Secretly Suicidal Comics

2811 HAPPY BIRTHDAY UPDATE!

2011-11-27T22:13:00.000-08:00

Final exams are final over!
Here's what I've done / been doing here in Brisbane!

ZOMBIE WALK 2011
During the Halloween week, zombies roam Brisbane CBD
Pretty awesome costumes and acting
Photos here
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150877354320046.751474.514885045&type=1

Watch GHOST WHISPERER
I seriously don't understand how there can be 5 seasons!
In the first 15min, the ghost looks scary like hell
After that, he/she looks just like an ordinary person
In the last 15min, Melinda (Jessica Love Hewitt) cries

Went to WARNER BROS. MOVIE WORLD
I almost shat in my pants taking the superman ride
(not kidding)
Photos here
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150906997090046.758398.514885045&type=1

Celebrated my bro, Thant Zin Aung's Birthday
This year, we had Steamboat (aka Hot Pot)

Visited Yayoi Kusama's art exhibition at GoMA
18 Nov - 11 March
Don't miss it!
Photos here
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150970285285046.766091.514885045&type=1

Summer is here
Lots of giant insects breeding
Guard your chastity and hygiene, people!

Santa Claus must be a really fit old man
to be so old yet carrying all those presents for good children
I wonder which gym he goes to
Anyways wishing all an early MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY mingon2811.blogspot.com/
and to kellybestieporkchai

keep rollin'

FIN!

BRISBANE SPRING 2011

2011-09-16T02:36:00.000-07:00

Just wondering if anyone understand my illustrations
if i don't caption them

FINALE

2011-09-12T23:38:00.001-07:00

Hey you,

(photography: Gorm Teper)

You may have just chanced upon my blog from a Google search
seen me on newspaper or have been following my blog for ages
Thanks for visiting, I shall now re-introduce myself

My name is Ming, Leong Ming En in full
born on 30 November (Sagittarius) in Singapore
Went to Maha Bodhi School, Chung Cheng High School (main),
Catholic Junior College, Temasek Polytechnic and Griffith University
Bachelor in Business : International Tourism and Hotel Management
undertaking Masters in Human Resource Management

More than often I use the words "kaopeh" and "diu"
People know me for photography, blogging and
being Brisbane International Student Ambassador (Singapore)
and President, Griffith University Nathan Singapore Students Association

My typical beverage is Latte
Often mistaken for a Korean or Hong Kong-er
~~On extremely rare occasions, you can spot me without a lighted cigarette~~
(I quit!)
Wishes all 2,465 Facebook friends a "happy birthday" 365 days a year

This is 0604433C, my name is Ming

FIN!

p/s: I've done my part as Man, I shall leave the rest to God..

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2011

2011-02-01T04:18:00.000-08:00

Had been Spring Cleaning my room very thoroughly..

Wishing everybody a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2011! =)
According to the Lunar Calendar, its the Year of the Rabbit
and this year it falls on 3 Feb 2011 (Thursday)

Chinese people believes that there are 60 dieties in-charge
of human world affairs and they change shift every year
We call these dieties 太岁(aka 太岁星君, 岁星, Jupiter)
Each duty-diety conflicts with a couple of zodiacs
For example, this year's duty-diety is 范宁将军

The affected zodiacs are
Rabbit 值: same zodiac as diety, easily frustrated and ill, should not go travelling
Chicken 冲: conflict with diety's zodiac, difficulties in work, troublesome matters
Rat 刑: conflict with diety's zodiac, troublesome and monetary matters
Dragon+Dog 害: slight conflict with diety's zodiac, sabotages, backstabs, failures when close to completion of tasks

This is my template for this year's
Chinese New Year cards
for my family, friends and relatives

This year I'll probably be having CNY steamboat/hot pot
Last year we had one at Jay's place at West End
but this year, he's gone to Adelaide for work

Back in Singapore, we usually eat this for CNY eve Reunion Dinner
with our families, after the dinner we will get Red Packets
(Yes.. Money inside of course)
For CNY eve, the kids will stay up the entire night
Chinese believed that this practice will give parents longevity

I will also be watching Lion Dance in Brisbane
The Lions are much taller
because most Lion Dance/Martial Arts Groups
here have Anglo-white Australians who are bigger in size

Back in Singapore, kids love Chinese New Year
cos we get to buy new clothes and get Red Packets
from seniors, employers and married friends/relatives

Everyone puts on weight after Chinese New Year
because there are so much good food
My family would have lunch before visiting
my paternal side family who will serve us Hakka dishes
(like Braised Raw Beef, Hakka Meat Balls etc etc)
after that we will visit my maternal side family where
we will have Hokkien dishes (like Pork Belly Soup etc)

Also, its great joy to play with my cousin's babies
There seem to be constantly new supplies every now and then
As we do not see them poop/cry,
watching their little hands and feets and innocent reactions
is a very rewarding experience!

FIN!
This post is available on both
http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/ and
http://mingon2811.blogspot.com/

BRISBANE FLOOD COMICS [Jan 2011]

2011-01-20T18:17:00.000-08:00

It was a fine sunny morning with slight drizzle
everyone is home watching Toowoomba Flood videos off Youtube
and doing their own stuff like any ordinary day..

I only realised the emergency was real
when people were snatching produces in supermarkets

Walked to South Bank and saw the waters rising
Its time to escape - for real!

An EMPLOYEE reaction was to escape...

An EMPLOYER reaction was to keep calm...
But it was hard to keep calm
when Brisbane City Council evacuated the CBD area

And announced that power supply will be cut off
the next morning from 7AM
To a geek, this means
1. No Computer Games
2. No Surfing Internet
3. No Television
4. No Life!

Immediately packed up my Important Stuff
and prepared for evacuation!

My Burmese friend came to rescue me before
my house and its surrounding streets were flooded
The last thing that I want is to be trapped inside a house
without electricty!

Made phone calls and checked Facebook
to see if my friends were safe and sound..

Answered some calls from Singapore Reporters
who wanted to know the situation in Brisbane

Visited my friends who evacuated from Indooroopilly

Realised that Burmese people eat curry every single day
else it would be some spicy dish that resembles curry

Played basketball with the neighbourhood kids
Learned that kids all over the world are the same
They play aggressive and accuse you of cheating
when they are losing...

Sometimes we play Monopoly just to kill time..

Everyday I think of going home, back to West End..
where WEST END REPRESENT

When the flood water receded,
I went back to check out my house
Everywhere was painted grey-ish brown
Everyone was cleaning and pumping mud out of their properties

Citipointe Church Volunteers came to West End
and handed out hotdog buns and warm/cold beverages
Everyone looked so gloomy and depressed..

After the flood is gone, I learned to appreciate things better
I know after some time, things will go back to the way they used to be...

Deepest condolences
to those who have lost their loved ones and properties

My Flood Photos here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=599221&id=514885045&l=ab6b9f806a

Below are some articles that I appeared in
back in Singapore..

AsiaOne News

MyPaper (我报)

zbCOMMA (早报逗号)

also a couple of days ago on Mediacorp Ch 8
8AM Good Morning Singapore

Thank you all media who brought home
good news of our safety..

Update Jan 11, 2011 [Tuesday]

2011-01-11T03:00:00.000-08:00

Do you feel that sometimes
the world is too big
and you're just not good enough?

I'm playing 三国杀 ONLINE
杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀

Time Warp

Raging Repels People

Wish I could...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 IN BRISBANE!

2011-01-01T22:52:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!
May all your wishes come true =)

Its Summer now..
Sometimes its so warm you could pass away..

.. but when it rains
we all complain about not being able to go out and play!
Human are contridicting and ironic creatures

Once again
Its the time of the year where old people
return to their countries and new people arrives..

I guess people who have been here long enough
like Sui-guan and Jay are pretty used to people coming and going

Its quite shitty during this time of the year
cos all our favourite TV series are no break for the festivals
So now i'm watching BONES

Actually I was more hoping
to teach Cultural Diverse Workplace
next semester, but my application didn't go through

A lot of people could not understand why
I din wanna go back during Chinese New Year
Lets just say - memories are not so fond

If you can be an animal, what would you be?
I wanna be a carrot-eating bunny in the countryside..

FIN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 2811

2010-11-27T11:59:00.000-08:00

Cakes and candies, balloons and candles,
presents and parties!
happy birthday - mingon2811.blogspot.com/
happy birthday kellybestiepigchai

Actually i.. have always wanted to
set off 99 red balloons at the break of dawn

Realised that its time of the year again..
when housemates started going back to their country
and new ones come in

Oh yea.. last night there was this huge-ass flying cockroach
that flew into my room, i chased it out
and it went to claire's room
so she was crying and screaming all night
while we tried to chase it away into conrad's room
best part - the cockroach is immune to repellent

Lately i have these cravings to eat beef
i don't know why.. damnit!

I went to watch harry potter and the deathly hollows 7(1)
it was pretty good but i'm so sick of watching these teenager stuff
it was so cute and fun to watch in the first book
until they start growing hideous and there was romance involved
the only bearable part was emma watson (hermoine)
she's the only one who managed to grow up properly

Yesterday i went to workshops rail museum in ipswich
lots of huge steam trains and stuff, was pretty fun
more details at - mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

Enough said about "all asians know kung-fu"
or some kind of martial arts, it is not true!
for the last time - only all chinese people know kung-fu
the koreans, japanese, vietnamese etc doesn't

On my sister's wedding day, my aunt told me that my lil cousin
if really good at saving money
he has only $3 allowance daily, but he managed to save himself an ipad
and currently he's saving for his lasik operation
did i mention he's only primary 6?

Kapoop! i'm gonna eat so much codonopsis pilosula (党参)
that i become a peashooter
i will protect the world against evil zombies

Easing my boredom, i tried to trace ken tan's artwork
(click image to enlarge) but failed badly
check out more of his work at halcyondf.deviantart.com/
this guy's a genius!

Excellent cover for my children book
(inspired by the psp game - locoroco)
that i plan to draw when i'm old and wrinkly
heh.. actually i din draw the sunset, it was photoshopped

Recently i'm getting more and more sure and firm
that i don't want to go back to singapore anymore
its juz not a place for me..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2811!

October 20 Update 当当当当

2010-10-19T23:03:00.000-07:00

I survived FOUR days without internet
because my stupid internet service provider JIMOJO HOTSPOT
decides not to send over their technician
Yes, I almost died..

As promised
Here are the comics I drew when the internet was down..
Enjoy! =)

A lot of people asked me what 當當當當 mean
The answer is...

I saw The Grey alien next to my urinal
a few days ago.. Seriously!

The Big Bang Theory Season 4 was kinda disappointing
I was expecting more.. but the humour detioriated
Do you know that Sheldon, Leonard and Penny are each getting
USD20,000 per episode in this season?

Some Romeo can't stop singing to his guitar
At first it was quite enjoyable
Now he totally ruined my favourite songs

I miss Singapore food
Eg. Hokkien Mee, Teo Chew Porridge, Claypot Rice, Hainanese Chicken Rice
Too many..

I have a problem speaking to people who have
Big Prominent Moles on their faces
cos I can't make eye contact
Its simply too distracting..

Some people love to put their chairs on lecture seats
Its very irritating when the feet stinks
We came across this girl who had sour, rancid-smelling feet

I had some problem connecting to the Griffith University wireless
some time ago, approached the Library IT Helpdesk
and told her I tried the advice on the website and asked if
she can offer further assistance

She clicked on the intranet page and read very slowly
fingering word by word as she speaks,
"Library and IT Help will not be able to provide any technical support beyond this self-help guide"

HOLY COW! English is my FIRST LANGUAGE, you foolish woman!
(Maybe she thought I was retarded or a down-syndrome kid?)
Note that other librarians always go the extra mile to help me
make an appointment with IT support team in GU
What is wrong with this librarian?
As a typical Singaporean, I lodged a complaint
Also as usual, there was no follow up. FML

Every evening, my Indian neighbour's kid screams for his life
when his mother tries to give him a shower
There's always high-pitched painful calls of distress, canning and splashing

This is Libby Chong
She cooks awesome! =D

Life is like a maze
You never know where you'll end up
or how the exit looks like..

It doesn't matter whether you have a map or not
No matter how careful you are
At some point of time, you'll get lost

Sometimes, its fun to get lost
Sometimes..

Do you have constipation?
Have you been eating vegetables regularly?

Sometimes I feel like sawing off the legs
of people who put their legs on the back of my bus seat
Especially when I'm trying to
concentrate on my PSP/iPhone games

I yearn to see a platypus
but have yet to..
Its strange.. I think they are hiding from me..

I enjoy observing ants and touching tree barks
I hate killing animals and insects
You can say I'm a nature lover

I get quite offended when lecturers generalise that International Students
1. Will not be able to finish lengthy essays
2. Will not have enough time to finish reading/understanding case studies
3. Does not understand big words

Teachers should go for training!

Its very distracting when China girls chat in the lecture
after they get bored with their English-Mandarin translators
Indian students pay a lot of attention
Australian students just shake their legs a lot
Korean students chat but I don't understand a word
Japanese students shut up when you stare at them

Seriously, SHUT THE FUCK UP in lectures!

I don't understand why Australian youths
find that Asian kids addressing teachers/seniors as "Sir" is funny
Its probably the 50,000,000th time I've heard mockery

If... If one day they make it big and get to work overseas
Perhaps they'll see how significant it is to address people as
"Sir" instead of "Mate"

We have so many Multi-cultural Festivals, Fairs, Days, Events
in Brisbane and universities itself - but why are the Aussies still so racist?
The problem lies with these events
They often end up being a FOOD FESTIVAL
Looking at other culture's dance and eating their food
DOES NOT help inter-racial tolerance!

Wake up and stop wasting everybody's time and money!

Hello geeks, 6 more days to the end of this RAZER giveaway
Here's your last chance to be one of the 1,300 lucky winners
to walk away with these geeky-game-game keyboard/mouse etc
Simply fill in your Name and Verify your email at this link
http://razerzone.com/

Good Luck Have Fun!
Good Game!
Plox!
Pwn Pwn Pwn!
(Ok.. I ran out of geek words)

FREE RAZER GEEK PACK

2010-10-05T20:48:00.001-07:00

FREE RAZER GEEK PACK

RAZER is giving away free keyboards, mouse blah blah IT geeky gaming stuff worth over $500! Just need to fill in your name/email/country of residence. GLHF!
http://razerzone.com/

This is not a scam./virus/wadevergeekyterm.
Viruses do not speak Singlish hor! Hor? La? Leh? Lor?
Anyway they have 1,337 sets of geek stuff to give away.
Upon entering your email and stuff, you'll receive a confirmation mail.
Upon verification, you'll get to be in the Lucky Draw.

Ya.. Thats about it.
GLHF (good luck have fun), geeks!

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

August Begins..

2010-08-02T06:31:00.000-07:00

August Begins..
I've been sick and bed-ridden for 3 days
Finally recovering, here're some comics finally...

Three little birds sat on my window
And they told me I don't need to worry... REALLY?

It would be tedious to change my comic style
So I think I'll stick to my usual...

New addition to my house after
the nice Norweigian girls left...
First there were 2 Austrian guys

One of them makes REALLY HUGE omelettes in the morning
The other one has soft fluffy hair..

Then there were 2 girls
Didn't have much talk with them
cos I was too sick..

Today a Saudi Arabian dude moved in..

And of course there's a French guy
I love French people, they are so friendly

Our old French people are off travelling
to other parts of the world now..
Their next stop is the green-est cleanest city - Singapore

One of the top items on my Bucket List
is to perform the KALIMA
From Indiana Jones movie, ya know?
The part where the shaman digs out a human heart

Drew this to cheer Doice up
She's gone into depression studying in UQ

Winter in July 2010

2010-07-16T06:45:00.000-07:00

I can't wait for Season 4 of 30 Rock to release

I believe that iPods and iPhones
are created by aliens
so that they can easier abduct us

For those who dun read my main blog
I went for a hitchhiking trip in Aussie
Find out more at mydemoninyou.blogspot.com

I refuse to let Megan Fox wash my car
after her plastic surgery

My new housemate has really shiny orange hair

The other night we were watching 7eventy 5ive DVD
her hair kinda lit up the room

TV convinced me that you can bribe policemen with donuts

I get a lot of people asking me
if Singapore is an Islamic country
due to the stars and moon
They are not convinced with the knowledge
I acquired from Civics and Moral Education + Social Studies + National Education

Whenever I feel moody
I do impulsive shopping at the supermarket
I have a year's supply of snacks and tidbits, I believe

Keep Rollin'

Towards July in Brisbane..

2010-06-30T02:56:00.000-07:00

There's this friendly CityCat ferryman, Anakin
I would ask him every week if the ferry goes to Sydney

I discovered the Genie's secret to his perfect body
when I bumped into him in the gym the other day...
He drinks GNC's Testostro Grow Ultimate Nutrition ($119.95)

I dun understand why women kick such a big fuss
about guys staring at their boobs
I can easily name 10 girls who stare at guys' groin
Come on.. take it easy!
Human are just more sophisticated beasts.

I vaguely remember a childhood game
that is the exact duplicate of "Johnny Johnny Woosh"
except we say "妈妈叫我不要脱底裤"
(means: My mother told me not to take off my underwear)

I carry body sprays everywhere I go
and keep 3 different types of air freshners in my room
One of which I rarely use because
it smells like a typical toilet air freshner
and it kinda simulates defecation

I used to hear strange noises
thinking that my house is haunted
Ya know, I'm a very impressionable teen
especially when movies like Godzilla is part of our culture

I recently got to know that you can pay for your assignments to be done
by specialists whom the Chinese people call "枪手" (Snipers)
However, their services are very costly
Now the mystery is solved about how these people
who cannot even comprehend the lecturer, can ace their assignments

With the increasing trend to healthy lifestyle and organic products
Here's a business idea - Delicious Nail Clippings for Strong Bones
or Organic Toilet Paper for Extra Fibre in Diets

For those who still do not know that I do radio shows
You may tune in to my show every Sunday
8pm (Singapore) 10pm (Brisbane)
Radio4EB FM98.1
Stream live at http://4eb.org.au/listen/

FIN!

BATTLE OUT!

2010-06-23T07:53:00.000-07:00

June = Winter 2010

2010-06-02T04:01:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Alness + Lynnie
for their latest addition to the happy family! =)
LCP Tay is hereby promoted to CPT of the Household

I felt something missing this morning
when I went to pang-sai (take a dump)
Ivy wasn't washing her clothes in the toilet
so there's no excuse for me to rant
in response to her "give me 5 min, slow poke!"
Ivy moved out 2 days ago...

"Now son, that you're enlisting, I forbid you from wearing your floral dresses!"
Enjoy your two years of conscription, Jonathan Chan.
You will be missed.

Two alternate ways to study 2007PPP Legal Issues for Managers
1. Watch Wall Street (1987) featuring Charlie Sheen
2. Watch The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) featuring Cain, Nero, Judas, Iscariot, Legion, Belial and Lucifer

Watching movie with Oyama-san is quite an experience
She seemed to be able to put herself in the pain of injured characters
Also, all the "痛い" ("Itai") makes me feel that i'm watching Japanese AV at the same time

I have one month left to investigate
my theory of a werewolf (lycanthrope) living in my house

Comic Updates from Brisbane

2010-05-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Pardon me for the bad drawings
(not that it was any good)
the weather has been quite harsh in Brisbane
and I have frozen fingers

Enjoy! =)

My Burmese classmate is a huge fan of Sentosa's Songs of the Sea
He's often found singing "Singaura Oh Singapura"

We went to Ajisen Ramen after uni
and shared some ghosts stories
Amanuma had some first-hand experience in Australia

Spent an enjoyable day at DAYBORO RODEO
Why are lifestocks so smelly?

Have you ever wondered if we were all living under a
ginormous air-conditioning system?

I think I make a good 5th member
in the Big Bang Theory geek crew
And I get to steal Penny from Leonard.
They need an Asian dude..

An Aboriginal woman got physical with our fellow Singaporean
a week ago, she was scared shitless.
Yes, it was just across the road from the Police Station.

If I can recall whoever told me Brisbane is safe,
that person is going to get a punch in the nose from me.
Or maybe in the nuts.. whichever hurts more!

APRIL BRISBANE 2010

2010-04-27T18:52:00.000-07:00

A lot of girls failed to realise that
guys remember their boob size the previous time we saw it
and have long learnt the technology of miracle bras
Girls need to be more consistent!

Buddha says,
"You're invited to my birthday party this Sunday at South Bank.
You may bring a plus one!"

Brisbane Best Breakfast Restaurant, Gunshop Cafe
has all these huge bust starring at you..
And I have these phobia for manequins

I believe that Ibis are
reincarnation of balding old men

I think there's a secret CCTV in my room
My housemate Ivy always know when I'm studying
and will bring me some tasty soup or thai food.
Also kelly always know when I'm playing Social City on Facebook..

Went to Sono Japanese Restaurant with Zin and Amanuma
We were so overwhelmed by their Japanese waitresses..

My new housemate, Scott is an engineer...

He watches television in the dark at volume zero
I think he wants to learn lip-reading or
had inspired to be a mime artist since young

Tipsy Aussies like to sneak up and "BOO!" you
very often lie on the tarmac road, pee on your car etc
I believe I have a very bad and different sense of humour.
My Aussie housemate explained its call the Queensland Down Syndrome

I was denied entry when I wanted to poop
by our house cleaner
I think he makes a good goal keeper..

BRISBANE UPDATE

2010-02-22T05:06:00.000-08:00

Everything here is so big and huge
you'll definitely need a wide-angle lens camera
Fortunate for me, my 17-40mm f/4L never fails me

There's a culture of thanking the bus driver here
I cannot imagine whats gonna happen if you thank
your Singapore SBS bus driver
(speech reads: shut up! get off the bus already)

I saw a Japanese guy on the bus today
wearing a Nin-Buta t-shirt
You know? Ninja Pig?
I thought it was pretty funny.
Oh yes.. I can read, understand but by choose do not speak Japanese

Would love to see this in our annual parliament talks.

There are No Smoking signs everywhere
but ash trays and smokers beside everyone of them
Ya know what? This is a FREE CITY!
And I'm lovin' it!

I dunno if its the same for everyone
As an international student here..
I calculate even the slightest bit of cost-satisfaction ratio.

Final Update - Singapore

2010-02-17T01:36:00.001-08:00

This will be my final update
before I leave Singapore..

Some things I will miss besides the food.. The kopitiam slangs
(reads: Fishing, Clementi, How's Everyone Doing, Play Soccer)
These actually means
Fishing - Tea
Clementi (a place in Singapore) - Ice Lemon Tea
How's Everyone Doing - Horlicks
Play Soccer - Milo

Ok.. This is evil.
Anyways I hope everyone eat less meat
more vegetables, poop more!

I've been eating so much lately
I think I'll become too fat
to fit into my comic boxes

I was standing in the queue for some
McDonalds' Prosperity New Year Burger
when this guy ordered a "million" fries.
Lets see, a packet of large fries has about 60 pieces inside..
Do the mathematics!

小白花随风飘舞游天涯
(words by Hui Foon)

Goodbye Singapore!
FIN

Merry Merry Christmas '09

2009-12-24T22:36:00.001-08:00

My parents always have the weirdest conversations
Don't ask me why..

Seen some of Kai's new comics
He is truely art beyond god-like
compared to my kiddy sketches
Stay tuned to find out if he won
Japan's Kodansha International Manga Competition

I know a lot of you horny bastards
were humping like rabbits yesterday
I don't know since when
Christmas has became a sex festival
Kumar says "Go get laid!"
MING says "Always use a condom!"

Everytime I vacuum my room
I get a surprise.. Its like Easter!

If you could fight somebody
who would you fight?

MERRY XMAS TO ALL

2009-12-24T08:44:00.000-08:00

Everytime I open a new packet of cigarette
I secretly wish there were a golden ticket inside
that will bring me to the Chocolate Factory...

Many of you may not have realised
after the imposition of $500 littering fine
We have lost the greatest comedy of
strangers slipping on a banana skins in public
R.I.P.

Geek Talk
You can really tell a man's character
by watching him play DotA
Is he the kind who hides in base and wait for gold to regen?
Is he the kind who will fight even when under-level?
Is he the kind who will leave the game when he knows he may lose?
Is he the kind who will wait patiently for a chance to slaughter?
Is he the kind who will sacrifice himself for his team?
Its not just a game.

Early December 2009

2009-12-21T06:01:00.001-08:00

Writing to the Santa Claus at the Mall

D.I.Y. Christmas Gifts

I learnt that we DO NOT
use UHU Glue to wrap presents

In some situations in life,
you can't choose either
手心是肉，手背也是肉

But if I were to choose now,
take my right hand..

Maybe I'm too sensitive/observant to life
or perhaps I think too much
When the two chess pieces in my life appears
for no apparent reason,
someone up there is trying to fix me up

Jonapong says, "Lets have some Mac"

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

2009-11-30T02:22:00.001-08:00

Ok.. I know this comic/cartoon is pretty sloppy
Come on, its my birthday! I'm heading out soon.
Here's the story:

My friend got conned by her classmate.
The con-woman claimed that her friend lost her visa and passport
in Hong Kong and needed $120/- urgently to replace her documents.
After lending her the money, the con-woman disappeared.
A police report was lodged, but till today - no news yet!

So people, please be careful.
Crooks don't always look like Scarface.
He/she could look like a sexy/naked/nude
Alodia Gosiengfiao or Megan Fox.

With bad econmy comes greedy people.
So everyone please be cautious,
especially when lending out
your parent's hard-earned money!
Last but not least, also - SEX FIEND
There are too many on the prowl
I can intro you a few if you want to get conned for sex.

Ok, Happy Birthday to me.
Have a good day, everyone!

Read more distasteful comics:
http://mingon2811.blogspot.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

2009-11-29T11:18:00.001-08:00

By: Huey An

By: Cropcircle Chua

Thank you all
for your well-wishes! =)

Birthday Eve [29-Nov-2009]

2009-11-29T03:35:00.000-08:00

Today I saw myself of the past
I din say "hi"
cos I know I can't and I'm not going back for sure..

Today I stared at the sky
and made sure
there is no way it can fall down..

Went to a friend's place some time ago..
By golly, Johnny Depp sure look like Jesus Christ.
Ya know, the locks and the facial hair..

My friend took revenge the next time
he came over to my house.

Visited a Malay friend
and we thought by following the arrow on the ceiling
We could see some sexy babes changing or something..

.. Disappointed

MING on 2811

2009-11-27T09:44:00.000-08:00

I went back to reservice
and they gave me an SCDF rescue helmet
I have absolutely no use for it in normal life
so it just takes up space in my room =_="
Maybe if I wear it when I play DotA
I can become more pro? Maybe..

I hate the rain so much
that I need to carry an umbrella indoor..
And they say you'll see ghosts if
you stand under an opened umbrella indoor..
O_o

I moved my Plastic Christmas Tree nearer to the window
so that it can grow better..

Today I earned a few hundred dollars..
Whenever I hold money in my hand,
it reminds me of my past savings,
which I saved up for Equinox dinner
couple of years ago,
I ended up buying drugs with the money.

Money can't buy you happiness..
You know what?
Its not even tasty!

Today a very cute cat pounced on my leg
and clinged on to me
as I dragged it across the void deck.
It looks like its having a lot of fun..
WEIRD CAT!

See his photos at:
http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/2009/11/approaching-2811.html

MING's Christmas Cards 2009

2009-11-27T02:16:00.001-08:00

For this years Christmas 2009,
I have sent out 18 Christmas Cards
to eighteen very special people or household
(as much as I hate Christmas)

As you can see these Christmas cards
when positioned according to their numbers
It forms a BIG CHRISTMAS TREE!
(How exciting?)

Features in the card?
1. Part of the Hand-painted Christmas Tree
2. A limited-edition shiny sticker
3. A serial number (01-18)
4. An autographed blessing by myself

So what is so special about this year's MING CHRISTMAS CARDS?
Nothing.. Nothing at all!
But just to make the receipients feel a lot more special
Here are a few consolations:
1. Come on! How long has it been since you last received a Christmas Card? Especially a hand-drawn one.
2. You will receive one-hour of good luck after receiving MING's limited-edition Christmas or Chinese/Lunar New Year cards. To activate the lucky charm, you have to hold the card above your head with your arms reached out into the heavens and shout,
"Pili Pali Mutton Curry, Tasty Tasty Dhal Chapati, Motor Boat Motor Boat Lucky Lucky Lucky!" (You may start practising it now)
and your lucky hour starts from then. Good for punters, one time usage only.
3. This is a Anime Festival Asia (AFA'09) Danny Choo designer post card. Entry to AFA is already SGD15. 赚到！有没有？

How come I don't get a card?
Below are a few reason why you did not receive the card, as much as you feel that you are special enough to be the top 18 people:
1. You have not appeared online for the past few days.
2. I left you a msn/sms message asking for your mailing address and your reply is
- NIL (no reply)
- Why do you need it for? Are you sending me a bomb or pig head?
- xxxxxx@hotmail.com (your email address)
- Incomplete mailing address (missing unit number/postal code)
- Hi. Who is this?
3. Alternatively, you may have replied after I collected 18 mailing addresses
4. You live outside Singapore or in campus
5. I see you almost every now and then physically or online, I do not find the reason to send you a card to remind you that I'm still alive
6. You think you are smarter or more handsome than me.
7. You pleasure yourself stepping on snails.
8. You like to kill babies and eat young animals.
9. You wank (masturbate) to Barack Obama and or eat toilet paper for meals.
10. You secretly throw away your vegetables when your mum's not watching.
I hear some people saying "Aww man.. I won't be getting a card already!"

WARNINGS and OTHER INFORMATION
1. Do not show your friends the card to laugh at my ugly painting together. I will know. Cos I am watching you. I will kill you! And it will look like an accident.
2. I have sprayed fixative on the painting for protection of the paint. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT lick the surface of the card or feed it to your dogs or as a tool to add spice to your sex life. I know how weird you people can be.
3. If you have received your MING CHRISTMAS CARD 2009
You may want to tag yourself on the photo of the BIG CHRISTMAS TREE I've uploaded on Facebook. Here's the URL - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=9884703&id=514885045

So there you go..
Your card should arrive latest 02 December 2009 (Wednesday)!
Have a Merry Christmas! =D

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

FRIDAY CARTOONS - 20 NOVEMBER 2009

2009-11-20T04:07:00.000-08:00

I hate Bad Liars
I mean.. at least try to make it
more convincing and tasteful.

You know how after watching horror movies,
you feel like everytime you're alone in your room
there's a ghost behind waiting to pounce on you?

I'm so hoping Megan Fox pounce on me
after watching Jennifer's Body.
I promise to let you eat my penis.

Very often I dream that I'm a warrior
in the middle of a war..
Running through forests and slaying enemies.
If I were a warrior of the past,
I wanna be Lu Bu (吕布).
人中之人，战无不胜
But the evil truth is
自古英雄难过美人关 - CUI!

Recently its been raining like crazy
the humidity level is from hell.
To save my dSLR lenses, I've all dry-boxed them today.
Else, this will be what you'll be seeing
after the cold November rains..

Happy Birthday, Cat Huang! =D

For all OTAKUs,
AFA'09 is tomorrow!
Enjoy yourselves~~

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

2009-11-13T08:48:00.001-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WEI WEI!
BUMP!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAZ!
(and of course the picture is taken by me)

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

November 13

2009-11-12T09:51:00.000-08:00

Okaay.. so its Wikipedia!

I only buy carrot juice
Here are my 2 reasons:
1) I love carrot.
2) My family doesn't drink carrot juice,
so I get to maximise my satisfaction with the entire packet.

What I really want to do now
is to go to a beach alone,
watch the sun set
and sing my favourite songs..

November Sets In..

2009-11-06T02:44:00.000-08:00

My mum sold/threw away my Captain Hook bicycle
T_T
Anyone still remembers the old video?
Featuring Denise, Yunru - the Bizneyland video
GONE with memories, is my Captain Hook Bike

I guess..
Nothing Last Forever in the Cold November Rain

Jonapong likes to tell me this
and I've told him a million times:
It takes you 3 seconds to read one of my comics,
but it takes me at least 20 min to do up one of them
So don't be an Ah Pong!

One of my bestest friend, Ken Tan
won some Huge-ass Orge statue from a WC3 competition
and it was sitting around in his living room
To date, I still find it quite disturbing
(Yes.. he has some Sasuke hair!)

If I had a time machine
I wanna go back to my primary school days
when life was much much simpler
and when ignorance is really bliss

Sometimes I wake up in the morning
hearing a voice telling me:
"MING, why are you becoming like a human?"
errr.. I am human, alright!

During my primary school days,
there was a fat kid by the name, Ricky
Everyone calls him Ricky Baboy
no one really knows who started it

Yesterday I just found out
"Baboy" means "Pig" in Tagalog
I bet he din know it then..

Drew this some time ago
but wasn't very happy with it.
But oh well.. here it is
Jehz and Mica

Have a great November, everyone! =D

Keep Rolling...

2009-11-04T10:33:00.000-08:00

sometimes people ask me
how come i can just
give up, throw away everything
and walk..
like a callous fool

the reason is,
this life is nothing but a lucid dream
my mind, heart, body and soul
had died long ago..

what else have i got to lose,
when i have already lost everything?
keep rolling...

... until i wake from shallow sleep

The Story of LAYS Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips

2009-11-02T10:00:00.000-08:00

Good Day!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Boys and Girls,
Cats and Dogs..

Today I have a story to share
about Lays Salt & Vinegar potato chips...
[Warning: Not suitable for children aged below 16 - NC16]

Once upon a time, there was a farmer
who had a potato farm and two two dogs
which he loved a lot.
The two dogs were best friends,
they rolled on the grass in the day
and danced under the stars by night.

Life was simple, he was not rich
and his wife had passed away many years ago.
The contented farmer often reward his dogs
with their favourite treat - potatoes
for making his life enjoyable and being his best friends.
Seasoned with his secret recipe
(not cocaine, you dumb ass!) sea salt and vinegar,
his dogs were very happy to be his best friends too.

Soon, the old man passed away.
The two dogs were heart-broken.
(If you had noticed the farmer's "angel-lust",
you are a very observant reader.)

The dogs were very grief-sickened,
one of them decided to travel the world.
So as a parting gift, the other dog gave him the last potato
that the old farmer left behind
to eat on his journey.
The dog that left behind soon passed away
due to hunger, sorrow and loneliness..

A few kalpas later, the dogs met in their after lives.
One of them became a ninja rabbit
(I insist its not a monkey or a half-breed animal).
The other became a bear in yellow bikini.
One fateful day, the bear was travelling to its class
with a newly bought packet of potato chips
and was sighted by the rabbit.

The rabbit had never eaten potato chips before,
but there was a strange feeling of nostalgia overpowering it,
telling the ninja rabbit that it must have the potato chips.
So the rabbit quickly jumped down from the tree,
snatched the potato chips and ran away..

The bear in yellow bikini called the police
and the rabbit was sentenced to a lifetime in a temple
to repent on its bad deeds.
The empty potato chips packet was returned to the bear
and it lived happily ever after!

FIN

I know its a stupid story..
.. but its really meaningful, right?
Errr... right?

Nothing Last Forever in the Cold November Rain..

2009-11-02T01:15:00.000-08:00

My very very close friends will know
that I'm especially nervous, emotional and insane
as the month of November approaches.
Thats why I always gets an outbreak during November
and din get to enjoy my birthday.

What the hell?
Now my conclusion is -
Girls are not only weird and scary,
they are also materialistic and dumb!

Some things like glass, crystal and ceremics
are hard to repair
Everytime you fix it, it becomes more fragile
Everytime it breaks again, they become smaller pieces
And most of the time,
there are pieces you can never find - FOREVER

Not long ago, I bumped into an ex-classmate
(forgot her name though, must be the drugs)
We had a casual chat till my bus arrived
Before I leave, she reaches out to hug me
and I quickly reacted by giving her a Hi^5
to reduce the chance
of getting transmitted with menstration
(There is no evidence that it doesn't spread!)

I received an absolutely ridiculous letter
which states that our block is selected for lift upgrade
so that every floor will have lift access
but currently EVERY FLOOR DOES HAVE LIFT ACCESS!

There's always a war going on
between Canon and Nikon users
but I guess it all comes to - preferences
But there's so much pride in a photographer, yes?
So don't you dare remove/crop my watermarks! RAWL!

My student came back from the toilet yelling
"Grandpa has a big and hairy dick!"
His grandfather avoided eye contact with me
for the entire week =_="

Ok.. Thats all for now..
Have a great November, everyone! =)

Post - Nuffnang Asia Pacific Awards

2009-10-28T06:32:00.001-07:00

Foreword:
Special thanks goes out to Nuffnang
and the kind sponsors Pringles, STB - Uniquely Singapore, Canon
and Carlos Palma for the beautiful photos =)

One Two Three Four..
Uno Dos Tres Cuatro...

DAY ONE

Our lovely ladies from
Nuffnang Singapore
I think Boss Ming only employs pretty girls
So will King Ming (me) in future..

Sheryl and Vivian
(local models)

Veron and Fauzi

Your HTB president, Hui Ee
and myself
(In case you are wondering where my blazer and black tie is,
I gave it to a freezing beggar outside Suntec.
Awwww...)

Asia Pacific Nuffies

Some of the Pinoy bloggers
I was looking for a picture of Ramon Bautista
but I guess he's pretty shy..

Nevertheless, you can watch one of his commercial here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUsHPQ8DBGY

No introduction needed..
Our most famous local blogger - Xiaxue
who bagged 3 awards this year
at the Asia Pacific Blog Awards
I think she kinda did us Singaporeans proud =)

And the girl who lives 5 floors directly below me
Joanne Peh
local TCS celebrity

Host of the ceremony,
Allan Wu
Yes, he does look very handsome in person

Another famous face you can recognise is
the sisters in green and purple
Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao

Alike Ramon Bautista, you can also find Alodia on Wiki
How cool is that?

Who is Alodia Gosiengfiao?
She's the one who made a breakthru
bringing the cosplay wave
to the Philippines
She's kinda like a celebrity

Menu of the day

Another famous pinoy blogger
Hannah Villasis

Who is Hannah Villasis?
She's the one who rocked the Pinoy Blogger's World
with this photo..
ok, not this one that I drew for
http://mingon2811.blogspot.com/
but this..

We never knew Nikon camera straps
could be this tasty, yes?

1. Marinated Smoke Tuna with Feta, Herb Salad
and Balsamic Olive Oil

2. Light Cream of Asparagus and Green Peas
topped with Chive Mousseline

3. Rosemary Marinated Chicken Breast with Saffron Chessy Mash
Potato and Balsamic Reduction Mediterranean Vegetable
in Mango Corianda Salsa Sauce

4. Praline Halzenut Gateau with Raspberry Jelly

And of course, everyone's favourite STICKY candies
Last seen a month ago at my cousin's wedding
This company actually prints words on the candy for you
Awesomecutetastic!

2009 RESULTS - WINNERS
1. Best Blog Shop - bonitochico
2. Best Food Blog - ieatishootipost
3. Best Fashion Blog - ladymelbourne
4. Best Parenting Blog - childhood101
5. Best Travel Blog - ironwulf
6. Best Celebrity Blog - joannepeh
7. Best Entertainment Blog -kennysia
8. Best Geek Blog - mrgadget
9. Most Original Blog Design - xiaxue
10. Most Influential Blog - xiaxue
11. Best Hidden Gem - dedoodleblog
12. Region's Best Blog - xiaxue
13. Best Pringles Video - Zombie
13. Region's Most Handsome Blogger - mydemoninyou

Full Post on DAY 1 here:
http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/2009/10/asia-pacific-nuffnang-blog-awards-2009.html

DAY 2

I was assigned to the Pinoy Blogger group
Our first stop was
Singapore Royal Selangor Pewter Museum

We get to tour the place
and learn the process of making a pewter
Also got to make ourselves a pewter bowl
to bring home as souvenir!
(kinda like a National Education excursion)

Next stop was the Singapore Flyer
Standing at the top of Singapore
looking down on creation!

Here's my man - Carlos Palma
The great guy who brought you those lovely photos above

Look! I found his baby photo.
Probably ate too much Jollibee and Chicken Adobo
hence the size now.
Still cute though~

Pinoy Nuffie, Judd
I think he's
1. Afraid of heights
2. Tired
3. Pregnant

Yes yes.. here's a picture of Ramon Bautista
First row, second from right
The one is black - RAMON BAUTISTA!

Lunch was at Maxwell Food Market
where our foreign friends have a taste of local delights

I think Huiwen (left) is filming MTV
See her hair fly until so happy!

Next stop was
Chinatown Heritage Museum

Where we saw how our Chinese fore-fathers
and their living conditions in squatters many years back.
I love this place! =)

Also there are many antique-like furnitures
where you can do photoshoots.
Which is exactly what we did.
Hahaha..

And here's Elaine, fully furbished
by my great photoshop skills.
MISS KINTAN ROAD 2009
Ok.. not really, I suck
I can never be Xiaxue! D=
And Elaine is so gonna kill me,
today I learnt she knows my URL
T_T

This is the original
The earlier is so much nicer right?
RIGHT? Say yes.. I don't care.

Our final stop is Mint Museum of Toys
where old toys from our grandparents' days
were kept in mint condition
and some costs around USD40,000
Unbelievable! See it for yourself!

Here's one of my favourite character - Tintin
I remember growing up reading Tintin
in my primary school days
where my mum would bring me to
Geylang East library to borrow these
Tintin comics that comes with a funny smell

We were very lucky to be able to
meet the multi-millionaire owner of this museum
I asked him to be my god-father
and he told me "Next life.. maybe!"
(Okaaaay, I made that up.)

Here's Julian
the Irish blogger who lives in Malaysia

After returning to Link Hotel
I had a drink with Julian
and waited for a lovely sunset with
Jehz, Maki and Ada

After that, I brought them to buy
some camera accessories
and admire our beautiful night scene

Maki, at the Merlion Park

Full Post on DAY 2 here:
http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/2009/10/asia-pacific-nuffnang-singapore-tour.html

DAY 3

Went to Orchard Road with
Hannah, Maki and Jehz

Grabeh! I was damn stupid!
I brought them to buy figurines at Heerens
cos I remembered having an ACTION CITY outlet there
and now I recalled it moved to Cineleisure

And finally it was time for them to go home

This is a really cute photo
of Alodia dropping the luggage on Ashley's foot
I gotta post this again
Oh my God! Almighty!

We had McDonalds' for the last time
and bidded farewell..

Thanks for coming! =D

DAY 6

made a visit to Nuffnang Singapore office
to collect my Julie & Julia tickets

I swear I could hear them chattering
all the way from Mustafa Center
No.. make it City Square Mall.
They're really a fun bunch.

And look! I found my handsome photo in their office.
I think they secretly admires me.
Ahem! Lets keep it a secret.

FIN

PLEASE HELP ME CLICK THIS
click this!
now! NOW! PLEASE!
I'll let you kiss me!
(I know a lot of you are reading this from my Facebook RSS,
come down to my blog and give it a click!)
Tell everyone to come and click!
EVERYBODY!

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

more ugly comics today...

2009-10-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

any one of you realise
that sometimes life
takes you on a journey
and later u found out that
its just a round-about
similar things happen all over again
indubitably senseless, yes?

i learnt a new word - GRABEH!
ok lets see..
"GRABEH! THE WEATHER IS SO HOT!"
i think it means something like
"KNN", "WA LAO" or "WA KAO" or "NAH BEH"

i'm not dumb..
i'm just a klutz sometimes..
sometimes..
(notice u can now see my character's lower body?)

and yes.. pink ranger is ho kok sheng

lester gave me some hong kong drama to watch
its rather dramatic
a lot of crying and shitz like that
this is why i hate watching korean/taiwanese dramas
cos they makes our later generation crazy and dramatic
when they handle situations
media influence.. thats wat we call it, right?

one of my tuition kids
like to missed call me 12 times
and sms me "shi shi" about 5 times a day
("shi shi" means urinate)

sometimes i'm really waiting for
an important call
and i dun really appreciate this perverse humour
but he's actually a cute kid
so i can't find my anger
(or maybe i dun even have emotions)

i promised hannah to draw her
but i got lazy and traced her photo instead
(in photo - alodia gosiengfiao + hannah villasis
anyhows i like to trace photos once in a while, its theraputic)
but it turned out a little disastrous..
so i went to hunt for her photo
and drew this...

ok the original picture is
actually quite sexy
but hahah.. i like to unsexualise things
T_T maybe i'm getting menopause

and here's mica and maki

have a good day everyone
thanks for reading my ugly comics

Asia Pacific Nuffnang Blog Awards 2009

2009-10-23T12:02:00.001-07:00

Asia Pacific Nuffnang Blog Awards 2009

Foreword:
I'm gonna make this a very fast blog
so just enjoy the photos
Got no time to caption
I need to wake up super duper early tomorrow morning

All photos are taken with
Canon EOS 500d + BG-E5
EF 17-40mm f/4L + 580EX II
non post-process, i got no time! O_o!

my guest today is
Hui Ee, ex-president of HTBIG (TAS)

the nuffnang reception ladies

A rather unique cocktail reception
however obviously - the sponsor is Pringles

The CANON ladies

Elise from Nuffnang Singapore
(the one on the right, obviously)

Thats the Baldy from australia
who did the stop-motion video
and stunned the entire blogging community

arrival of the pinoy guests

ashley and alodia gosiengfiao
arrives at the awards

Table number 1
at first I was quite sian
cos its all the way at the corner

MENU
1. Marinated Smoke Tuna with Feta, Herb Salad
and Balsamic Olive Oil
2. Light Cream of Asparagus and Green Peas
topped with Chive Mousseline
3. Rosemary Marinated Chicken Breast with Saffron Chessy Mash
Potato and Balsamic Reduction Mediterranean Vegetable
in Mango Corianda Salsa Sauce
4. Praline Halzenut Gateau with Raspberry Jelly

Yes.. I forgot the sorrows of sitting at the corner of the ballroom
when I saw Vivian (second from left)
one of my favourite model of all time
and of cos her partner, Sheryl

celine with her date

the pinoy bloggers

the red carpet

sheryl and vivian =D

me and hui ee
(thanks to vivian for the photo)

The event emcee was Allan Wu

Wicked handsome chap, yes?
Also performance by JC Sum & 'Magic Babe Ning

1. Marinated Smoke Tuna with Feta, Herb Salad
and Balsamic Olive Oil

JC Sum and Magic babe Ning

2. Light Cream of Asparagus and Green Peas
topped with Chive Mousseline

3. Rosemary Marinated Chicken Breast with Saffron Chessy Mash
Potato and Balsamic Reduction Mediterranean Vegetable
in Mango Corianda Salsa Sauce

Joanne Peh
winner of best celebrity blog

Oh yes.. did i mention
the event was held at
Pan Pacific Hotel

Everybody's favourite Xiaxue
bagged 3 awards today

Kenny

Ya.. Joanne Peh
the girl who lived directly below my block
5 floors down

4. Praline Halzenut Gateau with Raspberry Jelly

Yer damn right - thats ELECTRICO

yesah! i got a picture with vivian! =D

best video - ZOMBIE

Stupid Nikon dSLR + Satalite

I swear
this guy on the right is the SACKS (fauzi)
how many people can actually pull it off
wearing like that?
Pangster and Bala is so gonna love him

2009 RESULTS - WINNERS
1. Best Blog Shop - bonitochico
2. Best Food Blog - ieatishootipost
3. Best Fashion Blog - ladymelbourne
4. Best Parenting Blog - childhood101
5. Best Travel Blog - ironwulf
6. Best Celebrity Blog - joannepeh
7. Best Entertainment Blog -kennysia
8. Best Geek Blog - mrgadget
9. Most Original Blog Design - xiaxue
10. Most Influential Blog - xiaxue
11. Best Hidden Gem - dedoodleblog
12. Region's Best Blog - xiaxue
13. Best Pringles Video - Zombie
13. Region's Most Handsome Blogger - mydemoninyou

FIN

http://mydemoninyou.blogspot.com/

More stupid comics 21 Oct 2009

2009-10-20T22:46:00.000-07:00

i wasn't borned racist
during my time
a lot of parents like to scare kids with turban indians
don't get me wrong - i'm not a racist now
my best friend's an indian
(not you, amrita bala! you're "obsessesive")

jonapong watched my POISONED COOKING video
(see earlier post) and told me my fried rice
was an epic failure, claimed
"my home economics teacher ate my fried rice
she went into nirvana on the spot!"
i said "no whay"

i schooled in Nativity Church Center
during my kindergarten days
there was this girl whose birthday
falls on the same day as me - 30 November ~~1984~~ 1991
so our parents put together a combined celebration

there were great food, games and goodie bags
but the finale was for me to kiss the birthday girl
and our parents took a lot of photos

it was a nasty experience for a K1 kid
who thinks girls are evil
more importantly, she stole my first kiss
and i don't even know her name
basket!

i swear i heard
"我有看过porn!"

liwei was ranting on about her sucky school life
but i thought it was rather funnaye
sorry.. here's a comic to make up to it
cheer up! =D

Someday i'll fly...

2009-10-19T08:03:00.000-07:00

i used to tell myself very often
"someday i'll fly.. someday i'll soar...
... with these wings"

now i tell myself to stop drawing stuff like this
cos it burns out my wacom pen nip extremely fast

when i'm moody
i cook a lot
and i sleep a lot
kinda like hibernation mode

i'm glad someone finally realise
my character wears green all the time

i remember cooking for my friends
during chinese new year
not very well-received though..
you may watch the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Co05vOlXs

my mum hates
ppl who feed stray cats around the neighbourhood

i hate dramatic girls
they plot, stage, perform
and move on to another venue
to repeat the cycle
indubitably senseless

i remember filming this ghost video
with my good friends at katong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_c18DG-1k
its quite silly
and i'm at the corner mumbling "Its Your Turn"

Compact Camera VS Digital SLR Camera [buying guide]

2009-10-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

Ever since i started videography
(channel 0604433C, now channel actuallyi - http://www.youtube.com/user/actuallyi)
a lot of friends came to me for camera advice
truth is - I AM A TECHNOLOGY IDIOT
fortunately i do know a thing or two about cameras
i currently uses an EOS 500D
to date, my gadgets includes
1. BG-E5
2. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
3. 50mm f/1.8
4. 17-40mm f/4 L
5. 580EX II
i'll be giving a buying guide with FAQ
however these are just my personal opinions
i am NOT a professional
i learnt my stuff through trial-and-error and reading up
but you may find these pre-purchase tips useful

1.1 WHAT ARE THESE CAMERAS?
Compact camera mostly refers to digital cameras
that fits into your average-sized palm
they are mostly equipped with automatic intellience
to help you digitally adjust settings to make your photos look awesome
Digital SLR cameras, what does it mean?
SLR means single lens reflect, i refuse to explain technicalities/physics here
it actually allows the user to digitally control the metering, aperature, shutter speed
and many other factors to achieve the user's needs
So why are dSLRs so expensive and bulky?
The cost factor is because of the size of its sensor chip inside
its bulky because there the camera is made to reflect light from the lens
onto the mirror then onto the sensor
more components, yes?

1.2 SHOULD I BUY A COMPACT or DLSR CAMERA?
that is the reason why i'm writing this FAQ
to stop the cycle of explaining to friends every other day
ok the answer is simple - depending on your usage
CLUBBER - you do not wan to bring a bulky dSLR into the club/pub/discoteque
it makes you look like an idiot (shit! i'm revealing my real age by using the "disco" word)
CAM WHORE - unless you do dumb-bells or have well developed foreceps/muscles,
i wouldn't advice you getting a dSLR to camwhore
its not as light as you think it is
especially if you have a budget
and since you'll be shooting with AUTO modes, get a good compact
compact cameras gives better pictures than a cheap dSLR with basic lens.
HIKERS - if you're gonna take pictures of mountains from afar
a dSLR will do a better job for sure, however you'll need a good wide-angle lens
these days many compact camera comes with wide-angle too!
POSEURS - if you just wanna look cool with a dSLR hanging on your neck
its just an illusion!
many people can afford an entry-level dSLR today
a trip to Orchard Road and you'll understand what i mean
any ah mao ah gou ah beng ah lian has a dSLR with kit lens
its too damn common already
cameras that grabs my attention are those with a nice flower hood
(not the tube shape ones that looks like a black plastic vagina)
and i'll stare longer to see if its an L-lens or some expensive shit
because a dSLR user understands that kit lens takes shittier pictures
compared to a compact camera at the edge of technology
after you fully exloit its range and aperature
MACRO MANIACS - you should get a dSLR if you love to take insects/flowers/coins/nipples very very very very very very close-up and magnified
a nice SLR macro lens allows you to understand every insect actually have a different face
or maybe also, every nipple is different
yea.. you get the idea
HOME-BREWED PORN STARS - if you want to take pictures of yourself or your partner nude/naked or in-action, my advice is to use a mobile phone. Home-brewed porn is most original and tasteful using the most traditional medium. Don't waste your money on compact cameras or dSLRs taking these photos, posting them online and later get flamed/trolled/accused of ripping them off from some porn sites. You are not Edison Chen or Paris Hilton. Unless you like to macro nipples.
RICH KIDS - if you have too much money to spend, get both
poor people shouldn't get dSLRs
(i belong to the poor category, but i'm a sucker for photography)
why? because if you were to get an entry level dSLR at around SGD$1,000
a good buy may get you a kit lens 18-55mm or 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6
and you can't take decent pictures for shit
your result may be lousier than a compact camera half the price
to achieve coolness in your photos you need many different types of lenses
portrait - perhaps a decent prime lens that cost SGD$500
landscape - a decent wide angle that cost around SGD$800
walkabout - a decent range that cost around SGD$1,200
note that i used the word "decent"
and with all these lenses under the singapore climate
if you dun get a dry cabinet, they are gonna be attacked by fungus
and its GG (good game: something like game over) for you
to invest in a decent dry cabinet, maybe a 50litre at SGD$200
main point is - its ridiculour blood sucking hobby to get a dSLR
if you are bloody rich and want to look ridiculously professional
here's wat you may want to get
a Canon EOS 5d MKII with EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
it costs around hmmm.. SGD$30,000?
i guarantee you look like a rich kid with the bling blings
and remember to book an appointment with your masseur
as you'll most probably sprain your back, parading around Orchard Road
Did i also mention, i find it extremely stupid for people to buy a dSLR
and be shooting in AUTO/PROGRAM modes, its ridiculous
go get a compact camera!

1.3 WHAT ARE THESE FUNNY TERMS?
some new compact cameras allows you to adjust these fuctions
like a digital SLR camera, so here's a guide to using them.

aperature (f)

it means how big/small the shutter opens
f/1.2 means it opens very big and can allow a lot of light to go in
and can capture a clear subject and gives the out-of-focus or off-focus region a nice background blur (aka bokeh/faux)
f/22 means it opens just a little bit can allow you to shoot stars/moon kinda
and can capture a clear subject/foreground/background (aka heavy depth-of-field)

shutter speed

it means how fast the shutter opens and closes
1/12,500 means it snaps before you can even blink your eye, it allows you to take photos of moving objects (like your neighbour bathing) or give a background blur (with a big aperature) or freezes water flowing
5 means it takes 5 seconds before it closes its curtains, this is usually used in low litted environments. it can give a nice flowy water effect

ISO

it means the sensitivity to light
a low ISO (100) allows you to take clean, minimal noisy (pigmented) photos
a high ISO (12,500) allows you to take pictures with a bigger aperature or higher shutter speed to capture action and movements

exposure compensation - brigher/darker, kind of

metering - it means where and how much the sensor determine and capture the located subject
evaluative gives a good gauge of foreground and background with its sensor points
partial gives detects around the middle which is good when the background is brighter than your subject (you know sometimes your model's face become very shady?)
center-weighted gives a focus in the middle and lesser on the backgrounds
spot is the same as partial, but it focus in a smaller area like the ~~nipple~~ nose

white balance - it is to obtain good natural-looking colours in your photos
for example if you're shooting a bridal gown in white background under white light
its gonna look like a shade of ghostly or blinding white or the bride may appear bodyless
its best to select Auto White Balance if you don't know the temperature of the lightings
else you may select from daylight/shade/tungsten/cloudy/fluroscent etc

1.4 Common Stupid Questions (FAQ)
i get a whole shit load of these questions every few days
so before you ask me your questions, read through the FAQ
and see if you can find your answers there

Q. I want to buy a compact camera after reading your post, so which model/brand should i get?
A. From experience and in my own opinion, I feel that Canon gives a reddish tint to your photos so I like it for portrait shots so my subjects look a bit "ang geh ang geh" naturally. Fujifilm cameras are great for nature shots, the greens and blues turn out very nicely. Nikon is definitely not my pick if i were to take photos of human as i feel sometimes the colours turn out a bit the fake. Sony compact cameras gives a very super duper powerful digital enhancement boost. Lumix promoters/show girls are pretty sweet. Olympus is kinda cult to me, but they give really nice photos too.
However all these can be overcomed by great photoshop skills and simulated colour balance inside the camera, heh heh..

Q. I can't decide from these two models, which should I get?
A. Your camera is a very personalised item (also apply to lens), don't judge it by the specifications - its a very big and common mistake! So how do you decide on which camera/lens to get? Go to a shop, hold the camera/lens in your hands and if possible try out a few shots. If you like the "feel" and result of it, bring it home. Even with the slightest hesitation, don't buy it.

Q. Why got entry-level and professional dSLR? Why the big difference?
A. To put it simply, the sensors are of a different size. Some cameras are full-framed and some have a crop factor. My EOS 500D has a 1/6 crop factor, meaning the focal distance will be shorter or you can also say that my photos are 1/6 smaller la. Also, the more professional/expensive models may come with better support for harsh conditions, for example my camera produce a whole fuckin load of shit-whore noise or blur at ISO1600, but for twice the price a camera can take it perfectly sharp and clean like when i'm at ISO800. Money is King.

Q. How many mega-pixel is your camera?
A. I hate it when people ask me this question. dSLR users don't give half a shit about the mega-pixels, most don't even know the mp for their cameras! My camera gives about 15.8 mega pixels - so what does this mega-pixel whorethingamagik mean?
It means the amount of pixels in a photo, it has got nothing to do with how sharp/clear/pretty your photos look. Who needs high mega-pixel photos? People who print their photos really really big. Here's a rough gauge - 4R photos (3-5 mega pixels), A4-A3 (8-10 mega pixels). You don't need a high mega-pixel camera if you don't print your shots big.
Does your 8 mega pixel handphone camera take better picture than your 5 mega pixel compact camera? Not likely. It just allows you to have better clarity when zoomed in; and allows you to crop more parts of the picture yet maintain the quality.
If you ask me - Then what gives a nice clear sharp photo if mega pixel is not a factor?
My answer is - Skill, Technique, Lens, Condition and maybe Adobe Photoshop.

Q. What is L lens?
A. I think this is also quite cult. L lens are lenses produced by Canon which are rather expensive, you can't get one below SGD$1,000. It is signified by a red line near the rear end of the camera. In specifications, it has a red letter L after the aperature. For example - EF 24-70mm f/4L
More importantly, I find it rather sexy. Ok. Yes, I do.

Q. I decided to buy a dSLR, what are the essentials that I may need?
A. Many dSLR users rush into buying a whole shit load of useless equipment that they heard from others are good. My advice is DO NOT RUSH, UNLESS YOU'RE RICH! Look, I'm still using a 1/6 crop factor camera, whats the hurry? First thing when you get your kit, play around with it as much as possible to discover your usage and needs. If you find your interest in shooting models at events, you may want to invest in some portrait lens, an extra battery, a battery grip, a flash gun maybe? if you find you're addicted to shooting flowers, insects and nipples closed-up, you may consider getting a macro lens, some macro ring flash maybe? Maybe if you like to take some sports events or spy on your sexy neighbour, you may wanna try out some telephoto zoom lens with a f/2.8 or something?
I must emphasize that one MUST NOT rush into buying lenses and equipment or you'll end up having a dry cabinet full of shit-load that you don't even use it. Overtime, these equipment suffer from depression and commits suicide when you're not looking.
Also, if you are very new to dSLR or suffer from liver/kidney diseases and shaky hands, do get lens that comes with Image Stabiliser(IS) or Vibration Reduction(VR); if you have sweaty palms, get yourself some gloves, cameras dun like salt or moisture.

Q. What are the categories of photography?
A. There isn't exactly any categories or genre in photography, however most of us classify them according into these areas (pretty much like art/painting) - Abstract, Still-life, Landscape, Cityscape, Travel, Macro & Close-up, Reportage, Sports, Portraits & Poses, Stage/Concerts/Performances, Event, Street, Candid, Wedding, Nature etc

Q. I don't think I want to invest in a Dry Cabinet, what else can I do to protect my camera/lens?
A. Some new users who care about their cameras yet do not want to spend much, may want to invest in some Air-Tight Boxes (SGD$3) with Silica Gel (SGD$5). Or if you have a little cabinet or enclosed space in your wardrobe/cupboard/drawers, you may consider Thirsty Hippo also. Camera care is necessary in South-east Asia climate due to the temperature/moisture which encourages growth of fungus. However, sometimes i do hope some rare lingzhi can grow on my camera so i can sell it to buy more expensive lenses. I'm juz talking shit, please do not try to cultivate lingzhis on your cameras!

Q. How do I impress girls with my photography skill?
A. According to experience, most non-dSLR users get excited over the super bokeh/faux effect that a dSLR camera can produce at ease and with much flexibility. The simplest thing you can do is, bring him/her to Starbucks, take a well-composed shot of the Starbucks coffee mug with the logo facing you; with the next nearest object at least two palm length away at maybe f/3.5 or bigger. He/she will be ~~dripping wet~~ amazed like an excited school girl in no time. However if he/she is familiar with photography or have totally no interest, maybe you can try showing him/her shots of yourself in a birthday suit, yes?
(Starbucks may want to send me free beverage vouchers for the free advertisement)

Q. How to I train up with my photo composition?
A. I get this question quite pretty often and i find it absolutely stupified by people who takes photos and crops away a MASSIVE chunk of it. You only do that in Macro Photography, puulease! Here's how you can train up - read and study more photos from magazines and newspapers or from professionals. Try to duplicate their shots with your camera. Also take A LOT of photographs and revise them from time to time, maybe share with your friends - to see how you can improve on it.
I have totally no education in photography, I read up on the internet about all the 1/3 rule crap and rarely follow them. When you are really familiar and comfortable, you know it when you have a good composition.

Q. Compact Cameras and dSLRs are too expensive for me, what shall I get?
A. Actually film photography and lomography are pretty much the same. Only difference is you don't get to preview/delete them on the spot. I have a HOLGA 120 GCFN and i always have a lot of old school fun with it. It comes with a flash and i also bought a fisheye add on. You don't even need to photoshop for vignette effects. Full packages doesn't even cost more than SGD$200. If you don't have SGD$200 and want to take photos, hmmm.. use your mobile phone camera or buy an instant camera.
If you're just trying to be difficult, get an imaginary camera. It could attract quite a lot of attention; more importantly every shot is a good shot, its free & portable and you can preview your pictures anytime.

If you have other questions, you may send me a PM/MSN/SMS/EMAIL.
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15 October.. How long more?

2009-10-14T21:29:00.001-07:00

a lot of people asked me
why i dun drive?
especially NS friends who have seen me
drive the government vehicles like Takumi in Initial D

here are a few reasons that make me not want to drive:
1. failing the same practical for 7 times
2. seeing my friends' cars wreck into scrap
3. seeing my friends wrapped up like a mummy in hospitals
4. attending a few friends' funeral after their car wreck

i am a vegetarian.. sometimes...
really!

someone asked me
why there are only male characters in my comics
the reason is that i'm not really good with girls
i'm brought up to believe that
they are after-lifes of animals (see previous posts)

just kidding
i dun have much female friends
cos i think girls are scary
so here's snow white in the comic for you
HAPPY?

effort?
some of my friends are seriously too damn rich.

its of much convenience to have
non-christian tuition kids
however, sometimes the parent would call up
to clarify if there's really a ghost in their house

friends who dine out with me often
would know that i like to take some shots
before everyone eats

to date, no one got annoyed
cos they know they would be featured in my blog
and there are chicks reading it

stupid lester

2009-10-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

i wonder how zhiyang is doing in australia
how can u leave me in singapore
with this
pandi (tamil: pig) lester leong

Baby its a wild world..

2009-10-13T11:33:00.000-07:00

i've been reading Troy Chin's
THE RESIDENT TOURIST
before i knew it, i bought all his books to date
part 1, part 2, part 3
even his new book LOTI 1

his books made me realise
i'm one of wat the society calls - useless bums
and i can't wait to get out of Singapore
of cos there are other reasons

(and fuck! why my eraser is on 95% opacity and i din even realise it)

today i heard a voice telling me
perhaps it was my own voice,
from my previous life
a vow i made long before i was born.
i have a mission in this life
and i have been fucking around with my life.

i remember the day
tasha the german shepherd went away
the day she left without waiting for me..
and many other days..

for years and years
i've been drinking For Here Tall Latte
even before working in Starbucks 6 years ago
i can tell a good one from a bad one
even if the shot is pulled half a second more/less
and sense when there are kopi-sai (coffee grinds)
left from the previous shot in the grope head
i can taste if the milk has been double-steamed or flat
know when the proportion of espresso-milk is right/wrong

i cannot tolerate drinking bad latte
as much as i try not to be a difficult customer

i was having difficulties completing the sentence
for amanda wong few days ago at the chalet
i can't make myself tell her
"love is a lie"
cos i understand the impermanence of life, love and all other things

Rantings on Saturday...

2009-10-09T20:32:00.000-07:00

my dad likes to tell me to be careful and wary of women
as most of them are reincarnation/after-life of domestic animals/insects
then he'll retell his story of Samson and Delilah for 6 million times
英雄难过美人关 - i know!

heard some Christian Jingle Bells and angels singing
during my meditation last night
some Christian must have included me in his/her prayers lately
anyways yes, i do meditate from time to time
to correct the flow of my "qi"
and calm myself from constant angry emotions

was watching the Dicky Chueng (Hong Kong) version
of Journey to the West (one of my favourite)
and realise maybe the author was trying to depict
the 3 sins of man through the three disciples
Anger, Greed and Foolishness

i hate to play the game of
completing the song lyrics
with my friends
i suck at it cos i dun listen to the radio
even if i do, i'm on Class 95
i only listen to retro/oldies
and they like to test me with new songs

i feel like shit
i missed today's
Canon Photo Marathon
damnit! f*ck!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA?

2009-10-09T19:40:00.001-07:00

DO YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA/RETRIBUTION?

http://ksitigarbhabodhisattva.blogspot.com/2009/10/do-you-believe-in-karma.html

Canon Service Center

2009-10-07T20:11:00.001-07:00

went to Canon Service Center yesterday
and hope to get a lens alignment
but when the lady said it takes 4-5 working days
i said "no fuckin whay!"

how do you survive 5 days without your camera?
(and shit.. i forgot to watermark my picture)

Today's Rantings

2009-10-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

sometimes i think
my tuition kid asks too many questions

ermm..
i'm not jobless.. traditionally

amitabha

Today's featured friend - 神来之笔

2009-10-06T08:50:00.000-07:00

Work in Progress
神来之笔

wat wat wat?

2009-10-03T19:07:00.000-07:00

i enjoy listening to my old man
talk about karma and life
but sometimes i just switch on my "screensaver"

note my ability to look into his eyes
and nod in a timely manner
when my mind is elsewhere actually..

too?

many a times
i feel that i'm happier
during my penniless days

i never forget that day during NS
me and mr. rabbit had to put together
all our coins to pool for our
bus fare home, a canned drink and a stick of cigarette

treasure everyone

2009-10-03T18:32:00.000-07:00

sometimes
the reason behind losing something
is because you treasure it too much..

and sometimes the things u treasure disappoints you
because you over-rate it

nothing last forever
treasure the people/things around you
while it lasts..

Sucky Drawing..

2009-10-03T09:04:00.000-07:00

sometimes i think i have stupid friends...
you mean you din realise
my name is in the URL?

and.. thanks ar..
T_T

Mid Autumn Festival

2009-10-03T08:54:00.000-07:00

today is mid-autumn festival
i wonder what chang'er and jade rabbit
are doing on the moon tonight..

not really annoyed actually..

2009-10-03T08:14:00.000-07:00

a lot of people tend to forget
that i was the photographer

they get tagged in photos
but failed to realise that their photos came from
my facebook album
and most probably has my watermark on it

you may ask - "you were the top art student and nafa scholar
and you used to draw for newspaper and magazines
why the comics in this blog look like shit?"

your answer is here
"i am a technology idiot and i'm trying to learn how to draw using my wacom tablet"

Comics for today..

2009-10-03T07:29:00.000-07:00

some people have the misconception
that i'm a hermit
and i do not like to attend old friends gathering

actually i just do not want to give old friends
the disappointment
cos i already know before hand
a lot of them are doing insurance/MLM

i give up warning friends about Internet Sex Fiends
cos i realise nobody believes what u say
until it happens to youself

how do you fix a problem that isn't there?

lesson learnt
look at your dog when u are praising him/her