Art class

Been a while since i last went for art class. Distracted by too many commitments and other activities. I remembered my art teacher telling me that once a week was not enough. Hahah indeed.

At the moment i am interested in paintings that are impressionistic. Especially in watercolour, because that is my medium. I am not sure what to paint today, probably a photograph from the studio.

Going for a jog now~

My thoughts on Transformer 2

I did not enjoy Transformers 2. Felt that there was too much cleavage, sex jokes, bad lines, messy action and cheap shots.

This really hits home, and i quote:

There is a point in Transformers 2 where John Turturro’s character pleads with an ancient Autobot to tell him what’s going on: “Facts. Facts. Facts. Beginning, middle, end. Plot. Plot. Plot,” yells Turturro. Maybe someone should have been yelling this at Michael Bay and whoever else was involved in this incomprehensible mess of a movie.

The CG was GREAT! The direction was not...

If you removed the robots and replaced them with humans the movie would have sucked real bad. 

Some confusing/bad moments for me (spoiler ahead)

1) A woman deceptacon?

2) I was very irritated by the jive talking twin robot

3) Car free falling from the sky and yet the humans survive???

4) People crash landing into the dessert without much injury

5) What's with the little robot humping Megan's leg... as if the dogs doing it are not bad enough

6) What's with the last quarter of the movie??!! i kept wondering why doesn't some of the transformers pick Sam up and get him to Prime...

7) And did Sam go to robot heaven??!!

8)OMG and there was Titanic, there was super slowmo bullets, there was Twister, Jumper, a little bit of Minority report, and alot of American Pie the list is endless. 

I am going to watch Ice Age 3 this weekend, i really hope it is not as disappointing.

Just a little note

Waiting for my coach bag to arrive~
I ordered it online last week and will probably receive it in another 7 days. This is my 3rd Coach product. Personally, i love their stuff. I am not sure why, maybe it's all in the name. Coach to carry all my stuff. Wonderful.

Tonight, hubby and i will catch Transformers on the big screen at Iluma (new shopping mall at Bugis), i hope the movie isn't all that bad. The reviews had me worried, but all my friends who watched it found that movie to be entertaining and fun.

Recently i was re-introduced to the piano, after much practice i finished playing the first movement of Moonlight Sonata without much error, i am hoping to master the 2nd and 3rd movement but it may take sometime because of my terrible sight reading. The next piece on my list is Debussy's Arabesque followed by some Christmas songs. I love Christmas songs.

:)

Long long time

i have not been updating my blog for a long time, because at one point i lost interest and forgot why i started it in the first place. Managing 2 blogs at a time doesn't help either.

I used to keep a written diary and the blog seem to be the natural progression of that. I no longer keep pages of my day to day but blogged instead. So in that way i guess i am a writer.

When i update my blog like a diary, it becomes soo much more straight forward. I don't have to worry about content, about writing something original because my life is pretty much my own.

Well to start, this is the last week of my 4 months attachment in Hong Kong. I know i will miss it here because it is an interesting experience and very different from living with a big family back home. Here i live on my own, in my own way.

I spent many weekends in Hong Kong exploring the streets and discovering this city. From one end of the tram to the next. From Hong Kong Island to Kowloon to Shen Zhen.

Friends often ask me what living in Hong Kong is like. I always say that it's not much different from living in Singapore, which is true. Living in general is pretty much alike.

Although as part of my life experience i can say that it is quite enriching. Not many in my position get to travel and live overseas for work.

Now i know what people in Hong Kong are like. Life here is just as stressful. People worry about the sames things, like money, housing and education. They get bored of their country too and think of traveling to more mysterious places like Singapore. :)

Different countries same dreams.

Hot as hell

Singapore that is.

I have returned home for a short week, and even though the weather is bad, i am glad to be back. 3 Months in Hong Kong is not a long time considering the scale of life, but it's long enough for me to miss my husband very much. 

It's not about being together but more about missing out on his day-to-day. For example, i have returned home to find our room rearranged. He managed to clear out some old stuff to make more room. Such are the good things i have missed (we'll skip the bad stuff). 

So life goes on. 

Even though long distance is not as hard as i had imagined, aloneness is worth a pause. It's truly the first time in my life where i had to be my best and worst. Some things i failed to do when left alone is to exercise regularly despite preparing for it (ipod shuffle, sports attire, skipping rope...). I feel lousy in that regard. 

The good thing i realized, was that i was quite happy being with me. I bothered to make my little apartment tidy (cleaning was paid for), managed on occasion to cook for myself and more importantly i did not really feel bad living with myself in closed quarters (the DVD player helped). 

Life will go on, alone or not.

My attachment in Hong Kong will be ending soon. I know i will look back with fond memories (Nice colleagues, work's passable, great shopping, nice food). Things are only as good when you don't have it forever. I believe if i had to stay in Hong Kong as long as i have in Singapore my sentiments will be quite different.

Oh and during my absence, i have started a joint blog with my friends at www.modernpost.wordpress.com. 

Bird paint WIP

Still missing are the foreground brunches and a little more background!

Another rainy weekend

I will go to Artland again this weekend ( they were closed last sunday!), hopfully they are open today...I think it's time i started painting. I really miss painting, i think about it sometimes but work is taking a toll on me. I feel exhausted when return home and even having dinner is a chore. I just have a quick bite, a shower and climb into bed to watch some TV.

The good thing about solitude is that you can sleep in silence. It is a huge difference in Singapore, where i am surrounded with people, noise and a whole lot of family. I miss the buzz of living with 7 people, but sometimes solitude can be soothing. A bit of both would be best, unfortunately life never works with you often you can only have it one way.

Thinking back. This is the first time i have lived alone, with no family or housemates. In Australia, the house was always bustling with activity. I lived with a bunch of crazy and wonderful poeple. It's a riot.

I can never fully express how it is for me, and others will never understand unless they are in the same situation. Often when i tell people about working in Hong Kong, their first impressions are "How exciting!". Hahaha...to me the excitement only lasts a week. Every other day is just another cross on my calendar.

This morning, there are tunder coulds. Another gloomy day to accompany me. No wonder i feel a little hollow. Apart from feeling empty, i have prepared a picture for my painting. Yes, its going to be another bird!

I hope to finish it by sunday, and when i feel less rusty, i will try something more complex and exciting.