In life, there are times when no news is good news. Well, in our case, when we had no news to give you for the past 2 weeks, it was because we were working on good news. And today, we bring you VERY good news!!

WE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED AS A VENDOR FOR YOUTH ‘10!

This is one of the biggest national youth events in Malaysia, if not the biggest, and we will be there this year! 21,000 youths attended Youth ‘08 while Youth ‘09 attracted 36,720 youths. Youth ‘10 is expecting even bigger crowds, so yeah, it’s kind of a big event. I mean, with 6 festivals, 5 conference tracks, 3 music concerts and 100+ events, it can’t be that small right? =)

The details are as follows:

Date: 28th - 30th May 2010
Venue: Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC)

The organisers for Youth ‘10 have been very kind to even create a Facebook Event for us, so don’t forget to over there and RSVP to support us and also them!

For more information, you go to their official website: http://www.theyouthfestival.com/.

If you want to get free passes to go, look no further than this website: http://malaysia.youthsays.com/youth10.

We’ll be having more updates as the dates get closer, so keep checking! Have a great week ahead!

Our last design explanation was the konfewsd design which was all the way back in February.

Seriously, is it just me or does time seem to go faster and faster… 2009 was fast, but 2010 really seems to be in a rush!

Ok, so let’s not get sidetracked…. let’s talk about allergies… what is an allergy? The definition (which you can also google yourself) indicates an abnormal reaction in the body towards the allergen. In some cases, the body exhibits hypersensitivity…..

People usually associate allergies with common allergens like pollen, dust, peanuts and the like, but in real life, there are other things that provoke the same kind of bodily convulsions and reactions… and we thought it’d be good to highlight something that’s pretty common these days.. stupidity. =)

Some folks have commented about this design saying that we’re being very mean. But think about it… it’s ok to play the fool and just have fun, but to act like a jerk isn’t a character trait that many people would like in a personality. So, to us, unless you’re a chronic stupid person, there is no reason to feel threatened…. =)

If you’re not sure which design in particular we’re talking about, this is the t-shirt in question…

Our baby-t sizes are all sold out for this design, but the rest of the sizes are still available. So, if you would like to order your designs, do pay a visit to our ORDER PAGE.

We’ll be back next week with more news (we’re hoping to give you some good news next week) and more updates, so stay tuned. In the meantime, have a great weekend and be happy!

No, we’re not singing that famous song by the band Staind. It’s just that it really has been awhile since our last update…. but sing that song is already in my head, I think I might as well sing it….

But anyway, just to give you guys some updates about what’s happening in the world of blatant©…..

Firstly, we’re already in the midst of getting our 2 new designs finalised, which hopefully will be ready by early next month… the theme (tentatively) of the first one design will be “local” and the second will most probably be “nursery rhyme”. So yeah, get excited about that and wait for it.. =)

Secondly, we’re also trying to get into Urbanscapes for 2010, after failing to get in last year… so, if you guys know anyone who can help us, give us a holler!

Finally, since our last post about the stock updates.. more stock have moved and we’re running low / sold out on some…..

We know that some people are just way too lazy to go on over to our ORDER PAGE to see what sizes are still available for our designs…. =)

But since we’re nice people (and also because of the recent t-shirt sales from Art for Grabs), we’re dedicating today’s post to update you on the sizes that have been sold out or only have 1 piece remaining….

The biggest news of the day however, belongs to a design that was THOUGHT to be sold our during our Art for Grabs event. We even sold the samples! But we have just seen ONE MORE PIECE that we missed out from our stock…..

And because we made the mistake of saying that it’s already sold out, this last piece of the “CAFFEINE ADDICT” design will be shipped FREE OF CHARGE (within Peninsula Malaysia) to whoever buys it! Well, what are you waiting for then??

For more information and to order, do click on our ORDER PAGE.

Till the next time folks… =)

Did any of you go to the ANNEXE GALLERY WEBSITE website to check out what they wrote for the latest edition of Art for Grabs? For those of you who didn’t go the website, this was how they previewed the event:

“Anxious about caning? Afraid of being probed? Angry and tired and waiting in a towel? The first Art For Grabs of 2010 is here to heal your soul (and protect your buntut) with art and other distractions. With 50 stalls selling drawings, handmade crafts and accessories, plus talks, book launch and films, The Annexe Gallery’s art bazaar offers you enough goodies to give you a sense of safety in this time of orificial invasion. But please don’t forget your towel. No one is that safe.” - Annexe Gallery

Quite the introduction don’t you think? heheh… But anyways, for those of you who went, we are SURE that you guys enjoyed yourselves. We’ve yet to actually hear anyone say that they the event sucked or that they weren’t impressed with wide range of Malaysian artistry and creativity.

Instead, what we have had are people who were very happy with what they saw and what they bought… here are a couple of blogs who blogged about their Art for Grabs blatant© experience:

The Ranting Cynic and Kancing Itu Butang

If you know of any other blogs who blogged about their Art for Grabs blatant© experience, do drop a line in our comment section yeah?

But in the meantime, here are photos of OUR experience at the recent Art for Grabs…..we’ve included little anecdotal nuggets in the photos themselves, so do click on the photos and view them in full size if you’re unable to read the text….

We had a little surprise for the Art for Grabs event this time, as we allowed EVERY purchase of a blatant© t-shirt to take part in a lucky draw where you could actually win another blatant© t-shirt! Most people didn’t want to believe us until this happened…. =)

Anyways, we enjoyed getting to know new friends, seeing old friends and seeing happy faces all around… but there’s always something special waiting around the corner, like this next picture…

We’ve also compiled a few photos about the other vendors who were part of the Art for Grabs event this time round. Some of them you are regulars as well, just like the Dollhouse & Miniature Association of Malaysia… the previous time they participated, they created a Pasar Malam atmosphere… this time, it was all about makan places… truly amazing….

And finally, we must give a HUGE thank you to the folks who run ANNEXE GALLERY for creating a space where Malaysian creativity can be found and enjoyed. We only managed to take a photo of the person in charge, but there are actually 3 of them…

This post took quite a while to get publish (because there were a LOT of photos to go through), but we hope that the photos and writeup make up for the lateness… Have a great week ahead!