good morning world… WHAT THE… IT’S 2010!!! okay okay so we spaced out a wee bit too much, lost some friends (rip) in the process, missed out some important worldly events, etc, etc…
but yeah, we’re back. well, some of us.
so. we’ll turn the bathwater mildew with a good soak and slap our faces alive with cheap aftershave and hopefully get back into the cycle of things.
brb.
another great example of how social media has spurred on globalisation, the twestival (a portmanteau of “twitter” and “festival” for those of you still suffering from hangovers) is a global series of 100% independent charity nights. from its humble london beginnings, the twestival sparked a global movement less than 6 months later.
kl has embraced the twestival local, a spin-off for smaller charity events. and it’s happening soon:
mist club bangsar @mistclubbangsar
12 september 2009 :: 7pm to 10pm
18, jalan liku, off jalan riong, bangsar, 59100, kuala lumpur, malaysia
all proceeds from tickets and the sizable auction will go to destiny starting point, a home for delinquents aged 13 – 17 in klang.
related links: kl twestival @twestivalkl nikicheong rage suanie
TEN august TWO zero ZERO nine. w00t
if you’re the teensiest bit interested in the internetz and harnessing its power for the better good (but mostly for worse in this country) of communication, then you obviously know of the latest cutting-edge marketing tool – twitter.
say what? hasn’t twitter been around for ages?
well, judging the light speed at which the local industry paces, we’re glad anyone is taking web seriously. so, be nice.
skittles made digg frontpage by doing away with the typical corporate site, choosing instead (wowee junior juice) to create a mashup of skittles identities on other popular social sites: twitter, flickr, wikipedia, facebook and youtube.
the bibgang has to hand it to them, they have balls. with absolutely no control over displayed content (their landing page pulls all results from public tweets with the word “skittles”), skittles ain’t sweatin’ because, hey, exactly what kind of PR and media coverage are they getting here?
more than likely this hype will serve to excite and delight our stone age advertising brethren, who will in all probability clap their hands at the prospect of “going viral” (another overused, much-hated term of ours). like we said before, having one solitary and inactive facebook group does not a new media campaign make.
so before you start prancing around in your social media tights and tutu, do read up what other brands have been doing first.
apparently some team/s are under investigation observation for allegedly having too much fun working. yes, you read that right. err, why did ppl sell their souls to the advertising industry again?
the world we live in is a scary place.
but the world wide web is just downright freaky.
few individuals have experience the true destrucitve power of the digital mob, and they’re still recovering from the shockwave of the “human flesh search engine”.
despite its name, it isn’t some cannibalistic online retish ritual, rather a transliteration of “human-powered search engine”.
in 2007, a beijing woman leapt to her death after discovering her husband’s extramarital affair. the mob chinese netizens who were following her saga sprang into action to expose the villian who drove her to suicide and to mete out justice.
with pitchforks and torches in hand, they tracked down her husband – a saatchi & saatchi executive – uncovered and posted his personal details online, protested outside his office and smote him with the furious anger of thousand angry cyber vigilantes. he ended up losing his job.
this hive of digital intelligence has also dealt with Gao Qianhui for her rantings on the Sichuan earthquake, the kitten killer of hangzhou and grace wang the “free tibet” traitor just to name a few.
the phenomenon is one belonging uniquely to china. news spreads like wildfire (sometimes within mere hours), gathering speed and numbers as it goes along, recruiting slueths and experts (the hangzhou case was solved largely thanks tourism experts who identified the location where the video was filmed) and infecting everyone with similar moral outrage. many sources credit this to their giant online population which stands at over 250 million and confucius teachings to take matters into their own hands.
think of the “human flesh search engine” as a swarm of fire ants that devours everything in its path, stripping away anonymity in your online haven where you used to be able to say and do anything you liked.
so if you’re planning to arouse anti-chinese sentiment on the web, don’t. just don’t.
while dancing inmates may not be the latest hot thing, we still think they’ve get a much better grasp of what’s “in” than many. humane rehabilitation might not catch on too quick (’specially not with the bush regime) but we think they might change their minds after seeing how many people they can pluck out of criminal society and throw into the professional dance industry.
lapsap and twilight action girl. self-proclaimed brother and sister (in tag’s case, we’re not too sure of its gender. trannie, perhaps?)from different mothers it was bound to happen. and hooo boy, have we been waiting for it.
as they patiently wait for bar sonic (their new residence) grand opening, the boys/girls have not been idly growing moss. tag and the regular indie cindy’s partied hard at cloth&clef last friday and on the 10th are going head-to-head at the beloved palate palett.
we’d say “see you there” but not just anyone is invited. as usual, limited to the first 300 kiasu people to rsvp. mail your grovelings to lapsaplapsap@gmail.com
from the superheroes themselves:
Mr Lapsap – originally referred to as Lapsap, is a fictional comic book superhero co-created by artist mr HAMSAP The character first appeared on a lapsap’s t shirt that caused a stir in a local urbanscape. Mr LapSap’s secret identity is that of brothers 5ft and Mr Puah, one short, one tall. Both of them train themselves to sonic and hearing perfection and don a human-themed costume in order to fight crime. Mr Lapsap operates in the non-fictional KL city, assisted by various supporting characters including his sibling Twilight Action Girl and his captain Adam M, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters’ roots in the ever loving industry. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of detective skills, science and technology, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.
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Twilight action Girl – a member of a fictional, all-female tribe of Indies who are sent to “man’s world” as an ambassador. Among the people she is known as “RIBUTCHASEYBUNGAXU”. in “man’s world” she takes the secret identity of “INDIE KING.” Her powers includes drinking whisky neat, shifting from indie to rock with a flick of a finger, and sometimes (during the 1980s and 1990s) flying. She also makes use of her talent versatility to write for the newspaper at times, takes mental photographs, plans in an ad agency and also once in a while, mucks around peoples’ hair and makes a quick buck.
look who dropped by for a quick stint (to plug the gaping chee wee-sized hole).
shown here circa “wayyy before your time” we thought to let the picture do the talking while we do the laughing.
any industry person worth their salt will immediately recognise old-timer scenester, skateboarder extraordinaire and all-round creative guy also known in some circles as raksasa mahluk asing despite his NKOTB hairdo (though they might be before your time as well, you foetus).
after many moons of shuffling feet, shifty glances and red faces, management has decided to *drumrollllllll* reinstate the toilet rolls, my preciousssssssssssssssss.
we cannot contain our excitement we feel about the little joys in life. not having to count our sheets. not having to wait for the oportune time to take a… breather. not having to run out of paper on the royal throne.
and the best bit? luxurious 2-ply. no more sandpapering our nether regions.
we’re living the good life, baybeh!
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