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End of Q2

Jun 30, 2024

Finished the 4th and last class of the paper-making course on Monday. I can now resume my regular routines on Mondays. I started going to work at the studio early in the morning because I desperately needed AC during the day in this extremely hot weather. Started the long process of cleaning up the messy studio. Started with the neglected Garden of Eden project. Dusted off the table and added automated lighting. The abandoned piece of land had now been turned into a land flowing with milk and honey. It’s now ready for the addition of new plants.

There’s an agave plant at a park near my studio that is blooming. The rare 2-3 storey high flower got me visiting nearly everyday for the past few weeks. This is one of the most exciting occasions for a succulent lover!

Finally read the “Loss Adjustment Report” from our studio neighbor who is seeking compensations from the disastrous sprinkler incident that happened in our unit back in January. I deterred reading the report last week after seeing the crazy large amount of compensations that the neighbour is seeking from us. But after spending some time to read the report in more details this week, I felt utter relief! The report was one of the most unprofessional reports I have ever read, and most of the items that they’re claiming compensations from us had no proof of damages and were obviously fraudulent claims. If they decide to go ahead with their legal prosecutions on us, they might end up needing to explain to the judge how this wasn’t a case of extortion instead!

Q2 had gone by in a whiff. Q3 will be a quarter of thorough cleanup for both my studio and my home. Hopefully it wouldn’t take up the whole quarter, will see.

Sketch… Sunday Service

Jun 30, 2024

Cleanup Started

Jun 23, 2024

Helped my friend move his new giant 3D printer up into his workshop on Wednesday. It required the effort of 5 ppl (including 1 stranger) to move it up a ramp. It was my first time visiting the spacious workshop my friend started renting earlier this year together with an artist friend and another company. I couldn’t help but reminisce the time I moved into my current studio about 10 years ago. So full of hope and dreams back then, and now after many years of effort and little accomplishments, and with my upcoming plans to return to Canada, it felt a bit like I had just been wasting my time.

Nonetheless, I did reach a milestone this week at the studio when I finally had time to experiment with multi-color 3D printing. The result was much better than I thought! The little breakthrough opened up some product ideas that I hope to roll out before returning to Canada.

I finally started the long overdue project of clearing out my apt yesterday. Will probably continue doing this for both my apt and studio for at least a couple more weeks.

Since picking up my cartooning hobby again on my bday a couple weeks ago, I kept up with drawing and posting a single panel each week. Drew up the latest one this afternoon. Happy to be infusing art into my depressiing life again.

Sketch… Sunday Service

Jun 23, 2024

4X-th Birthday

Jun 17, 2024

It was my 4X-th birthday last Wednesday. I took a day off from work. Declined to celebrate with my parents, and I didn’t wanna ask friends out either. I decided to spend the day doing what I enjoy doing – Art! I revived an IG account dedicated to my ink art and started a new series of cartoons about the (sad) story of KOKB (King of Kowloon Bay), It’s something I had been wanting to do for a long time, but I had put the project aside for nearly a year. Guess it’s better late than never, it felt good to once again infuse my depressing life here in this deteriorating city with a little bit of creativity and art exploration.

Also managed to finally get a much needed haircut, it will certainly help me survive the anticipated hot summer here now that I had decided to postpone my return to Canada.

Though I didn’t get to celebrate my birthday with family and friends, it was a day well spent. The positive mood was set as soon as I woke up and did my daily devotions. The scripture that day was Psalm 139:14 “I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made… “. I was reminded once again that I’m a precious creation from God despite the countless times I had sinned and the unaccomplished life I have been living in the past 4X years. It’s not too late to change the course and return to the path that God had initially planned for me. I was also reminded that I wasn’t alone as many good friends remembered and cared to message me with bday greetings, The good friends are also proof that my 4X years of life is not entirely meaningless. I am genuinely grateful. I also had a thoughtful colleague who surprised me with a couple of small bday cakes when I returned to the studio the next day.

May God continue to pour His grace and mercy on me as I enter the second half of the life He had created me for. 🙏🏻

Plan Postponed

Jun 4, 2024

Today is a “sensitive day” according to the local government officials. It’s sad to witness the city deteriorate to a point where people are afraid of merely saying the two numerical digits “64” and commemorating publicly what happened on this day 35 years ago.

It feels suffocating to live in a city where we’re constantly being lied of the rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly when the contrary was being witnessed. Countless people are still currently imprisoned or detained for saying what authorities don’t like to hear. That includes Chow Hung Tung, who was accused of organizing an illegal candlelight vigil on this day in 2021.

I made plans to move back to the country where I will be granted genuine freedom in late June or early July. However, the plan has to be delayed because there are still some projects I wish to finish up here before I can leave in peace and without regrets.

Oh God, please continue to pour Your grace and mercy on me and guide my steps forward.

Rainy Week

May 26, 2024

Joined a friend’s paper-making course the last minute and started off the week with the first of four long classes on Monday. I joined the time-demanding course mainly just to show support for the paper artisan friend, but it turned out to be more interesting than expected. I can actually picture myself experimenting with making recycled paper after I move back to Canada later.

Finished documenting and setting up a monitor stand for my colleague to test at the studio, I’m quite happy with this new LEGO-inspired design. Will continue designing and prototyping more desktop accessories to expand the system!

The entire week had been rather gloomy, so I had delayed lugging stuff from home to the studio. Rain is forecast to continue for the first part of this coming week. I should be able to pick up my pace to clean up both my home and studio later this week after I’m done with the last class of my 8+ years of calligraphy training this coming Thursday! Hopefully, I won’t need to be delayed for too long for my planned return to Canada in the summer.

Sketch… Sunday Service

May 26, 2024

LEGO Inspirations

May 19, 2024

I’ve been toying around with LEGO again since working on upgrading my studio’s mascot a month or so ago. Strolled through the LEGO store a few weeks back after my calligraphy class and found one of the recently released botanical series to be on sale. I couldn’t resist and bought the big box set, first time in many years. It took a good whole Sunday to finish assembling it. I recalled the familiar experience of snapping together the bricks when I was a kid while also seeing much improvements in instructions, brick and color variations, and creative use of the pieces.

Stumbled upon a dinosaur kit series that‘s also compatible with LEGO at the local dollar stores (Daiso). Collected 10 of the 12 models. Spent the afternoon today assembling them. Even though they are not genuine LEGO bricks, they snapped together just as fittingly and are sold at a fraction of the cost. I actually liked this series more than the expensive LEGO succulent play set.

Drawing inspiration from LEGO, I’m now in the process of re-designing and prototyping a system of new products at the studio that adheres to its criteria of being “functional, sustainable, and delightful”.

Regarding my preparation work for the upcoming return to Canada this summer, I’m still pretty much procrastinating and haven’t started looking for plane tickets and housing yet.

Sketch… Sunday Service

May 19, 2024