Short Notice.

Due to some problem, my blog can't be accessed by the previous address : www.azreenchan.com , so I'm using my old main blog link. I've notice some of other blogs are also affected by this - I am not sure why. SO for any subscriber, I hope you can still find me here and add me back, if you want. 

My domain name will expire soon and it may be used for my future website instead.

This would still be my blog.

TQ.

Little Things 78 : Summary of the Current Affair

Here is an ode to our current nation's affair. I feel dishearten by so many negative energy all around our nation through social network, newspaper and television. Be strong people, open your eyes widely and spread the love. At time like this, we should lower down our egos and unite.

Do what you want to do. 

Do what reflects you, what represents you as a grander version of yourself. 

If you want to feel bad, feel bad. 

But judge not, and neither condemn, for you know not why a thing occurs, nor to what end. And remember you this : that which you condemn, will condemn you, and that which you judge, you will one day become. 

Rather, seek to change those things - or support others who are changing those things - which no longer reflect your highest sense of who you are. Yet, bless all - for all is the creation of God, through life living, and that is the highest creation. - Neale Donald. 

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I wish you peace.

Doodle : Moonrise Kingdom

In my previous post, I mentioned about how inspired I was while watching the Moonrise Kingdom, so I doodle things that I saw in the film. I love the vintage items in the movie like the water flask, lamp, suitcase and record player. I also love the raccoon logo on each item that Sam wore because it was designed specially made for the movie. 

I also read from an article about how Wes specifically requested a design made for the Island's map and the books Suzy brought in her bag. They created a story & history about the island for the narrator to tell and also the story Suzy read aloud from her book. That is impressive :D

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Here are the doodles made while watching the movie :

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Movie : Moonrise Kingdom

I watched another movie by Wes Anderson, The Moonrise Kingdom (2012) last week. The movie was written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, remember my post on the Coppola's family ? Or read my previous post on the Darjeeling Limited. Well, this time the main characters were lead by two kids : Jared Gilman & Kara Hayward, both were pretty new in the film industry. 

It's an innocent love story of young children, in romantic-comedy genre, you can read the synopsis here.

What I loved about the movie? :

Read more if you watched the movie and wanted to know what I think about it :

Little Things 77 : Two Lies

“ Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.” — Rick Warren

Summary :
1. I can be super odd and you can still try to be my friend.
2. You can be super annoying until I want to agree to disagree in every matter that comes out of your mouth and I can still love you just fine. - azreenchan.

Case Study : Sofia Coppola

Why I have never heard of any female movie director, I wonder ? For that, I've come across Sofia Coppola, and did a little research on her. Made a list of all her movies and asked my sister to find it for me and spent the whole week watching one movie per night before sleeping. It's a great twisted finding, I have't done this since the Life of Pi. 

List of her movie :

The Virgin Suicide (1999) feat. Kristen Dunst & Josh Harnett

Lost in Translation (2003) feat. Scarlet Johansson & Bill Murray

Marie Antoinette (2006) feat. Kristen Dunst

Somewhere (2010) feat. Elle Fanning & Stephen Dorff

The Bling Ring (2013) feat. Emma Watson

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Please read more if you want to read about Sofia Coppola, my findings and also my thoughts. It were all based on my personal opinions, without any knowledge of filming, so this would be a little raw.

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Little Stories 53 : My Bookcase

" Are you going to do anything with your bookcase? ", my brother asked.

" No. I want to let it be like that.
I want to see it falling apart. "


So dramatic.
:D

Event : Walk & Run 2013 *update*

Read updates on my Walk & Run event list :

Oh Hello Etsy !

Hello May !

Check out my ETSY shop and enjoy a 10% discount !
Coupon Code : HEYITSMAY .

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Have I ever told you that Etsy is the best online shop platform available, so far? If it's not for Etsy, I wouldn't dream of sending countless stickers to all over the world. By far most stickers went to the US and UK. Others went to France, Greece, Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and the latest was to Poland ! 

Some addresses were not even readable by me :D 

For that, I thank thee, Etsy, for giving me a chance to explore the world through my stickers. And for being a great platform for people like me to meet other unique artsy-fartsy peoples of the world. 

The only reason I love hand-made things so much is because I feel like the thing was made specifically for me. The human flaws, the personal touch, the love and time - I appreciate those the most. 

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Little Stories 52 : My Morning

I love early morning. I love the silence it brings.

It's the only moment that I can feel the serene coldness of what a new day can offer. So that leads me to become very protective over my morning. I wake up, I do my stuffs, I take shower, I eat my breakfast, I kiss my mom goodbye and I go out for work. No fuss. 

You don't have to talk much in the morning. Only important things, only beautiful words like ; take care or have a nice day or be careful. None of that ever happened anyway. 

Ask anyone in my house, I think everyone knows how particular I am about silent morning. Every time my mom starts to find things to complain about like all mothers do, I'll whisper : "No, no, please not in the morning", as much as I tried not to say anything. Because I know it will ruin my morning. 

I walk to the bus stop and wait for the bus, sometimes reading, sometimes staring at nothing in particular. Hop on the bus and start to read. 

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Today, I didn't read. 

I sat next to an old lady who talked too loud with her friend who sat several sits back. It was too loud, almost shouting. I read 3 pages of Neil's book before I gave up and kept the book in my sling bag. I took out my earphone and turned on songs from my iPhone as loud as I can. But I can still hear her loud voice. That was for the 40 minutes bus ride. 

She ruined my morning over her loud 40 minutes conversation.

The whole bus was silent, except for her.