My head will not stop spinning!

Hello, is anyone out there? I am sure that anyone who once was, is loooong gone! I am back and ready to start blogging!

Okay, These are not in order by any means. I am having a hard time moving pics once they are downloaded. I need some serious help organizing the pictures to where they are not reversed...Sarah Greer? any thoughts?

Joseph and I at Table Mtn. in Cape Town South Africa

sitting on the edge of the world

okay, see what I mean, this is our first pic in Africa, we stopped for a pee break in the middle of the Limpopo region after a 14.5 hr flight and another 4 he drive...soooo tired!

a photography ranch in Limpopo

Joseph and Hank spot and stalking

riding around in the land rover

at the photography ranch, searching for Hippos

being silly, as always

Anna and I, the expert photographers

not for the faint of heart, but tough if you dont like it (sarah and angela) haha!

blue wildabeast

African Kudu, 56.5 in, which is a very big trophy, Gold status in the SCI book

In the past 5 weeks, I have been home for a total of 4 days. I came home from Africa on Tuesday the 23rd of June, left for my fabulous girls weekend in Vegas on the 25th, back from there on the 28th, home for 4 days, then off to the lake for the fourth of July...went straight from the lake to Searcy, AR (whooo hoo) and Little Rock to work on the club house at our new apartment complex for three days...then straight to the lake for the weekend. I am finally home today and boy does it feel good!

I remember a couple of months ago, I prayed that I would get busier...boy did He answer my prayers....be careful what you wish for! ha!

Africa was the most incredible, unique experience I have ever had. I absolutely loved the thrill of hunting in the bush with my husband and our good friends Hank and Anna.

The lodge was amazing...it was far from roughing it. it was equipped with a full staff to do our laundry, cook three meals a day, and clean up after us..what more could you ask for??

Everyday we would put on our gear...lots of layers b/c it started out cold and got really hot. ....and we would go out on the beautiful ranches in search for the wild game.

It was not easy , let me tell ya....we would sometimes walk for miles in search for the perfect hunt. It was adrenaline pumping excitement followed by hours of driving through the south african wild looking for the perfect target.

We not only went to hunting ranches, we went to a few photography ranches and a lion breeding ranch.

We left the hunting lodge a few days early and headed off to Cape Town for a fabulous 4 day weekend!

I have never seen more beautiful terrain in my life!

I will have a more as the days go on about Africa, we had so much fun and so many pics, I cant do them all in one post.

Stay tuned for pics from Vegas! woo hoo!

change

We put together the image above for Tiger Translate, a platform Tiger Beer has been promoting for some years now. The theme for us amps and 21 other illustrators and graphic designers is "Change". If you click here, you can also explore over a hundred illustrations on earlier themes such as "Merge", "Rise", "Gold"...yah, Tiger beery kind of words.

Incidentally, last month J and I bumped again into "Mr Elvis" from the image above! It had been some 2 years since we last sketched him on the train.

How did we know it was him? Well, how many train commuters do you know will bring their own foldable plastic stools/chairs for their commute?

So there he was again, seated on the same low stool set up near that same side of the train doors. Having sketched and worked on the image, it was also easier to recognise him.

But as if foretold by that theme "Change", Mr Elvis' proud coiffure from before was now a more tame bed of stingy curls. He seemed to have lost some weight. That faint smile and relaxed pose we had glimpsed 2 years ago was replaced by an expression and shoulders that spoke more of tiredness. We alighted at the same station as he did and actually made an effort to stay close. Yet as if shaken from a daydream, he and his folded stool disappeared from our sentimental story of hopeful retirement into the anxious march of the morning crowd.

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The chinese text in the background reads:歲月不變 The Chinese text on the side reads: 本人陳來發，今年六十三歲，身体健康， 喜歡唱歌，聽音樂， 从小熱愛貓王。有空也去溜滑輪，在家写写blog，或和朋友喝喝啤酒。如今已退休，希望有位知心人共享春花秋月。虽然一切都隨緣，相信有心栽花花會開。賞花人請九三三四四一七九九，或電elvis-again@mailbox.com.

Loose translation: My name is Chen Lai Fa, 63 years old, healthy, likes singing, listening to music, an elvis fan since young. When free, I also go skating, stay home to write a blog, or meet my friends for a beer. Currently retired, would hope to find someone to enjoy those autumn years. Although fate rules, I believe hope springs eternal. Interested parties please call 933441799 or email elvis-again@mailbox.com.

Till I realise

Met B at bb and bused to tpy (: told him the haunting in connecticut story on the way.long story.haha.arrived at crystal jade but decided to walk around first since it was rather packed in there.went to the lib and back to cj (:

attempted to do the kshit smile :|

tried to find our way to the bus interchange.haha.called kshit for help.
kshit: huh i dunno eh (passed phone over to a)
a: hello who is this?
me: hihi.wenshi.haha
a: oh! hi shit!
me: yah (: oh u r the shit's bf!
a: (trying to direct me but hopeless)
a: ok now u turn around 360degree and ask ask ppl for directions.
me: HAHAHAHA wth

ok.B managed to lead me to the interchange in the end.haha.took bus to clementi to meet the rest for their soccer.rain came and we seek shelter.played some game.hahaha.it was all abt saboing bryan.poor guy ): but funny indeed.ok.shall not post any videos or photos on the forfeits here to protect him (:

monkey tay.haha

left at like 7pm to cousin's place.dinnered and hsh ((: the pictures quality are like shit ): cus i only realised it was in the wrong mode at the end of the day

ok.a gal named zn mass sent ppl that she was going to embark on a journey to the west that will change her life.i was like huh? dun scare me! guess wat? she just meant that she was going to the west side of singapore to cut her hair.to think i tot sth happened TSK TSK ):

just had vcall session with zn.was too bored and camwhore is the bestfriend of boredom.haha

ling feng ((:

monsterning

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demure us (:

meeting lessie tmr ((: