Tuesday, February 25, 2014

GIF ~ Dog

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GIF ~ Stick Dog ~ by Stick Man

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GIF ~ Smiley with Pet Dog

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GIF ~ Dogs Running

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Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:13 PM
Subject: GIF ~ Dogs Running

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Artists ~ Wife & Husband ~ Shu-fen Chen & Pinfan

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Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Artists ~ Wife & Husband ~ Shu-fen Chen & Pinfan

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Art

~ Pandora Tarot (Strength)

~ Lion with Pretty Face

~ by Chen Shu Fen

http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/281669

http://static.minitokyo.net/downloads/19/33/281669.jpg

Pandora Tarot (Strength)

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Art

~ Focus

~ Pretty Face

~ by Pinfan (Husband of Chen Shu Fen)

http://puomo.com/ipad-apps/focus/

http://puomo.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/0327-focus-icon-512-21.png

Focus.

Artworks of Pinfan

First published on paper by renowned Taiwanese illustrator Pinfan in 1997, “FOCUS.” for iPad, an experimental artwork, tells the story in a movie-like format.

Despite its digital compilation, “FOCUS.” recreated watercolor touches, intentionally high contrast and ambiguous details for readers to experience the quiet, serene atmosphere of the story line.

It’s a movie, a storybook and a watercolor portfolio. Whichever you’d like, it’s an enjoyable experience to “FOCUS.” again on your iPad.

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http://puomo.com/artists/shu-fen-chen/

Bio

Art ~ by Chen Shu Fen

Art ~ by Shu Fen Chen

http://puomo.com/artists/shu-fen-chen/

Shu-fen Chen

Illustrator, graphic designer and fine arts

Shu-fen Chen was not born artist, but she eventually became one of Taiwan’s best-selling illustrators and comic artists ever. Trained as a stock market clerk, Shu-fen gave up the relatively bland job to pursue her interest in visual creativity.

After marrying Pinfan, also a popular artist, Shu-fen and her husband formed an unparalleled team in Taiwan’s digital art arena. They worked together on book covers, posters, illustrations and online games; while Shu-fen stands out with subtle, feminine characters and Pinfan well known for creating cool but attractive males, they are all masters of light, color and flowing lines of pure oriental style.

Shu-fen started her artist career by drawing Christmas cards and creating book covers for publishers in 1988, but she didn’t reach popular artist status until she designed posters for the Chinese edition of “Tokyo Love Story”, a Japanese comic series, in 1992.

Two decades later, Shu-fen is not only one of the top commercial artists in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, but also among the few Taiwanese illustrators to survive the fiercely competitive Japanese market. She collaborates with Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kodansha, Akita Shoten and Dengeki Manga, among other publishers, on comic series and original artworks.

Over 40 books published in company with Pinfan, Shu-fen Chen fully demonstrates her ability to create a miraculous atmosphere that leads readers into their youthful years and brings back sweet memories.

Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen’s official sites in Chinese and Japanese.

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Husband of Chen Shu Fen

http://puomo.com/artists/pinfan/

Pinfan

Illustrator, graphics designer and fine arts

One of the most popular contemporary illustrators in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Japan, Pinfan has been fascinating his loyal followers with an amazing mixture of light and shadow between two extreme ends of the spectrum.

Pioneer in the digital art field with sophisticated sketching and watercolor painting techniques in combination with “natural media” computer graphics software since mid-1990s, Pinfan previously worked in several advertising agencies and publishers as designer and manager.

After more than a decade working on fine arts, illustration, graphics, books and even game design, Pinfan and his wife, Shu-fen Chen, are both among the best-known digital artists in the Chinese-speaking world and Japan, where he is dubbed one of Asia’s greatest illustrators today.

In fact, it’s not uncommon that Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen cooperate on the same project. They each works on different parts on the digital canvas, or take turns to perfect one masterpiece, where Pinfan’s style is somewhat more masculine than his partner, while Shu-fen Chen being an expert of turning feminine colors and lines into an atmosphere of delicate, youthful emotion.

With more than 40 books and countless awards on hand, Pinfan keeps trying new media forms and functions on the Web and iPad. Puomo.com is privileged to publish “Focus”, Pinfan’s first digital book, and have him on our artist portfolio.

Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen’s official sites in Chinese and Japanese.

Puomo.com represents Pinfan in areas outside Taiwan, China and Japan. If you’re interested in collecting Pinfan’s original works or having him work on your art project or publication, please contact info@puomo.com.

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Here are some of their works.

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Silver Needle Noodles

~ Do you know what this is?

Silver Needle Noodles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_needle_noodles

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Lao-Shu-Fen_Lou-Syu-Fan_Short-Rice-Noodles.jpg

Silver needle noodle (simplified Chinese: 银针粉; traditional Chinese: 銀針粉; pinyin: yín zhēn fěn) or Rat noodle (Chinese: 老鼠粉; pinyin: lǎo shǔ fěn) is a variety of Chinese noodles.^[1] It is short, about 5 cm long and 5 mm in diameter. It has a white semi-transparent colour. The noodle is available in many Chinese markets in Chinese populated areas such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Names

Quite a number of names have been used to describe the noodle. The noodle is more commonly known as silver needle noodle in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and rat noodle in Malaysia and Singapore. The noodles are named as such because the shape of the noodles is long and tapered much like a rat's tail or a needle.

Lao Shu Fen, Lou Syu Fan (老鼠粉)
Yin Zhen Fen, Ngan Jam Fan (銀針粉/银针粉)
Mee Tai Bak, Mi Tai Mu (米苔目/米台目)
Mi Shai Mu (米篩目/米筛目)
Short Rice Noodle
Loh See Fun

Production

The noodles are made from ground rice flour but sometimes with some added cornstarch to reduce breakage during frying.^[1] As with most Chinese noodles, they are commercially produced and seldom homemade as it is too tedious to make a small amount for home consumption.

Preparation

The noodles may be stir-fried, scalded and flavored with a mixture of sauces, cooked in soup or cooked dry in a clay-pot. As with most Chinese noodles, it can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner as a main course or supplementing a rice meal. Many Chinese restaurants, hawkers and roadside stalls serve the noodle in various forms. One of the famous dishes that can be found widely in Southeast Asia is Clay-Pot Lao Shu Fen.^[2] The purpose of using clay-pot is to keep warmth of the dish and make the dish look more appetizing.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Defensive Driving & Riding ~ Because of Idiots on the Road

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Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:26 PM

Here's why we need to be careful,

it's just because of Idiots on the Road.

2 Cars racing inside Singapore KPE Tunnel Nearly Crash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXUAR4943A4

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Tim Sum ~ the 'Golden Sand Bun'

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Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 10:26 AM

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Tim Sum ~ One of it's items, the 'Golden Sand Bun'

'Golden Sand Bun'

~ This is the Tim Sum that my Malay colleague was talking
about at a Malay Stall that serves Halal Chinese Tim Sum,
name of this Halal Chinese Tim Sum Shop is 'Tang Tea House'.

'Ew Sar Pau'

~ Equivalent name given by Chinese colleague;

and she said that it contains 'Salted Egg Yoke'.

Description by Blog below:

"... steaming hot custard with salted egg york

oozing out from soft pau! *slurps!* This must

be eaten immediately when served; leave it to

cool even a little and it won’t taste as good.

3 pieces... at Golden Tea House)... cost $4."

~ quoting Blog by 'The Claudia Post' (http://claudia.sg), see Blog below after a few jumps.
~ visit this Blog, 'The Claudia Post' for more food recommendations.

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Posted by 'The Claudia Post' (http://claudia.sg)
http://claudia.sg/2013/08/finally-halal-dim-sum-at-jalan-kayu-tang-tea-house-hong-kong-cafe/

Tang Tea House Hong Kong Cafe

No. 242 Jalan Kayu

Singapore 799466

Tel: 64832298/ 64832284

(Located where Mad Jack

used to be along Jalan Kayu)

Finally, Halal Dim Sum at Jalan Kayu!

at Tang Tea House Hong Kong Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2013 | FOOD GUIDE, REDISCOVER SINGAPORE

Was super excited when I first learned about the opening of Tang Tea House at Jalan Kayu from my Facebook feed! Thanks Kassidy for the post! :P Now we can finally satisfy my weird once-in-a-blue-moon dim sum craving near our house and in comfort of air con cafe!

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We used to have to drive to Bedok area to get decent Halal Dim Sum, now its just a 5 mins drive from our place. Run by the same people from the Bedok branch, Tang Tea House has got pretty decent Dim Sum to satisfy those cravings. And the best part is they have my favorite Golden Sand Pau!

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If you don’t know what Golden Sand Pau is, you must sooo sooo go try it! Imagine steaming hot custard with salted egg york oozing out from soft pau! *slurps!* This must be eaten immediately when served; leave it to cool even a little and it won’t taste as good. 3 pieces of these Pau cost $4.00.

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I tried their Roasted Chicken Noodle ($5.20) too and it was alright. I like any noodle that’s made of these springy egg noodle.

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A Must-have for me is the Super Cooler!!! Love this drink, though its just simple coconut juice with wheatgrass syrup and coconut fresh. But I love it! As the name suggests, its cooling and thirst quenching! Not cheap though at $3.80 per glass, and doesn’t help I usually require two glasses per visit.

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We are surely going back to Jalan Kayu often now that they have more than just indian food and pratas! We can have Dim Sum too! Yeah!
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Music & The Beautiful Hurdler

Ever since in primary school, I've always found the Hurdle event very graceful, the way the athlete jumps over each hurdle.

If you watch and listen carefully, the hurdler will produce a nice rhythmic beat while running and jumping over the hurdles.

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Liu Xiang

~ Beautiful Male Hurdler

Liu Xiang Wins Historic 110m Hurdles Gold - Athens 2004 Olympics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V09H08Q0UQA

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Michelle Jenneke

~ Beautiful Female Hurdler

Michelle Jenneke Dancing Sexy as Hell at Junior World Championships in Barcelona 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgmYutL9W0

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Monday, February 17, 2014

Happy Birthday! Dad ~ 2014

Hi Dad,

Happy Birthday!
It's been 11 years since your death (2003 Oct 05).
Missing you again and again every time I think of you.

Lots of love from your loving son, family and mum.

How to Slim your Wallet ~ by Bellroy (Owl Logo)

I thought this was good advice to slim down your wallet.

Click on the LINK for more from Bellroy Wallets.

My Blog Links.

How to Slim your Wallet

http://enterarena.blogspot.sg/2014/02/how-to-slim-your-wallet-by-bellroy-owl.html

Posted by Welcome at 4:32 PM on Monday, February 17, 2014
Labels: Organize, Wallet

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~ by Bellroy (Owl Logo)

http://bellroy.com/pages/slim-your-wallet

Click on Image to Enlarge.

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Run ~ Sprint ~ Over-Taking

The beauty in the run. Enjoy!

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Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou - Women's 4x100m Relay Final

Thailand Won. This is Nongnuch Sanrat, Thailand Athlete, Sprinter.

Scroll down for YouTube Video.

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GIF

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GIF
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YouTube VideoS

{Shorter Version}
ThAiland Achor Runner Speeds from 2nd Place to 1st Place ~ Women 4x100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHmV5rqwVUg