Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
祝大家聖誕快樂、新年快樂！
Monday, December 27, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Dine in the Dark
a group of us went to this restaurant called O'Noir last week.
o'noir means "in the dark". so basically you dine in the dark - no candles, flashlights, no cell phone, and no cheating! we choose our menu first before being led in single file, hands on shoulders, into a PITCH DARK dining room.
if i were to do a realistic sketch it would look something like this:
see, i wasn't kidding - it's THAT dark!!
i felt a bit nerve racking at first sitting in complete darkness, but as we started making silly jokes i knew right away it's going to be tons of fun!
for illustration purpose, here is how we look like under a night-vision camera:
i had grilled calamari for starter, five spice filet mignon with vegetable and potatoes for main, and chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert. the food was not top notch but it was pretty good. the knifes were not sharp for safety reason, and the filet mignon was cut into pieces before it was served.
my overall experience? 4 stars out of 5. i found it very entertaining and i would recommend this to anyone!
O'Nor's website: http://www.onoir.com/
o'noir means "in the dark". so basically you dine in the dark - no candles, flashlights, no cell phone, and no cheating! we choose our menu first before being led in single file, hands on shoulders, into a PITCH DARK dining room.
if i were to do a realistic sketch it would look something like this:
see, i wasn't kidding - it's THAT dark!!
i felt a bit nerve racking at first sitting in complete darkness, but as we started making silly jokes i knew right away it's going to be tons of fun!
for illustration purpose, here is how we look like under a night-vision camera:
i had grilled calamari for starter, five spice filet mignon with vegetable and potatoes for main, and chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert. the food was not top notch but it was pretty good. the knifes were not sharp for safety reason, and the filet mignon was cut into pieces before it was served.
my overall experience? 4 stars out of 5. i found it very entertaining and i would recommend this to anyone!
O'Nor's website: http://www.onoir.com/
Monday, December 20, 2010
Riding the Elevator
on my way home after a long day of work, i bump into hubby in our condo's elevator! so naturally we played a little Grey's Anatomy elevator scene...
A Tale of the Purple Dragon
Long long time ago there was a girl named Roxy who loved to puff warm breath into the cold winter air on her way to work.
On one cold snowy morning she stepped off the streetcar, as usual she inhaled a big mouthful of air. she held it in for a minute or so to warm it up in her chest, and with one huff and puff she blew it all out at once and created a big white cloud of smoke around her.
as the shadow her body slowly emerge from the smoke, the morning commuting crowds gasped at the startling transformation of a girl into a fearful man-eating beast!!
MUA-HA-HA-HAA~!!! beware people, run and hide if you can! for SHE is the MIGHTY RED-EYES PURPLE DRAGON! the mystical creature that will bring extreme chaos into this world!
the red-eyes purple dragon stepped forward and snarled as she looked down on the screaming crowds. it was almost as if the preys that had been laid out before her were not even worth the effort to kill them.
she sneered and spread her wings. a loud roar ripped from her throat as energy gathered up in her mouth in the form of a sphere. it shone brightly and crackled with lightening as it built up. the majestic beast flapped her wings and with another earth-shattering roar, the red-eyes purple dragon fired a massive energy beam straight down.
the screaming crowd, having little time to react, were quickly engulfed by the attack and their bodies crumbled into a pile of rubble under her power.
but it did not stop there. a burst stream of destruction continued on and engulfed the whole city.
as the stream of destruction subsided and the red-eyes purple dragon landed back on the ground with a thunderous crash, sending smoke and shrapnel flying everywhere, she let out a deafening prolonged roar and faded into great clouds of smoke.
as the smoke cleared, the girl reappeared out of the smoke.
she arrived in front of her office building just in time, and promptly went inside as if nothing has ever happened.
On one cold snowy morning she stepped off the streetcar, as usual she inhaled a big mouthful of air. she held it in for a minute or so to warm it up in her chest, and with one huff and puff she blew it all out at once and created a big white cloud of smoke around her.
as the shadow her body slowly emerge from the smoke, the morning commuting crowds gasped at the startling transformation of a girl into a fearful man-eating beast!!
MUA-HA-HA-HAA~!!! beware people, run and hide if you can! for SHE is the MIGHTY RED-EYES PURPLE DRAGON! the mystical creature that will bring extreme chaos into this world!
she sneered and spread her wings. a loud roar ripped from her throat as energy gathered up in her mouth in the form of a sphere. it shone brightly and crackled with lightening as it built up. the majestic beast flapped her wings and with another earth-shattering roar, the red-eyes purple dragon fired a massive energy beam straight down.
the screaming crowd, having little time to react, were quickly engulfed by the attack and their bodies crumbled into a pile of rubble under her power.
but it did not stop there. a burst stream of destruction continued on and engulfed the whole city.
as the stream of destruction subsided and the red-eyes purple dragon landed back on the ground with a thunderous crash, sending smoke and shrapnel flying everywhere, she let out a deafening prolonged roar and faded into great clouds of smoke.
as the smoke cleared, the girl reappeared out of the smoke.
- THE END -
Sunday, December 12, 2010
New Toy
check out my new toy - wireless graphic tablet!
like all the new gadgets, it will take a bit of time to get use to... but as you can see from my first try, i think it's pretty neat and efficient. i'm not bothered by the jaggedy line, in fact it makes the sketch a little kiddish, which is fun!
big thanks to our friend Jeffery for this wonderful gift! love it.
like all the new gadgets, it will take a bit of time to get use to... but as you can see from my first try, i think it's pretty neat and efficient. i'm not bothered by the jaggedy line, in fact it makes the sketch a little kiddish, which is fun!
big thanks to our friend Jeffery for this wonderful gift! love it.
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