It started with a little note

I've stumble upon this sweet funny story via apartment therapy. A relationship started from a simple little note, placed by a girl onto the car windshield of the guy he likes. Both of them commute to work on the same schedule every morning. They've been exchanging glances and smiles for few months before she finally decided to left the note. The message on the small piece of paper was simple: "You are a cutie. Hi."A few days later, he reciprocated by leaving a note on her windshield with his phone number. You can read the original article from here.

This story reminded me my own past little love journey with Mr. Turtle :) Or perhaps giving me some encouragement >_< and hope.

Have you ever had a similar experienced before? Had a crush with a stranger you meet everyday?

Late update

Sorry, has been late posting an update. It has been such a busy week at least until after few weeks I moved into the new house. I might not be able to hook up to the internet for awhile. Depends how fast I can arrange to get the new internet connection done. So don't worry if I sort of gone for a month. I hope it won't take that long, I can't live without internet. I might even blog during lunch time at work.

I will be officially moved this weekend. So far, we have managed to move some little stuff and kitchen ware. We have been able to eat only using 4 bowls!!! I haven't packed all my books and magazine yet, they're still neatly sitting on FLARKE bookcase.

We did a big shopping on the weekend. We bought new vacuum cleaner, TV, and rugs. Now, I realise that credit cards always come handy. Finally, I reached that financial situations (it's either bad or good sigh). It was the first time, I used my credit card! for buying the new LCD TV, its Sharp AQUOS LC37D53X (37 inch with 100Hz, not full HD yet since my budget was under $2000). I've done lots of research with this one, so I hope its good. You can see the review here and other review with smaller size here. We had a good deal from JB HiFi, $200 less. It will be delivered this Saturday, so I will post more about it when I have it and also about my new house (I'm so excited about it!!!)

I found my self in the loop again

It usually take me a year to mend what's broken, but the marks will always there. Somehow, I always want to keep them alive in my memory. Since, it was the last thing I have to make me feel close.

I know perhaps it's no good, but let it be… time will blow them away.

It's been quite a melancholy week, the situations is not helping to improve my health or it could be the other way around. I feel so weak and tired easily

I'm pretty sucks noticing when I'm gonna get sick

It's been sicky day for me the past two-three days. I didn't see it coming, really. But after looking back it's all make sense I should able to prevent this to happen. It had been such joyful long weekend (with the extra holiday on monday as labour day). Then in the middle of the night I woke up feeling that my throat had been dried up like a dessert. I had a series of bad dreams that night, I had this dream like premonition of what going to happen in the office the next day where I got so sick then decided to go home. So in the morning, I decided to stay at home.

I was right. In the mid day things got worse. It's not only I got the sore throat but also catch the cold too. I was still feeling cold, even though I wore socks, sweater, and long pants and hid under the blanket, even the sun was shining so brightly. The lemon drink soothed me a little bit, while watching Operah show. Luckily, I haven't got the cough yet, but I got pretty bad runny nose.

Decided to go to see doctor this morning, unfortunately it was fully booked till Friday (disappointed T_T). Went to the next door chemist, got new medicine for my runny nose and a nice chewy vitamin C. I am quite optimistic that I will get better soon. I can feel an improvement from this morning.

I might even back to work tomorrow. Now, I will sit back, drink my hot herbal medicine and enjoy the sunny day. ps: I wasn't eating properly the past few days (perhaps it made my body weak) plus having instant noodle twice in a row!!! (definitely not good for your health).

Boys and girls, don't forget to eat healthy food plus vitamin C during this winter season!!! What's sickness you've ever had that you hate the most?

The talented person behind the catchy illustrations at QAG

I've been wondering who's the talented designer who creates the amazing characters at Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The very recent/most popular exhibition is Andy Warhol exhibition. I am sure most of Brisbane art/design lovers had visited this exhibition. You may recalled there are some wacko Andy Warhol's character appears in some of the walls, explains few bits more of his works. Then if you are a hoarder like me, you might grab the cute square children's activity book (the picture shown). All those nice illustration is actually designed by Fiona-Lee (a.ka. Bonsai Foi), the inhouse illustrator/designer at the QAG/GOMA.

I believe she has been working there for couple years by now. She has been behind all the great characters created in every exhibitions for kids. From the famous turtle mascot for Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art exhibition to the Yayoi Kusama exhibitions (the dots), there're also the cat, the gnome, the bug and not to forget the bat from other exhibitions. The list can just go on, please check her websites or her flickr set.



I wish I could do work as fun as hers. ps: I think she is my work mate's (a.k.a marshmallow cat) best friend, who her self is very talented illustrator too. I found it over flickr, yesterday morning.

Michi Yanagishita is my twins???

In a glance I thought I saw my self as Small Cool judges at apartment therapy. Michi Yanagishita is an architect based on NYC, she and her partner, Yen Ha is the principals behind Front Studio (the only Asian-women owned partnership at NYC!!!). Her self-portrait posed just so reminiscence of myself (giggles). What do you think? try covering her lips.