All Hallow's Eve

So Halloween night came and went. I had classes the entire day: from 9am to 10pm. The only thing close to a halloween ritual I did was probably to buy the above skull... muah ha ha ha... I just hope I don't get issues with security at the airport next month.

I've past the halfway mark, which means I haven't got much time left here. This is when I begin to feel that I should actually spend more time here to hone my craft. You don't just get better in 3 months. :D But overall, classes are going good. The amount of energy generated here keeps me going.

WOW! 7 Billion. I kinda know what 2 million people may look like... but 7 billion is just way over my head.

It's All Saints and and All Souls today and tomorrow... so I guess there's still time to celebrate. :o)

Rest is Good

I'm in my week long break before the last semester commences. The rest is necessary to prepare myself for the last leg of school. :O) I have learnt during this time the need to listen to people better, and also not to overload myself with work as it rubs off to others close to me. Not healthy, not right.

Dropped by Anatomy class yesterday under Derek Eversfield and within 10 minutes, I realised that I had been learning a different method of drawing the whole of the last semester as seen in the drawing above. Yikes! Since Anatomy studies isn't available the last semester, I hope that I do not have classes that run on Tuesdays from 1 to 5pm so I can ride on that class!

For now it's rest... :O)

A New Case

The buttons on my mobile decided to pop again. This is the second time I am changing the casing. It's been 2.5 years since I last changed it. It was really strange that I had to use a pen to press certain buttons, almost like using a stylus.

In other news, my school doesn't allow students to self-swap classes. An email titled "Self-declared Make-up Class = Absent" was sent out yesterday.

I am from Cohort 6A. I had an urgent appointment to handle yesterday and had to use the afternoon to tackle it. So I went for the morning class (Cohort 6B). Of out courtesy, I asked the school if I could swap, and "NO" was their immediate reply, saying that WDA or MOE might spot check on the school. It wasn't that I was trying to ditch class or that I was hopping over into another Cohort's class. (Same cohort, morning session.) And so what if WDA or MOE decides to spot check on the school? Is it illegal to swap classes?

I know that Education is a privilege. In its purest form, it allows one to better improve skills and knowledge. I am further planning to swap classes so that I can go for Cohort 7's figure drawing classes. How can a school deny me of that? I remembered that studying in the U.S. was NOT like that at all. With an eager desire to learn, instructors and the school authority would make things happen whenever there's an obstacle.

Would love to hear your views! Email, comment or tag. Happy Chinese Lunar New Year and Presidents' Day Weekend!

The Zoo Review

Here's a sampling of my zoo field trip from my Kingdom: Animalia sketch book. The class met at 8:30am and spent 9 hours at the Singapore Zoological Gardens. I was wandering on my own 92% of the time... and like always, there was not enough of it. Spent a bit time reviewing my work with Philip after "school". Gotta work on speed, accuracy... and construction.

My first time drawing using ink, this method forces me to use cleaner and less lines. I was struggling for the first few pages trying to use that new medium! That's a long way to go and I definitely need to go back there again.

What a fun day! :O)