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Monday, August 30, 2004 In response to demand for the Bali picture. When I check my statcounter I see a whole lot of people who have tried to access the Bali image but have failed. so I've uploaded it onto another image host so I hope all of you around the world can see it! :) Follow the link. It should work. Enjoy! :)Bali.jpg And the finished piece: Artinternbali.jpg (used in an exhibition) In other news, new art. Check it out on my Deviantart site! Viv wished for the moon @ 9:49 AM Dreamy sigh! That does it, I'm officially a Jim Lee fangirl. He really sexified Batman and Catwoman in Hush, and they look so gorgeous kissing! I got goosebumps all over looking at that. I think they'd make such a great screwed-up couple it's crazy. But these are ramblings coming from my less lucid, rational moments where I just start raving like a crazed romance-junkie. Man...when I grow up I wanna do stuff like that. Draw killer comics I mean, not dress as Catwoman. Though I wouldn't mind looking half as good as her in that outfit. And toying with Batman's feelings. But I digress... Nyaah clear one lot of work and a new wave comes pouring in! *sniffles* Mondays suck. Viv wished for the moon @ 9:13 AM Saturday, August 28, 2004 On being an "ordinary" girl. There seems to be a certain amount of nonchalant pride and smugness when a girl hears someone talk about how girls tend to behave (generally pertains to some kind of small petty behaviour they've observed on some occasion or other), and she looks confused and replies "Huh? I never do that. (insert careless shrug here.) I guess I must not be an ordinary girl."I admit to having suffered from the PLOISS (Perceieved Lack of Ordinariness Inducing Smugness Syndrome) for years and years, and yet every time I hear it coming from other girls it gets my hackles up. And it makes me reflect back upon myself. Do I take offence because it sounds just so pseudo-nonchalant, and smug in its rejection of conventionality? Or do I suffer from the ultimate PLOISS, that I can be the one and only un-ordinary girl? Or of the un-ordinary, do I consider myself the most un-ordinary of all? They're not very nice humble thoughts, but that's ego for you. My ego, anyway. Just something to reflect on. How different are you from the pack? How different am I? My muscles are aching all over, and my feet are in paaaaain. If you can believe it, I walked all the way from Jurong Point to NTU yesterday. Yesiree, a good hour and 10 minutes of walking in the cloudy yet humid afternoon keeping strange company. But I felt oddly satisfied after the long walk. Call it the leftover endorphins at work, but I felt good about myself, that I made it and didn't feel too tired. Hell, I may actually try it again. Maybe even on Monday, when I have a tendency to go to school early. I could even establish a new exercise regime for myself! Ah, the possibilities are endless. The smell of soap keeps floating through the window. Smells are a really big trigger for me. Different events, different people I associate with different distinct smells, and the smell of soap reminds me of a whole lot of them. It's probably only the scent of cheap Lux soap. But all at once it is distant, distinct, strange, familiar, reminding, comforting, melancholic. Okay, I'm acting moony now. Disappearing. Viv wished for the moon @ 5:23 AM Hush. My first trip to Kinokuniya in weeks, and I got that giddy heady feeling wandering through the comics/graphic novel selection once more. Three weeks not there and so much changes! Batman: Hush (Volume 1) in softcover, and the long anticipated arrival of Flight: Volume 1. I was especially amazed to find the latter here! It was crazy. I pretty much went into spasms and a hot flushes when I spotted this one. Firstly, I'd read about this over the Internet, but never figured it'd make its way onto shelves so far away, even if Image comics DID publish it. And secondly, I'm avid fans of a number of artists in there...Jen Wang, Bill Mudron, Vera Brosgol, Clio Chang...and after reading the comic I'm a fan of a ton more. And thirdly it just amazed me that these incredible online artists had made such a stunning transition to print. I'm so envious! But it was amazing. How not to buy? Hush and Flight now happily sitting on my coffee table, already devoured and awaiting a second read! And thanks to mummy lending me her PPS card so I could get a 10% discount on the lot! *victory dance* Batman: Hush Volume 1 really delivered too. Great art, great story...Loeb did some wonderful characterization of the new Selina Kyle and I think it's gonna be a great series. I can't wait for Volume 2 to appear in softcover too and I will jump on it and read it! Raawwrr!! Oh, buy it first of course, because Kino's so anal retentive about people sitting around reading their stuff so they wrap every last inch up in plastic. Evil! It's been a confused kind of week, really. How's it going to end? Is all I ask. Not that I anticipate an end to what has been built up; I merely question how this will play out, how we will work through this. I believe it will be worked through, and ironically, strangely enough, there will be no end. I hope for there never to be. Viv wished for the moon @ 5:06 AM Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Klaatu Barada Nicta! At least I think that's how it's spelled.About 3/4 through essay...must...push...to the...end! Viv wished for the moon @ 9:58 AM Monday, August 23, 2004 Blogger NewsRock the Navbar The new Blogger Navbar is available in four stylish colors: Blue, Tan, Black, and Silver. Any color is a smart choice (but I hear the black is very slimming). Hahaha, Blogger. Yesh I'm slow, I didn't notice that there for the longest time, or never found it funny enough to comment upon. But there you are!
I'm getting rather fed up with Nickelodeon and The Disney Channel. Why do they keep changing their programming schedule with such alarming regularity at the start of the month?? The only constants I had to go by ages ago were that Totally Spies and Kim Possible were back to back from 6 to 7 pm, and I would have to decide whether to skip out on the latter to watch As Told By Ginger on Nick (which I did pretty often because Kim Possible kept rerunning.). Then after that I lost track completely, and that was like over a year ago. Since then my cartoon watching has been based on the luck of the draw. I catch Spongebob if I'm fortunate, and if I switch on the TV at the right time I can watch new episodes of Ginger (she's together with Darren! So cute! :D ) and Samurai Jack. Otherwise it's a big dud to me. I wish my mum wouldn't keep throwing away our SCV TV guide the minute it comes into the mail. Geez! How's a girl gonna get her decent animation fix at this rate??
But it's pretty much a luxury nowadays...time has become an extremely precious commodity and I don't even have time (or energy) to draw much even. Nyarrgh what's happened to life man?? What's happened to LIVING???? Where is the love? The joy? The steaming piles of GOOSHYFOOD????? Why why whyyyyyyy???????!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!
In other news I came in tops for the CS101 quiz. Hurrah! Got the oddest prize though. From the looks of it, it's a small china urn with blue patterns. *Skritch* Very pretty, but gotta figure out what to do with this one.
I think I'm waay more tired than I realize. Gotta whack that essay, stuff a cork up its ass and get it done once and for all!! CHEEAAARRRGE!!! *lets loose the cavalry and takes historical liberties* Andale andale andale! Viv wished for the moon @ 7:18 AMSunday, August 22, 2004 I'm ready, Iiiiii'm ready! Art can be found here.Finally whacking that essay, slow and steady-like. Hurray for moi. Viv wished for the moon @ 8:00 AM Doing 30 in the fast lane. I think that pretty much sums up my life so far. Not that I'm displeased with it. It's just a different kind of life, a little slower than that of most people my age. Daryl's party last night was something of an eye-opener for me that way; it made me realize the people I hung out with in JC were and are really exceptions rather than norms. It seems drinking and getting a little high and dancing are the things to do at parties, and I engage in none of them. I think I was about the only one there who hardly touched any alcohol, and it's considered strange behaviour, apparently. I don't know. I've just never been too big on the taste of it, it just tastes medicinal and slightly unpleasant to me. Plus being on antibiotics makes me cautious about the stuff I take. Anyway that aside the *mask I made looked great and people said as much but I ended up not wearing it. So I'ma gonna be saving it for notha time-a. But thanks to the birthday boy for having us there, even if we did run off without dancing! ;) Happy Birthday, enjoy 20-hood. :) Oooh and I had fun people-watching! Blame my dad. I think I got it from him. :P Everything about Li Jia Wei's pretty much been said, and I really don't feel like rehashing a big lot of what can be seen in the papers today. But the one thing I will say is that I'm glad we're rallying around her, even if she's not shooting for gold anymore. She fought hard, and I pray she'll continue to fight, if only to show the world a face of this little unknown island that is determined, fighting-fit and dignified all at once. (I mean, you don't see us making indecipherable grunty noises when we play, do you? Sorry, I had to slip that one in. XD) I have bits and pieces of new art but I'll post them later. In the meantime, wondering about the asterisk up there? Wonder no more! Look below! *the mask I took 2 nights to make! Check it out, check it out, check it out. :) Mask 1.jpg Fear my masked awesomeness! (No, my thumbs are not stuffed up my nostrils) Neo and the Queen of Ravens looking icy-cool. (Okay, so it's just my baby and me pretending. Be imaginative!) And a quizzz. My brain profile! Don't expect too much! URL here! Let's go! K.O.! Your Brain Usage Profile: Auditory : 46% Visual : 53% Left : 50% Right : 50% Vivienne, you exhibit an even balance between left- and right- hemisphere dominance and a slight preference for visual over auditory processing. With a score this balanced, it is likely that you would have slightly different results each time you complete this self-assessment quiz. You are a well-rounded person, distinctly individualistic and artistic, an active and multidimensional learner. At the same time, you are logical and disciplined, can operate well within an organization, and are sensitive towards others without losing objectivity. You are organized and goal-directed. Although a "thinking" individual, you "take in" entire situations readily and can act on intuition. You sometimes tend to vacillate in your learning styles. Learning might take you longer than someone of equal intellect, but you will tend to be more thorough and retain the material longer than those other individuals. You will alternate between logic and impulse. This vacillation will not normally be intentional or deliberate, so you may experience anxiety in situations where you are not certain which aspect of yourself will be called on. With a slight preference for visual processing, you tend to be encompassing in your perceptions, process along multidimensional paths and be active in your attacking of situations or learning. Overall, you should feel content with your life and yourself. You are, perhaps, a little too critical of yourself -- and of others -- while maintaining an "openness" which tempers that tendency. Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity may not be in keeping with your potential. Being a pragmatist, you downplay this aspect of yourself and focus on the more immediate, obvious and the more functional. ** Essays await! Will my life never be free of them??? *wail* Viv wished for the moon @ 5:00 AM Thursday, August 19, 2004 Eeeeww. During my driving lesson just now I was distracted when out of the corner of my eye I saw my instructor chewing on something on his right arm. When he lowered his arm again I realized he had been gnawing on his psoriasis marks! He repeated this at intervals throughout the hour and whenever he stopped one round of thoughtful chewing he would spit lightly. Needless to say I ogled in horrified fascination and quite lost my focus on the road. Can you say, Unpleasant Observation of the Day or what?? But by itself his psoriasis marking is a source of fascination anyway. It's this raised bump of yellowing, cracked skin on his right forearm that has a blackish indentation where he's picked at/chewed it.I would go on but I gotta scram. Details at the 11pm news broadcast. Viv wished for the moon @ 12:05 AM Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Wheeee!!!! My first piece of art in the Nanyang Chronicle has been published!!!! W000t! :D See see see the artpiece here!!(Because of protests from the writer of the article that he wasn't a girl, I had to later substitute the female figure with a male one, completely overshadowing the intention of mocking the pulp horror genre. Oh well, better get used to it, I'm an art lackey now!) Nothing much to report, 'cept I'm feeling rather sickish. Came down with a temperature and my head and joints were throbbing up till about like half an hour ago when the panadol finally started to kick in and now it's not too bad. But still feel icky, eyes are dry and I feel really really crap. There's no other word for it, man. Crappity crappity crap!! Nothing too intelligent today folks, I apologize. The days have been insipid and so have I. *bwwb* Viv wished for the moon @ 7:31 AM Friday, August 13, 2004 On Blogging Apathy. We've just started a project for CS105 about blogs and the use of them in Singapore. It looks set to be one of the more interesting projects I've ever done. And I've got one more project and an essay to write and I just can't help feeling my blogging's getting more and more insipid and it's even failing to entertain me and it's all yellow and glum and blah and I feel it really really is ickyness and and and...Well you get the idea. Feel kinda burnt out from blogging right now, think I need a break so I'll just post some lightweight stuff over the next few days. Check out my Deviantart Site on the sidebar for some new art, and check out below what my mum dug out while sorting through the photos. It's my grandma when she was around my age. Once I got hold of the picture I got rid of the splodges as best as I could with Photoshop and here it is. It made me see her in a pretty different light, it made me see her as she used to be. She was like me once, she was young once. 
You ask me, she's friggin' gorgeous. I wonder where all those good genes went! Definitely got lost in the transfer somewhere. *Looks at self in mirror* Bleah. Viv wished for the moon @ 9:31 AM Monday, August 09, 2004 Happy Birthday to my country! Happy 39th Birthday Singapore! I always love watching the parade and this year was no exception. When everybody stands to sing Majulah Singapura at the end of the whole parade I can't help but feel so inspired, and grateful and thankful to God for the peace and infinite grace He has granted our nation. I daresay it's the one time in the whole year where everybody who rises to sing the anthem really sings it out loud, and really means it from the bottom of their hearts.And for Mr Goh, the man who has led Singapore for the past 14 years. The tribute given to him during the parade strangely brought tears to my eyes. He is someone I have massive respect and admiration for, for his leadership, compassion, intelligence and occasional wry wit too. Thank you, Mr Goh, for leading this country and bringing us to where we are today. Thank you Lord, for this country. May You continue to shower Your grace upon us, even as we commit Singapore to Your loving care, in prayer and action. Viv wished for the moon @ 8:07 AM Smashing the champagne bottle. My inaugural entry from my new Compaq Tablet computer! It's kinda slowish and the keyboard's kinda hard to type with but it's nifty awright. Lots of amazing things I can do with the stylus, but it won't take the place of my Wacom tablet because there's no way to control line and tone pressure in Photoshop when I'm using my laptop. Hurray for Wacom! *huggles* The National Day Parade is coming on soon! *excited* Those of you there at the stadium, have fun! I'll be at the telly soon! Went for Humanz party last night in Yingshan's house and I can honestly say it was the most fun I'd had in a long time. All the anxiety I had about being left out in the excited hubbub about going overseas vanished; since school has started the problem's become easier to deal with. And given that I'm getting more and more busy, and I'm having new issues of my own to handle now, everything's falling into some semblance of perspective at long last, and I could really enjoy myself. As I sat there and I laughed and ate and talked cock and played cards with everyone for the first time and last time in a long long while I suddenly realized how much I'd missed the humanz camaraderie. I really love every single one of the A14 and A15-ians there last night, and the sadness that perhaps we won't ever be the same again is bitter in my mouth. But the moment that was last night was truly unforgettable. There will never be another experience like Hwa Chong Humanities '02 ever again, and perhaps I'm glad; it deserves to be cherished as something truly once in a lifetime. A Tradition of Excellence, a Lifestyle of Decadence for all time!!! :D I love you all. :) Viv wished for the moon @ 5:26 AM Friday, August 06, 2004 In a world that never fails to shift under my feet,constancy is all I ask. Viv wished for the moon @ 7:17 AM |
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Head in the clouds Vivienne Wong was hatched on the 12th of June 1985 and hails from Singapore, which contrary to popular belief, is not a colony of Japan. Formerly of Raffles Girls' Primary and Secondary School and then of Hwa Chong Junior College's Humanities Scheme, she is currently readjusting herself to the finer points of academia (read: she hasn't studied in ages and is really overworked) in her 2nd year at Nanyang Technological University Communication Studies. However she is currently spending the semester on the snowy plains of Ithaca College, New York, and lovin' it. Otherwise, she likes talking about herself in the third person, drawing, acting, comics, watching cartoons, eating Italian food, light rock, Irish music, Broadway tunes, acoustic guitar riffs, drawing some more and singing loudly in the bathroom. On the other hand, she dislikes unmotivated people, afternoon naps, the conventional, and people who are either smelly or wearing clothes too tight for them so that they end up bulging. Contactable here.
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