go
Never found myself at home
Ever since that day that you walked
Right out the door

You were like my beating heart
That I, I can't control
Even though we've grown apart
My brain cant seem to let you go

Thinking back to the old times
When you kept me up late at night
We use to mess around
Laugh and play, fuss and fight

I guess its too late, I'm dancing this dance alone
This chapters done, the story goes on

Baby
Can't believe that you are not with me
'Cause you should be my lady
All I want is to set your heart free

But if you believe that you belong with him
Promise me, you wont let anyone hurt you
Remember, I will always be here for you
Even if it kills me to see you

In that wedding dress
Oh see you in that wedding dress
See you in that wedding dress
Oh see you in that wedding dress

Snapping out this misery
Depression this aint me
But I always turn around
180 degrees

You got control of me
And I, I cant explain
Somebody call 911 Emergency
Before I go insane

Since you've moved on
You took a piece of me give it back
So much pain in my chest
Blacking out, heart attack

Web Design 2 - Interface Design

2010-02-09T10:04:00.001-08:00

Concept : Urban

Web Design 2 - Redesign Commercial Website

2010-01-19T08:47:00.000-08:00

Strategic Brief

Project Definition:
In this project, we’ve been given a 7 weeks to redesign a commercial website. In the same time, we have to enhance the website to make it more suitable to the theme of their company. I’ve randomly chosen a website which is Pallas. Therefore, the definition is to redesign my client website which is "Pallas",a local leg wear brand to be more interesting and effective to the audience.

Current Site's Analysis & Goals
First of all, the main problem in the website is the color. The green color is too contrast and giving a hard time to focus on the content. Some of the page are not linked together and it is not user friendly. The reason why it is not user friendly is that it can be seen in full size only in Internet Explorer but not in Mozilla Firefox. The arrangement of the content is not consistent and did not follow a grid line. The store location can be better by enhancing the visual of the map.

Client's Analysis:
Background
From my research, their company which is Southern Rubber Works Sdn Bhd based in Penang. Their products are placed in the major shopping complex and mostly can be found in peninsular Malaysia. Their theme for their product is teenage which they introduced canvas shoe to the younger generation. As for canvas shoe, the price of Pallas compare to other brands is much cheaper which make them a good choice for comfortable and affordable brand.
Unique Selling Point
Comfortable and affordable shoes to the customers.
Mission and Vision
Colors their world with different kind of shoes to wear on the different kind of best place.

Short & Long-term Site Goals
Short
Enhancing more visual on the web to make sure that customers would check by often
Long
Building a relationship to the customers through the web by giving out more detail information and events to make the customers stay for their news.

Target Audience:
The primary target will be segment of our database which is male and female. Main target age will be 15 to 30 which is more to young for their introduction of canvas shoe. While the second target will be 30 to 55 the brand also selling various of comfortable shoes that suitable for golden age.

Web Design 2 - Mood Board & Flow Chart

2010-01-17T23:57:00.000-08:00

Mood Board

Flow Chart

Web Design 2 - Redesign Commercial Website

2010-01-10T08:31:00.000-08:00

Commercial Website

Panasonic

- Simplicity
- Clean and nice
- Very good slide effect
- Very informative

Bank Of America

-Urban style
-Very nice montage

Momentum Pictures

-Nice scrolling effect
-Simplicity
-More focus on background

Fly Me To The Moon

-Very nice flash
-More to interactive web
-Simple graphic

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Web Design 2 - Redesign Commercial Website

2010-01-09T22:51:00.001-08:00

Competitor Website

Converse

Pros
-Urban feeling that suit the theme of "teenager"
-Nice arrangement

Cons
-Button for the site map is not located on the main map
-Have to scroll down some of the page due to many information in it

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Adidas

Pros
-Nice Interface
-Nice arrangement
-Store locator is very informative

Cons
-Color for the store locator is different that others

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Onitsuka

Pros
-Urban style
-Nice slide effect
-Consistent by using slide show effect to show information

Cons
-Button are a bit small

Web Design 2 - Gantt Chart

2010-01-07T22:03:00.001-08:00

Web Design 2 - Redesign Commercial Website

2010-01-07T20:25:00.000-08:00

Chosen Client - Pallas

Main Page

Store Locator Page

Gallery

Contact Page

Pallas is the chosen idea fro my Web Design 2 project which is Redesign Comercial Website.
Pallas is a well know shoe company in local.
About the overall of the web page, I fell that the color of the site are too contrast and don't really suit the concept of " teenager" that Pallas wanted to mark it as the main concept.
The store locator page is a bit rough on the map of Malaysia. Overall web page need to improve and take out unnecessary product. Therefore, this is my short conclusion for my client website.

Web Design 1

2009-11-30T05:10:00.000-08:00

Intro Page

Main Page

Tutorial Page

Web Design 1 - Flow Chart

2009-09-20T22:54:00.000-07:00

Web Design 1 - Moodboard

2009-09-18T10:03:00.001-07:00

How To...

2009-09-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

How to make a handkerchief disappears

1. Who am i - Magician
2.What is it - Handkerchief
3. What for - Entertainment
4. 1st task - Material
5. 2nd task - The making
6. 3rd task - Trick solver
7.Outcome - Handkerchief disappears in cloth
8.Showcase - Tutorial

How to fold a graphic paper bird

1.Who am i - Me
2.What is it - Paper bird
3.What for - Collection
4.1st task - Material
5.2nd task - The making
6.3rd task - Add on graphics
7.Outcome - Satisfaction
8.Showcase - Gallery

How to make a wooden manikin smile

1.Who am i - Me
2.What is it - Wooden manikin
3. What for - Nothing to do
4. 1st task - Material
5.2rd task - Making fun of it
6.3rd task - Manikin show different kind of expression
7.Outcome - Manikin draw a smile on it face
8.Showcase - Tutorial

Photoshop Tutorials

2009-09-10T07:02:00.000-07:00

Dazzling Dance Photo Manipulation

Street Dance Illustration

Hyper Landscape Photo

High Tech Swirling Aurora

Interesting Website

2009-09-10T06:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.birdman.ne.jp/

http://www.hellosoursally.com/

http://kampanjeside.com/

http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/xx3/

Tutorial Website

How to solve a Rubik's Cube

How To Pick a Lock

How To Ride a Unicycle

How To Make a Balloon Arch

Matrix Patterns

2009-07-01T20:04:00.001-07:00

Design Method 1 Matrix Development

2009-07-01T07:29:00.000-07:00

2nd Media For Visual Exploration & Expression

2009-06-07T11:05:00.000-07:00

Illustration

Graphic

Digital Effect

Visual Exploration & Expression

2009-06-07T10:54:00.000-07:00

Illustration

Graphic

Digital Effect

Please do leave some comment... I will be very appreciate

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

2009-02-28T19:52:00.000-08:00

Thanks everyone who left me those great comments, I really appreciate it. It really help me a lot on my design and i will keep on improve it. Now my digital design class have finish, I'm FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!! at last.

Tale Of Medusa

2009-02-25T05:23:00.001-08:00

Mainpage

Story

Character

Download

Main Page

2009-02-24T06:04:00.001-08:00

Please give some comment on three of my main page design. For you, which wan will be more suitable as the title "Medusa".

Interface Design Loading Page

2009-02-22T05:10:00.000-08:00

Please do leave your comment on my work, I will try to improve it more.

Webpage Interface

2009-02-21T04:03:00.001-08:00

This is one of my character for my interface design. I need anyone who visited my blog could left some comments on which one of this could show more of the goddess feeling on the character.

Pixel Icon Of Dead

2009-02-01T06:02:00.000-08:00

My First Raster Character

2009-01-14T04:09:00.000-08:00

Yesterday in digital design class, our lecturer Joanne had gave us an assignment about creating a character by looking at your friend's face that sit beside. So, this is my raster character. I shall name it " Burning Demon". LOL

10 Things That Represents Myself

2009-01-07T05:56:00.000-08:00

Just like bats, I have never enough of sleep during morning. Honestly, I like to daydreaming in the class. But at the night, I can be very active and having fun all night long.

I can be serious and i can be a joker. When I'm in a good mood, just like the picture, I could make a lot of jokes to make everyone laugh..... :)

When I'm feeling down, I always like to be alone at the corner. Because i don't like to let others know about my problem. And I also can say that I don't want them to worry about me. Maybe this is the attitude of the only child, or maybe just me, who knows.

The weakness of myself i could says it is my stubbornness as stone. A lot of time, when people were giving me advice and opinion, I just don't care. And it just make people kinda frustrated.

I was always protected by my parents just like how the duck protect its child. I'm always feel so lucky compare to others that doesn't have any parents. The care of our parents was the greatest protection in our life.

I love the nature. Feel really relaxing and comfortable when sitting under the mother nature. The sound of the great blue sea, the trees, and the birds sang while flying on the sky are just like lullaby.

I don't really talk much, maybe the reason is I'm shy, kinda lonely also because I'm the only child for my parents. So, not much people chat or play with me when I'm still young.

I love the fun in the city,but when I need to relax or thinking something really hard, I will prefer choose the beach. Listen to the wave, the winds blow toward my face, really feels heavenly. The picture represents myself being attracted by the enjoy between two things.

I don't like to be under control. I wanna set free. The chain represents the icon that I'm trying to getting out from all the controlling to gain back my own future.

Snowman. It can chill all the time, but when it's melt. It will unleash the fear. Same to my attitude, I can be friendly and patient all the time, but when reach to my temper, it could be quite horrible.

Happy Belated New Year 2009

2009-01-06T06:48:00.000-08:00

Well, first time blogging. Before this never think of it because of my laziness. But who knows, MM students are required to have their own blog. It's OK, I think i am gonna train more on my language. Anyway, Happy belated new year 2009 to everyone.