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 haven’t been designing much this year except the current layout at Amour Chaleur you are looking at and a few random cartoons and comics. I really like this candy house layout hence it’s going to stay till June when I’ve the time to put together a new one. So I’ve been spending some time during the past month to work on a customised layout for Diana at molemole.sg. She didn’t gave me a theme or anything so it’s just freestyle for me. I’ve only met her once or twice but she seems like a really happy, friendly and cheery person so the huge orange sun seems like a good idea to me.
It’s a beach theme with a bit of woody feeling. It wasn’t the kind of design that I had on Amour Chaleur with splashes of colours all over. I thought it was something different from my usual colour schemes. I love taking on projects like these because every project is a learning experience for me. I get to draw new things I’ve not drawn before, like the coconut tree, slippers and seashells.
I seems to draw the weirdest thing. Bird with a black magician hat on the beach? Definitely not something realistic but then again, cartoons open the door to imagination and the unexplainable. Some may be slightly confused by the header because I have combined the sky, ocean and land together. I reckon if you are looking far away from a beach, you will somehow see the sky right above the sea too! Let’s also just say I’m kind of jealous of the layout because it looks nicer than my candy house. 
With that said, pop by to molemole.sg and check out the layout live!
