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

doodle :)

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

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

singapore biennale 2008 #02

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

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:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrispiascik/3023619745/

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

http://www.pabloalfieri.com/index.htm

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... :)

http://everypersoninnewyork.blogspot.com/

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.

animeition

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

beard font!

hairy font by TimYarzhombeck
http://timbeck.livejournal.com/559023.html

felts

A mobile phone cosy i made a while ago :)

the 8 of us

familiar strangers

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!

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/

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 :)

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

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! :)

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

whoops..

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

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! :)