just discovered this interesting wildlife artist called Charley Harper who creates artwork depicting "unique aspects of his wildlife subjects through highly stylized geometric reductions" - he actually draws his pictures with a ruler, French curve, set square, protractors etc! It's so cool! Harper says, "When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don't see feathers, fur, scapulars or tail coverts — none of that. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of painting: in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe."

bought a book by MindMap guy Tony Buzan at Kinokuniya last night cos he happened to be there for a talk-cum-autograph session - I'm quite a sucker for autographed books - I already have 6 in my collection - including Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder and The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje! It's this new book (Head Strong) that shares ways in which we can develop our mind/body connection and hence unleash our untapped potential.. Just thought I'll read it and find out what its all about..

spoke to boss in the afternoon and found that I wasn't actually angry with him anymore - maybe it was also becos he was no longer speaking in an unreasonable tone and was in one of his calmer, discussive moods. He actually agreed to (without hesitation) cover part of my handphone bills for all the calls I've been getting from companies and schools.

Flashback: Exactly one year ago, I was (bloodily) injured by a shattered glass door at Specialist Shopping Centre and had to be stretchered by ambulance (quite embarrassingly, through the busy Christmas crowds) to SGH for an operation where I got four stitches to sew up a deep gash on my ankle. Took me almost a month to recover properly. Eek!