Friday, October 12, 2007
 Stayed till 3am the nite before touching up on the newly painted walls. It would not be completed in the shortest possible time without the help of my soldiers.
Thank You SBS. Xie xie PXY.Terima kasih Zu.
Well, I thot I'll put up my curtains tonite, so that i'll have time to do other last minutes errands on Hari Raya eve tomorrow, but alas...the ready-made curtains i bought last week were insufficient!
ARGGGHHHHH... i need to get some more tomorrow!
LIST OF THINGS TO DO BEFORE HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI 1)Buy curtain 2)Buy pillow case. 3)Put up those frames. 4)Make cash envelopes 5)Make invites 6)Tidy up my room
Labels: Ramadhan 07
12:13 AM
Thursday, October 11, 2007
 Markings carry on today, but i just have no mood to do. There are still sooo many errands to do at home before the arrival of Aidilfitri. Nevertheless i have inserted some potentially good pieces here. The final pieces always evokes different feelings, usually frustration and boredom...hehe..excuse me while i go & wash my face before i continue...
Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
8:22 AM
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
 It was marking day today, but instead of marking ,I ended up in the kitchen helping Di baking Hari Raya cookies. Using the same dough, i've created a heart shaped cookie (above). Unflappably , I've mentioned that whoever eats my cookie will fall over hills for me...hehe. When i showed it to MT and SS, they said it would probably be more potent than love potion no.9.
I wish!
 Unlike previous years, my ex neighbour LLS and my HC neighbour couldnt accompany me to JB this time round for those Hari Raya cookies,due to our conflicting schedule. Disconsolated, i've got to head elsewhere since JB's are unattainable.. Surprised! Surprised! I went to IKEA for some new frames but bought myself some scrumptious cookies instead. Yes, IKEA the last place i would associate Hari Raya cookies with. My Hari Raya shopping is accomplished!.
Labels: Ramadhan 07
4:42 PM
 Visited the Hari Raya Bazaar at Geylang Serai again last nite. Well the 1st visit was my annual one with my HC neighbour & LLS. Last nite was different coz i went with my soldiers Zu and SBS, plus first timers, PXY, XA and ZY.
On our way there, SBS and myself were salivating on whether to have 'ayam percik' or 'ayam madu', came Zy the ever so mirthful jester, he asked whether 'ayam tetek' is available instead...hehe...Well, we forgotten to ask , anyway we didnt get to taste any of the chicken. We were so busy filling overselves up with variety of delicacies instead, lips-smacking kebabs, delectable and aromatic 'wadeh', moist and succulent 'deng-deng' and the list goes on. ZY almost became breathless by overeating and XA nearly forced feed himself as not to succumb to wastage
After we've been sated with satisfaction, we decided to head home. It was then the shouting game began, everytime we passed a store with vendors shouting their wares for attention and business, SBS and Zy will joined in too.
'BURGER! BURGER! ONLY RAMLIE..shouted SBS, the unsurprisingly puckish guy.We joined in the laughter cos we knew who SBS was insinuating.
BAJU KURUNG! was intercepted by ZY with his, 'BAJU TIDUR! BAJU TIDUR!' instead (pyjamas in malay), it was such a side-splitting moment.
Sticky and clamy, tho a little exhausted, be assured that we will be back again next year. Labels: Ramadhan 07
12:03 AM
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
 Tribute to Jane Goodall ( Oil on Linen)
'JANE GOODALL will be in town and she is giving a talk ', my lecturer announced!
Jane is a well-known primatologist, enthologist and enthropologist. She is best-known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life.
I think her talk will be rather relevant for artist and art educators alike . Goodall was instrumental in the study of social learning, primate cognition, thinking and culture in wild chimpanzees. Theres a similarity here as in creating contemporary art, because hand movements are more authentic for there is no involvement of the brain. The outcome is rather Surrealist. A style in which fantastic visual imagery from the subconscious mind is used with no intention of making the artwork logically comprehensible.
Anyone interested? Labels: ART, Ramadhan 07
9:52 AM
Monday, October 8, 2007
 Nude Painting by a Vietnamese artist , Bich Ngoc
 Stylised Painting of a lady in nude'List several reasons why women were excluded from making 'great art'. Thats the topic to be presented for my next assignment which is due today. Points to look out for, 1) What are they? 2) How are they related to the idea of 'feminity'?
Well, according to my research, the answers to the the questions raised have so much to do with the theme of the paintings i've included in this posting. YES! NUDES! Labels: NIE, Ramadhan 07
1:26 PM
Sunday, October 7, 2007
7th October 2007, Sunday
 Saw this pair of interestingly outlandish sandal, DOPIES, in a men's magazine. The magazine stated that 'Dopies offers a fashion alternative to the conventional sandal without compromising on comfort & style'...so down the store i went & got myself a pair.i went After a few other purchases of need, i met up with my HC neighbour and LLS to break my fast. The first comment my neighbour gave was that my new footwear resembled the infamous Xi Bi leaf!! Ludicrous i thot...LLS said otherwise but his reply is unprintable!...hilarious tho'
Met up with ZY & gang thereafter to The evening prolonged as I met ZY & gang thereafter to catch a midnite movie, The Detective. Worth watching, a mystery-thriller that might send chills down your spine. However, I really missed those days when my HC neighbour was game enuf to watch similar movies but only behind her popcorn cup or through her designer cardigan. Must set a date for a movie soon. Mandatory! Labels: Me, Ramadhan 07
3:09 AM
Saturday, October 6, 2007
6 October 2007, Saturday
Finally my nasi lemak craving was satiated yesterday, only Boon Lay nasi lemak for me. Twice thwarted by my neighour due to her busy schedule. I told her, i wouldnt want to wait a year for another Ramadhan to satisfy my craving..hehe
However, her craving for those non-spicy white otak-otak has not been sated yet. Promised her will inform her immediately once i detected them. Labels: Ramadhan 07
10:10 AM
Friday, October 5, 2007
5th October 2007 Friday MUSIC- PINK & BLUE by Georgia O'keffee
SBS sent me a Mandarin song entitled XIANG TING DE HUA over MSN. He said a friend sent it to him, altho he refused to reveal who the sender was. He thought the melody was haunting and wanted me to translate the song for him. A malay guy appreciating a Mandarin song..suspicious! The song is rather apt to his present situation, the friend assured...fishy!
My neighbours were speculating abt the sender , as multi-racial relationship always makes a good novelette.
I sought SBK's help to translate the whole song, also the hanyin pinyin for easy sing-a-long session. She was almost too keen to help, i think she likes the song too..hehe. Well, OMY sang along too when i was listening to it later in the afternoon. My HC neighour was humming to the song when i left the office..i have helped to promote the song unwittingly.
PART OF THE SONG
想听的话你说给了他
Words that I want to hear was not told to her
我的快乐从此蒸发
My happiness evaporated ( from this earth)
如果同时爱的代价哪 相信
How can one believe the price of love @ the same time
想撒个什么谎
Wanted to lie
Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
5:28 PM
Thursday, October 4, 2007
4th October 2007, Thursday
 Mangled phone (artis unknown)
I am uncontactable for 2 days now.
Line was cut off due to unpayment..hehe
My neighbour asked me,
Dont you feel lost that no one can contact u now? Pay up lah!...she added.
Well... i feel peaceful i cant be disturbed incessantly by inconsequential SMSs.
However, 2 assignments are due next week, & both are group work and my group members are unable to contact me. I am afterall unreacheable.
I am feeling the need now.
I am feeling the compel to reconnect my line... so that my alarm clock can ring again at 5am for sahur too.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
2:34 PM
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
3 October 2007, Wednesday
 First Hand Studies
The Paper is finally over. Jubilation ! Elated!..not the students' but those are all mine.
Finally...no more nite classes, btw cooped up in the art room till 12.30am last nite with my artists. I thought the last time we stayed till 1am, was the last, but I was wrong.
No more killer bees, enough of those pitcher plants, no more uprooted roots..no more SMSs at 3am, and yes no more mundane questions.
Hopefully no more 1st hand studies of nasi lemaks, BUT the real thing..still craving for that Boon Lay Nasi Lemak my neighbour promised tho.
Alas, all good things must come to an end
Labels: ART, Ramadhan 07
11:27 AM
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
2 October 2007, Tuesday
 My neighbour always has fascinating tale to tell. When she asked, Do u wanna the edited version or the extended version? My answers have never change- Of course the extended version lah.
She has her way of telling stories, of coz with species added, oregano, saffron, onycha, Ashanti peppers..only HC spices for her...definitely
This morning, she asked the same question,and again she was intercepted by the same answers.
Hilarious..rather juicy..unfortunately the story cannot be repeated here..hehe
Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
11:54 AM
Monday, October 1, 2007
1st October 2007, Monday
My 1st assignment for my class( Understanding Visual Literacy) is due today. Still considering between 2 paintings, Chua Mia Tee's Road Construction Worker and Liu Kang's After Fire. Both have their own beauty but i do not have their paintings here.
 Unfortunately Mia Tee's Workers in a Canteen (below) and Liu Kang's Seaside (above) , their more popular pieces, were not one of the exhibited pieces in SAM, so i could not write on them
 Now back to my assignment...3 pages only..heheLabels: NIE, Ramadhan 07
10:26 AM
Sunday, September 30, 2007
30 September 2007, Sunday
Thank you to our principal for ever so supportive.
Congratulations to our HO for a job well done.
Congratulations to our CI for a job well excecuted.
Congratulations to our TO, INSP OPS, for many eventful and wonderful years.
It has been 5 long years for us. Another 5 more years SIR! Labels: npcc, Ramadhan 07
2:42 AM
Saturday, September 29, 2007
29 September 2007, Saturday
 Genap 17 hari sudah kita berpuasa, setiap pagi pukul 5 deringan telefon bimbit ku akan berlagu ,Sandarkan Hati nyanyian Letto, menyedarkan ku dari mimpi. Itulah jam loceng tak rasmi bulan Ramadhan, petanda waktu sahur ku.
Ucapan terima kasih kpd Saifulbahri, jam loceng tak rasmi ku semenjak Ramadhan bermula. Ianya bukan tugasan rasmi, hanya sukarela, ihklas dan tulus. Namun diharapkan jam loceng tak rasmi ku akan terus berlagu kerana hanya tinggal 13 hari lagi sebelum Lebaran muncul.Walaupun ringan dan ringkas sahur ku, semangkuk cereals, sebiji kurma ataupun hanya seteguk air kacang soya, namun sahur, Insya Allah, dapat ku teruskan hingga ke penghujung Ramadhan. Terima kasih SBS..Zu juga..untuk loceng biskut nya.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
8:25 PM
Friday, September 28, 2007
28 September 2007, friday.
Time flies real fast, today is the 16th day of Ramadhan.
Last nite, we went on our annual Ramadhan Bazaar outing with my HC neighbour and my ex neighbour, LLS. Another ex neighbour , flew our kite yet again..half expected it tho' .
Altho LLS had to attend to an official meeting, he managed to meet us in time.
He said, & i quoted, Your promise is as good as your weight in gold... a Chinese sayings in seems, sounds better in Hokkien or maybe Hakka, not quite sure.
However i Agree.Totally.Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
9:57 AM
Thursday, September 27, 2007
 According to WIKIPEDIA- cross-cultural communication (CCC) is a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds endeavor to communicate.
Cross–cultural communication tries to bring together such relatively unrelated areas as cultural anthropology and established areas of communication. Its core is to establish and understand how people from different cultures communicate with each other.
However, since I last remembered, I have always had problem with CCC.
In my previous life, language barrier with my Hong Konger manager, culture clashing with my English BIL, lost in translation with my French-Italian lecturer, and most recently, several miscommunications with a foreigner of close proximity.
Are they really multifarious to comprehend?
Am I too convoluted to grasp?
Am I simply too impatient in CCC? Well...saya tak tahu dan tak peduli.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
9:04 AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
26 September 2007, Wednesday
Yawn...lack of sleep again.Wakes up at 5am every morning for sahur
( pre-dawn breakfast during Ramadhan).
I get irritated easily.
Everyone seems to be an annoyance.
My HC neighbour imperturbably commented that I am slightly more sensitive during Ramadhan...so beware..she added.
Maybe more cranky..but more senstive..i dun think so! Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
1:50 PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
25 September 2007, Tuesday
Yesterday, during our class (Understanding Visual Literacy), our lecturer talked about
1)Immediacy
2)Hypermediacy
3)Remmediacy
to discuss about new medias. What is new about new media? A little mind-boggling, especially trying to keep awake on a lazy Monday Afternoon in the Ramadhan month.. Will get back with more details..after more readings. Labels: Ramadhan 07
2:28 PM
Monday, September 24, 2007
24 September 2007, Monday
My ex student, CI and now Officer-in-the-making, seen above showing support in my last exhibition, is starting a new chapter in his life soon.
Excited with a hint of trepidation, Liang is starting his 1st day in OCS this morning.
Congratulations Sir! Make us prouder. Labels: Ramadhan 07
6:01 AM
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