Parents these days.

Parents tell children, "Listen!" But they themselves never do.

Parents scold their kids, telling them to obey the rules. But you see them walking into places that says no eating, chewing a sandwich.

You will never let your kids climb on your sofa. But you let them climb on sofa and seats outside.

You teach your children how to sing "ABC" and count. But you cannot count your seats in the cinema.

When you tell kids to read instructions, you ignore the Bold letters that says "Only bottled water allowed" and call us ridiculous for stopping you from trying to bring ice-cream in.

You want your child to be safe. But to let them run up and down stairs, climb seats, attempt to scale a wall, roll on carpets and jump over chairs.

In the end,

Your child comes to tell me, "Daddy hid the lollipops in his pockets!"

You question why your child is disobeying rules.

And I wonder why.

End

Sigh~! My one week holiday has ended so fast. I feel that I have done some work, but insufficient. Makes me feel really nervous. Will I finish my work on time? Exams are coming! OMG!

**Cheryl pushes the panic button.**

My new room

I think the picture is rather self-explainary don't you think so? Yes, it is my room. The bottom picture is the view out of my window.

Unfortunately, no boogie man visited me yet. But my housemates are really nice. Junko is calling me "Kaoru" aka frog because of the frog cup Andrew gave me. She cannot pronounce my name. HAHA! =.= Then again, for some reason which I do not understand, she also wanted to call me "Princess Pudding". (P.S. She calls the Malaysian guy Hachi. Thats a dog name. LOL!)

Moooo-ved

I am tired. Moved and unpack most of my stuff. Need to get a small shelf or cupboard before unpacking my clothes.

I wonder if there will be a boogie man in my wardrobe this time round.... I am tired.

Doodle Poodle~!

Not that there is a poodle.... Green does not go well with complexion for a certain reason. Just experimental painting for fun. Done on ArtRage.

Been awhile since I drew digitally.

Just another Site Visit

I am drained. I don't know if it is due to the class this morning, where I FINALLY met my group mates and allocated the work to them (No one took initiative to start) or was it due to the site visit where I endless chase down the spokeswoman to record her voice whilst trying to take some pictures. I think it was the latter.

My site visit happens to be at a beer brewery, where we had to write a full report on their operations and how they manage them. I think the most memorable part of the whole trip... was the free food and drinks at the end. Even if we had to pay for the bloody trip and find a way to get there from school. There isn't much to talk about the place. Just know that in the past, a guy could slap one 1,200 labels on bottles in 16 minutes. That includes the time to put glue on. Then machines came and kicked him out.

For those of you who do not know, I am moving out end of this week! Yes! Out of this house into somewhere else. It would be a little further to school (I think... have not tried walking yet), but it is closer to many food places! I don't need survive on subway and chicken rice (or more like chicken and rice) when I dun wanna cook anymore!

Test

I finally understood why I hated studying in secondary school.

It is 6am. It is 4 degrees. It is Managing Operations module. It is 30% of my grade. It has 36 pages of full text per chapter with a set of complementary powerpoint slides. Need me to elaborate further?

Friends: How to tell if they are real?

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.

REAL FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr./Mrs.

REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM.

FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.

REAL FRIENDS: Will sit next to you saying “Damn … we really messed up … but that sure was fun!”

FAKE FRIENDS: Never seen you cry.

REAL FRIENDS: Cry with you.

FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.

REAL FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it’s yours.

FAKE FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.

REAL FRIENDS: Can write a book about you, with direct quotes from you.

FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.

REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

FAKE FRIENDS: Will knock on your front door.

REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say “I’M HOME!”

FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile.

REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.

FAKE FRIENDS: Say they are too busy to listen to your problems, but when it comes to them they expect you to have all the time in the world.

REAL FRIENDS: Not only kick everything out of their schedule to listen to what’s wrong, but help come up with vindictive plans to make you feel a whole lot better!

FAKE FRIENDS: Make you say sorry when you want to talk to them at odd hours of the night, or even just hang out at odd hours.

REAL FRIENDS: Come right over and hang out with you, until you either fall asleep, or kick them out.

Adapted from somewhere on the internet... XD

3D Tv and Counterfeits

This semester, my subjects had included Brand management, Managing Operations, Strategic Marketing and Sustainable Tourism Management. 3 of my units are management units which means reports, presentations, more reports and essays. ...Did i mention reports?

Anyway, in my strategic marketing module, we were required to pick one of these three "things" to market. That was Virgin Galatica, Samsung 3D TV or Amazon E-books. My team was relatively against e-books as we did not see much "improvements" available that would be interesting. However, the was a debate with the leftovers. After a lengthly one hour argument on which we would do. We decided in the silliest way possible. A coin flip. (Well, we tried the "Pick which is the longest pencil lead" but it did not really work. XD.) In the end, we ended with the 3D Tv.

Ok... First let me state something. I have something against these 3D television. I mean these things are definitely discrimination against people with Myopia or people with small noses! Those evil gadgets require these heavy big eyewear that would NEVER fit on top of my glasses! Not only that. Did you know that 5-10% of people have stereo blindness? That means that they would not be able to watch 3D! There was also a reality check issue. If young children are to keep watch these stuff, soon they would not be able to differentiate between a television series and reality. We would then have a number of delusion kids running into cars thinking they were part of show. D:

But then, it was also said that 3D TV without the glasses are coming out by the end of this year. Thats so fast! 3D television have not even been out a year! Sigh... Technology is like moving so fast! There is also research that show hologram TV would be a norm in our houses within 10years. Although I am against the 3D television, ironically, these hologram TV intrigue me. I would really like to see one. It would be like STARWARS (not that I like that show)!

Putting my rants on 3D television aside, another research I was required to do was on brand mimicries (counterfeits). The three type of these, one which the copy each other product confusing customer to buy it and would be harmful to them, other which benefits the customer (not exact copy but look alike) and the last which most of us who study design knows very well. The copy of trends and a bit here and there like the checkered patterns and stuff. It is really an interesting topic to research on too.

I was really surprised that the country that does the best counterfeiting was not China but Korea! The question that arises was if we supported brand mimicries. Well, not all mimicries are illegal. If you think about it, creative creates the MP3, apple copies the concept and become I-pods. In all honesty, I actually support these mimicries. It gives us cheaper alternatives and also, we would never know WHO copied WHO. It is always the big companies that win these copyright law, but we could not deny that they also copy and may be the real copycats.

What do you guys think?

The Assignment Marathon

I have just completed a 15hours, non-stop, no food marathon in school before finally coming home at 11AM and hitting the sack. I thought I was gonna die of Hunger! Well, no thanks to the China guy who thinks Flash mobs are an amazing Christmas Promotion Plan for Perth. I have to laugh at what he had written though. I mean, who MAKES UP your own estimated stats about INCREASE IN TOURISM as an aftereffects? Plus there was no referencing!! Plus he had use You-tube and Wikipedia as a references for the other sections he was in-charge of... To say we were stun would be an understatement.

Some of my friends are graduating soon, and there had be a question "floating" around. Is honors worth taking? It is another year and the same fees as undergrad studies; half a year for studies and half a year for thesis. Some said "yes", especially if you are doing masters or PHD and it can also erm... "enhance" your standing when looking for a job. Others said "no", considering the time and money wasted and that it is business studies, thus the honors is not as much importance as the science department. What do you guys think?

Anyway, this is pretty much it. Another 3 more assignment to complete at end of next week, then the study break and then the exams and WA~LA! I will be coming home! Haha... I should be worried about having 3 of then all coming at once, but I have no idea why I am unfazed at the thought. Maybe the panic have not sunk in yet. XD

Rite then, here I present you a drawing I did when I was fed up with doing my work at one point last week or was it last last week?



ADioS~! CiOs-Tus!

Winter?

Winter is not here yet, but I am freezing! One night, it even went as low as 1.2 degrees and I was practically jumping around shivering. Sniff... it makes it really hard to get up too! I flip open the comforter... BRRR! Cover back and snuggle... XD

University is as usual and I have been cope at home for quite a while with all the assignments and projects that never seem to end. But...doesn't it always seem that way? Nevertheless, I was really lucky to have a great team for marketing research with all the members really hardworking. Thank god~! Had it be a slacking group, I think the 100 page report would have be a pain! But on the other hand, the other classes' group work is.... oh never mind about those people.... >-<|||

Now that I have book my flight home, I am really looking forward to it. But first, I have to face the hurdles known as the final assignments and exams. Well, I will not say that I would pray to do well... I don't think that will help much. Rather then that... I pray I have the motivation to study at that point... HAHA! Am I contradicting myself?

The wallaby count

When those volunteers told me we were gonna COUNT wallaby, I had expected an easy job. I mean how difficult can counting get? I was dead wrong. They drag me trough an 8KM trek though the scrubs and bushes in the wildlife park on an it was more of the spot the wallaby job.

Well, saying it sound not too bad isn't it? HELL NO! The bushes here were sharp!! VERY Sharp!! And we had to force pathways in places I never though was possible. But there and then, it was a pretty interesting trip. I don't think most people will actually get to do stuff like that.

The funniest (and scariest) thing was that me and one of the volunteers actually got Lost in the wildlife. The wildlife park itself was not a small place. You had to take like 15mins car ride in the park itself to get from one place to another inside it. So you can imagine our feeling when we found out that we could not see our team mate beside us during the combing of the forest (we stand 5 to 10m apart and walk in the forest to spot the wallaby).

Then there were the insects. Spiders and bugs and TICKS! OMG! I was paranoid about those. Often check myself and praying they were not me. Most of the volunteers got like at least 5 of those on them. I haven got one and I believe it was thanks to the large amount of repellent I had used at the start of the trip. Thank god!

Putting the "exciting" trip aside, I had been having quite a busy week due to certain "ahem-s" who had refused to do their part in the presentation, causing me to nearly unable to finish up my other assignment (You know who you are) Nevertheless, here is an update of the previous drawing.... I think the anatomy is wrong though... can someone help me?



Yep, i think that is all. Adios~!

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

The rare & legendary

HAHA! The rare and legendary post!

Next week is gonna be a busy busy week!

MON: Project meet X2, Excursion to the Perth Convention Centre, Classes
TUES: Meet with Event Coordinator
WED: Outing to count Wallaby, Project Meet, Presentation, Classes
THURS: Event Shadowing, Classes
FRI: 2 Essays due

@~@ This is gonna be a hell week.... Haha but still not losing it and guess what I am finally drawing something and though it is still in progress, lets have a peek!!




Feeling rusty from not drawing for so long so comments welcome. There should be another character behind but as I mentioned, in progress.

Some how, I am feeling hungry.... so Ciao~!

The Blog and The Storm

Haha! I am really sorry. I had forgotten about blogging with all the stuff going on.

Ok... First thing as all most of you know, I haven been in Perth for a month, moved to a new place, gotten a job in the convention center, bought a new phone, experienced hail/summer heat, watched Alice in Wonderland and is currently flooded with assignments. Looking at this list, makes me wonder if so many stuff had really happened in such a short time.

The hail as most people are curious about was not too bad in my area fortunately. I was having classes at that point and was relatively safe in the classroom though I heard from my friends that they were later evacuated from their block. And since the hail was pretty light in my area we receive little damages also, there are no holes in my car cause i have none! HAHA!. However, the massive blackout rendered my house pretty unless for about 6 hours. That was lucky though as I had other classmates in houses without electricity for more then 24 hours.

Alright. I will end this for now. If you are interested in knowing other stuff (eg. moving or job) and just type in the chat box and I will hopefully update soon.

Phases i picked up or was told:

"I believe the word 'studying' was derived from the words 'students dying.'"
"You are normal. In the weird sense."
"I am the Singapore President." by Jonathan (President of the Curtin Singapore Chapter)
"You are lying! How can onions make you cry."

Random Rambles: Movies

Is it me or does anyone find Avatar simply a 3D/futuristic version of Pocahontas?

Watching the movie, I was like... "heyyyyy, wait a sec, why is the plot so familiar?" But I am not saying the movie was bad. Just that the story seems a total rip off. However, it is a plus plus for the 3D well done. There were amazing effects and great characters modeling/rigging. In fact, it was astounding that they managed pull this off though I had a passing thought that it would be amusing to watch a 21st century version of Pocahontas.

On the other hand, Percy Jackson and the lightning thief was a really BAD!!! Other than the great effects, the story was pure stupidity. I mean a lift to Olympus (with kinna kiddy swirly effect at the back) ? Hades wife was a sexually-desperate native American? Hell under HOLLYWOOD (that was a little amusing)? the kid that recovered within MINUTES after his mom got killed and he find out his teacher was not human? Come on! You can do better than that!! All the slapstick comedy and those overused action sequence is not really appealing. Therefore, what a waste of money! Don't watch it!!

Ramdom Rambles~ Must buy 4D

I went out with Andrew, Meiyun and Kenneth to watch a movie Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief (What a waste of time) and happened to see some Gacha machines (Love Gacha machines!!) with my favorite hitman reborn characters: HIBARI!!!!

After attempting to get him 5times and got bell 5TIMES instead!! How does a person get a same item in a Gacha machine 5times? I will never understand.... LOL... So lucky or Suay? Must buy 4D: "1818" or sth to represent hibari or something...

Ramdom notes

Being busy this holiday with work, school and stuff. Had fun times and bad times too... but the holidays are coming to an end with my flight due to return on the 27th February and exams around the corner....

Putting that aside, I have been active in drawing again these days (happpieeee~!) and bought a bamboo wacom to draw back in Australia. This lead to the issue of the lack of membership card design for my club and i decided to give a try in designing one.


It didn't turn out too bad did it? Haha.

I am also relieved that my last assignment is turning out well too though i would not say the same for my last assignment and i hope of the best....

Self reminder to look at the art of this video...

ニコニコ動画のアカウントがない人はこちら

Happy 2010!

Happy 2010!! Smash away all your troubles and regrets to start a new year!!!

... looks weird.... need 2 draw more~!