2009, will you be mine?

2012

2012-01-03T21:43:00.006+08:00

Hi.

Hear ye, hear ye, followers of my 2009 blog of old.

I'm back for 2012.

Yes I am.

The only way is forwards, right?

so here it is: scrapsofdailylife.tumblr.com

I didn't make it!! (oyea? so what else is new?)

2010-11-05T17:39:00.024+08:00

huh.

Y'all probably forgot about me. I even made this blog private due to, um, certain embarrassing (mostly my unfulfilled goals ahahah) reasons.

Yes. It's been over a year now. Safe to say that I didn't make it through the entire 2009. However the previous post was not my last post, I did make 23 more drawings since then... alas, I didn't even make it to my birthday.

But no worries! I will be coming back next year! 2011!! yeay!!! I will be graduating. Yes, the last time I updated this blog, I was a first year (second semester). 2011 will be my third year, final semester. Hopefully all things go well. Graduating is a much bigger change and milestone than turning 20. I am 21 now, 22 next year.

I may have only gotten through to just above 100 days and 100 scrap arts last year, but next year, I will make it to 365! and I say, bring it on!

Till then, enjoy the 23 previously unpublished scraps:

Short notice

2009-03-24T14:26:00.003+08:00

to my few readers whom I love very much,

Sorry for the lack of updates, as I've been very busy with assignments (as you can probably tell....) so I haven't had the time to go back home and scan my scraps. Don't worry, I'm still doing this thing, and I haven't missed any days (I think so. When your days consist of nothing but drawing 24 hours, and not sleeping, its hard to tell or remember).

Um, so when I get back home I'm gonna have to scan a lot of scribbly junk! haha.

Happy Tuesday.

1,2,3

2009-03-14T13:20:00.000+08:00

[marker pen on a torn piece of a film processing shop's envelope]

This would be.
So.
Good.

AAAAARGH

2009-03-13T23:14:00.001+08:00

[illustration on a bank receipt I found somewhere in the hostel]

!

Je ne suis pas

2009-03-12T18:00:00.000+08:00

[fiber-tip pens and marker on a graph paper found in the studio]

Je ne sais pas que je ne suis pas
Je ne suis pas un superhero
Je ne sais pas qui je suis

Intravenous hours

2009-03-11T23:00:00.001+08:00

[pen illustration coloured with brush pens on a paper that came in my Lomography box. It's Japanese and I don't understand it.]

I need to breaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathe.
It's another Wednesday.

It isn't a crime to dream, right?

2009-03-10T23:00:00.000+08:00

[blue marker on a brochure for Maldives from Ummatic Week]

Oh, how I long for a nice, quiet holiday.
That would be so perfect right now.

私は私の holga を愛する!

2009-03-09T21:00:00.003+08:00

[pen illustration and highlighters on my Holga's valid-only-in-Japan-warranty]

I bought myself a Holga a few days ago, after years of longing and chasing and drooling.

It looks like a black toy box camera.
Totally the opposite of my brother's DSLR.
Awesome!

When life gives you Lemons

2009-03-08T20:00:00.003+08:00

[markers, highlighters and pens on a glass/mug holder/warmer from a splendid cafe]

Yes, I seriously don't know what they are called.

Life is bittersweet.
I can only thank God for my countless blessings.

My geeky self-portrait

2009-03-07T21:00:00.000+08:00

[drawing pen and red ballpoint pen on old school notebook paper]

My friend is setting up a website, BakatSeni, and I've been invited to join as a contributor.
She asked me to come up with a self-portrait, photo or drawn, and here it is.
Drawn based on a photo ;)

The Ultimate Holiday Celebration

2009-03-06T21:30:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on a flier that was stuck to my foot as I was walking down the hallway. lol]

Oh yeah.
I kinda died on my bed today after crit, only to be revived hours later by my phone ringing.
Today's crit session was ok-ish. It didn't suck!

Not.

2009-03-05T22:30:00.000+08:00

[scribbles on my now rejected floor plan]

Everyone's on fire.

Death by Architecture

2009-03-04T23:00:00.000+08:00

[pencil sketch on a piece of paper I found in thestudio]

*Note: This is not an emo post. Sorry, emo fans.

I am not crying in the picture, I am trying to catch some Z's.
And that's not blood, but ink.

Holga baby

2009-03-03T22:00:00.000+08:00

[pens on a sticker that wasn't so sticky anymore, peeled off a chair on campus]

Today I got my early birthday gift to myself: the Holga!
Finally.
You and me are going to make it through this chaotic life!
Sorry this work is not of high quality, but you thrive on flaws, don't you?

Half a world inside

2009-03-02T21:00:00.001+08:00

[pen illustration on a matte photo I found in the family room's drawer]

I long for the days I get to freely roam the world.
I am a nature lover caught in between loves and responsibilities.

Drowning

2009-03-01T22:00:00.001+08:00

[pen illustration on a hostel return key envelope]

Much work to be done, and I am enveloped within, drowning again in this sea of monotony.

Fatigued February

2009-02-28T23:55:00.000+08:00

February, all 28 days, is done.

It's a combination of fast, furious, fun, fearsome, fatigue, frailty and fighting spirit.

Flustered Faces

2009-02-28T23:40:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on today's bus ticket]

Saturday, end of February.
Today has been a long, full day.
The sun, the heat, the work, the heavy surveying equipment.
The road, the friends, the food.
The night, the smoke, the unfamiliar faces.

Labyrinth of words

2009-02-27T22:00:00.000+08:00

[pen doodle on a crumpled up piece of butter paper I found stashed in my bag]

Too busy living life but I have none
is this the time we strive since we've been born
I can't even fathom
what this is
beneath all this shizzz

so much to do so little
time goes flying out the
door that you never even noticed was
open your
mind is a labyrinth of
words only mean
so much ...

Hello, feet.

2009-02-26T23:00:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on half a hostel room booking form]

Hello, tired feet.

Today has been a tiring day.

I haven't played in years!

2009-02-25T19:00:00.000+08:00

[marker on scrap cardboard and model board]

Today, my roommate Za just popped into my compartment and asked,
"Do you wanna play basketball?"
Yeah!

She saw a girl playing, that's why she asked. And we just joined in.
I really need to play more often.

I haven't been shooting hoops since I graduated from high-school 3 years ago. Haha.

Green Warrior

2009-02-24T19:00:00.000+08:00

[handmade badge; made with scrap board, newspaper, glue, and a pin I found]

Made this for Green Team.
It's very simple to make, and fun.

I have two other designs as well, been wearing them around campus.
Do you want a tutorial?

Pinwheel Personality

2009-02-23T21:00:00.001+08:00

[pen character doodles cut out from the back of my butterpaper pad, and an empty pin holder]

*Who am I today?*
*Let's take a spin on the pinwheel personality!*

la la la la
dum dum dum
da da da da

Empty consumption

2009-02-22T23:00:00.001+08:00

[fibre-tip coloured pen on a Body Shop bookmark]

The grandest, shiniest, time waster.
A hollow orchestral consumption, looping forever.
I am sorry.

AThief of a Different Kind

2009-02-21T19:50:00.000+08:00

[poem written with drawing pen and coloured pens, washed wish water, on a tea-bag aged scrap paper I made last year]

[click to enlarge, or read txt version here]

This came to me today, when I realised... it's marking me.

"I ebb and flow into your mind
I am the fear within your tunnel of time
creating seismic superfluous yarn
weaving yourself into an intricate darn
Barrier."

202 SOS

2009-02-20T21:30:00.000+08:00

[felt-tip pens, scrap board that was cut into circles ages ago, yarn]

The three of us threaded through time.

I need this to get through.

Can't wipe it away

2009-02-19T23:55:00.000+08:00

[pen sketch on a napkin I got from eating at Johnny's today]

Busy as you can see.

Dangerous & Sweet

2009-02-18T11:40:00.000+08:00

[pencil colours and pen on a passport photo envelope that's been stashed in my wallet]

it stings
like a spider
hits you deep inside

Sheen

2009-02-17T20:00:00.000+08:00

[poem written on a fallen leaf; paper clip and embroidered word found by the road on my walk back to the hostel]

"tinting my buttery mundane life with prize"

I'm Smiling

2009-02-16T20:00:00.000+08:00

[pencil colours on a strip of paper that held a roll of A1 papers]

I may be sick.
I may be tired.
I may be sleep deprived.
But today I'm smiling.
Lucky to be loved.
Lucky to be alive.

Today's cornea trilogy

2009-02-15T22:30:00.001+08:00

[pen doodles on an old receipt (dated December 2007!) I found in my old planner in my drawer]

I am bored and sick out of my mind!
Thinking about my assignments and projects, the taste in my mouth needed to be washed out.
Don't get me wrong, I love my course, but you know, work is work.
So today I watched 3 movies! On Youtube!
50 First Dates = Aww, such a sweet movie...
Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging = Ugh, are teenagers really this dumb?
Jeux d'enfants = I LOVE this movie! It's a really unique, beautiful, gripping tale. Watch it.

Ok back to work.

It's cool to Love your Family

2009-02-14T22:09:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on scrap that my mom cut out for me from a wedding invitation]

There are no roses, no candy, no chocolate, no cake
no giant red hearts, no mushy movies, no sloppy kisses
Today is just another day, another weekend
with my beautiful family that I miss.

Beauty in the Breakdown

2009-02-13T23:40:00.001+08:00

[pencil illustration from a scrap my mom cut out for me from a wedding invitation]

There are times when I accidentally let go of myself.
Not the feeling of freedom, but of vulnerability.
I hate it. I hate emotional instability. I hate it even more when I fail to keep it inside.

But I guess, as they say, there's beauty in the breakdown.

Foundations

2009-02-12T23:54:00.000+08:00

[poem written with watercolour marker on a scribbled piece of paper from my Building Construction and Materials group discussion]

"This cold night I shall dig deep into the ground
until myself has been found"

Milky way

2009-02-11T21:00:00.000+08:00

[pen and paint marker on a tag written in Arabic letters "Milky Way super deluxe", I found in the studio]

I am sick. My nose is leaky like that annoying tap at home.
It's been several days already.

sniff.

Detail

2009-02-10T23:35:00.001+08:00

[drawing pen and pencil colours on an architectural magazine flier I found in the studio]

There once was a kid who dreamed of buildings; art and science; wonders of the world.

Little did she know that architecture is a crazy hard, hard world.

Little wide-eyed kid is now a sleepy-eyed student ready to bid "Goodnight, world!"

zzz.

Pills

2009-02-09T23:19:00.000+08:00

[ballpoint pen illustration on excess model board]

We're losing ground with every passing day
we're not okay.
But that's one thing I would never
one thing I would never
one thing I would never
say to you.

-The Perishers, "Pills"

Where do we go?

2009-02-08T22:30:00.000+08:00

[marker, pen, and an uninteresting photo of mine, which I then cut out]

Where do we go, nobody knows
Don't ever say you're on your way down, when..
God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face, oh yeah

Now when you work it out I'm worse than you
Yeah when you work it out, I want it too
Now when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine...

-God Put a Smile upon Your Face, Coldplay

Healing

2009-02-07T23:00:00.000+08:00

[pen and pencil colours on bandage wrapping I found on the desk]

Time to sleep!

Saya mau Main Sejuk!

2009-02-06T22:00:00.000+08:00

[pen and pencil colours on a scrap piece of butter paper that already had some doodles on it]

translated: I want COLDPLAY!

They are one of the most important bands in my life.
It's been rumored that they will be coming here.

I wish they were!
I've been listening to Coldplay non-stop all week.

Barred.

2009-02-05T17:00:00.001+08:00

[pen illustration on a clothes tag]

I've been barred for a week now.

And it is so frustrating.

Superwoman!

2009-02-04T22:00:00.001+08:00

[pencil colours, pen, silver marker, on a printout of the roof plan and section of a house for our case study.]

The only way I could think of how to survive this week of extreme hectic-ness was to turn into a Superwoman!

Not only was my phone barred,

We also had Site Analysis presentation on Monday
assignment due on Monday
design development on Monday
2 reports due on Wednesday
presentation and poster on Wednesday
presentation on Thursday
test on Thursday
blah blah

So today, when we got over the most hell-ish part (Monday till Wednesday),
I felt ecstatic!

Superwoman!

My White Palms

2009-02-03T04:37:00.000+08:00

[poem on scrap paper]

glowing and flawful
my white palms,
turned blue.

click image to enlarge and read more.

Stars

2009-02-02T04:31:00.001+08:00

[pencil colours, pen, on two scrap brown model board excess from making North points to put on the presentation boards]

"so many stars at night
but i can only count
one at a time

so many wars to fight
but i can only fight
mine."

Effin

2009-02-01T23:50:00.000+08:00

[Pencil colours, letter F cutout from the site analysis title block, excess polystyrene from the site model (shaped into a heart by someone. I found it like that)]

No, I don't have a new crush.
No, I'm not swearing.

It's February!

F is for fabulous, fantastic, fun, frightening, frenzied February!

Completed: January Junk!

2009-01-31T23:50:00.001+08:00

January is done!

Whilst I first said it with a tone of excitement, I also realised that one month has now passed since the new year rolled in. Boy, time flies.

I'm currently very busy with assignments and my final project for this semester, so I have less time to go home and use my beloved scanner.

However, I'm still going strong with this project. It's really liberating to have something on the side, not just study-related design. It allows me to break free of all the requirements, and I don't need to spend hours thinking. Just let it free flow!

I hope you guys enjoy the January collection. It's simple, but I'm just happy for doing this.

Balloon of a time

2009-01-31T23:00:00.001+08:00

[pen, pencil colours on brown paper (excess from site model) I picked up from the floor while my studiomate was sweeping.]

Deluding one's self into thinking that one is not busy
by attending a birthday bash can be fun.

At least, until the fun is over and you realise
there is so much more work to be done.

(Today's Afreeda's 21st birthday.)

My Brain

2009-01-30T23:45:00.000+08:00

[multicolored pen scrawls on a piece of excess model board]

I am so busy busy busy.
This is my brain, my lovely brain.

I had no time to draw. No time to write.
So on my way to studio, in our old van, I did this.
I took some pens and just held them, against the card, letting the bumpy ride illustrate this picture of my brain.

Have a nice day.

Out-OK?

2009-01-29T22:38:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on some green card I found lying around our hectic studio]

I'm in the studio. We're working on our site analysis.

As well as figuring out some AutoCAD stuff.
These girls are funny, so cartoonish in nature :)

A little amount of Bliss

2009-01-28T22:38:00.001+08:00

[felt tip pens, pencil colours and silver pen on a paper bag from my cinnamon roll brunch]

...priceless.

I am so tired and sleepy.

I think I'm already dozing off into dreamland.........

Filament

2009-01-27T23:28:00.000+08:00

[paint markers (scratched in some places) on a black glossy label for a keychain from Singapore that my seniors gave]

Now before you say that this thing looks like I drew it in the dark (to put it politely..), it was in fact drawn in the dark!

I was alone in my hostel room when my whole block had a black out.
And it was already 11pm.

So armed with my mobile phone, this is what came out :)

Results of your Search

2009-01-26T17:00:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on a piece of scrap paper I took from that exact pile of trash in the picture, while sweeping]

We find things we are looking for in the most unexpected places.
We find the most unexpected things in common places.

Every now and then, we should take ourselves off the shelf and shake the dust off.
Spin around a little. Break a little. Heal a little.

Meow!

2009-01-25T23:00:00.001+08:00

[coloured felt tip pens on the product tag for our newly purchased cat house/scratching post]

rrrr....

This kitty has somewhat become my muse!
Even when she is complaining.

Who could ever resist?

Atmospheric Pressure

2009-01-24T23:30:00.001+08:00

[ballpoint pens on a serviette (fancy word for napkin) from a wedding today.]

It's hard to remain in one state of mind when everything keeps on interfering.
It's impossible to look at one thing and not see the finer, more sinister details.
It's easier to live in a bubble, oblivious to harm.
But everything is what it is, right or wrong.

On another note, it's so hot today.

Currently, in this life

2009-01-23T23:13:00.000+08:00

[drawing pen and coloured pencils on half of found graph paper. The blue marker streaks are from last week's work, this was under it I guess.]

And I've barely even reached 1%.

There's definitely a whole world out there.

Melody Mechanism

2009-01-22T23:00:00.000+08:00

[watercolour markers and coloured pencils on a piece of notebook paper with Regina Spektor's 'Musicbox' scrawled across it. I was practising lettering last semester.]

I went kayaking today with you.
I know the water wasn't blue.

It doesn't matter.
I feel better.

It's in the Details

2009-01-21T21:30:00.000+08:00

[pink and blue felt-tip pens on a library fine receipt. I always return books late. sheesh]

I can be lousy. Very lousy.
But at least I'm trying.

I'm late!

2009-01-20T23:59:00.000+08:00

[purple pen on a torn notebook paper]

Oh no!
I'm so busy today!

Ob La Di Ob La Da

2009-01-19T23:00:00.000+08:00

[felt-tip pens, scrap fabric from a bandanna for my project, excess coloured paper]

Ob La Di Ob La Da
Life goes on, Brah!
Lala how the life goes on~

After a whole night and day working, the coffee is still going strong.

Polar Heart

2009-01-18T17:33:00.001+08:00

[drawing pen, excess model board, some scrap pearl string I salvaged from my mom's discarded flower bouquets, excess frosted plastic, coloured paper and magnets on the back]

This is something different.

Magnets.
They attract and repel at the same time.

Here they complete each other.

Mental Block

2009-01-17T23:40:00.000+08:00

[felt tip pens and marker on a decade-old scrap fabric I found around the house]

I really need to work.
But I'm having a mental block.

I need to find my way out of this!

Longing for

2009-01-16T23:33:00.002+08:00

[drawing pen and pencil colours on a loose (fancy) notepad paper I found on our messy desk at home]

She never fails to amaze me.

Full circle

2009-01-15T23:40:00.000+08:00

[drawing pen on a paper plate from tonight's barbecue for studio]

I want to hold on tightly to everything I've ever cared for or loved.
I'm unbelievably lucky.

Stlink

2009-01-14T21:40:00.000+08:00

[Sharpie and various paint markers on a recreation brochure I got at FRIM today]

No water due to palm oil spill accident.

special

2009-01-13T23:00:00.000+08:00

[pen on origami peace swan, folded using a section of my previous project's design brief. Different pattern on other side.]

I met some wonderful Japanese folks today.
Learned how to fold these birds.
They were displaying Hiroshima/Nagasaki art and collecting signatures for a petition to ban all nuclear weapons.

It's Zayan's birthday.
A humble heartfelt book.
An altogether wonderful day.

Even the most mundane can be the most special.

Light the Night

2009-01-12T22:40:00.000+08:00

[Paint markers, sharpie, silver marker and pencil colour on a faultily spray painted mounting board for my previous project]

Monday.
Nervous. Busy. Passed with a blur.

Walking alone at night under the starry sky is refreshing, calming, liberating.
I freely roam my thoughts.

Tonight was the 15th of Muharram, thus full moon.

Cries

2009-01-11T13:14:00.000+08:00

[candle from yesterday’s protest, watercolor markers, ballpoint & drawing pens, and other various markers from the marker box; on a piece of scrap notebook paper]

Listen.

This postcard is rael

2009-01-10T17:12:00.000+08:00

[ballpoint pens, silver marker, glitter, and other various markers from my newly retrieved marker box; on a newspaper cutting of Gaza being attacked and some scrap model board]

I am shocked.
I went to the protest today, and I just can’t believe the police’s actions.

Oppression is everywhere.

I can't draw today

2009-01-09T23:40:00.000+08:00

[drawing pen on the back of my a3 butter paper pad]

I scribbled this quickly, barely looking, while in the car on the way back from a forum on the Palestinian issue.

Packed, busy day, and no mood.

Just plenty of unanswered questions.

Departure Time

2009-01-08T22:40:00.000+08:00

[my trusty drawing pens on an AirAsia boarding pass my friend Kim handed to me when I asked for scrap paper]

We have to live this life a little. Just keep in focus.

Having late-night conversations is good for you.

McBucks

2009-01-07T22:00:00.000+08:00

[red and black ballpoint pens on the back of an Al-Aqsa Friends’ Society bookmark]

Can’t we live without being tied to the super wants?

The stars came out to say Hello

2009-01-06T23:03:00.000+08:00

[drawing pens on a small promo handout for the Theatre Club membership drive]

The night started out cloudy, and then the sky cleared, greeting us with stars.

We sat and under the street light and listened to the angklung and the orchestra of the night.
We talked about defining moments, girl talk and life.

Wishes

2009-01-05T23:00:00.000+08:00

[drawing pen on the back of a clothes tag from a scarf my friend T-qa gave to me]

It’s quizzically lonely.

Be gentle with me

2009-01-04T21:43:00.005+08:00

[felt tip pens and coloured pencils on paper from an old school notebook of mine from 4 years ago, lying around the room]

Little Rain, I know you're still scared. I am, too.
I wish you have family and friends.
Meanwhile, we can try to be yours, little buddy.

And I made the first date mistake this year... I got the date wrong at the top. Ooops my bad.

music: The Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle With Me

Little Rain

2009-01-03T22:20:00.002+08:00

[felt tip pens on an ace hardware shop receipt, quite obviously]

(please click to enlarge)

It has soft brown fur, and eyes of gray blue.
Like the rainy sky.

7W

2009-01-02T21:41:00.000+08:00

[coloured sharpie pens on an IKEA light bulb label I found in the drawer]

Are things beginning to change?
I don't know. Who knows what we have in store?

On a lighter note, I somehow enjoyed myself in AutoCAD class today.
Maybe I am a geek after all.

First post: A new Year

2009-01-01T22:35:00.000+08:00

[pen illustration on a piece of paper that came in the mail with my dad's reader's digest]

Maybe we should start this new year with a prayer.
Everything should start with a prayer.
Especially now.