oil

Sunday 26 January 2014


This is my first oil painting in five years haha. I've recently gone back to art classes and I feel like I've learnt so much already. My teachers give really helpful advice and most importantly I think there is a very good balance of instructions and free reign. They are super supportive of what I want to do  and  then guide me to do it well, and I am very very grateful for them. They've also boosted my confidence to start painting with oils at home and I'm so excited to be painting more! Hehehe! :)

Australia 2013 (v) : Hunter Valley Day 2

Wednesday 22 January 2014

We woke up at three in the morning to catch our hot air balloon ride at sunrise. It was absolutely silent and still dark when we left our hotel, and we drove through the dark on empty streets with no street lamps. All you could hear was the rumble of the road beneath us. The morning was cold and hazy, but as we ascended with the sun, it became gradually brighter and warmer 
Gopro attached to the strings. Brilliant.
After the balloon ride, all of us got back in the van feeling super exhausted like we'd been up for ages. The young lady glanced at her watch, and did a double take in surprise. "It's still so early!" We got back to the hotel at 9am, and crashed back into our beds for a few more hours. And then in the late afternoon, we took a short trip to the Hunter Valley Gardens to do some shopping. #ootd!
The stars at night

Australia 2013 (iv) : Hunter Valley Day 1

We said goodbye to the Gatsby :(
The night before we left, my mom was researching places to have breakfast at before we set off on our three to four hour long drive to Hunter Valley, and she found this place called Unique Patisserie which is apparently the best place to eat at in Katoomba. So we went there in the morning, my sister fully expecting delicious warm croissants, only to find that they do Penang food. They had lor bak, laksa, black bean beef and sweet and sour pork (which was sooo good btw). Unique, indeed.
We drove through 240km of the Australian countryside (which is a lot to me, anyway), through dubious farmland, winding along mountains, through forests and across creeks. Actually, we passed a sign that said "Boggy Swamp Creek" and the place was absolutely dry. Ha, so ironic!
The first day we spent chilling around the hotel, my dad went swimming, my mom went to the spa, while my sister and I played a very intense game of Jenga while I made full use of the Nespresso machine in the room.
Wandering around the hotel grounds
In the evening, we went to have dinner in the hotel's vineyard, and it was absolutely gorgeous. The sun was filtering through the glass doors on the side through all the wine glasses that stood on tabletops. The people sitting near the doors were catching the light in their eyes and wisps of their hair which made them look like they were glowing. 
The warm light outside kept shifting and changing each minute while we had dinner and I kept wanting to slip out of the restaurant to try to capture the moment. It was absolutely beautiful to see the sun set over the vineyard.


playing with fire

Monday 20 January 2014


I still can't take photos of sparklers. If anyone knows what settings to use please teach me :(
Until then I will keep taking videos of them.

Changi

Sunday evening spent with friends at the beach, eating, running around, chatting, having impromptu shoots with a bunch of balloons we randomly found on the ground and being a spectacle for tourists walking along the pier.

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