I had a meeting at client's office near Expo, so I came early and treated myself a huge breakfast at Starbucks :D Oh I needed that, alright, to prepare myself for the dreaded meeting to come haha. After breakfast, It started to rain, but luckily, only after I reached the office lobby.

Well, I was the first to arrive and that only meant another free time to sketch hehe This was done at outside lobby.

Back in office, after my meeting and umm… my first IUI (and let's hope it was successful and hence would be our last IUI). Had the whole room by myself.

Hanabi Taikai (花火大会) or fireworks festival is held in Summer and showcase a fabulous fireworks show that lasts for about one to two hours. I really love this festival because I can dress up in yukata, have one or two cans of beer haha but of course, the best thing is to be able to share those things with my friends. And as what usually accompany a festival in Japan is street snack and game stalls lining the streets. 

The sketches below are from the reference photos that my friend took during Hanabi festival in Yokohama, July 2008.

Now that I'm not living in Japan anymore, I miss this festival the most. Well, I guess the next visit to Japan will be in Summer then :D

.: August 09, 2012. Thursday :.

On the day Singapore celebrating its independence day, we went to a newly opened Gardens by the Bay. BUT… since we arrived there at the time where the sun was directly overhead, we chilled out at a cafe in Marina Bay Sands. Did draw the food and the people. Gosh, how I suck at drawing people. I want to draw people and their gestures effortlessly… well, I'll just keep drawing, and drawing, and drawing, and hopefully I can get better :)

From a reference photo I took during Summer 2008 in Japan. Mom and Dad visited us in Tokyo and so we planned a trip to Osaka, Kyoto and Hakone. Hoping to do more sketches of Hakone. Ahh finding the right pic will be tough tho, took tons of photos from the trip :p

Ah it's this time of the year again. On August, many events are held in Japan, celebrating the summer. It's called Natsu matsuri, a summer festival.

I love going to these events, always filled with people, a huge selection of street snacks and of course, beer. Nothing compared to drinking a chilled beer in a hot, summer season.

This sketch below is from a photo I took on August, 2008, at Ueno park.

.: August 01, 2012. Wednesday :.

We went to Taiwan in mid May 2012 for a family trip. Love the food there and of course the night market. Almost all the district have their own night market, but the famous one is Shihlin Night Market. You can shop while snacking around :D

~ We went to the Red House in Ximen district where you can find many creative artists showcase their stuff. So if you want to find a unique gift or souvenir, Red House would be the right place to go. Mum bought some sand bottles as souvenirs. I really cannot imagine how patient is the guy who made those intricate details with colorful sands. ~

~ It was a 4 hour flight from Singapore to Taiwan, so what better way to spend time than sketching? ~

~ On the first day, we went to Taipei 101 and grandma seemed to be fascinated by the Teppanyaki cook show :D ~ 

~ Oh we also tried gold medal Taiwan beer recommended by my colleague. But still, Asahi beer remains number 1 in my list. ~

~ A really quick sketch. This is viewed from Golden Waterfall. ~

~ I had sooo much fun collecting stamps from Miniature Museum of Taiwan. They have these replicas of famous buildings and sceneries from all around the world and few have stamps. ~