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Here's Behind The Scenes at the making of Wall•E...

Incidentally, the making of the movie took 4 years at Pixar which is nothing compared to what I went through. Watching "The Pixar Story" By Leslie Iwerks (grand daughter of Ub Iwerks) on DVD was an incredible 90-min experience! Very moving and touching what the pioneers of this innovative company had to go through. Indeed, there is no such thing as an overnight succcess. Keeps me moving forward in what I do at The Imaginative Factory...

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Sorry this took so long. A lot happening at the Imaginative Factory lately. New software testing, new books to read, more amendments. But at last, it's done. :O)

Did you guess what it was? It's true that one person's junk is another's treasure! Doesn't this make you wanna re-look what you have at home or at the work station?

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated today in the U.S. of America. I am thankful for this gift of creativity to share with the world! What are you thankful for?

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So what do you do if you are tied down working hard on projects and need to take a break but can't go very far?

You find scraps around the house and make something out of it! :O) This exercise is great for those in brainstorm mode. You may think you're wasting time, but it does wonders when you get back to your work bench.

Any guesses what I'm building? Started on this yesterday. It's been a week of ideas generating at the Imaginative Factory. More here...

Shalom Resort

Welcome to Shalom Resort!

About 15 mins away from St Theresia Asrama in Rempang, it's tucked nicely away from everything in the island of Galang. Nicknamed the Kelong it is run by Andrew Kang. It took him eight months, 12 men and a couple of investors to get this place going.


It's a good place for retreats or just to run away to for the weekend! It has 36 beds... but who wants beds when you have the nice cool jetty to sleep on with the wonderous night sky and all the stars you can ever dream of looking down on you? Let me not even begin with the meals that the lady in the kitchen prepares... drool.

More pictures to be developed in the Darkroom.

If you are interested, let me know and I'll hook you up with him!

Rempang Update (2)

More good news from Rempang!

To our delight, the Indonesian government stepped in to assist in building the lives of those who live in the Asrama. There was a site under construction with three classrooms nearly half done.


What used to be a plain open field of wild grass is now a sizable plot of land that has some form of a farming infrastructure formed, growing vegetables and melons for local consumption. And of course, if there are extras, the Asrama can sell those!


The huge malls in Batam island (some 45 mins away) own land in Rempang (just the next island to Batam) and has allowed the asrama to loan some 2 hectares of land for their agricultural needs. That's about 20,000 sq metres of land!


We surveyed the terrain and found it covered with a very dense jungle with all the slimy creepy crawlies one can think of! Not to mention, a wet, squeeshy, and very undulating ground! The soil is excellent for plantation, but the cost of clearing the obstacles may not be a practical thing to do!

Rempang Update (1)

My last two days were spent in Rempang. It was great being back there to check on developments and to see familiar faces. 14 of us from various christian denominations with different backgrounds ranging from micro managing to agricultural expertise came together to see how we could help each other assist our neighbours here in the Rempang vicinity! On another level, it's good to know that God's bringing all His children together setting aside theological differences to come work together. Praise God! :O)

Our first stop was to check on the fish breeding area.


When the catfish surfaced, we got terrible excited! Healthy looking and salable catfish mature at the rate of 30 days and are shipped off to the local market. A portion is kept for the Asrama's (boarding home) consumption.


The boys dorm that caught fire and was burnt down about 3 months back is 90% repaired.


The tapioca planted 6 months ago look so much better than the ones I grew at the Art Ministry immediately when I got back from the last trip in May!


Overall progress from what we left Rempang in six months back looks good. Will be posting more updates in the coming days...