Oct 19 2010
I am not talking about being knocked down by a car or knocked-down prices but about a different thing entirely. Let me begin by telling you that going to Ikea, the Swedish furniture hypermart, at weekends is a crazy affair. We tried to avoid going there if possible. It’s really a mad place – a [...]
May 31 2010
Those white smooth stones in my garden are just irresistible not to draw on to make them into personal gifts. Here are some stones written and drawn on with meaningful words for special friends. All it takes are some permanent markers pens of different sizes and colours, and some creative wordings and drawings. These decorative [...]
May 23 2010
Journal entry: Burnie, 3 February 2010 (cont’d) The colours black and white are such a contrast. White represents happiness, purity and cleanliness. That’s why brides wear white wedding gowns. White would make any one wearing it look elegant and smart. It’s a neutral colour and can go with any other colours. As for black, it [...]
May 12 2010
Journal entry: Burnie, 1 February 2010 (cont’d..) I was just in the mood to paint. I wanted to make the almost perfect stone come to life. I had by then collected a number of stones of all sizes and shapes. They were found all over the beaches in Burnie. Picking two big and round stone, [...]
Mar 30 2010
On Monday, 25 January, Edmund’s friend Wei Ming was on leave and offered to take me to visit these places: a paper mill, a whiskey factory and a cheese factory. We started at about 12.30 pm. Our first stop was the paper mill located in town. We were supposed to pay an entrance fee of A$15.00 per [...]