Last week, I have painted probably one of the most expensive oil painting to date. You will see why. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image and click here to view the real life composition. So far, I have painted vegetables and fruits, sky and reservoir, teddy bear and human face, I have [...]
Entries from March 6th, 2007
Letters From Iwo Jima – Almost Perfect
March 5th, 2007 1 Comment
By now, you must have thought that I am someone who gets overly excited easily because of all the generous reviews be it as books, movies, music albums, or even DVDs. Truth is, if the product is not potentially good, I wouldn’t pay for it. Since I only write reviews on products that I buy, [...]
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Driving In Melbourne, Singapore Driving Behavior, And Others
March 5th, 2007 No Comments
I remember in one of the case studies as illustrated by Melcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, we human beings are sensitive to the environment around us without us consciously thinking about it. Take a mad driver like me in Singapore and put me in Melbourne, I am [...]
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The Medici Effect – An Answer to Innovation
March 3rd, 2007 3 Comments
Named after the banking family in Florence, Medicis, who funded creators from a wide range of disciplines and together, they forged a new world based on new ideas – the Renaissance, “The Medici Effect” explores what the best chance to innovate is, how to create the Medici Effect, and how to make these new ideas [...]
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My 5th Oil Painting – Intensity, A Self-Portrait (2007)
March 1st, 2007 14 Comments
I have a mixed feeling on this self-portrait oil painting and it is edging towards the borderline of disaster (click on thumbnail to view a larger image at your own risk). Perhaps I am not used to looking at my own image, having this somewhat intense guy who somewhat looks like me with a face [...]
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My Scorecard Results for Feb 2007
March 1st, 2007 2 Comments
Time passes me by and without realizing it, it is the month of March. A good portion of this rather short month I was holidaying with Cynthia in Melbourne. Barely made it for the home cooked meals measurement, I yet again have failed the exercise index with a downward trend. If only I can find [...]
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Paris Je T’aime – A Movie Unlike Anything You Have Seen
March 1st, 2007 4 Comments
Paris does has her magic. When I was studying in UK, I spent most of my school holiday in Paris with my Aunt and Uncle who worked there. I used to know the city inside out, where the historical sites were, and where the best ice-cream store was. Indeed while I was in Paris years [...]
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