«¯§ Þ Ô.ö k¬»: July 2008

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

jobs jobs jobs..applications... [*sigh...why do you pplz graduate next year]

....browsing uni career site..

found these...

Employer Name
Atronic Australia Pty Ltd

Position Title
Gaming Music Artist

Hours
3-4 hrs per month

Rate of Pay

$25-$30

Job Description & Selection Criteria
Targeted Disciplines (if any):
Music / sounds discipline.

Selection Criteria:
Looking to put your musical talent to the test?
Are you able to handle deadlines, motivated, talented and hard-working? If so, this is just the job for you!

Job Description:

* Produce music suited to game themes and symbols.
* Produce gaming sounds from a written brief.
* Work autonomously.
* Create original sounds.
* Deliver 16 bit-mono, 32kHz, WAV format.
* Deliver 128 bit-stereo, 44.1kHz, VOBIS OGG format.

This position is on a contractual basis (approx 3-4 hrs per month) and would entail you to work from home and have sufficient equipment to produce and distribute the sounds back to us through electronic format.

To apply, please forward a covering letter, resume, 2 very short samples (<450kb)>
Application Info Required
Covering Letter, CV / Resume
Further Information on How To Apply
To apply please forward a covering letter, resume and 2 very short samples (<450kb)>
Employer Website
http://atronic.com
_______________________________________

Employer Name
Sharp Sushi
Position Title
Graphic Designer for Web & Digital Projects

Hours
10-20

Rate of Pay
$20/hour

Job Description & Selection Criteria
Who we are:
• We are a Creative Consultancy.
• We are growing our team as we are taking on some bigger and more interesting projects.
• Our clients are varied from youth brands, large social networking sites to Government.
• We are strong in Flash, AJAX and CSS technologies and various other dynamic technologies.

Our ideal applicant:
• 1 to 3 years experience.
• Friendly and outgoing!
• Not afraid to question a projects direction and ask questions.
• Aware of potholes and speak up or fill them.
• Attention to detail.
• Loves technology, the internet and the advancement of all things online.
• Passionate about Design and their career and of course savvy with all the usual software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash & Dreamweaver.
• Sensitive to a projects final design and execution.
• Mindful of development and some programming technologies.
• Enthusiastic to learn more.


Our Environment…
• We have an open working environment.
• South Melbourne Offices with potential to move to a newer and bigger space.
• Close to public transport.
• Friendly to both PC / Mac.
• Strong support within the team.

Work Rewards...
• Choice and flexibility to work contract or full time.
• Competitive salary/hourly rate either way and commensurate with skills and experience.
• Ongoing bonuses and various other rewards based on performance.
Application Info Required
Covering Letter, CV / Resume
Further Information on How To Apply
Please email a brief cover letter together with your CV and folio to kerepuki@sharpsushi.com and we will be in touch.
Employer Website
http://sharpsushi.com
___________________________
neh i qualify for neither =P

*jaw drops*

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

update "GAMES STUDIES"

ZOMG IT IS LITERALLY PLAYING GAMES Photobucket

okie.. i feel like im going to fail Y_Y

extract from subject outline with a little highlighting by moi

Lecture: 2:15pm-3:15pm Wednesdays, Old Arts Theatre C

Screening/other Presentations: 11:00am-1:30pm Wednesdays, LFR, Lower Theatre

Game Studies, Entertainment and Cityscape: an Introduction to the Subject

The course is separated into one 1.5 hour lecture and one 1.5 hour tutorial per week. Lecture times will consist of
a combination of video screening, game playing (in the lecture theatre or in other spaces both on or
off-campus; to be arranged during end-of-lecture consultation with students), and finally, question
and discussion time.

A note to the wary and non-experienced: Students will be given ample access to gaming, including the borrowing of games and the use of PCs and consoles in the Elisabeth Murdoch Resource Centre (Room 113) and the ERC Library. If you have no background in Game Studies, don’t be disheartened -- as a new area of study, it is more than likely that most students will be in the same situation. Likewise, if you’ve had little experience with game play, don’t be discouraged. It will be possible to book a time to use the game playing equipment in the ERC Library or in the Elisabeth Murdoch Library. Here you will either be able to play with the games on your own or with others in the course.

In addition, some screening time will be used for gameplay purposes and lab sessions will be arranged for online gaming and instruction sessions. A list of games available in the School will be available on the LMS – as will the list available in the ERC Library. So make the best of the resources.


week 1 :
Key Games: Call of Duty+, Gran Turismo+, Space Wars, Pong, Donkey Kong

week 2:
KEY GAMES: Tetris, Doom+, Evil Dead games, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart: Wii, Crysis.
FILM VIEWING: Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Planet Terror
S C R E E N IN G : E V I L DE AD: A RMY OF DA RKNE S S , S AM R A IMI , 1 9 9 3

week 3
S C R E E N IN G : C A S SHE RN, K A Z U A K I K I R I Y A , 2 0 0 4
KEY GAMES: Tomb Raider +, Lord of the Rings +, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Phantasmagoria, Doom series.

week 4
S C R E E N IN G : T IME CODE , MI K E F I G G I S ( 2 0 0 0 )
KEY GAMES: Max Payne+, Grand Theft Auto+, Final Fantasy+; Sims +, Civilization, Devil May
Cry+, Rez, Singstar , WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Bioshock.

week 5
S C R E E N IN G : R ED V S B LU E A N D MOD E X A M P L E S
KEY GAMES: Halo+, Doom+, Quake+, Duke Nuke’em 3D, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The
Sims, Civilization.

week 6
S C R E E N IN G : S I L EN T HI L L , CH R I S TO P HE G ANS , 2 0 0 6
KEY GAMES: Phantasmagoria; Resident Evil+; House of the Dead+; Silent Hill, Dance, Dance
Revolution, Guitar Hero.
KEY FILMS: Resident Evil+; House of the Dead+; High School Musical 1+2 (sing-a-long versions).

week 7
S C R E E N IN G : T EMPO R ADA DO P ATO S ( DU C K S E A S ON) , F E RNAND OE IMB C K E , 2 0 0 4
KEY GAMES: GTA+, Need for Speed+, The Sims 2, Halo 3, Latest FIFA, Battlefield 2, Medal of
Honour+, Super Mario Galaxy, World in Conflict, Sins of a Solar Empire.

week 8
SCREENING: “MAKE LOVE NOT WARCRAFT”, SOUTHPARK (SEASON 10, EP.147)
KEY GAMES: Final Fantasy XI; EverQuest, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, Battlefield 1942, UT 2004,
The Orange Box, Matrix online

week 9
S C R E E N I N G : RE S I D E N T E V I L 3 : E X T I N C T I O N , R U S S E L L MU L C A H Y , 2 0 0 7
KEY GAMES: Duke Nukem, Leisure Suit Larry, Singles: Flirt Up Your Life; The Guy Game, Tomb Raider +, Resident Evil +

week 10
E X CU R S I ON INS T E A D OF S C R E E NING : CROWN CASINO’S GALACTIC CIRCUS
KEY GAMES: Prince of Persia, Devil May Cry, Ico, House of the Dead.

week 11
L A B S E S S ION S I N S T E A D O F S C R E E NING : E A R L Y G AME S
KEY GAMES: Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Space Invader, Zork, Myst, Akalabeth, Ultima, Wolfenstein,

week 12
S C R E E N IN G : C LOV E R F I E LD, MA T T R E E V E S , 2 0 0 8 .


- end extract -

conclusion?

i dont think i picked a bludgy subject *sob*
history of landscape archi ...looks..like a cop out XD


limbo

neh..
that word popped to mind..but i dont know what it means.. lol so many times i use words to describe situations or things..and i have no idea what it means.. guess if used with the correct tone..and correct context..you can get away with anything right? lol..

my english is appalling. =.=

lim·bo1
1.(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs).
2.a place or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date: My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams.
3.an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place.
4.a place or state of imprisonment or confinement.


okie.. make that "mid state place" ..im in the transitional state of_
..holiday mode || uni*cough*nerdstudy mode
*sigh*
i think i'm forever stuck in this mode. ..shifty to and forth..every der. 5mins lol..

OH!
almost a new favourite word.

sagacity!!

sa·gac·i·ty

n. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.


[French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin sagācitās, quickness of perception, from sagāx, sagāc-, of keen perception; see sagacious.]


if there is one thing im aiming for its that...dun dun dunnnn.. 15 years of conciousness later.. a goal ! lol =P

umm. heard of it recently ..and i still dunno how to put it in a sentence lol. reminds me of primary school and spelling lists.. "now your homework is to put these words in a sentence" =P

so far...zombie status_

uni_ 1.5hrs
public transport_6 FRIKING hrs
work_0hrs Y_Y

ARGH!!! i went into uni..and back..and then back for work..but but but.. i read my shift wrong =.=" rocked up when it ended.. dang $80 gone *sob*

Monday, July 28, 2008

ZOMG IM EXCITED!!!

musician tamas wells

indie pop, singer-songwriter, indie, australian, acoustic


wahh..what a voice!!
listen to valder fields!! <3

"A gentle masterpiece" (dB Magazine, Adelaide)

"beautiful melodies, dreamy arrangments and vocals that are virtually out of this world" (Baby Sue, US 5+/5 stars)

up coming gig ^-^

15 Aug 2008, 08:00 PM
Northcote Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Cost : $12 with reservation

First Australian tour show for new album "Two Years in April". With Special Guest The Steadfast Shepherd Ticket $12 with reservation/$15 at door Reservations can be made by emailing info@popboomerang.com


*weblink*

and another link ^^

n. snippets on last fm

Sunday, July 27, 2008

wrap up

argh!!! uni is going to start in ..yer. 24 hours.. so a day left starting from NOW..
hahah 10am start. not bad not bad ..hehehe =]
one lecture tomorrow.. bleh

so how was my 6 week break? XD
haha.. spent mostly at home coz of intensive training
but yer.. did manage to get out ..quite a fair bit actually.. more so night time..but tis all good =]

highlights_ okie.. things have been a bit muddle..but i think the following happend in the holidays lol
.catching up with friends i.e. pplz i havent seen in yonkS! yay grace, angel, nick, harry!!, kirstyn =P
.band started bwhahaha and i didnt have uni yet
.FRANK!
.melb musem!!! surprisingly it was better than i expected. i had fun ^^ caught up with someone i hadnt seen in a year
.yumcha although mike didnt show...that day was still brilliant
. IMAX! never been there for a movie..and agreed. the screen is big. tallway wise..
.coming home v. laaaaattteee... hehehhhehehe..driving in the early morn is soo peaceful=P
.bike!! yer. a bicycle ..not motorbike XD
.sleep

and the last day ended with steamboat at angel's.

fast fwd_
okie. derr..was suppose to submit this post yesterday..
AGH!! UNI!! ARGH FRIKIN WASTE OF TIME
knew i shouldnt have went
=.=

only one lecture..
but i had to drive sister to school. ZOMG glenny 8.10 starts =.=
no station carparking.
so. side.streets.n.walk
coooooldddd

got to uni 1 hour early..and will be doing so for the rest of the sem
gah -.- if only we lived next to the school lol.

lecture was
"hello..welcome to physiology semester two..today i will be covering no content"
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ghdlsakg

30mins later
okie.
day 1 end.

asldjfsdajsadgj
asdgj

turns out 1 only have one lecture on monday tues and thurs for the first four weeks of uni
0_0
oh boy.


Saturday, July 26, 2008

WHEEEEEE

new computer

bwhahha

okie., time to instal word and stuff =.=

some one give me photoshop again? XD

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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*takes a deep breath*

and..


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ZOMG. stupid computer doesnt want to open and when it does.
shuts of 5mins later


=.=

Thursday, July 17, 2008

bake day #3 >.> EGG TARTS!!!


I ATE THIS ONE! hahahahah.
the only one that averaged out to be
non stuck to paper,
not super tough cruncy crust
and decent amount of egg filling

hehehh ^^







bwhahhahaa...yet another bake day @ yan's.

i really like em. ^-^ dont remember how it started..or who started them.. but they will prolly continue for a looong time hahhahah..

anyways. .. we judge on taste as always. ..but this time we wanted to try and get as close as we could to those fancy HongKong style egg tarts ya get at yum cha..
amibious?? yer. i reckon =.="
it was destined for failure hahhaha.. and mess..

day started at 10am -.- zomg so early .. everyone skipped breakfast =.="
bought stuff from safeway. and grr..angry grumpy lady monitoring us at the self serve thingo
she didn't think we were over 18 haha..

you need to be over 18 to buy vanilla esscence coz it has alcohol in it!! =O i had no idea.

yan's fridge smells ...BAD -.-


Now.. photos! team: sara n i ..
hmm..looks funny.

overworked the dough XD
ours was the only one with attempt at the layers for crust
bwahaha 2nd time round it was more so cookies.
v. tough cookies =.=
team: victor/sam
haha they didnt have muffin tray..so foil..
and FAIL..
lesson learnt: foil cannot support itself vincent rocked up after everything was done..
so made to clean ..ahahahah!oh.and he was taste testerrrr

anyways. end result. bits of everyone's tart had aspects really close to egg tarts..and then everything else looked nuffin like it hahah..
this one actually was flaky!! photo doesnt do it justice =P

overall results.. dun dun DUN! team david/clay won =Pi bet coz you guys had the MOST sugar in yours.
But! it looked more like cheese cake then anything =P
haha.. followed receipe off peter's blog *click* looks nuffin like itbwhahaha.. crust failed!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

screendump_













downloaded Final Notepad and woah. it looks so ...wow. hehe

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

lalala...a picture

Sunday, July 13, 2008

ZOMG ZOMG 3 DAYS LEFT.. COME WITH ME? animation at its best...

PROGRAMME

APPLESEED EX MACHINA

Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: M (moderate animated violence)
Running time: 104 minutes


Produced by the action master of bullet ballet, John Woo, and based on the popular science fiction manga from renowned creator Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell), APPLESEED: EX MACHINA advances the art of anime to a new level.

As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, partners Deunan and Briareos are deployed wherever trouble strikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way by the arrival of Tereus who uncannily resembles Briareos before the wartime injuries that led to his becoming a cyborg. At the same time, Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack. Cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus and her relationship.


BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT

Language: English
Rating: M (animated violence)
Running time: 77 minutes

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Batman mythos, with production divided among three renowned studios – Studio 4ºC, Production I.G and Madhouse. A cross section of distinguished creators, award-winning producers, and acclaimed writers weave six interlocking stories that reveal Bruce Wayne’s journey to Dark Knight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries.

With the truly inimitable visions of directors Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka and with stories written by several of the most talented writers of film, comic books, and animation, including Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins) and award-winning comics writers Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT presents thrilling new adventures of Batman that spotlight several of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains, including the fearsome Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unnerving marksman known as Deadshot.


VEXILLE
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: M (Mature themes)
Running time: 110 minutes


From the producers of Appleseed comes another CG extravaganza. The year is 2077 and due to a sophisticated ultra magnetic shield, no one can enter nor leave Japan, and it is also impossible to observe the country using satellite surveillance methods. The USA has created a special force unit, SWORD, to enter Japan and to investigate the country’s development in robotic technology, which is banned by the UN. Lead by a female commander VEXILLE, and her colleague LEON, the members of SWORD head to accomplish this dangerous mission, and uncover a shocking secret.

THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: PG (Mild threatening scenes)
Running time: 98 minutes



When 17-year-old Makoto gains the ability to leap backwards through time, she sets about preventing personal mishaps. Yet she soon realises that changing the past isn't so simple! Can she use her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends? From production company Madhouse (Death Note), THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME is an absorbing, beautifully crafted anime. Featuring character design from Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and key staff from such classics as Princess Mononoke and The Grave of the Fireflies, this new film is destined for modern classic status.

Friday, July 11, 2008

end 10.07.08 || beginning _

ya could say that was definitely up there..with one of the best days of moi existence..
and if it wasn't for a slight inconvenience it would have been the BEST.

early start =.="
kelvin n sara rocked up..drove to cinemas.
kung fu panda_ kelvin sara mark grace victor sam karlson vincent david yungkin
2 girls. .zomg! a record !! should hang around more girls XD
yer for some reason my communication skills with the female species is deteriorating.. i cant keep it up for 5mins without extreme awkwardness..and it dying *sigh*
movie is hilarious!!! animated action was okay.. level up from the cartoons shown on telly, as expected from Pixar.. they havent disappointed me yet.. * * * *
10mins in.. ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG! i forgot to pick up william... please forgive me Y_Y

yumcha @ superstars wantirna rest.
clay, will, alan joined
hmm..we so could have ordered more -.- but anyways.. tis was fun.
everyone on the table didnt know at least one other person. lol.. randomness..
and living for awkwardness atm hahhaha..seems like everyone enjoyed 'emselfs.

bumming @ knox
finally learnt how to say hello in korean. thank you borders.
my driving is OKAY! minus the screeching noise of the tires
=.= but parking is the sucks.. still =.=
im learning im learning! Green P..n learning =]

back home..put pietro's powers to the test. for those who arent xmen savy that's quicksilver =P mutant power: SPEED! and lots of it..chores n cooking n cleaning in two hours.. wo0T!

rest of night was unplanned really.
got lift off frank n. bummed with uni n Haileybury folks
bumped into angela wah.its been yonks..she recommends seeing hancock like everyone else..hmm who hasnt seen it yet?,
mary, vincent, karlson
walking along kingsway.. geez.. many pplz talking bout uni results.. XD
and house visiting to end it!!! brilliant =]
sean's place. its like the mirror image of greg's place.. - living room , seperating device thingy.. it was sliding door instead of half brick wall..kitchen..then a long corridor of rooms. neat.
both places where visited at night so couldnt appreciate it more lol
2nd attempt @ pool. ^^
ride home_nick

n that closes a chapter of me life. may we share many many more spontaneous times to come

beginning _
I FRIKIN PASSED MY UNI SUBJECTS!!
3hours of QM crammage = P
bwhahahhhaa.. but its goina be a killer third time round. =.=
which brings up stuff to be sorted. i can do my 2nd sem subjects
hmm.. the decisions >: [

game studies goes into monash band time.. as well as clashing with neuro science lecture...
note to self: never put too much energy into looking forward to something.. it ends with troublesome mess and disappointment. =.- oh the sacrifice to be made :/
i dont want to join melb band -.-

anyways..
sister ends holidays this week..which means i cant go out as much. gah..have to stay home..nuuu.. no more rotations of chores.. but HEY! i leveled up from "instant noodles" stage ..bwhahaha.. gettin there ..getting there.. cooking is tiring ..edit: learning is tiring -.-
and back to uni you go ..monash pplz =P hehe

on the side_
bought choc chip muffins from safeway..because they looked good =P
hmm..stomach ache after one..but not sure if it was the milk i had or the muffin

so day 2
ate another one for breakfast.. *test* yer.. stomach ache
i refuse to believe that food from safeway makes you sick

so day 3
ate the remain TWO ..
yer.
conclusion: the muffins in that pack are bad

>.<

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

i ...

...hope..

its been a while since i've found the need to hope..

coz everything is so nice as it is..

hmm..thurs.. =]

on the side_

BWHahhaaha!
that makes my count 4.

persuaded you guys to work at roy morgan

mail your resume to Kelvin Harvey at interviewers@roymorgan.com

DO IT NOW!


lol


*instant hire rate*

pretty much

Saturday, July 05, 2008

GAME ON!!!!

wiiiiii....big screen ^-^
wiii..little screen =P
lol @ william and danny running

ddr?
DOOM!

was brilliant.. lots of fun... more than expected..

though the turn out was completely UNEXPECTED! considering everyone had a MONTHS!!! frikin notice. =.=

3 mins before train departs
danny runs to platform.
yay us -.=

david joins at gardiner =]

william joins at flinders.

wo0T!

and ya should have all been there..

hehe ..

suprisingly PONG IS REALLY HARD to control /play well
-.- and there is a secret. you can SMASH! haha. by pressing both keys at once. neat
zillions of games.and stack loads of people in city this sat.
hehehe. jenny working at roy morgan.
yan is hired.
that makes me count of convincing pplz to join me work_ 3!
bwhahhaah
stuff we played_
.eyetoy [makes a fool of myself]
.wii tennis [smashed david]
.street fighter
.street gangs [old school but SO much fun]
.nintendo 64 [old school mario rocks]
.halo 3 [have no idea how to play]
.doom
.tomb raider [dropped laura down a ditch..and got stuck. couldnt swim out -.-]
.pokemon
.pc console [first CD .ROM game console]
.virtual tennis stuff
.pacman
.donkeykong
.ddr
.ps2
.lots of racing stuff
.xbox stuff
.game cube
.and a zillion v. old classic arcade games
[lol. ps3 was down]
evening @ charcoal chicken neat stuff.
had a jacket/hood on..and some big guy mistaken me for a bloke.
LOL


thanks for the hair cut michael! ^-^

Thursday, July 03, 2008

@ acmi_

wii tennis championship

wii tennis
Wii Tennis
Nintendo are bringing your favourite Wii Sports games out of the living room and into Federation Square.

Break out your sweatbands and pleated skirts, pick up a controller and get ready to discover the intuitive and realistic feel that has made Wii such a sensation.

Great prizes will be given to the best and fairest throughout the day, plus a special recognition for the ultimate Wii Tennis Champion!

Presented by Nintendo, with the support of Federation Square Management

"shh..she is asleep"
*logs on to computeR*

righto. what have i been up to.?
lots of chores.. LOTS!!!
patience is improving. i think...

feels the need/want (zomg. not good im really confused now.brain a mess.cannot differentiate it nemore) to stay out late. .../ not come home at all XD im sorry frank. but ya dad is way cool =P

caught up with ANGEL! zomg finally.. its been.. ages.

walking more. . . because anything to stay away from home longer haha..
note: always bring an umbrella =.-

phone bill escalating b/c im rarely on comp . gaH

working 2x a week

movie catch up_

once - wow. finally i watched it. HA! it isnt really romance. more so..lifestory
lol watched it twice XD. the music is really good. the whole thing reminded me of an extended music vid/documentary thingy.
and the actors. naturals. because they arent actors..and bascially just the film maker's friends.
* * * *

get smart - LOL! had me laughing for a while.
action. comedy. light hearted. * * * 1/2

team America world police - wow. respect for the pupperteers. impressive.
the way they walked and ran /animated the characters were hilarious
fav. bit. the music and lyrics to the songs hahah
sex scene zomg wtf 0_0

* * * 1/2