This tutorial is for both Photoshop and Painter users and can be found HERE.

Enjoy:)

1) Kota Bharu pada 17 Oktober 2008 (Jumaat)

2) Kuala Terengganu 18 Oktober 2008 (Sabtu)

3) Kuantan pada 19 Oktober 2008 (Ahad)

4) Johor Bahru pada 25 Oktober 2008 (Sabtu)

5) Kuala Lumpur pada 26 Oktober 2008 (Ahad)

6) Penang pada 1 November 2008 (Sabtu)

7) Ipoh pada 2 November 2008 (Ahad)

Harga adalah RM 150 untuk seorang, sekiranya anda membayar pada/sebelum 30 September 2008. Selepas tu harga adalah sebanyak RM 180 seorang.

Apa yang akan anda pelajari:

1) Kaedah Asas Pengiraan Tarikh Lahir

2) Huraian Nombor Asas Untuk Mengenali Karektor / Perwatakan

3) Memahami nombor kombinasi dalam piramid tarikh lahir anda. Tujuannya untuk memahami potensi anda, memahami kapasiti seseorang dan memaksimakan potensi anda untuk kekayaan, kebahagiaan dan kesejahteraan hidup anda.

Setelah selesai workshop, anda boleh memulakan strategi untuk suatu kehidupan yang lebih bermakna.

Fasilitator adalah En. Azizan Osman, yang juga mentor saya. Beliau mempunyai lebih dari 10 tahun pengalaman mendalami bidang ini.

Anda boleh booking untuk hadiri workshop ini dengan menghantar nama penuh, no telefon, nombor IC/passport dan lokasi pilihan secara :

1) call/sms ke 012-3758489

2) email ke mytarikhlahir@gmail.com

3) Tulis di ruangan komen.

Jangan lepaskan peluang ini. Bantulah diri anda untuk kekayaan, kebahagiaan dan kecemerlangan. Jangan tunggu lagi. Booking lah hari ini !!!

Terimakasih

I also won the 50 euros from the debuggable blog because Felix did not make his post on time! I am hoping to win it tomorrow to!

Workshop:

HIDDEN VILLAGE - CONSIDER ALL EIGHT BITS

Car-boot treasures and back-of-the-cupboard discoveries finally put to use: exploring the use of obsolete and circuit-bent video game systems for artmaking.

What: Workshop

Where: TAFE Workshed

When: Friday 3rd October, 14:00pm - 17:00pm

Who: Lauren Sutter (Adelaide), Seb Tomczak (Adelaide) and you.

Presentation:

HIDDEN VILLAGE

Using explorative, obsolete and circuit-bent technologies for sound performance. The Hidden Village duo draw upon an eclectic collection of retro game consoles and recently developed sound software to create their electronica performance.

What: Artist Presentation

Where: University House - Round Theatrette [UNH G.9]

When: Saturday 4th, 12:00pm - 13:30pm

Who: Lauren Sutter (Adelaide), Seb Tomczak (Adelaide)

GET MORE DETAILS HERE:

http://www.electrofringe.net/

[caption id="attachment_31" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hidden Village, Tyndall Assembly presentation 2007"][/caption]

So i set my alarm for 10am, thinking i would be awake long before....I woke at 10am when my alarm went off! Dragged myself out of bed at 10.30 with a headache. Showered, dressed, had some toast, hung my washing out etc whilst practicing being a chav and rehearsing my lines!

Rachel picked me up at 12.30 and we picked up Ollie and made our way over to Southend. Arrived about 1.15, met Den there. The church building had lots of rooms and the main hall was really lovely. We set up our table of literature, both Rachel and I have slight OCD over symmetry and leaflets being straight etc. I was shocked to discover that the change in the cash tin was i any old compartment, so separated it all out into it's proper places! Had a cuppa and prayed as people started coming in.

(Ok maybe i should explain the event...It was basically all the yuoth and childrens workers from churches in the area and the point of the meeting was to equip and resource them for youth and children's work.)

We found a room to rehearse while Ollie was running round with cables and testing mics and powerpoints. Got changed into my chav clothes and waited in the corridor for our moment! Den was speaking and his introduction for us was very long! The performance went well, although i was convinced I said a line wrong apparently I didn't and it was all very good, hurrah!! Den continued speaking and we slipped in at the back after changing out of costume. Then there was a Q&A session and a chat about what Viz-A-Viz does. Then there was a tea break in which our table was flooded with people wanting literature and to buy the book and DVD at special offer rate of £5 for both! Rachel manned the cash tin and i did the writing down!

Then was the workshops; there were several on puppets, music, art, God's play, Den did a discussion session and we did a Drama workshop. We had 10adults and started off with a warm up session and then made them come up with a story from the sentence 'Boris was driving in his car when all of a sudden on his dashboard appeared...' Very imaginative stories involving a wasp and being arrested, and a very surreal one with lots of doors and stairs that went nowhere...hmm...

Then the groups were given a Bible story to act out in a way of their choosing, we had the Good Samaritan, football field styley, and an amusing version of the Prodigal Son! Lastly we introduced a simple sketch called 'Life, What's it all about?' involving one narrator and as many people as you like acting out the sketch. Its very effective! After the workshops we all went to have dinner together, under strict instructions not to sit with anyone you knew! I had interesting conversations with people about what i was doing, youth and childrens work in their churches, holidays and Comic Sans Font...thanks to Rob the Graphic Designer!

By the time we packed up and came home it was about 8pm and now i'm just in my room writing this!!

Very excited to see Lewis's new car tomorrow (And Lewis of course!), woo day off!!!

It seemed like the right thing to do as we had cleaned the workshop so that you could reasonably expect to be able to work on something in there. Yesterday I even found the bolt cutters after only a moments searching (instead of several days )and then used them to rescue a friend who had locked something up with a padlock and then rather cunningly lost the key. For future reference using bolt cutters is excellent fun and makes you feel like MacGyver.

Once the bike was in the workshop we had a better look at it.

It's in surprisingly good condition really, I mean almost every bit of plastic or rubber is shot through the but serious metal parts seem to be fine once you get past the rust, but that's all part of the fun of restoring bikes.

It really is mostly dirt, although there are a few more parts that will need replacing than I originally thought.

I'm not sure where to begin, I suppose a good clean to start things off. Of course, you can't rush something like this so perhaps the first step should be have a cup of tea and then think about any future steps. Actually with that amount of forward planning it should probably be a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Yes, that's what this project needs, a tea break.

And this blog is fantastic. It's about bookshelves for the home - not the office!

Now heres and idea that works.

And thank God for that.  I'm not a big winter person, I'm one of those people that has wickedly bad circulation (probably exacerbated by lack of exercise) and I tend to get down in the dumps and exhibit hermit like behaviour.  Although joining Kaszazz this winter has helped as it encourages me to get out of the house.  Yes it's about this time of year I say bring on summer - then at the height of summer whinge about the heat!  I do like summer a whole lot, the days are long, you can get out and about without putting on 10 layers plus gloves, hat and scarf - although I love my accessories- the food is light and refreshing and as a result you loose all that winter flabbyness (sometimes)....but where we live it does get stinking hot too.  And I mean hot, like it's not uncommon to have several days of over 40 degree (celcius)heat over the summer months and quite often there is no reprieve at night with temperatures staying in the 20's.  For those of you living in the imperial(?) times 40 is about 104 Fahrenheit, I'm thinking a good comparison would be Phoenix, Arizona in the states which I have had the pleasure to visit.  I just read on Wikipedia that they get on average 89 days a year with the temp at 100 degrees F (38C).  Now that is some hot tamales.  I must find the code for the little degree symbol too, you know the one.   Anyway I digress.  My favorite season would have to be Autumn, it's just da bomb, bright and sunny warm days with cool nights perfect for snoozin'.  And the foliage is just gorgeous, all that crunchy yellow, gold, orange, red etc.  Plus my birthday falls (get it) in Autumn too - yay, I love birthdays.

Okay enough about season and weather, this is not a meteorology site! As promised I have been photographing my previous scrapbooking works and shall present some right here right now!  Keep in mind I'm way out of my legue when it comes to taking decent photo's of my stuff so please excuse the shoddy photomanship! The top pic is from my trip to the states, I had cropped a whole bunch of photo's for another layout and I had all these wonderful little strips left that I felt should be showcased somehow and viola that's just what I did, simple but I think it's quite effective.

And this is where some of those off cuts came from.  I went to the USA in 2005 for 13 weeks and had a wonderful time travelling around - would love to go back and visit all the generous people I was able to stay with on my trip.  This layout was from Becky Higgins book Creative Sketches which I think is a bit old now but still very valuable for ideas and layouts to copy.

And this little darlin' is my Bella featured on the Four Flowers SB Page which is the workshop I'm holding this afternoon.  Isn't she beautiful?  This workshop uses the rollergraph stamp which is heaps of fun and very versatile.

Alright time to get out of my jammies and go grocery shopping!  Am still battling the cold/flu I contracted from James (thanks sweetheart) but I think I'm winning.  Very exctied as tomorrow my bestie Gab is coming to visit and I have not seen her for a good part of the year - and she's bringing her hubby who I will meet for the first time - eeeek, hope all goes well :o)

keep smilin'

Kris

Sept 19th 10am to noon

child minding will be provided

Location: Clinton Park at Slocan and 1st Ave

By Allison Singer

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, be passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.

eu já estou devidamente matriculada nesta turma e vou experimentar bastante a linguagem e a técnica dos tipos móveis. abordagem contemporânea aliada às raízes tipográficas de gutenberg. é disso que estamos falando! vamos criar um livreto coletivo com as composições. resultados em breve!

P.s. Ancora due posti disponibili per il workshop (altre immagini di Serena nello slideshow del workshop)

so, nun stehen sie fest, die Gäste der nächsten Bumsdorfer Gerüchteküche! Neben den Stammbrutzlern Axel Klingenberg, Roland Kremer, Marcel Pollex und Daniel Terek werden also Sara Braunert, Melvin Haack, Uta Heuser und Martina Krösche den literarisch-satirisch-humoresken Kochlöffel schwingen und aus Geschichten, Gedichten, Glossern und Liedern ein leicht bekömmliches Mahl zubereiten (auch wenn ich nicht verschweigen möchte, dass durchaus ab und an die Gefahr bestehen wird, dass einem das Lachen im Halse stecken bleibt! Oder dass man sich vor Lachen verschluckt...). Bei den vieren handelt es sich um einige der Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen des Workshops "Was gibt's denn da zu lachen?", der beim Kulturbüro des AStA der TU Braunschweig stattgefunden hat. Ich selbst darf mich glücklich schätzen, diesen Workshop geleitet zu haben.

Und weil's so schön war, wird es auch im Wintersemester 2008/9 wieder eine Schreibwerkstatt dort geben. Infos gibt es wie immer auf diesem wunderbarem Blog.

Hier aber ist erst einmal die Fakten zur nächsten Gerüchteküche:

Bumsdorfer Gerüchteküche mit den Gästen Sara Braunert, Melvin Haack, Uta Heuser und Martina Krösche

KaufBar, Bolchentwete 1, Braunschweig

9. Oktober, 20.00 Uhr

Eintritt: 4,- Euro

Schöne Grüße

Axel Klingenberg

Writing from October Light with Mary Sojourner: a circle for women

We will work in and from the desert light, illuminate our pasts, our
presents and our hopes for our futures. These circles are for the
woman who has always wanted to write and is now ready; the woman who
has written and found herself blocked; the woman who is ready to move
her work from journals and letters out to more readers' eyes.

Mary Sojourner is the author of the memoir, Solace:rituals of Loss
and Desire; essay collection, "Bonelight: ruin and grace in the New
Southwest; short story collection, "Delicate, " and much more.  She
teaches at writing conferences and book festivals throughout the
Southwest and California, as well as in private writing circles and
one-on-one.  She has been an NPR commentator.

Writing from October Light will meet Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10-5,
with an hour for lunch.  (Plan on writing most of the time.)  We meet
in a magical private home in Tucson, with access to an even more
magical outdoor setting.  Class is small, no more than 13 writers.
Fee is $125 per writer, paid in advance to Mary Sojourner, POB 448,
Yucca Valley, Ca., 92286.  In the event of cancellation caused by
illness or serious emergency, fee will cover a one-on-one session with
Mary.

For further information:  kali114402001@yahoo.com  or
  bstarr67@gmail.com
Or call:  760-364-3653

Hood 2.0: it’s a Web 2.0 world out there

This workshop will explore how using Web 2.0 can rethink the digital divide.

Gloucestershire College has been using Web 2.0 to enhance and enrich the learning process for a wide variety of learners across the breadth and depth of the curriculum. They have developed a range of learning scenarios and activities that are integrated into the learning process and support a diverse range of learners.

This workshop will demonstrate how Web 2.0 can be used to solve some of the issues facing diverse learners in this era of Facebook. YouTube, Twitter and then some...

The concept of Web 2.0 services in addressing the tensions between formal and informal learning, and empowering learners to take responsibility for their own learning will be examined. Then, how we need to address the pedagogical needs to drive the use of Web 2.0 services and not be blinded or awed by the technology of Web 2.0, will be explored.

During the workshop participants will be able to discuss and debate different learning scenarios and activities which utilise Web 2.0 services. Web 2.0 services will be used to demonstrate these scenarios.

Participants will discuss and debate these scenarios in small groups, covering how they could be utilised within their own institutions, examining the potential conflict between formal learning scenarios and the informal learning scenarios that Web 2.0 offers.

The groups will also discuss how the pedagogy needs to drive the scenarios and not the technology and address how Web 2.0 can empower learners to take responsibility for their own learning. Each group will provide feedback through either a blog entry, an audio podcast or a video presentation. These will then be made available online to allow participants to comment and continue the discussion beyond the workshop, and also allow other conference delegates to participate in the discussion.

After the workshop, the participants will have a greater understanding of the role of Web 2.0 in addressing the digital divide.

They will have considered how Web 2.0 can help resolve the tensions between formal and informal learning; discussed how Web 2.0 technologies in themselves mustn’t drive the learning, but support the pedagogy; and debated how Web 2.0 can empower learners to take responsibility for their learning.

The participants will have presented the results of their discussion and debate, through the use of a variety of learning technologies, to other participants and to other conference delegates.

The mobility of learning: using mobile learning to rethink the digital divide

Mobile technologies and mobile learning have the potential to change the way in which learners can engage and interact with learning.

Gloucestershire College has been using mobile learning to enhance and enrich the learning process, for a range of learners, across the curriculum. They have developed a range of learning scenarios and activities that are integrated into the learning process and support a diverse range of learners.

Mobile technologies will be used by the participants within the workshop to examine how they can be used for learning and will also be used to feed back the outcomes from the workshop.

In this workshop, small groups of participants will examine the potential of mobile technologies and mobile learning to rethink the digital divide, including addressing the tensions between formal and informal learning, enabling access and removing exclusion, and empowering learners to take responsibility for their own learning.

The workshop introduction will provide an exploration of mobile learning and mobile technologies. Participants will discuss and debate mobile learning scenarios, and cover how they could be utilised within their own institutions, examining the potential conflict between formal learning and informal learning that mobile learning offers. They will also debate the idea and concept that mobile learning is accessible and inclusive for all learners. The small group discussion will also address how mobile learning can empower learners to take responsibility for their own learning. The groups will then feedback through a blog entry, an audio podcast or a video presentation. This feedback will be made available online to allow comment and further discussion beyond the workshop and with other conference delegates.

After the workshop, participants will have a greater understanding of the role of mobile learning in addressing the digital divide. Mobile technologies will have been used within the workshop by the participants to understand the learning scenarios, and the participants will have presented the workshop outcomes through a variety of learning technologies.

Sincerely,

Your sister in recovery,

Stephanie

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This is one of the hardest blog entries I have written.  In some of it I expose secrets long hidden...

Today was day two of the workshop on self-harm.  I'm glad it's over.  I gained lots of valuable information and tools to help guide a group for individuals who use self-harm as a coping tool.

It's been two days of lots of internal "Ohhhhhhhs!" for me.  Lots of insight.  There were times where I felt like I wanted to flee the room because I felt so overwhelmed by the information and how it applied to my personal life.  Even though I don't actively self-harm today, there were bits and pieces within the group manual that made me sit up and say "Is that why I am the way I am?"

I don't think I'm capable of spilling my guts on everything we talked about, but wanted to share a bit about the stuff that had a big impact on me.

Yesterday we talked about when people started to first self-harm.  My answer to that question yesterday was when I was 18.  Right after my chainsaw accident, I was so frustrated with life and figuring that my arm already looked a mess, I cut at it (where the chainsaw had cut) but I also cut at my other arm.  For me, at that point, it was an outlet for some internal pain that I could not express.  It made it so I could feel *something* ..... *anything*  I was hurting so bad inside and just couldn't tell anybody.... expressing it through physical pain was what worked for me.  I stopped this form of self-harm in my early 20's yet I still carry the scars from that the rest of my life.

But today I had a revelation.  There are people who know about when I used to cut, but nobody knew that I had been self-harming from the young age of 9 or 10... could have been sooner.  I used to hit myself, over and over and over again until I was bruised.  Bad enough sometimes that I had to be placed in hospital to allow the bruising to drain.  Usually i focused on my extremities.... arms, hands, feet.  I don't know exactly why I did that then.  Maybe it was because I felt like an outsider at home, often feeling neglected.  I was a problem child - I had ear and vision problems, but also behavioral ones.  The hitting was my way of controlling how people felt about me - they never knew I did it on purpose and they always felt bad when they saw it.  I know now (after the course) that I was doing it to meet a need.  For over 30 years I have carried the knowledge of what I did as a burden, something to be ashamed of.  I'm not any more.

I have over the years, employed different forms of self-harm that are also not ones you would necessarily see nor recognize as self-harm including head banging and wall punching.  These have occurred since I quit the cutting, but happen irregularly, and blessedly not for at least 5 years, probably longer.  I know I employed some of them when I had my first break with Agoraphobia and Panic, but I have not felt the need to use them any more.  There are a few other behaviors which have been brought to my attention may be self-harming, but for those ones I need to step back and think about them for a while.

The other thing we talked about today was kindness.... and the exercise was to think of something kind you had done for yourself, for someone else, and something someone had done for you.  I am a doer and thinking of stuff I had done for others was not a problem.  Thinking of what others had done for me was difficult.  This conversation led into one about compliments, and whether we could give them (yes, I can) but to receive them is difficult.  My difficulties around these issues is trust.... it's hard to let anybody do anything for me because I don't trust that they are doing it because they really want to.... that they are complimenting because they really mean it.  I'm not doing a good job of explaining this.   To allow people to do these things, to give these things is to let them within my carefully constructed wall of protection.  It means trusting them.  I'm not going to be able to explain this any further... I guess I need to process it more.  On the positive end of this, I do accept acts of kindness and while I have a more difficult time with compliments, I can take them.  I guess, it's more about understanding where those difficulties came from than what the difficulties are.

There were lots of other things within the workshop that have left me with much food for thought.  I may share some of them within my blog over the next little while... I may not.  We'll see.

Bye for now.

My Meeting went REALLY well. I'm so excited about this project! Finally it's all falling into place :)