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Yessss it's one that I ever waiting for, for this year movies in list of mine. This year's movies and series, dramas including - just from any platform to say - cinema, Netflix, HBO, any. Just I like still, even if I can't watch it since I don't have the app but it's ok! For most importantly, I always love to watch ones will be in cinema. This year many waiting for Deadpool 3, but me? I just can't wait for my all time favourite, an icon of spaceworld creature and what creature out there, one and only symbol to itttt drumroll pleaseeeee "Alien: Romulus"...! I've watched it already, with lil sister, we date for me time, girls time, last Friday. So let's get into it as I have thoughts on it, and not only this one, but for overall of the franchise. Photo when me and lil sis about to enter the theatre. It was exciting as we got our popcorn and a cup of ice lemon tea, less ice, large and we shared. We had breakfast before that so.. We kind of full bu...

After GELAP, I decided to go for another by author Ariff Adly, a bestselling too, UNBOX. To be clear seriously I always curious about this book since I saw the cover when I know about FIXI for the first time. It's, curious... Like, I want to know what about it. Okayyy obviously, I read it as I need to but at the same time I just want to read it else than because I accidentally emailed FIXI for the call for illustrator but I don't mind if I'm not selected, and I just feel like "I'm going to read UNBOX after this one (GELAP)".  As you know, my thoughts just as I'm a visual artist, a blogger, and someone who read - a crafter too (yea I make handmade accessories..). So... I think I heard cover for UNBOX here is AI...? Not a fans, if it is. I hope new one will make it as the vibe of the title and not AI... And talking about the title, it's no need to explain more, it's the only English word among all Ariff Adly's books. And the title does set me to ...

I got myself all 4 book - novels, by author Ariff Adly on 1st July last month for a reason. All his 4 is bestselling by the way. FIXI's call for illustrator for the author's new covers got my attention, in early morning and I was in my bed, I just woke up and a bit sleepy... I was in so-so thinking and situation where I was feeling like "should I?", "try je?", and sorts. I was in between and ended up emailed my portfolio. And then I started feeling it was a wrong move, like I just put myself in a rush situation and feel like I want to unsend it but of course, too late. Because of this, I feel the need to get all of Ariff Adly's books. Which, become most that I can put side by side with movies - yep, me, I'm a fans of movies - that I know and some just in a top of my list I could say. Tadaaaa yesss.. Since all 4 in my hand that day, I was just, "which one that I should start with?". Since it all Bestseller FIXI, it does give me this moment w...

It was in February this year that I managed to get my hand on ASRAMA:2 by Muhammad Fatrim as for my commission by FIXI. Like I said in previous review and thought on the first one, for this second book too, I read whole of the book to work on the commission - for what the visual will be for the cover. Again. I would like to thank you to FIXI and the author, Muhammad Fatrim for the opportunity given. And I hope I did my best... Note, this is my solid thought on this book as an visual artist, blogger, and a reader only. Sorry for my broken English as I'm trying here.. So for the cover. The old one is on the left, and to be honest I feel scary a bit looking at it when I started to read it, and else it was does make me wonder what with the birthday cake? While the new one by me, I choose to go with different theme and it's originally in purple but the author wants it to be in blue - which I'm okay with, as long no changes in my illustration. And thanks to that, it does looks mo...

On January this year, FIXI emailed me for a commission. It took me few minutes to accept the offer. As the result, almost a week later I received their books together with one I got commissioned for last year - my first one from other author. I got 4 books in total, 3 of them by another author. I know, I need to read them 3, started with the first one, best selling ASRAMA by Muhammad Fatrim. And here I'm going to put some of my thought about it. For first, I'm honoured to be part of the book, for the new cover I got commission for last January, and thank you so much for the opportunity FIXI.  This was my most challenging one when come to illustrate for a cover. And while in process, I got little bit pressure than before. Since it needs to be 'girls' vibe and feel but dark. I did my best although a bit I feel like if I can deliver it much better.. But, so far, most fans and FIXI's family like it, I'm ok with that. Alhamdulillah.. The new cover on the right in red...

It's Thursday now. Considered it passed 12am, and it's 2am writing this. Last Monday, date - 1st July 2024. Time flies so fast, and I'm not the only one that feel this. I believe many too. And I went with my parents for their meeting with their client, while I just needed to go along since I have small plan for myself. For books.. Woke up at 7am, I decided to go with one of my bawal, my headscarf - which I bought months ago.... Wear for the first time, in July. Not my first bawal, but for the design is. Monday, who likes it, like. But some who don't, don't. I like all. Last Monday was still sleepy for me but I got my sleep for few hours. We headed straight to the meeting first thing first, which far from our home. That's why I woke up at 7am just to get ready for the day. I decided to follow because I needed to get few books after accidentally on something sooo just take it as my gift or reward to myself. Meeting went like an hour, usually for this client. Then ...

On Saturday's late evening, I just had this feeling on trying with new book. A novel. I got it when I went to PBAKL 2024 on 1st June. Yea, early this month. But decided to start reading it last Saturday. This one comes in a box set - AJAIB Universe, by Buku FIXI, the publisher. With another 5 books, sequels to this one, Ajaib. Before that, I'm an artist who's drawing, illustrate. Highlighting that all my comment on this book, novel just from a view of an artist, and a blogger, a reader - not from language field specifically. So my apologies if there's mess up with my English and the comment or review for this one.. AJAIB, the title. To me, at first, I got this vibes of not a horror or thriller on this. But more like "glittering-magical" kind of vibe. And I don't even know the author, until few days before I decided to go to PBAKL 2024, where he played with another FIXI's box set that I commissioned for the covers of another best selling author of FIXI....