I got a new mobile today(sponsored by my company for work purposes). A black Motorola razr2 v9. Slim and sleek! 2 mega pixel and the picture quality is quite clear...even better than my phone. The front part was a touch screen and they have nice default ringtones or music. By far the coolest I've ever came across. But the bad part about it...its silent mode doesn't enable vibration-quite retarded huh? Oh well, it's mine to keep till I quit my job. Next up is my namecard. It'll be out real soon-so exciting!!(It's gonna be fierce!)

I can't wait for my taxi to be out too! I so want that little toy taxi with my design on it. Oh boy, this is getting a little exciting! In the mean time...I'll think of a name for my new identity. Should it be a J again? And that'll make a triple J. Haha

Finally, didn't have to rush to the library today. For the past 2 days I've been heading to NLB during lunch time to source for inspirations. I started exploring the area around my workplace instead. I found an MPH bookstore-spent some time browsing magazines and relaxing a little. Also there's a whole lot of coffee joints around the area. Probably starbucks someday? I love lunch time alone. You get the freedom to go where ever you wish because the people in the office seem to like eating in whereas I prefer to roam around and be out of the office. The best thing; I set my own lunch time.

Labels: work

RC stands for Roman Catholic but it could also stand for Relaxed Catholics or Retired Catholics. At this present moment, I would say I belong to the "Relaxed Catholic" category. I did set a time to make a comeback so as to ensure that I'm not straying too far off. But right now, this break that I'm taking, felt too short for me. I can't seem to envision myself rendering service to the church again in another month's time. It felt like I could no longer give willingly. The flame has completely died out. I know I'm in a bad shape and I know I'm supposed to take measures to get myself out of it but I've yet to figure that out.

Why do people have to be actively involved in church?? It's because they love God and they want to do something about it.

Labels: thoughts

Today marks the first day at work in the new office. It's cool because boss bought a brand new mac station for me to use, soon I'll have a new mobile phone, a set of namecards that was designed by me.(I really love the design...woo hoo) But the whole entire thing is quite confusing. Now I'm working under another company but with the supervision of my previous boss. My job scope as a designer have also widen, I'll have to be in-charge of customer service too. After which I'll have to adopt another identity for myself because it's best not to disclose the "real me". I'm even given a new title "Operation Manager" but I would have prefered the "Designer" title instead. Unfortunately I have to keep that fact hidden too. Really sounds like some sneaky business but that's how things goes. "Welcome to the dark side" because the coporate colours I've chosen for the new company are black, red and white.

If you ask for my favourite colour, I'll tell you it's black! Don't know why but I'm just attracted to it. The colour to symbolise mysterious and sophistication. I'm not really that dark though, ocassionaly I would have the rush for striking colours too. Also lately I figured, I could whip up stunting design with the colour red involved.

Labels: me, work

It's been a 2 week break from work because boss went overseas but I'll be resuming back to work real soon. This time round as a full timer. According to my boss he said that the company wants to try me out for full time so that they can offer me a job after I graduate. But then again, I've made up my mind. I intend to pursue the dream of working in my dream company. Anyway for now, I'll be working for money and exposure. Quite cool because I only set my mind for an internship and in return I've received a whole lot more.

Oh and today I bought 2 pairs of shoes at only $15 and they're so comfortable to wear! Yay I could wear them to work! So happy! I love sale! Hehe and I'm gonna eye that samsung omnia phone instead. Just figured that it's way cooler than sony ericsson's G900.

Labels: shoes, work

I'm back from chalet! Had a short getaway with the girlies. Just realised we didn't really do much. Day 1 was bad for me because I caught a cold shortly after we checked in. Initially planned to club at St James but it's quite troublesome because we have to cab back in and pay the entrance fee again. Decided on Cafe Del Mar instead. After all the dress up, somehow we just ended up cam whoring in the room. Ate 1 cold tablet so no alcoholic drinks and i'm off to bed.

The following day, woke up at 9a.m and we only manage to leave the room at 1p.m. That's the problem with 5 girls and 1 toilet. Played the luge ride and it was fun! After that was sun tanning for rina,sim and peiting while Shu and I decided to cycle. But Peiting can't lie still while tanning and she insisted in checking out the cleo bikini party next door. Eventually they didn't sun tan, and we didn't cycle. Ended up at the chalet's swimming pool, swimming and playing frisbee. Dinner was at sapino and we took the skyride there. Wanted to watched song of the sea but the tickets were all sold out. It's another night in the room with additional company of red wine and chivas. Played "truth or dare" but there's only truth and no dare after which is bed time again.

Came home and slept till evening and off i went for mass. I think I'm enjoying my sundays alot more now-especially when it comes to listening to God's word. Father's sermon was once again great and the take home message for the week was...people no longer fear God that's why they've been commiting sin and everyone prefer to silence the truth. In addition, the line from the gospel reading that struck me was "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but have no power to kill the soul. Rather be afraid of him who can both destroy both body and soul in hell."

And my thoughts for the day: It's ok to be a society gic(Pronounced as geek). The world might reject us because of our christian values but in the eyes of God, we are God's Innocent Children and not just a gic(geek) that the world label us to be. Besides, the world's opinion doesn't matter at all but God's one does!

Labels: thoughts

I've been thinking about a name; "Mister G and I" to label a series of illustration about God, about faith, about him and me. The big question was how to go about illustrating God and this entire journey with him? For some reason I'm not into christianty art at all. About talent and gift: I know I can do design but I didn't like the idea that it's primary. I used to like mixing both together.(God and Design)But in recent years I think I had an overdose of it until it becomes dreadful. But I know it's a gift and it must not be put to waste so here's a kick start to it.

Spiritual Darkness: A period when God seems distant and out of sight. In actual fact, we had our blindfold on and it hinders our sight.

Labels: artwork

Met up the girlies this evening to plan for our long awaited chalet. Like finally can? We've always been talking about chalet since our secondary school days but somehow it never gets materialised in the end. I've also got a feeling that it's gonna be packed with a bagful of fun and laughter. Exciting...

It's funny to hang out with these bunch of people. Felt like they're the happy go lucky kind of people. You can just let your hair down when you're with them. Something funny today: We dined at pasta mania and I flashed out the voucher that Mark gave some time ago. We're all set and ready to order our food and then I said,"Check the expiry date!" Darn! Only to realised it's expired and it's so funny that we started cooking up the entire scene on how we should let the crew give us a discount. Haha but eventually we just laugh it off. And there's more! Somehow today I can't seem to pronounce the word "aglio" so I asked pig how it should be pronounced. Jokingly I said it sounded like "ugly". Gosh and Pig got so excited about it that she decided to try pronouncing it as ugly to the pasta mania crew! I thought she was just joking and she really went to pronounce it as ugly!! Haha what the heck man? She has no fear in humilating herself at all! Rina and I just have to laugh about it. Funny.

Over dinner we started talking about our past. Digging up all the silly moments we shared and laughing at all the silly nicknames we gave to our teachers. That was really funny. I miss the good old days. Though this time round it's not gonna be as crowded/as noisy as before but we'll defintely have some fun...I hope?

Labels: laughter, people

Great! I finally watch Sex and the city. One word to describe how i felt: Awesome! Initially plan to watch maid of honour because there's mcdreamy in it but we can't find a suitable timing for it. The next suggested movie was the happening. Lucky we didn't settle for that. Found out who the director was and it was a big no to it. I bet it's going to be another lame movie.

Sex and the city seems to resemble desperate housewives a little but just that desperate housewives has that thriller factor in it. Overall I like the movie! Quite hilarious too!

Oh and i change the header image of this blog too. Was getting a little bored with the old one. I think my illustration style looks "mature" now. (If you get what I mean)

One more thing...von's input mentioned about some axe thing in the bible. It suddenly reminds me of our council retreat we had some time ago. The story about a group of tree cutters. At the start they seem to be very efficient in cutting down trees but over time they began to face difficulty cutting down the trees. Reason being their axe are too blunt. I think I'm at this phrase now. Probably sharpening the axe would really helps.

Labels: movie, thoughts

Here's another new piece of illustration. Weirdo. Somedays it's too realistic and some days it's vectorish. But I love this new range of illustrations though.

Yippie! I finally manage to eat my mango dessert today. Nicee...

Bold Neon Yellow Text: It's a blessing to give than to receive.
For the past few days I've been seeing this text or something that's along the line. It's been so overly highlighted! Even today's gospel reading, the line that struck me was "You receive this as a gift, so give it as a gift."

But...I'm just so tired of giving. I might sound selfish but heck-I think I'm under some spells.

Labels: thoughts

This afternoon received an sms from rei ting asking about questions regarding our results. Yes, it's finally out! *gasps! I saw my result and it was indeed predictable. Lucky it wasn't anything lower than that and all the effort did not go down to waste. What a relief! Then again, i didn't do quite well the last sem so when they total it up, it kind of affected the entire results. Crap! And it's not like it's bad or what but it still didn't meet my expectation yet!

The coming sem will be my final year already! I better do well for it and I'm setting my goal: To graduate with class 2 upper and above. Sounds difficult to achieve because it's not going to be easy. (I might be torn into half after the entire thing) Especially it being a degree-say hello to a truckload full of theories and essays to write. (Argh...what a dread!)

Neon Yellow Text Quote: There is no secret. The secret is you have to believe.

Neon Yellow Text for the day:
Whenever in doubt or drifting away, don't let go. Ask the Lord for help.

It's funny how I have the energy to pick myself up after each fall. One random thing, I'm still craving for my mango dessert...yum! Hope i don't dream about it.

Labels: results, thoughts

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real cool
Stay at home talking on the telephone with me
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
And as our lives change come whatever, we will still be friends forever

So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can heather find a job that wont interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

La, la, la, la ...
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la ...
We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

Graduation by Vitamin C

Labels: song lyric

Great! The website is finally done! All done in html because I'm still not confident with flash. Come to think about it, it's good for me because I could use this template to create my own portfolio site. Oh and I manage to learn new things again-I figured how to load different pages in the same box area. Cool! So many things could be self learnt self taught. How interesting!

Labels: work

Oh gosh...Can't believe this. My working pace is extremely slow today man. Felt so tired and I just needed a break. Manage to finish up the taxi mock up but not satisfying to me at all. The time past so quickly and I'm not done with that website-I think I'm getting a little rusty with dreamweaver too. One thing I realised, I just can't work from home! I need the office with that mac comp!! Where everything is like a breeze. I'm getting too used to the mac interface that sometimes I just turn into a windows idiot all of a sudden. Oh crap...I'm still left with that stupid website and i'm struggling to complete it but I just can't do it today! No inspiration and no motivation. If only that colleague of mine knows how to design and link up the entire site...I could have enjoyed a couple more hours of rest. Darn! Darn! Darn!

There's a neon yellow text today: Mt 10:7-13. No summary because I'm too tired. Blessings received from the Lord are not meant to be clung to, but to be shared.

Labels: complain

Sony Ericsson's G900 is finally here! Waited half a year for it to make its appearance in the market and I'm so gonna get this phone but not now. The retail price for it with plan is $428. I still think the pricing is a little too steep. I would most probably wait awhile more for the price to drop. The highlight of the phone is the 5 megapixel cam and wi-fi. (That's exactly what I'm looking for!)

On top of that, i'm also considering to get a DSLR cam but that would cost at least $1k and I'm quite reluctant to part with my money. Shall see how...maybe will get it at the next pc show instead.

Anyway, here's abit about work. Stay backed in the office yesterday till midnight. Rather crazy but I'm actually fine with it. (Looks like the tide is coming.) Next week onwards would have to work at the other branch instead under a different boss and everyone is complaining about it. It's scary because what if the new boss is not as nice as my current one? Crap and it's no longer going to be convenient for me. Let's hope they don't send me to the clementi branch. The one at tanjong pagar would be fine for me. This is gonna be bad...looks like some things is going to come true. You just can't have the best of both worlds! Working hours would probably be fixed 10 to 6-no more freedom. Boo! What a whiny day!!

At least today's stay home and do work. 1 website and a taxi ad campaign. The campaign is more like an open brief sort. Sounds fun to work with. Shall brainstorm a few ideas for that!

Labels: gadgets, work

I'm done with another illustration! Looks good. I think there's something wrong with the sportsman piece-looks like its the weakiest among the lot.

Anyway Monday's been a busy day at work. Oh and I finally had my soup spoon craving satisfised. Next up is my mango dessert at ice monster and Mark's bragging about how often he gets to eat the mango dessert in hk. I miss the mango dessert there! Too bad he can't bring back some for me because he says it'll turn mango juice instead. Boo!

Labels: artwork

It's a rather cold morning today! Slip in my jacket and headed to church for mass and it felt great because there's another take home message. As I went through the procession, I suddenly thought to myself, this is how mass should feel like!

Fr Bill Heng's sermon was thought provoking and he started off with this story: 10 men went overseas for a meeting. As soon as the meeting ended, these 10 men rushed off to the airport because they wanted to catch the plane and meet their wives. Along the way, they accidentally knocked over a table of apples. So 7 men decided to stay back while the other 3 continued to rush off. Then one of the 7 told the 3 to tell their wives that they'll be boarding the next plane instead. While the 7 were picking up the apples, they found some of the apples dented and bruised. So they put these apples aside and took out some cash. One of the 7 then consolidated the amount and gave it to the blind girl saying," Would this amount be able to compensate for the apples?" And the blind girl replied,"Are you Jesus?"

The people of the world are like the blind girl and sometimes we need to be Jesus to them. Mercy and compassion is what we should exhibit so that others who see this may be able to say that we are Jesus to them.

One more thing, at meeting yesterday, Mandy suddenly came up to me and asked this question,"So who's going to feed you from now on?" Off hand I just couldn't give an answer because I have never thought of it before. But now I've found the answer; the Lord will feed me.

Labels: thoughts

Just the other day I dropped by m)phosis and was wondering...if only they could sell their plain black skirt at a much cheaper price. Looks like I could gladly dismiss that thought because I had May to sew me a plain black skirt. Yay! So happy! That's the thing about being a designer. You can DIY your own stuff! Too bad I'm not into sewing or stuff like that but I'm glad that my dear friend May is. Ultimate Coolness!

I'll be meeting the client with my boss and marketing executive tomorrow morning and I'm feeling partially excited and nervous. But it'll defintely be good exposure! In actual fact, I think I'm pretty happy with my job. Flexible working hours and good pay. You could say it's another blessing. I could still remember my first day at work, boss sent all of us to Decoder's Cafe (Something similar to mind's cafe) because we're doing a taxi ad for them and we get to play boardgames in there. I finally played that ugly doll game the right way, without any violence!

Here's another neon yellow text for the day: The teacher of the law went up to Jesus and asked him what is the greatest commandment of all? So Jesus replied saying," Hear Israel! The Lord, our God, is One Lord; and you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. After which the second commandment is to love your neighbour as yourself." The teacher of the law totally agreed to what Jesus had said. And Jesus said he wasn't very far off from the kingdom of God.

Loving the Lord and serving him requires all and not part of our commitment.

I'm just too far off and that's like too bad.

Labels: thoughts, work

Today's been good! Went to work and boss keeps complimenting on the design I did for the nissin noodle and popular taxi ad. I totally agree with him. Out of the lot I've done, I like these 2 the most too! That's another satisfaction gained-having someone to appreciate your work.

After work was dinner with matt. We dined at modesto and the service was good! Pizza was delicious but i still think waraku's pizza was unbeatable.

Will have to drop by school tomorrow to collect back my CPJ. So exciting! Gonna meet some of the kakis. It's really been awhile since we last met. Cool...looking forward to that.

Here's another neon yellow text for the day. When the pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking him if they should pay taxes. But Jesus' wit outsmart them. In the same way, only the wisdom of God can outsmart the world.

It's funny how I'm still keeping up with that side of me. My action just contradicts with my words.

Labels: thoughts

Cool blue so cool...

Good news-I finally manage to clean up my room yesterday without being forced by anybody. It's still messy but at least it's in a neat mess.

Alright, and here's another thing that struck me again. (I think Mister G's words are way too striking. They seem to be highlighted in neon yellow all the time and it's funny too because I keep bumping into him even though I plan to walk elsewhere.) It's Mark 12:1-12. The parable about the man and his vineyard. In summary, it's about a man who owns a vineyard and he leased it to tenants and went abroad. After some time time he sent his servant to to receive from the tenants his share of fruits but instead, the servant was beaten up and was sent back empty handed. So eventually the man sent his son but the tenants killed his son because they thought they are able to inherit the vineyard after that.

The tenants were so foolish and here's the ultimate line that struck me Sin is fundamentally irritational, yet we think we can get away with it. What is to be gained by the mistreatment of others, the holding of the petty grudge, or the outright meanness we can exhibit? Only foolish tenants would act the way they did in the parable. Only a fool think himself smarter than God.

It's so funny how Mister G can try various ways to get his message across even though I might not want to listen or pay attention to it. Then again, from time to time, I seem to be still building the house on sand. Why??? I'm struck most of the time but there's no intention to act on it. Maybe there's a reaction but I'm quick to change my mind after that.

I'm not thirsty and I don't want a drink. Neither do I have the intention to ask for a thirst.
-Stubborn girl

Labels: thoughts, work