*takeru-san

What can I say? My summer with the movies were a blast!
Just finished watching The Dark Knight and I fucking love
Heath Ledger's performance as the psychotic Joker. Be very disturbed by his eerie and mesmerizing portrayal of one of Batman's most celebrated criminals in Gotham City could ever offer. Try not to spoil all the fun for you guys and girls out there but I can promise you all that you'll be walking out from your cinemas with the mind of a Joker... or maybe Two-Face or the Batman.

SO what else i can say is that it feels like a horror-psychological thriller with a squeeze of all the dark film noir stories out there. My friends and I agreed that its one of the best Batman or superhero movies ever and hope they just end it there.

But you know, Hollywood will spin another round of films due to their "trilogy" idealist. Sadly to say, there will be more but the question is will Christopher Nolan is up to the challenge to bring
back the Dark Knight to Gotham once more?

In memory of Heath Ledger.

Just dunno what to update in my journal about. Work as usual and only have a small pocket of time just nice for my own stuff but usually I get tired quickly after a whole day's work in cracking my brain think of what color to use in the backgrounds for this animation series I'm currently working on.

Anyways, its been a good progress and I slowly appreciate the importance of having a team of backgrounders and colorists to save my ass from overwork. >3>"

Till then, gonna brace myself for Hellboy II and The Dark Knight.

daryl

1. Are you ready for 50 questions?
Ugh... not really. Feels like I'm doin some test.

2. Which state/country do you live in?
A banana shaped peninsular island/continent known as Malaysia where some foreigners and tourists still thinks we're living in tree tops and have jungle orgies . Currently living in Selangor where Kuala Lumpur is the main city there.


3. What is your favourite thing you got for Christmas?
If you're talking bout last year, its a big electric keyboard from my parents.

4. What was the last thing you did in 2007?
Thinking of quitting my job which I didn't.

5. How tall are you?
The average height of a normal guy.

6. Are you new on dA? How long have you been a member?
Since 2004? I think.

7. Are you male or female?
Male.

8. Which program do you use to chat?
Windows Live MSN.... or whatever you called it.

9. What was the first thing you did this morning?
Answer this questionnaire?

10. Do you own a website or forum?
I have a blogsite and some webcomic sites.

11. Is the computer you're using your own computer?
Yep, pretty much mine. Thanks to my dad.

12. What is your favourite type of food?
I like noodles. Wanton Noodles are my personal fav.

13. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I'm the eldest, I have two younger brothers and one little sister.

14. Do you have an account on myspace?
Not interested.

15. What is your favorite video game or anime character?
Guu

16. What is your favorite color?
Used to be blue but now I don't know. Maybe white, since I kept wearing white these days.

17. Everyone loves candy, right?
Sure, but not always.

18. Have you ever gotten a gift art from a friend or someone?
Yup, but mostly from DA watchers and the regulars. (hi guys and girls! )*waves both hands.

19. Do you have the Wii?
I'm planning to..um..get one....

21. If you could have one wish, what would it be?
I'd wish I'll die in my sleep when I'm a grandpa after raise a family and left behind a legacy of my years of published comic books and artworks.

22. How long do you sleep?
I wish I was a bear. I really want to hibernate.

23. What is your favorite part of day?
Towards the end of the day, which is called the blue hour. That's my favorite part.

24. What kind of creature/person is your character?
I was unofficially registered by my friend Jules, as a bat
for some reason. But unfortunately, I'm a tubby. Not the happy counterparts but a black emo and hates the other colorful homos. LOL

25. What is the first letter of your name?
D

26. Do you cuss/swear/curse?
Oh yeah, only when someone pisses me off.


27. Are you happy, excited, angry, or sad at the moment?
In a state of blurness.

28. What is your favorite video game?
Lately, none. But to think of it, its Fatal Frame. Nuff said.

29. Do you think Nintendo is an amazing company?
With the Wii and stuff? Of course!

30. What is your favorite video game company?
Square Enix, Konami and Sony.

31. Do you like doing quizzes?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

32. Do you have a lot of good friends?
Just the ones I grow up along in college and now in my current job place.

33. What color eyes do you have?
Brown with a tinge of black.

34. What is your favorite Pokémon?
Pikachu... what?

35. Have you ever seen a house on fire?
You see one, you've seen it all.


36. What is your favorite book?
Mythic Beings

37. Have you ever read a 100 paged book?
Please, I've read more than that.

38. Are you a Christian?
Certified by the big dude up there.

39. Who do you like better: Mario or Sonic the hedgehog?
Mario!

40. Do you like to do smilies?
simie-whut?

41. Do you like to be funny?
I tried. But comedy isn't part of me.


42. What time is it right now in your time zone?
10.30 a.m.

43. Do you like to draw with a pencil or computer mouse/tablet?
as long I can create artworks, I use em both.

44. What kind of desktop do you use?
For the time being, its some water with bubbles on it.

45. Have you ever beaten a video game?
With my Camera Obscura, yeah!


46. Do you have an action replay for some system/game?
No.

47. What is your favourite holiday?
Um, christmas?

48. What is your favourite letter?
I prefer envelopes....Fine... its A.

49. What is your favourite number?
13 coz its funny to see people get freaked out on this number.

50. Now tag 3 of your friends!

anyone who feels like doing it. But, ah what the heck....
George
Jason
Ayon

Can't wait for Hellboy II: The Golden Army to hit the big screen in my homeland.
Del Toro, I'm counting on you to cheer me up with your movie.

Next on the list is 'The Dark Knight' but of course, I better watch 'Batman Begins' before the sequel comes out. I want to see the late Heath Ledger's performance as 'Joker' so badly.

Am I suppose to be excited for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor? Uh, no...
coz I love the first two ones and I had very low expectations on the third and what's with the all powerful Jet Li could control the five elements. Its getting too cliche with the elements this and elements that... sigh. Just because we're chinese doesn't mean we're all 'Fung Shui' on that element concept.

Well that has been overused in 'Avatar: the Last Airbender' and its time to put a stop to it there until something else creative could re-invent the elements theme besides using the term 'bending'. Ha ha

What about horror? Well...obviously 'The Happening' is on my list for a potentially good doomsday summer movie but other than that, things are going slow with horror.

Well, that's all for now for this summer plans to the movies. Most of the time, I just get some downloaded movies that I've missed from my friends and watch them at home and in the office.

Sigh, Daryl signing out.

So April is coming to an end soon. Thanks guys and girls for wishing me a Happy Birthday last Tuesday.
What's in store for next month... hmm dunno.

I just pitched my idea for an animation series and probably working on that. Modelsheets of my characters are halfway through production and concept. I still need a super cool bad-assed villain to make my main characters so weak against him. Other than that, it feels like I'm back in college doing my own final year assignment.

Maybe... start a commision thingy? Dunno. With the work I have now and coming soon, I'm not so sure about that... well I do have a PayPal account for the occasion if that ever arise somehow.

Doin freelance is out of the question for now either.

More web-comics? Publishing? Ugh... so many things I wanna do while the passion is burning strong but
so little time or just dunno which path should I take to begin with.

Slowly one at a time... as for now... and with God's help, I hope something might come up nicely by the end of this year.

daryl