Wednesday, December 31, 2008

shiny



this is so cute!!! :D

illustration

illustration


never thought i'd draw anything anime.. well, never say never.
it took a lot of kicking in the ass, kicking and screaming. but yea,
anime was done. and wow... it's looking at the world through new
eyes...

illustration



Tuesday, December 23, 2008




doodle :)

Sunday, December 7, 2008

a finisher



yay... i'm a finisher!!! :D 42.195k... in 6hr 50min. I'm happy.
Lots of teeth gritting, groaning inside... Dousing myself with
cups of water, slathering Deep Heat on my legs...wrist band
soaked, feet burning. The worst was the nausea...The last 2 km
was crazy. But it was the best. I caught a third wind and
flew to the finish. Crossing the finish line was really something.
I was almost in tears. I couldn't believe i made it. Then again,
i was shouting inside my head, "i did it, i did it!!!" Another
tear jerker was seeing the 42k engraved on my medal.
Collecting the Finisher's tee... oh boy!!! hhahaa... On
previous years, i see people hobbling around in pain,
wearing their Finisher's tees... I looked at them with envy.
Yea. And this year i get to hobble with them and wear the
tee. wahahhahhaa.... i'm so happy.
So now, at home, my leg muscles are screaming. My left
calf is so tight, my glutes are threatening to cramp up
anytime, my hamstrings are aching, my quads are sore.
But i'm happy. yes.... i'm a finisher. i did it. YAY!!! :D

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

It could be me but it's acutally paul paper
http://www.couldbe.me/

cool tool



Shredding scissors!!! This is so cool right!!! Buy it right here:
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=62523&PRODID=10020976

motion...!!



Very thrilled by this tutorial... yes... Same Juno look, the easy way!
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/bonner_simon/The_Juno_Look/video-tutorial.php

Monday, November 17, 2008

singapore biennale 2008 #02





2nd trip to the Singapore Biennale... this time with
sis! It was fun. Loads of cam whoring. :)

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Proverbially, you can't....

... have it both ways
...have your cake and eat it
...get blood out of a stone
...make an omelette without breaking eggs
...make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
...run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
...teach an old dog new tricks
...judge a book by its cover
...shake hands with a clenched fist
...tell which way the train went, by looking at the tracks
...win arguements by interrupting speakers
...have a rainbow without rain
...pick up two melons with one hand
...fool all of the people all of the time
...sip soup with a knife
...see the sky through a bamboo tube
...measure the sea with a shell
...cheat an honest man
...catch a cub without going into the tiger's den

-schott's original miscellany, one of my fav books...


This is a teflon coated foot for a sewing machine. And i want it.
It'll make plastic coated fabric glide through. Oh yes. Slide under...
like butter..

hand drawn typography


Hand drawn typo by Chris Piascik. So inspiring!! Got me
sketchbook out and started doodling. Check out more of his
work here:





amazing photographs for sale at blissful images:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6255324

singapore biennale 2008






I took a while to take my Converse hightops off then slipped
on bedroom slippers and padded through the white tunnel.
I emerged into a white room and the view took my breath
away... really. I was pretty overwhelmed. The scene demanded
silence so i sat down quietly on the beanbags and just
looked out into the 'distance', mouth agape. It was AMAZING...
i didn't want to leave. An 18 metre long installation by
Hans Op de Beeck, housed inside Shigeru Ban's Containart Pavilion.



I had to dare myself to sit through the whole clip. I never liked
the idea of being in the middle of the sea in a boat... I sat alone
inside a container, watching it. The sound of water sloshing
was quite scary. Then the boat flipped and laid on its side,
vision was half above water, half below. I didn't like it one bit.
Anxious, scared... like i was struggling in the water, drowning.
Almost cried. The boat went bottom up next and it felt slightly
better cos it was quiet and calm underwater. When i lifted the
curtain to step outside, i was SO glad it was over.I was safe, safe
on dry land. Oh boy....
Floating, 2000 by Yuan Goang-Ming.




Never thought i'd dare to be so close to them... They were
SOOOOOO gross. Looking at them in pictures already grossed
me out, made my hair stand on end. Climbing the stairs to
the 3rd floor of city hall, i spotted a maggot. Braced myself for
more and yes, at the top of the stairs, a party of maggots...
twisting, turning... joyous munching... slime dripping...
knees went soft, almost gagged. Tried to bypass them to get
to the other side of the room. It was in vain..there was no other
way. Took a deep breath and stepped between them, praying
they wouldn't slime me. Oh man.... i was squirming so much
inside. But when i was on my way out, i didn't feel as bad. I
even let one of them suck on my shoe. A lady reached down to
pat one of them, but oh no, i wouldn't go so far.
Maggots, 2004 Pham Ngoc Duong


This is me on Woodlands Ave 12. I travelled across Singapore
in 5 sec. I stood on clouds, on the airstrip in Changi, the waters
off PSA. I should have labelled CEFC Woodlands. Didn't think
about that. Argh. Now i want to go back. A real, physical tagging
on a Google Earth map. Now how cool is that.
Singapore, 2008 Wit Pimkanchangapong


this looks so fun ya?! :) by pablo alfieri




pretty pretty :) by ariana pager russell
http://www.arianapagerussell.com/index.html


Caption: Job Koelewijn, Untiteld, 2005
Fotobijschrift: Job Koelewijn, Zonder titel, 2005
i know people who would LURVE to have this in their houses,
oh yeah... :)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008


this was a fun project :) did illustrations for a book purposed
to educate kids on puberty.They're wearing uniforms from my
primary school.. yep yep, that'll be Keming Primary.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

animeition

a tiny snippet i did for fun a while ago :)

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Friday, October 3, 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

felts


A mobile phone cosy i made a while ago :)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Friday, June 20, 2008

goodness...



Another package from Leslie :) pretty tape!!

rail scenes



Adorned with elaborate gold jewellery,
wearing colourful saris... This extended family
of maybe 6 or 7 boarded the train. Chinese
looking Indians.. Speaking an unfamiliar
language. Interesting!

Saturday, June 7, 2008

illustrations



Check this illustrator out... :)
http://www.laurenminco.com/index.html

fold over



Very cool paper foldables available here!
For free! :) http://www.paperfoldables.com/

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

awww....



Discovered this amazing artist, Helen Dardik!!!
Check out her work at
http://www.oneluckyhelen.com/index.html

vinyl coated happiness #2


Ahhh.. my first attempt at pleats! So easy! So pretty!
Another shhhh.... project. *heh* Be sure to come
back and check out the full thing when i've given it
away :)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

gameboy bricks!



This is pretty amazing huh... A fellow from the
Netherlands made them Gameboy bricks. I would
so love to have a wall of them!! This is his site:
http://gieskes.nl/souvenirs/?file=gameboy_brick

Sunday, May 25, 2008

straying...

i couldn't resist blogging about these blogs, straying from the
usual craft stuff. Blogs by Singaporeans on fashion & stuff. I suddenly
feel pretty inspired! I am a chronic t-shirt n jeans girl. Sneakers,
or flip-flops. That's my 'office-wear'. So yeah, allow me to record
the url-s of these blogs...

1. Wottoncool : http://wottoncool.wordpress.com/
2. Fashion Nation: http://fashionation.wordpress.com/
3. Swirl Girls: http://swirlgirls.blogspot.com/
4. Come thrifting with me: http://full-clothes.blogspot.com/
5. Soon Lee: http://soonlee.wordpress.com/
6. Green Laundry: http://greenlaundry.net/blog/?p=171
7. Cherry Magazine: http://cherrymagazine.blogspot.com/
8. Pause for Thought: http://pause4thought.com/blog/

goodness...





Ahhh... Craftzine and my 2nd fabric package came
together!! *Super!* I got more vinyl coated fabric,
i'm so in love with it!! A heavier fabric with robots
on it and a lovely grey fabric with cute little dots.
The linen straps i got are really tough... and precious. I
haven't been able to find it on this island. Haven't decided
what to do with them straps. hmmm.... All these from
my friend Leslie's etsy store, go visit! :)

Monday, May 19, 2008

waiting!



Will you look at this!! oh my goodness... yes, it's fabric!!
It's by designer suzuko koseki. And yes, i bought
this off my friend leslie's etsy site :) Thanks leslie!
Can't wait for it to arrive!!!

* everytime someone rings the office doorbell, i jump,
hoping it's the postman with my fabric package! :D

Sunday, May 18, 2008

whoops..



Broke my first needle... pushed the guy too hard...

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Gocco





Gocco rampage!! heh.. i finally got over being
precious about the bulbs and screens, started printing
like mad. Ink stains everywhere! I've had to order
more screens.. super excited! :)