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do +watch me there, if you are still interested to see my art. i won't be transferring any stuff from this gallery, neither will i delete anything from here.

[edit] ookay, I checked back on this account to look for an old Note with the link to a download for oC, right, (cos I just reformatted my comp and lost my programs) and found that I got a few faves although I've abandoned this account. xD thanks guys, you sweet random deviantart people.

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now the boring part - some explanation for the sudden move:

1. i have been thinking about it for some time. and i've decided to do it now.

2. i want to start submitting my art under a real name and drop the online alias 'Penn'. from now on i will go by the name Adriana, which is my Christian confirmation name.

3. i want to standardise my account names. i started an lj under 'leisoleil', and gradually i will develop it into a personal website, so i wanted the same dA name to match it. (makes it easier to remember, anyway. )

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hope to see you all on leisoleil.
penn / adriana

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/9132900/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/9132900/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:11:05 PDT My house has been renovated... so it was weird getting accustomed to the new surroundings at first, but I do love the new house.

my hometown hasn't changed much... still dirty, dusty, scorching hot and full of traffic jams. nevertheless it was great to be back, seeing my cousins and going shopping where everything is cheap. I was really sad when I had to catch the plane to Singapore yesterday night.

oh and while I was there I borrowed Rurouni Kenshin manga from one of my cousins! in my excitement I finished reading the entire 28 volumes in 2 days. as a result I'm now hooked on RK again and suffering from withdrawal symptoms... (need...more...RK... @_@). my hands are just itching to draw some fanart but I've got to study for my June common tests next week! x(

I managed to catch some world cup matches while I was there too. one of them was the england vs trinidad & tobago match. it was so awesome! T&T put up a great fight but england kept fighting! gooo england! and s. korea did well against france! :3 pity japan couldn't beat croatia though. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8738038/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8738038/ Thu, 11 May 2006 08:50:11 PDT

It's kinda like a new year actually. like a new start, a second chance. so for my 17th year I will try to be:

- less lazy (uh, right.)
- less judgmental
- more gracious

and I will try harder to draw more to keep my dA gallery alive and breathing. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8223896/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8223896/ Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:13:55 PST
I LOVE KYOU.
homgomgomgomgomg~ D: ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8156258/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8156258/ Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:10:03 PST krysjez

Seven things that scare you:
1. all manner of supernatural beings
2. heights
3. clowns
4. dolls
5. failure D:
6. losing things
7. falling

Seven things you like the most:
1. rock music
2. anime/manga
3. long winter jackets/scarves
4. animals (uh are they counted as 'things'?)
5. my pencil :3
6. BIG huggable things :3
7. good books

Seven important things in your room:
1. my pillow
2. my bolster
3. my blanket
4. my bed
5. my sketchbook(s)
6. my clothes
7. my stuffed animals lol

Seven random facts about you:
1. I dislike soggy things. A lot.
2. My biggest talent lies in procrastinating.
3. I have long toes.
4. I am tone deaf.
5. I find bugs and lizards cute. :3
6. (according to a friend) I look like Sohma Yuki from Furuba.
7. (imo) no. 6 is not true.

Seven things you plan to do before you die:
1. join a rock band
2. take a train ride (a real train, not those underground ones...)
3. get in jail (lol)
4. publish a book
5. watch sunset/sunrise on the beach (corny, but...)
6. own a cafe
7. own a motorcycle 8)

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:
1. uhh gentlemanly stuff xD;
2. cleanliness/neatness
3. household skills lol
4. sense of humour
5-7. wth i dunno

Seven things you say the most:
1. lol
2. omg
3. wtf
4. wth
5. i dunno
6. uh
7. bah

Seven celeb crushes:
1. JOHNNY DEPP
2. EWAN MCGREGOR(SP?)
3. VIGGO MORTENSEN
4-7. CAN'T THINK OF ANYMORE RIGHT NOW

Seven favourite drinks:
1. bubble tea
2. coke
3. coffee
4. lime/lemon juice
5. milo
6. soursop juice
7. barley

Seven memorable kiddy shows:
1. Sesame Street~ (actually I still watch it sometimes lol)
2. Sailor Moon
3. Magic Knight Rayearth
4. Ultraman!
5. Power Rangers!
6-7. umm the rest aren't very memorable I guess

Hooray, another half hour of my life wasted away! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8043626/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/8043626/ Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:03:10 PST the beginning

I didn't know that my 1 month subscription comes with a print feature. xD; when I submitted my latest deviation and was offered to create it into a print I was like... 'cool! ' I was really curious what it was like so I tried it. It's not like I expect anyone to buy the doodle lol. xP

Feeling rather glum and nervous at the moment due to RL reasons. sigh. hope everything turns out well tomorrow.

(sorry for being vague. D: )

anyway a 1-week end of term holiday is approaching so hopefully I will get some relatively decent art done. yay for my once-in-a-blue-moon updates.

and the end ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7463502/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7463502/ Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:31:01 PST I'm definitely gonna miss all my friends (and even teachers *GASP*) but I hope that won't keep me from getting to know new people.

at the beginning of this year I resolved to draw more and CG more. needless to say I failed on that miserably. =_=; but a brand new year is on its way, and I've decided that I like digital media enough to continue to work on it, although maybe not 'seriously'. but it's an enjoyable hobby. so I hope I'll be more active here next year. xD

at the same time I also want to concentrate more on my real life as well... I need to expand my social circle lol. xD and plus I will be at junior college next year, which is something like halfway in between senior year at high school and freshman year at college. heh. so I definitely need to concentrate on schoolwork.

well I dun want to bore all of you. so happy new year everyone, have a great one! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7342482/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7342482/ Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:16:52 PST

I hope you and your family and friends have a wonderful time this holiday, and a fabulous start to the new year!

Here's Santa signing off!~
Ho ho ho! xD


psst. Spread the Holiday Cheer 2005 ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7085437/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/7085437/ Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:42:47 PST
now i can safely say that i will be submitting a proper deviation some time soon. after one year of delay. lol. xD

oh well. happy belated halloween by the way. i spent that horrible day studying because it was one week before my exams and i had been procrastinating before that, haha. oh the woes of laziness. D:

always

[edit] I looked over the pics in my gallery and felt like scrapping almost everything. haha. and I realised that I don't have a definite 'style'.... which worries me a bit. :S ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/6184898/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/6184898/ Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:30:49 PDT I felt like deleting practically all my deviations, when I realised that I only hate most of them because they need some serious polishing. So I'm prolly gonna work on that after my exams.

I'm working on a picture so I'm not really dead. really. It's just that it's getting more and more difficult to sit down for a few hours and work on a picture, because my exams are coming in about a week. yes. ouch.

on a happier note, I'm giving myself a break after my exams, which end around late september. so I should have some free time then. After that it's back to mugging, because I have my 'O' levels exams in November. T__________T;

meanwhile I'll log on once in a while to drop a comment or two. The next time I submit something will be, like, september. aha. xD;

Hope everyone else is enjoying their lives, though.

oh and by the way, I support Jark! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/5409806/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/5409806/ Fri, 20 May 2005 07:50:07 PDT the beginning

i got a free one-week subscription! for God knows what reason. but hey, i'm not complaining. thanks to the large thumbnails i managed to skim through the 1000++ messages ... x__x;;

well exams are over now, so i can come here more often. ^_^ i still don't have much time to draw though, because i have a lot of other things to do, heh. :S

oh well. love y'all still.

and the end ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/5106911/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/5106911/ Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:39:19 PDT
but i do hope i will be back because i love this community. see y'all around. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4906309/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4906309/ Fri, 25 Mar 2005 04:30:45 PST
my competition actually ended a week ago but the number of messages waiting for me scared me off DA until now. xD (over 700 deviations waiting to be viewed and commented on. O-O; )

anyway, we did well for the competition, i had oodles of fun, met (weird) new people. if you like to find out more about my robotics competition: click here . if im not wrong there's a similar competition in a few other countries including the US... i'm not too sure.

i havent had time to finish my CG... (too much schoolwork) and im not really in the mood. i dont want to force myself cos i like the picture and i dont want to mess it up. i've been doing more of sketches and doodles lately - on the bus, in class, even in the toilet. i dont like to clutter my DA gallery with all that junk, so i post most of my doodles in my blog. there's a lot of personal stuff in there though, so you probably won't know what the hell i'm talking about.

another reason why i'm not too committed to my DA gallery right now is cos i'm in an experimental phase... recently i went into video-editing, and i must say it's quite cool. B) i'm also saving up for a digital camera, so i might go into photography and photo manipulations.

but i still enjoy drawing the most so please don't expect my DA gallery to turn into a photo album, haha. if you don't see any updates in my main gallery, you should check my scraps, or go to my blog.

yup. just to prove i'm very much alive. you all. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4534279/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4534279/ Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:10:13 PST I miss those lufferly THUMBNAILS!! *SOB* ;__;

oh well. anyway. rurouni kenshin is airing on AXN for the 726363525th time. I have missed 2 and a half episodes so far. *hysterical screams* XoX (NUUUU)

Thankfully, I found out that there's a shop selling the whole series on DVD for 90 bucks. xD gawd. better start saving

but right now I'm still saving for the OVAs. 50 bucks. not that steep, but I'm goin broke by the days. I'm eyeing the manga as well.. but the imported english version is about $15 each. (RAH!) although, come to think of it, I'd rather buy the original Jap version and use the online translation. The chinese version is around $5, but the Jap covers are so much nicer. *o*

Ambitions:
- Learn Chinese!
- Learn Japanese!
- Go to Japan!
- Draw something decent. .-.
- Do a comic strip. ^^

Just a short update -- I'm gonna be busy till around mid-March cos of my first and last competition of the year. I want to do well so I'm abandoning this place for a while. That's why I've been so inactive. (I can only type this now cos I'm on CNY break. ) So see you then!

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR ! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4260119/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4260119/ Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:19:06 PST
Mood: OMGWTF
Listening to: Blue - The Gift
Reading: -
Watching: Kung Fu Hustle

OMG I GOT A FRIGGING SUBSCRIPTION. So my Christmas card got through after all!!! The features are awesomely cool and FUNKEH OMG I HAVE TO TAKE SCREENSHOTS OF EVERYTHING!!! XD

Sad it all has to end in one month...

// and the end. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4205311/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4205311/ Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:33:17 PST

Anyhoo, may your year be filled with fun, laughter, peace and joy! and cheese... LOTS OF CHEESE. 8D

I wrote down some new year resolutions for myself regarding my art... I probably can't remember all of them but here are some of them:

1. Borrow books and study figure drawing.
2. Draw/sketch a project every week.
3. Do a digital painting (aka CG) at least every 3 months.

I wrote a lot but these are the only ones i can remember. One thing about next year is I'm going to be busier than ever... so I sort of tried to plan realistically and not be too ambitious. Of course during exams time I probably won't even be able to follow that slack schedule. x_x

But I hope this means my gallery will be more consistently updated next year. ^_^ once again, have a good 2005!

Penn ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4151847/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4151847/ Sat, 25 Dec 2004 06:31:44 PST
Well here I am now! Initially I planned on drawing a lot of gifts and a Christmas picture for myself... but as usual, things just turned up and ruined my schedule. T__T I only managed to get one gift done in time. I did sketch out a number of gifts, but it looks like the recipients would have to wait until their birthdays or something...

I always feel guilty when I don't get these things done in time, so I've learned not to promise to give anything. x___X;;

but please understand that I love each and everyone of you and I hope that this simple Christmas wish will suffice to prove it.

Happy Holidays (because not everyone celebrates christmas, after all ) ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4024685/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/4024685/ Thu, 09 Dec 2004 05:46:53 PST This time for a camp. Another 3 days and 2 nights. I'm not hoping to have much fun this time for reasons that are far too complicated to explain...

Anyway hopefully I'll have something to submit next week. I drew some stuff yesterday but I'll just see if I still like them by next week, haha.

Don't miss me!! I'll miss you all though. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3958284/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3958284/ Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:33:49 PST Going to have oodles and oodles of fun!!! (bbq, movie marathon (the incredibles!!), games, pizza party.........)

Yep..so I won't be commenting on any deviations or replying to any messages for the next 2-3 days... sorry about that.

Don't miss me! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3906228/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3906228/ Wed, 24 Nov 2004 03:57:51 PST finally going to have a real holiday (complete with real holiday homework!).

If you must know... I took part in yet another robotics competition... [link] Which explains why I was so busy for the past month or so. Finals was yesterday, we did super-duperly well.

Having trouble with real life friends.. or friend rather. She changed..a lot. And not in a good way. I'm finding her less and less likeable everyday. I think something's wrong with me, because everyone else is all right with her.

sorry. the matter is really complicated, nothing I can explain here.

It gives me more reason to draw, somehow. I think it's my way of running away from my problems.

.. anyway. I want to watch The Incredibles!! Disney/Pixar schtuffs rock my stripey socks. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3822690/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3822690/ Sat, 13 Nov 2004 03:34:11 PST

Real life is busy as usual, but at least I still draw occasionally *twitch* so I'm not too worried about art blocks *twitch*. x_o;

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3471281/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3471281/ Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:20:56 PDT all of you. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3394953/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3394953/ Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:11:51 PDT

Yeah I know, I'm such a dork. 8D

Took my last piano exam a few days ago too, and I screwed up, so I don't need to wait two months till the results come out to know that I flunked it.

And my grandpa just passed away.

It's like everything came down hard on me, blow by blow. It felt unreal, for a while. But I'm OK, I'm not sobbing now or anything... I just feel empty. Like a part of me died along with him. I'm gonna miss him a lot.

On a brighter note, after watching Kill Bill and Rurouni Kenshin for a 4th or 5th time, I'm prolly gonna do some fan art on samurai cos they're my current obsession. xD

Er. That's it I guess. dunno. i feel dead these days. ._. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3237025/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3237025/ Sun, 29 Aug 2004 05:48:42 PDT very nice movie. I cried imagining those whips tear my flesh. ._. the nailing was gorgeously painful too.

it was just a really satisfying movie to watch. you don't get that much nowadays. you don't have to be Christian to watch it... even if you were neutral you would have a grudge against those pharisees after watching the movie. o_o

anyway, as you might have guessed, i don't go to cinemas that often. i can't afford to go to the cinemas everytime there's a movie i want to watch, cos my budget is pretty tight. x_o instead, i benefit from the beauty of (ripped off) VCDs. which come out a bit slow sometimes. which explains why i'm often so behind the times.

and i'm not posting any art because i barely have time to go on the computer. taking part in yet another robotics competition. 8D it will be over in early september and i've been doodling quite a lot of stuff so hopefully i would have something to post by then.

see ya. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3097716/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/3097716/ Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:43:30 PDT ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2955642/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2955642/ Sat, 24 Jul 2004 08:34:51 PDT but Treasure Planet was such a TASTY movie, it's really damn good. D.Doppler rocks! XD And all the 3D animation is so awesome... very captivating & inspiring.

I started on a course for Macromedia Flash MX today... learned a whole bunch of stuff, just the basics, but it was fun. Maybe if I can produce some good animations I'll post it here, I dunno.

Today I was surfing the net...and I found this really cool site: click! . That and watching Treasure Planet made me want to learn 3d animation. Seems really fun to do. XD ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2815246/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2815246/ Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:25:50 PDT

Anyway, Lisbon is a very very nice place. It's just really, really homely. Not as attractive or modernised in most places like Paris or London, but the first time you step on Portuguese ground, you feel the sense of welcoming. It's just radiating in the air, you know?

Plus the weather was so pleasant. It was summer there, so the sun was streaking hot in the daytime, but the wind was strong. It was a really nice and refreshing break from our usual tropical temperatures here.

We did all right for the competition, we got into the top 12 teams, but we were beaten by teams from China and Iran. Oh well. Too bad I guess.

But we still had a really great time... I really miss Portugal now. I can't stop talking about it. Most of the time I need something to do to keep my mind off it, or all I can do is brood in heartache. x_x

Anyway I took quite a lot of photos. I don't think I'll post all of them but I'll post a few here once I've uploaded them from my digital cam. If you're going on a holiday make sure you visit Europe, maybe even Portugal... drop by an old hotel called Hotel D. Afonso Henriques. It will be the lousiest, oldest but homey-est hotel you'll every find.

I can't talk about it anymore now. x__x; You can read my online journal if you want a complete recount. [link] ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2738629/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2738629/ Sat, 26 Jun 2004 03:31:55 PDT

I'll take lots of pictures.

don't miss me. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2594715/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2594715/ Sun, 06 Jun 2004 06:22:32 PDT
'So whaddaya want to do now?'

'I dunno, what do you want to do?'

'I dunno.'

'Let's watch Shrek 2. Or somethin'. I dunno.'

'Ok. I guess.'

...err..yeah. Puss in boots was teh shitz, he makes me feel like doing a fan art. Antonio Banderas's voice makes him sound all smackshay and adorable at the same time. o_O Donkey was aweshome too. go watch, if you haven't. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2540424/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2540424/ Sun, 30 May 2004 04:42:18 PDT But seriously, it was awesome. Everything -- the armour, the costumes, the weapons, the artwork... even the jar of prosthetics (ie., fake rubber body parts) !!!

Found out a LOT of amazing things about the making of Lord of the Rings.

For example, DID YOU KNOW that it takes TWELVE AND A HALF MILLION metal rings to make a chainmail suit? Yeah. Believe it. It was a real joy for the ones making the suits, I'm sure.

And DID YOU KNOW that they had to use props in TWO DIFFERENT SCALES for their shots, especially the ones with hobbits and dwarves in them? The hobbits use the bigger props, and the men used smaller ones, so as to make the hobbits look smaller. Loads of other camera tricks besides that, and all this time I thought Elijah Wood was just a short ass.

And DID YOU KNOW that it took the crew 11 HOURS to apply the rubber prosthetic costume on Lurtz (the Uruk-hai in Fellowship of the Ring) each day? That is like half a day wasted on make-up, and that leaves only the other half for filming. (And what about lunchtime and SLEEP?)

It was really amazing. If you could take a flight to Singapore in two days and come down to our Science Centre and pay a measly 16 Singapore dollars to get in and see the exhibition... you won't regret it. Seriously. And if you are already in Singapore, you're wasting your life if you haven't seen it yet. HURRY UP 'COS THE EXHIBITION IS CLOSING ON 4 JUNE.

Yup. And that's my propaganda message of the day. Just to reinforce it: LOTR IS GOOD. LOTR IS GOOD. LOTR IS GOOD. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2519247/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2519247/ Thu, 27 May 2004 07:13:44 PDT *excitement* If I can borrow my mum's camera, I'll take a few photos. ^__^

And I'm going to Portugal!

!!!

I've never travelled so far before. o_o More than a day on the plane! I'm so excited. *bounces* I'll be sure to take LOTS and LOTS of pictures of the places there... And can you imagine, I can actually watch the UEFA EURO cup 2004 LIVE from LIVE PORTUGAL TV!!

!!!

...aaah. *faints* ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2410765/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2410765/ Wed, 12 May 2004 00:19:27 PDT
I got a new nokia mobile phone!

Only one more exam paper to go! ^______________^ ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2334952/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2334952/ Sat, 01 May 2004 01:16:02 PDT ; When I post art or journals or anything, hardly anyone comments. This isn't a complaint, it's supposed to point out how inactive I am. ;

I know I always say the same thing, that real life is getting very busy, and school is being sucky, etc etc etc. But it's all true. I'm having a lot of problems in real life at the moment. Just to name a few:

1. EXAMS. My mid years are next week. I haven't been studying that much, so it's time to buck up. And plus, I hardly understand most of my subjects, because I started senior year in January, and it's a great leap from last year.

2. FLASH. As I mentioned in my previous journal entry, I've been struggling and failing and struggling and failing to learn Macromedia Flash. Nothing is working. Frustration is an understatement.

3. PORTUGAL. I have a chance of going on a trip to Portugal this June, to participate in a competition. Unfortunately the air ticket + accomodation cost up to 3K. I really REALLY want to go, but I'm having a hard time persuading my parents. Am hardly able to concentrate on anything because of this, I think about it every single minute of the day.

4. FRIENDS. I've lost touch with a lot of friends, and I want to make up for it. Plus, a friend of mine is having trouble with her parents and talks of suicide. It's a long-term problem that had been going on since months ago, and I'm really worried about her, since she hardly opens up.

5. FAMILY. I have been having problems with my parents too.

So as you can see my life isn't as happy and easy as you might have thought. I'm struggling, struggling to keep up with everything, and I'm scared that I might fall anytime. Nowadays I get scared easily. I'm scared for myself, for other people, scared that I might just break down one of these days.

So now I just want to say that: I you all, and I all your artwork although I may not always be here to comment on your work, or on your journal, or on your userpage. I'm sorry if I haven't always been there for you when you were feeling down, or there to celebrate with you when you're happy.

I keep fooling myself that I'm going to finish a picture soon, to post here. But it's stupid, so I'll just tell you all now that although there IS a work in progress, I probably won't finish it anytime soon. Again, I'm really very sorry.



]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2286324/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2286324/ Sat, 24 Apr 2004 01:36:28 PDT
It's been so hectic I've completely lost track of time. x_x

I've been trying to find time to work on this picture that I've been working on since the last month or maybe the month before that.. but I have to devote most of my time to studying, doing homework, and learning Macromedia Flash.

See, I have this competition thing in September, and I have to complete a website before then - a website that is done completely in Flash.

eep. i know. EEP.

I have NEVER used Flash in my whole entire life before. I've never even done vector art! So I've been poring over books and tutorials, but I still don't get it. T_T

So if anyone out there happens to be an experienced Flash-er (*cough* not in THAT way.. ) maybe you could share some of your godly knowledge? Just for your info, I'm kind of familiar with the interface and menus already, I just don't know HOW TO GET STARTED.

Even if you just know a little bitty trick on Flash I hope you can share it with me so as to help me somehow.

Thank ya!

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2197054/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2197054/ Sun, 11 Apr 2004 02:27:22 PDT


No chocolates, because my mum is on a diet, but I'm about to raid the fridge for chocolate ice cream now.

Happy Easter everybody!

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2120458/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2120458/ Wed, 31 Mar 2004 05:02:32 PST Your 14 deviations were viewed 1,118 times, with 872 fullsize views.
Overall, people left 274 comments and added your deviations to their favourites 50 times.
Your most commented deviation was chibi oekaki with 31 comments, while your most favourited one was - Merry Christmas - with 7 favourites.
Average comments per deviation: 19.57
Average favourites per deviation: 3.57
2 Favourites were given for every 10 Comments
Every 20 days you upload a new deviation, and you uploaded 36% (5) of your deviations on Tuesdays, while your favorite time of the day during the week to upload is at 3 AM with 3 deviations.
Your busiest month was October 2003 with 3 (21%) deviations.

*fascinated*

Such a cool generator. Got the link from ~chrissichan. ^_^

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2099463/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2099463/ Sun, 28 Mar 2004 03:49:29 PST
Got new hard drive. *boo*

Hafta transfer everything, re-install everything, re-download everything...

Oh well. I think I'll colour something on Photoshop or paint something in oC or something. Anyone wants to do a quickie art trade? Just a small sketch or CG or something. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2012845/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/2012845/ Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:25:08 PST dragonia. But that's what friends are for.

100 questions for an artist.

1] What is your pen name?
Penn. (HAHAH GET IT? PEN -- PENN??) (._.)


2] How did you get the name?
I signed up on this virtual site called Neopets with the username 'penndholiel', and when i was chatting in one of the chatboards a lot of people called me Penn, so there you go.

3] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC.

4] What software you use most often?
Adobe Photoshop 6.

5] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Mouse. :3

6] The color you use most often is?
Black, since I do a lot of lineart but never have time to colour. T_T

7] What area of the pictures do you put most effort into?
I try to focus in every area.

8] How long does it take you do draw a picture?
Days. Weeks. Months. *sigh*

9] Do you keep your rough drafts?
Yeah, I like to keep my sketches since I usually like them more than the finished products.

10] What kind of font do you use most often?
Verdana and Tahoma, I think.

11] What's the dpi when you scan?
around 150 - 180.

12] Do you do anything else when you're drawing pictures?
Breathe. A lot. Yep. Maybe listen to music a bit.

13] How many pictures do you draw in a month?
Hardly any finished fully coloured ones, I usually just do sketches.

14] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Normal computer paper.

15] What kind of paper do you use for sketches and drafts?
See above.

16] How long does it take to ink something?
Digitally it takes forever, with a pen it takes a few days or so. I don't like to do inking at one shot.

17] Do you do doujinshi or original manga?
Nope.

18] Do you like doujinshi? Is it fun making it?
Never tried, see.

19] Ever submitted anything to a magazine?
No.

20] Did it get published?
No, because I never submitted anything. o_o;

21] Who are your favorite artists?
There are too many great artists here on DA to name.. but in real life, I really like John Howe, and the Disney artists.

22] What's your favourite Anime/Manga?
Favourite anime is either Rurouni Kenshin or Gensomaden Saiyuki, can't decide. , manga is .hack//sign .

23] Favourite Character?
cartoon character? erm. I like a lot of them, actually. o_o;

24] Any artists that you'd like to draw like?
yep. John Howe. and some artists on DA.

25] Do you buy books a lot?
Not really, I usually don't have much time to read.

26] Did you ever buy a book to inspire you to draw?
I get inspired to draw from books quite a lot of times, but I never find the time to draw. -_-"

27] Any video games you enjoy?
Not really.

28] Any favourite characters from video games?
..

29] Do you have a favourite writer?
I like reading all sorts of books really, but my favourites so far are these two people who wrote a series called 'Minds'... but the stupid thing is that I forgot their names. T_T

30] Any books you really enjoy?
Wicked, the Minds series and the LotR trilogy.

31] Do you write fanfics?
I used to, but got tired of it.

32] Any music that you often listen to while drawing?
Anything, I just need something to hum along to while drawing.

33] Any recommended songs?
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet, My December - Linkin Park, Numb - Linkin Park, Faint - Linkin Park, I Miss You - Blink 182, Something Beautiful - Robbie Williams, The Remedy - Jason Mraz, No Such Thing - John Mayer, Sorry 2004 - Ruben Studdard and MANY MANY MORE...

34] Any websites that you totally admire?
Hmm. I like a lot of them, actually.

35] Do you have any sites you want to go everyday?
I go to my own blog everyday. o_o; Er... Hotmail? ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1984874/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1984874/ Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:34:48 PST
Oh, well, at least I updated my journal!!!

And look! It's Viggo in my favourites!! *drool*



i couldn't help it, I had to join! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1865410/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1865410/ Wed, 18 Feb 2004 07:57:48 PST ), but it just doesn't matter, because I lurve it so much.

I think that's what matters. For a long time I've been thinking too much about proper line art, proper colouring, proper anatomy, and I forgot to insert the passion into my art, so I've got to start doing that from now on.

And because of that one crappy piece of art, I feel so happy now. It's like a new beginning, y'know? And I'm encouraged to keep drawing now, I won't be forcing myself to draw or CG anymore.

Ain't life beautiful.

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1780517/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1780517/ Sun, 01 Feb 2004 23:48:21 PST
i've got some sketches done, and more to do, expect some submissions (finally!) if i can colour faster than usual (boo). ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1716735/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1716735/ Wed, 21 Jan 2004 07:23:00 PST

I'll draw a new year pic for y'all if I have time tomorrow. Peace! ^_^

*gives you two virtual oranges* ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1705299/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1705299/ Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:45:40 PST
I feel good now, because finally I'm actually sitting down and flipping through encyclopedias to read up on animal body structures. That's just about as desperate as I can get to improve my anatomy and proportions. They don't provide much info though, I reckon I'll look for a more detailed guidebook or search on the internet.

I'm such a loser. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1672034/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1672034/ Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:57:38 PST One Hundred Things About Me

- Things in bold are true. -

01. When I was younger I made some bad decisions (I took up ballet. Eeek.)
02. I don't watch much TV these days (Yeaaaahhhh.. right.)
03. I love psychadelic mushrooms (I hate mushrooms! Squish them all!)
04. I love sleeping (But who doesn't?)
05. I have loads of books (Mostly Roald Dahl. Heh.)
06. I once slept in a toilet (It was 6am.)
07. I love playing video games (When I get the chance to, at least.)
08. I like marijuana
09. I watch porn movies
10. I watch them with my father
11. I like sharks (Once when I was little I visited an Undersea World thing.. there was a man going around in a blue shark costume, harassing me to take a photo with him, and I never liked sharks ever since.)
12. I love spiders, I think they're adorable, especially the ones with bright colours on their backs (I just like the way they scuttle, actually.)
13. I was born without hair and I still have no hair
14. I like G. Bush
15. People are cool. (Mmrf. Depends.)
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year (I'm not sure if this means I've matured.. but hopefully..)
17. I have a lot to learn
19. I carry my knife everywhere with myself
20. I'm really really smart
21. I've never broken someone's bones (I twisted my brother's arm before, but I don't think it counts..)
22. I have a secret (..and I'm not telling! Mwahaha!)
23. I hate snow
24. I drink only milk
25. I drink too much water
26. I hate microsoft
27. I love Chinese food (I grew up on them. Heh.)
28. I would hate to be famous (It really depends on the degree of fame. I'd like to be known for someone, make a difference somehow, but not be Britney Spears famous, if you get what I mean.)
29. I am not a morning person (Not since the holidays.)
30. I wear glasses (=B)
31. I don't need glasses, except sunglasses
32. I have potential (This statement needs a bit more detail. Seriously, I dunno.)
33. I'm pure Japanese
34. My legs are two different sizes
35. I have a twin
36. I'm wearing a padded bra
37. I can ramble on about absolutely nothing (So it's not good to be sitting next to me when I'm feeling bored, it's not healthy to try to follow my train of thoughts.)
38. I'm left-handed
39. I hate llamas, but I'm one of them
40. I don't like horror movies (Strangely I'm always curious to know what they're all about.. but they always scare me. :S)
41. I suck at climbing, but I love it anyway (I suck at it. Period.)
42. People hate me usually. eh, probly (Meh, I dunno. But I love 'em all.)
43. I love pop music (It really, really depends.)
44. I hardly ever go to bed before midnight (Refer to number 29.)
45. I hate parking fines (Because I don't believe people should pay for stopping their cars for just a few hours or so, it's ridiculous.)
46. I know national anthem of my country by heart (I've long forgotten it since I migrated. I still remember a few patriotic songs though.)
47. I know more than two languages but I'm not good at them (I suck at them.)
48. I spend too much time on the computer
49. I often want to throw out the computer in a window (NEVER! I love my baby. ;_; )
50. I live on a ground floor ... sort of...
51. I don't like chocolate (Are you mad? Adding sugar and milk to cacao was the best invention ever.)
52. I'd like to be more original (Because goodness knows I'm always changing my handwriting everytime I see the nicer way in which someone else writes 'i', or 'y', or...)
53. I've lied (So you can't really trust this whole list, you know.)
54. Cocks are my favorite birds
55. I want to conquer the world
56. I wonder what happens when you die (I wanna know how it feels like.. I just don't wanna know too soon, you know?)
57. I've read all books about Harry Potter (Only because I dig anything related to medieval times, magic, etc.)
58. Eat your dog!
59. I love to exercise. only if I get time (Yah. Right.)
60. I hate chemistry with a passion (No, I kinda like it.)
61. I love to write (I just never find the time to do it.)
62. I like changes (Well.. there are good ones and bad ones.. but things always turn out for the best.)
63. I hate going to class (It depends on WHAT class, see?)
64. I am afraid to die (God, I'm bloody afraid, OK? I'm such a loser.)
65. I hate dish washing (It's kinda fun. Really.)
66. My hair is long, brown, and incredibly curl... ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1660157/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1660157/ Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:53:32 PST
Data lost = all computer drawings, written work, music files.. GONE.

I had backup for my old laptop, but the whole folder was moved into the new one. I haven't created backup for the new one yet. So it's all gone into oblivion now.

The only files I can save are the ones that I've got uploaded on the net.

Therefore my art trade will be delayed, even more, since I lost the PSD file of the picture I've been working on. And it was almost finished, too. The whole day yesterday I kept thinking, fack. Fack fack fack, you know.

Other than that I suppose I'm not too bad, I'm not planning suicide like some stupid idiot, just really really upset. I've let go of most of my online life anyway.

Going start over on that art trade now. Might as well not delay it anymore eh?

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1641312/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1641312/ Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:49:42 PST
If I do get to go on DA, it will probably be to check on new journal entries, and possibly, once in a blue moon, a comment or two. But not new deviations. I have 108 new deviations waiting to be looked at, and it's only been 3 days since the last time I checked on new deviations.

So if you don't get comments from me for this while, pardon me.

Oh, and will anyone be so kind as to get a screenshot of my 2000th pageview? Just send me a note if you got it, I'll love you forever, and possibly take the time to draw you something.

And one more thing - I just have to announce that I don't think I'll ever be taking any more art trades or requests or whatsoever, if I draw you anything it would be from my own free will. From now on it's all for me, me and me. I know. I'm so selfish.

But I can't dwell on that thought for too long because I'm supposed to be doing my physics homework. So take care, everyone. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1611499/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1611499/ Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:08:32 PST School tomorrow, but for some reason it's not getting me down at all.

Have a good year ahead, ya? Behave yourselves, be better persons/friends/family members/artists, and enjoy another 12 months full of fun, ya?

I be talking like Wakka, ya?

...

I'm such a ditz. o_o ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1589034/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1589034/ Sat, 27 Dec 2003 05:06:05 PST *hyperventilates*

I saw the movie the first day it came out, in a deserted cinema that nobody ever goes to.. so me and a whole big gang of people of around 30 could watch it together in the same theatre.

And my GOD, it was so beautiful. I came to love even the characters I barely liked before. I love Pippin to pieces because he sang so beautifully, and Aragorn because he's such a brilliant captain, and SAM because he's so darn adorable ..

The movie made me really, really dislike Frodo, though. Seriously, he was such a JACKASS in the movie. In the book, Tolkien portrayed him more nicely, at least. But in the movie.. my goodness, he was just unforgiveable.

The battle scenes.. just great. I can't come up with any more adjectives, it's all so breathtaking.

ROTK is, therefore, my absolute favourite movie out of all the three.. A very very enthralling epic that you MUST NOT miss. So grab a ticket now and get the best seats in the cinema NOW! (It's necessary to get a good seat, because believe me, you do not want to be craning your neck in the front seat for more than three hours.) (Oh, and you better go to the toilet before watching, it's torture to have to run out to the loo in the middle of a war scene!!)

AHH. I hope they'll release a DVD for the full trilogy.. Meanwhile I'll just have to content myself with the books. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1545864/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1545864/ Wed, 17 Dec 2003 00:17:14 PST

I really like that DA Christmas animation that ~keiross made. Really nifty.

So, who loves me enough to send me 12 painters painting, 11 cameras snapping, 10 pixellists pixelling, 9 admins banning, 8 poets rhyming, 7 skinners skinning, 6 critics critting, 5 deviantPRINTS, 4 comments, 3 blank stares, 2 favourites and a deviantART subscription?

Or, a nice 'Merry Christmas' will do just fine, too. " ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1519602/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1519602/ Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:26:33 PST

I don't want you people to feel like you put in your two cents' worth for nothing, so here's something for you:

If you didn't help at all, go get one yourself.

Well now I need more of your deviously creative suggestions. It's not much to do with art, but it still requires some creativity...

If you were to get a Christmas present worth $5, and you can choose what it'd be, what would it be?

Thanks in advance! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1452759/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1452759/ Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:59:15 PST
I'm not sure yet what design to do, the judging is based on creativity and originality, and I'm not exactly a very creative person.

So I'm asking YOU, the deviously creative person, to give me some ideas.

Payment: the satisfaction of helping someone in need. Ain't that great?

Fine, fine, if you can come up with some really great suggestions we can haggle on a payment. T__T I'm not promising anything though.

Thanks in advance! ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1447926/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1447926/ Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:09:06 PST
(All this pointing is bound to give me some bad luck. )

I deleted most of the junk in my gallery. Actually if I had the option, I'd delete everything there. Because it's all junk anyway. But, you know, I'm not getting any art done anytime soon, and then people will start thinking I'm in this art depression thing or something. You never know.

I'm keeping the ones that I spent a lot of effort on, even if they are trash, so too bad if you don't like it. Nyah.

Off to my art trades now.

]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1444406/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1444406/ Mon, 24 Nov 2003 06:54:33 PST
deleted a few people *squirm* (I am such a mean peeg.. but my preference of other people's styles changes as often as my own style. ), but more importantly I sorted everyone into categories.

So if you see an event of me adding you to my friends list..again... it's not because I forgot, it's just li'l old me revamping me friends list.

My gallery is next! Yay!! There's so much junk I want to delete off the whole server... once i figure out how to delete deviations. Helpp..? ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1431005/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1431005/ Fri, 21 Nov 2003 04:20:12 PST So I'm happy, and going back to doing my art trades and loads of pictures now. (well...hopefully I'll have time to do a lot. )

Oh, and I have a reading list too, which I probably won't touch until the last week of December.

So..yeah. glad to feel that I can finally try to draw something everyday now. I haven't been drawing at all lately. ack. x_o ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1393735/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1393735/ Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:06:34 PST
I changed my 'featured deviation' too. I still like the last one, it actually got 7 favourites (OMG!! ) but I guess it's nice to change once in a while. ^^

This afternoon, I go back to my competition-preparation-business... Which stinks, but it's nice to think that once I'm done with all that for the day, I have all night to sketch something.

I'm experiencing yet another drawing block, because I haven't had the chance to draw for so long. Hopefully this one wouldn't last 5 years like that other one. *shudder shudder*

(Yes, I DID have a major drawing block once where I was completely unable to draw anything for 5 long years. Scary eh? ) ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1347459/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1347459/ Sat, 01 Nov 2003 20:15:16 PST
To the people that I owe art trades to: I'm deeply sorry, I have been trying my best to work on my side of the trade, but time doesn't allow it. I'll only be fully back and drawing again from 22 November onwards, so if you'd like to cancel the trades, drop me a note. I won't mind it at all.

That's all for now. Toodles y'all. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1302925/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1302925/ Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:50:04 PDT
I love Chicago. ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1261586/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1261586/ Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:06:02 PDT

Exams end in a week. After that I'll be rewarding and pampering myself with hours and hours of computer time, before I start working my butt off for my robotics competition. Hopefully I'll be able to get some new trades during that sort period of time..I like doing trades. ^__^

I can't believe this. I just finished my previous batch of art trades and already I got myself stuck in another trade.

Anyway..nothing else to say now, so toodles everyone. ^^ ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1186104/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1186104/ Sun, 21 Sep 2003 04:21:50 PDT this. Yep, a robotics competition. It took up about 2 to 3 whole months.. and after that I needed a few weeks to recover from the stress. @___@

So...yea. ^^; But now I'm back! Only for a while, though. x_o You see, in around October to November, I will be participating in another competition. Yes, I have a busy life.

But no worries, I'll be *quite* free until early October... cos that's when my school exams start. Then, after THAT, I have the competition, as mentioned. I'll be free and roaming around DA again in late November.

I'll try to finish my art trades asap, before the next hiatus.

Oh, and by the way... I've noticed this glitch around DA lately. Pictures tend to look distorted and 'compressed' sometimes. So if any of my pics look distorted, either refresh twice or go to another page, then come back again. If the picture still looks distorted... then you'll realise I'm the lousiest artist you'll ever find.

Toodles for now. ^___^ ]]> ~pennies http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1073862/ http://pennies.deviantart.com/journal/1073862/ Sun, 17 Aug 2003 06:47:43 PDT
I'm on a hiatus. I'm currently unable to CG much, due to school activities and studies. All this stress is killing me bit by bit, so please excuse me.

I'll be back from this hiatus in a week's time. No worries. Expect my bits for the art trades around then... I'm sorry you've all had to wait for so long. I'll make it up to you all big time, ok? I'll, err, spend more time on the pics so they won't look as shitty as my usual art.

Hope to see you all soon. ]]> ~pennies