Merdeka Malaysia

independence day...remind me to the late Sudirman ..with his Malaysian flag songkok..he was a great nationalist..

in LUCT..on my way to toilet..as i walk through FMC staff partition..saw lots of small flags on their partition...at that time what i said is 'so skimanya them all ni'...

at home..when i saw my neighbour have flags on their gate..i just said 'tak kuasa lah nak gantung bendera'..

i always wanted to respond to our independence day in a stylish way..but never happened..

todays in newspaper..i can can see how people respond to it..some of them went to Genting Highland and wait for the count down..some make a song..painting and even design....

i did nothing to respond to it..so sad..

i am in Malacca right now..i think i want to have a walk at Dataran Pahlawan..a place where Tunku Abdul Rahman declare the independence of Malaysia for the first time..get the Merdeka spirit back..

hari raya for a designer like me

I am writing this blog from my mum's house in Malacca..a historical city.....proud of that..after having a delicious 'soto' for buka puasa....and Hari Raya just around the corner..mum keep shouting me.."when will you help me to change my new curtain!"..well its a normal scenario to me in Ramadhan..

this Ramadhan is a 'kelam kabut' for me..numbers of big design job in my design office..good for my design business but time always be a major problem..if later a Malaysian see a new image of Post Offices all over Malaysia..the new white and red scheme...it is the touch of Rio Helmie...

hari raya is always special to me..look for a new cloth..baju melayu specially..being a designer we always like to be different..I found a stylish black kurta in Central Market KL..black in color offcourse..so this raya I will ware black.. I can ware it in in my design class also..

talking about Ramadhan..it is a month for a muslim to be with dear God..as close as can be..but still after a week of Ramadhan I keep on busy with projects..be a designer sometime you cant control your self, cant control the time..because the desire towards design, projects and money always burn you..eventhough Hari Raya is just arround the corner

design through feelings..like a child

designers always says that design without feeling is a design without soul..is it easy to put your feeling in a space..can be done..but check your feeling first.. is it happy, is it sad...it will effect your design..first control your feeling and emotion...its influence the out come..think about design with love...

this is not applicable in design only..all of our activities..cooking, driving, painting and etc...

in DREAMBOX..i do thing with understanding the user..i mean ..try to put my self in the user's place..

but in my own self..my feeling..i always feel like a child..my emotion, desire and soul is like a child..i i want something..i cry badly to get it...everything is personal..i just want things badly..like a child..

and i will put that feeling in my design..hehehe

a simple house

a house in Seremban..simple one..my idea is to add a bit tropical elements to the house.

hossein ali - he is a painter

i luv artwork so much..meeting with Ali..who is my student from Iran bring a inspiration to me..about putting arts in a space..it all started when I asked him..who are you for the next 20 years..the answer is I will be a famous artist..when i look at his artworks..I realize that he will be famous for sure..but one thing I'm doubtful is most of the subject is flower..he must be a deep lover..

chinese new year - counting my day

this coming chinese new will be a meaningful one...I will face it alone..in Borneo.. maybe I will just lay on my bed and read design magazine..or relax on a sofa..watch Astro.. or seat infront of my PC..write my blog..or take a piece of paper..design someting...or take a taxi go down to Kuching..or take a bus to Bako..walk along the white beach..

mmm..not so boring..got to get use to it..this is my new world..

butik pucuk emas

having a local Malay client in this country sometimes are challenging but interesting. thwy always want to have their identity as a Malay..eventhough for a comercial project. BUTIK EMAS is a songket (traditional type of fabric) outlet, located in SACC Mall Shah Alam.

it is a trial of blending a cotemporary style with a bit of traditional touch.