@creditbrunch respect kepala kote ko,ko agama ape weyh ? ko nak kitorang respect ko ? langkah mayat aku dulu la weyh,pecah kepala aku bace comment2 org.argh ! tnggu la imam mahdi turun nanti,org2 cam ko larh yg kitorang akan rejam nanti.Time tuh Islam akan glory balik dan org2 cam ko rasa lah api neraka tu nanti.
December 19, 2010
Homophobic comments
In reply to a comment I made on Azwan Ismail's It Gets Better video, asking for respect towards LGBTs, I got the following response:
December 08, 2010
Krismas
Cute
Macam-macam / kegilaan / dok sibuk mengintai-intai / ayam / sushi
Two mushroom heads and tissue, flesh coloured Twin Towers with lubang on top, push to eject. Interesting!
December 07, 2010
Variations of a theme
Look! Mini fake-Arcos!
Varying!
Note: Sometimes I wonder how the original lamp was displayed when it first debuted in 1962... maybe in a sterile museum-like space at some MILAN SALONE.
December 06, 2010
Overdue Hari Raya Bazaar pos
Popia Jati Nadia with "feminine flourishes", next to a friend who does not adhere to socially constructed norms of how a girl is supposed to look~*~*~*
Kan elok kalau ni bersebelahan kelab dan restoran "Marketplace"? (Nota: Golongan songsang yang hanya akan tau "insider joke" ini...)
Hari Raya Surprise for the Pink-fan girl sleeping soundly... :(
"Mak OK jer..." — ;) + Feminine flourishes.
You Tiup Soya!
November 29, 2010
Piracy and the "Arco" lamp fetish
For some reason, the Arco lamp (above) has achieved so much popularity that local lighting supply stores (top picture) has begun stocking terribly unelegant copies of it. It is almost as if it's de rigueur to have an Arco displayed in a new condominium project's showroom (2nd picture) to denote taste and "sophisticated urban lifestyle living".
I have come across too many Arcos in certain B-grade restaurants, 'trendy' offices, or the aforementioned showrooms, and I can say that most of them are fake. I can tell at one glance: the curved stem on the FLOS-licensed version is flat brushed metal and tapers off very subtly in barely unnoticeable mechanical joints; the China-made versions have a stem which is cylindrical with very obvious joints.
I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad to see so many fake Arcos hanging around... as I do adore Mr. Castiglioni's work and have often thought about how satisfying it would be to own one of his lamp designs (my old time favourite is the Lampadina)... But I feel it is quite gila sikit to spend thousands of ringgit on such items, what more with unreasonable import taxes and a low currency value.
Maybe companies like G.D.O. or Timeless Designs can fill this 'need' for design by offering such iconic items at an affordable price. Because it really seems quite ridiculous for the average Malaysian to spend thousands on 'authentic things like that'.
Or should you say, buy within your means! And deprave yourself from these things, because they are unattainable, they are for rich people in Europe or Datuks here who have Eropah punya aspirasi? Shall we sacrifice iconic furniture lust so we can maintain our purist, non-pirated buying habits (so ethical gitu)?
Sometimes I say, TIU. WE ARE MALAYSIAN, WE BUY PIRATED DVDs FROM PASAR MALAM OR DODGY SHOPHOUSES THAT OPEN UNTIL 4am NEXT TO LOK-LOK CARTS. SO WHAT IF WE SPEND 1/50th ON A PIRATED ITEM OF LIGHTING OR FURNITURE WE REALLY REALLY LOVE, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT LOOK SO PERFECTLY/SO STRICTLY GENUINE?
Rileks la brader....
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Trivia: Boffi is an Italian company that makes posh Kitchen Systems and always advertise in Wallpaper* magazine; available in a showroom in The Gardens, Mid Valley —
...but because this is Malaysia, where salary is low but mimpi-Eropah never ceases, there is a local brand called Bofi jugak ya! The only thing they are ripping off this time, is the name... just like G.D.O. and G.O.D. lah... banyak lagi......
Rojak
Charming! Bouquets of flowers, a cat, 4+ different typefaces in the span of 15cm-persegi. Feminine touch.
November 22, 2010
Featuring Kenny G
I stumbled upon the above video while looking for home fixtures. The building materials from this company is not bad; I certainly am not dedicating them a post on this Journal because of their products (they supplied some ventilation blocks to the beautiful PJ Trade Centre [which to a lot of people is an Ugly Building]).
The essential discomfort lies within the pipey tune that automatically transports me to frizzy long hair (ala Mat Cintan), static government-propaganda graphics on RTM1, photoshop bevels and 'sexy' Chinese Ah Lian models advertising jacuzzis or home-based saunas!
November 18, 2010
Unpremeditated Post-modernist Interior Design
Amazing surrealist display. Note the aqua tones and the complementary salmon pinks; plus diagonally placed table runner.
Highlights: Motorcycle Stickers
For the minah rempit or mat rempit readers of UGLY MALAYSIANA,
(even the wannabe ones who cannot manage the Superman pose
on their Yamaha's for more than 5 seconds... lembiknyeeeee),
please find below three interesting visuals:
(even the wannabe ones who cannot manage the Superman pose
on their Yamaha's for more than 5 seconds... lembiknyeeeee),
please find below three interesting visuals:
1. AWEK INSIDE
2. KU SEPI TANPA MU
3. MAT REMPIT TENGAH TUNJUK SKILLS
November 08, 2010
Dedication
Dedicated to a friend whom I had midnight Chinese dessert with just now, near the Pudu Jail:
red bean / egg pudding / tea
October 29, 2010
LEARN CHRISTIAN MUSIC
The above picture is part of the SINGAPURA section of the website.
Yes, Singapore! First World country and always the only few Asian cities to make it on the Monocle Quality of Life Index, you also have the standard Quite Ugly Bunting Designs featuring the not-classic-like-Futura IKEA font: Verdana Bold!
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Spot the Difference
LOOK AT THE ABOVE AND COMPARE THE BELOW:
THE VERY SIMILAR FONT IS MYRIAD PRO BOLD (the rather standard font Apple uses for their printed/online titlings).
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? BARELY ANY.
(but I'm sure you know which one is more discriminated against!)
Wood and marble
Some people may argue that the only 'ugly' item here is the author's stumpy toes and the terrible quality of the camera phone image, or how the place looks seemingly uninhabited / full of dussssst. Very valid statements, for Parquet and Broken Marble are two everlasting interior fixtures that are still going strong in the hearts and minds of Malaysian home owners and are not 'ugly things'! But new property developers have opted for homogeneous tiles now because broken marble is out of fashion liao...
Still I prefer terrazzo to marble. Maybe because it comes in squares. Why must it be broken marble?? If they can break it to fit everywhere as a very random organic jigsaw puzzle, is it so much harder to assemble it in a more geometric way? (yes it's harder and more expensive probably).
PS I wonder how come people so takut termites attack laminate flooring but never think of all the existing parquet in so many Malaysian homes since the mid-90s? Wood also kan...
Many posts about flooring to ensue...
October 26, 2010
Similar script
SOFTER THAN EVER
MY DATE WITH A VAMPIRE
(note: This vampire has blue iris ah, but it's not because of coloured contacts — it is treated with a sort of anti-anti-red eye filter... maybe just two dots of blue in a digital imaging program. Very amusing.
Technically this could be a Hong Kong design, but here at UGLY MALAYSIANA, we are very inclusive and embrace diversity.
Imagine there's no countries, it's easy if you try.
Beck Hansen print on a tanktop
FUDGE ZONE WAFFLE STALL
COUNT HOW MANY PHOTOSHOP EFFECTS THERE ARE IN THE ABOVE PHOTO. This is called Free-Spirited Design!
The author in comfortable clothes for an express bus, giving a thumbs-up in advance to the rather lonesome FUDGE ZONE establishment located somewhere along the North-South Highway. He was very happy with his purchase of the chocolate/butter waffle, even though it was a tad soggy. But he blames the soggyness on it (the waffle) being in the plastic bag for a tad too long! Photographed by famous Malaysian artist [NAME RETRACTED].
Transgender
A bit like "Tranz" jewelry by Poh Kong ya, but that's for another day.
October 25, 2010
A description of a house by a rich Chinese man.
Excerpts:
It displays vastness of full height windows & has view of magnificent greenery besides the condo unit.
It is my Dream Home as it is a truly well crafted lifestyle masterpiece that reflects the fruits of my success, style & taste. / …signals that I have achieved certain goals in Life. / …embraces my soul in enriching blissful moments with my family of six, with living space that exudes openness & freedom.
It is my Dream Home as it is a truly well crafted lifestyle masterpiece that reflects the fruits of my success, style & taste. / …signals that I have achieved certain goals in Life. / …embraces my soul in enriching blissful moments with my family of six, with living space that exudes openness & freedom.
(Picture shall not be posted, but just picture a rather ostentatious multi-million ringgit condominium that looks like a very expensive karaoke bar)
Wonderful! "Time" and the Malaysian "busiNEss TOdAy"
These two covers were spotted a few months back in the most inspiring late-night magazine store in Taman Tun Dr Ismail: Jaseema. Notice the masthead to the Malaysian magazine: it is designed in a way that incorporates both upper and lower case letters in the same word! Ingenious!
Both are also bespectacled subjects. Mr. Steve Jobs is wearing rimless glasses from German-based Lunor. The datuk on the right, not sure lah...
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