I am writing this entry in my hotel room at Copenhagen, Denmark.
My “secret project” (which is not so secret anymore if you subscribed to my Twitter updates) has been taking such a toll on me that my head has expanded into the size of China. As the deadline to my project looms closer, I foresee many more sleepless nights and restless weekends ahead.
This workaholic streak in me is gonna continue at least for the next few months. But before I resume this marathon rush to the finishing line, I decided to take a week’s break away from the office, just to clear my head and keep myself happy by doing something I enjoy.
And there are not many things I enjoy more than travel, culture, arts, and beer. Put them all together, and we’ve got Tiger Translate.
This is one of the most unique arts events I have ever witnessed.
To put it simply, it’s an initiative by Tiger Beer where they bring in a bunch of young upstart Asian artists into an angmoh country, lock them up inside a room, call in a bunch of more established Western artists to join them, then give them an empty canvas to draw on and see what kinda funky stuff they come up with.
It is East-meets-West cultural exchange done artistically live, often times with creative, wild and unpredictable results.
Last year during the event in London, they painted the classic black London cab into a kickass Tiger machine.
More recently, they begun selling limited edition Tiger Beer bottles that come with special artistically-designed packaging, and these are all done by talents they discovered through Tiger Translate.
The theme for this year is ‘Change’. Five emerging artists from Asia they’re flying over include illustrators from Singapore and Mongolia, a multimedia designer from Thailand, a cartoonist from China, and a graphic designer also from Mongolia.
Together, they will be collaborating with Denmark’s top professional artists in illustration, graffiti arts and photography.
Denmark is a great location for this because it is home to some of the most creative and artistically-gifted people in the world. One of Copenhagen’s favourite sons wrote that famous childhood fairy story that was eventually picked up by Disney and made into a movie – The Little Mermaid.
Who knows what’s gonna happen, when you put a bit of Asian in Copenhagen?
Let’s hope they come up with better artwork than this.
Weather in Copenhagen: Perfect.
disgusting O_O
Wow, I found out ur not so secret project, gonna be your own boss. Lihai lihai…
last pic , pwned
u seriously never failed to crack me up! lolz
this mermaid is too fat.. lol
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last funny pic haha
Kenny, mermaids wear bras.
u forgot to undress, mermaid no wear t-shirt.
they should really make that lol
welcome to deutshland
most of my customer are there
who knows when will we even have the time to make a trip there
u can do it bro
just make sure to share with us the juicy tit bits
and bring some durians while you are on the way
it might be refreshing and full of zess
Kenny,
tak cukup sexy lah your pic.
u’re missing the boobs, dude 😛
Wow… Tiger Translate looks great… i wish i could be part of it…
Kenny.. the last pic is hilarious!! 🙂
should naked more…hahah
Kenny, seems like you are having some great time in Denmark while we are stuck in this corrupted country.
Lately you can see cops everywhere hunting for their raya ‘gifts’! So hardworking huh?!? And our beloved Teoh Beng Hock is ‘suspected’ to commit suicide?!? Does this make sense to you? In short, Malaysia BN government is getting worse and worse, more and more corrupted. Can’t wait for the next election!
HAHAHA this is the good old Kenny Sia signature position…always works like stephen chow’s style of humour….
now, would you be able to humour us with your ‘secret wishes to the genie?’ you’ve been tagged on my blog…check it out!
lol.. why got legs wan? =P
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Its is so weird and ironic to read about a malaysian coming to the country I currently live in on a beer company sponsored trip, the same day the news about the first woman caned in Malaysia for drinking beer breaks. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_MALAYSIA_CANING_FOR_BEER?SITE=MAFIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
(Dont mean to reflect it on you at all, I enjoy your blog, its just wierd)
wats wif u and that expression -o-
hey there! Oh I just came back from Copenhagen as well to visit my mate. Great place! Try the Smørrebrød Kenny! You will like it!
Have fun!
Hi Kenny,
I think the best beer in town is Paulaner =)
Wow, you are in Denmark? Wish i could travel as often as you 🙂
Luv it.. actually, that mermaid foto, you look slim lor
Chuckles.
kenny, i can’t wait for your secret project to be complete too coz’ all the noise is driving me crazy!!! How to work like that?
need sea shells lei~
i just had Tiger last week! yummy! 😛
Loving that last photo! Hahah!