Thursday 30 April 2009

Doodles #4 - L'il Red Devil with His Balloon

Oh GAWD! I'm being addicted to this activity!



Media : Wacom Bamboo-Fun, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Corel Painter Essential 3

Doodles #3 - Before & After

Before...


After...


Media : pensil Faber Castell 2B, scanner, Wacom Bamboo-Fun, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Corel Painter Essential 3

PS. Sedang mencoba menggunakan Corel Painter, lumayan juga ternyata. Kalo buat ilustrasi, Corel Painter memang lebih powerful. Hmm... Sepertinya harus sering berlatih menggunakan ini...

Doodles #2 - Another doodles...

Gw CINTA hasil sketsa pake pensil Faber-Castell 2B! XD





Media : (masih sama kaya yang dulu-dulu)
pensil Faber Castell 2B, scanner, Wacom Bamboo-Fun, Adobe Photoshop CS2

PS. Dari dulu kelemahan gw ada di bagian "tangan", males bikin jari-jarinya sih. Ini pewarnaannya seadanya aja, 15 menit jadi. Hwahahaha dasar pemalas... Namanya juga coret-coretan iseng. Hehehe... any comments? :)

Tuesday 28 April 2009

Handbook for Life

"Life is an opened book..."

Forwarded e-mail from my friend.


40 Do and Don'ts

A handbook for each and every year indeed!

Health
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation and prayer.
6. Play more with your children.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

Personality
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a life time.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least...
40. Please forward this to everyone you care about.

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Thanks Dian! :)

*foto buku diambil dari sxc.hu

Sunday 19 April 2009

Ciptakanlah (Jangan Menunggu) Kesempatan


Saya sedang membaca the Rules of Wealth, yang ditulis oleh Richard Templar. Salah satu bacaan ringan, literatur best-seller yang berguna untuk mengingatkan kita untuk terus berusaha mencapai kemakmuran, dengan mengubah pola pikir, menabung, berinvestasi, dan BERTINDAK untuk mencapainya. (Kadang-kadang saya harus membaca buku seperti ini untuk mengingatkan saya agar terus berusaha untuk menjadi lebih mandiri dan tidak lagi bergantung kepada orang lain).

Dalam buku ini terdapat 100 Aturan Kemakmuran praktis yang disarankan untuk dilakukan agar melicinkan jalan kita menuju ... "kemakmuran", tentu saja.

Ada kalimat yang membuat saya tertawa, bukan tawa melecehkan, tetapi tawa karena merasa terhibur (dan tersentil). Kalimat ini ditulis sebagai catatan kaki pada bagian Aturan 39 : "Kembangkan sebuah keterampilan maka Anda akan terus memetik manfaatnya".

Kalimatnya seperti ini:
"Tidak ada orang yang memberi Anda kesempatan - ciptakan sendiri kesempatan itu. Anda pergi ke luar sana, jatuhkan "kesempatan" ke tanah dan pukuli hingga patuh, bujuk "kesempatan" hingga keluar dari tempat persembunyiannya dengan gula-gula, ikuti jejaknya dan buru dengan senjata peluang, atau berdiri di hadapannya hingga ia menyerah - namun tidak ada yang akan menyodorkannya ke hadapan Anda."

BERTINDAK. :p
"Do something, if only for ten minutes a day. Tell yourself that you’ll move toward your goals for ten minutes a day. If you don’t succeed, do it again. Keep going until you do succeed. Never give up. "
*foto diambil dari stockxpert.com

Saturday 18 April 2009

The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Salah satu trik agar hidup lebih teratur & memiliki hari yang lebih sempurna, adalah : Bangun dan beraktivitas lebih pagi.

Itu adalah satu saran yang sering kita temui dalam artikel-artikel maupun buku-buku inspirasional. Salah satu pepatah bijak yang mendukung teori tersebut secara harfiah adalah, "The early bird catches the worm". Atau terjemahan kasarnya, burung yang bangun lebih pagi selalu mendapatkan cacing lebih dulu daripada burung-burung yang bangun lebih siang.

Suatu saat saya iseng membahas ini dengan seorang teman. Dan jawabannya sungguh mencengangkan saya.

Saya: (terinspirasi saat selesai membaca satu artikel di majalah online) "Eh lo inget kan ada quote kaya gini, the early bird catches the worm? Udah ada penelitiannya nih, katanya kalo mau hidup lebih teratur dan ngga kebawa stress, kita emang musti bangun lebih pagi."
Teman saya: (tampak berpikir sejenak) "Tergantung lo ngeliat dari sisi mana..."
Saya: (bingung) "Hah? Maksudnya?"
Teman saya: "Iyalah. Itu kan kalo lo jadi burungnya. Kalo lo jadi cacing yang bangun lebih pagi kan lo dimakan burung. Gw sih kaga mau!"

...

Saya termenung sejenak, lalu dilanjutkan dengan ketawa ngakak! *Hwahahaha!!* Baru kali itu saya mendengar perumpamaan seperti itu. Nice. :)

*foto "Robin & cacingnya" diambil dari sxc.hu

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Sketch.. sketch..

Bosen, lagi gatau mo ngapain...

Hasilnya gini :



Media : pensil Faber Castell 2B, scanner, Wacom Bamboo-Fun (sebenernya klo gambar simple gini, pake mouse juga bisa), Adobe Photoshop CS2

Hehehe...

Udah lama banget ngga nyoret2!
Mari kita berlatih lagi, heuheuheu...

Friday 3 April 2009

Get to Know Yourself Better

Iseng nyoba personality test ini : http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Lucu juga. Gw baru tau klo ternyata deep inside gw kaya gini, hehehe banyak yang bener tapi ada juga beberapa yang mengejutkan. Seru. Coba deh! :)

Kalo hasilnya gw kaya gini nih...

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Hmm... Menarik. :)
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