studio LDA - things on lips

things hang often on lips, have little space at heart.

studio LDA - balance

balance is not just a matter of how much

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studio LDA - enough

good design works on adequacy
so, do you know how much is enough

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studio LDA - chase

chase
that all is worldly
but
none know of your heart
including
yourself

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studio LDA - V can stand for victory

V can stand for victory

v
dress up the symptons
cover the truth
when it becomes a DNA
when it becomes incurable
when rectification means death
when corruption could only continue
are v

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studio LDA - group in a penisular

Group in a peninsular

Far at the other end of the umbilical cord
There is no 7% house buying discount
Educational
Economic
Privileges
Are always green or brown
Life is a mere function of existence
Decorated by karaoke, delicacies, travels, in a seemingly ok fashion
Dignity is locked in a safe box
But the content and the box has long been sold
Despite scorching heat all year round
Everybody sweeps snow at the front of their own door steps
More diligent then they normally do
During annual Ching Ming ancestor tomes cleaning session
Perhaps one day
They will realize
There is no difference
Between the two


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vertical can be horizontal

Vertical can be horizontal ( right can be wrong and vice versa) as there is no rules

Politics-------------a gentle raping
House--------------is making money
Educate(ion)------tool(s)
People-------------toy(s)
Go------------------if you only dare
Even to hell-------miss not a chance to cash in

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studio LDA - untitled

Untitled

June 30th morning
The Dato (grandpa) coaxed us all
I am amazed all are as innocent as his grand children
That afternoon nap
I dreamt of a black striped red worm
Wriggling on a thick fat book
It fell on the floor and turned a centipede
And then morphed into a scorpion
Shocked awaked from the nap
I then realized it wasn’t a dream

for skin and black widow

for skin and black widow

for a rosier skin
the soul is sucked dry
but the urge to have a black widow ride on you
never stop
“give- me- more”

皮肤红润的社会
为了更红润的皮肤
灵魂被吸乾涸
但那被黑寡妇骑的欲望
却未曾停过
我要 我要

studio LDA - dream

Dream

Fortunately
While we are numbed by dollar signs
To a universal definition of practicality
Dogs
Cats
Pigs
Still have dreams

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studio LDA - untitles

Untitled

Thousands of words from bible
Millions of acts from the court of laws
Do not match
A straight conscience from a heart

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ship of 25 million

ship of 25 million

ship of 25 million
goanna hit rock
the captain ?
already sunk
in the sweet beautiful bubbles
promises ?
can you not see ?
there they are in the sweet bubbles too

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两千五百万人的火轮
要触礁了
船长？
早沉了，
沉于那甜美的泡泡
诺言？
没看到吗？
不就在那泡泡里头吗？

studio LDA - straight or curve of profession

straight or curve of profession

straight…. curve……..
nope, nope, nope.
all wrong
it’s the tall one
with a little curve in the middle
ok, ok, ok,
it’s the bank book account
at the end
it was supposed to be straight
its now a big blob of massive dirty black

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直的弯的 专业


直……弯……
不！不！不！
全错了。
就是高矗
而中间又有弯的啦
Ok!Ok!Ok!
就银行户口的数码吧
画得乱七八糟，一团肮脏的黑。

studio LDA - simple solution to most problems in life

Simple solution to most problems in life.

This morning while I was driving to work, the radio station reported the forthcoming completion of “Smart” drain by end august, which claimed to be a solution that will solve the KL’s flood problem.

During lunch, just two shop lots away from my office, I saw through a metal grill drain cover, a drain deposited with so much rubbish it choked and blocked the water flow. I am sure there are many more of the same blockages in KL.

Sometime, you don’t need grand solution to a simple problem. I am sure as long as these smaller network blockages are not cleared and maintained, build another “Smart” drain, KL will still flood.

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studio LDA - seeing life beyond a Milo can

Seeing life beyond the content of our own Milo can

An ordinary rubber taper cum housewife, hard working, thrifty just like many other Malaysian Chinese, got back one day from her morning work, discovered all her years of saving in the Milo can was stolen! She was so sad and upset that she had a stroke immediately, and has since for 20 years been lying on bed.

This is sadly, a true story. This sad auntie is staying in my town looked after by her husband.

I know it’s not worth it. It might be just the few thousands. Even for a million or billions, would you ever do it in exchange for 20 years in bed?

If only the auntie was a little less concerned on her belongings, it would have been a different story. But this is life; it takes a lot more wisdom than you think.

It’s not easy to see life beyond the content of our own Milo cans.

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studio LDA - catching the sun

today, based on chinese calender, is a day we commemorate a patriotic chinese poet.

catching the sun - education

closing the thumb and index finger
lightly held within
a glorious little fire ball
that almost made him sneeze

“hey, what the heck are you doing?”
knocked off by a scream
and among the scorn sinister laughter
mocking
life and a poet
died together

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捕捉太阳的教育


拇指与食指并拢
轻轻的夹与其中
那几乎令他打喷嚏的小火球
“A， 搞甚麽的？”
惊呼醒了
与同学的讥笑声中
生活和一个诗人
同时
死了。

studio LDA - Toilet Judgement

Judge a society by the quality of general public toilets ?
Have you noticed? You probably have if you have traveled a fair bit.

You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge a society by the general quality of public toilets. Somehow, these toilets reflect the success/failure of a government on almost every aspect of life. Economy, policy, education…..etc. and of course, the general quality of people.

Judgement Day

Judgement Day

On 31stMay 2007, the New Straits Times head line in contrasting black white “judgment day”. The report content: A Malaysian Lina Joy lost her battle to have her religious status adjudicated by the country’s civil law. So Lina has failed. So in the eye of Malaysian Law as it is now, Lina is still a Muslim.

The majority judgment : “The determination of whether a person has renounced Islam is within the realm of Islamic Law and the right authority is thus the syariah court. Hence NRD’s reluctance to react until it received certification from an Islamic authority was logical..”

While the judgment was made on 30/5/07, today, judgment is made by the people of Malaysia and the world, on how Malaysia Law fairs. Today, is the judgment day of Malaysia Law.

A bit about the power of perspective

A bit about the power of perspective

When we draw, we always set things at an angle, often without knowing the power of this angle setting.

On a very same object, you look it up, you look it down, you have two very different perspectives. In this case you may be the painter, you may be the passive viewer, and you can also be a viewer that picks the clues from what you see and try to understand the object from other different angles.

Such is art, such is life.

studio LDA - A little thought about corruption, evolution and art.

A little thought about corruption, evolution and art.

I know neither biology nor politics. But I think the Darwin’s idea of natural selection applies here:

1. In a dominantly corruptive system (say a society), a clean entity is naturally discriminated, and it dies a slow death, while the corrupted ones would prosper.
2. The corrupted system will go on prosper in its own way until it can take corruption no longer. It then destroys itself.
3. Then come the opportunity for the clean entities to emerge.
4. These clean entities would then subject themselves to the lure of power, money until it gets to point 1 above. And the process recycles.

Somehow, I feel arts offer the only solution to this vicious cycle. Because..

Art is for truth, kindness and beauty.