*Faire

I’m trying so hard, but I wonder if he knows that?

There are so many things that I wish we could agree on – they’re little things, really, but they add up.

Had a small and quiet celebration to usher in the Year of the Ox with mom, dad and sis (she’s the one in the photo taking food photos like me!). Even though we have meals together all the time, it is always extra special when it comes  to reunion dinner to be able to spend it together as a family.

Going to move to Newcastle in a weeks’  time, and who knows what the future holds? Whatever it may be, I hope I can still spend Lunar New Year and have reunion dinners with my family for many years to come.

I went to Geelong.

I had cake.

I watched history being made on telly (granted, t was a repeat telecast).

I wrote a letter.

I cried.

That is all.

This is a raspberry baked cheesecake tart that my mom made for dessert last evening. I’m not a big fan of cheesecakes in general, and the only one I’ll usually eat would be the fluffy and light japanese style cheesecakes, but this one was too pretty, so I had to photograph it.

An interview I did with Doll-Lite a while ago has been published online HERE.

The interview focuses mainly on how I got into the ball-jointed doll hobby and my customising/repainting of dolls.

Please take a look if you have a few spare minutes!

(Doll-Lite is an online blog/magazine which features articles about toys and dolls, and also interviews with various individuals or companies that deals with them.)

I’m going to be moving interstate in a few weeks’ time, and being back in Melbourne earlier than originally planned, I decided to make a headstart on spring cleaning and packing.

What better things to start with than my collection of doll stuff?

It’s amazing how much stuff I manage to find in my wardrobe that belong to the dolls! I filled up 4 boxes with wigs alone! Doesn’t matter that I only have 8 dolls – I think wigs are the best things to easily change a doll’s look without too much effort. Clothes don’t always work, and new repaints take time and a lot of effort.

Anyway, I’m happy with how I’ve sorted their stuff; guess it’s time to tackle the other things now!

That is all for now.

I hope everyone has a very merry and safe Christmas this year!

May 2009 bring you health and happiness!

The rest of the family’s on their way back to Melbourne on Christmas Eve, and I will be joining them a week later. Am not happy about it at all since we were originally suppposed to be here till mid January.

Let’s just say I hate technicalities – they screw up stuff too often.

Minor positive note is that I still get to be here for The Doll Affair, which was something I was looking forward to on this trip. I’m finding myself treating the doll hobby as a more personal/individual form of enjoyment of late – TDA should be a nice change – it’ll be something I can enjoy with other doll enthusiasts, but yet, not feel obliged to be totally social (since I reckon it’ll be pretty packed at the venue on the day). Plus, it’ll probably be the closest I can get to an event like the Volks Dolpa for a while.

I feel like I’ve come full circle, in a way.

This doll had one of the first commissioned faceups I did, and I like to think that I have improved since my first attempt.

Read the rest of this entry »