To Schmap or not to schmap

Schmap just shortlisted and contacted me for permission to use one of my picture of the Skinny Bridge on Amstel River, Amsterdam, Netherlands to use for their guide.



I'm thrilled, of cos, to get some recognition and credit for my skills, art? :P However, with the debate on creative license, how companies are getting people to agree to use pictures for free and such companies are publishing and making money.

This is how it'd look like

Handsome and dashing...

who doesn't love him?

6 parter

today, after finishing off The Magician, i realised that it's going to be a 6 (SIX) parter.. how long will i have to wait for the book series to finish?

sigh...

one thing for sure.. i can't wait till the next book comes out



The Sorceress (Secrets Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott

Cute peanut comic

peanuts, 19 october 2008

Read these books recently..

Been busy doing lots of reading. Read a couple of chicklit books, and a couple of other ones.. but the ones that i've been totally hooked on are listed below.


Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3)by Christopher Paolini


Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer


Then by Morris Gleitzman


The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

and now i'm waiting for my copy of this.


The Magician (Secrets Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott

Can't wait to get my hands on it.

And what else do i want?

this one


Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasions
by Peggy Porschen

hint hint... see.. if i get this. maybe i can consider baking this for your wedding.. haahrarararrhh!

And i'm stressing over how to ship my stuff.. sigh..

Is there such an animal as 小熊猫?

It was great that it was a holiday yesterday and i had a great time doing stuff and hanging out with friends.

Caught up with a girlfriend who's been staying overseas.. and the conversation drifted over to Kung Fu Panda - the movie. How her son is obsessed with it.. and how she had to buy a whole set of water bottles of all the characters cos the tigress one wasn't available for sale on its own.. and it was surprising at least to me when all four of them couldn't decide what animal Shifu is.

For all the other characters... their names are indicative of what species they are. Tigress, Crane, Viper, Mantis, Monkey, Oogway (乌龟). Tai Lung is a snow leopard.. and Po is a panda of course.

But what about Sifu?




My friends were like going.. some raccoon.. some cat.. etc etc.. and i went.. RED PANDA...



And no one believed me... and i was .. yes.. Shifu is a RED PANDA... granted that i didn't remember what the chinese name for red panda is.. and had to call up a few people - including my dad.. to finally know that in chinese is 小熊猫. And you know what?? They laughed and said that 小熊猫 is little/baby panda... and not a red panda...

*roll eyes*

Red Panda is 小熊猫

Like i said once.. when i'm right.. i'm right!!!