Slutwalk. Brisbane 2011.

On the 28th of May, many people in Brisbane participated in Slutwalk.

Now, instead of me writing about it, and explaining the concept. I'll point you all towards another blog. *gasp* The comments page, actually.

I lead you to these comments to inform regarding the Slutwalk, but also because it refers to my facebook page. Haha.
Enjoy!

http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2011/05/open-thread_28.html#disqus_thread

I'm a bit sore today after yesterday's SlutWalk from yelling and holding my sign up in the air for an hour, but it was worth it. It was a really positive, supportive, strong event, with some great messages and a lot of diversity amongst participants. There were also a lot of awesome men there too lending their support.

There are some great photos here - https://www.facebook.com/media...

TW Sexual harrassment, racism

I was, while marching, sexually harassed by one arsehole who obviously thought he was being super clever, and I did hear that I wasn't the only one. 

Lugging my sign about the CBD afterwards was challenging but cool - a few people (men) smirked and glared, but plenty of people gave me big warm grins. I was also approached repeatedly with questions, and I got to use those opportunities to drop some statistics and facts on people. I also shocked one guy by saying that only white Australian men have ever harassed me or threatened me - he was expecting me to finger Lebanese men. So hopefully that message hit home for him too. Although that was very cool, it completely exhausted me - I'm an introvert, and I was on edge after the harassment and glares.

Sea World

Earlier this week, I scored a free entry to Sea World at the Gold Coast. As a little kid, I've always been fascinated by penguins - and as a grown man, I've been given the chance to go up close and personal with them. I don't feel like writing too much today, so I'll just link the photos I took at Sea World. :)

Just click on the not-so-happy-feet above. Enjoy.

Defeated.

I'm going to try my hardest to not make this blog about food.

This post, however, is an exception.

When I went to the Philippines in December last year, my aunt took me to a 'high end' market place in the city of Makati. They had the usual Filipino dishes there but it was cleanly prepared. So many delicious dishes! One stall, in particular caught my attention.

They were offering a burger challenge: finish one massive burger under 20 minutes and the burger is free (otherwise it'd cost ~400 pesos... roughly AU$10). I was excited to take on this challenge and my aunt and her boyfriend believed in me, so I thought that it was going to be a given that I'd walk away with a full stomach, greater pride and the money still in my wallet.

Here is the video of what happened.

Presenting: Big Mac

My favourite concept is contrast; things that contradict each other - it's like my punchline to any media.  Hence, I made the following clip with that in mind. Likewise, most clips these days are pretty abstract - something that you wouldn't see everyday. And as a starting point, mine shouldn't be any different to those abstract clips.

From the beginning of the clip, the contrast is only slightly evident. A dinner set up next to a street light - it's not quite that contradicting but it's a start. A person walks in with a *red* suit and the contradiction becomes a hit and miss - the formality adds to the formal dinner atmosphere, however the colour of the suit suggests otherwise. Big Mac on the platter - adds further contradiction however the suggestion of the dinner set up brings 'counter balance', and perhaps gives the illusion that the person will eat it with elegance.
The balance tips over when the person starts demolishing the Big Mac, hands-free. Which, in my opinion is the correct way to eat a Big Mac. It's the true relationship between a Big Mac and any person. Vigorous - regardless of location or level of formality.

It's Time For An Update

Seems that I haven't updated this blog since I first made it. Since then, I've acquired a Canon 7D which I've been using to make videos to pass the time.

It's quite an exceptional device - with the hands of a creative geniuos, the full potential of the 7D can be manifested... too bad I'm not a creative geniuos. Yes, I'm well aware of my spelling error. ;)

The first video just tests out the 7D under low light conditions. You guys may be familiar with the Nike ad that features LeBron James. We found it suitable to use a similar script as it's short and simple. In most scenes, my friend was just lit up with the flash from an iPhone 4. No external microphone was used which is evident in the noisy audio.

My second video that I composed was just me trying to get all creative. Not very successful, but I liked the result nevertheless. Walking through the Brisbane CBD filming feet. I post processed it in Premiere Pro as a black and white clip, with a slowed down version of Kanye's All Of The Lights Interlude from his MBDTF album.

One thing to notice about the way I film is that I love fidgeting with the focus. It's almost like a mannerism to me now. Maybe that'll change in my future videos. Or maybe not.

Welcome: A Trip Back To The Past

My first new blog post! And to commemorate my new blog, in which I'll be showcasing whatever kind of media I've decided to encapsulate my thoughts in - whether they're photos, videos or audio - to friends, family, and the entire interwebz, is something from way back.

My friend and I worked on this. It's pretty much a video/slideshow of our lives from Year 8 through to Year 10. Spent lots of unnecessary hours, mainly to get out of those boring, afternoon classes. Looking back on my planning, construction, and production, not one thing has changed; I still procrastinate quite a bit and waste a lot of time. But hey, Rome wasn't built in a day. Haha.