Serenity

Getting very anti-social nowadays, I guess I just appreciates quality time than hanging out in the midst of a noisy crowd. We all need our private moments some time...

最近看到那么多朋友POST那些搞笑的视频&冷笑话，我不但笑不出，还觉得很无聊，低级... 近年来连看戏也比较喜欢自己一个人看了，陪朋友看的戏觉得无聊但又不想批评免得打扰他们的雅兴；自己看的戏他们又未必会喜欢....是我老了吗？真是越老越GRUMPY了  ಠ_ಠ

One year later...

Wow, hmmm...now how long was it since my last post? It's been quite a while since I've actually step foot here, let alone actually posted anything at all. Work got in the way ever since I started owning a small retail business and at the same time coping with my job as a freelance designer. Plus I started "writing" a journal and it just feels good to keeping secrets to myself instead of posting on blogs (I use the word "writing" very loosely here...)

Lately I've even thought of closing down the blog for good because it just seemed like such a waste of space, but a stroll down the memory lane brings back too many nostalgic feeling... So long story short, I decided to show this blog a little bit more love and attention, I can't commit a lot since i have my journal, business, work and a web comic planning along (don't raise any high hopes) but I'll try to be consistent. Also I'm active on Instagram so if you're interested do follow me @ivn369, I'll post my sketches there too.

So long story short, daddy's home :)

Feels good to be back.

Happy 14th Feb Everybody :)

Happy New Year 2012!!!!

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One Fake Smile Can Hide A Million Tears

Whenever we see people around us we'd ask them, "How are you?", most of the time it's just a routine sentence we utter not any different from saying a simple "hi", you ask the question and you expect them to answer "Im fine", but are they, really? Then again, do you care?

Some people are emo attention seekers, yeah I'm talking about those Facebook poser with status like "I'm sad", "I dying slowly" blah blah blah etc...but many of them would rather keep their problems to themselves and choose to show their happy face to people around them just to avoid the long, tedious, boring explanation.

Next time, when you see someone with a smile on their face, don't just ask them "How are you", instead invite them over for a drink, a meal, or just a casual stroll around the block, who knows? A little casual chat might let you see their real expression behind the smiling mask?

Think about it :)

The Art of Balancing

Having a balanced life is more important than having a successful life, what is a balanced life? It means ensuring your health, relationships and mental peace are in good order.There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup, no fun in driving a luxury sport car if your back hurts, and shopping are certainly not enjoyable if your mind is full of tension.

So don't just have a career and academic goals, set goals to give you a balanced, successful life.

#article inspired by Chetan Bhogat at Symbiosis

A Dog Named Laika (1954-1957)

Laika, originally named Kudryavka (Little Curly), was a stray dog founded by a couple of Soviet scientist to undergo training along with other 2 dogs to be one of the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. At the end of the training, Laika was chosen, and on the 3rd of November 1957 Laika was sent to space boarding the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, to orbit around the earth.

The experiment was a success, the Sputnik orbited the earth, hence making Laika the first animal ever to orbit the earth, as well as the first to DIE in orbit.

Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and Laika had always been intended to die. The sole purpose of the experiment was to prove that a living passenger could survive being launched into orbit and endure zero gravity. The craft was equipped with a life-support system, a fan to keep the temperature cool. 7 days worth of food, and a bag to collect waste. A harness was designed to be fitted to the dog and there were chains to restrict its movements to standing, sitting or lying down; there was no room to turn around in the cabin. It was widely reported that Laika died on day 6, when its oxygen ran out. Some speculations however believed that Laika has most likely been dead within hours after launch from overheating. Over five months later, after 2,570 orbits, Sputnik 2 disintegrated—along with Laika's remains—during re-entry on April 14, 1958.

A monument was built for Laika in remembrance of its sacrifice at Star City Russia, the Russian Cosmonaut training facility.

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I dunno what to say, it was on 54 years ago on this day where this poor little puppy was sent to die, not knowing what lies ahead of its fate. I initially wanted to write some big words as a tribute to Laika, but no words can express how i feel now. I'm a dog lover, and it's sad to hear a life being taken away like that...what would Laika's thoughts be at the last few minute of its life? "Where am I?" "Why am I here?" "Why is it so hard to breath?" "Where did all those nice people go?" "I'm sleepy..." "I miss home...."

I'll just give a moment of silence to Laika now :'(