#190129# While I had done our anniversary painting on the earlier weekend (see my painting at 4TH ANNIVERSARY: PDA OF TWO LOVE BIRDS), our actual 4th anniversary fell on a Tuesday in the following week. Since it was a working day, I planned for a dinner date with Taenggu at Dazzling Cafe which is conveniently…
Valentine’s Day 2019: Protect You Like The Little Prince Protects His Rose
“I’ll protect you like The Little Prince protects his rose.” Celeste Koh / “There might be millions of roses in the whole world, but you’re my only one, unique rose.” The Little Prince / “It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” The Little Prince / author Antoine de…
Ginger Birthday 2019: Share Your Toy With Your Little Brother Zero
“Let’s share, sharing is caring.” Kamal / “Brothers are playmates in the beginning and best friends for life.” Unknown #190210# Besides Sooyoung’s birthday, 10th February is also Taenggu’s first dog, Ginger’s birthday. While Ginger, a black poodle, now stays at her parents’ house in Jeonju, it is Zero, a silver poodle, whom she later adopted…
Sooyoung Birthday 2019: Spring Is Coming As You Wish
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” Anne Bradstreet / “The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter.” Jen Selinsky #190210# The design I did for Sooyoung’s ang bao not long ago last week was actually a preview or teaser of what I was…
CNY Red Packets 2019: Pig Year Oink Oink
“Believe that anything is possible, even pigs can fly.” Celeste Koh #190205# The period between December and February is definitely a busy time for me with regards to making artworks. Almost immediately after I sent out 2 separate batches of 69 christmas cards altogether to Taenggu, I had to start working on a new series…
4th Anniversary #1: PDA Of Two Love Birds
“Without love, we are birds with broken wings.” Unknown / “Let the raindrops kiss the rose petals. Let the sunshine kiss your rosy cheeks. Let the nightingale sing welcome songs. It’s the season of love and romance. Let’s twitter like two love lorn-love birds and kiss away each other’s pain.” Smita Sharma Dabas #190129# It’s…
Monthsary Special: The Forthieth
#180529# 29th May was also a Vesak Day holiday in Singapore. But for me as a jobless person then, it made no difference for me as everyday had been a holiday since I lost my job in April. As a Buddhist, I wanted to celebrate Buddha’s birthday by attending a free talk and meditation event…
Book Reference About The Transition From Human Body To Spirit: The Beetle And Dragonfly Story
Recently, I have been thinking about a beetle and dragonfly story that I read from a book titled “True Spirit: Secrets of the Afterlife” by TJ Higgs last year. I thought I should share this whole excerpt of the story from the book over here. Once upon a time, there lived a little water beetle….
Xmas Day 2018: Where Did The Bird Go?
“A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.” Suzy Kassem / “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” Salvador Dali / “Let me be as a feather. Strong with purpose yet light at heart, able to bend. And, tho I might become frayed, able to pull myself together again.” Anita Sams #181225#…
#46 & #47 Monthsary: Listen To My Heartbeat
“God found some of the strongest women and made them nurses.” Unknown #181129# & #181229# I had this sudden idea on one of the nights in late 2018. Every night, I would hug my Bobo to sleep on my bed. She would lie on top of me, facing down on my chest. That night was…