Video: The Story of Bubble Boy

Found this video a few days ago and the theme spoke to me. It tells about BubbleBoy and how his inner demons and his past has affected the way he views the world and therefore, himself; limiting his potentials - the possibilities and opportunities of life seemingly unreachable.

The intentional eerie atmosphere and tone of the short film has given it more character and perhaps, helped in vividly communicating its message.

The Story of Bubble Boy


Synopsis: In a stab-happy world, a sad outcast wrestles with his demons. The story of bubbleboy is a film about being trapped by the past and redeemed by the future.

Director: Sean Ascroft
Producer: Sean Ascroft Karl Mather Kristy Fransen
Writer: Karl Mather
Cinematographer: John Simpson
Sound design: Danny Grifoni
Composer: Hylton Mowday
Editor: Sean Ascroft
Key Cast: Andrew Supanz Nina Pearce

Video: Love on Post-Its

Saw this a few days ago and it's totally adorable; an office romance sprung forth by the use of post-its. I know, using post-its to create a collage of love messages isn't exactly earth friendly, but hey paper is recyclable anyway and when you're in love, one tries to get the message across in any (so long as they're legal and decent) way possible.

So, watch you guys.

Cheers. ☺

Saw this first in BitRebels.

Pablo Neruda's I Do Not Love You

Pablo Neruda is one of the world's most gifted poets and my most favorite. His poetry is music and love weaved into lyrical perfection.

Let me share with you another Neruda poem which I truly, truly love. Written and published in 1959, here is...

I Do Not Love You (Sonnet XVII)

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

And here is a video of Robin Williams from the movie Patch Adams with the poem. Emotional.

HP & Vivienne Tam team-up for 2nd Gen of Fashionable Netbook

For those who love technology and fashion with the same flair, this one's for you. The second generation HP Mini Vivienne Tam Netbook unveiled at the NYC's Fashion Week. Though it looks like nothing's really changed under the hood from the first generation, the original red flowers design have been replaced with butterflies that "represent romance, freedom, empowerment and transformation".

Personally, I like the first generation more, as the design aesthetic is more mature and well, professional. I could see this new batch appealing to a younger market though. I just hope HP comes up with a couple more design options next time and upgrading the specs couldn't hurt either.

Via Gizmondo

Japanese man travels across 37 countries on $2

Japanese Keiichi Iwasaki travelled across 37 countries with only $2 and his bicycle as his only means of transportation. Iwasaki, 36, left his home and his air-conditioning job in Japan in 2001. After cycling the country for a year he decided to extend his journey to South Korea and continued to 36 other countries. He cycled over 45,000 kilometres during his marathon adventure and became the first Japanese man to climb Mount Everest from sea level without using any transportation.

He chose to avoid air travel and opted for cycling or ferries for transport in order to soak up the atmosphere.

''I didn't want to use aeroplanes because I wanted to see and feel everything with my own skin. With bicycle, I can always feel the air and atmosphere of the place.''

Mr Iwasaki is in Switzerland and hopes to climb Mount Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, before travelling to Africa and the US over the next five years.

Via The Daily Telegraph

The delightful art of Arghavan Khosravi

Delightful. Youthful. Meaningful.

Three words befitting the amazing art of Arghavan Khosravi, a female Iranian illustrator/traditional artist who has made one of the most indelible impressions in me since I have become a member of DeviantArt four years ago.

Arghavan's illustrations depict a world where hope seems to spring eternal - where one abandons their prejudices - where one rekindles their lost romance with their childhood.

If an artist's work is truly a reflection of his or her inner self, then perhaps it is her beautiful state of mind and perception of life that yields these art works showcasing a world we all want to be in - positive, inviting, lovely and colorful.

Arghavan has truly found that one distinct "voice" in art that is absolutely her own; and her mastery of that "voice" is ever so consistently displayed in her amazing body of work.

Below are some of my most favorite pieces from Arghavan's DeviantArt gallery.

View more of Arghavan's work here.

10 Meaningful and Amazing Animated Short Films

I find short animated films to be a forward-focused medium capable of greatly affecting its audience even though it could only run for a few minutes. They are short but powerful and mostly mind blowing. In fact, i believe that it is the time constraint that essentially helps the message become pure and heartfelt.

Further, the kind of work, the amount of time, effort and creativity that these people, the animators, put out to produce these outstanding animated films is absolutely admirable .

In this breadth, I have decided to share with you 10 animated film treasures and my favorites that are mostly leaning on the more sentimental (I'm a sucker for sentimental themes); those that make one reflect about love, hope, the triumph of the human spirit, desperation,dreams. These videos are incredibly meaningful and has struck something tender and lonely in me and I hope that you take the time to watch them and hopefully be moved by them as well.

The Artist's Model by MattCarter



The Clocktower By Arenyth (Pls click the title to play off site)



Fireflies by Juusan13



I Know You by Robertas



Clouds by FargalEX



Colored for Life by TSnow



Entropy by RhubarbZoo

A new start...

I haven't really blogged much these past months. Though i continue to roam around the internet in search of beautiful and inspiring things, I have not felt the urge, the spark, to actually hit the Blogger Dashboard and write new posts.

The reason, I have been making great changes in life, both in my professional and personal lives. For one, though doing freelance design+corporate pr work since 2002 while consequently handling the marketing of a small restaurant group has been extremely rewarding, I have decided to go back to a regular day job, not here in Manila though, overseas.

So wish me luck peeps. I will be leaving very soon. And I am excited to take my life to a whole new, albeit better, dimension.

Cheers!☺