My cartoon in the 90s

Today, I decided to compile some of the cartoons I did in the 90s. I'd earned some pocket money after those works were published in Sin Chew Jit Poh (I was newly wed and enjoying a honeymoon year in USA at that time).

Durian Season...

Counsellor's Advice

Counsellor's Advice:"Music, book and movie may help to ease your pain after a break up"

However, beware of the type of song, book and movie selected...

Who is more frightening?!

Chinese Ghost Month?!

Buddies...

The Artist

The Artist's Hubby

The artist hubby told his friend:"My wife said there'll be prawn and fish tonight."

His friend said:"Your wife is so good."

Noisy Couples & Nosey Neighbours

I can't really translate my chinese title :"天生（添聲）一對”。

In chinese, 天生一對(Tian sheng yi dui) means "The Perfect Match"

添聲一對 (Tian sheng yi dui) means "The Noisy Couple"

Who's the BOSS?

The boss said: "not approve..."

The boss of the boss said :"NOT approve..."

Pay Day...

In Chinese, 薪金 (xin jin) means "salary"

新金(xin jin) means "new gold"

A lover's salary = a lover's new gold

Astro Vs Homework

"Who has just installed Astro at home?"

"Who has not done the homework yet?"

The Wrong Types of Book...

Reporter:"Malaysians love to read, the books they like are..."

Well, it's important to choose the right type of reading material.

Farewell Uncle Bong Su

Today is one of the saddest days of my life, with the passing of a dear Uncle (my dad's close friend).

Words cannot describe the pain suffered by those who lose someone they love and respect...especially when it came unexpected. Uncle Bong Su was a helpful, kind and loving man. He's always willing to drive my parents to KL. Once he jokingly told me he's my dad's "chauffeur". In fact, he's also the "camera man" and the "video editor" who had created so many sweet memories for the people around him.

He would sent me emails updates on their fun activities such as my dad's birthday party celebration with his buddies, trip to Batu Pahat for Khek Lang Mee, some happy gatherings etc.

After I told him about my "igloo", he sent me emails to give me words of encouragement.

"Clara,

We are the same, we get our satisfaction when others enjoy looking at our creations. Your cartoons especially, when people got tickled looking at them, you will feel pleased. Creative people love to create and share. So you are no stranger to me. You are creative and have a big heart.

As for your cartoons, never say that you do not have time to think and draw. Inspiration will come anytime of the day or night. You don't have to think they will come when you bulb lights up. Get a piece of paper and pencil ever ready. Sketch them out when they cross your mind. You can do it.

Thanks for your nice words and thanks a lot for sharing.

Bong Soo"

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Dear Unce Bong Soo, you've touched the lives of those around you, and I'm surely one of them. May you rest in peace.

As for my beloved dad, I know he'll grieve for the loss of his good friend. I hope he can cope well. Dad, I'm sure Uncle Bong Su wouldn't want us to be sad for him (Dont' forget he was always there to bring happiness to others). Let us just remember those happy times... at least we could grieve in a healthy way.

The giant & the empty nest

The 2 birds that built a nest in my backyard produced 2 offsprings a few weeks ago. I enjoyed seeing the mother bird bringing food to her babies. I felt so happy to hear them singing and chirping in the mornings.

A few days ago my hubby got very curious and wanted to take a closer look inside the nest. Upon seeing that "giant", the frightened baby bird swooped out of the nest immediately. Unfortunately it fell into a water feature nearby (poor little thing, must be its first flight) .

The guilty "giant" quickly picked it up to put on his palm. Feeling insecure, it flapped its wing and flew away. It then perched on our neighbour's air con compressor and refused to "come home". Since that incident, the family abandoned the nest and was never seen again.

How I miss my feathered friends. I hope they're safe out there and wish they will pay us a visit some day. Oh yes...and the giant promised to respect their privacy if they were to come back again...

A not so De-light-ful Earth Hour??

I must admit yesterday we did not have a de-light-ful Earth Hour in our neighborhood as most of the houses still had the lights on. A year ago, many neighbors turned off the lights, one couple was seen having candle light dinner at home, and some even held a party in the club house!

Even so, I told my kids to observe Earth Hour again and I'm glad they obediently did so. I know this little action could not really save our earth, but I wanted to create the awareness among them as they still have the bad habit of leaving the fan and lights on sometimes.

After walking around the neighbourhood, the girls went cycling while my son took photos to record the moments.

Photo taken from the clubhouse tower. Most houses still had lights on.

Shadow play...can you see a dog and a snail? (All 3 photos were taken by my son. His photography skill is improving!)

Later, the kids complained that they're sweating and feeling itchy. I was worried about mosquito bite (a lot of dengue cases nowadays) and hence decided to turn on a light and a fan. Although we failed to observe for a full hour, I hope at least my kids managed to learn something meaningful from this little exercise.

Hong Kong - here we come again!

We've just come back from Hong Kong on the 16 Mac. It was our second trip there since 2007. My 2 girls still love Disneyland very much but my son has lost some interest in it.

My mother-in-law and sister-in-law joined us this round.

We stayed in Disneyland Hollywood Hotel for 3 nights. My elder daughter and I were bitten by bed bugs on the 3rd nite. Now we still have bumps all over our hands and it's really itchy.

We had our breakfast at Disneyland, therefore we could enter the park an hour earlier. We're greeted by Mulan and 2 Chipmunks inside the restaurant.

Dim Sum at Plaza Inn, Disneyland costs HK 165 for an adult and HK88 per kid. Very expensive especially when Tian Zi was only able to finish a bun and a small dumpling! What a waste of $$!!!

Besides Disneyland, we went to a big factory outlet mall at Tung Chung which is only a station away from Disneyland. We also took a 25 min cable car ride to see the Tian Tan Buddha in Lantau Island. (the pics are still with my sis-in-law). I'm glad we chose the "crystal" cabin which is equipped with a glass bottom. It feasts our eyes with an amazing bird eye view!

The last time we visited Hong Kong, we managed to cover more places such as Victoria Harbour Planeterium and Space Musuem, Madame Tussauds, enjoyed a double decker bus tour etc.

Even so, this time it's a short yet enjoyable trip :-)

Happy Anniversary

Dad and mom tied the knot on the 8th of March, 1968. I used the photo taken in their house during the recent Chinese New Year to give them a little surprise on their 42nd Wedding Anniversary. (as I know they read my blog).

Dearest Mom and Dad,

Even though I've always felt the love of our family at heart, as I grow older, I come to realize just how lucky I am to have wonderful parents who share such a healthy and happy marriage. Both of you have made a house a home and warm it through and through. It's your love that has kept our family close. You are truly an inspiration on what commitment and true love should be.

Yuin Long, Yuin Hui and I are proud to have you as our parents, and Tian Juin, Tian Huey, Jessie, Jamie, Tian Zi and Yu Jie are blessed to have you as their loving grandparents. And I'm sure Yew Kheng, Michelle and Hui Jun are lucky to have you as their understanding and loving parents-in-law!

We love you both. May every moment you cherish together, dreams you've seen come true, help make this special occasion a happy one for you. Happy Anniversary!

Counting Ang Pao $$$

On Chap Goh Meh this year, my kids were not interested to see how big the moon was. They're more eager to see how much ang pao money they've obtained.

I notice they're more calculative nowadays. The girls insisted their brother had one ang pao less than them, hence should not have equal share of the money.

Tian Zi's task is to DOUBLE CHECK on the empty ang pao. She was thrilled to find a RM5 note inside one of them!

Total amount divided by 3, not forgetting to minus RM10 from the brother's share.

I told them to keep the money in bank. It'll go into their education fund (and not my pocket).