Sketches - 018

La Salle Chapel, Hong Kong



[Halfway through I ran out of ink.>_< So had to use another pen to finish, colour was a bit different, but good thing it's unnoticeable.]

[Made a minor mistake as I was filling it in and doing the finishing touches. Can you tell where?:P]

Sketches - 017

Something from my sketchbook, was posted 2008, but from sometime earlier:

The entrance of the Flagstaff House in Hong Kong:


One of my first big drawings in ink; It took me one Saturday evening and one Sunday morning to finish.XD

Sketches - 011

Something I drew after coming back from one of my Singapore trips.



...simply to help me remember what went on.:D

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(This is the hotel stationery, where we stayed. Only stayed once at Carlton Hotel, and it did not leave a very nice impression. Felt the concierge was a little snobbish. The room that was first given to us reeked of smoke, on a smoking floor, when we specifically indicated we wanted a non-smoking one. They were hesitant to change it at first, but we were later given another room on a non-smoking floor... grudgingly. The girl who was on the evening shift had an attitude about her. BAD service at Carlton Hotel... from my experience back in 2008.., never stayed there again.)

Sketches - 009

Was still crazy about vampires and blackXred themes.

The chair in this photo is inspired by something I saw from Vampire Knight (anime), and the character, just some random one I came up with.:P



One of my failed attempts at watercolour [Have always been bad at watercolour...], not quite satisfied with how this turned out (the mistakes are so obvious), but I like the chair.:D

Sketches - 005~007

Some more sketches from back then, used to draw on anything. The French BD culture inspired me (and still does!), and was experimenting with faces like these.>_<

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The first drawing I posted on my blog ages ago...>_<


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This is one of my favourites, I think it's really cute.:D


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Nomming on a mashi-maro


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Have more of these faces, shall post them sometime.:D

Sketches - 001~004

Today though I'd do some sketching since I haven't been for the longest time.:D

But was cleaning my room for hours and ended up too tired to do anything.=_="" Hehe.

I used to have my sketches in a separate link before (2008-jan2011). But since I have changed my layout last year I have forgotten to post them again.>_<

So here are some works I did in pencil before:

[Some of these are from 2008 and were taken with my Samsung e890 phone.]

Was a very tiny photo from a travel book...


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The Two Towers, from LOTR book illustration..


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About a Boy, from the movie/ and also book cover...
(Hehe, okay, this does not look like Hugh Grant, but at least it looks human.XD)



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This was from a Levi's ad...


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So far these were the only ones I have uploaded.XD

Let's see if I can find some more.:D

Archives - 2008 December

17th December 2008, Wednesday, 20:13:19

I was looking at a friend's multiply site where she sells the stuff she bakes -- cakes, cookies, sweets.
And I happen to see this one! A Strawberry Shortcake. (^-^)'




Looks like a pound of yummy creamy strawberry goodness.








Check out the site HERE :o)




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Last Monday, I finally got myself a Canon SX 110 IS. (^-^)v Sweet.




I won't have to use my camera phone anymore. Although, I probably still would.. if I go to a place where they prohibit the use of cameras.




Here are photos of my Canon SX 110 IS:




the front..





front with the flash on...





back, with the lcd on..





SX 110 IS with its case

12th December 2008, Friday, 21:48:10

I was reading funky tigger 's blog yesterday(which i randomly came across. xD) and read her post on a darth vader and an ultraman cubee. and that was when it all started....!





I rarely use the printer now so there's only black ink in it. Hence, I coloured the bunny in. :o)


I have no idea who this character is but it looked cute nonetheless.








Here's my super-lapin and my sister's mario together on the lappy.


with a background...n_n;







The bunny actually had a weapon. which I was supposed to put on a slit on its arm. But I already attached the arm so I just inserted it in between his arm.





What's nice is that there are these customized holiday cubees (santa, reindeer, leprechaun, snowman, etc) which you can choose to make as it is or customize the face part of the cube (like a friend's face or your face, for instance).




I made one for mum and I think she liked it! If I have time I'd like to make one for my friends too~! But my hands might have fallen off from cutting by then. The cutting part is just too time-consuming!..and tedious. (all because i want it all straight and neat! >.<)




I printed out some more which I'd like to do when I'm free. Totoro and Domo kuuun!. I super love the furry grey totoro ♡. Here are some photos of how they're supposed to look:








these ones are actually less complicated.





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my curry chicken katsu dinner last night. n_n; With a UK flag.









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Cute clips!










lions. (^-^) Rawr. :O




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Christmas gift received today.. a baby tigger beanie!









thank you. :o) I really really love it to bits.




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And more random stuff below!




This one stands no matter how much you tilt it.


It says dolphin but it's shaped like a penguin and it does look like a penguin from the front.









And more pretty pretty clips:










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This was a pretty long post. n_n;


Maintenant, je pense de SG. Waaah. Je brule avec impatience de y aller!! :o


Weeee. A plus! (^-^).
Je vous laisse.;)

8th December 2008, Monday, 00:43:43

Doodling away in the afternoon... (^-^)









More doodles! Random sketches of outfits I'm going to wear...or not.









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Hair accessories I love:


(One very pretty flower and another one which is reminiscent of sweet lolita.)










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A bunny bulb! (^-^) which lights when pressed. So adorable.










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Mario mushrooms are so cute.









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And lastly, here's another advance Christmas gift received this week:








it smells really sweet and yummy.




...but nothing beats The Body Shop's grapefruit scent...!




(I actually bought one bar which I don't use but instead place together with my beanies to keep them citrus-y and nice-smelling! :P)




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A new layout just for the holidays! Do enjoy.


I'm keeping it until January. ;)

1st December 2008, Monday, 23:16;53

Here are some super advance Christmas gifts from Aileen:



semi-statement tees. I lurve the shoe..n_n;





and here's another one...








And a cute white belt. (that's my Monokuro-boo beanie...n_n;)









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Saw Twilight last friday and.. it was.. hm, nice. Not supah good. Just.. nice. Haha. I came late! (Sorrry!) So my friend and I were not able to catch the first part (whatever it was). When we came in, it's the bella-getting-run-over-by-a-car part. (REally Sorry. Did we miss a lot?). Too much make-up on the vampires though... And I think Rosalie could have been prettier.. She looks old. (She's supposed to be really beautiful in the book). I hope New Moon's better.




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Here's a butterfly I happen to come across yesterday..









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Mind checking the spelling? n_n;









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Haven't blogged in French in ages. T_T I should write in French again one of these days....




Or it'd get all rusty too...




Je ne m'inscrit pas a la classe de francais.. et je ne parle pas en francais souvent... je suis tres vulnerable de l'oublie. T_T

Archives - 2008 November

27th November 2008, Thursday, 14:09:43

THE NOW: They're finally showing Twilight (which i'll only be seeing tomorrow). I'm not quite sure of the cast. I feel they could have picked better faces... =.= I don't really have a problem with the main guy, Rob Patti.. But the rest, i'm not very fond of. n_n; So I hope it turns out okay..(would hate to be disappointed. haha. why do i have this nagging feeling i would? o_O)




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THE WILL BE: I'm looking forward to being back in SG in dec. n_n; would hate to come back in jan. haha. It'd be a first for my dad to be there. So we'll be showing him around. n_n; It feels funny not spending Chritmas in HK. (And here I thought I could already pack my semi-winter outfits. haha. Apparently not.). And the sad part is, I'm going to miss my turtle and have to ma-huan our 'pet-loving' relatives to look after her while we're away. I think she would have grown a little already by the time I get back. (reminds me, I need to buy her a larger tank...n_n;)




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THE MIGHT BE: I'll be taking japanese lessons in January (finally!!) which I think I've prepared myself fairly well for. I'm hoping this time it finally pushes through. I've already studied the basics. Hiragana, Katakana, and very little words! (with the help of my dad, some of his notes, and my own time studying them). And recently I've been listening to Pimsleur audios. which aren't so bad because I'm able to catch up easily. (But it also might be because I'm listening to Level One audios). I try to go through them as thoroughly as possible and devote thirty minutes listening + writing the words i hear. (still need to check if i wrote them down correctly. T_T).
Wait till I get to Level 3! XD



I hate relying on romanized textbooks but I was able to buy this McGrawHill one for the grammar. (which I haven't gotten around to study yet).





So much to study in so little time. =.=


Such a lengthy lengthy post. n_n; don't worry, will be posting pictures next time.




Until then, need to go back to tiam downstairs. T_T

16th November 2008, Sunday, 15:45:20

Monkey and Bunny.




And with the stripey pink mobile phone pouch.









Here's a photo with my mobile phone.










I love this phone. =.= Drew a bunny in it.



Have had this since last year, and I have no plans of changing it yet...

12th November 2008, Wednesday, 21:21:09

Yummy soaps! ☆



the 'shrooms have got to be my favourite!
















This, this one doesn't look edible.. but it reminds me of when i used to buy lush soaps... ^_^







And how about this hot mug of cocoa with marshmallows?





Eh.. don't drink it just yet.. it's a candle. n_n;




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かわいい～、でしょ？？ o^.~o



Oooh. I so love hand-made cosmetics! =.=


You can see more of them here

9th November 2008, Sunday, 23:59:55

Kawaii pink tofu mobile phone holder. =^.^=



(on my equally cute peter bear pillow)









I was supposed to put my phone in it, but i was using it (to take the photo) and was too lazy to get my other phone, so there goes my remote control. n_n;









And here's another photo of the pink tofu on my pillow (with the jap curtain i recently decorated my shelf with).









Adorable little beanies like these are way too irresistible! =.=




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Please check my photos too, as I have updated the page. o:



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There's this amazing site I'd like to share. I got the link from a chinese magazine.


It's called Virtual Sweden.


And it has these 360 degree views of a number of famous sites


[The Louvre, St. Peter's Basilica, etc.].




Definitely a must-see! o^.~o


Or you can view it later on my links page. {it's a favourite now!)

7th November 2008, Friday, 22:53:34

It was my sister's birthday yesterday, and a friend of hers came by to bring her a yummy cake.









Mom and sis apparently dug into it already before I did. (explains the photo above. ^_^)




And it so happens I got the last slice..





And with the 'Happy Birthday' choccie still on it. =.=




It was yummy. But I'm not a big fan of cream and it has heaps in it. (no exaggerations!)


But hey, it looks nice, doesn't it?





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All this talk about cake reminds me how much
I'd love a strawberry shortcake... =.= yum.

3rd November 2008, Monday, 22:38:54 (2/2)

[Sp.] Es una galería del arte par Chema Madoz en Instituto Cervantes:







[Fr.] Et quellesques photos de la petite galerie:


La durée: le 17 octobre - 29 novembre 2008.









admission: Gratuit.



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I've covered most of the photos (I snapped those that I find intriguing),


but it's definitely better to see them yourself. n_n;



Until my next post then. :)




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Warning: *RANTS* below



--> my reasons for taking a break from language classes

I won't be around Alliance Française or Instituto Cervantes for awhile, since I will be taking a break (quite picky when it comes to profs. I'm paying for the prof.. and I won't "just settle" for a bad one.) I'm sorry, but I find my French prof boring and dragging and I don't find myself learning anything much from him. As for my Spanish prof, she's the perfect example of a really bad prof. Her teaching method is all wrong and she discourages her students.. like refraining them from using their dictionaries. It would have been correct to say that one should refrain from literally translating a certain word but she said "Dictionaries are stupid, and you're supposed to ask your classmates the words you don't know." Oh please. That's just all wrong. Your classmates are just about the same level as you are (chances are slim they even know the word) and I believe it's highly likely for one to be misled should this be the case. If dictionaries are stupid, then one would be more stupid without it. How are we to know the meaning of a word we just encountered? And how are we to express ourselves if we do not know the word for it? I don't know what you think, but to me, that's totally discouraging and wrong. The dictionary is smart. But literally translating is stupid. There's a difference. And she has to do something about her personality and attitude towards students. She's being paid to teach, not to discriminate.=.= The discrimination is just too obvious. I hope Charo gets fired one day. :) *boom*

3rd November 2008, Monday, 20:59:22 (1/2)

A pretty japanese bowl i bought two weeks ago.


I actually have four of it. o^.~o