Attempt numero 1

They never said its was easy, creating graphics in vector. Now I do know how hard and brain draining it sure was. Back breaking, eyes straining and a few hours totally devoted to the screen trying not to be side tracked by the internet and TV has paid off slightly. Not the best yet, but I did, I did not try.

Most Recommended- Tohato Harvest

For biscuit fans, I present to you -Tohato Harvest Sesame Biscuits! Recommended recently by Pelican, a walking tidbit storage colleague of mine, these tasty and addictive biscuit wonderland comes in both Sesame and Cacao flavoured. Each biscuit boasts a thickness of only 3mm each and is lightly dusted with adequate amounts of sugar and sesame. Most suitable for cravings during tea time (yes, only tea compliments) and late night hungers. Individually wrapped in thin biscuits of five, they are light and not too rich for a fussy tastebud. If all fails, theres always Cacao flavoured ones on standby. And last I checked, they have come up with a green tea version of these most excellent biscuits. Plus, with packaging that promotes smiles and peace, its no wonder it has won over hearts of the japanese. To check other products go to http://tohato.jp/products/harvest/

The Accidental - Ali Smith

Another book review this time, very much in a different genre from the books I usually pick up. Who could resist the bizzare cover photograph by William Eggleston of a woman with a brownie camera? Her latest full length novel, Ali Smith is also the critically acclaimed author of Like (1997), Hotel World (2001) and The Whole Story and Other Stories (2003) amongst the many. A Family in Norfolk has their world upturned when a total stranger named Amber appears at their doorstep. A closet dysfunctional family, each of them is affected by this uninvited guest in strange ways. Amber crosses personal borders, while each member of the family unties the knot that they have been struggling to juggle with. A tale spurned in sequence, Ali Smith's sharp and humourous style of writing keeps one glued to the pages. Satire is her style of writing, engaging the reader page after page. Long after the book is finished, it still casts a magical spell on the reader.

Yebypawka- Plea for information

Not a big fan of soft toys, I wasn't sure initially when I received this Yebypawka toy. I must say its big doe eyes won me over. With its enormous ears and tiny bob tail, Yebypawka began as a stop-motion created by E.N Uspenskiy under the animation studio named Soyumultifilm. I did a search on the internet, unfortunately there wasn't alot of information on how this little fella came about. There seems to be a craze in Japan over it, but most websites do not offer much there is to know. Please forgive me if the information provided is incorrect. Do enlighten me if anyone has information on him. Thanx!

Illustration Friday - Under the Sea

Character design also cross posted in www.mojizu.com. Its a really fun character design community that lets others rate and even adopt your characters. Please do vote for me there as well! Cheers!

Gumball Madness

Fresh out of its protective gumball is our hero of the gaming world, Link from The Legend of Zelda! Here's a very well made animated version of our favourite hero from Hyrule. I had fun posing him amongst the moss growing in the backyard. Check out the latest version of him in GBA: The Legend of Zelda - the Minish Cap.

Series 2

Character 2 of a series of girls I'm currently doing. I do admit I'm still not very productive enough. Juggling work and doing this at the same time has been kinda tiring. But no complains... @_@

The Highest Tide

Miles O'Malley is a thirteen year old boy living in Puget Sound. He has the knowledge of the sea and its creatures like the back of his hand. By collecting marine specimens in exchange for cash Miles life was thrown into the spotlight one day when he discovered a giant squid. Instantly, he becomes a local celebrity with the media hot on his heels for his two cents worth of the phenomenon. Everyone seems to be interested all of a sudden of the wonders of the sea as well as anything mildly associated. As the ocean continues to churn out mysteries, Miles's once pyschic and elderly friend Florence predicts of more unexpected changes in the bay, like the highest tide in 50 years.

As Miles continued to try make sense of the sudden phenomenon, fears of Florence being sent to a home and his love for his teenage problematic babysitter Angie will go unanswered. Meanwhile, more problems surface as his parents are at the verge of divorce. This story of humour and obsession is definitely worth a read. This is a first novel by Jim Lynch.

Kittens For Adoption

It's been raining cats out there in my neighbourhood recently. Cat lovers out there, if you are interested in providing these lovely kittens with a loving home, or if you know someone who can provide one please do not hesitate to drop me an e-mail. They are estimated to be 2 weeks old ,domestic short hair cats. I'm not sure of their gender as they are a little hard to tell at the moment. 3 of them are tabby coloured, 1 black. Mummy cat is a lovely sugar coated character, loves to have company. Very tolerant and very suitable for a lap cat.. She loves you right back. Please help to spread the love..Thanks a bunch.

New Furniture

Been putting away the errand of getting a new table for far too long and finally mission is completed when I finally bothered to drag myself down to get one. It wasn't too hard, it was an instant decision and we were out of the shop in 40 minutes wheeling my spanking new furniture toward the taxi stand. Surprising how they never "looked" so heavy in the showroom until you had to drag it home. Off with the old, useless and awful hand-me-down cabinet and up with goes the new! Look who can't wait to try out......*Meow*

4th April 2006

After starting the week with the demise of a pet, life became the same old bleak and grey routine. All the anger that welled up during the period of it's illness suddenly didn't matter anymore. After all what matters is we gave our best although the outcome is right there staring into our faces and that we might not be appreciated to make him well. He's in a better place now for sure. Special thanks to everyone that helped during this period. The entire day after this was filled with frustration with everyone and everything and to make myself feel better, I made myself a little pet owl fashioned out of Kinder Brueno plastic gumball and recycled labels. It was a quick attempt and the result is this weird citrus looking plump owl I named Oliver. Stay tuned to a better version..

Illustration Friday - Spring

Spring..the season of blooming flowers. Time to relax, bring on the sketchbooks....Although there is no different seasons in where i live. haha

Illustration Friday - Monster

Been a long time since i last posted. No excuses for laziness this time round. I present my....blue monster!!

Oven Fresh

These are actually done for the portfolio. After much thinking, I've decided to leave my current non-design related job. I must admit that I do not have as much enthusiasm for the job as I used to 2 years ago.Fortunately, I've learnt alot of valuable experiences that will come in handy throughout life. I thank all the ppl who have looked after me for the duration... *Bows*

New Sketch!

An amazing gift I received recently, the exclusive Fleecircus sketchbook! (Thanks Flee!) It triggered my itch to draw again after weeks of absence from the world of illustration. Who could resist the perfectly crispy and flawless pages of paper? Once I started I couldn't stop, and these are some of the sketches I have come up with. Comments are most welcome!!

Illustration Friday - Cats

Am having problems entering my link to illustration friday (due to overwhelming response?) but decided to post the topic here anyways..

Backyard Adventures

Embarked on a trip into nature today. Equipped with my newly acquired digital camera, I decided find out whether it was really worth quarter of my fortune by putting it to the test. With only a cup of coffee for breakfast and shouting enthusiastically in my head "Here I come!", I proceeded to snap every insect that was not bothered with me poking my lens in front of their beady eyes. After a few minutes of mindless focusing and swatting at those annoying mosquitoes buzzing everywhere, I couldn't decide whether it were my hands that was shaking or it were the leaves that my ever patient subjects were on that was swaying too hard (damn that camera shake icon). As a result, some of the pictures were not really sharp, muahaha....Anyways, here is my feeble attempt at backyard photography..Enjoy!

Blythe Salutes to Veterinary Service

Ambitious Blythe takes on a new adventure this time, as a volunteer for a day at a veterinary clinic. Inexperienced as she was, she took on the brave role of assisting the vet in saving the lives of animals she very much enjoys the company of. Cats, dogs, hamsters, chinchillas were all seen in a day's work! Although the hours were long and exhausting, she was really impressed! It was an unforgettable experience and she looks forward to another chance of offering help at the clinic again. *Salutes*

P/S: Click on image to read the adventures of Blythe!

Illustration Friday -Sea

A quick illustration for Illustration Friday for the topic Sea. I'm not a swimmer myself but i would really like to pick it up one day..not with cats with me of course.

Iliiustration Friday - Flavor

Finally got off my butt and created something..or rather its from the archives..I've been lazy. :)