Restnrileks - Rattan and My World, My Art, My Crafts, My Design, My Thoughts.

RestNrilekS on Me

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:00 PST

Owh Click Me Please! : )

This will be in my navigational tab in "About Me". Took me a year to fill this section up. LoL. It is a jpeg file.

Till next time.

RestNrilekS on Thank You and Rattan Crafts.

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:14:00 PST

Aha, ini adalah entri berkaitan dengan produk bakul kraf anyaman rotan yang dihasilkan oleh Institut Kraf Negara di bawah Kraftangan Malaysia. Owh! jangan terkejut sekiranya ayat entri ini seperti orang sedang di dalam rawatan psikatri. Inilah gara-gara konon-konon inginkan pencarian di dalam enjin pencarian ternama itu, pakcik google dan yahoo. HoHo.

Apapun layan dulu lakaran ini :

This entry is supposed to be about my thoughts on blogging. But, i am doing a double whammy post again under rattan crafts, which is the main existence of RestNrilekS. Yeah! i do realize my failures in keeping up with my own promise (. So, above is another quick idea sketch of rattan basket woven using the coiling method. The truth is, it is not coiling. We name it Teknik Lilitan Gegelung. At the moment, the whole team is currently trying to finish a journal on this, which will focus on forms, colours, materials and finishes. Hopefully, by next year, we will be able to print it out as a dual-language documentation. Another pet project is the unconventional Stake n Strand Method. I ll talk about this more in the future.

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October was great, well at least for me. One was about my PR. Last week, to my surprise, i saw RnR back to PR3 after being 0 for few months. I never though i would gain back my PR after changing to dotcom. Hip Hip Hurrah!. Though i started blogging in 2006 (what was i thinking back there - haha), I consider October 2007 as my real journey into the world of blogging. So, Second point is, October 2009 marks my 2 years as a blogger. Aha, i have made myself a name card under RestNrileks too.

Frankly, blogging can be a bit tiring since i only do it after my daily office hours. But, hey i love blogging. It is an Otaku for me - More than a hobby less than an obsession. I know there are bunch of tips and tricks out there when it comes to blogging. But, one thing for sure, there are actually no rules, just find which tips and tricks that suit your blog best. Over the period of two years too, i have met lots of wonderful and awesome people in blogsphere. I consider them as best at what they do, from artsy-crafty to business minded people. Surprisingly, they have inspired me to push myself further in such unconscious ways, unlocking my hidden potentials (chechewahhh!). I am at awe knowing their perseverance in reaching their goals. And ya ya ya, this is not a sweet talk okay!. And for this, i would like to say THANK YOU and THANK YOU too for showing continuous support to RestNrilekS.

In no particular order, these awesome people are :

Marzie, LadyJava, Ane, Abah, Anak Pak Aziz, Blue Crystal Dude, Mangosteenskin, Ida, Yoon See, Marvic, Monica, Shinade, Pak Bono (though i know you ve been missing from blogsphere for quite some time), Denai Hati, Zuls, Kak Emila, Shemah, Jean, Nessa, Fliffy, Bem and Debbie.

and to newcomers :

Anne, Tekkaus , Spiff, and Gagay (yeah i ve been stalking you people for quite sometime without you people knowing it, muahahaha)

I purposely do not link back their names so as to let "who is who" remains hidden. Now, dont get sad if i happen to forget to mention your names here. Just Olla me. I love all my readers.

Hopefully, my past, present and future readers will keep supporting RestNrileks, for without you, RnR will draw back to its hibernating restnrileksing cave, in hiatus mode, like i did last year for almost 7 months. Lol! Just drop by, even a simple "Olla" in my social commenting box will make me smile. I may miss some of your entries, but i dont forget (lol - sounds like i am in anger on revenge!!)

Happy blogging and have a great day.

My imaginary friends say Hi to you too. Tee Hee

p/s : My next strategy is to get BM bloggers commenting on RestNrileks. Susah betul nak dapatkan BM bloggers mengomen di sini. Haha. Kenapa ya?

My Awesome First Three commentators are :

Till next time.

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : Home

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:56:00 PDT

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : Home
Originally uploaded by restnrileks

Salam and olla. I am actually bored. Since my brother is fighting to save the world online, i thought of snapping a pix on this rainy day, which i find soothing with a cup of warm coffee. Yup, took this pix from my balcony using my N82. Well, at least live blogging allows me to use the hp predictive feature : ) Yeah this post is a bit boring since it is made out of boredom. At least , i manage to add a new post on the first day of November ;) hoho. Happy sunday ya.

RestNrilekS On Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur and Rattan Sketches

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:52:00 PDT

Salam and Olla :D,

Now, it is time for another Blog4FT post again. : ) Yes, i know, incik RestNrilekS is somewhat addicted. Mind you, this is an entry filled with many pics which i believe defies part of blogging rules. Aha! Sorry, if you find loading time is a bit annoying.

My choice of Blog4FT entry is Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur. Aha!

Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur or sometimes known as Kompleks Budaya Kraf is located quite near to Jalan Bukit Bintang (yes the glits and glamour of KL famous triangle), Well, situated at Jalan Conlay to be exact. A couple of walk from KKKL is the notable Restoran Seri Melayu (to Kaki Makan), Prince Hotel n Residence and the famous Pavilion. Its objectives are to create awareness and promote Malaysia crafts. Surprisingly, though it is quite famous among tourists and travel agencies, none can be said for the locals.

It hosts craft shops on various products and textiles - ranging from wood works to the meticulous works of Tenun, a craft Museum which has its own thematic exhibition, and "Perkampungan Pelukis", famously known among visual artists. These are artists with great skills depicting thru their awesome works. You can simply buy or better yet, commission the artist. If budget is a bit tight, maybe you can get yourself some mini2 paintings for your desktop decor. Price is somehow based on the value of artistic works.

There are something for everyone to enjoy here.here. Guess What! Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur does offer craft interactive. Children will surely love these. Whoaho!! They can experience in making batik or/and ceramic (fees are however charged by Craft artists and not by Kraftangan Malaysia). I am sure they can brag about em later to grandpa and grandma, Aha! (coz i know some adults brag about it too - Lol!!)

Want to explore on more details, call the Kompleks Kraf for a guided tour. You can ask the front desk too asking for a special activity if you like. Some schools do craft activities as part of their learning experiences.

Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur
No. 63,Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur, MY
03-2162-7533

Best to visit Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur is when it runs its own special events and promotions. Its main event is the Hari Kraf Kebangsaan which held annually on February or March. A must event to visit i say. Upcoming Promotion is the International Muslim Fashion Festival - Textile Crafts starting from 27 October - 1 November.

Well, if you have some free time, do drop by to Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur. I give you a glimpse of what Kompleks Kraf is all bout. Enjoy : D

Credit to Here for this picture. Funny, i dont have a pic of the front facade.

The Artist Colony. I like the place. Nice and Clean. Lots of Awesome works to look at. : D

Here is another shot.

Some of the crafts items on display. This is a ribu-ribu weaving, using a technique known as coiling. Previous Rattan coiling works can be read on here and here : )

Rattan stuffs made by a Kuala Pilah entrepreneur on display during HKK 2009.

Speaking of Rattan, yes i am aware that RestNrileks is slacking in posting infos related to Rattan, which is the main reason for RnR's existence. So, i am doing a double whammy here posting a bit of my Rattan works. Hopefully, these pixs will be sort of an appetizer for future rattan posts :)

A quick brainstorming sketch of rattan works during my free time.

An idea for manipulating form using the common rattan "stake and strand" method. I ll show the works in future post.

Another idea done when i am bored or during those long hours of meeting. The coloured sketch is actually design sketch done by one of my students. It is on its way in the making. Hopefully by December, i can post it here. :D Aha!

A full interior of rattan furniture. Sadly never made to see the light of the day.

Some desktop ideas reflecting the rustic and old looks.

A full set of dining experience combined with wood : Weaving - "Anyaman Bertulang"

Well, that s it for this entry. I hope you enjoy reading it.

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Adakah blog anda mempunyai apa yang diperlukan untuk memenangi rm1000 di dalam peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? Baca seterusnya tentang Peraduan Weblog Popular 1 Malaysia :) di bawah pautan ini

Owh, have you nominated any Malaysia blogs for the running of Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? If you havent, you should. More about the contest which offers rm5000 to be grabbed here : Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.

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Owh, by the way, if it is not so much a hassle, can i count on your for voting this entry ya.

For more of my previous Blog4FT entries, you can click here. Thanks for supporting RestNrilekS ya :D

As usual, first three commentators will receive a free linky love. Whoaho! How Romantic?

Congrats Marzie

Congrats LJ

Congrats Tekkaus

Till next time.

RestNrilekS Tentang Contest Komen Oktober di Zul's Blog

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:21:00 PDT

Owh tidak! Incik RestNrileks teruskan dengan perjuangan gila dengan entri ke 2 malam ini selepas entri weblog popular 1Malaysia itu tadi. Ahaha (gelak guling tertekan).

Entri ini adalah tentang kontest Incik Zul kita. Zulseffort nama blog diberi. Kenalah dengan namanya, memang Incik Zul ini bersungguh membuat duit di dunia atas talian.

Wang bEsar! Wang bEsar! dan Saya Putar Lagi. Kata Incik Zul :

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Hari ini dengan rasminya Zul's Blog menganjurkan pertandingan Komen Oktober. Pertandingan ini akan berlangsung bermula hari ini 2 Oktober 2009 sehingga 31 Oktober 2009.

Syarat Penyertaan

Terbuka kepada Blogger Malaysia

Wajib:
1. Buat satu entry di blog anda pasal contest ni
2. Mesti ada letak backlink ke
a) entry contest ni : Contest Komen Oktober dan kepada
b) sponsor SRISURI One Stop eStore & OneDropPerfumeShop.

Tak payah panjang panjang sangat pun takper.

3. Dan sertakan url post anda di bahagian komen post ini..

Optional: Kelayakan untuk Komen Bertuah & Komen Terbaik

1. Follow @zulseffort di twitter dan tweet pasal contest ni. "@zulseffort megadakan contest Komen Oktober di http://zulseffort.blogspot.com" dan sertakan sekali dalam komen anda dibahagian post ini.

2. Tambah backlink berikut ke blog post wajib anda tadi: Weblog Popular 1Malaysia

Cara Menangnya :

1. Komen Terbanyak

Komen dan Komen dan Jangan spam- Anda boleh komen mana-mana entry di Zul's Blog untuk post bermula bulan Ogos 2009. Komen melebihi 10 patah perkataan dan berkisar pada entry tersebut. Komen-komen spam tidak kaan dikira. Malah mungkin didelete begitu sahaja.

Hadiah:

Komen Terbanyak: RM60

Komen kedua Terbanyak: RM40

Komen ketiga terbanyak: RM 30

Komen keempat terbanyak: RM10

Komen kelima terbanyak : RM10

2.Komentor Bertuah

Dapat 1 tiket selepas anda melepasi 15 komen. Setiap perserta hanya layak dapat satu tiket sahaja. Siapa yang bertuah akan menang. dipilih melalui random.org

Hadiah: 2 x RM 10

Untuk Hadiah Komen Terbaik

1) Buat komen yang bernas dan terbaik, komen yang bernas tersebut akan dipilih sebagai pemenang oleh pihak penganjur.

Hadiah: RM30

Selamat Mengomen!!

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Aha! Gara2 wang besar, Incik RnR pun membuat entri berturut2 pada malam ni. Tak pernah dibuat orang. Kalau Incik RnR pernah berjaya di Denai Hati, mungkin ada peluang juga di Zul. Haha

Seperti biasa, 3 pengomen pertama akan mendapat pautan kasih sayang percuma. Romantik bukan?

Sudahkah anda menyahut cabaran Weblog Popular 1Malaysia?

Till next time.

RestNrilekS Tentang Contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia : Hadiah Tambahan

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:35:00 PDT

Entri ini adalah di dalam Bahasa Malaysia. Malam ini juga, buat kali pertamanya Incik RnR gila membuat 3 entri sekali serentak. Jadi Incik RnR memang faham kalau tiada siapa yang mengomen kerana ia bercanggah dengan teknik dan taktik ber"blogging". Hoho.

Entri ini sebenarnya lanjutan dan tambahan syarat bagi entri "Weblog Popular 1Malaysia."

Kenapa entri ini di dalam Bahasa Malaysia? Ini semua gara-gara ingin menang "Wang Besar! Wang Besar!" Jadi Incik RestNrilekS, kena lah putar lagi. Saya putar lagi ya. Hehe. Entri ini di dalam BM juga supaya pak chik Google carian my mudah senaraikan entri ini. Haha. Konon-kononnya, ini adalah satu taktik dan teknik SEO. Konon-kononnya. Lol

Saya Putar lagi dan tampal lekat syarat yang baru dari Incik Denai Hati, Yaaaa!!. Kata Incik Denai Hati "

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Pasti semua sudah maklum contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia telah dilanjutkan berdasarkan keputusan pengundian yang telah dijalankan selama 1 minggu. Alhamdulillah penyertaan pun semakin bertambah dan saingan juga bertambah hebat. Ramai teman-teman blogger telah mengunakan berbagai strategi seperti menganjurkan mini contest untuk mempromosi contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.

Terima kasih kepada peNAJA contest iaitu SaudaCare, Anisha Online Mall dan terbaru One Malaysia Blogshops. Terdapat sedikit perubahan Hadiah dan Syarat penyertaan. Jika terdapat link penyertaan contest dan blog yang dicalonkan yang tertinggal saya mohon maaf dan minta jasa baik untuk tinggalkan link penyertaan contest diruang komen entri ini.

HADIAH-HADIAH :

1. RM1,000.00 : 1 Weblog yang mendapat pencalonan terbanyak dari teman-teman blogger akan dinobatkan sebagai Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.
2. RM1,500.00 : Weblog yang paling banyak menjadi reference atau rujukan peserta contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.
3. RM1,000.00 : Weblog kedua paling banyak menjadi reference atau rujukan peserta contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.
4. RM500.00 : Weblog ketiga paling banyak menjadi reference atau rujukan peserta contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.
5. 4 x RM250.00 : Hadiah khas - Ranking no 1- 4 di google.com.my dengan keywords "Weblog Popular 1Malaysia" pada jam 12.00 am 1/11/2009.
6. 4 x RM150.00 : Hadiah khas - Ranking no 5- 8 di google.com.my dengan keywords "Weblog Popular 1Malaysia" pada jam 12.00 am 1/11/2009.

Syarat Penyertaan :

1. Syarat 1 -14 masih kekal @ contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.

Syarat Tambahan :

1. Follow twitter @Denaihati dan klik button retweet di entri ini.
2. Tambahkan blog Denaihati ke dalam blogroll atau bloglist ANDA.
3. Pemenang untuk hadiah 5 dan 6 akan ditentukan pada jam 12.00 am, 1/11/2009 berdasarkan sesawang pencarian google.com.my menggunakan page the web berdasarkan browser FireFox.
4. Hadiah untuk 5 dan 6, jika terdapat 1 blog yang mempunyai 2 link atau lebih dalam ranking 1 - 8 akan hanya dikira satu hadiah pada ranking yang tertinggi.

Banner contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia

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Untuk makluman juga, selain pertandingan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia ini, Incik Denai hati begitu murah hati memberi saguhati bagi pengomen terbanyak dan juga pengomel terhebat. Bagi pengomen terbanyak, syaratnya adalah mengomen dengan 7 patah perkataan setiap komen. Setiap komen adalah bernilai rm0.20sen. Komentar hanya boleh ditukar ke bentuk wang tunai apabila jumlah komen ada bersamaan dengan nilai minimum rm10.

Incik RnR ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Incik DenaiHati kerana sumbangan wang sebanyak rm60 sebelum Hari Raya lepas kerana memenangi pengomen terhebat dan pengomen terbanyak juga. Whoaho. Terima Kasih Incik Denai kerana dengan wang tersebut, dapatlah Incik RnR membeli 2 balang kuih raya "butter". Ho Ho Ho.

Kepada yang berminat dengan peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia ini, boleh mencuba nasib. Incik RnR telah mencalonkan Puan Emila kita. Anda inginkan calon siapa pula?

Seperti biasa, 3 pengomen terawal akan mendapat pautan kasih sayang dari Incik RnR. Romantik Bukan?

Till next time.

RestNrilekS On Art : IF - Flying and Contemporary Croatia Drawing

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:32:00 PDT

It has been almost a year since i last participated in Illustration Friday. The exact date was 17 October 2008. Pheww!! That long? Anyway, this week theme is "Flying". I am doing nothing fancy, just straight to the point illo - Here is mine "Flying : Princess Majeeha is having a flying time flying in the outer kingdom. Baby Boo loves flying with her too" Pen ink and colour pencils. Sorry about the quality, since i took the pix using normal handphone camera under bad lighting condition, hence, the result is so much noise. Nevertheless, i hope you enjoy my "Flying". Leave a comment will ya. Much Appreciated : D.

Speaking of Illustration, that brings me to The Contemporary Croatia Drawing which i attended its launch on last Friday. Aha! to those who may notice, this is another post related to Blog for FT. The exhibition is actually part of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia to present its culture to the world. There are 140 - Whoaho!! - interesting drawings by 70 visual artists being displayed. These works were selected by Croatia art historian and academician, Tonko Maroevic. Works are presented using different medium by artists of various generations, collectively are all about the broader scale of approach and technique, as well as the richness of artistic expression. Wow! i sound artistic using all these art and design language. : )

Contemporary Croatia Drawing is an extensive world tour which began in 2005. To date, it has been exhibited in 20 countries including Jordan, Eygpt, China, Hong Kong and a number of European countries. Main idea is to bring together cultures of participated countries. Surprisingly, Malaysia is the only South - East Asian nation selected to present this exhibition.

So, people of Kuala Lumpur, do come and visit the Contemporary Croatia Drawing exhibited in the Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Gallery), Gallery 2A. The exhibition is from 9 - 31 October 2009. Well, without further a due, i present you pixs of the event ; )

The beautiful girlmore girls of Balai Seni Lukis Negara. The were being sporting striking a pose for a stranger equipped with only N82. Aha!

A creative display greets ya in entering the Balai Seni Lukis Negara. Awesome!! Ompph! I feel my creativtiy juice flowing amuck just looking at the display.

Few of many interesting works that you may find in the gallery. A quick glance, the middle work reminds me of Rafflesia.

I have always loved and being fascinated by eloborated and detailed visual arts. Such a feast to my eyes. Fuhh!! what a meticulous line work. This is a work by Renato Percan called Metamorphosis of the Body.

Two more works for your viewing pleasure. :D

Aha! Hey, you are in my picture :D Olla, if you happen to stumble this "picisan" blog, drop me a comment ya. While everybody was busing socializing, i was busy snapping here and there. Aha! Owh, if only i could afford a DSLR.

Aha, what is a socialite without "makan-makan" The food was great. Owh, if you are curious, the one smiling is actually my staff. Had to be there, by the order of Incik RestNrilekS. Aha.

There you have it. Hope you enjoy a glimpse of the Contemporary Croatia Drawing. Visit the National Art Gallery for a more profound art experience.

In the meantime, Happy blogging and have a great day.

Owh, if it is not much to ask, could you click this button below, voting for this entry - Aha, Incik RestNrilekS, anda memang sungguh tidak malu.

As usual, first 3 commentators will get a free linky love (or loves) :D

Till next time.

RestNrilekS On Blog for FT

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:49:00 PDT

On friday the last week of Ramadhan, i received an invitation thru email. It was an invitation of "Blog for FT" launch, organized by Ministry of Federal Territory, and jointly organized by few corporate partners. I answered "yes" which later, prior to the event, i regreted in answering it. I am not much of a social person. Me being typical me, hate to be in crowded places, hence, my non-experience in blogger's gathering and such. Lol! I had mixed feelings of going. But then, few of my office mates encouraged me to go.

So, last Monday, with all my mighty might and courage, plus chanting like lunatic to myself (i will go to Pavilion!! 3x!) i went to the so-called event of Blog for FT.

In a nutshell, Blog for FT is a contest to encourage the public to blog about the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. It is a contest of positive FT blogging.

Here are the objectives (owh! taken directly from the site, word by word)

To create positive Internet buzz about the Federal Territories (FT).
To promote the spirit of 1Malaysia.
To serve as a powerful marketing and promotional tool for KL, Putrajaya & Labuan.
To highlight the positive activities being carried out by individuals, charities and groups in the Federal Territories.

As for topics to blog about : (again, taken directly word by word )

Blog positively on any aspect of the Federal Territories; life, heritage, nature, history, architecture or on any subject close to your heart.

Contest Period

The contest starts on October 5, 2009 and ends on January 5, 2010.

And finally, who can join :

Malaysian Public - This category is open to all Malaysian citizens except those that fall under the Malaysian Media or the Junior Categories.
Junior - This category is open only to Malaysian citizens below the age of 18 as at 31 December 2009.
Malaysian Media - This category is open to employees of Malaysian Media Companies registered with the Malaysian Government.
International - This category is open to non-Malaysian citizens.

There will be 5 winners each month for each category except international, and these winners will be shortlisted for the finale. Prizes are full of awesomeness!! Whoa!! No doubt the prizes are quite tempting, but knowing how RestNrilekS works, i doubt i can secure my chance. Alas!! i will not give up. Aha!

Now check out the third Grand Prize - Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 Blackberry Gold + RM500 Bubba Gump Food Voucher and A trophy. Awesome right (drooling here)? Just hope on to Blog 4 FT to feast your eyes on other prizes. That will even blow your mind away, well at least for me : )

So, people of the so-called bloggers, what are you waiting for, put your creative thinking cap and start blog positively. However, if you feel like cursing somebody or venting out your anger on how unfair life is (tsk! tsk! tsk!), this contest aint your cup of tea . Wah! Surprisingly, the starting round is encouraging. There are, at this time of writing, two entries on media, four on Junior and 45 entries on public. Oh! you can blog in Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Inggeris as well.

One blogger whom i already know on gear 4 ( i am just warming up my engine : ) ) is the talented and creative illustrator , Kak Emi of EmilaYusof.com

Me, i am just going to start the round with this entry. Hopefully this entry will not be a "hangat-hangat tahi ayam" for RestNrileks. : )

Just hope on to Blog for Ft for more detailed info.

Anyway, enjoy some pictures snapped on that day using my N82. Owh! boy!! They did came with their full digital gears. I felt so puny. Lol!! They did some sketch on what FT was all about and best was the drumming part - such a halwa lah since the sound was harmoniously orchestrated.

Registration desk. Owh! Look at those creative "kolam" inspired running down the stairs.

Abang! yeah i know probably you were wondering how puny my gadget was . Even Kak Emila came with her Nikon. Well, at least, our gadgets did have the same alphabet. "N". High Five Kak Emi. Haha!!

Imagining the Grand Prize? Yes the power of subconsious mind.

What is a social event without a little makan-makan? The Food was great. I should have pulled a chair and sat on that table. Do you spot anybody familiar?

I am also putting the badge for voting my first entry (blush2x!!). Dont be shy to vote ya. Just click the badge down below ya :D Thanks

Happy blogging and have a great day ya

Alrighty, as usual, my first three commentators will get a free linky love. Check them out will ya. :D

Till next time.

RestNrilekS on Live Blogging Tutorial

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:09:00 PDT

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : jogging

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : jogging
Originally uploaded by restnrileks

Phew! Finally, i made it. Done my 40minutes of running. I was puffing, huffing and puffing. It was good to be able to run again. Well, at 30minutes, i was already covering 6km. Then i just slowed down my pace, slower than those makciks running berlari2 anak antara bukit safar dan marwah. Finally, a 7km of 43minutes. Nothing to be proud of if comparing to those hardcore aka passionate runners. Anyway, i ll edit this live blogging later. Enjoy

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Okay, what you are reading now is the edited version, or should i say the extended version of my previous live blogging entry. : )

Since, few were asking how to make Live Blogging, I decide to write a tutorial on how to do one. This live blogging tutorial, however, isnt the blogger mobile-on-the-go method. There are two things that you need in order to do live blogging.

1. A Flickr account (yes, the posting will be in sync with your flickr account)
2. Any mms enabled phone with a camera. (An entry level camera phone will do)

Anyway, i like to credit and say thank you to Tengku Aizat for his BM tutorial. I am just going to edit and write it up in english and make this as easy as possible.

1. Register a flickr account. Once registered, go to http://www.flickr.com/blogs.gne
You can also reach manually from you>your account>extending flicker - landing on "add a blog"

2. Choose "Set Up Your Blog."

3. Next, Choose your blogging platform from the drop down menu : Blogger or Moveable or Typepad or Word Press for instance.

4. Next, you ll be asked to key in these three areas.

Api endpoint, username and password

-Replace with your own blog name, for instance
api endpoint: [ http://www.restnrileks.com/xmlrpc.php ]

-Key in your blogger or blogging platform username and password in the "Username" and "Password" forms.

I am doing this for blogger user platform, and if you find error, you can see Tengku Aizat's tutorial especially on the wordpress platform.

At the end, you ll be given a new email account. You can check your new email account
by choosing you>your account>email

Two things that you should aware :
1. Your flickr upload email - which may look something like this happyblog@photos.flickr.com
2. Your blog upload email - happyblog2blog@photos.flickr.com

Take note of the blog upload email. The difference is the "2blog". This is the address that you want to use when making mms aka Live blogging.

You can choose your layout live blogging post by you>your account>extending flickr> choose edit your blog>layout

So, walla, done!! Aint that hard. So now, you can use any camera phone with mms enabled for live blogging. Dont have one? Maybe you can ask someone to lend you a phone in a spur of awesome moment. WHOAHO!!

Basicall, just choose mms and type in happyblog2blog@photos.flickr.com (of course you should be using your own address instead of this one. tee hee) . Please check with your mobile operator for charge and file size restriction on mms. For instance, Digi postpaid charges rm0.50 (with a max of 100kb if i am not mistaken) for a digi mobile to send to an email address. I had tried on both Digi and Maxis. Both Worked flawlessly. Not sure about Celcom Though. I heard that there was a problem with additional Celcom promo texts on your post.

Do not worry about the size, since flickr will automatically resize your pix. Sent mms will come out in your flickr account plus the wording too, so basically, you have a bit of story in your flickr pictures. To kill two bird with one stand heh : )

Here is how restnrileks live blogging looks on my Flickr Page taken on my
N82 using a 2MP shot option.

So, what are you waiting for guys? Jump in. Lol. Create a flickr account and make use that camera phone of yours. AHa. Live blogging will come in handy when you are away, and suddenly find something interesting enough to share with your readers. Now your post entry is just a click away. Strike a post will ya. I am looking forward for your first live blogging. :D

First three commentators will be given a linky love.

Congrats Mon for being the first

Congrats Marzie for Being 2nd

Congrats LJ for being 3rd.

Till next time.

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : jogging

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:53:00 PDT

RestNrilekS On Live Blogging : jogging
Originally uploaded by restnrileks

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RestNrilekS on Blogger's Name Card : Should You Have One?

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:12:00 PDT

RestNrilekS name card

I ve been toying with the idea of having a blogging name card for some time. I am not sure whether such is an appropriate idea or not. I do understand if one blog is a business in nature, or that of certain niche. But, to go with RestNrilekS, a "rojak" in nature, does make me having a second thought.

Ah!! What the heck??

Yeah! I did it again, for the second time. And this time, i am darn proud about it :D (chuckle!!). First was a series of my artworks under the blogspot domain name. Front was the artwork and Back was where i had this dolly illo of me made by Emila Yusof. It was cool. I thought. But later, i found it awkward giving such name card to people). I felt it wasnt true enough to RestNrilekS. Oh Boy! i did feel weird when handing it out together with my business card to architect, contractors and few others. The card design was too much of a child like feeling.

The second design is just right, which goes perfectly well under my new domain name - RestNrileks.com Using Black and Orange as my main theme, i use my own header design as front, and use my helicornia sketch (see picture below) with the words "Creativity at Work" as the back of my card. A loose font of RestNrilekS.com represents my creative sides. A cleaner cut is what i am for - Serious but a bit playful : ) Whoaho!! (Konon-kononnya)

The Original Sketch - You can read on this entry.

So, should you have a blogger's name card?

By all means, go for it. If you feel your blog is something that you treasure, be it personal or business (this is a must for business), go for it. After all, it will gives an impression to people that you are serious about blogging (serious? that doesn't sound right coming from a person who had been on hiatus). Moreover, giving a blogger name card is a way of offline marketing too, creating awareness and readership. People remember your blog name better, instead of trying to remember where they put that tiny little piece of paper, which you had written earlier. In a way, i find it as a subtle, yet powerful method of an invitation without the hassle of explaining what your blog is all about. A blogger name card will come in handy during that casual social gathering too. Let them be curious about your passion, your thoughts, ideas and rants. And if they find your blog interesting enough, they will stay.

Best thing is, printing a box of them is quite cheap. You can get one as cheap as rm25 per box. Aha, now i am thinking of having a spot UV for my front design. Lol.

Happy Blogging, have a great day ya.

As usual, My first three commentors will get a linky love from RestNrilekS.

Till next time.

Congrats Mon for being the first

Congrats Marzie for Being 2nd

Congrats LJ for being 3rd.

RestNrilekS on BM Tag, Adoii!! and Yasmin Ahmad

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:19:00 PDT

I was tagged by Bem. Unfortunately, this is a BM tag which i feel the longest tag i have ever received. Lol! Maybe i should tag people in BM which requires one to make a one para with certain title like "Aku Sebuah..." hahaha.

I apologise too to my non-BM readers. Anyway, just scroll down below to watch a video directed by the late Yasmin Ahmad (Al-Fatihah). I found it on AkuBimbo's blog. I am touched. I really really am. How we often take small things for granted.

Oh Bem, Harap dengan adanya Tag BM ini, RestNrilekS tidak akan diganggu lagi seperti mana Along meminta hutang yang heboh digemburkan di dalam akhbar . Ahaha. Sungguh mencabar tag ini, yang lebih mencabar dari ujian BM PMR tahun 2009. Owh! Bem, kamu memang pandai memeriahkan RnR dengan Tag yang panjang ini.

Tapi Bem, RnR tidak akan mengalah semata-mata kerana tag BM ini. Yaaahh, RnR pasti.. RnR yakin.. RnR boleh, dan RnR kunci kata entri ini dengan Tag BM. Whoaho!!

TAG 1

Bekas kekasih saya adalah : yang kini terperup di dalam laci tingkat bawah. Maaf sayangku, kamu kini bukanlah lagi sesuatu yang bergaya untuk ku bawa bersama untuk minum kopi di kafe mewah bersama-sama gadis-gadis anggun (merujuk kepada creative mp3 player) Kekasih ku kini bernama 82
Saya sedang mendengar : radio yang berkumandang melalui hp murah nokia 2600.
Mungkin saya patut: lupakan sahaja tag BM ini. Oh! Tidak aku akan mengalah.
Saya suka : duit yang banyak bertimbun-timbun dilonggakkan di atas katilku sambil berenang gaya kuat lentang di atas katil. Oh! oh! oh! Indah sekali bukan?
Sahabat-sahabat baik saya : memang saya hargai persahabatan mereka.
Saya tak paham : mereka yang suka mencemuh orang lain untuk merasa diri mereka baik. Sedih sungguh mereka yang tiada keyakinan diri. Mencipta rasa diri bagus dengan mencemuh orang. Oh! Silalah berambus dengan idea-idea cemuhan kamu.
Saya kehilangan : ye, kehilangan idea untuk menghabiskan ayat ini.
Ramai yang berkata : Malaysia ini semakin teruk. Oh! iyer ke?
Makna nama saya : Hebat. Lebih-lebih lagi bila dikaitkan dengan warna jingga dan hitam. Tanyalah Marzie tentang ini. Whoa!! KAmu semua pasti kagum.
Cinta itu adalah : mahal tetapi indah.
Di suatu tempat, seseorang sedang : sedang bermain dengan twitter. Aha!
Saya akan cuba : menyiapkan Tag BM ini. Yes!!
Ayat SELAMANYA membawa maksud : selamanya sahaja mengikut pengertian saya.
Telefon bimbit saya : kini buah hati saya. Lihat no.1 untuk memahami kisah cinta kami.
Bila saya terjaga dari tidur : saya kelipkan mata dahulu.
Saya paling meluat apabila : orang bercakap besar dan berlagak riak.
Pesta/Parti adalah : apabila menerima komen di dalam blog picisan saya ini. Whoah!! saya rasakan bagaikan dunia ini begitu berdansa sekali dengan kegirangan saya (sambil membuat tarian ala-ala anak ayam menghalau rasukan)
Haiwan yang paling comel yang saya pernah temui ialah : gremlins semasa tingkatan 4. Tapi malangnya, itu hanya di dalam wayang gambar.
Peringkat umur yang paling menyeronokkan bagi saya ialah : sekolah rendah. Hidup ketika itu memang indah.
Hari ini : saya akan cuba siapkan tag BM ini.
Malam ini saya akan : membuat makluman di twitter akan tag BM ini, dan esok juga, berkali-kali sehingga Bem sedar betapa bersungguh dan bersemangatnya saya menyiapkan tag ini.
Esok pula saya akan : biarkan hari esok yang tentukan
Saya betul-betul inginkan : WANG!!, saya juga inginkan kereta AUDI A4 yang baru itu. Saya inginkan pangkat. Tapi kalau saya tidak dapat itu semua, saya rasa tidak mengapa. Saya gembira dan bersyukur kerana ada lagi yang lagi susah dari saya.
Ketika anda lihat wajah anda di hadapan cermin pagi ini : oh! saya rasa hari ini saya belum melihat wajah saya di hadapan cermin sebab blackie (kucing) saya kata wajah saya OK
Pusat membeli-belah atau arked permainan : Tentulah pusat membeli belah kerana terdapat orang yang chantek-chantek di situ. "Hai.. you sorang ajer ker? wink wink"
Makanan Barat atau Jepun : Makanan Malaysia jawapan saya
Bilik yang terang atau gelap: Jadi kenapa?
Makanan segera adalah : Mee Maggie bagi saya
Ayat terakhir yang anda katakan pada seseorang? Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf Zahir Batin.

TAG2

Apakah perasaan anda sekarang? Membuak-buak bersemangat untuk tunjukkan kepada Bem, RestNrilekS tiada masalah di dalam membuat tag ini.
Saya nak makan? Tidak lah, saya tidak terasa hendakkan makan pun pada waktu pagi begini.. sebab adi saya sudah makan roti canai dan ayam goreng madu. WHoaaho!! Sedap pulak tu.
Saya tak suka? Tag BM yang terlalu panjang ini... ahaha.
Impian saya? Mendapat hidup yang diberkati. Itu aja. Satu jawapan yang mudah tapi penuh cabaran untuk dilaksanakan.
Haiwan yang saya tak suka? Lipas. Auwwww Mak Geli Nyah!!! Lol!
Saya harapkan? Hidup saya sentiasa dirahmati.
Jika boleh putarkan masa? Tidak!! Saya tiada apa-apa yang hendak diulang. Cukuplah, tidak perlu bersedih mengenang masa yang tidak akan kembali. Gembira dengan masa sekarang dan bersedia dengan masa akan datang.
Saya pada 10 tahun akan datang? InsyaALLAH, semakin baik
Handphone saya adalah sebuah? Nokia 2600 dan Nokia N82
Saya pernah bercinta sebanyak? Itu adalah rahsia saya. seperti mana banyaknya wang syiling di dalam akaun simpanan saya. Aha!!
Kawan-kawan saya? Mungkin sudah tidur pada waktu ini.
Pernah dikhianati? Sudah Tentu.
Apa yang hendak anda lakukan terhadap orang yang mengkhianati anda? Tiada apa-apa dan teruskan hidup. Adalah zalim untuk menyeksa diri saya dengan memikirkan perkara yang lalu.
Siapa yang anda nak Tag? Tiada Siapa. Hehe. Saya takut orang itu kelak akan dituntut bagai ceti haram menuntut hutang. Oh! Itu memang Sadis! Tee Hee

Phew!!

Whoa!! Whoa!! Whoa!! (Menjerit Sekuat Hati Penuh Kegirangan sebab berjaya menyiapkan tag ini). Yer saya akan "pass" tag ini kepada sesiapa yang saya rasa perlu (keputusan juri adalah muktamad ya) di masa hadapan.

Hehe. Yuuu Huu. Bem! dah siap, maghi arr dok mai sini tgk. Hehe.

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I hope you do enjoy the video. : )

As usual, first 3 Commentators will be given a free linky love.

Till next time.

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My three lucky commentators are :

Congrats Mon for being the first

Congrats Nessa of Nessa Mumblings

And congrats zul of

RestNrilekS on Live Blogging : kubur

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:36:00 PDT

RestNrilekS on live blogging : kubur
Originally uploaded by restnrileks

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri dan Maaf Zahir Batin diucapkan kpd semua. Al-Fatihah kepada muslim yang telah meninggalkan kita lebih awal. Sambutlah hari raya dgn keluarga tersayang. Insan yg kurang nasibnya jgn dilupa.

p/s: entri ini akan diedit nanti. (opps telah diedit)

Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini

I also would like to extend my condolensce (AL - Fatihah) to one of the neighbors who lost her mother (passed away) around 9.am this Syawal Morning.

In the meantime, i am still in Raya Mood, and too lazy to right a full post, so, I am posting pics from the morning Kubur visit with Captions. I know, this is a bit unconventional than the usual Foodie pics of Raya. But hey, the Kubur deserves to be in much celebration as well as the Rendangs, Ketupats, Lemangs, Lontongs and so on. Arwah Ibu, Nenek, Sepupu Ayah, Moyang, Sepupu Rizal, Abang Nenek dan Sedara Mara Sebelah Mak tiri semuanya di tempatkan di sini. As usual, The Kubur Jalan Ampang was packed with people visiting and giving "bekalan" to their loved ones, packed with "peminta sedekah" too which were mostly not Malaysian (owh and they were tip toply organized), and it was very bright, colourful in a cheerful mood.

I find the Kubur can be a comforting place for my occasionally gate-away Weekend Visit. But , uh uh no no at nights.

Anyway, Have a Wonderful Raya Celebration and Please Be Safe on Your Journey Ya.

Enjoy the pixs ya

All were here. Sis and Bros were Raya at In-Laws this year

AL-Fatihah to my Mum

I wonder to whom this belongs to. Hmm? Someone had just visited. See the freshly new flowers.

More and more people were coming

And these were not Malaysians. Owh, They were Organized.. hmmm

Well, that were few of the pixs. Enjoy Ya Raya and to non-muslims, enjoy your holidays

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As usual, first 3 Commentators will be given a free linky love.

Congrats Mon for being the first

Congrats Marvic

Congrats Nessa of Nessa Mumblings

Till next time.

RestNrilekS on Live Blogging

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:55:00 PDT

Live bloggin on masidayu.
Originally uploaded by restnrileks

I thought of trying this again.

This post was actually a test post of live blogging using My Nokia82. I am sure live blogging is nothing new nowadays, and few bloggers are so into it. Any hp with camera and mms features will do. Live blogging is done via flickr, hence capture shot will be posted to your flickr account. I think this is an easier way compared to using the blogger mobile posting method. Just rm0.69 for such post, not bad, and i can finally use the text predictive input of my hp feature now. Lol. Two things for sure : 1 - i might do the live blogging method occasionally from now on, and 2 - Masidayu will wallop me for sure tomorrow for taking her pic (actually i wanted to take my unfinished wall doodle back there. Tee Hee)

As usual, first 3 commentators will be given a free linky love/s.

Happy Live blogging ya and why not trying it out if you haven't tried it yet? :D

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Congrats Nessa of Nessa Mumblings

Congrats Marzie

Congrats DenaiHati of Yang Terbuku Di Hati

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RestNrilekS on Facebook.

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:13:00 PDT

Above are just random pics taken using my N82.

Salam. And How are you People Doing? Hope All are in best of Health. : )

Anyway, I like to wish Selamat Ramadhan to all muslims and May ALLAH bless us on this Holy Month. Amin.

Yes, i know that i have been slacking, AGAIN, in updating RnR. It didnt hit me how bad it might have look from others' POVs, until i was visiting this one blog that i liked. Again and again, i went back hoping the owner would update the blog, (like falling in love - haha) but to much disappointment.. . .

The truth is, i am constantly online reading here and there, but minus the efforts of putting down my thoughts on your comment box. An active surfer but passive reader is what i am. Oho!

Owh! I have stylized my title. Restnrileks on Facebook means Restnrileks blogs about Facebook, if shoes, hence Restnrileks On Shoes. LoL.

Well, today i like to have a say (ohh! nothing significant actually) on one hip social online network aka FACEBOOK (Any social networking will do). As with anything hip n chic, i am sure it will come and go (Hi5, My Space and Friendster linger in my mind as i am typing my entry)

I like Facebook. I think it is cool. It has many awesome applications. I can see my friends, browse looking at their pics, get connected with long time friends, share my interest with others and know what are happening around them.

I also hate Facebook. I get so many invitations. I can no longer see my friends after adding them (yeah like ONS - One Night Stand of "yellow" and then gone forever), see some people who likes to show off (such a turn off - hoho), am constantly invited to share my interest when they never leave me a simple greeting of "Hi." I am guilty as well for filling my FB walls with paid post twitters instead of personal twitter.

With Facebook, i think i have this Love n Hate Relationship.

Since Social Networking has become the new trendy way of life, maintaining a friendship is just a mouse click away. Walla!! and you are done.

Caring for your friends is just a Hug, A Rose, A Care Bear, A Flower, A Choc.. . . away.

Knowing your friends is a just survey away.

Knowing your self is just a celebrity away.. Hey i have much common with Angie and Bradie : ).

Wishing our friends is just a digital pixel away.

Funny ya, sometimes we spend hours and hours on FB ( I used too do this when i was hooked on MySpace) building our online friendship (of whom me may barely know) but seldom do the same for our offline friends.
We build our online friendship with quickewords - The "Drop" and "Hi" aka Touch N Go. And finally, along the way, we lost our ability to use simple and beautiful language in communicating. Everybody can write but not everyone can write properly.

I am not spared of the guilty sin too.

Sigh. I miss the old hassle ways. Calling your friends, writing and sending cards, asking how they are doing instead of emphasizing how my world is important than yours.

I used to love putting my thoughts on greetings cards - a simple meaningful one paragraph that should convey the intended message. Owh!!

By the way, how many Ramadhan Greetings Cards have you received this year? I received quite a number, all of them digitally, without any special words.

Facebook aint that bad. It is a great tool actually. Such a great and easy tool make us forget that building and maintaining a friendship require some efforts.

So, guys, sorry ya if i had to turn down some of your invitations, nothing personal, but i just dont have much time to update all the FB applications. But, i will be much happy if you drop by and say some simple Hello maintaining a 2-way interaction instead a monotonous one. Chuckle!!

I guess i make this short coz i ve read somewhere no one wanted a long winding post. Blog post should be short. Is it? Even if it is a short babbling post? I leave this for next issue. Tee hee.

Another random pics taken using my N82 to spice up this post. Tee Hee.

Anyone for some Poking on Facebook? Hey, dont you know it is rude to poke people. Haha.

Have a great day and Happy Blogging ya.

p/s : you may or may not agree about FB. Come on!! Dont Touch n Go here. Haha. Love to read your comments. Whoaho!! Pecah Kaca Pecah Gelas, Sudah Baca Harap Balas : )

As usual, First Three Commentators will get a linky love /linky loves each from RestNrilekS.

1. Lady Java

2. Marzie

3. Mango of Kulit Manggis

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Rattan Crafts : Idea Development Drawings

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:48:00 PDT

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Since it has been a while i post anything about rattan crafts, so i am updating RestnRileks with such entry. Frankly, i am a bit hesitated to talk about rattan crafts lately. All thanks to office politic issues that we (IKN) are facing now. Sigh.. nevertheless, i will not let all of you PHD people determine my mood of the day, or tomorrow, or next week, in fact for the rest of my working time in Kraftangan Malaysia. Whoaho!!

Anyway, Launching of Rattan Craft Books was surprisingly pleasant, though it was only a soft launch. Soft launch was released since there were 3 more unfinished books, namely Batik, Seramik and Tenun. Hopefully, when completed, the series will serve as references to people who like to know more about these 7 crafts. These are basic books, emphasizing more on motifs and techniques instead of Craft Philosophies.

A peek into the rattan craft book - Kraf Rotan : Motif dan Teknik. Tee Hee.

I am glad it is over now with the rattan book. I am now working on a second book, which probably will take another 1.5 years time to finish (yer laa kan nak pergi meeting, buat hal admin, ngajar lagi, jaga jurusan, adoiii macam tak cukup nafas, plus nak update blog lagi tuuu). It will be about ideas on rattan crafts, intended to be used by students as a reference book on idea development. Hopefully, all these ideas will boost the rattan crafts industry in Malaysia. I ve got to admit, creativity in rattan crafts in somewhat stagnant in Malaysia. Like the first book, it will be a collarobative work. 5 ideas (the rest are kept safe n sound.. lol!!) below are done by my ex-students who are now working as Rattan Staff Projects.

Three ideas done by Am (Nor Amin). Who is Am? And check it out here too.

Two ideas done by JJ, whose rattan works are as below :

That s all folks. Enjoy :D

Happy Blogging n Have a great day everyday

As usual, first 3 commentators will get free linky love. :D

Congrats Marvic

Congrats Shemah

and last but not least, congrats Ane. First time right? :D

Till next time.

Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:00 PDT

Images are taken from Harry Potter @ Warner Bros site.

Harry Potter.. Tereng teng..terenggg teng.. teng tenggggg..

Oh Gosh!! I had hopes prior to watching the 6th installment. Now, i just feel it should be titled Harry Potter and Half Plot Prince. Ho Ho Ho. Dont get me wrong. I still Love Harry Potter but the 6th movie, just aint right. Feel empty after watching em. This may sounds harsh, but personally, HBP is the worst of all.

No doubt, the movie was visually stunning with its CGI and cinematographic style, but it failed on the story plot department.

It failed to bring the tense, as depicted in JKR's book, in the world of wizarding community and the muggle. Opening scene between the muggle Prime Minister and new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour was left out (which i think is vital in telling how tense and worried the wizarding world was), and was replaced by showing those dark clouds flying on the streets of London.

Instead of building Voldemort's plot and the quest of finding Horcrux, more were given on romance and relationship of the Hogwarts students. The plotlines were barely developed. Great dramatic plots didnt make it into the film.

Two major things which i didn't like were, the scene after Dumbledore was killed and the ending itself. The Chaotic panic and fighting scenes on Hogwarts were not included. After killing Dumbledore, they simply walked away and suddenly, puff, they were in the forest running away? Those fighting scenes would add some climatic feelings to the movie.

No funeral for Dumbledore? Oh come on!! Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of all (a major character in Harry Potter). His after-death scene was simply insulting to this great wizard (to me at least). JKR depicted in such awesome and beautiful ways, where all the wizarding community gave their last respects to Dumbledore. Character from Goblets of Fire made their appearance too.

I thought Harry Potter was supposed to be petrified by Dumbledore prior to his death? And since when wizards could fly? I thought only Voldemort could and the rest could just apperate? No biggie though on wizards could fly.

Oh! Gosh..

Basically, the movie was interesting in the beginning. You kept asking what would happen.. and.. and... and.. and.. errkk.. that was it?

I understand that it was hardd to make HBP, since a 600-page novel had to end up as a 200-page script. But ROTK managed to bring the climatic and intertwined plots as intended. And yeah, ROTK was a very descriptive story indeed.

Harry Potter fans might get a bit upset.

Those who didnt read HBP, might question couple of things. I had to explain to my brother, since he couldn't find the connecting plots.

I hope the finale (Deathly Hallows - which will be made into 2 movies) would not be dissapointing.

Owh..Could somebody get back Alfonso Cuoron please? Lol!!!

Wingordium Leviosa... phheewww!!

First 3 commentators would get a free linky love here. And they lucky ones are :

1. Marvic

2.Manggo

3. Lady Java

Happy Blogging Ya.

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Weblog Popular 1Malaysia :Does Your Blog Have What It Takes To Win RM1000?

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:19:00 PDT

Adakah blog anda mempunyai apa yang diperlukan untuk memenangi rm1000 di dalam peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? Baca seterusnya tentang Peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia :)

Does Your Blog Have What It Takes To Win RM1500?
(aha, i ll get more into this later) and sorry, this is such a lengthy post. Opps!!

I ve been posting less stuffs about rattan crafts since the beginning of this year. So, i think i ll do a quick update on them. New Semester is on, new students are in, and the rest of IKN students will be starting back their classes this Monday. Anyway, i just post few pics of my students last semester works and the condition of our workshop during the hassle-"messle" period. There are more rattan crafts that i would like to show, but I ll leave them for future posts. IN the meantime, enjoy these pics. :)

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Alright, Does Your Blog Have What It Takes To Win RM1o00? Ohh the Weblog Popular 1Malaysia !! Check out the above pic. Awesome ya? Frankly, i think this is the biggest cash prizes ever offered by a blog owner in Malaysia. Plus, you got 7 chances of winning either rm1500, rm1000, rm500 and 4xrm250 (ahhhh i am already drooling over these). Thanks to Denaihati for having such contest (phewww saya tahu contest Weblog Popular 1Malaysia dari blog DenaiHati la - ishhh terpaksa pakai ayat camni jugak ka? ko kejam arr). Owh look, i post DenaiHati's link below. So.. check it out.

According to Denai Hati " Denaihati ingin mencari Weblog Popular 1Malaysia untuk membantu menambah ilmu menguruskan blog dengan lebih baik daripada weblog yang hebat yang mungkin belum terjumpa dalam jutaan weblog di Malaysia. Untuk mencari Weblog Popular 1Malaysia aku perlukan bantuan teman-teman. Hadiah yang menarik disediakan kepada teman-teman yang membantu aku mencari Weblog Popular 1Malaysia."

and the prizes are :

"HADIAH

RM1,000.00 : 1 Weblog yang mendapat pencalonan terbanyak dari teman-teman blogger akan dinobatkan sebagai Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.
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4 x RM250.00 : Hadiah khas – Ranking no 1- 4 di google.com.my dengan keywords “Weblog Popular 1Malaysia” pada jam 12.00 am 30/9/2009

And all prizes are made possible by Saudacare and Anisha Online Mall. Ohh do check Saudacare, you may fancy some of their products - You may try their products to complete your wholesomeness intimate experience. Whoaho!!

So, sounds too good to be true? Dont get too excited ya!!! Ehh, frankly, there is no such thing as a free lunch right? Anyway : To be in the running, you need to do all these :

1. Subscribe to DenaiHati (you can always unsubscribe back after the contest is over should you not satisfy with DH contents. ahak, jahat tak aku bro Denai, tapi aku hati murni tak buat camtu)
2. Put up the "Weblog Popular 1 Malaysia" as an image link.
3. Link back to DenaiHati on your awesome creative ""Weblog Popular 1 Malaysia" post (Owhh, kena buat entri yang ada pemikiran kritis dan kreative ke? aha!!)
4. Link back to the sponsors (Terima Kasih yer penaja-penaja yang murah hati) and links should be updated should new sponsors participated.
5. Leave a comment on DenaiHati mentioning about your post.

Whoaho!! That aint hard. Contest is from 1/7/2009 and ends at 12.00am on 30/9/2009. Contest is open to Malaysians who run either Bahasa Malaysia or English Blog/s. There are two ways you can actually win the Awesome prizes, either by nominating a blog or by being the most referred blog linking back to DenaiHati. Best try to do both. Ohoho.

Bloggers, KOMON, i do urge you to "war-warkan berita yang baik ini". Nominate your creative friends, nominate your cam-whoring friends, nominate blogs that touch, inspire and motivate you for the WeBlog Popular 1 Malaysia contest? Just nominate a blog Darn it!! (owhh rizal, such barbaric word...!!) I am sure if you can squeeze one post and one pictorial link bar of this contest if you can post those Nuffnang and Advertlets "gajet gajet" on your blog /s. Moreover, this contest will give those other blogs unlike Kenny Sia, a chance to be famous ( erkk ala Akademi Fantasia ka?) Come on, this contest, needs at least a minimum of 100 nominated blogs. So spread the words bloggers and start nominating.

I hope you do hop to DenaiHati to read more about this contest.

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Oh gosh!! now i am making this into one lengthy post. One nomination per blog?, this is really hard since i love all my readers and without readers, RestnRileks is just an empty lifeless online page. But after much consideration, I am nominating (drum rolls please.... drummmmm!! drum!! drumm!!) this one kreatif blogger known as Emila Yusof of Emila's Illustrated Blog ( a full time blogger and a mother). Check out Kak Emi ya. Here is one of her many creatif works. Awesome!!

I would have never dared to try Illustration Friday and do some illos if not because of Kak Emi.

Thanks Kak Emi, because of you, Abang and adik was born. Hoho!!

It is a feast of creative wonders to just visit Kak Emi,s. Her creative illos are simple, clean, funny, witty and whimsical that they appeal to all readers. Check out her artworks. First hop to her site, i thought i was landing on some international blog due to her creative illos. Her illos are somewhat different that most malaysian creative works that i have seen. Owh she now does have an online lil'shop selling her creative werks plus she is on Etsy, and Zazzle too. Best of all, she is "peramah". Well, enough talk, just hop on and see for yourself.

If you like her blog, and feels that she deserve to be in the running, please nominate her as well.

Well, i guess, i have made this into one leeengggggthy post. Phew!! And, I shall end now. Hehe.

Happy Weekend, Have a great Day Every Day and Happy Blogging Ya.

Till next time.

First three commentators of Restnrileks will be given a linky love each.

Congrats Monica . Woot! woot!!.

Congrats Shemah for 1st time securing linky love here at RestnRileks. Nazshemah is the owner of these three blogs. Just Press Play, Never Enough Stuff and My Sweet Escape. Check em out will ya.

Congrats Marzie!!. Marzie is the owner of these three blogs. Hope on to hers. Btw, she is an awesome copywriter and works from home.

Worst Comment Ever on RestnRileks

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:52:00 PDT

I ll get into "worst comment ever" later.. haha.
(This is actually a new version of the previous "Restnrileks is crippled" Lol!!)

I ve been longing to post some items received from my online blogging friends. Alas, the time was never right. Since restnrileks.blogspot.com has a new domain name (whoaho!!), today seems the best day to post pixs about em. First is a handcarved rubber stamp awesomely crafted by Manggo, the owner of kulitmanggis.com, which was previously known as mangosteenskin.blogspot.com I was in awe when she first mentioned about my customised work in her post. Check it out here. Do check her other works on handcarved rubber stamps. Awesome!! Second is a set of asid-free colour stamp pad which i bought from debbie a year ago. Debbie is the owner of ramblings of the phat and crafty-heart. In fact, she even has an online store, from which i bought my set of stamp pad. These two items are just nice for me to start rebranding restnrileks.com Whoaho!!

Speaking of restnrileks (not like any of you havent noticed), i have moved from .blogspot to .com. Feels good? i would be lying if i say i am not. Yee haa!! However, my earlier processes of forwarding to dot.com werent smooth as i had hoped for. Buying a new domain name, importing back all comments, and a crippled commenting box proved to be a challenge . Phew!! Even, as i speak, i still couldnt retrieve all comments for my last 3 posts. Sigh.. I guess i just have to do with its current state. Aha.ha!

Changing to dotcom means i ll have to ditch my PR3, back to zero, but hey, i am okay with that. Moreover, I am not into monetizing my blog. But, i am happy that restnrileks has reached to a certain level (well, nothing in comparison to the likes of John Chow or Kenny Sia...aha.ha.ha) At least, restnrileks is on 1st, 2nd and 3rd page of google and yahoo search engines on "rattan crafts and rattan craft" keywords competing on hundreds thousands and millions of sites respectively. WHoaho!! Yeah, i know i should concentrate on more keywords since ranks will bounce up and down. At this moment, i am just happy for restnrileks.

Rank 4th(1st Page) for "rattan crafts" on yahoo search engine among 2 million sites. Whoaho!!

Rank 5th(1st page) for "rattan craft" without the "s" on yahoo search engine among 4 million sites. Whoaho!!

Rank 22 (3rd page - ouchh) for "rattan craft" without the "s" on google search engine among 900K sites. Aha!

Rank 13 (2nd page - ouchh) for "rattan crafts" on google search engine among 200K sites. Aha!

And restnrileks too is on 1st page of yahoo and google search engines on few targeted Rattan BM keywords.

Hopefully, restnrileks.com will have its own shares in the future.

Ohh in blogsphere! restnrileks has not been spared from receiving a nasty comment . And i know few of my online friends who have received one/s as well. True as they say, when you are into blogging, be ready for part n parcels of blogsphere. Here is one nasty commen(anonymous) : Check it out here or just read em :

smt says:
12 Januari 2008, 17:07:00
“what interesting format!! U must get cikgu to write about rotan budak, u can get the grocery man to talk about the bakul rotan barang, the soon to be mom about rattan baby basket, from cat lovers the lovely rattan cat basket, the hotel should know better about the rattan laundry basket, the antique enthusiast's hope on rattan chairs, the bird lover betting on rattan bird cage...and on and on..zzzzzz...

Hey wait ! Aren't we at wits end about using rattan???..Has it reached twilight...u know...the tunnel syndrome. WHAT has plastics done? rattan???

We need revolutionary minds to metamorphous a new era for rattan,,N it can start w U.....Gulp...bloop..the journey must begin, somehow...anyone out there !!!

I think sometimes the best way to reply is just simply say "thank you," and move on. Tee hee. Or use em as a motivation to work harder and prove em wrong.

Oh, another one comment but aint so nasty is "Grow Up" which i received in my mailbox for my previous unedited version of "Restnrileks is Crippled" I think it was from one of my rss subscriber. Aha.ha, and by no means, this new version is the result of such comment. I do understand how my previous post would look to him / her due to my over excitement. Lol!! It was only time for me to go proper.

So, what about you? Any nasty, sarcastic heart-breaking comments? What is your most nasty comment ever received? And how do you take it?

In the meantime, Happy blogging and have a great day everyday ya. :)

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Adakah blog anda mempunyai apa yang diperlukan untuk memenangi rm1000 di dalam peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? Baca seterusnya tentang Peraduan Weblog Popular 1 Malaysia :) di bawah pautan ini

Owh, have you nominated any Malaysia blogs for the running of Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? If you havent, you should. More about the contest which offers rm5000 to be grabbed here : Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.

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Till next time.

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Congrats to all my first three commentators on Restnrileks.

DenaiHati of Yang Terbuku Di Hati

Mariuca of Wishing on a Falling Star

And last but not least is Eida of MyLife Journey

TwitPics And Foodie.

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:35:00 PDT

Earlier, i was thinking of buying food instead of cooking. Moreover, there will be a Pasar Malam tonite. But, then again, we already bought food for breakfast, and since i am in a mission to save money, nak tak nak kena laa jugak masak. We started seriously cooking on March this year. Even get ourselves A Cornell Induction Cooker. Lol!. Frankly, though a bit tired (since you are now cooking everyday), the money saved is awesome and serves as a motivation. Previously, I would be spending like rm18 per day - rm4, breakfast, rm7 for lunch and dinner (that is a whopping rm540 on food.. yeah i know, to some rm540 maybe aint that much). Now , i am only spending rm150 to buy grocerries plus another rm240 for my daily budget. That rm150 allows me to have a proper home-meal food twice, like rendang, kurma, kari..awesome! whoaho. Plus, i save another rm150. So, any quick recipes to share with me? I love those meals that you can cook under 30-minutes, and love to try your recipes too.

Ohh, btw, check some pics here from my twitpic. These are actually a collection of my twitter using twitpic. Twitpic allows you to twit with pictures. Yeah, this post is actually a bidan terjun post, hence, the not-so-usual-style of Restnrileks posting.

Alrighty then. Happy Blogging.

First three commentators of Restnrileks will be given a linky love.

Till next time.

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Adakah blog anda mempunyai apa yang diperlukan untuk memenangi rm1000 di dalam peraduan Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? Baca seterusnya tentang Peraduan Weblog Popular 1 Malaysia :) di bawah pautan ini

Owh, have you nominated any Malaysia blogs for the running of Weblog Popular 1Malaysia? If you havent, you should. More about the contest which offers rm5000 to be grabbed here : Weblog Popular 1Malaysia.

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Congrats Marvic once again . Woot! woot!!. (click the pix). Whoaho!!

Congrats Marzie . I think first time ni. Woot! woot!!. Marzie is the owner of these three blogs. Hope on to hers. Btw, she is an awesome copywriter too and works from home.

Congrats Yoon See! Woot! woot!!. . I think first time too here on restnrileks . Yoon See.. she is the owner of Greener Pastures, which houses her very own creatif werks. Do check out her blog ya.

Ekspo Beli Barangan Malaysia Di KLCC dan Buku Kraf Rotan

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:40:00 PDT

Tsk! tsk! tsk! Rizal, i am sure you can come up with better Title for your new post. Haha. Well, anyway, it has been a while for restnrileks. In fact, I am getting lazy and lazier these days in updating my blog. Pretty much has been an active silent surfer; hoping from one blog to another. Anyway, last Friday i went to KLCC - Kuala Lumpur Convention Center visiting the Buy Malaysia Products Expo. Since i am not much into cam-whoring (ouchhh! i really hate this word), i wont post pics how the scene was. Got myself some flyers and product infos. I am sure these will come handy in the future. If you are into food tasting, there were bunches of food for you to test, from the frozen ones to biscuits. Alas, since i had already taken my nasi lemak with Rendang chicken (yummy!), I passed.

At the end, i grabbed two promotional bags (biscuits) at rm10 each, and 2 boxes of the now-so-famous Egyption Parfumes at rm33 each. The bags were a great bargain. You get a bag and a variety of biscuits to munch (munching munchys right now. lol!). The egyption parfumes? A great bargain too.. well, my Mont Blanc Individual was running low. Previously, i had tried these parfumes and, i found out they did last long. I have to say the same effect as your branded parfumes. Not like those cheap2 pasar malam rm10 for a small bottle which have a strong smell of alcohol. Since, i have decided that i need to save rm300-rm400 this month, i ll ditch my usual brand of parfumes and go for these awesome great bargain. So, overall, i am having these small bottles of 16 parfumes. Lol! I am on a mission to save as much money and being more frugal in my spending. Wish me luck ya!

Tomorrow, i ll be attending World Industrial Design Day 2009 - Design Discourse organised by National Design Centre. Yayy! And i am happy to know that my idol is going to be there giving a speech. Not Karim Rashid, Not Phillips Starck, Not CobbonPoe, but Dr.Tamyez, my idol who is now on vacation in Malaysia. Dr.Tamyez was actually my lecture, and he is kinda weird in great ways. I thought he was still in Oman until i saw him two days ago online via FB. Hmm.. i am wondering will i see those ppl (Industrial Designers) who have these "holier-than-thou" attitudes, thinking they are so hips n hops. Shame on you ppl! Aha!

On Tuesday evening, IKN will be launching its 7 books too; Crafts on Motifs and Techniques. There 7 books will be on Seni Kraf Logam, Seramik, Batik, Pewarnaan Asli, Ukiran Kayu, Tenunan and Rotan. Oh gosh, finally, i am done with the book. Seni Kraf Rotan : Motif dan Teknik will be printed on paperback and hardcover, and so are the rest. These are all basic books for references. 100% flawless? Nopeeeeee, but we are happy we manage to finish them. We are open to good criticism too. It is our hope that these books would fill the gaps on Malaysia Craft Books. Most Malaysia Crafts Books are on philosophies, histories, trends but not much on basic infos on what Crafts are all about. I am sure there will be some ppl who would look down on our efforts. We are prepared. :) Even, while making the books, we heard talks@cakap2 saying we werent fit n qualified to make ones, how we were not bright enough, and were doing something out of our league. Luckily, we ignored them :). Sigh!!.., and all these PHDs were coming from cough.. coughh.. Kraf..coughh.. coughh tangan... itself. Outsiders, however, were very much supportive from day one. Well, we are all prepared. Bring them down. Yee Haaaa..

Oh, the so ever-changing Bem69 ( he s like a camelion with his Tweeter thematic avatar..haha) has tagged me in Bahasa Malaysia. Darn you. lol! I will do it Bem. Yeah i will do it. Bring it on. Lol!

Last but not least, i ll put links for my first three commentators. Oh sorry, if i wont be replying ur comments tomorrow since i ll be off to Widd. In the meantime, Happy blogging n have a great day.

Till next time.

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Congrats Marvic . Woot! woot!!. Finally you made it. Yayy Hope on to her blog will yer (click the pix). Whoaho!!

Congrats LJ. Woot! woot!!. She is an awesome blogger. Armed with a cup of coffee, she does awesome makeover too. She did mine and I am a happier person now. lol. Hope on to her blog will yer (click the pix). Whoaho!!

Congrats Monica . Woot! woot!!. I think first time ever here ya?. Yayy Hope on to her blog will yer (click the pix). Lots of nice pictures to see in her blog. Whoaho!!

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RestNrilekS And Blogroll

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:10:00 PDT

Well, If You like to Exchange A link with RestNrilekS, I would be glad to do so.

A description of what you blog about would be cool if you can provide me with one. So, do drop in my comment box leave your description and i would update ASAP.

A.My good old sweet pal - Ida
Ida is just having a new baby. So she loves to talk about her baby. Life rantings and things around her amuse her as well. So, Mommy bloggers out there, hope on to her blog ya. Blog is in Bahasa Malaysia. : )

A.DESIGN :Kennethcobonpue

A.My good old sweet pal - Ida
Ida is just having a new baby. So she loves to talk about her baby. Life rantings and things around her amuse her as well. So, Mommy bloggers out there, hope on to her blog ya. Blog is in Bahasa Malaysia. : )

A.WWF Malaysia:Environmental Conservation Organization
WWF-Malaysia is a national conservation trust that currently runs more than 75 projects covering a diverse range of environmental protection and nature conservation work in Malaysia.

Abah loves things about life
Abah = Dad of two, liven his blog with his thoughts on life surroundings. There is usually a lesson to be learned. But once in a blue moon, Abah complains about life too. :D Blog is in Bahasa Malaysia.

Anak Pak Aziz Yg Cheeria

Ane : The Diary Of Ane

Anny of BooMooHoo

Axim - him and himslef

Bain Cardin not the Dr.Cardin :)

Balidreamhome is definitely in Bali

Beruang Madu's geget2 n cakar2-ouch

Blog \\"Menjerit\\" screams?

Coolingstar on the 9th

Crazy beautiful n her rantings

Creatif antown and his illos

Creatif bem and his 3am mind

Creatif Emila and her creatilicious illustrations.

Creatif Eugina and her two eyes

Creatif Fliffy - love of digital scrapping

Creatif Haniz of Eye Candy

Creatif Ida scrapping into beauty

Creatif idham ekspresi potrait

Creatif Leet dan hasil nukilannya

Creatif Mangosteenskin bkn manggis

Creatif May and her 15-minute-sketch

Creatif Phatelara hasilan seni

Creatif Pu dgn imiginasinya

Creatif seni olahan xiaoqiang

Creatif si dia seorang pelukis

Creatif Yoon and her Greener Pastures
I am a full time coach teaching piano, art and tuition. Greener pastures is a place to share my life experiences and art creations with "maverick spirits!"

Creative DoodletillOmega

Creative doodling u may like

Creative Geninne's Art Blog

Creative Zari & his illustrations

Denai Hati

En arsaili with his views

Evatasi likes to share his stuffs w you

Gagay and walking of the newspaper
The news paper that walks through the heart of a biologist, writer, blogger and a medical student

Gagay , the life of medical student and a blogger
From wanting to be a teacher who became a biologist, who passionately write and blog about being a medical student.

Hamka dan KeretaMayatnya..Oh..

Hot shit from there.. ohh my?

Ini Yan dan Kisah2nya

Is this the famous bono? hehe

Izzat Aziz the ambitious freelance web designer.
I am a man with no hilarious or even glorious past history. But I try to write as many as I could to describe more about me. Simple put, I am a man with high ambition, always think to make everything better. This blog is about all stuff that available and interesting to read, main focus on life,design,movie,music. I try to bring something useful everyday so that you enjoy and actually subscribe my blog.

jayr tips about blogging in his blog

Jean and her life great pleasures

Jean and her timeless ramblings

Lady Java and her aromatic thoughts

LadyJava and her creatif Makeover

LadyJava and her life pages

LadyJava and blogger cats

Marvic dan nota2nya..

Mazuriah n her thoughts

Monica and her Life Memoirs

MrOrchid n his awesome items

Nessa - putting words to her tots

Nikli - the one and only

of Tennitodoku and her life

Pink is evil - She says :)

Prozak Nation and hmmmm....

Ramblings of the Phat

Roxychicks rocks in her blog

Sameer is in Nepal for sure

Sassy Marzie and her scented mind

Sassy Marzie and her wonderful things

Sassy Marzie and her wonderful Meow2

Sassy Shemah and her sweet escape

Sassy Shemah and her \"Never Enough Stuff\"

Secangkir kopi to light up her day

Shakroil loves le parkour

Shinade, memang shinade

Siapa aku, dia dan mereka

Spiff, the slight psychotic spaceman

Tah Teh Superfisyel

The Sabahan Quirin life stories

Yongticha and her love journey

Zul dan usaha atas Taliannya

Till next time.

Ahhh...I am cONfused!!

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:07:00 PDT

Ahhh... i am confused. Should i write about my cluttered office room?

Ahhh... i am confused. Should i write about my unfinished wall doodle?

Ahhh... i am confused. Should i write about my students final rattan projects?

Ahhh... i am confused. Should i write about my awesome restnrileks online friends?

Anyway, i dont know how some people have the energy to be constantly online. Oh Gosh! I envy them you know. Always i hear this "tweet tweet tweet" sounds which later will be followed by some kind of promotional text. Yet, here i am.. crawling.. at an exceptional superspeed (of course, comparing to a turtle that is.. :D ) trying to jugle my daily dose of web surfing, forum reading, blog hoping, and entrecard dropping. Plus that chopping thing game (FCC) which i always loose. Haha. Speaking of entrecard, i think i wont be able to drop like 150.. err no.. 100.. err wait 50 droppings per day. Dont get me wrong, i love entrecard but i just dont have the energy to do just that anymore. But for sure, i will still hop hop hippity hop on certain days. I am thinking too of dropping few widgets like My Awesome Readers (My BlogLog) and Blog Malaysia Directory. What do you think? Should I? Then there is this Blog Rolling which seems not to function properly. I cant see my "Kaching" (which tell me or my readers that a blog has been updated) and i wonder why. Oh.. need to do some trimmings on the list too. Oucchhh! But dont you worry, restnrileks beloved friends are safe n sound. Whoaho!! and new ones too. Yippie!!

On a second note, the weather was awesome in the late afternoon. Awesome as not in a clear bright sunny sky. Hoho!! It was raining, loud cracking thunderous sound with dark murky clouds above us . The wind was exceptionally strong. I did take some shots, somehow, i left them in my office desktop. Darn it Rizal!! We experienced couple short bursts of power failures. Shhzzttt buzzzz!! buzzz!! Lights went on and off. The whole office corridors were filled with stingging sounds of back up powers. Eeeeettt!!! Eeooottt!! eeetttt!! eooottt!! Winds were woooinggg outside my window. Out of boredom, i decided to snap some pictures. And in one shot, here what i ve found. Showed to couple of my colleagues. Eerrieeee!! It could be lights n pixels playing tricks on my mind. But knowing IKN with couple of its ghostly stories, ahaaaa, it could be the real thing too. Nevertheless, i am not saying it is real or it is not. All i am showing is just a pix. lol.

Anyway, happy blogging, have a great day everyday ya.

I am giving linky love here on restnrileks for first [4] commentators. Woot!! Woot!!

Till next time.

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Congrats LJ for being the First Commentator. Woot! woot!!. She is an awesome blogger. Armed with a cup of coffee, she does awesome makeover too. She did mine and I am a happier person now. lol. Hope on to her blog will yer (click the pix). Whoaho!!

Congrats DenaiHati for being the Second Commentator. oo. Woot! woot!!. I am getting fond of his blog. Blog is in Bahasa Malaysia. Hope on to his blog will yer (click the pix). Whoaho!!

Congrats Marvic for being the Third Commentator. Woot! woot!!. Finally you made it. Yayy Hope on to his blog will yer (click the pix). Whoaho!!

LAst but not least, congrats Deb.. again.. Wah.. Kagum ni.. Tepuk Tangan. She manages to secure all my three posts. Hope on to her blogs ya. Whoaho!!

Sketch Book and Rattan Interactive.

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:49:00 PDT

I am a sucker for Books on Sketches. I have, three of them, and hopefully, my collection will grow in the future. I love sketches. They are reflections of the designers' thoughts, ideas, problem-solving strategies and visions. Flipping thru one's sketch book, page by page, always gives me a sense of joy. They do vary according to style and purposes; those of the illustrators are always different from ours as product designers. I have to admit, though i am more inclined to clean cut, structural types of sketches, i also like to learn those loose, open wide, jagged n doodling types of sketches. Perhaps, by combining both, i can make my style, even more.... mmmm.. alluring.. haha. wicked!!

One a not-so-serious note, on April, we , had a visit from Allice Smith School. It was a 3-day-rattan-interactive visit of 103 students. They came in three groups of 44-44-15, and parents were there too. They did visit the textile department and try some of the traditional tools. These children were having fun, "spindle the web" which reminds me of "Rapunzel, rapunzel let down your hair.." lol. As interactive, each student did a small basket (check out the "basket" spelling in the pix. Cute :) ) and rattan butterflies. As these were kindergarten children, we had earlier prepared the based. They only needed to do simple weaving, nevertheless, we had a blast of time. Cant say that we were not having hiccups in preparing and conducting the interactive, (especially my staffs kegabraan nak kena deal ngan oghang puteh.. lol), but these were minor hiccups. Even parents joined and made rattan butterflies too. All of us had fun. I like the fact that they are exposing children at young age to the world of Crafts. Great!! I wish more Malaysian schools would follow such step.

Oh.. they loved the muffin.. and i loved em too. lol.

Anyway, have fun and have a great weekend. :)

p/s : I am goint to link first three commentators for this post. I am being generous. Woot2x!!

Till next time.

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First Commentator is, Debs of Ramblings of the Phat. Hooray. Hope on the her site, will ye ( just click on the pix)? She is the owner of Craft n Swap too (First Commentator on last post)

Second Commentator is Ida of Lakaran Hati. Hope on to her site, will yer. Congrats ida!! First Time Huh. :)

Third Commentator is Mango of kulit manggis. Hope on to her site, will yer. Love her hand-made rubber stamp carvings. Syabas!! Syabas ya manggo.

Finally...

talrasha2007@gmail.com (rizal) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:04:00 PDT

If procrastination is a virtue, then, i am sure, i am going to darn excel on it. lol. Sorry ya. Tick Tock Tick Tock!! My oh my, it has been almost 6 months i left restnrileks. And for what? for those simple moments of life pleasures of course. Wicked!! Not that blogging isnt part of it. I was strayed away addicted to the other dark side of the world. Whoaho!. Cant say that i havent missed my blogging life. Yeah, i miss you ppl. :)

Anyway, reality check!! Well, i am trying to put all things back together. I am sure have missed hell-of a-tut things online. I realize few things are new on blogsphere, js-kits and magpie to name a few (Magpie - my initial thought was some kind of yummy pie..lol). Nevertheless, i ll try slowly to get back on my feet. In fact, i ve decided to go at slower pace when it comes to blogging. Cant be doing like before. Still, restnrileks will be posting its usual same contents like before ; arts, rattans, illos, ya da ya da the boring stuffs; at a turtle-pace intervals. I ve got to balance my online and offline life. Heck, i dont even know if i ll be able to drop those huge amounts of entrecard droppings like i used to ( ewww the "droppings" sound weird. But rest assured, every comment, every drop, every "hi or aloha" will be given fullest attention.

I am not going to bore you with what i had done during my MIA, but just like to start what i did recently. Nothing fancy, but barely enough for me to start back this new post. Went to Book Fair and grabbed myself couple of books. Well, here is one (see above pic), Sketch book : Conceptual Drawings from the World's Most Influential Designers. Like the contents but cant say i like the sketches, though not all. Divided, into three sections, the rough, the refined and finally the random, there are few awesome examples. I wish more on product design are included. I am not so sure if i ll agree with quality of sketches, but i am open to new ideas n thoughts. Anyway, i ll tell you how s the book once i finish reading em.

Secondly, i ve been hooked on Left 4 Dead. Check it out here. It is a four player cooperative Pc Game which has received numerous awards. Love all those zombies. They have these slow ones, big ones, jumping ones and vomiting ones. Fast survival game type it is. Made few friends too thru steam gameplay networks. If you are into games, and havent used steam before, i recommend you get yourself a steam account. Best part is, your game isnt tied to your computer but to your account; meaning you can play your steam games anywhere on any pc using your steam account. No DRM. They do have cheap discounts mostly on weekends and i ve got myself some cheap games too like usd4.99. Check out Steam here.

Last but not least, i ve finally got my hands on Digi Broadband. Brilliantly Awesome!! Connection is good and playing onlines using oversea servers, is good. Finally, i no longer on Digi Edge. Been using Digi edge, Celcom BB Power tools, Celcom 3gBlue and Celcom Broadband Prepaid. I recommend Celcom Broadband Prepaid over Celcom3gBlue coz it is more stable and has less dc issues.

Gosh! that is it. I ve made a mumble jumble topic out of my new post. Haha.

Alrighty then, In the meantime, Have fun, stay young, be happy and have a great day everyday ya. I ve got other blogs to check. Woot woot!

"Till next time."

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First Commentator is Debbie. Woot woot!