That Depressing little life of mine

rainboy strikes!!

{ 1:45 AM, 16.7.2009 } { Posted in rainboy } { Link }

Recently my friend invited me to start a comic column with the National Library's monthly magazine, "GOlibrary". I decided to do some comic for 2 of e characters I created while I was still in film school (donkey years ago...).

rainboy & rainbow pig {^_^}

Here are some images & sketches, I'll post more as & when:

Of all the sketches I did, this is e one tat really brings out how I wanted rainboy to be. Cute, mischiefious, but still a little "gong, gong" (dumb) kinda feel . A mischiefious tomboy & a Silly goose sometimes.

I'll post some of "rainboy" initial design from my school days in my later post.

Other than rainbow pig, her e other best friend is Robo (his Chinese name is “Luobo” 萝卜 which means carrot)

Since robo does not have eyebrow so I use his glasses as a replacement to show e movements of 'em

Oh btw, I made an appearance in rainboy's #1 comic strip... as myself :p

I'll post sketches of rainboy & gang in this blog, for her comic you can go to her blog. Yap she has her own blog as well {^v^}:
rainboy's blog

I'll upload her new comic & sketches every week... plus & minus :p
Hope u guys like rainboy & her 'lil gang "\{6_~} C & C always welcome!

OCEaN :D

Canada Spring 08': A wedding, 3 cities & a national park Part 1

{ 1:23 PM, 8.7.2008 } { Posted in Globe Trotting } { Link }

So… after 5 long years I was back to è beautiful maple country, Canada, once again. There could be so many reasons for me to fly half the globe to be there, but my dear friends, Mike & LeeAnn gave me the best ones... Their wedding!!! “\{^0^}/”

Calgary: Getting Lost. Old Friends. New Friends.

Just few days after arriving in Vancouver, I set off to Calgary. My original plan was to stay away from big cities & do è national parks, nature stuffs etc. That was, until I found out about “Drunken’s” (aka Alberto Ruiz) convention schedule from his blog… he would be in Calgary (for Calgary Comic & entertainment Expo ) on è week I had planned to be in Banff…?! NiCe! It has been 5 years since we last hang out &… just be two silly “drunken” gooses :p

So, changed of plan, slightly anyway (well… my plan changed quite a bit in è end… è story is for later though… sigh… yes… its gonna be a very "OCEaN" kinda situation).

After dropping off my backpacks at è hostel & spending quite some time, getting lost (took è opposite direction train…yap), I finally arrived at Round Up Centre around late afternoon. As I followed è signage to è Comic & entertainment expo, I got a bit nervous. First, about needing to make a call to let Alberto know I had arrived (I’m usually nervous when I am è one making è call). Second, I was worried tat after 5 years of not much contact (I’m a jerk when it comes to keeping in touch with friends :p ) there would be some awkwardness between us… so it was a huge relief when there were none! We are still è same silly gooses after all :P

Calgary Comic & Entertainment had some nice collection of toys & books. If I had spent more time there, I would probably over shoot my budget :p (Yes guys, I’ve learn to control my shopping Spree) Still, I did bought quite a bit of art books from è bunch of talented artists there. Did I mention they were generous & nice too? Yap. Yap. Discounts, great sketches, free artbooks/ sketchbooks… Thanks!

Being back in è same booth with Drunken brought back memories of San Diego Comics Con in è summer of 2003 when I was his assistance at e booth… sigh… it was a real good time {^_^} Now he has a even better assistance, his lovely daughter, Alison {6_~}

Ok, now for the bizarre travel tale. Yap, how can an OCEaN trip be without a little bizarreness here & there right? Hehee :p

Anyhoo, after spending the morning at the Expo, I headed down to my friend, Bahar’s place for lunch. Following her direction bought me to è business district in downtown. Since it was Sunday è area was pretty deserted. The only other person I saw on tat street was having a blast… masturbating. Well… he was not exactly doing it in è open but behind a huge pillar of an office building… Yah~Ap… ANYway, I thought it would be a better idea to cross è street instead of walking on tat side of è road.

After I got to è other side, I looked across & saw tat he was out in è open… doing his thing while watching me passed by…. Since I had an experience with “wiener” incident in my previous travel (see: Thailand Trip), I juz rolled my eyes & walk on (heh, but I would probably jumped or screamed like a gal if I was still at tat side of è road :p ) Just another weird thing tat happens in a city.

(Tips #1: Westjet is a cheap way to fly across è country. You can usually get good deal on certain days if your flying date or time is flexible. I got mine from Vancouver to Calgary, one way, at a pretty good price: CAD$112 incl tax & all.

Tips #2: If u ever meet crazy stranger who show their wiener in public, è best thing to do is ignore ‘em. NEVER, laugh at their “little brother” well… unless you can kick their ass tats if. )

Banff National Park: A hike along the river & catching a predator. Plus late night Wii.

It never ease to amaze me how stunngly beautiful è British Columbia's Rockies are. If you have a "places to visit before you die" check list, B.C Rockies should be in it.

After some shopping at GAP, there were still quite some times to burn. Hiking would be fun & enjoyable especially with such beautifully surrounding. However, I am not exactly wearing è right footwear… wearing a flip-flop. Therefore, I asked è sales staff for advice on a short & easy hike around Banff town. He pointed me to 2, one along è river, è other across è river towards è The route tat gives me view of Chaeteu from è opposite side. Ok, so easy. hike. Along è river. These words were what I remembered…

As è trail become rockier & narrower, I started to wonder if I went by a wrong trail. Ok, I’m along a river, it was not a difficult hike except è trail was very near e edge of è cliff… & a hike means walking on rocky ground of some sort right…? So… è hike he mentioned could not be tat highway I passed by earlier on… right?

I got my answer when I reached è point where there was no way anyone without experience & right gear can cross over… OoOk~ time to turn back. To say I did not panic at all would be bravado… Heehee~ as I hiked back, I keep chanting “Your life is not your own, your life is not your own” . :p

When I find way back to è highway, I turn around to look at tat signboard I saw earlier on…. Of course it was a “No Hiking” signage.

Although my hike had a bit

I bought a Greyhound Discovery 7 days pass so I had it all plan out how best to make my money worth but as it would be, I screwed up.

(Tips: buy your Greyhound Discovery pass before you leave your country, as it is cheaper when you buy overseas. Tax free. And buy it at least 2 weeks before you leave as snail mail does takes time.)

My itinerary was to stop by Drumheller for a day trip on my way to Saskatoon but I’ve changed this plan so many times in è end I thought I was doing it after my Saskatoon trip.

Well, this turns out to be not a bad thing actually. I stayed è night with the folks & artists from Calgary Comic & Entertainments expo. Had some great burgers, played some wii games, getting pull into è world of American reality show. My favourit is " To catch a predator". Its a reality show where they set up " phedolpher" into believeing they will be having a 'fun' time with their young dates... yewWw....

Alberto & Andrew even acted it out for me.. hahaaa~!

“Come in! There’s cookie & drinks on the table”

HAhaa~ you guys made my day, thanks!

Saskatoon: OCEaN's not so amazing race

So after everyone left I took a cab back to my resort & start packing my bags since I’ve a 4pm bus to catch. After a night of Wii I’m feeling really exashted so I decided to juz catch a quick nap, there’s still about 4hrs before I’m scdeule to go… AND of course, I’d to overslept. Bus leaves 4pm. I woke up 3.45pm.

Sigh… & so I’d to change all my plan, no more stop over at other towns & I’d to ge a flight FROM Calgary to Edmonton now so I can catch è bus to Saskatoon. And to make things even more 'exciting' for me, I almost missed my bus too as there was a delay with the bags… whew! I think I lost at least 2kg then.

My initial itnerary (all by bus):

Banff-->DrumHeller-->Saskatoon-->Banff-->Vancouver

The final itnerary (flight & bus) :

Banff-->Calgary airport-->Edmonton airport-->Saskatoon-->Banff-->Vancouver

OK… so I spent my day in Saskatoon… watching Avatars. Sigh… yes I’m a hopeless potato couch… err… couch potato…wait its potato couch… …. whatever {^_^} .

To be con't....

Canada Spring 08': A wedding, 3 cities & a national park Part 2

{ 7:55 PM, 7.7.2008 } { Link }

con't....

The wedding was perfect.

We had a beautiful sunny day, amazing scenery (Q. E Park), a Scott playing his bagpipe, friends & relative from all over è country & world and of course… è blissful bride & bridegroom who sparkle like è day itself.

As usual… in è OCEaN fashion, we always have a little story to add on….

On my ran to the conservatory for è wedding ceremony, this little Indian boy kept staring at me… in fact he ACTUALLY ran to his brother THEN to his mum, & whisper something to ‘em, which after that they all turn back & look at me… O-ok… I will admit I looked a bit out of place, with my short retro dress & red heels, running across the park…. BUT, hey, didn’t your mama tells you it’s rude to stare… guess not since her mum was staring at me too {^_^}

Ok, back to the wedding.

While, LeeAnn & Mike went for their wedding shooting, a group of us decided to walk around the park since there were still have some times before the reception. Hehee~ Karinga, Bobby & Gabriel actually started playing hacky sack. At one point even LeeAnn had a go at it! She is probably è coolest bride ever! Playing hacky sack in her wedding gown?! That’s LeeAnn for you {^_^} Too bad I was too slow to take a photo of tat.

Soon, it was time to say goodbye. Mike & LeeAnn were flying off to England for their honeymoon è very next day, Karinga & me would be leaving Vancouver pretty soon after as well. But of course we need a group photo before everyone says goodnight & ciao!

It was only 11.30pm but already è streets were pretty deserted. That’s ok though, as I enjoy a quiet leisure walk at night with friends. And after taking off my heels (tat were killing me!), you got one happy OCEaN {^_^} . On our way home, we talked about good times, old friends, friendships that were but lost now… friendships that are & will still be strong in a long time to come.

At that moment, I felt that I finally have a closure to this chapter of my life. I’ll always miss this part of it no doubt, but… yap.

Hello there World! I’m ready to trot the rest of it! HeE~HahAa~!!

P/S. No photos here... too lazy to upload. Might do tat in a much much later date :p

Comix 1025 Online

{ 3:15 AM, 14.10.2006 } { Posted in Artworks } { Link }

“Comix 1025 Online” is Monthly Comic eMagazine. The contents will be updated on the 10th and 25th of every month. “Comix 1025 Online” will be officially launched on the 25th Oct 2006.

Yap! And I'm part of the "1025" team http://1025.comix-funics.com
If you are interested in contributing to our monthly theme comic... WELCOME!! Hehee

Ok, other then promoting our new online comix, I wanna share with you guys the greeting I did for the launch too. Thanks to Marty(paintmonster www.paintmonster.com/) & Mick (Faroubkaaa http://zeteos.blogspot.com/) for their wonderful greeting pictures!

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OCEaN :D