Bloggers' Meet at Village Fast Food

The Bloggers' Meet at Village Fast Food (behind Green Bento Company, opposite SUPP) was organized by Green Bento and Eating Out Kuching. This is my first post about food. I normally don't talk or write about food because I simply don't think too much about food. Its also my first time at a bloggers' meet. Its quite awkward really but its nice to see everyone enjoying themselves. Too bad I did not get to know most of them because I tend to cling to someone familar. I get to taste the following dishes but miss out on the last one because I left early. The food are rather tasty despite the fact that no msg was added. Here are some of the dishes I sampled:

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Here's another lovely book I bought at the Times Book Fair, also selling at RM12.00. A delightful collection of poems about cats with unusual names by T.S. Elliot and Edward Gorey's simple black-and-white drawings of cats added a charming and mischievous touch to complete it. This book also forms the basis for the longest-running Broadway musical Cats.

Tim Burton's: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

I found this book yesterday at the Times Book Fair. I've read it here before and love it so much. I bought it for only RM12.00 which is really a good deal. Tim Burton is a genious and I enjoyed most of his movies. He create characters that are helpless and lovable, however strange and unusual they may be. Tim Burton created some interesting animations of Stain Boy (one of the character from this book) and here's the 1st episod:

Eat OK

Let me introduce to you, a new and happening eating guide for Kuching called Eat OK (short for eatingoutkuching). Let the 3 food experts tell you about the best places to eat since with so many choices in town, it can be a tough job hunting for a good place to satisfy your appetite. I only know about Eat OK when Francis contact me to design the logo for them. And I'm glad they pick this logo from the few that I designed because I'm quite pleased with it myself. The concept is pretty obvious with the OK hand sign and the eating hand gesture.

Food Bloggers event at Village Fast Food

Date: Saturday, 27th December 2008
Time: 6.30 pm till late
Place: Village Fast Food (along old Central Road West, just after Shell Petrol Station)
Anybody interested should rsvp at Eat OK. The food are free flow but you have to buy your own drinks. Come join us and have some fun meeting up other bloggers. I know I'm going to enjoy myself there.

Naughty Angel

Look out for Angel Jaron this Christmas! He'll be naughtier than the naughtiest little elves.

Damai Retreat

I had a good time at the beach last weekend. Its been a long time since we go for holiday. The weather was great. Not too hot and no rain. Managed to go home and bring Jaron along the next morning. Its his first time at the beach and he really enjoyed the view. My 2 artworks are still there at the lobby and its been there for some time already. Oh well, perhaps I should try something different next time.

Dawn of Grace

I got this album Dawn of Grace by Sixpence None The Richer recently and love it so much. Its always nice to listen to Leigh Nash's sweet and melancholy voice. Its a good mix of modern Christmas songs and traditional carols. Have a listen to one of the songs:

Jaron in deep sleep

Last night I had a hard time falling asleep after waking up at midnite. So I just lie next to Jaron and watch him sleep peacefully. I wish I can capture his image at that moment but it was too dark to produce a good photo. So instead I started sketching him. (Ink on paper)

Gorey Fever

I bought Ascending Peculiarity : Edward Gorey a few years ago and only read a a few pages. Recently I picked it up again and it got me craving to read all his books. The 21 interviews from Ascending Peculiarity were conducted between 1973 and 1999 by a variety of people. They provide autobiographical perspectives on writer and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000). These conversations show how unfailingly charming, gracious, and fascinating this artistic genius was. Gorey wrote more than 100 books but most of them were published obscurely and are difficult to find. There are 4 omnibus editions which compiles most of these short books together and they are Amphigorey (1972), Amphigorey Too (1975), Amphigorey Also (1983) and Amphigorey Again (2006). These are the 4 books that I hope to get my hands on soon. You can read one of his books, Gashlycrumb Tinies, here: http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stage/7535/gorey.html You can even view the books on youtube with naration. Here's one from The Epipleptic Bicycle: