Zenny and the Zen: June 2010

Gather round children, the Toys are back!

Posted by RuZen Chung On 4:18 PM 0 comments

10 years after Toy Story 2 (and 15 years since the original Toy Story), Disney Pixar brings Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang back to the big screen! OMG OMG OMG!!!! As someone who grew up with Disney cartoons and movies, how can I not be super-exciterered??? WoOWwoWOo!

In this installment Andy is all grown up and is preparing to depart for college. This presents a problem for his old-but-faithful toys as they are uncertain about Andy's need for them. However, Woody is the only one that remains optimistic about Andy's feelings for them, and relentlessly attempts to persuade the rest of the gang that they have to be there for Andy whatever happens. This leads to the toys finding themselves in a day care centre, run by a cute and cuddly bear toy, and soon thereafter they find that they've stumbled upon a dark secret which leads to their attempt of a great escape (reminds me of that 1960s movie The Great Escape). This is not left unaccompanied by the hilarious antics of the toys as well as the adorable new characters as well as beautifully rendered 3D graphics.

Adverlets bloggers enjoyed the privilege of watching the movie a WEEK before it was released (even the world premiere!) so we had to hand over our electronics (mobile phone, laptops, cameras etc) such was our privilege MUAHAHAHA!! Before the show started there was the press launch, and they even flew Woody and Buzz all the way from HongKong to attend the conference!

Here are some concept art for the Toy Story fans to enjoy.

LOVING the colours.

Hahaha this is so cute!

As you can see, the vibrant colours as well as the trademark cute and quirky characters look real promising. This show (the whole trilogy actually) is gonna be one of those anthologies that you would wanna buy the special limited edition box-set with holographic cover and illustrative booklet just to keep the fond memories and the simple joy of being able to watch anytime, anywhere.

I can't bring myself to spoil the movie for you guys, so i'm just gonna upload some screencaps from the movie itself. To those who haven't managed to watch it yet (which undoubtedly 90% of you guys should've already LoL), don't worry these images WON'T spoil the movie for you guys k?

Oh wait, i'm having a problem uploading images from the press kit CD here. Dang. Guess i have to curi from Hanie's blog =.=

Woody trying to convince the rest of the toys that Andy still wants them.

The toys are in awe at the first glimpse of Sunnyside DayCare.

Lotso (new character!) showing the toys around the daycare.

I thought the interaction between Barbie and Ken was brilliant!

To those who have not taken time off to catch Toy Story 3, PLEASE DO SO ASAP! IMHO, one of the best films from DisneyPixar and a MUST-WATCH movie this year. I, for one would not mind watching this movie 2, 3, or even 4 times. It's just one of those movies you won't get tired of. On a scale of 1 to 10, i'd say......."To Infinity....and Beyond!"

events, media, toy story 3 |

Unwritten

Posted by RuZen Chung On 4:44 PM 0 comments

You laying next to me, i can feel you breathe.

You laying next to me, with that familiar expression on your features.

You laying next to me, as the sunlight peeks through the curtains.

You laying next to me, i ask myself "What else matters?"

All i want is to just hold you tighter and tender, as time stands still, your hair tickling my cheeks.

And i realize that everything that's happened so far was worth it.

thoughts |

Dreams on LSD

Posted by RuZen Chung On 3:46 AM 4 comments

I'm walking through a golden forest with cute furry jungle creatures frolicking about my feet. Chipmunks, raccoons, badgers, snakes ( o.o ), hamsters etc. In lil squeaky voices they announce "Come Zenny! Come experience the wonders of the forest together with us!" They proceed to carry me on their tiny paws towards a shining light in the middle of the forest, singing songs along the way.

Cute furry animals.

Eventually we reach a clearing. I look around and the cute furry jungle creatures are gone. Instead, there are things (?) lying on the grass and rolling about. A dodo bird, Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Super Mario and 2 jelly blobs. Suddenly the sky turns dark and a volcano erupts in the distance. The lava spews forth from the volcano and in an instant it is burning everything in our sight. The dodo bird makes a weird clucking noise and suddenly transforms into a pterodactyl and takes all of us onto it's back and takes us into the skies.

The jelly blobs (minus the jar)

Sasquatch

Instantly the world is upside down so that the sky is the ground and the ground is the sky. Super Mario shouts (with this accent ROFL) "Don't worry, Mario is here!" and begins jumping around and hitting bricks with his head and coins start falling from the sky(ground?) and suddenly the world is upright again WTF? Bigfoot/Sasquatch then proceeds to act like King Kong and climbs a nearby tree carrying the two jelly blobs and Super Mario (the dodo bird flew away).

And suddenly i'm in my room again. I look around for awhile, and my phone rings. I answer, and guess what, its Miss HanieHidayah. She asks me how am i doing and i'm like wtf, i just saw you a few hours ago. She then tells me that she has migrated to Australia alone and has found a new boyfriend and has plans to start a family (SUPER IMBA WTF!). Before i can say anything she hangs up and i'm stun cock for a few moments then decide to fly to Australia to see her and try to talk her out of it.

The next thing i know, i feel the blankets being thrown off me and i can hear my mom's voice shouting "Eh sau mung kai! Wake up lar! 2pm already la sozhai!"

..............

Well i'm sure there was more but that's all i could remember. Man i love these kinda dreams.

What was your weirdest dream?

dreams, fantasy |

Converse Star x David Corio

Posted by RuZen Chung On 7:09 AM 0 comments

So like, this famous photographer, David Corio flew down to for a showcase of his art. The event Converse Star x David Corio held at Zinc Space, Bangsar. Byknyer ppl from the media and fashion industry attended, and me walking around mcm malu jer wearing normal pants and t-shirt...lol! Thanks to HanieHanie for the invite~~

Johnny Ramone from The Ramones

The masses checking out David Corio's potraits and photographs.

L-R: Hanie, me, Rebecca

Converse's Blondie sneakers! Coolnezz! Hanie was like 'Noooooo i want!!!'

Converse's The Clash highcuts!

Kinda got lazy to take photos after awhile. Was busy walking around to look at David Corio's awesome photographs of singers/actors/celebrities. Now regret doing so coz i can't share those imba piccy's with you guys...T-T

Next time fo'shizzle ma nizzle.

art, events, photography |

Hanie's Shoot + Barsonic

Posted by RuZen Chung On 12:20 AM 0 comments

Some outdated pics of Hanie's photoshoot + Barsonic pictures! XD

Hanie's photoshoot was at some clubhouse in Seputeh, cant remember the name of the place. Looks posh though!

There was no theme for the photoshoot. It was kinda spontaneous, but the concept in mind was something along the lines of Lady GaGa. Mind you, the pics below are not the actual results of the photoshoot, but just some pics taken by me from Hanie's camera. For the real thing check out Hanie's blog!

Pictures from Nikon D40X + 50mm F1.8 lens.

Warm up shot. Turned out to be one of the nicest =.=

I like the vintage rockstar effect in this one.

Photoshoot wrapped up around 12am, so we headed straight for Barsonic with AmandaPanda. Hanie still had her crazy eye make-up on which she refused to take off cause it looked awesome (seemed kinda weird coz everyone was staring at her eyes).

Nisrin!

Hanie + Sarah G.

L-R: Jovi, Sarah G, me, Hanie

Too busy jumping and running around to take photos, sorry! More to come in future, i promise you my padawan learners (SUPER LAME...!).

One love, dawg. Peace.

barsonic, parties, photoshoot |

Escape to tha Tioman!!!

Posted by RuZen Chung On 6:42 PM 1 comments

So like yeah, about time this post came up! The gang and I headed to Pulau Tioman for a much needed vacation in April (I know la long overdue, but what the heck =.=)

We wanted an island vacation that was affordable yet comfortable, so we chose the Panuba Inn Tioman package as it totally fit our requirements (CHEAP + AFFORDABLE). Check out Hanie's blog for a detailed breakdown of the packages and prices.

The gang met up in the then-functional Puduraya Bus Terminal to catch a 6pm bus (like waddafark the trip only is about 6 hours). What to do, the midnight buses were full. Crap.

What to do when we arrived at Mersing in the middle of the night? Bum at ANY possible location la! We ended up sitting at a mamak for a few hours waiting for the ferry to arrive at 6am. Champion tak? Dahla kena naik 6pm bus, tambah lagi it stalled even before getting 500m away from the terminal. Good job Transnasional! Well at least we didn't have to wait long for a replacement bus...

Anyway at the arrival terminal there was this group of kittens (the most adorable btw), kiut giler, terpaksa tangkap gambar.

Anyone wanna say that this isn't the cutest kitten everrrrrr? Geram sial.

Once we checked in and settled down (barely even 11am), the boys headed straight for the sparkling shimmering sands and waters. Except Miss Hanie who decided that it was too hot and instead took photos.

"Look dear, look at those cute frolicking creatures of the sea! One of them is in the middle of a mating ritual!"

What awaits on the other side? Ekspidisi to the great unknown.

A view of the jetty from our room.

Super Junior's next album cover.

Muay Thai for life.

Look, a mermaid! Its actually Leon haha.

The "Our Eternal Love" pose.

After basking in the glorious seaside sun, we had some lunch and headed out for activities (snorkelling etc). The rental for snorkels is RM10 and flippers were RM5. They had life jackets for rent too but if you took the package, they will provide them for you so don't rent any.

The whole point of the trip was just to relax and unwind, so we didn't go crazy with the alcohol or anything like that. Just.....relaxing all day long, with the melodies from my guitar, under the shade of a coconut tree, taking in the smell of the sea and the feel of the sand between our toes, feeling the breeze against our skin...Wah. Bestnyer...

Nightfall.

Julian the Boomer, Zenny the Jockey, and various common zombies AHAHA