ManMeng's Lifepad

Art Launched!

ManMeng ART
Enjoy browsing through the section with some of the art and design works done over the past year. Will update more frequently now. At least to keep people informed that I still do…DESIGN and ART! And I’m always happy for any type of collaboration that you can propose. Drop me a bomb at siaukia [at] gmail [dot] com. Cheers!

Revving Life

It has been almost 2 month I’m back from China. That’s a fucking fast time to past. Nothing has changed since then. Getting work on and off without a proper time. Waking up late. Being anti-productive. I guess? But of course travelling around the city has been a habit. Still I have some to share with you.

First would be this magical drink. Some say it’s alcohol, and I realized it’s sibling are Sake. Or kinda similar to that.  A gift from Tsuqi. Thanks a lot and I’m loving it. In fact, addicted to it’s smell and taste.

One sip is all it takes and you’re hooked!

Bye gadget Bye!

What time is it? It’s past midnight.

And I was about to say goodbye to this lonesome friend.

Sold! And it’s still in a very nice box. Humming The Killer’s song now…la la la la…MrrrrRrrR brRriighttsidddeeee

Goodbye my friend~

It has been a shortlived experience but it’s really fulfilling. A great phone nevertheless.

Never thought of owning it in the first place. And god, the price is…****!

May we ever see each other again. Oh okay, want a summary? It’s really a great….ph…..POD!…i mean ipoD!. The most legendary and useful one ever made. Built in wifi, built in video player, built in BROWSER FULLY FKING FUNCTIONAL!@#!@# and it feels like holding a macbook micro! And the plus point is ? It lets you make phone call! Oh why you ask it’s not the phone function in the first place? That is because that could be more other products out there can outwit this with that ability only. But for a full-fking-functional-smart-organizer, this is way to go. Style – 99points out of 10 Design -100 points out of 99. Of course as for the camera, take it as a freebies, don’t mention it. But the potential of this thing is endless, giving the fact that there is dozens of apps coming out daily. And it’s touchscreen you mutha!!!***!*!*

Anyway enough whining, it’s really a great iPod. ever. Sold!

Fleeeeeeeeee Market

Ever thought to visit friends selling designer stuff? The Curve? There’s another place. Plaza Mont Kiara.

Probably a cool place to hangout during the weekend. Check em out!

[Art] Sabun Flower

It has been a long while I’ve posted any new work, or art regarding to any event. But this time around, back from China, I’m really to be invited by JustLife , commissioned by them to do this Soap Art. Well, what is the idea behind? To use organic materials for your daily use items. Of course this soap is made entirely from materials you find on the farm, organically. Coconut oils…etc etc. I tried to find the pictures where the initial cooking of the soap, but to no avail, probably will update this post again when I get a hold of the pictures. Till then, it’s the production process of the entire soap art. Hope you’ll enjoy it. You’ll probably able to see it life in Ikano Power Centre, at one of the JustLife’s shop which they’ll publicly displays all the other designer’s soap there.

The Beginning

Raw round soap cooked. Made from Green tea, spirulina and coconut oil. That is supposingly a mark from burning the soap with hot metal, it didn’t work like I intended it to be, so I resorted to just cutting/carving the shape.

It’s pretty soft at this point as well due to the initial process of making the soap that I didn’t do it very well.

Finalizing the shapes and trimming.

It took quite an amount of patience and concentration because you might end up cutting away half of the petal if you are not careful of what you are doing.

Petals up close.

And I was told that the remainings can be recycled again! By slow-cooking it again in a container/slow cooker. and I’ll be able to shape it once again. That’s awesome.

Box Art

And next should be the box art that will be put together with the display. Supposingly, I had a floral theme in mind that later it evolved into something…I’m not quite sure what it is.

Outlining and inking.

Detailing.

Ta-daa! It’s completed! Thanks again for reading and hope to see you in Ikano if you do drop by. It will be on display until Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Oh, sorry if I didn’t mention that you can view this piece in a larger size by clicking on the picture.

[Part 4] Shanghai, Bye?

Following from the previous post, Hoven and me was running around the town surveying for latest iPhone prices from around different shops and we stumbled back to Gang’Hui again.

And there’s a show, a runway.

Continue reading…

[Part 3] Shanghai Life

Apparently my connection has been acting like a bitch lately, making me mad and taking hours just to open up a new page. But somehow working as freelancer is not as what I imagined earlier would be easy though. When you are juggling different task at one time while you need to keep your mind clear and stable, in a way that you wouldn’t end up overloading yourself with stress from half-stalled work. Imagine typing over this pile of xxxxxx hell over 5 times. God damn it.

Coming back from the previous post where I was walking down the street that is known as HuaiHai Road. Filled with interactive billboard and advertisements all the whole long road.

Continue reading…