100 things that make us happy

#42

2011-06-15T00:38:00.001+08:00

A Hug.

(especially from your mom) a belated mom's day video :)

#41

2011-03-29T00:57:00.004+08:00

Getting spooked out by a phone call at your office at 12 midnight, but only to realise your housemate called to check whether you were safe. :)

#40

2011-03-28T00:26:00.001+08:00

Singing and strumming to smelly cats at 2am in the morning after a long tired day.

continued

2011-03-28T00:21:00.002+08:00

pardon us for the 1.5 years hiatus. We've been sorting out our lives & to find new meaning of happiness. BUT, we're back in action!

#39

2009-07-12T14:52:00.000+08:00

"We've witnessed your human capacity for war. It would absolutely bring more harm than good." - Optimus Prime, Transformers 2

Skid & Mudflap - transformers

And so, after the movie, I was humming the tune from the Bumblebee fight scene. I thought it was a perfect on-the-go tune.

I stepped in toy stores after toy stores with my friend (I would have otherwise not done so). I just couldn't find a perfect one to get my hands on: not too expensive, not too plastic-ky, not too low on detail.

And so, I got back, with the instrumental soundtrack from the Transformers playing in the background, googled and found this! Please please please tell me if you find this version of Skid & Mudflap in any stores!! (Oh, I don't want the upgraded Skid & Mudflap. I still think it looks darn cool when the lao pok ice cream truck drives into the hangar next to all the other high tech vehicles and airplanes!)

#38

2009-06-23T02:17:00.005+08:00

Spontaneous road trips + music. RWOARR! Btw, did you know he's singing Mary Moon??

#37

2009-06-17T11:21:00.001+08:00

#36

2009-05-15T16:25:00.000+08:00

Clears the clouds on the gloomy days.
She's a Malaysian singer!

#35

2009-05-03T16:16:00.002+08:00

Exploring city like a nomad, that sweltering humidity drowned by the instant coolness of the coconut drink.

#34

2009-03-08T23:57:00.002+08:00

Maybe I should just go be a model maker or set creator. At least it's more fun! Cherry blossoms made out of popcorn!

#33

2008-11-29T03:26:00.003+08:00

The ukelele is possibly the happiest instrument. Yay for ukeleles! and friends! and buttercups ahahhahaha

#32

2008-11-27T03:00:00.001+08:00

Thanks mo for the clip! Haha, Dutch people eat loads of potatoes!

excerpted lyrics:
They're red, they're white, they're brown
They get that way underground
There can't be much to do
So now they have blue ones too
.
.
They have eyes but they do not have faces
I don't know if their feelings get hurt
By just hanging around in dark places
Where they only can stare at the dirt
.
.
PO ta to po ta to po ta to po
ta to po ta to po ta to po ta
to po ta to po ta to po ta to
po ta to po ta to po ta to

#31

2008-11-05T21:45:00.002+08:00

While we're all rushing through our work and nothing else seems to exist in the world, here's a little reminder to spread the love.

Shot on a budget of $57. Found here. By these folk.

Watching it warms the cockles of my clammy heart just so. :)

#30

2008-11-02T20:48:00.000+08:00

“What makes people the world over stand in line for Van Gogh is not that they will see beautiful pictures [but] that in an indefinable way they will come away feeling better human beings. And that is exactly what Van Gogh hoped for.” - John Russell

"Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh

I woke up this morning and it was bright and sunny I felt so happy. =)
It reminded me of how happy I was when I saw this masterpiece in London, and to van Gogh, this yellow themed painting represents hope and friendship.

#29

2008-10-11T07:09:00.001+08:00

“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.” - William Cullen Bryant

Autumn Leaves

I h.e.a.r.t autumn leaves. =)

# 28

2008-08-20T00:39:00.003+08:00

Going Nuts

well technically watching other people (The Leningrad Cowboys) going nuts... also check out their other covers... I particularly like Goldfinger because Camp + Camp = Awessomme

I only wish I had the Red Army Choir to back me up every chorus... Also, the big hair and sequinned suits? PROSH. Totally Prosh. Charisma points = 13947823

#27

2008-05-23T17:22:00.002+08:00

time: precamp poster for hall, 2005

knowing that there is no alarm clock to wake you up is a bliss. no half an hour snoozes just so that you can wake up to continue rushing for submission, no 8am rings to tell you to get to work or class. =)

# 26

2008-05-21T01:10:00.002+08:00

stone kicking

That indeniable urge to kick that little pebble that sits comfortably in the middle of the pathway, and then watch it follow a projectile motion to a landing (preferably in a straight axis), and then continue lifting it off the ground like a club.
Little joys as you walk down that road.

#25

2008-05-16T23:54:00.001+08:00

Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.

This is just too cool. Seeing it work makes me happy.

#24

2008-05-07T14:24:00.002+08:00

Some really cute advertisements from Malaysian TV, both aired in conjunction with Independence Day.
Note: the Malay phrases are translations along the way. But it ends off with "kids understand". :)

#23

2008-04-29T01:09:00.003+08:00

dog walk weekend

One is usually able to tell the level of excitement in the dog's bark, judging its tone of bark and eye contact (and the wag of the tail) to see whether it'll chew your fingers off or lick your hands like they were ice cream sticks. Walking dogs or merely being around them is that thing that makes my crappiest day momentarily joyous or that loneliest day the most blessed.

Looks like the doggie has a bigger self hidden in a small body (Mo's a genius to have pointed that subtle message in this photo)

The providers of 100 happy things are back from the onslaught of submissions and crits!

#22

2008-04-06T10:18:00.003+08:00

Yes, this is a perfect song to listen to while next to a fireplace and reading a good book.
Yes, these songs by this artiste makes facing the computer worthwhile, her voice in that semitones and rhythmns of her strumming the guitar.
Thanks mo for introducing this wonderful singer. Her songs have been on loop since I got it and it eases this state of insanity that I'm facing.

pre #22

2008-03-30T21:38:00.003+08:00

current state of mind

The providers of 100 happy things are currently undergoing design crisis in view of RIBA submission. Unless Mo or Lian feels sian in this pool of insane-nia and decides to post a happy thought, be entertained by their current state of mind.

#21

2008-03-24T23:38:00.003+08:00

There's a reason why I placed a link to Baby Blues at the top of my list. Go click on it and browse the daily comic strips and let me know if they make you smile.

# 20

2008-03-13T00:44:00.002+08:00

I dunno what to make of it that youtube supplies me with so many happy things.
But anyway... Here today, GOO tomorrow!

#19

2008-03-05T18:17:00.009+08:00

It's such a simple thing, but having, or seeing some beautiful use of colour (especially combined with a great texture) can make a difference in how I perceive my whole day. And yes, IMO there are no ugly colours, just ill-used ones.

#18

2008-03-01T11:34:00.002+08:00

photo courtesy of jon

Just nua-ing and doodling in the sketchbook, no one to tell you that your perspective looks wrong.

#17

2008-02-24T00:36:00.001+08:00

movie indulgence

I happily pocketed these out of the shelf! I have no self control when it comes to self indulgence! :)

# 16

2008-02-23T21:27:00.005+08:00

If you haven't seen this vid off swissmiss already, I'd like to point out that IMHO:

Kiddy + Oversized guitar + Hey Jude = DAMN CUTE = Happy!

Didya smile hur? Must be heartless if youse didn't! (Lurve the part where the 'lil tyke yells) Added to the list of things I will subliminally coerce any kids of my own/relatives/friends to do ^^

#15

2008-02-17T15:09:00.003+08:00

Since a kid ridding on a lil pony (assisted of course)at Cameron Highlands, I've always loved the sounds of horse galloping, that elegant resonance of deep clucking and tapping sound of the hoof on the ground. click, clock,click, clock, click, click. sadly i hardly hear them here.

# 14

2008-02-15T21:50:00.004+08:00

Making small things just to make myself happy :)
Bonus points for learning something new in the process!
(@ my first tunnel book)

#13

2008-02-15T00:00:00.001+08:00

surprise! you've got mail!

Despite the technological age and how we brace ourselves with conversations online and emails, it is always a pleasant surprise to receive snail mails from friends. That extra effort to pick the card or letter, hand write them and buy a postage before popping it in the post office is something that is surely deeply appreciated, and of course, never fails to put a smile on my face. (& of course on my friend's who told me about this being one of her happy things too)

#12

2008-02-06T02:40:00.000+08:00

Just Being hAPpY Together.

Playing with sparklers is only fun when you have people to watch, & people to watch you. So let's all celebrate the joys of good company!

#11

2008-02-03T18:01:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year is definitely one of the most happy things that I look forward each year, even more so since I left home in secondary school. Despite the difficulties, despite the squabbles, I still get excited, well, perhaps it's the whole atmosphere of it, perhaps it's the food, and perhaps it's the thought of just being home.
Note: The ads below may cause you to shed a tear or 2, but I thought they are some of the few best ads I've seen around (all shown on M'sia TV, 2005-2007)

(edited)Note 2: Added the most recent 2008 ad at the bottom.

#10

2008-02-02T15:41:00.000+08:00

DOGS!!! They're simply the best company ever.
Left right left right.. zigzag dance.. ah!! so cute

#9

2008-02-02T02:08:00.000+08:00

To add on to Miao's #8, here's a poster my friend pasted on my window at my studio desk last year. It never fails to put a smile of my face and to remind me that someone went the extra mile. And that poster is now stuck on the wall by my bed to remind me to cheer up.

Little thougtfulness makes one happy. :)

#8

2008-02-01T22:32:00.001+08:00

Smiles on the faces of loved ones...

#7

2008-02-01T22:25:00.000+08:00

Cold showers after a run...
Warm showers after getting caught in the rain...
Keeping clean is also keeping happy! :)
(I don't have a tub or this might have to be changed to.. long soaks in bubble bath)

#6

2008-01-31T22:30:00.000+08:00

I simply love the smell of cut grass. I don't know why but I just like the freshness of raw grass scent and the thought of evenly cut grass that doesn't poke at your shin when you walk.

#5

2008-01-30T14:05:00.000+08:00

Even on sunny scorching day, to be able to just soak my tired feet in the water is a bliss! Of course, it'd be perfect to have a clear water stream running in between the toes, that icy feeling topped with the breeze. And then I'd sit there and enjoy that moment of simplicity. Nah, I don't need foot reflexology if I have this.

#4

2008-01-29T22:11:00.002+08:00

When I'm craving some munchies... nothing fills the gap quite like Cheeeesy Toast. A little burnt please!
(Crusty bread is heaven in a hot loaf. Also good with fresh cream.)

#3

2008-01-29T16:50:00.000+08:00

Storms are beautiful, especially from the breakwater...

#2

2008-01-29T16:49:00.000+08:00

Listening to this makes me smile.

Come on and hum along!! Puff the magic dragon..

#1

2008-01-29T01:42:00.000+08:00

Tea!

When it's cold, when it's raining, or when I'm alone, tea is my best company! :)