Meaningful Artwork

I was inspired to draw this picture when I knew how much it meant to my boyfriend. It was an actual photograph that came out in the Edmonton Journal 17 years ago; my boyfriend was 8 years old. It is simple, but meaningful: it was how he spent time with his dad; chasing after trains and taking pictures. He's always dreamt about it being painted, so I drew it as painterly as I could. It took me several weeks to finish this chalk pastel project. As soon as I finished it, he wanted to give it to his parents, whom I have yet to meet. (insert nervous smile)

This scanned version doesn't do justice to the actual picture though; it is chopped off on the sides.

My first music video: Autumn

I wrote this song four years ago on a beautiful and rare sunny fall day; I was sitting on the grass at the U of A quad. Somehow, it struck me that every thing good in life is short and bittersweet. We get so absorbed in daily routine that we are usually oblivious to what's going around us. Life is short -- Live it. Cherish it. Some things last forever; Some don't.

All pictures in this video are from the public domain. I do not claim rights to any of these pictures.

BlackAdder

You can visit here to view the rest of this first episode. Ah, I love British humour.

Oh, F!

Yes, all hail the almighty letter F. It's the grade you do NOT want to get. And so, some of us have our own rituals when it comes to writing the letter F. Some of us stay up pretty late to the point where processing rate of data and absorption rate of knowledge in the Big Brain slows down with a warning that silently goes: "BRAIN OVERLOAD. BRAIN OVERLOAD." Slowly, Lenient Liver is silently protesting against the over-consumption of caffeine. Some people use cue-cards; some pace back-and-forth while trying to get things to memory; some people camp out at the library. I take a lot of power naps which often, unsurprisingly, backfires when a 15 minute power nap turns into hours.

I have all the classical and jazz online radio stations ready; whether it is conducive to study to jazz is quite questionable. There is nothing more FUN than studying. It seems like a marathon you can't win -- the same chapter isn't quite done yet with the triumphant turn of the page. When you're finally done the chapter, you try to take a moment to recall what you've learnt. Oh crap, what was that again? I've tried mind-mapping; illustrating axioms within theories to remind myself how they are all relevant. I've made up my own mnemonics, but Frustration seems to reign.





Studying for Finals is kind of like baking. Having a recipe isn't enough; you need to make sure you have got all the required inputs. Eventually, it will become a piece of cake. HAH, I would only wish it were so....

This post is brought to you today by Sarcasm and Loss of Sense of Humour.

Good luck with your Finals for all ye who write them. Study SMART.

Will it Blend? - Chuck Norris

My boyfriend showed me a few of these Will it Blend videos on YouTube. Well, I don't know about you, but it sure is one hell of an intimidating blender! (_____ smoke. Don't breathe this.)

Cat & Mouse: What do YOU want to be when you grow up?

Well, it definitely took me a long time to figure out when I got scared to be an architect.

Cat & Mouse by Cynful Comics

I guess I could make my comics a weekly thing. If you want to be guest comic story writer/artist, just shoot me a comment and we could definitely work something out. On a side note, I cannot wait to get chinese ink and bamboo brush from the art store; then, incorporate such media in comics. I definitely can draw better than this... though I might keep all my characters leg-less for now, until a petition for legs by either readers or my characters ensues.
Self-deprecating humour. Epic Fail: When Cyn learns to cook a dish with just ingredients, sans proper instructions. This comic strip is dedicated to Mike and Amy.

Yes, I shall find out how Mom cooks prawns or shrimps because it's not supposed to be fishy. (The failure was so epic that a photograph of the dish could go down to Ripley's Believe it or Not's headquarters. The batter turned out to be clumpy; shrimps very very naked and red, but was covered in "sauce".)