I sincerely apologise to everyone who continue to muster up the effort to ruffle through my blog only to discover I have not posted an update. My thesis is consuming me both mentally and physically - I have been averaging six hours of sleep over the last few weeks. Even at this very point in time, I have my document opened on my other screen, trying my hardest to concentrate. Though a bit self-imposed, this is perhaps the most extraordinary effort I'm going have to pull off in a long-long-long time.
And even at the end of the tunnel, I will not be satisfied once it is done, because during this entire year I have accumulated and fostered an unnatural amount hatred for a certain person, and I demand retribution.
And to those whom I haven't been corresponding to lately, I hope your endeavours are well.
17 days left, aiming to write 50 pages for this beast... No time for idle chatter.
Peace.
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
4 October 2009
2 July 2009
An Upgrade To Mobile Sanity
My new Sony Ericsson z750i phone I managed to buy online and received recently. Not exactly an expensive high-tech gadgety phone or anything like that. I got it mainly because its quadband (GSM/3G) and because it looks rather sleek (yes I am a bit superficial there). Thinking about playing around with the firmware though - didn't realize Telstra manifested itself on this phone despite being unlocked.
Sleep... sleep.
Peace.
3 January 2009
Hello '09
So it's 2009.
Back from Japan.
Start work soon.
Final year in university.
Short enough? No!
Peace.
Back from Japan.
Start work soon.
Final year in university.
Short enough? No!
Peace.
20 November 2008
Onwards!
Ah, the feeling of freedom never felt better - especially for somebody leaving for Japan in about seven days time! So as it stands, university semester has finished on a low-key with my exam I had last Wednesday. Re-enrollment opens soon again, so I should get that sorted before I leave.
Besides all the ruckus, the answer is yes - I will be taking plenty of photos and noting the weird and wonderful things I see over there. So that leaves me out of commission for producing art for a month or so. My artistic skills must have withered to nothing by now, I just blew a thick layer of dust off my tablet yesterday to put back on my table. I feed bad about that. :(
Oh well, let's see how this turns out!
Peace.
Besides all the ruckus, the answer is yes - I will be taking plenty of photos and noting the weird and wonderful things I see over there. So that leaves me out of commission for producing art for a month or so. My artistic skills must have withered to nothing by now, I just blew a thick layer of dust off my tablet yesterday to put back on my table. I feed bad about that. :(
Oh well, let's see how this turns out!
Peace.
18 October 2008
My New Mobile Home
'lo and behold, my new home away from home:
Yes, after a weird series of events I finally decided to get the 120G MSI Wind U100 model. No downright complaints so far - except for the touch-pad, but the USB mouse I ordered should be on the way. Otherwise generally speaking, the machine handles obediently. Spent some time getting all the essential applications I needed onto the machine, and will keep adding stuff progressively as I remember things I need to use.
The wallet is a bit dry now, but I'm content for the money spent.
Hmm, and yes, university is serving up a hellstorm for me during the next two/three weeks. Can't wait for this Japan trip... No art until after that I think.
Peace.
Yes, after a weird series of events I finally decided to get the 120G MSI Wind U100 model. No downright complaints so far - except for the touch-pad, but the USB mouse I ordered should be on the way. Otherwise generally speaking, the machine handles obediently. Spent some time getting all the essential applications I needed onto the machine, and will keep adding stuff progressively as I remember things I need to use.
The wallet is a bit dry now, but I'm content for the money spent.
Hmm, and yes, university is serving up a hellstorm for me during the next two/three weeks. Can't wait for this Japan trip... No art until after that I think.
Peace.
16 July 2008
Quick Redesign Update
*Dusts hands* That should keep the blog trendy for quite a while I hope.
Anyway, today I went with Manuela to go pay off the flight tickets for the epic Japan trip. Weather was having a good spill from the heavens but nonetheless it was a successful deal done, which left my wallet in moderate damage.
Other than that, I've been playing some MGS4 on the PS3 with the newly arrived HDMI cable and boy does that make it look all the crisper.
That's it to report really. Feeling the excitement yet you ask? Damn right I am. :)
Peace.
Anyway, today I went with Manuela to go pay off the flight tickets for the epic Japan trip. Weather was having a good spill from the heavens but nonetheless it was a successful deal done, which left my wallet in moderate damage.
Other than that, I've been playing some MGS4 on the PS3 with the newly arrived HDMI cable and boy does that make it look all the crisper.
That's it to report really. Feeling the excitement yet you ask? Damn right I am. :)
Peace.
10 July 2008
Mid-semester Break
Almost two weeks into my university break and haven't quite gotten anything extremely productive done - most time has been wasted away on my DS.
I finished FFXII: Revenant Wings a week ago, that was an arduous task. Little did I know that if you were on 100% mission completion for the game, the end boss will be at level 99. Insane no? So there was pretty much no way around that but to grind-grind-grind. I'm currently playing FFTA2: Grimoires of the Rift and it is awesome! It's pretty much a revamped and extension of the original FFTA with some subtle differences.
Asides the DS, I have filled in some things here and there like rebuilding my personal website and helping out a bit more around some university work.
But yes, I'll get around to reorganising this blog too, to make all the sketches more easily found by renaming tags and the like.
And as for the Japan trip, I've gear-readied myself with some purchases - namely my backpack which cost a whopping $360 (sale from $600 so I'm not complaining!). I've yet to pay off deposit on flight tickets, but will do so soon probably.
So I'll end the silence-breaking post by announcing a new yet to be named illustration concept series I'm embarking on. I'm thinking of creating a miniature world - sort of like a typical RPG - with backgrounds, characters, monsters and the like.
Peace.
I finished FFXII: Revenant Wings a week ago, that was an arduous task. Little did I know that if you were on 100% mission completion for the game, the end boss will be at level 99. Insane no? So there was pretty much no way around that but to grind-grind-grind. I'm currently playing FFTA2: Grimoires of the Rift and it is awesome! It's pretty much a revamped and extension of the original FFTA with some subtle differences.
Asides the DS, I have filled in some things here and there like rebuilding my personal website and helping out a bit more around some university work.
But yes, I'll get around to reorganising this blog too, to make all the sketches more easily found by renaming tags and the like.
And as for the Japan trip, I've gear-readied myself with some purchases - namely my backpack which cost a whopping $360 (sale from $600 so I'm not complaining!). I've yet to pay off deposit on flight tickets, but will do so soon probably.
So I'll end the silence-breaking post by announcing a new yet to be named illustration concept series I'm embarking on. I'm thinking of creating a miniature world - sort of like a typical RPG - with backgrounds, characters, monsters and the like.
Peace.
16 June 2008
Exam Training Interlude
Study isn't going as smoothly as I'd like it to be, but cramming is cramming after all. Anyway, some agenda on the list straight after my last exam is done:
1) Clean up this blog. Fixing labels and sorting stuff so its easier found in future.
2) Do something about the Escazaden art group blog.
3) Polish up CV for some serious application mailing-outage despite my chances this time around.
Anyway, to sleep and then another hermit day of study, rinse and repeat.
Peace.
1) Clean up this blog. Fixing labels and sorting stuff so its easier found in future.
2) Do something about the Escazaden art group blog.
3) Polish up CV for some serious application mailing-outage despite my chances this time around.
Anyway, to sleep and then another hermit day of study, rinse and repeat.
Peace.
18 May 2008
Hiatus Season
Mostly due to university circumstances. But I assure you this machine hasn't given up on art!
Hopefully the terrible time drought will end soon.
Peace.
2 March 2008
Some long-winded...
Before I dive into elaborating some things that have happened recently-ish, I realised when you actually start having a 'life' that free time becomes an extremely valued resource. Therefore, I have an excuse to not blog. :)
Ok, so let's start with my awesome all expense paid trip to Google HQ in Sydney.
This is a particularly cool shot I took while doing a tour that was also paid for. It's actually the bottom of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I thought It was neat because if you flip it upside down, the creative person could would say 'hey! that's like a wing on a satellite orbiting earth!'.
Ahem, anyway. While in Sydney, my team and I stayed in some posh five star hotel. It was so posh that even some contents inside your room (apparently called incidentals) cost money if you use 'em! Now hotel aside, I managed to finally meet my good pal Lily! Yes, she did not expect my flawless ハアド ゲイ 'やふうううう!' pose (neither did everybody else on the same street at the time I yelled like an idiot). But it was fine in the end because she greeted me with some goodies (namely my first JUMP issue and a mecha artbook!).
So I went around with her as a typical tourist and we ended up in a nice Japanese restaurant place where inside I almost tripped on a stone and fell over! (how you ask? It is possible I assure you) I had one of the best meals I've had for ages during then, it was some crunchy fried noodles with all this nice sharkfin sauce - I'm drooling now as I speak, it is that tasty. Not to mention... that awesome cocktail drink I had to shout Lily because she didn't want to get one. Was called 'Tsunami' and was basically sake and lychee, what a combo! If I could buy that stuff, I'd hoard it and get drunk every night haha... But yeah, didn't get much time the day after to see her but it was fun while it lasted! :)
So for Google HQ itself... I won't say much, but it is obviously awesome! Just as a point, the 'entertainment' area features two big LCDs with a XBox 360, Wii and PS3 too I think, along with a ping pong table! Gosh, the general office space is also very fresh and less old-fartish. Open cubicles, swiss balls, Google-coloured couches everywhere! I'd be thrilled to work there some day... some day *echo*. :D
Oh I haven't written all that much, but I am already feeling lazy! So I'll summarise by saying the whole trip was just fantabulastic.
Now, there was probably details in between but I can't remember.
Yesterday I saw My Neighbour Totoro with some friends at a free outdoor screening on a waterfront cinema. Too bad it was dubbed, I hate dubbed anime. But anyhow, much to my surprise it had some nice scenery and artsy things in it (notably Totoro, who wouldn't like this fat racoon looking thing!)
And of course, uni classes commence tomorrow so I should get going soon.
No sketches are not being replaced by verbose posts such as this one, it just so happens a thing called lack of time and neglect struck me over the forehead.
So stay tuned. :o
Peace.
Ok, so let's start with my awesome all expense paid trip to Google HQ in Sydney.
This is a particularly cool shot I took while doing a tour that was also paid for. It's actually the bottom of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I thought It was neat because if you flip it upside down, the creative person could would say 'hey! that's like a wing on a satellite orbiting earth!'.
Ahem, anyway. While in Sydney, my team and I stayed in some posh five star hotel. It was so posh that even some contents inside your room (apparently called incidentals) cost money if you use 'em! Now hotel aside, I managed to finally meet my good pal Lily! Yes, she did not expect my flawless ハアド ゲイ 'やふうううう!' pose (neither did everybody else on the same street at the time I yelled like an idiot). But it was fine in the end because she greeted me with some goodies (namely my first JUMP issue and a mecha artbook!).
So I went around with her as a typical tourist and we ended up in a nice Japanese restaurant place where inside I almost tripped on a stone and fell over! (how you ask? It is possible I assure you) I had one of the best meals I've had for ages during then, it was some crunchy fried noodles with all this nice sharkfin sauce - I'm drooling now as I speak, it is that tasty. Not to mention... that awesome cocktail drink I had to shout Lily because she didn't want to get one. Was called 'Tsunami' and was basically sake and lychee, what a combo! If I could buy that stuff, I'd hoard it and get drunk every night haha... But yeah, didn't get much time the day after to see her but it was fun while it lasted! :)
So for Google HQ itself... I won't say much, but it is obviously awesome! Just as a point, the 'entertainment' area features two big LCDs with a XBox 360, Wii and PS3 too I think, along with a ping pong table! Gosh, the general office space is also very fresh and less old-fartish. Open cubicles, swiss balls, Google-coloured couches everywhere! I'd be thrilled to work there some day... some day *echo*. :D
Oh I haven't written all that much, but I am already feeling lazy! So I'll summarise by saying the whole trip was just fantabulastic.
Now, there was probably details in between but I can't remember.
Yesterday I saw My Neighbour Totoro with some friends at a free outdoor screening on a waterfront cinema. Too bad it was dubbed, I hate dubbed anime. But anyhow, much to my surprise it had some nice scenery and artsy things in it (notably Totoro, who wouldn't like this fat racoon looking thing!)
And of course, uni classes commence tomorrow so I should get going soon.
No sketches are not being replaced by verbose posts such as this one, it just so happens a thing called lack of time and neglect struck me over the forehead.
So stay tuned. :o
Peace.
1 January 2008
Happy New Year '08
Wishing everybody a super-delicious-ultra-great-awesome Happy New Year! (S02 reference)
I should really be off to bed right now, 'cause work starts again tomorrow. I'll probably write my resolutions and stuff later on.
Peace.
I should really be off to bed right now, 'cause work starts again tomorrow. I'll probably write my resolutions and stuff later on.
Peace.
27 November 2007
Being 'Professional'
Was supposed to post yesterday but I had the energy drained out of me.
So I officially started work yesterday.
I have to get up at around 6.15am each day, shoot out of the door at 6:45am for bus then training it to Fremantle before jumping on yet another bus. That's one and a half hours worth of transportation time.
Oh and I still feel awkward wearing a formalish getup everyday, doesn't feel like me.
Lots of names to remember. Lots.
I have my own office space, desk, telephone - with a number specifically assigned for me, computer, the works...
Sandwich shop down the road along the nice coastal strip.
Again lots of names to remember - and other things too as time progresses.
Oh and I did run into Mr. Johnny King from high school yesterday. Haven't seen him since... well high school! Looked like a seasoned mechanic!
Ok . Assuming that was still interpretable, I shall go sleep now.
Peace.
So I officially started work yesterday.
I have to get up at around 6.15am each day, shoot out of the door at 6:45am for bus then training it to Fremantle before jumping on yet another bus. That's one and a half hours worth of transportation time.
Oh and I still feel awkward wearing a formalish getup everyday, doesn't feel like me.
Lots of names to remember. Lots.
I have my own office space, desk, telephone - with a number specifically assigned for me, computer, the works...
Sandwich shop down the road along the nice coastal strip.
Again lots of names to remember - and other things too as time progresses.
Oh and I did run into Mr. Johnny King from high school yesterday. Haven't seen him since... well high school! Looked like a seasoned mechanic!
Ok . Assuming that was still interpretable, I shall go sleep now.
Peace.
15 November 2007
Almost there!
I got trampled on in today's electromechanics section.
I hope I went OK.
Tomorrow is the ultimatum?
Peace.
I hope I went OK.
Tomorrow is the ultimatum?
Peace.
11 October 2007
Interlude - Crap Day
Oh I've just about had the worse day possible today.
First off thank you to that kind man that picked up and returned my smartrider card after I stormed out of the bus at my stop. No personal grudges against anybody, just feeling irritated at thy self. Anybody know how to cure infuriated blues?
Peace.
First off thank you to that kind man that picked up and returned my smartrider card after I stormed out of the bus at my stop. No personal grudges against anybody, just feeling irritated at thy self. Anybody know how to cure infuriated blues?
Peace.
27 September 2007
Yet another job interview
Strange how despite making myself look like an airhead several times during the interview I had today, the nice human resources manager rang me up twenty minutes later after the interview, saying in short, "You got the job. Call us to confirm."
Dumbfounded. Simply dumbfounded...
Dumbfounded. Simply dumbfounded...
24 August 2007
Art Hiatus
Oh yes. I have been fuming mad lately because of several reasons:
1. First and foremost, the R4 flash-cart I ordered for my NDS Lite almost like THREE weeks ago still hasn't arrived.
2. Despite getting my HORI screen protector from Zheng today, the damned thing attracted air bubbles and dust pieces like crazy! Only the top screen film could be salvaged. The bottom is still there, but has an ugly scratch mark on it.
3. The UWA Virtual Universe Project is going to literally EAT all my spare time I would usually art with, leaving me no option but to go cold turkey on the tablet. (I should be doing more 3D modeling...)
4. I need to send off some more applications to other engineering companies for vacation work.
5. I need more money, hence I need to clock up more work hours, sleep more.
6. I NEED more sleep. Easier said than done.
7. Software Engineering Design mid-semester exam next week.
8. And the general feeling of feeling... well... mad!
Thus, I am not able to draw as often as I used to. T_T
Peace.
1. First and foremost, the R4 flash-cart I ordered for my NDS Lite almost like THREE weeks ago still hasn't arrived.
2. Despite getting my HORI screen protector from Zheng today, the damned thing attracted air bubbles and dust pieces like crazy! Only the top screen film could be salvaged. The bottom is still there, but has an ugly scratch mark on it.
3. The UWA Virtual Universe Project is going to literally EAT all my spare time I would usually art with, leaving me no option but to go cold turkey on the tablet. (I should be doing more 3D modeling...)
4. I need to send off some more applications to other engineering companies for vacation work.
5. I need more money, hence I need to clock up more work hours, sleep more.
6. I NEED more sleep. Easier said than done.
7. Software Engineering Design mid-semester exam next week.
8. And the general feeling of feeling... well... mad!
Thus, I am not able to draw as often as I used to. T_T
Peace.
4 June 2007
Dahlia's PJ Party
So it was Dahlia's PJ party today for her birthday which was a few days ago. I... err, yes went in my PJs as well because it was made quite clear that I should lol. It was quite the crowd too! All these people... in their sleepwear, can't get more crowd-friendly than that. Anyway, Jordan offered to give a ride as usual and was like twenty minutes late as usual. There were some pretty funky people I met as well - most of them being med students... Oh and the food, yummy... But I bet we sure woke up the people who slept in around the neighbourhood with the music! Yes more good times indeed.
Ah I should really focus on studying, finding it hard for some obscure reason...
Peace.
Ah I should really focus on studying, finding it hard for some obscure reason...
Peace.
27 May 2007
Nightlife
Yesterday I had one very eccentric night outing because one of my friends Manuela proposed that we should - partly for her late birthday and Jordan's which was real soon. Well anyway... that karaoke restaurant we went to was pretty crap. The food was definitely not worth the $35 I had to fork out. Neither was the karaoke. Oh the infernal ringing in my head. So skip a few hours and eventually after enduring some random drunks and losing a few more people because they wanted to go home we ended up at Carnegies. Times like these I think I'm really out of atmosphere because I didn't enjoy the music - even though everybody else did, damn streamline rock/r&b music culture... Also, I was an idiot for ordering a Jack Daniel's unmixed. Apparently the bar chick told me they ran out of coke so I just went screw it and had a glass of just JD :| That kept my innards warm for quite some time. But yeah, the crowd wasn't so bad in here, though I still think I'm out of place.
After enduring much eardrum pounding the small group of leftovers that were us ventured back to Northbridge to catch a cab home. Manuela was ever complaining about her heels so Chris and I offered to carry her a while. Err, and actually we had to stop by a kebab shop because the consensus was that we were apparently hungry. The watch said around 3:30 am at this point. When we actually went to the taxi stop, the line was bloody huge! Definitely waited there for at least half an hour amidst pot smokers and drunks. But yeah, it was all downhill from there when Chris, Alas and I shared a cab. Poor mum, I should've at least let her know earlier I was going to be home at like... 4 am in the morning.
And the moral of the story kids, Michael isn't built for ~this~ sort of nightlife, I'm sure there are other kinds. And note to self, I'm going to spray Sarah with my deodorant next time... payback for stenching me with her perfume that had a grenade bottle - I swear it looked like a grenade.
Peace.
After enduring much eardrum pounding the small group of leftovers that were us ventured back to Northbridge to catch a cab home. Manuela was ever complaining about her heels so Chris and I offered to carry her a while. Err, and actually we had to stop by a kebab shop because the consensus was that we were apparently hungry. The watch said around 3:30 am at this point. When we actually went to the taxi stop, the line was bloody huge! Definitely waited there for at least half an hour amidst pot smokers and drunks. But yeah, it was all downhill from there when Chris, Alas and I shared a cab. Poor mum, I should've at least let her know earlier I was going to be home at like... 4 am in the morning.
And the moral of the story kids, Michael isn't built for ~this~ sort of nightlife, I'm sure there are other kinds. And note to self, I'm going to spray Sarah with my deodorant next time... payback for stenching me with her perfume that had a grenade bottle - I swear it looked like a grenade.
Peace.
6 May 2007
Happy Birthday to me!
Ah, what a nice birthday... xD I still wanna be a little kid still sometimes, can't get over the fact I'm already 20. =]
Thanks mum, dad, bro' - you all made my day!
Peace.
29 March 2007
All Smiles...
Obligatory update, since I haven't done so in a while... So yeah, busy with uni and all. Can't help but feel like crap nowadays but I live with it. Speaking of which, just one short encounter this morning put me into a childish daydreaming grin. It's funny how something so simple can be so powerful to the human character. What did it you ask? Well I'm not telling, could have something to do with the chibi though ;).
Peace.
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