August 29, 2011

Van Gogh Alive

Finally went for the Van Gogh exhibition at the Artscience Museum today.

It's not a typical display of his art, but it serves to provide one with an introduction to this fascinating artist and a peep into his turbulent life.

I'm not an incredibly artistic person and I can't say I'm into art appreciation. But it doesn't take a genius to look at his art and understand it.

His paintings are simple, unpretentious, telling. It's not complex, but it doesn't seem to miss out the details. It's vibrant, yet u can sense the kind of solemness and solitude in it. It mixes the real and the surreal.

I guess far more than his paintings, it's his life that attracts me to him.

In his own eyes, he lived as a failure, a burden, alone. Tormented by mental illnesses, unappreciated. Little did he know, he is now one of the most famous impressionists that has ever lived.

Before he took his life at the age of 37, he barely sold 1 painting (out of a collection of 900 over) for 400 francs. And now, one of his most famous paintings, portrait of Dr Gachet, was one of the most expensive paintings ever sold at an auction. It went for US$82.5mil.


I've always wanted to hang one of his paintings at home.

File:Van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpg

Starry Night - Probably his most famous painting. Also marked the most intense period of his mental illness during his stay at an asylum in St Remy.

But we might end up getting one of his flower paintings instead... and guess which flower?

Vincent van Gogh's Vase with Red Poppies Painting

Vincent van Gogh's Still Life: Red Poppies and Daisies Painting

:)

August 23, 2011

Home Loan - settled!

Met the banker to sign the docs for our home loan today. Finally, 1 impt milestone crossed!

Glad that the interest rate is currently at all time low. I hope it'll still be relatively low come the time for our loan to be disbursed. Then again, such low interest rate reflects the sad plight of the market right now.

Anyway, we're still extremely thankful for all the guidance God has provided :)

Pops secretly drove to the site by himself after daddy's bday dinner on sat. So I demanded that he brings me there the next day.

This time, we brought Boy along to explore the Punggol Promenade with us!





































It's a lovely lovely place and I can't wait to just go there for a jog, a cycle or just a therapeutic walk by the reservoir :)

Boy was panting like mad when we barely reached the foot of the bridge linking to Lorong Halus Wetland, so we gave it a miss. We'll be dropping by s'time soon to check that place out :))

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August 15, 2011

Spell it out

It's a common complaint from guys that girls like to keep what they are thinking to themselves and not tell them explicitly what they want or are unhappy abt.

I guess girls sometime to that not because they expect guys to read their minds. But because if a guy can do sth she was hoping for without her having to tell him, it means the guy is either very sensitive to the girl or they have some form of connection or similar understanding towards things. It gives the girl a feeling that 'he is the one'.

It's a sweet feeling, a magical moment, an unforgettable memory.

It's like seeing the Camaro on your laptop. It's my favorite sports car.

It's like you bringing me to Max Brenner for our first date. I've secretly longed to go there.

It's like you telling me straight in my face you like me. I hate guys who are wishy-washy.

It's moments like these when you always seemed to get it right.

August 2, 2011

Poppy's Back!

Pop is coming back to work today from reservist :)

Left this on his table last evening, hope he likes it :D




Couple pens hahah




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