Aloha! I was invisible (went MIA) from the web community since last November/December. Well, to keep things short, I took a much needed break to socialise in the “real world”. 
Surprisingly, I managed to keep to the 6 months time frame I had given myself to chill, relax and simply not think/code/draw (except when I’m working of course). I was still active on Facebook and occasionally on Twitter though.
My Photoshop was also collecting dust and spiders during the past half a year. I suppose this “Welcome back from the dead” layout isn’t one of my best but at least it’s something new. =p As usual, there isn’t any major changes to the overall structure of the layout. I did not carry out any cross-browser compatibility test due to the lack of time. It will be good if you can let me know if you notice any issues.
Short updates of what happened during the past 6 months:
- Permed my hair for the second time!
- Popped by Taiwan for the first time in early May
- Officially graduated from UOL Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance with Second Class (Upper) Honours
- Pampered myself with new gadgets: Canon S95 and the iPad 2
- Lots of shopping trips with mum and my lovely girls
As the saying goes, a picture speaks a 1,000 words…
1000 words of the past 6 months
I look forward to getting back to blogging soon. I hope.
As promised, a new layout after my exams! I would consider this layout as one of the simplest I have made over the past 2 years. This design strays away from my usual cute and colourful style. There are no kawaii cartoon (or panda for that matter) characters nor bright rainbow colours. I find this change very refreshing but I’m not sure if others feel that way too. It made use of just pastel colours and the entire design revolves around the Sakura flower.
This layout is inspired by both the art and soundtrack of the animé Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan. I am totally in love with this animé especially the art – beautiful cherry blossoms featured in many scenes and not to mention learning a bit more about the history of Japan. I have been listening to the soundtrack for a few days before coming up with this design. In conclusion, love or hate? 
Scan credit to animepaper.net
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I’m home! It’s kind of late even though I’m suppose to be back in early June due to busy schedules after the exams. I had planned to put up a new layout this month but being a lazy ass, I’m still enjoying the last bits of my holidays before I start work. 
A list of what I’ve done the past few months (if anyone is interested):
- Went Macau and China for holiday after my exams
- Done up my first resume – This took me 4 days to complete!
- Dyed my hair brown
- Job search
- Went for my first interview
- Still trying to come up with a good draft for the new layout – I’ve something in mind but that might be my “shortcut” method of changing layouts again (AKA just changing the header and background)
- Watching drama series and animé
- Started tweeting again because my Twitter account is growing cobwebs
- Renewed dayna.me
- Renewed my flickr account
- Upgraded WordPress and all the plugins – Honestly, can anyone tell me the difference? I haven’t been reading up on this new version
I’ll be actively blogging again and I shall end this post with these gorgeous sunset photos I took at Labrador Park few weeks back.
