I see...Project IC Sabah (my cartoon)

Being someone who was born in West Malaysia, Sabah is like a "distant relative" to me. At times, I heard someone talking about all the unfortunate events that happened to her... how she was "robbed (oil & gas) & raped (virgin forest)"  in broad daylight. But I must admit I hardly care about it (I have enough "problems" here myself). Perhaps I was ignorant because I used to think she is just a distant relative and has nothing much to do with me.

But I came to realize we share the same root (of the problem)! Whatever happened to this dear relative of mine had seriously affected OUR WHOLE FAMILY! 

We shouldn't be bullied any longer. 

Enough is enough.

Please remember to vote.

Listen. Listen. Listen NO MORE!!! (my cartoon)

I am sure you know this cartoon of mine was inspired by the recent "Listen.Listen.Listen" issue.
That woman said:
"Do you think only humans have problems???"
"Animals have problem."
"Kucing ada masalah."
"Anjing boleh menggongong."
"And you tahu tak binatang paling banyak sekali masalah?"
I do agree BINATANG paling banyak masalah. (The "BEAST" have the most problems).

And the BEAST that I meant here are those "Cruel & Corrupted politicians & Greedy Cronies.

They have big problems because they never had enough. They are always hungry for:
MORE POWER,
MORE MONEY,
MORE MISTRESSES,
MORE PHANTOM VOTERS.

They have created:
MORE lies,
More illegal immigrants,
MORE crimes,
MORE misery to the people,
MORE problems to the society.

We have listened enough from them all these years (but our request seem to fall on deaf ears)

So, my wish for 2013 - The Year Of Snake... 
(in my cartoon, the snake was awaken by those "LISTENs")

An awakening among the people who come to realize that
every one of us regardless of race or religion can actually get MORE if there's LESS Corruptions, Money Politics & Phantom Voters etc.

I hope MORE people will come out to vote (young people please wake up and go out to vote!!!)

MORE distinctive voices must be heard at time of increasingly bland consensus. (please do not clap and cheer for both sides, please have the ability to distinguish between good and bad, human and beast)


“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them.”

- William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust.

May the year of snake be a NO MASALAH (problem-free) year for all of us. You sure know how to make it come true, don't you?

my cartoon - Psychology of Luxury

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This cartoon of mine was inspired by a friend who shared with me what her rich boss said to his wife.

I consider myself a very low maintenance wife, as I can live without luxury bag & diamond. Therefore, the above cartoon is not applicable to me :-)

Guess everyone has different perception of value and derives happiness from different sources.

my art - Please don't ban Green!!!

Nowadays many people in this country are very sensitive to GREEN colour (Once it was YELLOW). So I decided to paint with these 2 "sensitive colours" (Adobe Photoshop) and showed it a few people below. Ahem... my findings are...

A happy kid: It is a sunny day, the sun is smiling... and I can imagine cows eating grass on the green field.

An unhappy Malaysian adult : It reminds me of Bersih 2, Anti Lynas ... and cows* that have gone to stay in some luxury condos in Singapore.

You-know-who : Don't show me Yellow & Green! I want to ban yellow!!! And I want to ban Green too!!!

And if that really happens...

Innocent Kid : Scorching sun. No rain? Drought? Are all the cows dead???

Angry Adult : Everyone is getting very very hot and angry. Cash flow is drying up & there's bigger gap between people...and the country is falling apart. Yet those stupid cows are still enjoying themselves in the air conditioned million dollar condo in Singapore!!!!

You-know-who : I can't see anything wrong with it. Water is still flowing...if not then just keep digging deeper and deeper...

*NFC

My cartoon - Vote Baiting (we are not idiot!)

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Don't be fooled! You-Know-Who is spending our money like water!!!

My cartoon - "Sawadee Ka"...

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First column: hand-in-hand, enjoying social harmony

Second column: The new Malaysian Women ... including the Filipinos, Thai and Indonesian beauties...

Can you hear...

"嗨！Hi! Can you see me??? 我沒地方站啊！"

"ஹாய், Can you see me?? They pushed me aside..."

My mini dictionary:

"Kamusta" - "Hello" in Tagalog (no need to go to the Philippines... you can hear it in Sabah too)

"Sawadee Ka" - "Hello" in Thai (no need to go to Thai, You-Know-Where you can hear it)

The following was extracted from mStar Online:

My cartoon - Lynas (Don't give me shit!)

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I have not been drawing cartoon for a long time. This morning I decided to pick up my pen again and voice my dissatisfaction with some issues through my cartoons.

First column shows two You-Know-Who hands...

2nd column shows what we ordinary folks are going to "enjoy".

Don't play play... Even flies will die due to radioactive!!

TITLE of this cartoon: NO GAIN (by You-Know-Who), NO PAIN (Who else?!!!)

Please, Please Don't Compare!

Mom tells the little girl, "Quick, finish your food! Even our neighbour Ah Hua is done with her meal."

Teenage girl tells her mom, "I sure wanna join. Even our neighbour Ah Hua has signed up for it!"

My cartoon above was published in Sin Chiew Jit Poh back in 1996. I still remember I was inspired by an article in Reader's Digest about "Not to compare your child with others".

I constantly remind myself of that. Of course, at times I'd forget especially when my kids are too complacent and didn't give their best. I would compare them with others and that would usually made them very unhappy.

I know it's unfair to make comparison. Everyone is unique and has different strengths and weaknesses. Most of the time, I would encourage them by saying, "Hey, with this new piece of knowledge/new vocab, you're better than yesterday!" And I'll be happy for them as long as there's some improvement in their grades.

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Comparison

the following are extracted from the internet:

"Comparison brings inferiority, superiority. When you don't compare, all inferiority, all superiority, disappears. Then you are, you are simply there. A small bush or a big high tree--it doesn't matter; you are yourself..."

Commentary:

Who ever told you that the bamboo is more beautiful than the oak, or the oak more valuable than the bamboo? Do you think the oak wishes it had a hollow trunk like this bamboo? Does the bamboo feel jealous of the oak because it is bigger and its leaves change color in the fall? The very idea of the two trees comparing themselves to each other seems ridiculous, but we humans seem to find this habit very hard to break. Let's face it, there is always going to be somebody who is more beautiful, more talented, stronger, more intelligent, or apparently happier than you are. And conversely, there will always be those who are less than you in all these ways. The way to find out who you are is not by comparing yourself with others, but by looking to see whether you are fulfilling your own potential in the best way you know how.

- Osho The Sun Rises in the Evening Chapter 4

Being a Mom is still my favorite job!

Being a very busy working mom with 3 demanding kids, I've just realized the last cartoon I drew was in 2008.

However, I know nothing more important in this world than to take good care of my kids.

God cannot be everywhere, that's why he created mothers!

Wishing all my friends and igloo visitors a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

Still A Naggy Mom...

Mother's Day is coming and I decided to extract the following from my Yahoo360 blog entry in 2008. Instead of drawing with pen like my earlier cartoons, I used the computer instead!

Being a mother of 3, I notice (but can’t help it) I tend to elaborate a lot to put a point across, as compared to my hubby. In other words…very NAGGY.

If my kids are playing computer for too long,

I’ll say: “You’ve been playing for so long, you’re going to spoil your eyesight!”

My hubby will just say, “Kids, enough already.”

If they want to skip brushing teeth (especially my son)

I’ll say: “You know those are your permanent teeth. You do not want to be the youngest person to wear denture.”

My hubby will just say, “Go brush teeth.”

Even when I’m elaborating and emphasizing something that my hubby agrees, he still manages to be so short and sweet…

“LISTEN TO MOM.”

Why he can always find 3 words yet my versions are always longer? Hmm…perhaps men are action- oriented, yet women are more emotional…and like to stir up emotion.

What Type of Mother Are you??

2 of my cartoons in the early 90s...

Mother's Day presents from kids.

(MOTHER - one of the most under-appreciated but IMPORTANT person in the world!)

"Go to sleep, sweetie, mommy gotta go to a Mother's Day Party!"

(Not all mothers are the same. There should be a "Performance Appraisal" for mother)

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.

"Chop Chop" Restaurant (my cartoon)

Did this cartoon in 1996.

The only Chinese restaurant on the moon (my cartoon)

The one & only chinese restaurant run by Chang'e. Chinese folktale can be inspirational :-)

Who's the 1st to set foot on the moon? (my cartoon)

from left: Wu Gang the wood cutter, Chang'e, Neil Armstrong & the Rabbit

Chang'e and Houyi the Archer (Version 2) - wikipedia

The Jade Bunny delineated on the moon.

Chang'e was a beautiful young girl working in the Jade Emperor's palace in heaven, where immortals, good people and fairies lived. One day, she accidentally broke a precious porcelain jar. Angered, the Jade Emperor banished her to live on earth, where ordinary people lived. She could return to the Heaven, if she contributed a valuable service on earth.

Chang'e was transformed into a member of a poor farming family. When she was 18, a young hunter named Houyi from another village spotted her, now a beautiful young woman. They became friends.

One day, a strange phenomenon occurred -- 10 suns arose in the sky instead of one, blazing the earth. Houyi, an expert archer, stepped forward to try to save the earth. He successfully shot down nine of the suns, becoming an instant hero. He eventually became king and married Chang'e.

But Houyi grew to become a tyrant. He sought immortality by ordering an elixir be created to prolong his life. The elixir in the form of a single pill was almost ready when Chang'e came upon it. She either accidentally or purposely swallowed the pill. This angered King Houyi, who went after his wife. Trying to flee, she jumped out the window of a chamber at the top of palace -- and, instead of falling, she floated into the sky toward the moon.

King Houyi tried to shoot her down with arrows, but without success. Her companion, a rabbit, is constantly pounding the elixir of immortality in a large mortar.

The moon is also inhabited by a woodcutter who tries to cut down the cassia tree, giver of life. But as fast as he cuts into the tree, it heals itself, and he never makes any progress. The Chinese use this image of the cassia tree to explain mortal life on earth -- the limbs are constantly being cut away by death, but new buds continually appear.

Meanwhile, King Houyi ascended to the sun and built a palace. So Chang'e and Houyi came to represent the yin and yang, the moon and the sun.

5 star motel (my cartoon)

Politics (my cartoon)

Did this cartoon back in 1995.

The eyebrows of these two men form a "M" and "V" shape when they argue.

It took me a while to give an English Title to this cartoon :-)

Contradiction (my cartoon)

I did this cartoon when I was newly wed & childless. Even so, maybe at that time I already had the "fear" of juggling between work and family. After my three kids arrived in this world, I could finally "confirm" what I drew was valid & true (when they're babies).

Angels (my cartoon)

I did these cartoons back in 1995. I was full of inspiration at that time.

The 2 angels said,"You didn't make full use of all these items when you're still alive. You only have yourself to blame now."

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人在天堂，錢在銀行。

When you're in the heaven, your money are still inside the bank here!

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Nursery vs Old Folks Home (my cartoon)

I did a lot of cartoons back in the 90s. I was newlywed and had a carefree year in the United States. I sent my cartoons back to Malaysia and most were published in the local newspaper (and I was rewarded with RM10 - RM20 for each cartoon published)

It's time go down the memory... and translate all to English.