New Media 2

Now, let us move to the next principles ---- automation. Again, based on what Manovich has contended in the same article, since the new media is consisted of numeric and modular, they can be automatically manipulated through the use of computer programs or algoriths. Search engine is a good example. A preset program has designed into the search engine, in which it will function automatically based on the users’ search. Try key-ing your full name at the ‘search’ box, then click enter. Instantly, the program will automatically figure out the websites that contain your names. I once tried typing in my Chinese name with the quotation mark and surprisingly found one……the only one…..match. Guess what! It is my ex-boyfriend website! Wow……>..<……. How embarrassing!

Okay, enough for that! The next principle is variability. New Media can be customized to cater the different needs of users. I find the MSN Messager pretty interesting. Users can change the layout of his/her messager from top to toe, from the user status, font type to background and emoticon. Google News is another effective tool too. Everyday, tonne of news and stories are churned out. It is impossible for us to read them all as it is hassle to log into all the newspapers’ websites. So, with the Google News, users can simply pick his/her interested topic and type in the keyword. Then, Google News will filter the everyday-news for you and choose your favorite news. As a result, no more trouble everyday to log into all the newspaper websites to read certain stories.

Finally, cultural trancoding refers to inter-relationship between the new media culture and out society. The New Media is not only changing the way people communicate with each other, but is also making our routine lives easier and more convenient. It advocates individuality, instead of conformity (Manovich). We are free to choose and customize whatever media that suit us. Meawhile, society has also contributed to the new media culture. We, as the users, are influencing how the New Media works and evolves, as well! How we adopt the New Media, the gratifications that we obtain from it and so forth directly affect the progression of New Media.

Due to those fabulous inventions and technologies, the mass media has taken a big jump in serving the public, ranging from its appearance, and speed to its functions. Indeed, the new media has transformed the traditional way of communication, yet preserving some of the characteristics of the old media that are advantageous to the public.

New Media 1

What is New Media? Yeah, from the name itself, we can judge that it must be a media, that is "NEW". OK, it still sounds abit vague right?

So, let us see. **flipping the pages of textbook** All right, here is it. According to Lev Manovich in his book The Language of New Media, New Media is an evolution of Old Media with the integral role of computers. Thereby, not only the way of communication has changed, the kind of messages has altered too. Anything ranging from graphic, text to music and sound become computable.

The invention of internet has changed the Old Media tremendously. For instance, instead of reading physical tabloid newspaper, we can now access to online newspaper website while making comment on the editor's blog too. Also, vary from the old old Disneyland cartoon; we now have animations that look so real and with better color saturation.

Therefore, what makes up the New Media? Manovich defines the central principles of New Media as: numerical representation, modularity, automation, variability and cultural transcoding.

First, numerical representation means sampling the analog signals to digital form. Analog signals are now transformed into numbers whereby each number represents different elements or characteristics. To those who are not from mass communication background, you may not understand this 50%. Imagine this: decades ago, when you wanted to keep in touch with your girlfriend studying oversea, you have to make IDD calls. If you wished to see her, you have to ask her videotaped down and post to you. On the contrary, with the digital technology available now, you can now call your girlfriend through the internet and even “see” her by using a webcam. Another typical example is instead of using tape to record sound, we can now use CD to record sounds and even images. Telephone-calling and tape recording are analog form. Whereas, internet and CD are digital form. Although sound and images are digitally coded, it holds most of the analog qualities and betters them.

This is followed by modularity, which means a group of separated samples can be gathered together and form a bigger objects without losing the identities of each samples.

This makes me think of the MIDI composing. In CUBASE, a MIDI-composing software, users are able to compose the melody for each instrument separately before he/she combines all the melodies together to form a song or music piece. For instance, I will play the bass guitar melody first by using the keyboard, then, the analog signals will be transferred from my keyboard to the PC, next, a wave line will appear on the screen. After that, I try out with the drums (in a drum set, there are different drums; with CUBASE, you can even design the beat for each drum separately). After playing all the instruments needed, I can now group all the melodies together and listen to the full song and make changes from there. When I group the melodies, their tunes and notes are not disturbed either. They play like how they are actually, to make a final song or music piece. If I wish to discard a melody of a particular instrument, I can simply ungroup that easily.

**to be continued** (Plz allow me to sleep, i really can stand already, falling down anytime)

"Just Married"

Yo......>..< This is another Malaysian movie that get nominated for International Festival of Women's Film FRANCE!!!!!!! Serious.... No jokes. Unlike SEPET, it's about a chinese gal with .... another chinese gal!

This one is quite an easy one to do. I just darken and sharpen the photo. then, crop it a little. Lastly, just type in the words and experimented with different fonts, points and colors. and Dah-dang, here is it!

WHITE Tapioca Kuih

Ever wonder wat is this kuih? Yep, it's a white tapioca kuih, with santan floss on top of it.

I was so amazed and excited over it! All right, i know i'm abit outdated as i have never seen and tried a WHITE tapioca kuih before.

Actually, I bought this from Petaling Street. Heard my sis said that this old man sold the best homemade tapioca kuih. Then, after the first bite, i immediately fell in love with it.

Unlike the typical yellow tapioca kuih which were sprinkled with artificial flavor, this one has remained the original taste of tapioca. Also, the santan floss was not that extreme sweet either ( I dislike super sweet food). Overall, it was a delicious kuih that worth trying. So..... if u happen to visit the petalign street in the afternoon.. try to spot for the old man who clagged in white shirt.

Oops. I haven finish my words yet. The background of tapioca kuih was blur.......cuz i forgot to adjuts the focus spot of the camera...>..<. Besides, i also changed the color of my little head to sepia form. The main purpose was to make my acne on my cheek obscure (but after editing it, i still think that this function didn't help much either) .After changing the color form, i cropped my head and paste it on the photo of tapioca kuih. Lastly, just click on the paint brush to scribble the word across the photo (sometime, i like using the paintbrush to write word, instead of using the 'typo' function, as it looked more natural).

Watch Out! Man! U're in Danger

Watch out ! man! Shiuan is driving on the road now!!!!!!ahahhaha

Yeah! although I have got my driving license like..ages ago, i only manage to drive a real car now.

Yahoo~~~~~Despite some dangerous turnings and stop i have made, i think i'm quite a safe driver!!!!! when u see a blue Wira on the road, just stand closer to the passenger way, in case i lose my control of the car and knock u down! Anyway, no need to worry so much lar!!! if i happen to 'drive into' u, that's ur fate!

Lazy BUM Bum bum

Wow..............This is the only Saturday that i stayed at home.......WEIRD! Damn Sien ah~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!

In fact, there are piles of works waiting me to finish. 2 journals, some revisions and the theater stuff. ARghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........... I'm so lazy to get things start. That's why I'm still surfing net here......... waiting for time to pass..... wait for the clock to point at 12 and there i go...for LUNCH!!!
LUNCH ALONE!

我也很想他

我也很想他
在他的身上
我找到翅膀
但他却选择
飞到更远的天边

SEPET

You guys should watch this movie... It's dman chun. Ignore those technical stuff , like angles and shot taken, it has an incredible storyboard. Hillarious yet touching. It's abt love between a chinese guy and a malay gal. Sound interesting? Yep, this is the point, enuff to draw me to the cinema to watch it.

I truely respect the scriptwriter and director (hehe. cuz i'm now learning to write script, so kinda particular in it) cuz it's pretty difficult, at least from my POV, to write such a sensitive script and how she intelligently add in the funny parts . Not to leave out too, the casts are great. Both main casts and supporting like the Mak, Pak in the movie really caught my attention. However, some other casts are really .........hm..need some more improvement.

In the movie, Jason did mentioned abt 'destiny'. It brought me to ponder around...........hm. just suddenly tot of the stupid fella.

Check this website. www.sepet.com. you willl enjoy it. This movie.......... 5 star rated. strongly recommended

Gotta sleep, gotta wake up early to go for screenign lesson.... can't crap too much. any question, go to visit the website lar.

男人也是绝情的

我自问自己是否还喜欢他
但···我一直得不到答案
看到漂亮的烟花
想起你曾说
我的心其实已放著烟花，因为有你在
想起你曾说
我已见了你父母， 不能再逃跑了
想起你从镜头里看著我关爱的眼神
想起你对我的呵护
忽然间，才察觉你已不是我的天使
你的天堂已容不下我了
爱你 也应懂得放手

想哭 但那又能怎么样？
他不会再因我的眼泪而留下来
原来不只女人可以很绝情
男人也是如此
你就是

Script

After refering to plenty of sources, i wonder if i could write an interesting script.

I'm not a pro sript-writer. How am i going to make a dull story into an exciting script? There are 3 parts that describe 3 different relationships in this story and i gotta finish all of them in 20 mn. Damn it, how to creat a climax in such a short time?

Well, no matetr how, i gotta vomit out a script by tml afternoon. Here i go..................Wish me good luck lar

柠檬草的味道

今天是我俩分手后第一次见面。

整个画面，我简直可以用MTV 来 呈现。

其实，我今早才留意柠檬草的歌词，完全符合我的心境。在家里唱时，完全同感深受，顿时无奈冲上心头。在KTV唱时，没怎么留意他的表情，因一直注视著荧幕， 但我还是希望他留意那歌词。当美琳说她看到那笨蛋若有所思时，我还有点暗喜呢！

老实说，虽然我有多盼望，但打从心底，我知道我们是不可能再复合了。我的直觉都颇准的。其实，他不是那么喜欢我吧了。他现在连在MSN 上也不主动跟我讲话。可是，我真的不明白为何他又要向我表白呢？是他开始这游戏，也是他亲手结束这游戏。

对著他，我无言以对。美琳说我想得开，其实也不全然的。我只是尽量不提起。我跟他还要做朋友的，我不想连朋友都没，且我想他过的更好。

可是，偶尔触景伤情是难免的。

想通了。我还是想他，相信时间可以让我淡忘这段感情。

柠檬草的味道

他们猜我们後来有没有再见
离席了才会晓得怀念
突然我记起你的脸
那触动依然像昨天
对自己 我终於也诚实了一点

是不是回忆就是淡淡柠檬草
心酸里又有芳香的味道
曾以为你是全世界
但那天已经好遥远
绕一圈 我才发现我有更远地平线

我们都没错 只是不适合
我要的 我现在才懂得
快乐是我的 不是你给的
寂寞要自己负责

毕竟用尽了力气也未必如愿
总是要过去以後才了解
突然我记起你的脸
爱不爱不过一念之间
绕一圈 今天的我能和昨天面对面

我们都没错 只是不适合
亲爱的 我当时不懂得
选择是我的 不是你给的
明天自己负责

给昨天的我一个拥抱
曾经她不知如何是好
若我们再见我会微笑
谢谢你 谢谢你
我嚐过 爱的好

我们都没错 只是不适合
我要的 我现在才懂得
快乐是我的 不是你给的
寂寞要自己负责

我要的我现在才懂得
选择是我的 不是你给的
幸福要自己负责
错过的 请你把握

我好象哭

我分手了！我的确是很气他。不是气他的决定，而是气他为何会用这种方式来解决问题。

但经朋友开解下，才发现有些男生真的会怕谈恋爱，但他们觉的事情来得太快，并觉得因互相不怎么认识而感到没安全感，再加上我俩不能常见面。他们就会做这样的决定

虽然我不认同，但我也无能为力，唯有尊重他的决定。在这个游戏中，其中一方退出了，游戏就不能再继续了。

我现在只有无奈，无奈，无奈。

Wat a beautiful dress!!!!!!

活了二十年，我是頭一次有想披上婚紗的沖動。

看著魯豫那露香肩，潔白且蓬蓬的白紗，實在美極了，頓時令我看傻了眼－－太大方、太漂亮了。

但愿我結婚是，也可穿上如此的婚紗，并且還要找最好的攝影師拍下最創意和自然的照片。好，從今天起，我要儲蓄錢，以便以后可以達到目標！！！！做第二個魯豫！

溶化了的雪糕

有時我真不懂他在想什么，既然那么忙為何還要拍拖，苦了我
有時我真不懂我自己，既然已了解為何還要生氣，苦了自己

或許我真的太空閑了
或許我真的是在發小姐脾氣
擔心他不喜歡 結果自己在那兒發悶氣 大傷元氣

話不說出來 令我坐不安 吃不安 踏實不來
話說出來了 結果卻不了了之
好像我一直咄咄逼人 不體貼 不體諒他
我是很小女人的
只要他一個短訊 一句甜言蜜語 就可以收拾我了 但他沒有

我的熱情就像溶化了的雪糕 一滴一滴地掉進無底洞

Heart attack

Gosh, i'm going to have a heart attack. i can feel my heart trobbing much more than the usual speed per minute. I must tell him. But, I couldn't be so thick face........ after all, i am a gal!!!! Shall i wait him online ? Nono.... he is not online now.......... how abt writing mail? Walau that will take him some time to check his mailbox before i dead of heart attack. Hm.......phone calling? Hm...... that seems to be more dangerous, huh? all right..........wat abt.....SMS!! this makes thing easier.. Ok SET!

**typing SMS, Dun kacau**

**Message Delivered**

Oh, My god....Wat a special day to me!!!! I will neevr forget wat he replied.

Heartbreaking news

My frens' cat passed away this afternoon..........

Dream Dream Dream

Finally, the performance has over.

Dunno wat to say, but i just feel like having a dream. A dream that i have since i was small.

Because of this performance, i got to know alot of good frens, know more abt theater, know that i'm not as useless as i thought, improve my skill and more imptly, i know wat i love now.

In fact, i'm proud of wat i have done. For eg, i have never tot that i can design things. And guess wat, i learnt Illustrator by my own and designed the booklet that won compliment from my frens, as well.

Being on stage is such a good exp. The feelign is so GOOD. Although i did feel stress, extremely stress before i go on stage......hahah.. especially when ur partner is a good actor. But once i'm on stage, i jsut feel different.

the last show, i think it's the best among the 3. At that very moment, i could just feel the existance of myself and si xiang, as if the air was still, leaving the piano notes swinging at the theater. Tears ran out from my eyes so naturally, that i couldn't stop even after the show.

thank you si xiang for being so patient. His encouragement gave me courage to stand on stage. Without him, i dun think i can handle the role. When i was at backstage, he was the one who help me to build up my 'feeling'. I hugged him so tightly that i finally broke into tears again after the performance.

Then, today i went to the chinese theater award ceremony. It was so grand and touching. I wish i have the chance to stand on that stage.

P/s: I met a fren, who i knew thru organizing events. In fact, i have seen him at some public places several times, once a year... like that.... But i always miss the chance to talk to him. Until yesterday, i quikly grabbed him aside and ask for his name. And BINGO it was him!!! glad to find this old fren and also surprised that he was in theater field too. We promised to meet on stage.....heheheh!!!!

My decision

Many ppl have been asking abt my future study plan since i quited my job in Dec 2004. I have promised to give thema a final answer on 31st of dEc 2004. And..... well... it seems that i haven really come out with any decision yet. But, it's confirmed that i won't be going to Aus this year.

Sorry, guys! But i really dun feel like talking my future study plan. So, change topic yeah!!!!!!!

Sigh, I have been leading a ..................sigh. dunno how to describe my life... One moment i would be busy like hell..... working on the theater stuff, handling ppl prob and doing designing work....no time to sleep and eat...... the next moment I'm extremely superb free..... rotting at home......pointing the remote control at the TV, keep changing channels.

So, to fill up my empty life, any idea on wat i can do? Oh, btw, i have got my driving license. YAHO!!!!. so , dun laugh at me anymore huh!

Going to aus....Not going to aus???

Yo.... i'm back, dear. It seems to be ages ago since my last blog. Many things have happened during that time. "People come, people go" ----don't ask my why i say this!!

I have experienced different feelings and learned alot of lessons for the past few weeks. Amazed to find outt hat i'm not as optimistic, cheerful and motivated as i thought. In fact, i'm lacking of self-confidence, alot. I feel so discouraged in performance and singing. Sometime, i dun even dare to take the first step when i perform or sing. "I'm not going to make it". i know it's very unhealthy to have this kind of thinking but just can't help it. Thanks to Aik teong for supporting me. I will try my best to overcome it.

On the other hand, i just found outt oday that i may be able to study in aus next year, Feb intake in Murdoch Uni. I should be glad abt it. But unfortunately, i dun feel as i ahve expected. On the contrary, i'm afraid that i can't adapt to the life there and i will definitely miss my fren, my theater, my singing lessons here. Never have such feeling b4, not even when i left for Sg last time. Anyway, i still need to double confirm with da uni (some problem witht he credit transfer matter) and check out with my dad regarding his 'financial status' first. Of course, if suddenly a local uni or col pops out with 'Media Studies' this course, i will be the first oen to enroll and stay back in malaysia.!!!

..............

Some words are hard to be uttered out.
They hurt.
But when one keeps giving out
and one keeps receveing
The steelyard is not balancing at all.
Sorry.