Trip to Myanmar - Yangon

How many of us have the opportunity to interact with a country with vast natural resources, a country with amazing natural beauty? I'm talking about Myanmar; Burma or Rangoon. Whichever way you might call it, it was a trip down memory lane for me - the last time i set foot there was 15 years ago. Besides the evident symbols of modern consumerism - a sprinkling of shopping centres, Yangon remains very much the same for me in my memory of the Golden Land, 15 years ago.
















A common way for womenfolk to carry things



A common sight in Yangon - roadside teashops

Have a slice of Strawberry Delight

So you have learnt how to make a strawberry. Now what? A slice of Strawberry Delight of course! Have it with a fresh cup of expresso or cuppuccino! Enjoy!

Strawberry Fridge Magnet

Strawberries are delicious fruits and i must say it is one of my personal favourites. It is a rich source of vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese, as well as folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids!

You can't resist them right?

Now you can make them to remind you to eat more fruits! Watch my video here:




Bon Appetit!!!

A Well-Deserved Chinese New Year Break

Amidst the hectic work schedules and frantic timelines, i took a break on the first day of CNY with my family to a relative secluded part of Johore, at a homestay called Bob's Homestay. You can google this and be led into his website. Bob is the boss and a very hospitable and honest one too. We stayed at a wooden two-storey accomodation known as the A-frame. Did all the cooking ourselves. Relaxed by the river and took naps outside my A-frame. My boys saw mudskippers, a flotation kelong, went into a rubber plantation and experienced Basic Kampong Life at a very affordable rate.

To everyone out there, I would like to thank you for your support since 2007 when this blog was established and a very happy new year ahead. KONG XI FA CAI!!!

Project Horse, Finished

White Horse, varnished. Finished, for now.





I realised that i was actually doing more research prior to embarking on the horse project. The horses (colourd photos) were taken with my family at Disneyland HK. Beautiful carousel going round and round.

Project Horse

The horse sculpture is done using DAS air-dry clay and currently sitting at an unobstrusive corner in my study. It is not varnished yet, and i have plans to spray white paint before spray-coating clear varnish. I am waiting for it to dry completely.

While waiting, i have documented to a large extent, the process. Watch it on Youtube or click on this link:

White Horse

Weighing a few kilos, with a height of about 32 plus cm and with a width of 20 plus cm and one of my favourite projects in my air-dry clay collection is this white horse which took me about 7 hours. Seven hourse of "flow." When it was done, it was 3 plus in the morning. Did not even shower - just washed the clay off my hands, legs and feet and changed into a fresh singlet and shorts. Tired, but satisfied. I wrote seven 'hourse' unconsciously. Haha.

Anyway, here's the process:

1. armature



2. rendering it with white air-dry clay

And the rest is



3. sculpting,
4. rendering the details,
5. refining, comparing it with a picture which i took from the net, refining,
6. waiting for it to dry,
7. refining,
8. rendering the details. There you are.

JOY!