Her Poem, My Art

When I was a teenager, I loved to draw based on inspiration derived from song lyrics. Never knew that one day I would pick up my paint brush and pen because of my 15 year-old daughter's poem.

Life is simply beautiful and full of sweet surprises. It is more than what we expect.

MORE THAN

Nobody ever gave her a second look.
with lips a pale pink;
plain green eyes,
dull brown hair piled atop her head,
who would?

she was always bundled up
in her sweaters and knits,
she always had
her nose in a book.
Her glasses fell to the tip of her nose
As from her coffee a sip she took.

But if you took a second glance you'll see
that her hair is of a rich mahogany.
Her eyes filled with fire and passion, an emerald green.
her lips moving as she blissfully recites a passage,
the string of words she uses so eloquently
only entices you so wholly.

When she stands up straight you'll see,
she imposes the regal posture of a queen.
As her long tapered fingers flips a page of a book
or tinkles the ivory and ebony keys,
you'd realise she's so much more than it seems.

I intentionally added her hipster glasses, fashion bag and a cup of her favourite Starbucks Coffee.

And below were what she wrote when she was very young...

Being young & sentimental (in the era of typewriter)

Year 1990...when I was young & sentimental...in the era of typewriter.

Pre Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. 

Post a broken relationship.

Watercolour Portrait of My Little Girl

I did watercolour portraits of my son & daughter in 1999 & 2001 respectively, when both were 2 years old. The portraits were framed next to photos taken by their daddy (really have to thank my dear hubby for capturing countless beautiful moments throughout the years). 

1999

2001

Allocated a space for my youngest daughter's portrait but it is still empty

My elder kids' friends noticed the portraits on the wall. Some even asked them: "Why there's no portrait of your little sister?"

Well...I was really guilty as I kept telling my little girl that I would do one for her too. But the longer I delayed, the less confident I became since I hardly paint nowadays. 

However, last weekend I decided to pick up my paintbrush again for this long overdue project...

 It took me 3 days to work on it...including tracing & sketching to study her features

And I am truly glad that I have finally fulfilled my promise to my little girl!!! 

My hubby bought me this Rowney watercolour set from UK before we got married. Unbelievable that it is still in such a good condition!

Can't believe 12 years have passed since I last painted my children's portrait! How time flies and my 3 kids are growing up right before my eyes!!!

These portraits will be given to them on their wedding days.
It is a gift of love for them to treasure & cherish for a long long time.

Kids and Politics

My youngest daughter : "Mom, I checked already, many of my friends' parents are going to vote for Pakatan." (Her own initiative, I don't remember asking her to make the survey)

My elder kid in the private school : "My teacher told us not to discuss politics in class, because some of the students' parents are BN members." (I truly pity those kids...especially the offspring of the cronies. I'm sure they feel very uneasy now)

In the past my hubby and I refrained ourselves from discussing politics in front of our kids to avoid giving them bad impression on some country leaders. We felt that kids' childhood should be filled with happiness & good memories...more fairytales than real life horror stories.

However, I realized things are no longer within our control when my little girl handed me this drawing:

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Note: I intentionally cover the name in red, but it is not hard to guess.

Time has really changed. Kids have grown up.

We no longer need to deal with DIRTY DIAPERS aka CORRUPT POLITICIANS who have stayed in power for too long!

Love has different meanings (my mini poster)

Looking at the turnout at Han Jiang, I am confident BN will not get back Penang. How I respect and envy the wise and determined Penang Lang.

I pray that my beloved Selangor will not fall back into their dirty hands ... this few years Selangor is cleaner without those corrupt leaders.

Note: Selangor’s reserves hitting a historic high of RM2.6 billion in January 2013.

Go Out & Vote (my mini poster 1)

I am worried because I notice there is a group of people (most of them are senior citizens) who prefer to give a vote to Pakatan and BN each. It is just like someone who is facing head lice problem for many years yet failed to exterminate those blood sucking insects even after trimming and cutting the hair shorter and applying special shampoo on it. Those tiny creatures will manifest and continue to suck your blood! 

It is time to take a bold step. 

Just shave and regrow the hair. 

It is time for a new hairstyle too!

Bullets have no eyes

17 December 2012

Bullets have no eyes...
they can't see the fear of innocent children
they can't see the tears of tormented parents
The politicians are as blind too.


I am truly saddened by the news of the mass killing in Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton, Connecticut.

May all the victims rest in peace.

DIY Halloween lantern & silhouette

I bought 2 white paper lanterns from Daiso (RM 5 each), and turned 

both into Jack-o'-Lantern and Frankenstein lantern. 

I am going to transform the pictures inside the vertical frame...

Now the 2 frames at both sides of the big mirror in my dining room are graced with silhouette set of halloween characters!

DIY & transforming old t-shirts

My daughter couldn't get enough after making the horror t-shirt.

She got a few more ideas from the internet, and so I gave her my approval to cut and DIY another 2 old t-shirts.

She cut the bottom of the t-shirt to make a crop top.

 I simply love the weave pattern. She has completely transformed my old t-shirt!!!

Cutting slits

Adding lace

She has transformed an ordinary looking t-shirt into an extraordinary one! And it matches very well with the stripy piece inside.

This is my girl who couldn't resist to doodle on the wall when she was a toddler. How I love her and how I admire her creativity!

Self made horror T-shirt

A few days ago my daughter asked for my approval to cut a t-shirt she bought quite some time ago.

Initially I said NO because it would be such as waste to cut and damage a new t-shirt.

However, after she explained what she was going to do with it, I gave her the green light...quite reluctantly.

I didn't take a photo of that actual T-shirt before it was cut by her. But the back of it looked exactly like the one she's holding in the photo above.




The front portion was printed with a skull pattern.


The transformation...



She cut the collar bigger, and cut out the seam of the 2 sleeves.
She even cut the T-shirt shorter!
She then put on a black spaghetti shirt inside.


And the best part is...

She has turned the back portion into something truly special!

(She used pencil to draw a skull face before cutting and transforming it)

I like the way the black spaghetti shirt exposes a little bit of skin area on the 2 "eye sockets". It proves that the pattern was cut out and not a printed one!

What a brilliant idea! 

She asked, "Mom, can I cut another t-shirt now?"