25/10/2009 • 1:54 AM 2
That’s my grandmother with her denture in her hand. A picture I took about 2 years ago during my short visit.
Been thinking of paying grandma a visit in Kuching next month…
Check out more pictures of her here.
Filed under: Photography , Family, Grandma, Grandmother, Granny, Photography, Polaroid
• 12:51 AM 2
An idea is always formed first in the mind and then transferred to the paper before it is reconstructed in the computer.
Just as for the Amazing Kids logo it is client’s desire to have an image of a mother giraffe and baby giraffe’s necks formed into a heart shape which is symbolic of parental love and raising up of young leaders for this children educational center. Giraffe speaks of leadership character.
The process of the design :
Filed under: Art + Design, Illustration , Children, Drawing, Giraffe, Graphic Design, Idea, Kids, Logo Design, Process, Sketch
23/10/2009 • 5:35 PM 0
Been a really hard at work this month and seriously need a good break but not so soon until all is over and done. I can only afford a short one for now, today, so I decided to do something to break the ice before getting back to work again.
This is it! I am taking some time off to talk about this project I am curently embarking on – Wheatgrass Project… LOL. What on earth would I want to grow wheatgrass?! Not something I thought of doing but it all started when I visited the petshop in my neighbourhood recently and stumbled upon this box of instant DIY wheatgrass growing kit. I thought it was funny as it is meant for cats! I do not know what struck me at the time but the next thing I thought to myself was, why not?? Why not give it a try?! Life is too short not to try something new, right? I mean, I have seen my cat, Bebe, eat grass outside the house compound before but I really have no idea how much she would approve this idea of home-grown wheatgrass! If she is not going to eat it I will keep it to myself then! Nothing to lose, really. 
Day 1 : Preparing the ground and welcome the seed of greatness
Got the ‘ground’ ready in the plastic tray and down all the wheatgrass seed.
Filed under: Art + Design, Personal, Photography, Typography , Cat, Digital Photography, Feline, Growing Plant, Growth, Nokia 6300, Personal Project, Phone Camera, Typography, Wheatgrass
21/10/2009 • 2:29 AM 2
One thing in life that I have learned is to keep looking and moving forward. There are things in our past that are not always memorable, mistakes we made, failures we went through, relationships that turned sour – and those are already history!
I am reminding myself everyday is a new day. Nothing I can do to turn back time anf fix the past. It is foolish to dwell in the past and do not long for the good old days either. My best days are ahead of me. I am going to keep pressing forward! I am not going to let my past hold be back from achieving my dreams.
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Message , Illustration, Journal, Keep Pressing Forward, Message, Molekine, Noodler’s Ink, Polar Black
19/10/2009 • 11:21 AM 5
Pen : Lamy Safari Charcoal Fountain Pen, Extra Fine Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink – Polar Black
Medium : Derwent Inktense Watersoluble Pencils, Staedler Karat Aquarell Watercolour Pencils, Daler-Rowney Acrylic Titanium White
Paper : Tracing paper
Filed under: Illustration, Sketch , Der, Derwent Inktense Set, Drawing, Illustration, Monastery, Noodler's, Noodler's Ink, Polar, Polar Black, Sketch, Stae, Staedler Karat Aquarell
17/10/2009 • 3:13 PM 0
We have a choice to choose which channel we want to listen to. We are what we hear. We become what we hear.
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” – Romans 10:17
Pen : Lamy Vista Fountain Pen Medium Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Message , Drawing, Illustration, Journal, Lamy Fountain Pen, Moleskine Pocket Diary, Noodler’s Ink, Polar Black
• 3:09 PM 1
@ OldTown White Coffee, 3Two Square, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Filed under: Food, Illustration, Sketch, Urban Sketches , 3Two Square, Beverage, Breakfast, Food, Fountain Pen, Lamy Safari Charcoal, Lineart, Malaysia, Milk Tea, Napkin Art, Noodler’s Ink, OldTown White Coffee, Petaling Jaya, Polar Black, Selangor, Sketch, Western Platter
16/10/2009 • 10:03 PM 2
With my Nokia 6300.
On the day when I was out for have a brief meeting with client these were a few spot-on shots I could not resist to take even when I did not have a camera with me at the time. My camera phone (or is it phone camera?) is a good backup but minus the low megapixel and bad image quality, though.
A slumbering money changer in KL Sentral.
Even when there was a customer around?
On the train on my way back to PJ I took this shot of a man holding a packed lunch.
The power tower (or whatever you call it) shot when I touched down PJ. Got out of the usual route a bit just to get a bit closer to this gigantic thing. Funny how I had this visual in my mind at that time that the electricity from this thing was going to come right down and give me a good shock! Something like in those sci-fi movies.
The lady who has always been in this place collecting recyclable materials like aluminium cans, papers, plastic bottles and stuff. I even has a particular spot at the basement of this building where she works on the materials she collects from the big dumpster. I have so much respect for her diligence. Each time I walk through this place to and from the LRT station I see her there.
If not for people like her much more recyclable materials would have been wasted unnecessarily.
The above photos were digitally processed in order to be more presentable.
Filed under: Personal, Photography , Selangor, Petaling Jaya, Nokia 6300, Cameraphone, Phone Camera, Digital Photography, Money Changer, Recycle
11/10/2009 • 5:13 PM 0
My ‘Subway Club’ 6 inch Sandwich was made up of Parmesan Oregano bread, turkey breast, turkey ham, roast beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olive, green pepper, onion, mayonaise, mustard, ketchup, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. To go with Coke. Very full.
I had my Moleskine with me at that time but the Subway napkin looked too colourful for me to resist sketching on it.
Filed under: Food, Illustration, Sketch, Urban Sketches , Jaya33, Lamy Fountain Pen, Napkin Art, Noodler’s Ink, Petaling Jaya, Polar Black, Selangor, Subway Sandwich
09/10/2009 • 1:17 AM 0
No, I am not a collector but an user.
This is a quite rare find of the Yashica rangefinder range. What I like about it is the 35mm f/1.8 lens! Wideangle and big aperture – just the right camera for streets and portraiture. Cannot wait to try it out soon.
Pen : Lamy Safari Charcoal Fountain Pen Extra FIne Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Photography, Sketch , Drawing, Film Camera, Illustration, Journal, Lamy Fountain Pen, Moleskine Pocket Diary, Noodler’s Ink, Polar Black, Rangefinder, Sketch, Yashica Electro 35 CC, Yashinon 35mm f/1.8
06/10/2009 • 4:12 PM 0
Live sketch on napkin when I was having my hot chocolate and some cream puffs at B2B Bakery Store at Menara Axis, PJ.
Filed under: Illustration, Sketch , Selangor, Petaling Jaya, Lamy Fountain Pen, Noodler's Ink, Polar Black, Napkin Art, Live Sketching, Bakery Store, Urban Sketcher, Fountain Pen
• 5:51 AM 1
I wonder if there is any other person who would do food photography on film for a commissioned job, in this digital age? I did. Not to brag about myself, though. As a hardcore film photographer myself I really do not see any reason why it cannot be done. Seriously. And I do find it strange when client or anyone ask why cannot I use a digital SLR? In this case, as these food photos were taken with a film camera on an EXPIRED film, yes, hear me right, it was an expired film I used for this assignment. Let us just say that I had enough courage and experience to take the risk and confident that the shots would turn out satisfactory? While would be on the safer side to use a DSLR for such assignment but I would probably end up over shooting each food dish with over a hundred shots and then spend too much time going through the images in high resolution RAW files; spend too much time shortlisting and selecting the few best good ones out of the hundreds shots and the finally spend too much time on touching-up and post-processing the images. When I shoot on film, I could cut down the unnecessary time going through all those steps. For each food shot I limited it to only two to three frames. The rolls of films were sent to the lab for processing and scanning into JPEG image files.
I am not making a defense for film, but rather the point I am making here is that it is a personal preference on the equipment you choose that works best for you. Personally, I wanted to save time on going through the selection and editing process – and shooting on film helps. For those who are hardcore digital fans may have a different opinion, and that is perfectly fine. At the end of the day whichever piece of equipment you choose to use, whether analog or digital, it is all about getting the job done at the fastest time possible.
I personally am happy with the outcome of the food shots. Much more to improve on, though, that is for sure.
Filed under: Photography , Film Camera, Film Photography, Food Photography, Fujifilm PRO 400H, Natural Lighting, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Micro AF, Nikon F-70D
05/10/2009 • 11:07 PM 1
04/10/2009 • 12:42 AM 0
A bit disorganised lately…
It’s alright if you can tell what are those stuff on my desk. It’s messy, anyway.
Medium : Derwent drawing pencils
Filed under: Illustration, Personal, Sketch , Derwent Drawing Pencils, Desk, Illustration, Messy Desk, Sketch, Sketching
03/10/2009 • 8:54 PM 1
Be not like a thermometer that is changed by the temperature of the surroundings.
Be like a thermostat that changes the temperature of the surroundings.
Pen : Lamy Vista Fountain Pen Medium Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Medium : Staedtler Karat Aquarell Watercolour Pencils
Brush : Goldie Artists’ Super Nylon 3, Rarhael Martre 6, Ashley Dagger No. 3/8
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Taking break from work. Drawing makes me feel more relaxed. 
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Message, Personal , Drawing, Illustration, Journal, Lamy Fountain Pen, Message, Moleskine Pocket Diary, Staedler Karat Aquarell, Thermometer, Thermostat, Watercolour Pencils
02/10/2009 • 4:45 AM 0
“Learning to write is learning to think. You don’t know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing.” – S. I. Hayakawa
So, go get yourself a good Moleskine notebook and fountain pen and START writing! 
Pen : Lamy Safari Charcoal Fountain Pen Extra Fine Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Medium : Staedtler Karat Aquarell Watercolour Pencils
Brush : Ashley Dagger No. 3/8
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Message , Illustration, Journal, Moleskine Pocket Diary
• 4:40 AM 0
Something I’ve been reminding myself of lately. Even when your work gets rejected by client that does not mean you have done a bad job, but it simply means that some client just cannot appreciate your good work! You’re TOO GOOD for them!! Just move on and continue to give of your best!
Be EXCELLENT in EVERYTHING you do. Don’t settle for mediocrity. Be your BEST! RISE HIGHER each time!
Pen : Lamy Safari Charcoal Fountain Pen Extra Fine Nib
Ink : Noodler’s Ink Polar Black
Medium : Derwent Graphitint Pencils + Staedtler Karat Aquarell Watercolour Pencils
Brush : Ashley Dagger No. 3/8
Material : Moleskine Pocket Size Daily Planner 2009 (Soft Cover)
Filed under: Illustration, Journal, Message , Drawing, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine Pocket Diary
• 4:32 AM 0
I had a chance to use my Boss and friend’s Sailor Sapporo Demonstrator fountain pen last week for test writing. Very impressed I was with the flow of the ink through its beautifully engraved 14k gold medium fine nib. It writes extremely smooth. Gorgeous piece of writing instrument – transparent and sexy looking, just the right kind of pen for the Boss!
I will just stick to my cheaper Lamy’s.
Here are some of the photos I took of the pen with not my usual 105mm macro lens, but with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AIS, by reversing the lens. Camera, Nikon F3. Film, an expired Konica Minolta Centuria Super 400.
Filed under: Journal, Message, Personal, Photography , Film Photography, Handwriting, Journal, Macro Photography, Moleskine Pocket Diary, Sailor Sapporo Demonstrator Fountain Pen
• 4:02 AM 0
“Living to give. Bless someone everyday. Be someone’s miracle today!”
A message to remind myself that a life we live on earth is short, too short to live for ourselves selfishly. Everyday from today I make sure I start off my day with a prayer that I will be a blessing to somebody. Give whenever I could. Be somebody’s miracle. Even a simple friendly smile can brighten up somebody’s day!
We will be happier when we look forward each day to bless others, instead of waiting for somebody else to do that to us. When we bless others we will also be blessed too!
Because God has blessed me so so much, I cannot help but to also want to bless others. His blessings overflow.
Filed under: Journal, Message , Handwriting, Journal, Message, Moleskine Pocket Diary
• 3:47 AM 0
“Losers focus what they are going through. Winner focus on where they are going to. When your facing great challenges in life that means you have a great future!”
Something I picked up from one of Joel Osteen’s sermons. A good reminder to myself when I am facing challenges in life.
Filed under: Journal, Message , Handwriting, Journal, Message, Mole, Moleskine Pocket Diary
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