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Invaders From Space

darkelf2099 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:38:14 +0000

A tribute to Tomohiro Nishikado masterpiece.

This idea got stuck in my head ever since i started revisiting some Flash space Shooters and remakes of Space Invaders.Finally today i found the time to work on it and this is what i have.I do quite like it but thats just my opinion

Holidays start on Wednesday and i might be going for a vacation to Langkawi on Friday.Hopefully that works out so atleast i can get some good R and R.

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Dark October Nights

darkelf2099 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:21:42 +0000

A dark an stormy neon lighted october night

A new artwork i created yesterday.Was originally supposed to be sort of like a calander of October but i realised this would look lame and went with a neon lighted style on a grungy background.Do comment if u have the time XD

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Another weekend over and back to work

darkelf2099 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:36:59 +0000

Well its Sunday night and its back to work for me tomorrow.Was a pretty fast paced and eventful weekend for me which started off with a bbq and booze party at a friends place.It was basically to celebrate my friends arm cast removal which he had to put on a month back when he was chased by a dog,fell down and fractured his arm after drinking with us.Yeah we all sound like alcoholics but its the weekend:)Also i had to help a few other friends with something and i witnessed something that not many people would witness in their entire life.I cant exactly say what it was but it sure does make you change your perspectives of life when you see it with your own eyes right in front of you.

Got a simple freelance project done for Unique Zone where i created the front page splash animation.I’m starting to enjoy doing freelance projects again and i may just start looking for more of these contracts.

Designed something on Saturday morning as i had to wake up early to help my mom with some stuff.This new piece is called iThink…

The idea came about when i was deciding and thinking what to do for my next artwork which ill start on tomorrow.I’m surprised how a weekly alcohol intake gets my creative juices flowing and im glad ive got alot of free time to work on my art.

Arsenal beat Blackburn 4-0 on Saturday as Adebayor scored a Hat-Trick and Robin Van Persie scored the first.Well done Gunners:)Looking forward to more football this weekend as the Champions League kicks off with Arsenal playing Dynamo Kyiv.

So anyways i’m off to bed now,i’ve got a 8.30 class in the morning and ive gotta be up early.Gnite everyone…

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Walcott sinks the Croatians

darkelf2099 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:21:56 +0000

Theo Walcott of Arsenal scored his first hat-trick for England as they beat Croatia 4-1.Now normally i dont really follow international football but this is an amazing feat for a guy who’s hated by almost every other England international player…maybe they’re all just jealous cause he plays for the Arsenal.

Anyways Walcott is developing into a really good player for Arsenal as well as England and was mistreated by people like Gerrard and Rooney when he was included in the World Cup squad but never played.The 19 year now has shown what he is capable of and will definately help his country try and qualify for the next world cup.

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An Evil Lurks

darkelf2099 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:04:09 +0000

Was listening to a lot of MJ music on the weekend and i realized how much i used to like the song Thriller.Back then it had some cutting edge sound effects and an amazing video.The part that used to always rock was one of the verses where a guy spoke in a deep voice,almost chanting and this is what he said…

Darkness Falls Across The Land
The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand
Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood
To Terrorize Y’awl’s Neighbourhood
And Whosoever Shall Be Found
Without The Soul For Getting Down
Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell
And Rot Inside A Corpse’s Shell
The Foulest Stench Is In The Air
The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years
And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb
Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom
And Though You Fight To Stay Alive
Your Body Starts To Shiver
For No Mere Mortal Can Resist
The Evil Of The Thriller

My latest design was inspired by the music of Thriller and MJ.Do take a look and tell me what you think:)

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2 Designs for the weekend

darkelf2099 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:19:19 +0000

Managed to design 2 new peices this week.Both done in Flash and both are 2 different styles.

Thrives In Chaos

Designed using Flash afew days ago.Basically this image looks like a vectorized rose/pair of lips growing in a place of total chaos,well thats what i wanted it to look like but no idea if i managed to pull it off:)

http://darkelf2099.deviantart.com/art/Thrives-in-Chaos-96878787

Slice

This one was completed this morning and its basically something for the weekend with its electronica themed style.Designed in Flash completely and the idea came after afew friends decided to ditch a great plan to go clubbing on the weekend:)haha…Might just join them if im in the mood

http://darkelf2099.deviantart.com/art/Slice-97059064

Well just thought id share this before i start pouring some alcohol into my body tonight and have a great weekend everyone…adios and now ill get back to watching LA Confidential

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Walking With a Chariot

darkelf2099 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:48:52 +0000

Last night us Hindu’s celebrated an annual festival that honours Ganesha for ten days, starting on Ganesh Chaturthi.The festival usually falls sometime between 20 August and 15 September and to mark this a bright Chariot traveled from a temple near out house and back as devotee’s walked along with it and gave various offerings.

This year i was forced to walk with it to the temple with some friends of mine but it turned out to be a really great experience which i intend to relive next year as well.The chariot itself is magnificantly decorated and lit up with beautiful lights.

More images here .

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Google Chrome beta Released

darkelf2099 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:35:18 +0000

Google has released their new brainchild;the open source browser called Chrome.Named after its Chromium styled look,this browser is going to raise the bar and give the competition a run for their money.With the release of the new browser,Google also released comic based learning material related to the technologies involved in the development of this new aged browser.

This new browser is said to be able to handle javascript much better and faster than its competitors based on the Sunspider JavaScript Benchmark tool test.

Some key features include:

Blacklists

Sandboxing

Plugins

And here’s the best part….The browser will have its own task manager similar to Windows CTRL+ALT+DEL which can be used to see how much memory a site is using,downloading the most bytes as well as the one’s trying to abuse your PC.

So its already released as a beta so do check it out and tell me what you think.I for one am definitely installing it tonight…

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A Splash of Life

darkelf2099 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:18:18 +0000

My cousin from Delhi recently came down so i was pretty much hanging out with him and his wife.The weekend was pretty hectic especially when Arsenal lost against Fulham which was a very irritating and confusing game.Cant really talk about the game much cause i didnt really watch much of it since i was at a bar getting drunk that night.

Just finished and uploaded my latest artwork which i got inspired after having some awesome greens with some friends and family during the weekend.What a high mann…good stuff XD

Work’s been treating me allright and im looking forward to an extended weekend cause of the Malaysian Independence day celebrations which falls on the 31st of August,Sunday so everyone gets Monday off as well…Wohooo getting drunk again this weekend:)

This morning Arsenal played FC Twente in the Champions League qualifiers where they crushed the Dutch side 4-0 with goals from Nasri,Gallas,Walcott and Bendtner.

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An adventure around KL

darkelf2099 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:50:44 +0000

Yesterday was a boring day at work and i was highly anticipating when the clock would strike 6.Time does go slower when you keep staring at your watch or clock.I started trying various ways to pass the time;mainly facebooking,chatting ect.

I was really looking forward to going home and getting some rest after a long tiring day at work,so i packed my stuff up at around 5.45 and sat at my desk and waited.At 6 i left the college,got into my car and it started to rain.As i got out of the car park and drove towards the highway the rain started getting heavier so i had to slow down abit but still i just couldnt wait to get home and relax.As expected when i got on to the highway it was bloody jammed and the rain made things worst.I thought to myself “oh well,ill still get home by 6.45″.So i kept driving and i suddenly realised i missed my exit and was headed out of the city.

This was when panic hit…Cars were zooming past me left and right and i was wondering where the hell i should go.I saw a signboard saying KL so i quickly cut to the left and took the exit.It brought me to an area ive never been to ever so i just kept going straight.This was when i realised i was low on fuel so i stopped at a station,checked my wallet and realised i had no money.My ATM card was rendered useless when i realised the petrol stations in this area werent equipped with ATM machines yet.So i left the station in a rush nearly getting hit by a bus….

I kept going straight and i reached a toll gate so i started searching around the car for money,i needed about RM 1.30 .I managed to find a dollar under my seat and another 30 cents in my coin box,i asked the lady at the toll booth how i can get back to Ampang(this is where i live) and she said just U-Turn and go back the other way which i did.After the U-Turn i noticed two signs saying Kajang and Kuala Lumpur.So i took the Kuala Lumpur route and i ended up back at the road after the toll booth and before the U-Turn.Hesitant to take a trip to Kajang i decided to go straight and take a gamble instead of the useless U-Turn.

Straight ahead i could see a massive jam and i was in a slow crawl in the middle of nowhere and in the pouring rain…The time was about 6.45 and i kept regretting why the hell i missed the damn exit.After awhile the rain subsided and the traffic started moving slightly i decided to save the last few drops of petrol i had by opening the window.I finally realised where i was because i used to follow my dad in the mornings when he used to send me to college.I was on one of the highest traffic density roads in KL during rush hour,with very little petrol and a bad sense of direction.

As i looked around i realised how awesome KL was with its diverse architecture and funny road names and crazy drivers and crazy pedestrians.It hit me right in the face that i keep wanting to leave and move to another country but come to think of it this is pretty much a perfect place for me…I grew up here,I’ve studied here,I’ve fallen in love here,I’ve worked here,I’ve gotten drunk here and I’ve had so many adventures here that i cant explain on this blog post.

Finally i found a petrol station that had an ATM machine and i pumped enough fuel to get home and for the next day.I kept thinking to myself how i take everything about this city for granted and how this one incident really made me look forward to spending many years to come in this beautiful city.True one day i might leave but i really would like to keep coming back to my home just to keep an eye on how great it’s developing and reliving the experiences I’ve had here with friends and family.

Happy 51st Independence Day Malaysia

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