on job : day thirty

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: *sick+tired**it'll ALL be over very soon*._.

kitsch-watch

to alla the customizers/artists present at the GoKitsch City Gallery Launch > PM me if you'd liketa have your pix (without watermark) - yah? or ya can just rip them offa me albums = tis cool, no worries! (a quick mention or linkie would be nice tho :p)meanwhile, more pix found at the following locales:> GoKitsch (thnx for da mention, Carl)> PhuEk's blog (thnx fer da mention bro)> Garden Silly's

adventures in kitsch launch : part three

more clicks of the GoKitsch Launch @ City Gallery - for your viewing pleasure :) customizers in attendance:do pop by my yahoo-albums for mondo-more pix of the "live-customization" @ City Gallery - inclusive of Final Customed-Munnys and Prints, as well as a few "guests"! :)i didn't manage to get as detailed-pix as much as i'd like to have, and on final display were PhuEk's and ZERO's Munnys, and

adventures in kitsch launch : part two

Customized MAD*Ls by local artists/customizers on display @ City Gallery (Bras Basah, next to Basheer's), for the launch of GoKitsch's new toyshop! MAD-customs left-to-right: Lil Pink Devil / PhuEk! / Sheryo ::: ZERO / OneTwoDelta / PixelMunky / Garden Silly/Eeshaun :)me suspiciously frantically clicking away (with subdued abandon) wif me dodgy-digicam and wif heaps of photoshopping (*i suck @

adventures in kitsch launch : part one

and so im not "needed" on-set today (*happy-happy-joy-joy*). and so i managed to make my way down to the Adventures In Kitsch-launch event down at Bras Basah ... and there i was @ the dot of 2pm, with me piss-ass digicam and courage on the ready - when it seemed things were sort-of on a slow-roll (mighty hot and humid day, i reckon) and of coz i saundered into Basheer's and promptly parted with

home alone

:: TOYS ::some ooooolllld pix i (finally) found on me flickr and am posting it here coz i found out (as slow as i usually am) that after a certain time-limit, you'd loose (the addresses of) your archives of older photos (dammit) ... and so they're here again in their "reharshed-glory"! (and there'll a lotta that happening again soon! *bleh*) *heh*._.

spiderman black

:: MOVIES / COMICS :: Spiderman in black. [via superherohype] ... and gawdammit - it looks effin cool! *mouth opened in awe and anticipation*Sandman. Venom. (a possible) Green Goblin/Hobgoblin (?) = villains galore ... there's also Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson. what more do ya fanboys want? another new costume change?additional commentary 26.02.06:online peeps have been up in arms commenting

on job : day twenty-nine

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: fight "ren"*nine more days to go*._.

kozik mao

fancy an 18-inch vinyl bust of well-known dictators (in history)? with 10 different colorways? ... bet you'd think twice about the answer if tis designed by Frank Kozik, innit? (*heh*)Kozik presents his new Chairman Mao-vinyl bust, complete wif ciggie and bitten-mousey-ears = named: Bird Is The Word >LOL [via vinylabuse] ... others to follow: Stalin, Ho Chi Minh, Idi Amin (tricky, this) and

my first noupa

:: TOYS ::got me my first David Horvath Noupa and tis Maker D: < *nice and cute* :pand here's me own 1/6th-scaled version of Maker D: kitbash-breakdown:Bootleg Headsculpt - from HongKongBig Blue Tee - Unkown BrandLogo on Tee - cardboard with markersJeans - from Hot ToysBootleg Kicks - from HongKongBackpack - from Soldier-13*heh*._.

1/6 guiloy bikes

:: TOYS / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::mention "guiloy bikes" and "half-price" in the same sentence = and *i am screwed happy* aftermath of a sale @ a model-car-shop in Suntec City ... well, i did say i wuz crazy about 1/6th-scaled bikes, didn't i? *heh* :p

adventures in kitsch

mark this date down: 25th Feb 2006 (Saturday) and make sure you'd be at Basheer Graphic Books (me fav bookstore!), Level 4 of Bras Basah Complex = coz local online-toy-retailer GoKitsch is opening a showroom, with guest customizers galore in attendance! [via vinylpulse]highlight: "live toy customization" (between 2pm to 5pm) will be perpetrated by Phuek!, The Killer Gerbil, Sheryo, Eeshaun (

25 hours

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS ::a 60-inch Qee X Jeremyville = step-by-step customization images galore of "25 hours".[via toydigger]becoz, sometimes itz not just about the result ... tis about the process too, IMHO :)

dairy products gone bad

Evan Dorkin's Milk and Cheese turns vinyl. [via drawn!] - to be released by SLG (Slave Labor Graphics) scheduled sometime in July.check out more images of the prototype-sculpts @his flickr-set (as sculpted by Mitch Martinez) of these "dairy products gone bad" - complete with broken-bottle, nail-in-board and hammer! *heh*

lame toy generator

:: TOYS / DESIGN / DIY :: create your own toy with The Lame Toy Generator!"TDP is currently working on LameToy: an online character generator featuring some of the world's most exciting character designers ... there are currently 74880 character combinations."my lametoy-character (dubbed: Pink-Fro'ster) is made-up of the following:Head designed by Koan + TDP (Mofro SD Custom)Body designed by Tado

atten-shun!

my disdain for the (local) military-establishment is well documented in this here blog (those of youse who've bothered to read me much earlier rants) and would steer clear of anything remotely military-related ... but Phuek's new figure-custom for Circus Punks >>> G.I.Phuek = is downright spot-on!lookin' purdy-much like a cross between a red-neck weekend-trooper and some of the dodgy

on job : day twenty-eight

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK ::in front of the camera this time around ... ... altho i dun remember myself being so ... huge "chunky" ... *shudder*._.

my proposed vendetta toys

SuperheroHype has loadsa new pix from V-For-Vendetta and even with that, had failed to garner my interest beyond that of the posters ... altho i seriously wonder if any or how will toys be adapted from this offering? remember the deluge of Matrix toys and action figures et al?my fear: "quality control" ... or mayhap we'd consider the "original content" in the first place, innit? as well as the "

retro movie toy adaptations

:: TOYS / RETRO / MOVIES ::i mean, seriously, alla these Terminator-themed lines are getting a tad tiring (yes, i do sound like an ungrateful toy-wrench, innit? *BAH*) < what with multiple versions and adaptations sprouting up all over the place (dun mean to sound "ungrateful", mind :p) ... but maybe someone would consider adapting other movie properties instead?:: TOYWISHLIST :: < gimme a solid

sideshowtoys @ toyfair

am appreciative of Plastic+Plush's coverage of SideshowToys'exhibit @ the NYToyFair and it sure is packed with goodies and surprises!roundup: not too keen on them superdeformedvinyls tho ... but the Sex Pistols looked good (t'would make for great kitbash-fodder, IMHO), as do the Evangelion ladies ... and we also see a Mace Windu-fig! (*whoo-hoo*) and (ridiculously-big-headed, ala Hasblow *bleh*)

fortune pork plush

:: TOYS ::as mentioned prior, i ain't exactly a big-fan of plushes ... but that didn't stop me from pickingup a boxa Tado's Fortune Pork Mini-Plush Series1 (released by playlounge) ... and i got Chin-Chin (the blue whale)! ... mayhap a tad too cutesy for me tastes (IMHO - i had wanted DarkLove ;p), but am liking the coupla stickers that comes with tho ... and they be "perfectly sized" for "me

treeson toy

HongKong illustrator/cartoonist Bubi Au Yeung has realized her comic Treeson and Ren into a 5-inch tall vinyl toy. [via toiprotocol] < read more about Treeson @wookieweb and see more of Treeson and the making-of the toy @flickr.lurving the evolution of comic-to-toy (and looking very much like an albino-durian, IMHO :p) - giving it a reasonable amount of "depth" dunnit? (as opposed to a

happy plushes

truth be told, i ain't much of a "plush-fan" .. but these new plushes from Doma are making me smile from ear-to-pierced-ear![image via]< am lurving Gordo Boka's cheeky-tongue and Big Rainbow Capsule's cheeryhappysmile and domed-head with rainbow! *nice* :)

more happy product

:: TOYS ::new from the inbox: Android8 announces their new project; Mark Osborne's "Happy Product" - based on the animation (an 1998 Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short) titled: "MORE" > check out the shortfilm HERE and for more info, log unto happyproduct.com.i personally like it that Android8 seems to be / is developing and adapting short-film/animation properties into vinyl-form (a

psycho dollie

:: TOYS ::too "cute" not to show: this Psycho-fig is actually quite morbidly farnie. [via popgadget] - the cutesification of retro-pop-culture continues ... i wonder what will they think of next? personnally, i'd liketa see someone do sumthing with a clockwork orange ... *hhhmmm* ;p added 20.02.06:ask and ye shall be served: check out Mr.Gibb's custom Alex-qee @da toydigger forum! *heh*._.

unkl unkl i want toy

< i have tried me best but i have failed ... the only two local toy retailers (that i know of) who've brought in Unklbrand's Tinpos have sold-out of Trey3 ... and my minty-new collection is incomplete ... and now i've to consider dong something i've been avoiding and dreading for quite a few years now = consider procuring it online ... and the thing is, tis "no point" just purchasing just a

nature of the job

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK ::situation: director requests for a shelf in one of the main lead's bedroom, filled with comics (chinese ones, mind). motivated prop. >request accepted.solution: due to budgetary "constraints", i decided on a $35-shelf from IKEA. but i could not accept the original color (birch finish). i decided to spray-paint the shelf; black. to match the existing location's

andy mouse

:: TOYS ::whaddaya get when ya mix Keith Haring and The 360 Toy Group? = Andy Mouse![info via streething, andymouse image via mr.kim, keithharing image via highsnobiety]... dunno about the "Incredible-Hulk-Green" tho, ... but heck, should be worth a chuckle or two, innit? (IMHO) ... altho the goofy-look is somewhat perversely appealing (*ahem*) ... this vinyl-dude should be premiering during the

the empire brokeback

:: VIDEO / SPOOFS ::by gawd, after a long and shitty workday, this hilarious Star Wars Spoof of Brokeback Mountain left a smile on my weary and beaten face [via pistolwimp] ... go watch it NOW!*muahahahahahaha* ;p

on job : day twenty-six

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS ::Need Looking for a Birthday Party Decorator?To Perk-Up That Sickly Person Lying in the Hospital?Designed To Suit Whatever Location You Desire?On The Cheap? Designed To Suit YOUR Budget?Look No Further! < TRE-Decorz is here!Witness The Transformation: < BEFORE? < AFTER!so, dun hesitate! email me TODAY!(*complete with no-money-back-guarantee*)*heh* ;p

age and toys

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / TOYS *::on-set today, an "extra" called out to me: "Uncle, Uncle!"quite a surprise shock sobbering feeling washed over me ... i remembered when once people called me; "boy" ... and then my aching knees brought me down to earth again and i relent ... and admit my age ... *dammit*but then i look at my "bounty" for the day ...... and i feel "young" again ... *beams*._.

on job : day twenty-five

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: plush set dripbear warded*heh*._.

FAST toy

:: TOYS ::ya know when "vinyl is taking over the the world', when Volkswagen produces a toy named: FAST, to go along with their new line of GTIs. [read more via JoshSpear]this lil critter (click on "fast" on main menu-left) comes with 4 different tails and it sure looks pretty mean+sleek+cheeky, innit? ;pit's "debut" (and maybe a scaled-proportion of the actual figure?) can be seen here.... want

wondercon dc

:: COMICS :: why is Jenny Quantum of The Authority wearing a top with the Flag of Singapore on it?was it coz she was born in Singapore after the death of Jenny Sparks? or wuz it coz she juz likes them colors? dun matter either way, coz Gene Ha's gonna draw it and Grant Morrison's gonna write it. nuff said, fanboys! ... altho, it is nice to have a superheroine "of our own", innit? *heh* ;p with

V-Day plus one

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / FOOD ::and so Valentine's was pretty sweet (what? ya didn't really take me seriously, didja? ;p) and as promised mentioned prior, we partaked of our "valentine's meal" at Eclectic Attic's Tea Cosy (and still the webbie's "under construction") ... and here are some food-pix with my personal review/opinion of them:Starters:The Zesty Tomato & Crabmeat Soup (served wif garlic

silly leon

:: TOYS ::juz found: seems James Jarvis is collaborating with HongKong's SillyThing on a "re-imaging" of Leon (*named updated* -thanks!) vinyl-figure, with an exclusive "Silly Thing" printed on his tee - anything beyond that; my mandarin /chinese sucks century-eggs, so we'll haveta see if alla this is legit and shitte ... *sigh* ;pfound 17.02.06:a coupla more images @ the CrazyToyz Forum *cool*.

big yang and the yang bangers

< juz found: Ron English's Big Yang and the Yang Bangers by Gums Production (an online toyshop in HongKong) - apparently limited to 500 pcs ~ and tis looking mighty intriguing (not least a deviant-Charlie Brown possessed by an alien-headwrap *heh*) ... and check out English's (possible) packaging-painting/drawing! *mondo-cool*"scheduled to release January 2006" - anybody else has any info on

hellboy animated designs and toy

:: COMICS / ANIME / TOYS :: quite a bit has happened since i mentioned about the Hellboy Animated Blog a whiles back - Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman has since been developed and designed, as well as a chock-fulla info about the making-of the project ... and tis always cool to see a drawing develop into a toy, to wit:> from Sean Galloway's drawing to a Dark Horse sculpt [image via VinylPulse] *nice

beastles mashup

:: MUSIC / MASHUPS ::whatchu get when ya mash-up The Beastie Boys and The Beatles? = Beastles , as mixed by DJ BC ~ your retro-music-memories twisted and tweaked to rap-perfection = *nice one* [via me gf :p] ~ go ahead, give it a listen, why doncha? :pand for alla youse "hardcore-beastieboys-fans", click here for some of their own music videos :) *heh*._.

fast food grifters

:: MOVIES :: new from Production I.G and Mamoru Oshii (Ghost In The Shell 2, Avalon); a semi-anime flick (in the style of Mind Game) about fast food and freaks in post-war Japan, titled: Tachiguishi Retsuden ("The Amazing Lives Of the Fast Food Grifters").[via Kaijushakedown]"Tachigui" literally means "standing and eating ... It is a word that may find a rough English corresponding in the

toy fair 2006 updates part one

:: TOYS ::just a coupla days (or so) away from ye blog and the next thing ya know = the toy fair is ON and gawdammit, the www is fulla toy-news-excitement! fulla gratatious vinyl-imagery to make your hands sweat and enuff drool to flood the yangtze river (someone pass me a oar, dammit!) ... so instead of just cut'n'pasting ad nauseum, it'll be easier if i just pick what i like and for the rest of

more kaws companion pushead

ya know, it really bites when you're told that there's 3 new versions of the KAWS X Pushead Companion @ KAWSONE ...but ya can't get to see none? presumably becoz ya (might) need to register/log-in as a customer? and ya can only but drool at the possible glow-in-the-dark-version shown on the coverpage instead? *bugger*added 17.02.06:*found**faints*

on job : day twenty-four

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: strike-a-poseand no, these are not Valentine-pressies - they be "props" i cobbledup for the shoot! *heh*._.

V-For-Valentine's

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE :: i dun think there's hardly any need to berate the existence of Valentine's Day and how the seeming western-decadence had invaded our eastern shores and consciousness, coz sure as heck no one's put a gun to our heads in the first place, innit? and as sure as it remains firmly now in our daily/yearly lives, we can but only ride the tide and ride it well, or face the wrath of

X3 teaser posters revealed

:: MOVIES ::6 (teaser) posters of X-Men: The Last Stand has been released online (via superherohype) and i have mondo-mixed feelings about them ...i mean, im excited and all about the movie and such, and appreciate individual posters featuring single characters (and more than just a "X"-symbol or of Wolverine's claws, ya know?) ... but they look like some viral/fashion/beer-ads! > Angel looks

top 50 music videos of 2005

:: MUSIC / VIDEOS :: found: Top 50 Music Videos of 2005 (as listed by DoCopenhagen - whose blog is fulla nifty videos-recommendations as well) - tis gonna be a MV-filled weekend, innit? ... anybody else has any video-lists/links? been sorta "obssessed" with visual-imagery and music-videos the past week or so and the itch is gettting harder and harder to scratch every moment ... *heh* ;p._.

the X3-watch continues

:: MOVIES ::some new X3-pix up @ AICN, with a dodgy Colossus (in a possible Danger-Room sequence) with an obvious uncompleted CG-effect on his eyes-bags/steel-halloween-mask (*shudder*) and a trail of walking Morlocks / Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants, including a buffed-Juggernaut, Callisto, Sunfire (?) and a chick with an Elvis-do = all worrying, IMHO ...and down @ Dark Horizons are Xmen-pix galore

mr. bumper

:: TOYS ::boingboing reports of a new figure released by Strangeco and designed by Jim Woodring, called "Mr Bumper". near 7-inches in length, "The chassis of the vehicle actually lifts off of the driver, revealing that he's not actually driving a sentient amphibian, but is in fact an 8-legged frog wearing an ornate cowl" = this limited edition vinyl (aren't they always? ;p) is scheduled to

remixomatic

:: REMIX / DRAW / WWW :: < and yes, i hadda do it.a new multiply and a new blog ~ just coz i can ~ *BLEH* ;p._.

on job : day twenty-three

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: *one-man-show on a rainy shootday*._.

food or toy?

:: TOYS / FOOD :: < a vinyl-Char Siu Bao? from Shawnimals (dude's been busy, eh?) a new vinyl-set, named: Pocket Pork (not very halal, innit? *heh* ;p) - available in 5 varieties "of fillings" ("3 regular porks, 1 rare and 1 über rare") and there's a contest to win these cuties @ Vinyl Pulse!i wonder what else is gonna be on the serving-plate? nian-yong bao (lotus-paste filling)? tao-shar-bao (

a real transformer

:: MECHA / VIDEO / STUFF :: < click HERE to watch a "real" Transformer in action![via pixelsurgeon] = *kewl*._.

on job : day twenty-two

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: *as exciting a shootday as it's gonna get*._.

sour power

:: TOYS / STUFF :: < when i first laid my eyes on Brendan Monroe's SOUR figs a long whiles back, they sorta creeped me out (a tad), i admit - but the mouthless-faces sorta grew on me and now they are available for online-pre-orders via Andriod8 [info via plastic+plush] ... and ima fingering my creditcard unnervingly ... or mayhap i'd wait to see if it arrives at our fair shores lah ... "Each

two prototypes and a newbie

:: TOYS / STUFF ::(from left to right)from Toys2R comes this "leaked" image of Choco (designed by David Horvath and Sun-Min) [via plastic+plush] = dammit goofy-dude is makin' me snigger sumthin' fierce ... *nice*from new toy-design outfit; Cranky Studios comes (prototype) Whaleboy (designed by Patrick Morgan), inclusive of " a changeable face and detachable Sucka (the fish on the back of his head

kuro toy

:: TOYS / STUFF :: found this website offa pixelsurgeon = iamunknown.com - featuring the works of Neil Warburton. click HERE to see an evolution / making of a prototype toy figure, featuring a character from (his) Kuroworld ... also to note, his yummy-looking Bubblegum Monster (looks like a pink-Clayface, innit? *heh* ;p) = all looks mondo exciting and am looking forward to further developments

on job : day twenty-one

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: swing shoot*slow day*._.

remix.02

:: DRAW / ART / LIFE IN SINGAPORE :: scamper (a toy in da future from me!) > more remixed-doodles HERE ... *heh*._.

let's be friends

:: VIDEO / ART / TOYS :: watch an exceptional video-clip titled; Los Angles Let's Be Friends; done by Three Legged Legs (and features the music of Basement Jaxx's KishKash) [via toydigger]"Inspired by the work of Jeff Soto, Los Angeles Let's Be Friends depicts friendly monsters overrunning Los Angeles to spread joy and beauty throughout an otherwise drab and monochromatic society. Despite the

new jarvis vinyls

:: TOYS :: Amostoys, in conjunction with Strangeco, will be previewing five new soft vinyl figures from Vortigern's Machine at the New York Toy Fair in February: [1] Rusty ...[2] and Dworkin[3] Wiggs[4] Mr. Waverley[5] The Witch Doctor.(Six figures if you include the Witch Doctor's familiar.) *cool* ~ images to come eventually, 'natch :)

flushed away

:: MOVIES / PREVIEWS / ANIMATION :: Dreamworks does Aardman when they release Flushed Away, a completely CGI-created fiesta, giving cyber-life to Aardman's signature claymation-sculpts. (why the f**k do they haveta mix this two up, innit? but we'll try anything new anyways, innit? *BAH*) - starring the voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and Jean Reno.please go to Twitchfilm for more info and

internet teevee

:: TEEVEE WWW INTERNET TEEVEE / ART / STUFF ::a coupla online teevee-setups have surfaced and is worth a coupla clicks (or more): GRAFFITITV.NET = is a 24-hour video-channel, with documentaries galore and lo-fi clips of international graffiti-artists and it is quite addictive and chilled ~ currently featured online is Ong Crew : ZOSEN - where they tag a street in the middle of the night! *

sewer-graf

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / ART / GRAF / STUFF / CLICKS :: < local graf done alongside sewage-tunnel walls = *cool* ~ see a coupla more pix HERE.._.

on job : day twenty

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: float longshadow peekaboo tread lonehall*a productive click-day* = view the rest of them HERE :)._.

bat villains rumor

:: MOVIES / STUFF ::Paul Bettany as The Joker and Jake Gyllenhaal as Harvey Dent/Two-Face? in Batman 2? [via superherohype] - "purely rumors, of coz" ... but would be cool tho, innit? (just maybe leave Robin out of it for a while longer...) here's me photoshopped version of the duo ... a more albino-ish psychotic-Joker, while Dent's had more of a schizo who had an scarring-accident - can't have '

a date with nacho libre

:: MOVIES :: im in a serious mood for some comedy (inane and/or otherwise!) right about NOW but seems i gotta wait for the "good stuff" - and these are a couple ima hankering for:[1] Nacho Libre*Jack Black in tights and a mask, with a moustache and a dream*> "exclusive" trailers @AICN[2] Date Movie"for people who LOVE date movies and people who HATE them"> this trailer is downright mean and

remix.01

:: DRAW / ART / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::a sudden unexpected "lull-time" during me shoot yesterday (sunday), allowed me the opportunity to indulge in a bit of doodling and all i had were magazines (no paper, duh) and limited colors for markers ... and THIS is the result; and it was fun as heck! :) the editorial and photospreads (base/"canvas") were from an exceptional italian style magazine; L@bel (

on job : day nineteen

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: conti view red*and another sunday ends*._.

mario music

:: RETRO / GAMES / WWW ::by the retro-gawds, THIS is pretty "addictive" and brings back so much memories, me heads about to explode!relive your Super Mario Bros with this (flash) synth-board - just "pick a tune from the scene-selector on the left and then hit the sprites on the right to mix in sound effects" = *good fun* [via boingboing]back in the day when i borrowed a Nintendo (i've never

AVFVP :: vol.03

*Assorted Videos For Viewing Pleasure* :: TRAILER ::"ninja henchmen have taken over the city of Brighton ... forbidden to sing songs or smoke dope, the populace rise up in a failed revolt against their evil ninjitsu-trained oppressors" = LOL - this is the trailer for Brighton Wok[read more @kungfucinema].............................................................................................

brokeback spoofs

:: SPOOF / WWW / STUFF :: besides the current slew of nominations and wins, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain sure has seen it's fair-share of parodies and spoofs and will continue to, in days to come, i suspect ... and it's all good for the fun of it all, innit? to wit:> Brokeback To The Future(done by Chocolate Cake City with >Back To The Future footage)> Broke Mac Mountain(made by The Mighty

the kuggs are a comin'

:: TOYS :: interesting new toy-news found over @limitedmag - Blackwater Toys will be debuting their Kuggs in the upcoming Toy Fair 2006, NY. (and is their blog? ;p)from the blurry image provided (which i've photoshopped and reposted here), tis yet another a generic-grey (vinyl?) figure with a inverted-paperbag for a head. but what may be cool about this fig would be it's magnetized-hands and head

horse head pillow

re-enact your Godfather-wiseguy-fantasies (*shudder* if ya do) with the Dead Horse Head Pillow! [via toiprotocol]"A custom severed horse head plush that is actually quite comfortable to sleep on, albeit a tad on the south side of morbid ... a great conversation piece for the wannabe wise guy who has everything, and whose wife won't let them own a revolver."measuring 33 inches/84cm from nose to

on job : day eighteen

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / WORK / CLICKS :: profile glimmer rest*muckin' about after shootwrap* *heh*._.

more dragon tiger gate

ever since i mentioned about it in december, Dragon Tiger Gate has been shaping up to be quite a surprising and interesting celluloid-outing, what with newly released posters (nicely done too) [via monkeypeaches] and a coupla new behind-the-scenes offerings [via twitch].the outrageously lavish studio-sets (even if it looks a rip-off of Kill Bill), techno-cranes and violent mass-orgy-fights are

animal auditions

:: TVC / STUFF :: Spike Jonze directs "talking animals" - auditioning for a Miller Lite commercial, in which "they" chat about their acting experiences. starring Adam the bear, Marshall the tortoise, Michael the raccoon, Tina the goose, Stanley the penguin and Mark the beaver. *really*[via adhunt]go watch all six TVCs HERE = where and how the fark does Jonze come out with these nuggets, i know

retro superhero belts with flashing windmill fronts

:: RETRO / TOYS :: Bandai to make and sell Masked/Kaimen Rider Belts, catered specifically for the 30-40's crowd. [via WMMNA] = coz us old fogies fossils gentlemen grew-up with these Japanese-heroes (< click-on to watch a Kamen Rider live-action movie trailer) and would by now be able to dosh out the nostalgia-dollar for a little bit of childhood-reminisce, innit? now that's what i call

online comics

:: COMICS / WWW :: Eight cartoonists form an online band to create eight ongoing comics in a single webspace. [via warrenellis]"While the idea of artists sharing a studio is nothing new, using the internet to create a virtual studio where these artists can work with each other and show their work to others is something new."go read more about the participating cartoonists/artists @ newsarama.i

pavement art

:: ARTS / STUFF ::incredibly amazing "3-dimensional" Street/Pavement Art; by way of Julian Beever and by gawd, do they pop-out at ya! [via errol] *cool* :)

who are you oo-hoo oo-hoo

:: TOYS ::one of the only thing that i liked about the Doctor Who serials (or what i could remember anyways :p) = was his time-travelling Telephone-Booth, The TARDIS! (the possibilities of collapsed-time and spacial-theories excite interests me so) ... and there seems to be a coupla 12"-figures on the way: < to be produced by Product Enterprise, i dun really care much for the Dr.Who (altho i

1/6 lincoln navigator

:: TOYS ::just saw this baby in the december issue of Milk and subsequently googled it to find a feature of it on Endgadget and the best thing about it? tis 1:6th scaled! *swoon*and y'all know how i feel about 1/6th-scaled vehicles, doncha? *heh*and becoz tis also MP3-enabled, it comes off looking like something right out of MTV's Pimp-My-Ride! can imagine Fort Minor blasting out of them

kaws companion pushead

first saw this in a december issue of HK's MILK magazine (which i scanned but looked like spittle) and thought it looked disgustingly-brilliant! = the KAWS Companion PUSHEAD, with it's magnificent decay and wonderous-rust = which was a "secret release" during the World Character Convention 21 in Japan (Japan rawks lor!) ... towering at 11-inches, this soft-vinyl beauty is a collaboration

bite me

:: STUFF / DESIGN :: < these Stop'n'Grow-designed plastic-bags are putting a smile on me face and a snigger in me step = *clever stuff*[via coolhunter] *heh* :)

two-faced toy

Two-Face gets to be a 13-inch action figure, instead of Batman? (instead of this lemon)"As the newest edition to DC Direct's realistically proportioned 1:6 scale figures, the former D.A. and criminal mastermind comes alive! This deluxe collector figure includes a set of interchangeable hands, a signature metal coin, and a display stand."now, im not really sure if "13-inches" can be called "1:6th

tokyo trooper

man puts on a stormtrooper suit, with blaster in hand and takes the tokyo-trains. [via boingboing]"the station and train folks didnt bother me because I just pointed my blaster at them - no seriously - my tactic was to put my blaster away when I saw a member of staff and try to mingle in the crowds and act like normal..." = *bwahahahahahaha*, well done dude! ;pcheck out Danny Choo's brog for

frames of fury

:: CLICKS / WWW :: a pleasant surprise greeted me this fair friday morn, when i received an invite to join Ah9's Frames Of Fury Photoblog and here is my first contribution!(it feels nice to belong somewhere, dunnit? *smile*)and in case if anyone's wondering (*cyberhead-darting-from-side-to-side*) - no, i will not be repeating / reposting images i post here (of coz wif the exception of

female swat version.3

:: TOYS :: finally, something to look forward to in the 12" action-figure front = Hot Toy's new upcoming Female SWAT figure! (Version.03, no less)which is quite a "coincidence", seeing that i just watched Speed (for which they too "adapted" a figure from, years ago) and of my own personal "collecting preference" ("one" of them, anyways :p) for SWAT-figs, notably the BBI LAPD SWAT figure (for

hunny boy

:: TOYS :: now, i lurve Hellboy customs (heck, any well-done movie/comic-related customs!) and Liv3r's Hunny Boy is no exception, in fact it is gosh-darn-exceptional! [via vinylpulse] = great stuff, dude! :)also check out the toydigger webpage for more pictures :)... and also do check out the Munny Making Contest for more vinyl-goodness from other customizers.*vinyl-envy* ;p._.

cartoon hell

:: TOYS :: < there's something scary as well as perversely-hilarious in this latest Simpsons' sculpt from McFarlane Toys' Ironic Punishment Boxed Sets .... would be cool if they had the entire town of Simpsons' characters in the various stages of Hades, innit? ... *heh*._.

pirate toys are cool

images of "action figures" from Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest are online, courtesy of AICN and they look fantastic! *but are these legit?* ... anyways, looks like something McFarlene would excel in ... altho im still hankering for a proper articulated 12" version of these babies, not least Kojun's Captain Jack Sparrow ... ... and i can only but wish ... *sigh* added 3.2.06:did some

a celluloid lament

:: MOVIES ::i guess it all started with this ridiculous "obsession" with needing wanting to watch Speed (dun laff, me senile-mind needed random-gratification ;p) ... and the next thing i know? i have in my possession now: Demolition Man, Big Trouble in Little China and The Crow. (thank the celluloid-gawds for them 2-for-$10-vcd-offers, innit? *heh*)not to mention Terminator and T2 - quivering in

put up or shut up

:: BLOG LIFE ::the truth of the matter is; this is a cut'n'paste-blog, written in composition-style and with words running dry ... let's break it down, shall we?[1] "my words have left me" = this phrase has been going thru my blogmind for quite a few weeks now. multiple entries started but never finished, most times banished to oblivion (that which is the trash-bin) and this lingering thought

clicks

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / CLICKS ::okay, a bunch photos for your viewin' pleasure (if such were ever the case ;p) with links to my multiply-albums :) clicks of timsum food galore HERE random locale clicks HERE a lonesome wall-light HERE still-light in visual motion... ye regular cut'n'paste blogging to continue momentarily ... *heh*._.

of chinese new year fashion fiascos

:: LIFE IN SINGAPORE / CNY ::what is it about the CNY that "makes" you make "bad fashion judgements" of/for yourselves?is it the need to impress your relations? peeps that you might/do not even meet for the rest of the 364-days of the year? why? do we (really) need to leave a "venerable" or "respectable" impression behind?is it to treat ourselves to new clothes? a new or "updated" image of "a

of chinese new year "tossers"

during the period of Chinese New Year, i dun really mind if peeps called me a "tosser" (no, not the British term, mind ;p), primarily becoz tis the "act of tossing" - "yu sheng", for which the "ceremony" is known here as "lo hei". and tis one of the fav part of CNY for me :)"Lo Hei" (a Cantonese-term) is the act of tossing "Yu Sheng" - the higher you toss, the better luck you'll have! ... just