I couldn’t sleep well the night before. Every since I received the phone call out from the blue I was already one cloud nine. Maybe ten if there is such a scale. I was really excited. Yet I knew that I had to keep my eyes shut so as to catch a few hours of… Read More »
I didn’t notice him until I heard him talking to a young lady next to me. There were many people waiting to catch the next train. He was chatting happily with her. He enquired about the furthest train station away from town and was amazed at how far the last station was and even heard… Read More »
The initial sets of doodles are much more abstract and invites the reader to visualize within their own creative mind on what does the doodle actually represent and what kind of message would it like to convey. Yet sometimes when its too abstract it can be difficult to comprehend let alone appreciated. Then again the set… Read More »
In working on A Man and His Wallet & other stories project, I decided that the stories should be interspersed with sketches that focus on human emotions. The primary thrust would still be the stories however I thought the sketches would add uniqueness to the story. I experimented with the first batch of sketches and decided… Read More »
In our every day life, we meet different kinds of people. Somehow someway a few of them will have an impact in our lives especially the ones that opened up the horizon of our thoughts subconsciously. These are the ones that taught us a thing or two about life in its most precious way, one that se never… Read More »
A Man and His Wallet & other stories is a collection of 28 stories primarily about growing up. It’s primary themes include unconditional love, strength of family bonds, righteous moral values, respect for the elderly, passion for life and the inherent potential of self belief. Its a straight forward, no holds barred approach to the subject… Read More »
When I received a phone call last year informing me that A Man and His Wallet & other stories has just been selected as one of the 50 Best Titles for International Rights 2016/17 I jumped for join. Yet gravity was strong enough to ensure that I kept my feet on the ground. I didn’t… Read More »
I have heard of Penang Free School when I was young however I never really paid much attention to the school and never asked anyone about it as well. After my SRP results was released I celebrated with my friends when we went to Assumption school to collect our results. Assumption School has always been special… Read More »
A Man and His Wallet & other stories took seven months to complete. From the first draft until the finished product itself yet its journey could be traced back about two years ago during an unplanned encounter across the Causeway. I first saw Yeoh Herr-Ling when he walked into the class inPenang Free School one… Read More »
The initial plan was to use doodle as part of the book content. It could be a representation of certain ideas or thoughts yet its supposed to abstract enough for the reader to intepret based on their own thoughts. Then when I submit another set of what I considered serious sketches I ended with a… Read More »