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projectNADA makan & minum at Chawan

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:59:00 +0000

Chawan, who took over Devi's Corner at Bangsar's lil corner, serves up decent malaysian dishes at expat prices. Don't get us wrong, that's a good review from us. Chawan's like a modern day dignified kopitiam - a tasteful crossbreed between Kluang Station, Ipoh Old Town Cafe and Madam Kwan's. And with where it's sitting, it looks to be doing very well. The menu's a tad small, but the coffee list is impressive and the food portion, generous. Besides serving exquisite coffee (which is what a kopitiam should do), the fresh mango juice is sinfully thick (just the way i like it) and the nasi lemak, pleasurable to the palate. The place also offers a pleasantly comfortable and relaxed ambiance with rustic and old school kinda shop-like interior. Quite charming...

projectNADA on mythic Athena

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:34:00 +0000

Great spot to chill and do some people-watching, but we must admit the food was poor. So unless you plan to unwind here with a couple of beers and some good friends, seriously, do not bother with this place. Even with both the restaurant's speciality, the Mix Frittas and Lamb Shank was freakin appalling. I mean, who makes Lamb Shank with sweet barbeque sauce and rock hard, dry, frozen (which you can tell were micro-waved before serving) carrots?

Oh God... pass me the Bloody Mary.

projectNADA at Vanity Fair

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:19:00 +0000

Kancils 2008. Bad food. Slow start. And a few vanity pictures of me and Julie (my new partner in crime) to show you just how bored we were.

Oooh and a big congratulations to all the winners that night, especially BBDO for the Golden Kancil and Saatchi & Saatchi for Agency of the Year again (that's usss!)!!! Woo hooooo!!!

projectNADA at a delicious meet up

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:22:00 +0000

So i know we promised an update on Europe as soon as we got back, but first we were tired from feeling jet-lagged and now we're tired from just looking at our own pictures. We have a total of 1500+ pictures, and it's a real headache deciding which to pick for the blog, cause we want our best ones here. So i'm thinking, give us one more week to sort them pictures out. :)

Ok, back to the post. So we met up with Adel and Munkao first chance we had after our trip, to pass them the 'small' pressies we bought for them. Munkao's HK pressie was still with us from our HK trip, which was like 5 months ago, so yeah, it's loooong overdue. We were catching up on what's been going on, cause it has been months since we all last met up, and for someone, the last few months have been very interesting... yes, we're talking about you Munkao. It was nice, but we hope you're feeling much better!

So yeah, let's go somewhere this year-end! :)

projectNADA elopes to Europe

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Dear readers, our blog will be quiet for quite some time because we're leaving to Europe in a few hours for a few weeks of autumn leaves and cold gusto winds, flavoured beer and foreign nosh and a whole lotta fun and high! Woo hoooo!!! But you can count on us to report back with lotsa banging pictures and hopefully, fab finds and great tips!

XOXO! :)

projectNADA Blu-oOOoOOooOOos

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:43:00 +0000

Again we were doing some research for work and we stumbled onto this piece. This fantastic stop-motion animation was apparently showcased and was a big hit at Cannes Advertising Festival. 7 minutes long, MUTO is the new short film by Blu who hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I'm so in that manual animation phase right now. I even got myself a stop-motion video project to toy with for Cannes. Woohoo!!!

MUTO a wall-painted animation from BLU on Vimeo.

Music by Andrea Martignoni
Produced by Mercurio Film
Assistant: Sibe

projectNADA got inked

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:01:00 +0000

Awesome right?

Some cool ink+watercolour illustrations from freelance illustrator Mattias living in Sweden. I like how he can draw anything! He's good with piggies, people, critters, piggies, robots, architecture and more piggies. Yeah, he does seem to have a fondness for pigs.

Fuck... i wish i could draw.

Pictures courtesy of Mattias Inks.

projectNADA, a loyal spektator

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:15:00 +0000

I love Regina Spektor!

She (a Soviet-born Jewish-American singer-songwriter and pianist) came to me by accident, through a song recommended by Desmond, the director for our TVC. I've always been a mainstream music kinda person, only because i never have time to check out what's really out there. The only time i really listen to music, is while i'm driving, so duhhh, obviously everything i've come to know are ones played over a million times on the radio. But this has really made me open up... now every time i hear something new before it hits the radio, i get slightly excited. Hahah.. i know.. it's so lame.

Anways, i fuckin love her new album, Begin to Hope, with Samson, Fidelity and Better being some of my absolute fave tracks :)

Pictures courtesy of Regina Spektor.

projectNADA come en La Casa

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:11:00 +0000

After a long 12-hour day shoot, Naz-i was pretty beat, so we ended up having a late dinner nearby, in Desa Parkcity. Holy crap... it's been a while since we came here, and the place has a whole new hosts of restaurants, including our favourite Rakuzen, Kluang Station, Coffeebean and even New Zealand Natural, among many others. A new kid on the block, La Casa looked promising - small, cosy and decently priced. We sat outside, on the back patio, and was accompanied by a fantastic view of the park. The food was good, but again, i think we got carried away with the ordering. We had the Baguette with Chilli & Garlic, Beef Kebab with Garlic Aglio Olio and Oven Baked Fish. MMmmm... even the kiwi juice was delish!

projectNADA makes Ian cry

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:54:00 +0000

VJ's finally moving to Bangkok where he can do a lot to help the their economy. Who cares if he's not even doing it the legal way ;) Anyways, we were in Cloth & Clef at Changkat Bukit Bintang to catch his farewell and his band do their last gig here in KL. Don't Make Ian Cry. That's the name of the band. Well, you'd really have to know the guy to understand how the name came about. Fitting. They also played surprising well although Ian looked a bit shy at the start. But i think drinks helped him become more of a rocker as the night passed on. The place was also surprising tiny but cozy and cute.

Of course, the night had to start off... weird. Imagine me and Julie standing in front of a dodgy hotel on Jalan Alor in a short dress and high heels. Not good. Then we and Kevin Lunsong ate at a dodgy Thai restaurant which seems to nest half of the African nation, along with their bling-a-ling and D-cups. So i'll tell you what i told them - i do come here often, i just keep to the other end of the street.

projectNADA's deadly confessions

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:18:00 +0000

"Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth" -Douay-Rheims Bible

Designed by London based designer, Kacper Hamilton. The Seven Deadly Sins we absolutely adore and the Four Last Things we have to say are Mmm, Ooh, Aah & Wow.

Pictures courtesy of Hamilton Design Studio site.

"Cave Cave Deus Videt"

projectNADA loots

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:23:00 +0000

"Formed in 2004, Loyal Loot Collective involves the individual and collaborative work of Doha Chebib, Carmen Douville, Dara Humniski and Anna Thomas."

And this is just one of the great finds from them. Aren't the colours just deliciously fab?! We've always like it when people put form+function into anything they build. More great stuff on their site to wow at :)

Pictures courtesy of loyal loot collective site.

projectNADA pleased with pasta

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:45:00 +0000

The last time we were in Sunway Pyramid was probably a year ago, and only because we attended some sort of advertising seminar held at the Sunway Hotel. This time around, we were actually on our way to KL, when a detour because of the massive jam took us to Subang instead. It's been a looooong time.. and the place has really expanded. More shops, more food, but still the same kinda crowd.

Anyways, we ended up at Pasta de Gohan - a small restaurant at a corner that served pasta, with a japanese twist. We were expecting something incredibly chinky, but lucky us, the food turned out really good. Surprise, surprise! And everything was served within 5 minutes after we ordered. If we had to sum it up we'd say, "Great food at low prices accompanied by super speedy service."

I think we'll be back.

projectNADA rocks well

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:10:00 +0000

Rockwell rocks. It's my flavor of the month. Enjoy!

According to Wikipedia:
Rockwell is a serif typeface belonging to the classification slab serif, or Egyptian, where the serifs are unbracketed and similar in weight to the horizontal strokes of the letters. The typeface was designed at the Monotype foundry's in-house design studio in 1934. The project was supervised by Frank Hinman Pierpont. Slab serifs are similar in form and in typographic voice to realist sans-serifs like Akzidenz Grotesk or Franklin Gothic. Rockwell is geometric, its upper- and lowercase O more of a circle than an ellipse. A serif at the apex of uppercase A is distinct. The lowercase a is two-story, somewhat incongruous for a geometrically drawn typeface.

Because of its monoweighted stroke, Rockwell is used primarily for display rather than lengthy bodies of text. Rockwell is based on an earlier, more condensed slab serif design called Litho Antique. The 1933 design for Monotype was supervised by Frank Hinman Pierpont.

projectNADA's juxtaposed Religion

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:09:00 +0000

I've always been a big fan of religion, but this one takes the cake. The JUXTAPOSED: Religion. Designed by Mike and Maaike for BlankBlank, this piece is made from reclaimed hardwood and only 50 pieces are made available. When I saw this for the first time, I fell in love with it. When I read about the idea behind it, I was on cloud nine.

Here's an excerpt on this piece taken from BlankBlank site. 5,084,000,000 people, 5,360 pages, 3,700 years, 243 countries, 7 books, and 1 shelf. For the first time, the world's most influential religious texts are brought together and presented on the same level, their coexistence acknowledged and celebrated.

Too bad, Scientology:(

Pictures courtesy of BlankBlank site.

projectNADA ogles at Kozyndan

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:33:00 +0000

These guys are absolutely brilliant. Just like us, they're a couple that work together, just that they are fantastic at what they do... together;) I was doing a little research on panoramic illustrations for my next work project and Kozyndan came up quickly as my primary reference, only because their work is simply A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Oh, and they sell stuff too, so go check their site up, you might just end up getting something nifty from Kozyndan.

Artworks courtesy of Kozyndan site.

"Kozyndan are Los Angeles based mad scientists. they are working on a secret formula for controlled nuclear fusion, and are creating a line of edible chickens. For fun they like to take long deep breaths and dip their heads into bowls of rasberry jelly and lemon curd. They live indoors and don't paint on walls. the couple also moonlights as freelance illustrators."

projectNADA's Alma Matters

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:03:00 +0000

Cigarettes, Alcohol, Superficiality... and whatever else that comes with those.

It's been a tradition in my family that all boys go to Penang Free School whilst the girls, to St. George's Girls School. This very fine institution is responsible for moulding me into the man I am now. Girls, overnight parties (which include the vices mentioned beforehand) and above all, the priceless explosive expertise, are some of the "practical" extra-curricular activities that were chucked alongside my textbooks when I enrolled here. Looking at it now, I must say it did the same to my dear cousins.

"Sticky and Fresh as Dope"

That's how I would describe my memories of high school. It's been a good twelve years since I left but I still remember the teacher we locked in the staff lavatory during break period, the toilet booth that we blew up with hand-made bombs and the poor sod's motorcycle helmet we urinated into. Ahh, Ye Good Ole Days.

Don't get me wrong, Penang Free School ain't a den for scoundrels. It is, or it used to be one of the most prestigious school in Asia. The first English-medium secondary school in South East Asia and you'd have to be invited to study here. Only pupils who did exceptionally well in Primary School, so to speak, will get one. The school was founded by Rev. Sparke Hutchings on October 21st, 1816, on the island of Penang, Malaysia. Its first headmaster was Mr. James Cox 1816-1821. Its original premises on Farquhar Street first housed the Hutchings School, but is now the Penang State Museum. In 1928, the school moved to its current location on Jalan Masjid Negeri (also known as Green Lane). The Free School is the Alma Mater of many established, well known and successful Malaysians. An individual pursuing his secondary education in the Free School is commonly known as a Free, once the individual leaves the Free School, he is automatically an Old Free.

A toast to her, FORTIS ATQUE FIDELIS!

projectNADA takes the first bite

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:33:00 +0000

We all love Apple. One way, or another. This is where it all began. Inspired by Orwell, directed by Scott.

projectNADA seated at the UBahn

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Maybe we're just uncontrollably excited about our trip, but aren't these pictures cool??! This website pretty much just showcases all the seats from all the UBahn stations in Berlin! I know what you're thinking... why would anyone want to document these? God knows... but it's kinda awesome just looking at them (yeah, like i said, i think we're just really excited about the trip!!!). We only wished the photographer had a better camera with him/her when he/she took them pictures. Some are pretty low res... but still, they're uber cool!

Pictures courtesy of berlin-transport.de site.

projectNADA's Latest Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:08:00 +0000

I love going to buffets and watching Naz-i hover over the dessert bar. In this case, it was over the ice-cream counter and the sinful chocolate fountains. It's like watching a lil kid peering through a glass window into a candy store. So cute. But other than the food, which we found to be just ok, we will always remember this place for our many embarrassing moments, which we will never ever everrr disclose here. You'll just have to ask us if you want to know :P

projectNADA will be back

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:08:00 +0000

We've heard alot about Northpoint and been wanting to try Ninja Jones for a while, but our timing's no good. We're usually up and out for lunch around 3pm, which is just in time for them to close up and get ready for dinner. But hey, we found a nice nook that was open for fab food at yummy prices at speedy pace. And the mango juice was again, luscious. Seriously, it's warm, quiet and great for lazy sundays, when you just wanna chill away from the crazy crowds of both Midvalley and The Gardens.

projectNADA and a finished TVC :)

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:01:00 +0000

We're so excited... because next week, the TVC that we've been working on for the past few months will finally air. Executionally, it turned out way better than expected because Desmond, our director was awesome and our talent Nabiha was a pro! Of course, we had better ideas (which the clients had kindly killed), but still, they both did a great job at what we had to work on. And we all hope you lurveeeee it too! ;)

Oh, and i loved how all these huge old mansions have been turned to offices. This is the third such house cum office we been to in the last 2 weeks. I lurve how the new+old feel of the place makes you feel - free, comfortable and relaxed. Makes it easier to get work done, don't you think?

projectNADA, The Emmys & Mad Men

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:18:00 +0000

Six Emmys. Nuff said.

More about Mad Men.

Pictures and Videos courtesy of AMC TV site.

projectNADA casts Sha-Do

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:57:00 +0000

A perfect example of the saying: Sometimes, it's not about how good it looked. It's about how good it can look.

Pictures courtesy of Sha-Do site.

projectNADA chomps at Chinoz

noreply@blogger.com (projectNADA) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:25:00 +0000

It's been a very hectic 2 months, especially on weekends, working on nada. So we've missed our usual mall-rat activities like window shopping for hours, lazing in some cafe/restaurant over good food and people watching. It was nice to have the 17th off to try and get back to our routine, but pity Naz-i wasn't feeling too well. The food at Chinoz wasn't too bad though. This is definitely the same Chinoz at KLCC, cause the food menu looks the same and i recognize that mango juice anywhere! That's my current addiction - cold, thick, delicious mango juice...