I Eat.

Once upon a time, there was a guy called Volcan who would know when God would suddenly throw fire at the village he so dearly loved. With this amazing power, he saved the villagers countless times, and in return, they hold him in high esteem. A few years later, some villagers found a huge mountain nearby which was so hot it could boil a human alive. They named this oddity Volcanknows, which later came to be known as a volcano. The end. =)

CATS has been great so far. I love the idea of creating new things. Ever since i was young, i would watch people make big things out of little stuff. Like bakers baking cakes. I love the idea of creating things out of materials i can easily get hold of, like PAPER! I would try making things i could use out of paper, like: folders, wallets, cd holders, paper dustbins, etc. Origami books helped alot, except that i wasn’t really interested in making structures that would take up space on my desk.

When Lego is not Lego, it is the best toy one can ever have. When i was really young, my dad used to buy Lego for my brother and i to play with. All the blocks were stuffed into a large blue carrier, which looks like a huge lego piece as well. (I still have it with me. xD). We were supposed to make a house with it, as shown in the sticker on the front of the carrier, like the serving suggestions one see on can food tins. Thus, it comes with two asexual humans with interchangeable body parts, umbrellas, a beach chair, and some trees and potted plants. I was intrigued the first time i saw my father finish the structure. It looked exactly like the serving suggestion, from the placement of the windows to the freezed actions of the yellow humans. I loved it so much i did not touch it for days, so as to preserve its state for as long as i could. Which wasn’t very long. Soon, i demolished it and rebuilt the structure. After that, i made houses of other designs. Then, the houses became objects. Soon after, i was making pencil holders out of the Lego. I started with a basic one, and ended with one that could hold all kinds of stationery, which also comes with a card holder and armed with a memo pad. Then i made a ‘ticketing machine’ which uses dominoes as tickets. After which i made a drawer. Serious. I put cards in between the sections so that they would come out more smoothly, because the protruding holes on top of the Lego pieces are obtrusive. One day, i hope to make a massive structure out of unlimited Lego pieces. =)

Some time back, after reading too much logical shit for the O Levels, i decided to write a composition which has got NO logic, NO common sense, and NO meaning. It was hard, seriously. Like going against how my brain was trained to work. This is it:

Lateral Latex.
I was just receiving the bowls of silver hairbands when the redness of the lighthouse caught my delirious moustache.The workers went qwertyuiop before the rest of the toilets caught up with them. They took the lighthouse into their own hair and immediately ate up the gunmen within the shortcake of limited array. The goodies were fabulously attached to limitless beans, bringing upon a sense of nostalgia, pretty associated with happy coupons. The typewriters love coupons. Pungent, they claim the coupons to be. Full of good compass, worth the bag of grass. Again, him see to love would i sometimes. Whimsical fantasy brimming full of marigold. The lollypops woud catch the popcorn and put them into displays full of policemen. The star would love to do a nose job, sponsered by thousands of paperwork and cashiers. The bridge must be high enough, said the star. Thus, the star could reach the moon, or get burnt by the sun. The barbeque is lovely, but the prawns do not enjoy it at all. Too hot, increases global warming. The harvest would be poor, the peoples hair turn into dry hay. The horses no food, for the grass had dried up, and had to resort to eating peoples hair. The people do not like it. Too bald, they said. But cooling whatsoever. So they would listen to their players, or board their fancy yachts that take them too far away into the ocean, and crash into the red lighthouse that caught my delirious moustache when i was just receiving the bowls of silver hairbands.

However, it was really fun writing crap. I love doing stuff like these. It really is therapeutic. Haha!

What attracts my attention? I might say: Beauty, humour, uniqueness, simplicity(design and context), quality and practicality are the 6 things out of many that would catch my attention.

First things first. Beauty. I have to admit that i am attracted to things that are beautiful, although i know that external beauty is not everything. But, the beauty of a product is very important in catching the eye of people. Thats where packaging design comes in. People want to use beautiful things, no matter the cost. Then again, people want to use beautiful things to make themselves look better so that they can appear more beautiful in the eyes of others.

Humour is next, and its definitely important. Witty one liners would definitely help a lot! Humour is what people find easier to remember; unless in the case of others, remembering grudges are easier. But generally, humour in a product does show some depth.

Uniqueness is more important now than ever before. Women want accessories that are beautiful and can’t be found elsewhere. This is where handmade goods come in. More people are daring enough to set the trend themselves now, compared to the past where people generally wear the same thing. I have seen classmates personalize and customize their bags to show that they are unique individuals. A group of close friends may buy the same bags but each will add more things to alter the look of their bags, making each one different.

Simplicity is next on the line; as simple things are better remembered by people. Simplicity can be used in two things: Simplicity in Context and Simplicity in Design. An advertisement, for example, which is complex and long might make people avoid it rather than take their time to figure out what the ad is trying to say. A simple and straightforward ad will, however, bring peoples’ attention to it immediately. And as it takes little effort to understand the message of the ad, the general public will find the ad more endearing. Simple designs are easier to remember, as i have said before. Its easier to remember pictures, and even more so when the pictures are simple and easy to digest at one look. Design, on the other hand, is not only about pictures and art. Design is the main key, a tool to solve problems. That is why design is very important in catching people’s attention – it catches their need.

Next, there is quality. People like authentic stuff, the goods with the real thing. People respect workmen who put all of their heart and soul into the making of something. For example, food. Chefs in dramas are told to pay attention to each and every ingredient. There must be care in the cooking and the procedures must be done well and accurately. After that, the finishing product must look good and appetizing. That is, in dramas which feature fine chefs from fine restaurants. I am guessing its the same everywhere. Once a person performs his art with pride, there would definitely be quality in the product. This also brings the cost of the product up, along with the trust of the consumers. Perhaps this is what makes a label branded.

Last of all, there is practicality. If something is beautiful and eye catching and all that, but one is unable to bring it to use or even to fruition, then the object will only remain as an object.