MalaysianLondoner

Tmr, i leave on a jetplane

2008-08-07T21:21:00.000-07:00

Yea that's right..i'm leaving already.
No, not back to London tho..hahah!
I'm going to BALI!...

(freak!..i cant wait!)

Watch out for photos soon :)

I like this quote..

2008-06-30T21:36:00.001-07:00

"The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, "The trouble with this country is...."

Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)

No place like Malaysia

2008-06-27T10:11:00.002-07:00

In other words, i'm home!

its been a while since i last blogged ah, i realised..quite alot of things were happening lah, that's why.
well, for starters, i'm back in Malaysia. Arrived here last Sunday, and i've just been chilling out most of the time since. Just being with family and meeting up with friends and stuff..

I'll be in Malaysia for the next 3 months for those who are wondering, so yea, it's quite a long time..

Oh, did i mention, its soo hot here!..i feel really guilty as i say this, coz being very Malaysian, i was born and raised here most of my life, then i went to the UK for 9 months oni, now not used to the weather eredi..somehow, i feel less Malaysian in this area.

But yea, its good to be back. The ppl, the food, the culture...There's no place like Malaysia.

Summer's here!

2008-06-27T10:11:00.001-07:00

I'm DONE!

2008-06-02T06:36:00.001-07:00

WACHAA!!!

i'm done, i'm done, i'm done!!!
Friggin done for the year!!

Handed all my work in for my final assessment for the first year this morning..

:)

Aiyo....aiyo...aiyo...

2008-05-27T04:59:00.001-07:00

Getting more and more stressed...wahlau...

oh, we had a great weekend..it was Hillsong's In-House Leadership Weekend with Stowall Weems and Christine Caine!..
then, a great Sunday as usual..(first time sitting for all 3 sermons!..2 and a half services all together!)
Did a massive load of work yesterday, it was awesome progress...
Looking forward to Teaching Nights tonight as usual..

Looking forward to going home as well...4 weeks or so to go only..wahahaha!

Crunch Time!

2008-05-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

Cruunchh crunchh crrunchh...

I've only got 3 weeks (including this one) till my final assessment day where i have to hand in everything i've done this year, and i'm beginning to get proper stressed out!...

I know i'm gonna be fine at the end of the day, but for now, its just the anticipation of planning and rushing all my work, its crunching my nerves...

This assessment is the last one of this year as well, and i've been getting Merit Plusses for the last two terms, and so if i wana get a Distinction this time (and a high one as well), i really have to work hard for it.

So yea, you can pray for me if you want, and wish me the best for these next 3 weeks...

Cruunchh cruunchh crrunchhh...

XHIBIT 08

2008-05-08T01:15:00.000-07:00

XHIBIT 08

Photos from XHIBIT 08

2008-05-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

COMING SOON...very very very soon...

jasonkang.co.uk is here!

2008-04-30T06:39:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen, my very own website is finally here!

Please, please, do feel free to check it out...

http://www.jasonkang.co.uk

w00t w00t!

Oooh..nice one..

2008-04-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

Check this out..its a write-up of XHIBIT, my uni's annual exhibition.

http://www.artrabbit.com/events/event/5368/xhibit_08

Malaysian or Chinese?

2008-04-24T04:10:00.000-07:00

So...

Am i Malaysian or am i Chinese?

Well, alot of ppl should already know my stand on this, but i just feel i should blog about this..
Obviously, i'm friggin Malaysian!

Here are a few reasons why
-I was born and raised in Msia
-Both my parents were born and raised in Msia
-My grandparents were born and raised in Msia
-I grew up with mostly Malaysian friends, only like a few were actually Chinese from China
-Live a Malaysian Lifestyle (eg. mamaking...)
-If i went to China, i wouldn't really be accepted as one of them..

and one really really good one..

-if i was traveling to the UK for less than 3 months, i dun need a visa, but if wanted to do the same in China, i'd need a visa!
(There you go!..so much for being Chinese...)

If you're wondering why this post all of a sudden, i was actually talking to a Chinese person from church one day, and i was like, oh, i dun speak Mandarin, i'm Malaysian..and she was like, "well, that's a shame isnt it?"..and i was like, "no, i dun think so..i'm malaysian!"..

so there!

teehee

Coming Soon: Malaysian or Chinese?

2008-04-23T23:58:00.000-07:00

I know, this is a regular theme for debate, but i'm gonna write my piece of mind here soon...

heh...

I'm gonna take a walk..

2008-04-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

"Screw this!..i can't take this anymore!...i'm going for a walk..."

And i took the craziest 'walk' i've ever taken..
It was 1.15am and i've had it with work and let-downs...needed a breather, needed to hear God again...
Dressed up, and started walking...reached Camberwell green..."hmm, should i sit at the park?...nah, too many cars...too many people, defeats the purpose........let's get a bus!"...First bus that came was the 148, "Perfect!..."...Took it to Westminster Bridge, got off...Stood at the bridge and looked out over the Thames. Flippin freezin!...But it was beautiful...*still so many cars around, what's going on?........oh, its Friday...*

The lights of the Houses of Parliament were off already, but they still looked great..
Walked to the London Eye, looked back towards Big Ben...*Man, its cold....but its beautiful*
Took a few night shots with my Canon, trying to stay as still as possible, leaning against a pillar...
Walked along the Thames, enjoyin the view, getting away from work, from the let-downs..
Walked over to Jubilee Bridge, and crossed the Thames. Very quiet night so far.

Walks over to Trafalgar Square and its a different scene all of a sudden!..loads and loads of ppl!..drunk and jolly ppl!..
Think its time to head on home...its now 2:10am or sumthing..waited at the bus stop for the 12 to come by.
Went up the 12, got a seat..Turns out the 3 chicks i was sittin with were Malays!..small world...
i sit there acting stupid, listening to them talk about everything girls talk about, waiting for a chance to say sumthing in Malay...chance didnt come...

12 reaches Camberwell Green, and i'm headin back home...
"God, you hear the deepest cries of my heart...Fill this lonely heart of mine with You"

I reach home, its 5 to 3am, wake my laptop up, and i figured, "...that was one crazy 'walk'...i need to write about this.."

Rambut sudah panjang oh...

2008-04-11T04:10:00.000-07:00

For those of you who havent been skypin with me, here's a photo of how long my hair is already..
(and its only gettin longer!!!..muahahaha)

Spring's Snow...

2008-04-09T05:03:00.001-07:00

Spring's Snow...an oxymoron?..Apparently not..

I was quite sure the weather forecast on Tuesday wasn't joking when it said it was gona snow on Sunday and it was nice and sunny that day.
I was doing shopping before our Connect Group dinner on Thursday at Tesco with my friend Simon..we were at the counter and i was just mentioning to Simon, "Hey mate, apparently its gonna snow on Sunday you know.." and the lady at the counter started laughing so hard!..like she just heard the most ridiculous thing!..On the way out of Tesco's, i was like, "We'll see who's gonna be laughing when Sunday comes..heh!"

Are you laughing now, Tesco lady??!...(muahahahahaha!!!)

Quite alot of Londoners have grown to hate the snow though, that's because of the inconvenience it brings. But i pray the snow never loses its magic to me..I pray i'll never get bored of seeing snow, no matter how inconvenient it would be.

Kristy & Noah

2008-03-31T18:14:00.000-07:00

Woohoo!!..its 1:45am and i've just completed my latest drawing!

This one is of Kristy and Noah.
Noah is George and Kristy Botha's first and newborn baby. The reference picture for this drawing was taken when Noah was a mere 2 days old. He should be a few weeks old now...(George is Hillsong Powerhouse's Pastor)

(George, hope you like it!)

My table in my room. Notice the drawing beside the reference photo.

Anthony, you and me, we're going for an exhibition!

2008-03-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

Yep, just got news, that one of my drawings, Anthony, that i submitted for an exhibition was chosen.
Xhibit, is an annual exhibition held by the Student Union of University of the Arts London (my Uni).
This year they had over 340 entries from students of the UAL for the exhibition, and only 41 pieces were chosen.

Wooohoooo!!!!

I'll try to keep this blog updated with what's happening!

:)

Facebooked

2008-03-25T01:57:00.001-07:00

Dun laugh...

I know, i've been resisting it for the past 6 months now, but what can i say?..i miss you guys too much..so yea, i'm on Facebook.

:)

Wahh..alot of things to say..

2008-03-14T06:55:00.000-07:00

Why is it, every time i post up a blog, its because i havent posted anything in a long time?!..
but hey, here i am, so yea, here goes..

loads have happened since i last made my last post...its kinda hard to put them out like that in bullet form..but yea, i'll try..
(gosh where do i start???)

church recorded the next live worship album (a dream come true for me)
went through a great term at school..
got way way better results that i thought i'd get..
basically got a Merit Plus, (like a B+) when i was expecting like a pass only or a merit..and i even did better than my last term,....last term got a 77%, which is a merit plus, and this term an 84%..i think only like 1% less than a distinction..so, yea,..great news!..but i wun take for granted my results, i'm definitely putitng much more effort loh...

waaah..just realised there's so many things to talk about...i'm gonna split it into separate blog entries...so yea, wait for it...

(The team at church setting up on the album recording day..for some who dunno, i go to Hillsong Church London)

Designing for Hillsong

2008-01-16T04:43:00.001-08:00

Man, its indeed a dream come true for me...just a year ago, i wouldn't have imagined myself designing stuff for Hillsong..and here i am now, one year later, designing a flyer for Powerhouse and Wildlife..i have to say, it was quite surreal for me designing the flyers and putting the 'Hillsong' logo at the top left corner..(for those of you who duno, that's their trademark)..

so, yea, being quite a fan all these years, singing their songs, buying their albums, watching their videos, checking out their website...and now, i'm a part of Hillsong Church London, next month they'll be recording their next album, i'm serving on Team, and who knows?..i might be designing their website pretty soon...

and the best is yet to come!

(Thanks God, you always remember all our hopes and dreams...)

Happy New Year!!!

2008-01-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!

2007's been a great year indeed...(Here's a quick look at what i did)
-Started the year off with my 3rd semester doing my Foundation in Art & Design at Kolej Bandar Utama and finished in May...
-Got bugged by mum to write essays for Astro Scholarship Awards application..(thanks mum!)
Send in application and waited for reply, along the way, searched and applied for design universities in the UK. Had our eyes on University of the Arts London, spesifically London College of Communication.
-Went around with a good friend of mine, Jinchi, to Melaka, Singapore & Penang, helping her take photos for her Master's thesis...
-Worked as a life-drawing model in KBU to earn some pocket money
-Got reply from few Uni's, namely, UCE Birmingham, Middlesex Uni, & University of the Arts, London.
(For those wondering why i chose UAL, its because you can say its like the Harvard of Art & Design, a very prestigious and renowned Insitute. My college, London College of Communication, or previously called London College of Printing, has a history that goes back to the mid 1800's....how can you beat that??!...well, what can i say?...i love my University!)

(back to the list...haha!)

-Got a call from Astro, got shortlisted, went in for 1st interview (went in there and talk talk talk oni, hahah!...)
-Waited for a while
-Got another call from Astro, congratulations, got shortlisted again, went in for final interview (again, went in there and talk talk talk oni....even talked about my hair!...well, Ms. Lai Kuan started it, not me... :) )
-Waited for what seemed like forever!!
-Got a call from Astro, congratulations, accepted to receive the Astro Scholarship Award... (woohooo!!!)

(long story short)

-Flew to Heathrow, London on Sept 11...(dun worry, i'm alright)...
-Settled down in my new home, (Uni Halls of Residence)...
-Sight-saw around London for a few days (while waiting for college to start)
-College starts, here we go!
-Along the way, had a great great time, learning so many things, experiencing so much, made alot of friends...
-End of 10 week term, handed in work for assessment...(we had 2 projects...One, write, design and produce a book. Mine was an 80 page book. Two, write, design and put together a functional website)
-Got our grades, i got a Merit Plus...(wanted a Distinction, but the standards are super high, only a few got that)...
-Christmas break came, hooray!
-Did a pencil drawing of a homeless guy called Anthony
-Spent Christmas with a few friends somewhere outside Central London
-Went up to Sheffield to stay with my best mate Richard for 5 days (beautiful place!)
-Came back just in time for the New Year's Eve celebration in Central London, me and my friends were among the 700,000 people that were out on the streets of London to invite the New Year..(it was crazy!!..but brilliant..)

Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!

Well, its been an awesome year altogether. So many things happened. Never could've imagined studying overseas, furthermore, in a place like London, and in a university like the UAL. (again, thanks Astro)...
its been an exciting year.....but...the best is yet to come!

Chiswick Park

2007-12-26T14:37:00.000-08:00

That's where i spent my Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day...at a friend's friend's house at Chiswick Park. (Thanks to you guys, Gerry and Sam, i didnt have to spend my last few days alone, and it means alot to me)..

So yea, i spent those days at Dana's house, Sam and Gerry's friend....it was 6 of us guys, the 5 of them Indonesians, and me, the odd Malaysian...(for the few days, i was such a jealous indonesian wannabe coz of their uber cool indon accent..ahhh!)

What did we do the whole time?...haha!...ironic..
all the way the other side of the world, and we were playing Winning Eleven the whole time!!!...(well, over here, they call it Pre Evolution Soccer, and that was the only difference), but yea..Wining Eleven, Eat, Sleep, Winning Eleven, Eat, Sleep, Eat, Sleep....hahaah!..at least it was better than spending Christmas alone :)

On Boxing day, (today), i woke up early, (coz i fell asleep early), and went out for some photography in the neighbourhood...it was a beautiful morning...

Thanks again guys, you have no idea how far such a small gesture goes...cheers!

Anthony

2007-12-24T11:12:00.000-08:00

This is Anthony...
(well, a drawing of Anhony...or rather, a photo of my drawing of Anthony...well actually, a image on your computer screen of the photo of my drawing of Anthony....or, hahaha!)

Anthony is one of the many many homeless ppl that live out there on the streets of London..He's been living out there on and off for about 3-4 years now.

The reason i wanted to draw again, was because, i didnt want to get a part time job during my Christmas break to get money...coz i thought it was a waste of my time and my skills in art and design...so, i figured i'd draw and try to sell my drawings, hoping that i'll make some good money from there...havent sold this yet, but i'll let you guys know....

Why homeless ppl?..well, why not?..
to cut the long story short, most pencil artists draw important ppl, celebrities, models, and friends and family...well, i do that too...but one day i thought, "hey, not many ppl like to draw the homeless....why not?.."...so, i decided, i'd do it...and seriously, why not?..
*think about it*
isit because they're hopeless scums, who brought their fate upon themselves?..
because they screwed up, and they dun wana do anything about it, contented with getting sympathized and given spare change?

well, i'd like to see them the way God sees them...and He sees, we're no different from them, and them from us..
so again..why not?

Sejuk?..

2007-12-23T10:47:00.001-08:00

Cold?...you bet!..and they say its only gonna get colder...
That day was one of the first with frost, so yea, we were playing outside, taking pictures and stuff...
Also, i'm still amused with the 'smoke' that come out of my mouth when i speak and breathe and stuf..ahaha!..
(what?!....i'm Malaysian lah...Malaysia where got such thing..Genting oso not much liao)

The people in the photos are my friends, Richard and Annabel...Rich's my best mate here..

COMING SOON - a vlog on school so far, and one more on church..(might be a long one, warning)

It ain't easy...

2007-12-11T08:38:00.000-08:00

It aint easy being away,
aint easy not having friends and family from home nearby,
aint easy living in ridiculous weather,
aint easy having so little daylight,
aint easy having so much work to do, but no one to do it with,
aint easy thinking that once this holiday is braved i have to start all over again,
aint easy not being able to have home cooked food,
aint easy not being able to just go out to get a tan,
aint easy not being able to eat Malaysian food whenever i want,

it aint easy....

...but its possible...

God help me.

Buck up

2007-11-20T10:17:00.000-08:00

Waaa...so stressed..

Sorry that i havent been updating much here, and that's coz i've been so so busy with my work..when ppl from church ask me how my week was and what i did, i always say, "oh, i was busy, doing homework"...that would be my answer everytime!
coz, its true!

anyway, yea, 2 projects...first one, i have to write and design a book (minimum 40pages), and i have to create a website..and i have to come up with everything in it... (basically, alot of work)..

spending alot of time working on my projects, but not enough lah..
back when i was in KBU, i would spend SOOo much time on my work, now, i dun spend as much, so i need to get back to that, i need to buck up..

so yea, getting busier and busier here..its getting colder and colder (it might have been below zero that day)..

missing homecooked food!!!

missing friends and family!!!

but all's well though, i'm having the time of my life here, and there's no need to worry for me, i'm doing fine..

hopefully i'll be able to show you more of my work in the future, so you can see what i'm talking about..hahah..

Jason

Follow the Bouncing Ball

2007-11-12T03:48:00.000-08:00

Here's an animation that I made for one of my college's workshop homework..
Made entirely with Photoshop, took me 7hours straight!!
(let me know what you guys think)..you have to click on it to open and view...

I'll be posting up my work on my DeviantArt website and here every now and then..:)

Vlog_03: School stuff and more..

2007-10-28T08:36:00.000-07:00

yo yo, my third vlog is here, sorry it took so long, i still don't have internet connection, so it takes me some time...
but anyway, here it is, so enjoy!..again, email me if you have anything to say or to ask, or simply to drop by a hi... cheers guys!

my email is j4s0nk4ng@gmail.com

Vlog_02: Money Matters

2007-10-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

Alright, here it is guys, my Vlog_02, talking about my Money Matters in London...

(sorry for all the clipping i had to do in this video, i talk too much..haih)

Email me if you wana ask anything, haha!...

cheers

Coming Soon...

2007-10-07T08:39:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys, but for now, you have to settle with a Coming Soon blog update, instead of an actual Blog or Vlog from me...

Anyway, i'm planning to come up with a Vlog that will talk about the Pound Sterling, coz everyone's been asking me about it, so i figured, i'd make a Vlog, that will explain my experience here with the Money Matters...

I've actually got photos that i wana put up here, but Picasa isnt Mac friendly, so it takes extra long for me to manage my photos here..they're the photos that my parents took while they were here in London, and on their Europe Tour..that's coming soon as well..

again, my apologies..but do look out for it..its coming soon!
:)

School's started, and i missed the first week!

2007-10-04T06:40:00.000-07:00

Yea, that's right..school started last week, but i only enrolled this Monday, and when i went for my first class on Tuesday, apparently its already week 2!!..i missed a WHOLE WEEK!!...

but nah, i found out, the REAL stuff starts this week, so i'm quite fine...at the beginning i was really really lost coz i didnt know what i was supposed to do, where i was supposed to be, who i was supposed to meet..all that..but its all pretty much settled now..

its 2:45pm on a Thursday evening..the weather here's alrite, gettin colder and colder everyday..pretty neat experience i must say...i've never worn so many clothes and not be soaked with sweat inside it before..its always something new everyday here in London..haha..

my internet's not up yet, and i dun think its gonna be up anytime soon...so for the time being, i'm using the public coms in my school...(actually spesifically designated for emailing only, hahah!)...but yea, i'll try to get my next vlog up soon, (no promises tho)..

again, do correspond with me via email, coz i dun frequent the comments here much...

thanks for dropping by, and until next time!

*a small shout-out to my friend Jinchi, "Happy Belated Birthday!"...cheers*

Jason

Vlog01-My First Vlog

2007-09-27T08:07:00.001-07:00

Here it is guys, my first video log..
Please bear with me if my video capturing or video editting skills isnt so good, bear in mind its my first ever!..

(Content: Latest update of my life in London, UK)..

Enjoy!

Malaysian Londoner

2007-09-27T04:06:00.000-07:00

Hey there guys, this is my new blog that i just set up spesifically so ican update ppl on my life here in London, UK..I will try my best to be consistent here (haha!)..

To correspond with me, it would be a better idea to email me, coz i'm much more frequent there!.. j4s0nk4ng@gmail.com

Also, i'll still be updating my DeviantArt website..that's http://effectionist.deviantart.com for those who aren't familiar...

Keep watching!

Cheers,
Jason