New Zealand Trip - Christchurch

This is indeed a long overdue post...

I was in New Zealand and Australia for the good amount of days in April, and I wanted to share the wonderful and unforgettable experience I went through with all of you guys.

As most of us know, the earthquakes happened in Christchurch has left the people there busy to rebuild their beautiful city. Along the days I was there, I could still see the empty lots or remains of buildings, and there weren't many shops or restaurants open for business just yet as they were still in the middle of rebuilding.

The above picture is the Bridge of Remembrance which wasn't much affected by the earthquake, and below are pictures I took on the day I strolled around the city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As part of its city rebuilding project, Re:Start Mall (?) was set up in the central area. The interesting part about this mall is that most of its tenants are "housed" in container-like buildings in a spacious open area.

 

Then, on my way back to my B&B, I came upon a small market, and I noticed, there was one selling woodcraft, and since I'm crazy about woodcraft (I even had a dream of becoming a carpenter~), I went in to check it out and I was pleasantly surprised seeing beautiful items displayed in the shops!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During my 4 days in Christchurch, I stayed at 3 different places, though 2 of them were basically on the same lot, only different building and I will share about it in my next post!

Beauty is in the Eye of The Beholder

What do you think of the above drawing? Is the bunny cute or somewhat a little bit weird looking?

Well, this drawing has a little backstory that I would like to share.

It was a sunny Sunday and I was walking from my pole dancing class. Tired, thirsty and wanted nothing but an iced cold mocha latte, I passed by Singapore Art Museum - one of the museum I haven't visited and it is surely in my to-do-list before end of this year! - and then I noticed there was this huge white colored balloon like thingie in front of it. Not after few seconds then I realized it was actually shaped like a bunny... Not the usual bunny rabbit you usually see for sure, but I was sure it was a bunny...

Strangely enough, I couldn't take my eyes off it. There was a certain charm in this oddly shaped bunny that somehow made it very interesting to look at. Her eyes were too small and placed too far from each other; her nose and mouth were also too small, and together with her eyes, her face just looked sad somehow (bear with me and my imagination, please!); her ears... just didn't look right; and even her body, the size wasn't in proportion to her head.
However, despite all of those unusual features of her, she definitely had some appeal that somehow mesmerized me. And at exactly that moment, one quote slipped into my mind: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

For some people, this bunny was just weird looking, but in my eyes, she was beautiful...

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Introduction

 
There is no better first post than a proper introduction of myself to the world of bloggers :)

I'm a Chinese Indonesian girl who is currently living in Singapore.
I came from a small town in Central Java, Indonesia; then I moved to Jakarta for my study and also got my first job there. Then unexpected thing happened - the company I worked with closed down their Jakarta office and we were all retrenched. Sad, sad, sad.. But! It also opened an opportunity for me to try my luck in Singapore.

So I braced myself to step into an unfamiliar country to get a job, and now 7 years later, I'm still here!

Anyway, not until early this year, I revisited my childhood hobby - drawing. I remember I always carried my sketchpad everywhere in my house, and just sat on the bed, or porch and started drawing anything that came to mind. And now, I love to draw things that amuse me - whether it's something simple like a cup of coffee, or an inspirational quote, or even something I see on my way home.

So through this blog (and also my Etsy shop), I wish to share the story behind my drawing, and also my own personal stories *wink wink!*

Well, that's all for now, folks!