You call this art

Read it on Huishan's blog. There's a sick dude who thinks that thinks starving a dog's art. It's a really saddening scene to see. And best part is there are many people viewing the art.
Here's the idiot's reason.

Hello everyone. My name is Guillermo Habacuc Vargas. I am 50 years old and an artist. Recently, I have been critisized for my work titled "Eres lo que lees", which features a dog named Nativity. The purpose of the work was not to cause any type of infliction on the poor, innocent creature, but rather to illustrate a point. In my home city of San Jose, Costa Rica, tens of thousands of stray dogs starve and die of illness each year in the streets and no one pays them a second thought.

Now, if you publicly display one of these starving creatures, such as the case with Nativity, it creates a backlash that brings out a big of hypocrisy in all of us. Nativity was a very sick creature and would have died in the streets anyway.

God. Can't you use another way to display such art? There are loads of photographers/artists/writers out there that have shown the many problems in the world without having the resort to such actions. Having educated in the creative field, I have learnt that you can create but in a diplomatic kind of way.Like this photo. The photographer didn't kill the person to illustrate the sense of poverty or the troubles faced in that country.

Blinkymummy has written on someone trying to "illegally" bring in a dog. Some what so contradicts the art that our dear friend has created. Please sign the petition. He has the intention of re-creating such gruesome work. Please stop/prevent him from doing so again. Who knows how many innocent lives that he might have taken in the name of art? I do believe if I were art, I won't want to relate myself to such an act at all!

Short.

Life is real short. Just came back from my ex-colleague's husband's wake. Life is really unpredictable. He was 24. The age of my many friends.

At times we make prayers to God for safety, health; basically for a better life. However, the weird irony here is, God takes away life. Question here is "How true will our prayers be answered?".

With his mighty hands, he gives and takes. Sometimes, blindly. Is there really such a thing as "Having the front door shut, another window opens"? Maybe its all just words and thoughts that we, Man, think of so as for self-comfort.

I'm kinda having a rush of many negative emotions right now. Angry at God for his selfishness, sad for Ah Sia, regret for not spending time with her and guilty for not able to be the perfect person to my friends.

AHHHHHHHH

Is there even a thing as "Give & Take"? When I turned 18, my dad did taught me the valuable lesson of "Give & Take". However it seems that not everyone is being taught this lesson. Seriously, I don't mind doing the reports at home. However, if I requested for a later submission, can't you fucking accept it like I do for your all-so-precious reports. I'm really pissed. Serious.

If I were clubbing today, then you'll have to get the reports like in 5am. Guess you'll be still waiting for them. AHHHHH. I really want to hire a hitman NOW!!

I'm really angry. First my nights, then my weekends. So what's next? Appear immediately in front of you during my dates? Here's my reply: FUCK OFF.

So what if you cancel dates just for work. I'm not fucking you. For you doing so that's your business. Damn it. I'm just this temp staff that you employ. Ok. Since you like to give your temp staff this much responsibility; I'll make sure you'll get the reply. ~Evil thoughts~

You want to play this game. So I'll play along. Please. Though having to start working at the age of 15 isn't a rather big thing; I have had my fair share of political crap. You'll regret. Trust me. I don't mind playing the jumping game. :D Oh well, its something that I have kinda done many times. Plus you are not paying me for the time I use to do the "reports". Well, I think I can approach MOM on this matter. Hmmmm. Idea.

Hong Kong

I have this new friend who mentioned that I looked like a Taiwanese Honkie.
Which actually I DO prefer it that way. If you ask me, I'm really ok to actually move to Hong Kong to live, work & play. Maybe its the Cantonese blood causing these thoughts.

Was telling baby about getting a proposal in Hong Kong on a yacht near Victoria Habour. With a simple dinner, then when he's about to pop the question, FIREWORKS! My own private showcase. Not like pre-arranged due to some event going on. Awww. So romantic. :))

I really love my Cantonese roots. Super proud of it. :D Well, I'm trying my bestest to learn my Cantonese. I can sing Cantonese songs real well, but the speaking part. Sigh. Am learning. Am watching more Canto drama too! :)) My dad's correcting my speaking too! :D

Soon, one day, I'll speak really fluent Cantonese in Hong Kong! :D

Singlish post no.2

Today, I sibei angry. So hor, going to write in Singlish again. Last time cos I super bo liao. Now write like that cos need to de-stress lah. Sian ji buan.

Where got people so siao one? Kao loh. Nah bei. Wrong also say other people wrong. Ta ma de. Haiz.

I know I also at fault lah. But then cannot be so jue what. We all humans de what. Lao niang also tired, you also tired. Wanna to blame, blame the upstairs lah. Nair give proper instructions. Eh, wait. You also nair give proper instructions hor. Orh. You also wrong liao. ><. Aiya. Don't care you liao. Waste my time write so much also no use. Just get more pek chek. I huan hee tio ho liao.

Photos as promised!

I've finished the editing! Oh well. Not the entire set. You want me to have panda eyes? Here's the few:

Meow~

From the 80s?

Harmless cam-whoring

Yes. I know. A LOT of greens. :) I went to Fort Canning. Hence explains the greens.

Something after a Saturday's worth of work

Well, I finished my roll of film in my fisheye! Still yet to figure out how to use Holga. ><. Am waiting for my pay! Hopefully it comes on Tuesday rather than my calculated Wednesday. Need to return Baby money. ><. Oh. I got my handphone bill and it came to a grand high of $100+! ><. God! The KL trip really burned a hole in my pocket.

Went to Funan for the "survey". Seriously I have no idea of how to categorize my job scope.

Well, went photo-shooting after that. Fort Canning + ROM + some church which I'm not too sure the name is. Photo editing takes time. So when its done, you guys will see it. Some one got married at that church today! :D Now here's another reason why I DO need a SLR. With one, it can give you the excuse of taking random shots of random people and they will forgive you on that. Had so wanted to crash the wedding with a photographic purpose. ><.

Photos coming out soon!~

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Went back to NYP for a little visit. New area! Wootz! ~ENVY~ Oh. Some good news. Remember Tan Hee Kiah. The sickening lecturer that screwed my poly life? Ya. That asshole. He resigned. Well good for the juniors. But why didn't he leave earlier? Too bad for me though. ><.

School.

I have gotten my timetable. 2 days a week! ><. I was kinda expecting more. Am actually kinda worried about going to school. I'll likely be older than my classmates. ><. HOW~
Spoke to Mr Ayob today. Told him my intentions of doing photo-journalism. He commented it's a high-risk job. My sis said the same too but that the returns are really great. Sian Lee did mention that the staff at NYP are kinda under this comfort zone where they are warm and fuzzy. Hence, the low risk take. Khairul did jokingly(?) ask me if I want to work part time at NYP as their DT. Well with this kind of timetable, its possible to consider though. Should I? DTs aren't really relaxing though. Guess its all up to me. ><.

Passion + Career

I kinda found my direction. Well, mom's gonna flip if she were to know. It might be early as well. But what the heck.

Photo-journalism.

Yup! I like photography + writing. So doh. For now the pictures are just, well, landscape and along those designer shot lines. I definitely wanna move towards something like these:

Instead of "oh nice colours and composition", I want to capture shots that tells a thousand words. Well got to hold this till I graduated with my degree. So its postcards for now. ><. So very "postcard". Lesser shots of these. I need to improve! ><.

Flattery

I have decided to go poetic for today.

Flattery.
A double edge sword.

Caesar died for it.

A radio station made a slogan on it.

It can give you confidence.
It can give you conceit.

It is the heroin of everyone.

Flattery.

...

I know this entry will definitely hurt some people out there but I'm still gonna to write it.

Well, you can say I had enough. The diplomatic 'doormat' has finally spoken.

True that you do need someone to cry on during rough times. Seems like to you, I don't have any rough days at all. I'm always that cheery and chirpy Zelda. Well, that ain't true. I'm the type of person who doesn't like to show my down side. Sadness and sorrow are meant to be swept under the rug for me. However with your all so constant negativity, it sort of got to me that I DO need to be looked after when I'm feeling down and out. Well, seriously. I do think that's being rather self-centered. I admit that I can be self-absorbed at times. Seems like for you its being this way 24/7. Though I might be exaggerating on this point. No. Your just absorbed in your little world with your all so I-can't-live-without boyfriend. You might think I'm writing for another person. Please, think again.

Not that gaining attention from others a bad thing. But. Please think a little more for others. You complain about your family. Seriously I haven't seen you really spending quality time with them. I don't deny that I always that angelic to my family too. However I do try to make a point to understand where they are coming from. Just like me to you.

I get it that money is hard to come by for you. It isn't easy for me either. There's this really famous saying, "Money is the root of all problems." True money can get you loads of stuff and experiences. It is also a known fact that money can't buy you family, friendship, love and life lessons. Though you might argue that the celebs are 'buying' kids to raise as their own. That I would say is step one. However if the child has totally no connection to you; what's the point?

Did you know if you were to put a little more effort in your education, you'll soar? You are unlike some people. Their mind aren't sponge-like or aren't as sharp. You do have these qualities. Why not make use of them? You might again pin-point that I haven't always been doing well for my studies too. To be frank, this is my biggest regret. If given another chance, I would really want to excel in my academics.

I'm not trying to put you down. Maybe at this stage of life, the distance that you can see beyond is just that much. Here, I'm urging you to look slightly further. Because if you were to tiptoe and try to look a little further, you might see that the road is actually quite easy to walk on. At times it might hurt walking there; this is a time you definitely need me to be by your side. I'll definitely be there.

You'll finally argue that you haven't change at all. Everyone changes from time to time. I'm not going to say that I'm the same Zelda from 2000. Because the fact is that I'm not. We are always evolving. Either for the good or the bad. Sometimes you do need to slow down and think, 'Which side am I evolving to?' When you meet that fork road, you will have an idea where will you be heading to in this life's journey.

Thoughts

You guys are just so lucky. I'm blogging double today. Ok. I'm kinda bored. It's a Saturday night and I don't feel like sleeping yet. ><.

I have just read Blinkymummy's blog entry for today. Sometimes I kinda feel rather ignorant about life and the people around me. I might have passed by some "Good Friend"s in my life. But with my optimistically pessimistic personality, I guess I'll live with it. Maybe I have yet to awake from these deep emotional slumber filled with self-centered dreams. I guess upon waking, naturally I'll mature with define thoughts and greater sense of emotions.

Seems like a while since I wrote something really sensitive.

Having someone to care for you, and you reciprocating the same is really something magical and special. It is a mutual feeling that seems like only the 2 of you will really understand. Some people just have too much love to give, hence infidelity. Please don't take this like some excuse to do so. One can never reject the feeling of being overly loved. Maybe there is no such thing as it. Or rather there is also no such thing as too much love to give. On the technical side, infidelity is to me; something that hurts all parties. So don't try it.

Some of my friends have realised that I have stopped blogging about my crushes/interests. I still do have those going on. Somewhat so, blogging about them sort of taught me a lesson. I got hurt through it, picked up through it and made me a skeptic through it too. Yup that's my little reason behind that.

In some way, I found out I'm the biggest worry of my parents. It's something that I'm not proud of. I had often thought that I was rather mature for my age - mentally and of course, physically. Maybe like what I have concluded with a fellow ex-colleague; to the intellect of my peers, I considered matured. But with the comparison to someone older, I definitely lose out. Writing on, I kinda think that my parents aren't really fair to conclude that I'm immature. Actually I DO wonder have they really compared me to them when they were 21? True that all parents want what's good for their kid. Maybe if I were a little more mature, I would be able to survive amongst the fittest? Not just with my peers. Probably hoping I'll be first Singaporean to get the peace prize? Digress.

T3 + Ann Siang Hill

I'm having cravings for place hangouts. T3 + Ann Siang Hill! ><. The interior at T3 is just so sexy & chic. :)) Have been wanting to get back there since Elaine's departure. I think its a wonderful place to hangout! Someone please date me out for T3!!!! :D
I have been going to Ann Siang Hill pretty often recently. My office's kinda like a stone throw from there. (This is based on my own walking judgment. Not accurate to the faint-hearted. :D)
This is a place which I fell in love immediately with. And I want to share my love with all my friends and loved ones. :D
This is a picture I took during my little private chill outs after work. There's a park at the back of the hill too! Oh. Plus my favorite Asylum + Books Actually. These are 2 shops located there. Asylum sells cameras, design books, Fred Perry apparels and more. Books Actually is a book store that sells other quaint stuff as well. Down a turn, there's Club Street. No. Not a street that has the hottest clubbing scene. Though there are some nice pubs there. Interesting enough? Hehe. Let me date you out for Ann Siang Hill. Hehe. :D

Price of vainity

I was being very vain. I wanted my hair curled. So I got my mom to help with the curling tongs. And after everything, I burnt my arm! Booohoo.

Cooking.

I have been cooking for the past 2 days. :D
Yesterday I made omelette and some veg.
Today, I made oven-baked meat. :D
Glad my family liked it.

13 WONDERS!!

I finally gamed 13 WONDERS! Online mahjong, duh. Should have so taken a screen shot of that. ARGHS! My first 13 WONDERS!! OK. The excitement got the better of me. :(
Here's a 13 wonder I found on the net. Just that I gamed with 2 西. :))

Here's the 13 wonders story. When the game started, I had already like 8 out of 13 for the combination. 5 more to go. I was thinking I should go with the flow. So I kept those adjacent tiles of the 1 & 9s till the big tiles came along. For the original combination, I had 东，西，北，红中，白板， 一万，九万 & 九条. I got rather worried cos the other players were starting to pong 南. Thankfully I managed to get it. :D. Then everyone started throwing 发财. There were 2 on the table. I think I was bloody lucky. I managed to get 3 西. But 2 is enough. So I was only waiting for the bird. I think if 13 wonders, people can't really know what are you doing. So I pretty much guess that the other players have no idea that I was actually doing the 13 wonders. So someone threw the bird. And... I gamed! HOHOHOHO.

Conclusion. I love MJ! 13 wonders is totally luck based. But I'm really happy I got it! :D

o.0

Got it from baby's blog.

Zelda
23/02/1987

You are Purple Monkey who is a straight forward, cheerful and honest person.
You are not very emotional, but work hard and have been smart enough to do errands around home from early ages.
You are clever with your hands too.
~That's somewhat true.~
You give an impression of being unpretentious, and you are rather short tempered who would carry out everything by yourself.
~Agree with the temper.~
You set your goals too high, and sometimes experience frustrations in trying to achieve it.
You like to take care of people and are kind and generous person.
You can not walk pass someone who is in trouble.
You take great care of your family and those who are working under you, and your attitude may be seen as too much interference.
You will not be influenced by emotions, and you can make rational and modern decisions.
Your career will not be affected.
You tend to be rather cautious, and sometimes show unnecessary competitiveness.
This may cause friction in your personal relationship.
If you carry things actively on your own, you may suffer hardships.
You should lay back and let the time resolve things.
Your weakness lies in lack of planning.
~Well I totally hate to plan. Am more like a spontaneous person.~
You can show perseverance, so you should forecast the future before putting into action.
After getting married, you will carryout housework perfectly, and will be a good wife and a mother.
You can make sound decisions.

Painting No. 2

I finished another painting. Well, I did this one pretty quickly. Will take pictures on the paintings soon.

THIERRY HENRY!!

Baby has her David Beckham. I have my Thierry Henry. Hehehe. :)) He's my sexy French guy. ~Squirms~
Nothing goes any better than a sexy French soccer star with no hair.~Hyperventilates~
Plus he does so many good causes. The anti-racism, UNICEF and more. God. He's sexy. ><

SEXY!!!

KL

I 'm BACK!

Here's some pictures taken.

PASSPORT CHOPPED!
Petronas Towers!
Zouk KL!
Didn't club though.
It's not very near to where we stay.
If not I think we might have peeped in.
US!
Day 1 was very hot and sunny.
See baby sweating it out.
Saw this poster that really spot on our thoughts to the heat.
Went to Petaling Street in the evening on Day 1 to meet my KL friend, Ashley.
Too bad we forgotten to photograph together. >< Stayed in room 1402.
Did my nails!
Both in RED!

Actually I 'm not a very big fan of KL. Seriously I would rather go to Bangkok. KL 's like Bangkok 's outlook but with Singapore's tourism scene. Kinda mundane.

On a separate note, if the group were bigger, I would have taken more juicy and exciting photos like the fakes at Petaling Street, cute kids, beggars(?) etc. Oh. Those shots are SOOC (straight out of camera). Here's some photoshop-ed ones.

Singapore Flyer on the way to KL.
Me cam-whoring in the hotel.
Me and new friend - Mr. Terrapin.