This is a cake I decorated a year or so ago. It took
me quite a while to neatly print the Chinese and
Japanese characters. The cake itself was made from a mix.
This was made around New Years, so what the characters say are Happy New Year, thanks (at
the bottom), and my name in katakana at the top right.
Singing Rainbow Pixies
About somebody who loves to write medieval fantasy and create artwork from favourite sources
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Studio Ghibli artwork

is the most fascinating movie in my opinion, aside from My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service. I previously posted this artwork on facebook group Artists and Autism on the 24th of July. I have seen Spirited Away more times than I can count, in both English and Japanese (which I'm learning, among other languages), and it never
failed to draw me into it.
The friendships that are made between No Face, Chihiro (Sen
The soundtrack is also wonderfully composed, and altogether it seems to take me on a journey to another world, especially the track called Dragon Boy. Joe Hisaishi would be my favourite composer, his music fit the movie perfectly, giving Spirited Away its dramatic and mystical feel.
As for My Neighbor Totoro, I am also amazed with the story. This movie brought me to tears at times, and the children have such adorable personalities. Mei would be like any curious little girl,
exploring her surroundings, and getting lost once she sees something interesting walking by. The Totoros give her company in her adventure, and I would certainly like to have one of my own if it passes by. All in all, it's a very brilliantly made children's movie. Both drawings took me a few hours to create.
Monday, February 19, 2007
The multicultural festival

I like Mid-Eastern dancing, seen here, they were called "Jewels of the Middle East" I think.

While I was watching the performances, I had samosas (a spicy pastry filled with either spicy potatoes or meat), right here, and tabouli salad while my friend had Filipino "pandit" rice noodles with vegetables and seasonings blended in. I got some dessert, I don't remember what it was called, but it looked like a mini pastries curled up like spirals which tasted crunchy with honey flavoring, kind of like baklava (A Greek filo pastry with honey and nuts). I've had baklava at a Greek festival a few years ago.

With each performance, I either leaned forward in my seat while zooming in my digital camera, or went close to the stage to take pictures.

I hope to do Flamenco dancing someday, it's a beautiful form of Spanish dancing. According to this article on Wikipedia, there was a time where Flamenco fell in and out of style plenty of times during it's existence.

I had used up all the space in my digital camera taking all the pictures of souvenirs, food as well as dances. I had managed to delete one picture to take this picture, but the sun got in the way of the focus.

She put some watery liquid over the paint and it tightened against my skin. She told me to wait for a half hour until it dried. When the time came, I brushed off the dark paint to reveal the dark orange henna which my friend said would darken even more over the next few days. The henna would only be on temporarily.

I liked the music and I like any kind of African dancing.
I forgot about the time, but I knew it was very late in the evening.
My original haiku
These haiku posted here are my own, talking about the cherry blossoms in Japan. I have never been to Japan, and I have seen some cherry blossom trees in Kyoto, where my penpal is from. I hope to go there someday. Anyway, here they are.
Sakura petals
Start falling in autumn's time
Gently to the ground
Soft cool autumn breeze
Sways the branches of blossoms
Petals drift away
Small cherry blossoms
Different colors, pink and white
Look good day and night
Little pink petals
Also a garnish for rice
Also taste lovely
Sakura petals
Start falling in autumn's time
Gently to the ground
Soft cool autumn breeze
Sways the branches of blossoms
Petals drift away
Small cherry blossoms
Different colors, pink and white
Look good day and night
Little pink petals
Also a garnish for rice
Also taste lovely
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