Pretty Places

I think I'll treat myself to all the pretty places in my head -Stevie Wonder, Treat Myself

Bringing my lizard friend around Sydney & beyond for the past 2 weeks, cliche as it may sound, has made me realise how lucky we are to still be able to enjoy the luxuries of nature before the globe gets completely warmed up. A friend was saying how in about 50 years time, it would be hard to go fishing like we do today as most of our waters would be unfishable... how sad is the inconvenient truth... (great movie btw...for those who haven't watched it)


















I've always believed that pretty places and pretty things are always out there... if only we are perceptive enough. These are a few shots taken off our most recent fishing expedition to Balik Pulau (Penang).... A home-made satellite dish connected to a wooden house on stilts, a heard of cattle grazing beside the dirt road, a fish farm at dusk... I feel like I've been overly sheltered all my childhood life to have missed all these raw glimpses of my hometown at it's best.... I guess It's never too late...

'tis the season

Come into my life, regress into a dream, we will hide. Build a new reality, draw another picture of the life you could have had, follow your instincts....and choose the other path. -Muse, Hoodoo

Hello everyone, I say....it's been a long time hasn't it?

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph. I recall some of us trying to work out the names of the reindeer 2 nights ago at Roger's. Apparently Rudolf is not an original reindeer but got accepted after that song about his red nose.
(How funny were Ben's stories??!?!?! :D)

My lizard friend from Penang was down the past 2 weeks, had a lot of fun showing her around. Many adventures, many stories. The most exciting was regarding fishing. Will probably post some pics up soon. I love Sydney!!! (And miss it...) I'm back in Penang now, very good to see the parents and dogs - I told V the other day... Being home is like being warped back in to another world of the past. I just wish I could somehow combine both worlds.

Pluto has gotten fatter. And I think he's prone to a heart attack soon - he wheezes, is as unfit as your typical American and his favourite food is popcorn and pork lard bits. Not that I feed him that kind of stuff.....

It's weird, but I don't think the fact that I've finally completed my degree and will be graduating has sunk in yet. Or maybe it has and it's not as big a deal to me as I thought It would be. For our funky pre and post-final project shots, visit Steve's blog and his 'We're F*cking Finished' Project Photos at--- Schlinky. I calculated and I missed out on Honours Div 1 by 0.2. I knew I shouldn't have pissed off all those tutors... :)
Guys, it's been a good 6 years. All those golden moments... like that time Faz yelled "fucccck!!" just when the whole lecture hall went silent or when we had to split up to 4 different corners of the table during Ainslie's tutorial coz we were mucking around too much or when Martin got drunk and ended up sleeping on Clara's stovetop or when we used to frequent the Randwick foodcourt after a 2nd year lecture just for their divine honey chicken. Too many good times....

Perhaps that's why I'm choosing to prolong my uni life with a Masters in Design at COFA. Not that it'll be quite the same without you guys....
(But the main reason being that I love designing but am sick of buildings...)

I have a lot more to say... but I'm off to coach my little cousins badminton so I'll leave it for now and post up some Seasonal Cartoons (that Phil sent... thanks dude, they're fuh-ney!)

Have a merry end-of-year-long-holidays-with-lots-of-happy-lights-and-big-turkey-dinners to everyone if I don't post before that... I should, but just in case...... ;)
Miss all you far-away people who matter & looking fwd to catching up with the Pg-kias...