22 days after - busy, busier and busiest

Really, I've been too busy to tell what day today is. This is somehow a good thing to me, because I need a break from the previous relationship and a lot of b******t out of it. I know, I know there is a cute guy sitting behind me at work, a tall, handsome, well-mannered guy, who went to a top university. (cough) Anyways, he's my colleague and that's all.

Here's the only painting I did last week.

watercolor + acrylic + colored pencil

This was the first time I did a painting with acrylic pigment, which made the painting in a stronger "3-D" effect. The whipped cream in the painting looks like a real whipped cream! 

Not sure if it's just the dessert looks way too fantastic, I figure I didn't draw it good enough. What do you think?

My painting with a dark filter. I have to admit it look better than the original painting. Maybe it was just the color? The tone? Maybe...

New curtain made my night!

Got me this beautiful bangle and business card case from Fendi! Tribute to the greatest fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld! 

To the job that pays the bills! I am happy, if you ask me. 

about my project...

3rd week at my new job, busy and fast-paced. This morning, I just noticed a friend of my ex started following me on Instagram, and of course, I blocked her right away, without viewing any of her photos. Not sure what her intention was, but I am really SICK of anything related to him!  

Maybe it is too early to talk about my project right now because I just started working on it, but somehow, the idea of this project actually came from the break-up with my ex.    

graphite

watercolor

I don't think I will be able to have my art book printed and sold by a publisher. So, I am just gonna make ONLY ONE art book, as a portfolio. Sounds good?  

Oktoberfest at Wendel's was awesome! Too much meat but never had enough beer!

I swear this is the last item of my birthday present! I won't get to celebrate my birthday overseas like I did in the past years, so I am literally making it up! 

Enough of my life! Ciao

indie girl's life - 5 days after

It has been a long week, I hate being a newbie.

I took the job offer from this travel agency and declined an interview from a PR company based in Germany, and, the 2nd interview from THAT local PR company. Oh yea, apparently I passed the 1st interview. (rolling my eyes)

It was a hard decision because I had been wanting a PM job, however, it is harder to find a good boss like I said. So, that's it.

And this is how I treated myself.

Well this is the most efficient way to make a woman happy and relaxed. 

Good bye! 18 days of annual leave

Hello! Duty on the weekend

Even though I've been busy with my job and shopping, I still tried to make time for my current project - watercolor paintings of fragrances. As to my canvas bag painting, unfortunately I have to postpone the project because I know it's going to take a lot of work. 

watercolor

graphite

watercolor

graphite

watercolor

For now I can only do one piece a week because I really don't have much time for myself. Hopefully, I will be able to finished this project before my birthday NEXT YEAR. I really wanna publish my own art book, or prints. 

Anyway, wish me good luck at work! 

your dream job

I got a job offering from our competitor, a local travel agency. So, if I take this job I will be working as an in-door sales representative.

Honestly, the pay is not bad, and you get to receive your bonus every three months. The only thing I am concerned is the annual leave, which is very important to me because I HAVE TO travel abroad twice every year. For that reason, 7 days are definitely not enough and that's why I am still struggling.

Then again, it is really, really hard to have a good boss...along with a decent salary.

To take or not to take, that is the question. So let's stop here.

I finally started drawing after a long, long time, annnnnnd I had not "officially" given up on portrait, so here it is.

graphite pencil + colored pencil

It's Cara, I know I did not capture her good enough but thank God my friend Jen recognized her from this picture. Maybe it is easier to take a magazine photo as a reference. 

Seasonal drink from Agnes b. Cafe. I liked the minty flavor.

Everybody's crazy about the giant rubber duck here, but well, it is not something new to me. Here are my collection of rubber ducks. 

And everybody's crazy about the Aranzi Aronzo cup lids, mugs and coasters collaborating with FamilyMart.

I was miserable, so I treated myself with some fancy ice pops. 

And I decided to buy something I really wanted with a little part of my severance pay. 

Well, this is an early birthday present for myself...

My dream job? I just wanna be a freelancer.

back to the reality, aka, hell

Yes, I am back from Singapore. I had a blast during my stay, but right now I am not in the mood for travel notes here because I HAVE NOT got a job yet.

Job-hunting is something really, really exhausting and frustrating I know, and you know it too. It is even harder for people in their late twenties.

Fyi, I am 29 years old.

Ambitious yet confused, people in this age are always proficient, however, most of them do not have specific life goals and enough experiences. So, when it comes to job-hunt, they are in the group labelled "incompetent".

Last week I had an interview at a big-name PR company for a project manager position. Not sure if it was just me getting old, this 3-hour interview was extremely exhausting , that consisted psychometrics, English test and a dialogue with the HR executive.

When I told him I only used the basic Excel functions making reports(because our BSS did most of the work), he paused. It looked like they needed someone who could executive immediately, i.e, they did not want to spend any time training a new staff. If it is just like what I figured out, they had better have some head-hunter recruit a candidate that meets their qualifications. Come on, I was not applying for a director position.

This is pathetic, here, creative(and hardworking) people are not always given chances to dedicate their life to things that they do not just work for live. It is hard to think positive, really.

FML