waiwai and munmun

李威哥哥


李朦弟弟

medium: intruos4

missing acrylics

今天就畫acrylics!

next level

今天剛見過師傅，把過去幾星期的數據分析結果給她看。

這次是第二期的資料分析。

有趣的地方是，得到的結果是很奇怪的。即使用過去所用的步驟和程序，得出的結果是難以解說，找不到一些regularity，好像流放在可分析或不可分派之間。情況是有點曖昧。

同時，以往用慣的於去尋找「不乾淨」的data，用不上。對我來說，是一個極新的學習經驗。（刺激呀！）要用新的方法理解這堆表現「無常」的data。奇特的是，它們的古怪表現正好給我另思考一方向，及校正分析的方法。

正如師傅所說，不要從以往的數據方法、想法去理解一些「古怪」的results。是到每一個case看清楚，分辨清楚。

是很tedious，但好玩，因為未試過如此做數據分析。同時，也讓我漸漸接近下一階段的研究。

U Turn 轉向祢

2009年最後一天，迎向2010年前夕，你有甚麼計劃？

不如參加合一堂香港堂的「U Turn轉向祢」佈道會
歡迎所有人仕，免費入場。

日期：2009年12月31日
時間：下午8:30-10:00
地點：中華基督教會合一堂香港堂
地址：半山區般含道二號

all things

All things in his purpose, all things, all things, and all things for the good of those who love him.

我 們 曉 得 萬 事 都 互 相 效 力 ， 叫 愛 神 的 人 得 益 處 ， 就 是 按 他 旨 意 被 召 的 人 。羅 馬 書 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Praise the Lord!

first computer drawing

用電腦畫板都幾好玩，寫字好方便。開心呢！
好處是畫圖之後，做touch-up ，非常方便。
而且，手和肩頭不再用力推Mouse ，舒服得多！
真好！哈哈哈

thank you

looking back year 2009

Happy birthday to Jesus!

Maybe it is a little too early to look back year 2009,
but it takes time to reflect, think and count those blessings through the year,
so it is best to make it just a few days earlier. (Because there have been sooooooooo many of them.)

I would like to share with you the theme of this year is, "keep rowing the boat".
Why such theme for the year? Simply because I got this message from a Bible study session.


Church & Fellowship
I go to HY Church for Sunday worship. Sometimes, I brought my family members to church fellowships, services or events. The reason why I took them to, simply because I believe they will find answers to their life situations. I just found it amazing that it always happens in that way. God spoke to them personally, just amazing. I was in fear and in awe.

This is my second year in Bible Study Fellowship. I am studying the Book of John. It was indeed a very encouraging and fruitful experience. I just treasure the message that spoke through God's words. I have started to have the habit of studying thee Bible first before I start the day. (But sometimes, I could not do so, but I am still trying to make it.)

One of the most important lesson I have learnt from the Book of John is 6:16-21. After Jesus fed the 5000, he sent the disciples to a boat and told them to cross the lake first. Then, he retreated to a mountain and pray. So what's happened to the disciples on the boat?

Jesus Walks on the Water
When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid." Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

It is an often heard passage. I took it for granted too. Well, when I came across the question asking what did the disciples have to do before they could arrive at the destination. Well, this is a very interesting question. But the Holy Spirit revealed the answer through the passage.

"Rowing the boat."

Is it as simple as that? I wondered.

Just as it is. In the Bible study lecture, the teacher taught about this passage and she mentioned, the water was rough and the it was dark in the lake.

What would you do if you were the disciples?

Stop rowing?

Or just let the wind wash you away?

What should be done then?

Continue to row against the wind, because they were obeying the Lord's command and being faithful in the will of God. The Lord has spoken, "It is I; Don't be afraid." it also means, "It is the I AM who are sending you." Take Jesus into the boat and let him control of everything.


Academic work

After I have my proposal approved last year, I have started to polish and finetune the gadgets of the proposal. This Summer, I was finding different datasets for my dissertation. In September, some of the data have been collected and preliminary data analysis has been done. Some more have been completed yesterday. If these analyses still work, I have completed one third of my dissertation.

Recently, I have picked up my usual role as an "data miner" and "data engineer" for Fatandrewlo's study. It's a very humbling experience, hahaha,...... especially about how to "transpose" a dataset...hahaha. Well, I have forgotten most basic techniques to SPSS, so it took me quite a lot of time to re-learn these things.

Just to share a mental map of mine recently.
It has been filled with numbers......
(just for fun, actually it was a print-out, but it happened I did not know how to feed the paper, so I got this "artistic" image.)




Travel
I went to Hokkaido with my parents during Chinese New Year. The trip was great and we had a great time there. Oh, the food was great also......



Family
Full of babies in both my Mon & Father's families. I have 「升呢」, I become 表姑媽 & 表姨媽. Just feel God's grace whenever I play with these babies. Their smiles just melt my heart.

This year I had more chance to cook dinner. My best dish is steamed pork ribs. Last night, I just received a star ranking from the Top Chef of the house (Top Chef = my mom).


Not & Zero + me
Watercolor has dominated my drawing this year. Maybe because it is more handy and I have started to grasp the technique of drawing with water.

Year 2009 Projects:

• "Not Zero Download", a free downloading site has been set up. Please come and download e-cards.
• Drawing some recipes after I have cooked.
• Some ad hoc stuff, like drawing on FAi's company product for display, illustration for Sowers' Action.
• Christmas cards and some birthday cards
• hand-made medium size not & zero.

Well, all these were already God's grace and blessings. Praise the Lord for all these things, for He is good and His great love endures forever! We also want to say many BIG thank you-s to our family and friends who love us and help us with anything, no matter big or small. We are deeply grateful!

Peace be with you & God bless,
Yannie + not & zero.

a medal

香港足球隊奪金那一天，
我也得到一個獎牌﹗

還有這些，

還有一隻大象！

多謝 k group 的「加冕儀式」，哈哈哈！

be the legend

真係傳奇一刻......

聽說這是香港足球於二次戰後第一次贏取大型區際公開比賽。

warehouse

政府物料供應處附屬貨倉

tea break

昨日吃了一個 tea

聖誕樹好靚啊~

吃了朱古力蛋糕，

還有芝士蛋糕......

多謝aleemama!

keep writing xmas cards

keep writing, writing and writing.

ah bu

看過琳琳的 "ah bu" video，
本來有點疲倦，立時精神百倍﹗哈哈大笑起來，又睇多幾次。

真係好得意﹑好可愛。

write xmas cards

很久沒有寫聖誕卡，
有email﹑facebook的日子，
也不用動手。

寫了三張，
好像回到小學的時候。

oh christmas postcard

新鮮出爐﹗2009年聖誕明信片﹗
開心呀﹗

鳴謝︰FAiSquare

pomegranate

one of my favourites, pomegranate.

Lung Mun Restaurant

小時候常跟外婆到龍門茶樓飲茶，
在月底結業，和媽來這裡一起懷舊。

upload and download

有一日，阿母問︰「你哋時時話upload﹑download，係咩呢？」

對我來說，我都是一知半解......
以個人理解，可以用廚櫃做個例子...

不如比打個比喻，upload是把洗乾淨的碗碟，放上廚櫃...


download是從廚櫃拿碗碟出來用...



阿母說︰「原來如此，我明白了...」

是否如此，我想大概是這樣...

christmas tree card 2009

another Christmas card......
希望你們喜歡!

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為何又有另一張咭？
因為我好想畫多一張，再試一試畫下雪的效果，
好好玩呢......

再加上今天data cleaning有一點進展，
畫一張畫，當是獎勵自己一下。

lamb pot

今晚有羊肉煲暖暖身，正呀!

christmas card 2009

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
he is Christ the Lord.
This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Luke 2:11-12

因今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。
你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽裡，那就是記號了。

路加福音 2:11-12

「記號」---是今天我領受的經文。
一個記號，心裏可會留意﹑接受這個記號指向的救主耶穌嗎？


2009聖誕咭...
跟上年的差不多，
馬槽還是畫得不像樣。
於是今年又replay。
各位就用一點想像力，當作是一個馬槽，不是一盆草...呵呵呵

poster for sowers

不久前，替苗圃行動的2010年茶馬古道助學活動畫一張宣傳圖畫...

Caption:
「not zero 為苗圃行動的苗圃茶馬古道 2010學習如何沖泡一壺美味的普洱茶。」
(http://www.teahorse.org.hk)
將會於苗圃行動的newletter刊登。


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是的，近來的生活節奏和注意力改變了，
雖然要做的事情還是差不多，
但是work from home的時間減少一半，
生活不再是「隱藏式」，是「半開放式」。

於是成了一個藉口，少了畫圖畫的post，
哈哈哈，好一個「隱閉懶人」的藉口，呵呵呵﹗

end of spreadsheet

Q: Excel spreadsheet的盡頭是怎麼樣的？

A: 是灰色的。

congratulations!

Last Saturday, I was invited to Aleemama's graduation ceremony,
A big congratulations to her!
Extremely happy for you,
all the best to your new job and ministry.


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I went to the chapel several times,
but I have never noticed the sunlight going through the windows,
it was very lovely,
could not help myself from capturing the lights and shadows......

thanks

那天我如何渡過？都是很簡單...
上午，沒有節目，因為睡至自然醒過來...
下午，回department見師傅及匯報進度，然後上tutorial。
下班後，和爸媽到pizza cafe吃晚餐。飯後，到本小島最新地標「風之塔」吹風看月亮。

今年有很多surprises...

• 第一屆Facebook 留言賀詞大賽︰多謝大家踴躍參與，使我得到一大串的祝福。
• not and zero歌舞video︰由FAi自編自導not & zero crossover FAi happy birthday歌舞劇︰笑到眼水勁標。
• 好大隻的太陽花 + 小吉媽李鏗Chris合唱團送上的 "合皮巴夫地" surprise。(不過，我歸心似箭，唔記得帶枝花返屋企...)
• BMa電話留言︰你把聲好醒神！Thanks BMa for the phone message, your voice woke me up from the things that I was working at the office on that day.
  
• 大舅母給我一個生日sms，好 "in" 呀﹗
• 天父給我看到一個好大好大的月圓 (最光那一大點是月亮，旁邊的燈光，是對岸的住宅。)
  

今天收到一隻luigigi送的的兔子，是襪子做的。
圖片caption是︰兔子第一次看到珍寶海鮮坊


在此，謝謝大家﹗

repulse bay

WebCT disappears

WebCT不見了...

testing testers

洗水測試結果︰失敗

搵日再試另一個方法...

testers

為一種未用過的canvas做上色及洗水tester，
因為不知道布料的上色效果是如何。
同時，也想學用mediums...
至於mediums是甚麼呢...大概是一些效果或有質感的東西，
使acrylics的變化更多。

先上gesso，然後上色...
乾透之後，
布料「炒魷魚」...

待乾透之後，
分別塗上...
extra heavy gel﹑
extra heavy gel (稀釋)
acrylic iridescent medium (有閃閃效果)
及extra heavy gel + iridescent mediums

wow...好閃呀!
正面見到畫面，側面甚麼圖案都看不到，只有閃閃!

這是閃閃medium...都幾貴，不過有得閃閃閃閃...無所謂。

這個是extra heavy gel...有光澤的 (glossy)
一睇就知係家庭裝，又抵又實用。

下一步係洗水...希望真的是 water resistant...

zero bag

用衣車縫合...
完成!
this is a zero bag!
前面

後面

interview

昨日第一次成為受訪者，
是一個很有意思的訪談，
Sarah是我的主日學學生，
Ling是中學小師妹 (well, 我高過她"N"屆...哈哈哈)。

多謝妳們﹗

black canvas (2)

在黑色的畫布上畫...
一個zero...

畫一朵花...


下一步做甚麼...

you are so sweet!

甚麼是"冧"ed?
大概是...
"冧"ed ="You are so sweet/ so kind!" in English. 或者，「我好感動呀!」


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嗚謝Victor和Vienne同學，給我這個story line.
Thank you very much, I was "冧"ed!

black canvas

白色canvas用得多，
其他顏色都是第一次，
試吓先...

不過，
我忘記先熨直塊canvas，先至上顏料...

coding

code完religion & civilizations in Asia...
用了一個工作天，進度不錯，
感謝主~

figure drawing

朋友筆下的not & zero...
係唔係好正?