Sunday, December 11, 2005

"woven": woo-fun!

stussy "woven" tee/ supreme flight pant/ grey htm woven boot
*******

power to the people and the beats
Public Enemy has a singles compilation. buy.
*******
Its been a nice weekend to say the least. Prob its due to having my much-neglected sleep given back to me. Gosh, 7 hours of sleep is such a rare commodity. I met up with one of my long-time buddies couple of days ago, he of the rare breed that begets him intellect, ability and good looks (he's single too if theres any interested ones out there) that allows him to soar above his peers. You can't imagine how big his eyes were when he heard i was pulling 11-12hour days and not getting over-time pay. Can't blame him, i too feel stupid for myself. These couple of days of leave will probably not be filled with fun and enjoyment that much, but at least i get some shut-eye and de-stress. I almost freaked out when a colleague pointed out white hairs that had sprouted unbeknownst to me, ugh.



Its a strange thing which i can't really explain, but does anyone else feel that sometimes theres this faint strain of music that floats in your memory bank, something that evokes even more thought and nostalgia? I'm not making any sense here but i've always put it down to the fact that my dad used what any loving dad will do to put me at ease/sleep/play: he played good ol music on his cassette player to his playful son. Eric Clapton, Shadows, ABBA, Don Mclean, Richie Valens, Kenny Rogers, Elvis...and Beatles. Dad wasn't approving of them Liverpudlians, like any conservative Chinese dad, he felt they were too "wild", "provocative", and that rock n roll was too crazy. Amazingly, like all dads are, he was right. and i was on a trip! I belonged to a generation that wasn't supposed to know about Lennon and his band of merry souls. Thank god for cassette tapes and bootlegs. Think MP3s. Sometimes it does feel that history does repeat itself, just reappearing in other forms.

Anyways, imagine what might have been had Lennon not been assainated 25 years ago?
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...

Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...

You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
in the world as one.

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.

Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.


Random

I think this is an awesome gift. I'm a nerd, so what? Landmarks of the World special edition
Buy here


Milkfed for the cutie ladies. Go shop


Lovely poster by RC studios, with unique "scratch-off" ink to reveal what you actually have! I need 1 for my x'mas list next year!


Howies from UK does some nice clothing. I love their writings as well....

In case you didn't know already, purple is IN this season. But so is pink and lime:

Much mahalos to John for the Hawaii-five-O tee. Futura & Stash on Island Snow x Recon blank. mmmm....

finally found something to match my nike x undefeated dunk hi's

Pix


vehicle of choice: Rolls Royce

Sunday, December 04, 2005

still here
Apologies if i have been missed. No, i'm not dead...worked to death, just not there yet. *phew

Will see if i manage to overload the host servers again...heh


Blurry pic from the Kostas "thingie" at Surrender some time back. Props to Earn for the little [short] brief on 06 goodies. Key notes: Denim. NBHD. Fusion. Footwear.
Best to save up. now.

Still ape-crazy...footsoldier and commandZ. peep stylee boyee...



cute toilet in a certain Sofitel hotel



clot x fragment 505 - dropped
300 hk + tw



clot x madsaki 517 - end Dec
300 hk + tw


hatters!




Jan von Holleben does an awesome project Dreams of Flying. Really sweet...must try it some time



Following success of the "illegal street art installation" project, the dudes at "ihavepop" blow by real quick for installment #5: Illegal street wear installation
I love their stuff and its an interesting read on the store owners reactions...


mad Q for the Stab

pics courtesy of naive

peace

Sunday, November 20, 2005


ten

My buddy Ibrahim asked me about one of my tees the other day, so here's a clearer pic:

Something for the 10th anniversary of Jun Takahashi's Undercover circa 2000. Its fantastic as an undershirt (under:cover, get it?), long before BaseControl. I'm pretty partial to nondescript tees these days. Coupled with my healthy obsession with vintage tees, it might be my view that you should be comfortable with what your like and wear them, not be loud and show others that you too have the dough to own that next hot tee. Its a thin line between being affected by hype and what hype wants to follow.





and we have a winner....

this is like, gonna be on my wishlist for the next 3 years (until the next console comes along)
news & pics


for the zombie within...

LMACx Punter hoodies up lmac shop

Saturday, November 19, 2005

hello
its been a while, just thought i'd check in once in a while...

bape sounds tee + lEvis 1937

You know x'mas is coming when you get mail offers on "best deals", "spectacular extravaganza" blah blah; the streets in town are lined with red and green; lamp posts start to play "seasonal" muzak - its funny coz we only get 2 seasons here: Humid & Wet and Humid & Dry, hence i do not understand the relevance of "winter wonderland"; stores everywhere start to churn out their winter catalog....I fear for my wallet.

I do have a couple of items on my "want" list though, feel free to hook me up. Trust me, you'll gain a good friend (plus, i won't bite):
W)taps gear: jacket, tees
"Teenage Lust" deck
Visvim FBT or Christo

Hmm, not that long of a list huh? Ah well, i can't think too much, i'm getting distracted now and then, which is just as well.

My buddy Tom says i'm nuts with the tees, yeah well...he's right.. haha. Finally get to strike one of my list of "Tees to get":

Supreme x Bathing Ape


I know i'm late on this, but i just saw the link in my bookmark
Yann Arthus Bertrand
If you happen to be along Scotts Road outside Borders, peep the exhibit for the beautiful prints. Speechless



180 Premium - 95ukp


Randy & Moss

Look for new issue of Untitled come Jan '06. bread and butter

Lil Pink Devil

New Starck for Richard Mille

via

thisisnaive's Shopopens


via FreeProblem

peace

Sunday, November 13, 2005

shit is bananas
Been a crazy week...though not in the "happenin" and "rockin rollin" kinda way i wish for. I feel like a rant coming...but even i can't muster the energy for it (that's rare lol). And i can't even blame it on something else. Shite, and i thought i had quarter-life crisis all sorted out.
Work's been a mess, and i expect a snowball of calamitous proportions to form: should i run from it, or be crushed and hope to live? Gosh, i love how perspectives shape people's thoughts: i ain't as unpressured and cool about the mountain of workload as i seem man. The fact that i managed it doesn't mean my workload should encompass "mountain-loads" everytime!

Urh, whatevs


Had a little downtime, and went to the tight Kostas setup at Surrender. I like the looks of "interceptor" prints...too bad not all(90%) of the peeps in there were for them i suppose. But it was nice to finally put a physical face and see the Man who makes the stuff which i really dig. Heading to these places somehow makes me feel alienated from the whole trend/hype/style/thingmajig that is "street" these days. Can't seem to find someone else i can touch base on. I must be getting old. :P
Brought along a copy of Superhero & Six, and a CompleteFinesse tee...was thinking of letting the man sign. But seeing how he's being badgered by the hounds, i just leave it in my pack, i'd think he's had enough. Maybe some other time we'll meet



Mr Kim prob sums it best in this neat article in Code...read it at EM press


I'm plastered, have fun with the pix and linx:
Terriyaki Boyz ala Bape makeover


Dropped


If you don't know Muji, then its high time you do
read the Observer article for info fodder, before heading to Muji JP and Muji English

Ladies

LILL custom handbags should bring cheers to the ladies

Toyota Aygo
U know they have something special when the site for the new car looks this yummy

Shape of things to come: Cube
From the epitome of cool...the Big Apple will get a glass Apple (sorry for the bad pun)

Blue Balls
Nope, not what you think...but this has got to be the in the top 5 amazing sites, for now at least
blue balls - the fun starts when u really focus on just 1 of the tiny buggers.

peace