8ight.

hello dear, its our eighth
on the first day of chinese new year
i just want to make use of this auspiciousness
to wish us all the best
and many many more new years to come.

bounce bounce*
right now my baby is sick
and sleeping
so this is for you,
when you wake up tomorrow morning.
get well soon my dear.
happy fourth!

the new nightbike shirt design
this is actually one of the few times im experimenting
with splatter patterns
but i quite like the turnout

smux camp logo.

my work for logos for SMUX Camp
on top was the one rejected by mr woody
and below is the new
and revised
and totally revamped
and toned down
censored
cut off
trimmed
euphemised
redone
remade
rehashed
and complete
new logo for SMUX Camp 08.

Operation: SMUXeLand , SMUX Camp 08

havent had much time to blog lately
been caught up with ever so many things
it looks like it will be a busy week before i leave
i just really hope we can fill up the spaces for smux camp
its been quite a bummer year for everyone
ah well
i shall stop blaming external factors
i honestly think we couldve done a million and one things better
oh well
two days to get this up and running
lets do this.

and so it begins..

today was just supposed to be the collection of tables and chairs
but it turns out we had to start preparing
for the matric booth much much earlier
so today we managed to finish up most of the main foundation decor work
now its on to the details and the rest of the setup process
its going to be exciting
been working hard on this small lil project
i hope it all comes together nicely
this year seems much bigger than the previous year
every club and society is really pulling out all the stops to make this event look good
very aptly
another race is also starting
the 95th tour de france
so in our own little way
we're climbing up our own little alp' de huez's
and decending our own mount ventoux's
but it'll be one hell of a ride.

another bike shirt.

another biking tshirt
this was the design we talked about tonight at meeting
it didnt really occur to me then
but when i finished
i thought it looked like one of those
"singapore is a fine city"
tshirts.
which cynthia happily pointed out to me also.
oh well, time to be more decisive lah
we have like tons of options
at least we're steadily accumulating
i suppose we might shortlist some of the better ones ourselves first
then we open to the floor for more comments and ideas?
not sure whats gonna happen
so im just gonna keep contributing to the ever
growing pool.

smux camp teaser.

edited version
you can play
"spot the difference"

my work for the biking team t shirt
it was really easy to do
each person has a bike in a matching colour
i was thinking if i could do a connect the dots thing
oh well
start with this basic one first lah

my work for the ride from the hut banner
the roadshow is this weekend
i couldnt play in much of the planning
so this is my two cents worth
beach hut
sat - sun .

lust.

i want this baby.

image from wacom

biking team shirt sample two.

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my attempt at work escapism.

btw, the background is supposed to be pink
but due to the monochromatic nature of this blog
i had to export with grayscale

biking team t shirt.

yay, done.

biking team shirt sample one.

pre-work on the biking shirt design
i think i like it like this already
its a little sloppy though

wonderland shopping list.

my current wish list

1. Zipp 404 Tubular Wheelset

the wheelset that i can only lust for, with its glorious dimples and cx-ray spokes.these babies are legal performance enhancers

2. Canon Powershot G9
as i venture deeper, i find myself to be limited by my sucky 299 dollar camera. which goes out to any photo enthusiast, if u want something good, spend more money, dont buy some bargain 299dollar camera with crappy features, i rather pay twice the price and more for one good cam than have the two subpar ones i have now. I was doing some reading, and found that the manual features for this baby are pretty close to your low end slr, but the price is like 400bucks cheaper. while i would love the flexibility of an slr and its high shutter speeds, i also would like something i can carry around without a huge ass bag and not look like some amateur reporter, after all, all i take are mostly still shots, so i cant justify an slr, plus lenses.

3. Jack Purcell V-4s
four straps, high cut, black, just what i need for a staple sneaker. although i love the look of this, im really tempted by some of the more comfy and relaxed textile ones.

4. Manhattan Portage NY Bike Messenger
i need a new bag, my bag is falling apart and i have no replacement for it, i've decided i want something functional. which lately, that means huge storage capacity. I need to put in, my macmonster, my cable & acc bag, my charger, my mouse, my diary, my water bottle, my umbrella, my pencil case and if i have to gym that day, my shoes, my change of clothes, my towel, my toiletries. omg. thats like my whole house inside already. needless to say, i need something at least 1800 cubic inches and larger.

saigon here i come!

move your eyeballs apart.

this is the area outside my room
and thats me in the right of the mirror
i was bored so i decided to play around with panoramas
i cant wait to use this feature out in the field