Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Juicy Couture x Tim Walker

One of my favourite fashion photograhers is Tim Walker. I think that his work is simply great, clean and full of dreams that become true. One example of this is one of the great campaings for Juicy Couture, a brand that I really love. This campaing counts with Laura Cant and Luke Worrell in a world full of pink, green and yellow; between Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I'm thinking about take some of this pictures a create a macroposter for my bedroom, because is simply great.


Tim walker works for other brands like Kate Spade, Comme des Garçons, Neiman Marcus, Gap... and for magazines like Vogue or W. In one of his last photoshoots for Vogue he took pictures of the great Karen Elson and Tim Burton with Helena Bonham-Carter or Lightspeed Champion among other great people.

I definitly love him.



Uno de mis fotógrafos favoritos dentro del mundo de la moda es Tim Walker. Su trabajo es sencillamente genial, limpio, lleno de sueños que se convierten en realidad. Un ejemplo de ello es esta genial campaña creada para Juicy Couture, una marca que adoro; protagonizada por Laura Cant y Luke Worrell en un mundo lleno de tonos rosas, amarillos y verdes; a medio camino entre Alicia en el país de las Maravillas y Charlie y la Fábrica de Chocolate. Recientemente me he planteado el crearme un macropóster con estas fotografías para decorar mi habitación, porque sencillamente me encantan.

Tim Walker ha trabajado para marcas como Kate Spade, Comme des Garçons, Neiman Marcus, Gap; y para revistas como W o Vogue. En una de sus últimas sesiones de fotos contó con la genial Karen Elson, Tim burton, su mujer HElena Bonham-Carter o Lightspeed Champion entre otros.... definitivamente, lo amo.


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14th july 2009 - b4 i sleep


almost the end of 14th july... before it's too late, here's a few things...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY KHALIDA

owhhh...muke kami mase sem 1. hahahaha.
this is back to when i was 18. yer taw.
muke kiddo innocent lg. haha XD

btw. happy birthday khalida.
it must be a wonderful bday aite?
hope happy2 slalooo okay~! =]



erm... TTM. it's ur 1st day of being a-part-time-teacher.
it's unbelievable act. ahah...but at least u made it~ happy 4 u.
still lupe nak tnye awk primary / 2ndry school? huhu.
ckgu PJ. it's suits u well. owh btw. thanks 4 calling as early as 8am.
u woke me up~ ahah... dkt skola pun blh call sy ke ckgu?
and yet, as i expected, u told me bout all the erm...
gedik-2-b-girls yg over excited ble jmpe ckgu lelaki baru~
anyway. best of luck with that



*urghhhh... trying my best & avoiding feelings jealous bout that*
*remember aqilah. this post is labeled as 'friends'*
so. just, friends. friends. friends. fine.
btw. good nite ppl.



awk. best of luck utk paper esok.
sy doakan dr jauh =]



**broken strings**


Let me hold you For the last time. It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me. Now I can't feel anything

When I love you, It's so untrue. I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking, It's the voice of someone else

Oh it tears me up. I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings.
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh the truth hurts. And lies worse
How can I give anymore?
When I love you a little less than before

Oh what are we doing. We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us

Running back through the fire when there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again



Bastille Day

Le Quatorze Juillet - Fete de la Federation

Today is a bad day for me. That's what my Vitenamese officemate told me when we chatted on Facebook a few minutes ago. Why a bad day? Because today my condo had a temporary water disconnection and doesn't have a water supply for few hours. So how can I go to the office without taking a shower or brushing my teeth. Then few minutes later, I was reminded that I still have the keys of my old apartment. I hurriedly went there to take a quick shower. Then when I arrived in the office I found out that I don't have my celfone in my bag. I just assumed I left it in my condo. I was wrong, I actually left it in the cab this morning. I asked my Vietnamese officemate to call my celfone, then she said that somebody answered the fone. It was the driver who kept it and will give it back asap. Well thank God the driver is kind. Things get fucked up but I noticed that the situation find its way to fix things at the same time. Without forcing the situation, good things work on its own. Although history wise, this day screwed up my life but I am very thankful that after a year here I am rising up and learning to stand with heads up. Like my favorite saint, St. Joan of Arc who is also one of the heroes of France---I faced adversity with courage and a thankful heart. Today things fucked up in someways but I am with the French people in celebrating their Independence day!

I am writing this post because I am a not just a great fan of France, but I am a lover of French films, desserts, foods, wines, cheeses, macaroons, friands and mustards. This post is just my way to be with them in commemorating their freedom. I feel them. After realizing that I am actually working in a country that was greatly influenced by French culture. That fact delights me each day and makes me appreciate the Vietnamese root more. As I appreciate their culture, I one day found out that their language is a mix of Chinese and French tone. Sounds complicated but everyday I try to speak some of the words I learned so that I can communicate with the locals. Experiencing my day-to-day life here in Saigon with the strong presence of French architecture and French baguette (which they call here as Banh Mi) reminds me about the good things that French people left for this country.

Artist Chef's Fried Tofu and Stewed Papaya Relish with French Sausage Tidbits

Artist Chef's Curried Sweet Vietnamese Mango with Coconut Ice Cream

Photos above are some of the few dishes I concocted lately for The Artist Chef intimate dinner. It started last Saturday here in Saigon. I hope the situations in my life will cooperate as I pursue my dreams and as I create a new threshold to diversify my passion. I hope people will support me as I make my first step in globalizing The Artist Chef concept. I am looking forward the day that our world will embrace the idea of the internet's one and only Artist Chef.

Happy Bastille Day!!!

hugs,
joanie xxx

"Pig Pickin"


What is a pig pickin? A pig pickin is a party with the pig being the most popular guest. A pig pickin is the roasting of a whole hog that is around one year old. This pig will be cooked on a fire until it is falling off the bone tender. During cooking the pig will be basted with a typical mop sauce. The pig is put over the fire meat side down and will typically be flipped one time during cooking. Usually the invited guests will help with cooking the pig and preparing the sides making the pig pickin a very socially interactive event. Once done the guests will pick the meat off the pig, hence the name pig pickin. The meat is usually served with coleslaw and baked beans. The pig pickin is very popular at church gatherings,family reunions, tailgate parties at college football games and of course is deeply rooted in politics. A pig pickin has been used to draw people to more than one campaign rally.

So the next time you are planning an event and want it to be a big hit why not go with the good old fashioned pig pickin. Your guest will be talking about your party for months.

Here is a mopping sauce recipe from Al Carson of Raliegh, North Carolina

Secret Sauce

1 gallon apple cider vinegar
1 (28-ounce) bottle ketchup
2 3/4 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
1/4 cup garlic powder
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

In a large stainless-steel pot over medium-high heat, combine all the ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 15 minutes or until crushed red pepper sinks. Remove from heat.

It should be bottled hot, not boiling. Just hot enough that the bottles are hard to hold for more than a few seconds. Fill bottles within 1/2 inch of the top. By bottling hot, it will seal itself. Does not need refrigeration until after opening and then only to protect flavor.

NOTE: The sauce does not seem to have a problem with spoilage. I have used unopened bottles a year later and they have been very good. The sauce does get hotter with age.

If you like the sauce even hotter, add 1/4 cup of Tabasco before cooking.

Sometimes in spanish, sometimes in english.


I'm thinking about having a blog in entire english, and I made a Metrobloggen just for trying it... but now I realized that I love to write here too, so I think that I would write here in english too... but with the difference that I'll translate it into spanish too... double work, but I don't mind. I follow lots of blogs in english and sometimes I wish they could read mine in english too... so why not?

Anyway, some entries I'll write only in spanish, the ones from "Caliope" or some reflections... but if you want to read me always in english, just follow this link:

http://www.metrobloggen.se/sahakiel

And enjoy it :D

Desde hace algún tiempo estaba pensando en abrir un blog enteramente en inglés; es por eso que me hice un Metrobblogen, pero luego me di cuenta de que uso mucho este, y que tal vez me lea gente que sólo entiende el inglés. Así pues, me animo a escribir en ambos idiomas, traduciendo de uno a otro, es doble trabajo pero bueno... no me importa.

Habrá entradas que escribiré sólo en español, como las de Calíope o algunas refelxiones... de cualquier forma, si queréis leerme en inglés, pinchad en el link del Metrobblogen que he dejado arriba :D

Move to Colorado

Well, we've gone and out-done ourselves...again. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has published results of the 2008 obesity rates in America. Please consult the picture and legend of the U.S. for a depressing sight. Congratulations (not!) to Oklahoma for being one of THE top 5 fattest states. Alabama, Mississippi, and West Virginia are the only states with worse-off citizens. Sigh. Colorado has the lowest incidences of obesity at 18.4%...we should all move there, apparently [1].



I had a gentlemen in my office yesterday afternoon after the doc requested a DASH diet instruction. After going over his 24-hour recall the gentlemen shyed away saying, "I know what I eat aint good, but I just can't help it." I joked saying, "I know I won't be able to take the country out of you, but I have to suggest taking some country out of the cooking." He laughed; rapport was strong. We decided that his goal regarding his country cooking would be to "eat like his lady friend," as he explained how she removes the layer of fried batter off her fried dinners. I left him with, "You know, gentlemen could always stand to learn something from us lady friends." With a wink. I think he'll be back, and I think doc'll like his labs. We'll see!

Ship-shape up, America. Country bumpkins can, so you can, too!

[1]. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Overweight and Obesity.
US Obesity Trends 1985-2008. June 26, 2009.

perangai buruk / pantang larang



1 - tak suke org mengarah / menyuruh lebih 1x. sekali ckp, sy dgr, sy ingt. sy akan buat, sooner or later. i will. don't push. i hate that. kecuali kalau sy benar2 lupa

2 - sy study, sy akan study diam2. pandai2 sy study bile. sy jarang amat3 nak bgtaw org yg sy da study / well prepared. sy akan study sendiri, tanpa org lain taw. lg rase cam best, kalau result cam best, tp org ingt sy x study. huuu~~~ sy bkn ulat buku. jd ble sy study, sy study btol2.


3 - sy pantang org tanye soalan bodow / soalan sama berulang kali. cth soklan bodow "asal awk sombonk sgt?" ia blh buat sy marah sekelip mata. percayelah, sy ni garang.

4 - kalau exam ataw pape sewkt dgnnya, sy lebeyh ske berdiam diri selepas exam tu selesai. sy x suke org tnye 'senang ke ssh' or discuss jwpn. selagi x dpt result, sy x kan ckp ape2 even sy yakin sgt sy blh score paper tuh.

5 - most of the time, lepas makan sy punya 1 habit... di mana sy akan lap dgn tisu, mane2 je tmpt basah di keliling meja tuh. ahah~

6 - owh yer...kalau duduk ataw berdiri, selalunya kaki sy mmg akan bergoyang. wkt f2, di SMK tmn melawati, ckgu sejarah sy - ckgu wahi pernah ckp "aqilah, kaki awk sorang je goyang dlm kelas ni". cik hafizul, lecturer sy pun pernah tegur sy d exam hall utk sbb yg same~


7 - pernah dgr tak, lain org = lain cara. maka. hormatlah dgn citarasa org lain jgk. cth ; LOLA mungkin pet plg buruk pd pendpt Y. dan, kalau begitu, diam sudah. ckp dlm hati je. x perlu Y nak ckp pd tuan empunya pet, iaitu sy, bertapa buruknya LOLA tuh. hey...kalau sy lah, sy mungkin tgk pet Y jgk buruk ataw bnde lain spt kereta, baju, dll buruk. tp x de nye sy nak ckp straight tak bertapis dkt Y.

8 - tak suka org over-caring jgk. serabottt weyh!!! skeee hati la nak buat ape. tak kan sume bnde nak kene ajak sume org. tak gi mane2 la gitu. ahah~

9 - makanan. ni plg ketara... same mcm lain org = lain cara. cthnye la, X ske mkn budu, sy x ske mkn budu. x denye sy nak ckp "eeeeeeeuuuuuwwwwwwww" kuat2. makanan kot? and. dahlah tu kegemaran die. lain org lain selera lah. tlg hormat org lain. serta ingt skit, makanan tu rezeki.


10 - BENCI org gune brg sy tanpa kebenaran dan x letak d tmpt asal. benar, pantang. kalau letak / jage baik2 x pe. nih kalau pinjam buku x reti nak pulangkan, pinjam nota tnpa kebenaran, lepas tu letak merata - rata. sounds simple but i just, dont like it.


11 - buku sy, x kesah buku skola / novel / komik, tlg jgn ade kelepet2 skitttt pon. tak suke! jgn lipat mane2 ms~!!! tlg laaa tande gune pelmbaris or penande buku ke. huuu...x dela. syg kottt...most of them = duit sendiri. bkn senang2 beli gune air liur. ahah~


12 - malu kalau gf2 sy ade yg jenis dpn laki jd gedik. cover2 control2. n worst of all, x jd diri sendiri... tlg laaaa. nape tibe2 dpn laki jd ulat bulu naik daun gitu? x skeee!!! kalau sy as a friend tgk pun malu + berbulu, ape tah lg laki2 tu sendiri pk? hurm...


13 - BENCI ape2 je yg melibatkan mase / kelembapan. sy x suke org x punctual. kalau terlmbt agak2 la. setgh jam logik lg. yg sampai berjam2 n bnykkk kali. owhhh benci~! n mmg blh marah, kalau org lembab buat keje. bknlah lmbt pick up...just mcm kalau kte pergi restoran utk mkn. yg x ramai org pun, pekerja leh buat muke malas, n ambik order dgn sgt lmbt. then kalau kte tnye ape2, x reti nak jwb. pehhhh~ spoil mood~!


14 - tak suka org yg pilih kwn berdasarkan akademik / fizikal / kedudukan. seblh2 nya sy lebeyh skeee low profile n org tayah kenal sy dlm2. sbb camni baru sy blh tgk sape yg btol2 ikhlas kwn n sape yg pandang sy sbelah mate je. cam lawak...dr zaman umur 3 tahun sampai la da 20 tahun ni, sentiase ade je org yg pilih kwn camnih... apekah? mesti kaye kwn dgn kaye je? pandai dgn pandai je? cantik dgn cantik je? owhhh... semua tu sementara je kot.


15 - owh yer... ni ramai jgk org da taw perangai buruk semulajd nih. haha... kalau marah amat3... dgn sendirinya, i'll speak in english. like, totally english. hahahahaa... itu kalau da pissed off sgt3. pernah jd skali time dkt mrsm dlu. 1 geng d12 nganga mulot tgk. haha. semua ckp xlupe sy time tuh. hahaha... maaf yer~! idk. rase ayat2 marah english lg polite dr malay. ahah XD


16 - kebenaran tu menyakitkan, kan? tp... yg pahit tu la lebeyh baik ditelan sbb pahit itu ubat. manis itu racun. so, kalau ade pape kebenaran yg mungkin memedihkan, bgtaw je dkt sy terus awal2. ni tak... da lame duk simpan, tpu, sorok, n last3 ble da tak terlindung baru bgtaw sy? owhh...alasan. "x sampai hati nak bgtaw, takot sdeyh". hohoho...salah nye prinsip tuh~!!! x ke rase, lg lame simpan kebenaran, harapan tu akan wujud. so, ble harapan da tinggi menggunung, then suddenly baru nak bgtaw bnde yg btol, mmg lg pedih amat sgt~! jd...sile la bgtaw je dkt sy terus kebenaran even pahit drpd hempedu.


17 - sape suke org menipu kan? same jgk dgn sy. sy pantang jgk rahsia sy dibocorkan tnpa sebab yg kukuh ataw munasabah. sy akan terus kwn dgn org tu, layan cam biase je, tp... kalau sedarlah kan. mmg sy tak akan share pape yg cam best + cam sdeyh da la dgn die. sy akan terus tlg n jd pendgr kalau die ade mslh, tp mmg sy tak akan share pape da dgn die. sampai bile2 pon sy tak akan percayekan die da. sampai bile2 pon sy akan kwn biase je dgn die...


18 - i 4give, but i will never 4get. hurm... 1 lg bad habit yg kwn2 rapat da sedia maklum~ huhu. owh..lg satu, kalau bnde tuh terlalu besar, cthnya Z minta maaf. sy hanya akan diam. dan slow2 sy layan cam biase. tp jgnla asyik tanye, sy da maafkan ke x? tuh... p minta maaf dgn tuhan. kemaafan tuh dr Allah. kemaafan dr sy? biarlah sy diam. biarlah sy je yg taw sy maafkan ke x. bukan dendam. cuma, kalau sy maafkan pun, sy lebeyh gemar diam. dan kalau sy layan mcm biasa, x bermakna sy maafkan jgk. sy cuma... tak suka bermusuh.


19 - jgn pndng hina org lain. sy x suke kalau ade org esp kenalan sy jgk, nak pndg rendah org lain. cthnye W. W pndg rendah dkt peminta sedekah contohnya, kenape? dah mmg tuh nasib die. mungkin la die blh usahe buat keje lain, tp kalau die x de pilihan? jgn dipandang hina org yg jual ayam, sapu sampah, pekerja bawahan atau org cacat misalannya. sbb, kalau semua jd org kaye, sape nak jd org miskin. kalau semua jd org makan roti canai je, sape nak bukak restoran n ambik order? kalau semua nak mkn ayam je, sape nak jual ayam? kalau semua nak jd dr je...sape nak jd pesakit? so... biarlah aturan kitaran kehidupan ni.


20 - langgar org, pastuh x ckp sorry. pehhh...kurang asam jawe. kalo ckp sorry at least x kesah kot. pastuh buat muke x berslh. ahah...x ske. kalau mmg tgh ramai org tuh lain cite. ey...sy kalau dtg mood berani tuh, sy sound je taw x? setempek dkt muka. dont worry. sound dgn baik. simple, short, tp pedas. sendiri maw ingt la. ahah~



tu je kot... buat mase ni. nak buat camne. tiap org ade pantang larang die sdiri. x ske? x kesah pon. haha XD just...sy jgk manusia biase yg sedaye upaye ubah perangai buruk yg ade antarenye da lame sgt sebati dgn diri. hukkk...rase jaat gle~ wawawa. maafff bebnyk kalaw ade yg terambik hati dgn perangai buruk sy jgk~! huhu.... seriously, sorry... sy jgk akan cubeee utk terima perangai baik / buruk semu org seadenye n tegur ape yg patot sebagai tnggjwb sesame manusia~ =D