My previous post mentioned about a blog revamp that's going to happen soon and that was about 6 six months ago already! I guess "soon" doesn't mean that soon in my vocabulary. Hahaha!

But I think I can't wait any day longer to post something for this year. I've been relatively more active in sketching, drawing and painting for the past 10 months or so since we've moved to Ipoh. As luck would have it, there's a group of local sketchers who practically do sketches in and about town almost every weekend. It was a blast to join them and since then, I rediscovered my sketching mojo.

These were the photos during my first meet up with Urban Sketchers Ipoh back in June of 2015.

I think it's high time for a blog revamp now. Have a lots of new sketches and paintings lately and for the longest time have neglected to update here. So I guess it's time.
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My daughter, Andi, in my sketches...
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No excuses.

I'm back.
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As we were driving aimlessly this afternoon, we happened to pass by our favorite kopitiam which we hadn't visited for quite awhile now. Since we were near the place already, we decided to have dinner there. And besides, it would be an excuse to try something new.

I saw this lone cook at this stall furiously flipping his laddle as if he's trying to fight something inside the wok in front of him. Let's just say he was cooking fast and sending food out to his customers like a mean production line.
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I finally got back on my bike after a month and a half hiatus. When October started, the regular afternoon/evening rains also came with it. Just about this time also, I started sketching in a frenzied pace(relatively speaking... hehe!). Last weekend, I finally got back to my old bike route around Melaka. This time, with a sketchbook in tow.
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Glad to see a Christmas tree at this coffee shop that I've recently frequented more. They've also got piped-in Christmas songs to go along with it. Now that's the ambiance that I want... that I need.

I started laying in the washes and planned to finish it on-site until I noticed the cafe was about to close already at 11pm!

While still in the mood for laying in the colors, I continued doing so upon reaching the house. Just because it felt good seeing that "tree".

I enjoyed my Kung Po chicken dinner so much the other night that I just resorted to people watching.
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This Aunty deftly made those chee cheong funs in no time. It was amazing to watch her make every order at such a fast rate.

Chee Cheong Fun as described by Wikipedia:

"A rice noodle roll (also translated as steamed rice roll) is a Cantonese dish from southern China and Hong Kong, commonly served as a variety of dim sum. It is a thin roll made from a wide strip of shahe fen (rice noodles), filled with shrimp, pork, beef, vegetables, or other ingredients.

It has been awhile since I had proper dimsum for breakfast. It was the Diwali holiday here in Malaysia last Tuesday. No work. But with the body clock still on, I woke up ready for work only to find out that it's a holiday. Then I suddenly craved for dimsum. Lucky there one neighborhood kopitiam serving some. I just had to go and get my fill.
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