Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the the Blues is a full length animated film that depicts the infamous tale of Ram and Sita in the Ramayana. Currently hailed as ‘the greatest break-up story ever told’, Nina Paley’s interpretation of the Ramayana has comical modern day twists interwoven with the age old epic. What’s even better is that this creation is available online for the public to view and share without any fear of copyright infringement. You can watch the full length film ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ here. The feature showcases various types of animation and a kick ass soundtrack with tracks from the 1920’s jazz singer Annette Hanshaw. My nephews have grown up listening to these stories. It is awesome that they can now enjoy a modern perspective on it. Apart from that it is also amazing to see that artists like Nina Paley put their work out there for people to enjoy without being driven by monetary gain.

One Week in China

I have not been around here in a while. Apart from being really busy at work since the Chinese New Year, I have also been spending a lot of time playing with art. I started stenciling a year ago and now I actually feel comfortable doing some bigger pieces. I stiched together some clips from the XYGZ factory and my last week trotting around China. 7 nights in 6 cities, Shanghai, Ningbo, Beijing, and I dont know what else. China is an awesome country in terms of infrastructure. Unfortunatly I only get to see most of it from the inside of a car or at night. I cant complain about the latter. I am hoping to be stationary for a while, so hopefully more blogging. Check out the newXYGZ blog as well. They are posting up cool shit faster than you can read it!!!

ONE WEEK IN CHINA - CLICK HERE!! 

*you tube is down in china so this is hosted on vimeo... 

Bali CNY 2009

Better late than never I guess. It has been over a month since I went back to Indonesia for the Chinese New Year vacation. I had an awesome time spending time with friends at home in Jakarta and then hanging in out in Bali and fixing up my new office. It was quite an adventure...

I got in to Jakarta and could not make it home that night because Kelapa Gading was flooded from the rain. Maybe if I had gone straight home instead of the bar with my mates I could have made it home before the water rose.


I managed to get away to Bandung for a couple of nights. The art scene there is WAY better than JKT and they got some great graffiti on the streets there. Definitely need to spend more time there.


My parents were in Bali too celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary with Friends. They stayed at Villa Mandalay near Tanah Lot. 6 master bedrooms and a putting green. It was off the hook. I got to spend some quality time with my nephews here as well.




My company has had an office in Bali for a little over a year now but although it was my idea to set it up, I never have found the time to hang out there. They have set up the offices on the 2nd floor and have been kind enough to make a small cabin for me right under the stairs. It has a window looking out into the gudang (warehouse) and a small access door to the bush outback. Its nice to walk out every so often for a bit of fresh air. Some kids had been spraying shitty graffiti on my walls so I left a stencil for them to look at. Maybe next year Ill get a massive mural made out there. I spent most of my time here getting the indodreamin label off the ground. There is still a long way to go but the ball is now in motion. And I have a creative workspace that is only 5 minutes drive from the ocean. Livin the dream baby.





I got loads of paintings commissioned and I had an awesome time just being productive. I have a lot of plans down the road for my operation in Bali but that is going to have to wait till next CNY when I have saved up a bit more capital and I am ready to take some irrational action. For now, keeping busy in the GZ.

Philips Body Groom

This has got to be the funniest marketing/ad campaign I have ever seen. I want me one of these Philips Body Groomer's. Do yourself a favor and check all the links on the site. It takes a while to load if your connection sucks like mine, but its worth it. The guy in the videos is fucking hilarious! The Philips Body Groom.

2:00am Guangzhou

The Faucet - 4 Layer Stencil

Now that I got my sea legs, I am taking different approaches to stenciling and painting on different surfaces. I can't really go out and bomb walls in China, for now at least. This is just the first of what I hope will be a lot more to come, that will progressively get better. Time will tell.

Melancholy Mood - Ziggy Marley

This is an awesome track for anyone who likes reggae or jazz. In the lyrics you can hear a reference to 'Forever Loving Jah' by Bob Marley. 'Everything in life has its purpose..' Check out the album, Dragonfly. 

Babi Guling Bu Oka - Ubud

You can ask anyone on Bali, where the is the best place to go for the islands signature dish Babi Guling, and they will all say the same thing. It could be a cab driver, surfer bum, or manager of the Ritz Carlton, they will all direct you to Ibu Oka in Ubud.


I heard you have to wait ages for a table if you go at the peak of lunch, so we went early.


Not much apart from Bai Guling on the menu. So if you dont eat pork, you should have stayed on Java.


Traditional seating. There are a few rickety tables out front as well.


Babi Guling, literally translates to Pig/Pork Roll. But this dish is not so much of a roll as it is a combination of pig meat grilled on a spit, marinated in various ways, then served with white rice, herbs, and spices.

Definatly the best Babi Guling I have had on Bali to date.