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Salvador Dali's Signature

This is interesting.. a person's signature tells a lot about his or her personality.

http://www.annakoren.com/signature1.html

..and doodles too!

http://www.annakoren.com/doodles.html

it doesn't take a genius to find out what's on this person's mind

The Little Prince

In my deepest thoughts I always remember the best book ever - The Little Prince.

1. Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

2. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

3. Only children know what they are looking for.

4. What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere it hides a well.

5. If some one loves a flower of which just one example exists among all the millions and millions of stars, that’s enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars. He tells himself, “My flower’s up there somewhere. . . .” But if the sheep eats the flower, then for him it’s as if, suddenly, all the stars went out. And that isn’t important?

6. One loves the sunset, when one is so sad. "Were you sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?" But the Little Prince made no reply.

May Araw Din Kayo

From http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20090817-220654/May-araw-din-kayo

I just love De Quiros. Below is his rant from his Inquirer section "There's the Rub".

Here's the full article:

Tatagalugin ko na nang makuha n’yo. Kahit na lingwaheng kanto lang ang alam kong Tagalog.

Tutal Buwan ng Wika naman ang Agosto. Baka sakali ’yung paboritong wika ni Balagtas ay makatulong sa pag-unawa n’yo dahil mukhang ’yung paboritong wika ni Shakespeare ay lampas sa IQ n’yo. Kung sa bagay, ang pinakamahirap gisingin ay ’yung nagtutulug-tulugan. Ang pinakamahirap padinggin ay ’yung nagbibingi-bingihan. Ang pinakamahirap paintindihin ay ’yung nagmamaangmaangan. Bueno, mahirap din paintindihin ’yung likas na tanga. Pero bahala na.

Sabi mo, Cerge Remonde, alangan naman pakanin ng hotdog ang amo mo. Bakit alangan? Hindi naman vegetarian ’yon. At public service nga ’yon, makakatulong dagdagan ng cholesterol at salitre ang dugong dumadaloy papuntang puso n’ya. Kung meron man s’yang dugo, kung meron man s’yang puso.

Bakit alangan? Malamang di ka nagbabasa ng balita, o di lang talaga nagbabasa, kung hindi ay nalaman mo ’yung ginawa ni Barack Obama at Joe Biden nitong nakaraang Mayo. Galing silang White House patungong Virginia nang magtakam sila pareho ng hamburger. Pina detour nila ang motorcade at tumuloy sa unang hamburgerang nakita nila. Ito ang Ray’s Hell Burger, isang maliit at independienteng hamburger joint.

Tumungo ang dalawa sa counter at sila mismo ang nag-order, hindi mga aides. Nagbayad sila ng cash na galing sa sariling bulsa at kagaya ng ibang customers ay pumila para sa turno nila.

Ito ay presidente at bise presidente ng pinakamakapangyarihang bansa sa buong mundo. Kung sa bagay, ’yung amo n’yo ay hindi naman talaga presidente. Di lang makita ang pagkakaiba ni Garci kay God kaya nasabing “God put me here.” Pekeng presidente, pekeng asal presidente.

Sabi mo, Anthony Golez, maliit lang ang P1 million dinner kumpara sa bilyon-bilyong pisong dinala ng amo mo sa bansa.

Ay kayo lang naman ang nagsasabing may inambag ang amo n’yo na bilyong-bilyong piso sa kaban ng bayan. Ni anino noon wala kaming nakita. Ang nakita lang namin ay yung bilyon-bilyong piso—o borjer, ayon nga sa inyong dating kakosa na si Benjamin Abalos—na inaswang ng amo n’yo sa kaban ng bayan. Executive privilege daw ang hindi n’ya sagutin ito. Kailan pa naging pribilehiyo ng isang opisyal ang di managot sa taumbayan? Kailan pa naging pribilehiyo ng isang opisyal ang magnakaw?

Maliit lang pala ang P1 million, ay bakit hindi n’yo na lang ibigay sa nagugutom? O doon sa mga sundalo sa Mindanao? Tama si Archbishop Oscar Cruz. Isipin n’yo kung gaano karaming botas man lang ang mabibili ng P1 million at karagdagang P750,000 na nilamon ng amo n’yo at mga taga bitbit ng kanyang maleta sa isa pang restawran sa New York.

Maliit lang pala ang P1 million (at P750,000), bakit hindi n’yo na lang ibigay doon sa pamilya ng mga sundalong namatay sa Mindanao? Magkano ’yung gusto n’yong ibigay sa bawat isa? P20,000? Sa halagang iyan 50 sundalo na ang maaabuluyan n’yo sa $20,000. Pasalu-saludo pa ’yang amo n’yo sa mga namatay na kala mo ay talagang may malasakit. Bumenta na ’yang dramang ’yan. At pasabi-sabi pa ng “Annihilate the Abus!” Di ba noon pa n’ya ’yan pinangako? Mahilig lang talagang mangako ’yang amo n’yo.

Bukod pa d’yan, saan ba nanggaling ’yung limpak-limpak na salapi ng mga kongresista na pinansisindi nila ng tabako? Di ba sa amin din? Tanong n’yo muna kung ayos lang na i-blowout namin ng wine at caviar ang amo n’yo habang kami ay nagdidildil ng asin—’yung magaspang na klase ha, ’di yung iodized. Ang tindi n’yo, mga p’re.

At ikaw naman, Romulo Macalintal, tapang ng apog mo. Maiisip mo tuloy na sundin na lang ang mungkahi ni Dick the Butcher sa “Henry VI” ni Shakespeare: “First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Pa ethics-ethics ka pa, pasalamat ka di nasunog ang bibig mo sa pagbigkas ng katagang ’yon.

Marami mang sugapa rin sa aming mga taga media, di naman kasing sugapa n’yo. At di naman kami sineswelduhan ng taumbayan. Wala naman kaming problemang sumakay sa PAL at kailangan pang bumili ng P1.2 billion jet. Anong sabi n’yo, kailangan ng amo n’yo sa pabyahe-byahe? E sino naman ang may sabing magbabyahe s’ya? Ngayon pang paalis na s’ya—malinaw na ayaw n’yang umalis. Bakit hindi na lang s’ya bumili ng Matchbox na eroplano? Kasya naman s’ya ro’n.

Lalo kayong nagpupumiglas, lalo lang kayong lumulubog sa kumunoy. Di n’yo malulusutan ang bulilyasong ginawa n’yo. Para n’yo na ring inagaw ang isinusubong kanin ng isang batang nagugutom. Tama si Obama at Biden: Sa panahon ng recession, kung saan nakalugmok ang mga Amerikano sa hirap, dapat makiramay ang mga pinuno sa taumbayan, di nagpapakapariwara. Sa panahon ng kagutuman, na matagal nang kalagayan ng Pinoy, at lalo pang tumindi sa paghagupit ng Typhoon Gloria, dapat siguro uminom na lang kayo ng insecticide. Gawin n’yo ’yan at mapapawi kaagad ang kagutuman ng bayan.

Sa bandang huli, buti na rin lang at ginawa n’yo ’yung magpasasa sa P1 million dinner habang lupaypay ang bayan sa kagutuman—di lang sa kawalan ng pagkain kundi sa iba pang bagay—at pagdadalamhati sa yumaong Ina ng Bayan. Binigyan n’yo ng mukha ang katakawan. Katakawang walang kabusugan. Mukhang di nakita ng masa sa usaping NBN, mukhang di nakikita ng masa sa usaping SAL. Mukhang nakita lang ng masa dito sa ginawa n’yong ito. Sa pagpapabondat sa New York habang naghihinagpis ang bayan.

At buti na rin lang mayroon tayong sariling wika. Di sapat ang Inggles para iparamdam sa inyo ang suklam na nararamdaman namin sa inyo. Di sapat ang Inggles para ipakita sa inyo ang pagkamuhi na nararamdaman namin sa inyo. Di maarok ng Inggles ang lalim ng poot na nararamdaman namin sa inyo.

Isinusuka na kayo ng taumbayan, mahirap man sumuka ang gutom.

May araw din kayo.

Smokey the Cat

Some sick f*ck tried to shoot this cat 13 times in the head. Luckily the cat survived. I hope the one who shot him won't be as lucky.

Things We Forget

http://thingsweforget.blogspot.com/

need to recharge mine. but before i could do that i have to drain it fully first.

The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

http://www.osorhan.com/bigo/

3D Over(drive)

Once in a while there comes an endeavour that is iconic, challenging, and a benchmark of an individual or a group's resolve. It may not hold a candle to the numerous spectacular CG projects out in the market but this one has become very personal - in many ways it has reawakened me to the very essence of why I do what I do and why I love doing it despite the odds. Iconic because of what it represents - speed - in a rapidly evolving CG industry the only way for us to compete is to gain such. Challenging - because time was not in our favor, yet what we tried to achieve within that we have done, and more. A Benchmark - as team members' individual resolves were put to the test, indeed only in adversity will one's character emerge.

I have come to realize that CG is not a justification of artistry rather more, as in any profession, a discipline. Quality doesn't demand just time - it demands passion first and foremost. With this in mind - time becomes relative.

To the team that made this possible - and to a large extent the people I respect within the industry - we can all say we've pulled this off quite well. The handshakes, smiles and applause of the ones who gave us this opportunity - the clients - make it all worthwhile.

The Fountainheadache

"I don't intend to build in order to have clients; I intend to have clients in order to build."
[Howard Roark- "The Fountainhead"]

..or, what's the point in designing it, when it will never be built?

Movie Review : Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen

Hohum. Slept through half of the movie. Sure, ILM is still the dominant force in mind blowing special effects, but that's about it. Michael Bay is losing his touch. This sequel doesn't match up to the impact of the first movie.

Megan Fox looks like every part of her assets (including her lips) has got hemorrhoids.

Whack A Kitty

LOL!

Movie Review :: Coraline (2009)

I'm a sucker for movies that give you that wow factor. Which, in an age of stunning 3D movies and eye candy anime, seem to be a rarity.


Then you get Coraline, an instant animation classic. A combination of stop-motion animation and CG enhanced effects (though approximately 95% of it is still stop-motion). The magic of its technical approach is enough to engage you for 2 hours, but the real treat is the story itself. Nay a dull moment, the script was brilliantly written, the color palette is simply awesome (while other animations use a pack of 12 crayolas, Coraline seems to be using the whole 133 set), and the sheer creative imagination of the author is refreshing. The whole movie just ascends to one magnificent visual frame after the other as the story progresses. If I were to list my top 10 animation movies of all time, Coraline would probably be at the top 3.

Autodesk Seminar!

link to the details of this seminar here.

One of the many positive things happening in my life at the moment. :) I was caught by surprise.

Cat Serial Killer on the Loose - and He's in UP Diliman

This really reached my boiling point. If I was half as the sick fuck that this guy is, I'd do exactly to him what he did to the poor cat and feel no remorse as well.

Sunnyvale

A collaborative project between Mushroom and Zum.

Copyright by ZUM LLC 2009

Etch Us Reloaded

Interiors from the Masters

Inspiring.. from 3D Titans Alex and Norvs.. 

Cat in the Rain

Cat in the Rain
Originally uploaded by celes

more cat pics in http://www.flickr.com/photos/celes/

CG Group Dynamics

It is interesting to watch how a collective group of individuals in a CG-related forum interact.

For one, a long discussion can actually be an eye opener. You get to know the minds of the members and thereby become basis for determining their levels of intellect and passion in their work. It doesn't mean that opposing views mean an opponent in the truest sense, rather the reverse - the ones that raise the most meaningful arguments are the ones that do it in a manner which is entirely subjective but recognizably valid. You get to respect the personalities behind them.

However, the skill inevitably should come first. It is a prerequisite in a demanding industry where preset evermotion 3d models and settings are the norm.

I do recognize that in a public forum, being free, expectations are not as high as running a team working on a specific goal. But is a good platform to determine the upcoming shakers and movers in the industry.

In the end skill alone is not enough, attitude is most definitely a major determinant. The only way to see that online is not only through the quality of their jpegs but the sense of their words.

Harukken!

Mir's Munchkin(s)

Ramir is now a cat person

Lucky Dumpling!

burning my speakers nowadays

SNAFU

It really sucks when your client has a different sense of aesthetics..

Datu's Tribe

Hehehe.. remember this album? If you're 30 and below probably not.

Blue Eyes

Cat
Originally uploaded by celes

Chinatown - CNY 2009

Chinatown - CNY 2009
Originally uploaded by celes

Monks Praying

Monks Praying
Originally uploaded by celes

Dragon Fabric

Dragon Fabric
Originally uploaded by celes

Buddhas

Buddhas
Originally uploaded by celes

Monks

Monks
Originally uploaded by celes

Stray Cats of Singapore

A kindred spirit.. Check out his blog here. (Incidentally, he also uses a Nikon :D)

Enzoti's Day Out

Goofing after fixing his shoelace

New Year's Eve Cat

Enzo's only cat friend :)