I stumbled upon artPad again. Few years back I like to spend some this in artPad to randomly practice my drawing and colouring (also, to just waste time).

I enjoy drawing. However, lately I have not been ‘fair’ to this particular interest of mine. Hee… Yeah, as usual, I blame it on shortage of time. There is just so little time in this world to do everything that we want to (be it something that we like to do, or something that we have to do; i.e. work).

Since I am on artPad, I decided to draw one of my favourite things - Rose. You can view my Rose by clicking HERE. You can even see the steps that I took to draw that Rose! And if you decide to view the whole of my drawing process until the end, you will realize that I became lazy towards the end (when it came to the colouring part). Haha! Well, enjoy!

dyvallion\’s Rose

To use the wallpaper, click on the photo to enlarge it. Once the photo is enlarged, right click on wallpaper using your mouse @ mousepad and click –> “Set as Desktop Wallpaper“.

OR, alternatively if you wish to save the photo first, once the photo is enlarged, right click on the wallpaper using your mouse @ mousepad and click –> “Save As“. Once the photo has been saved in your personal computer, set it as your desktop background by going to the preference menu of your computer.

Dimension: 1024 x 768

Size: 145 KB

As I, myself am using the NEC VERSA S3500, I have prepared a special version for other users of NEC VERSA S3500 as well. I guess this version can also work on other laptop @ computer with 13″ screen size. Do let me know whether it does or does not, k.

Special version (for VERSA)

Dimension: 1280 x 800

Size: 167 KB

Generally, men and women are attracted to things beautiful in their eyes. This general rule applies to me as well. However, the metaphysical property of each crystal and gemstone are what modern people would like to call as an added value to our favourite things in life.

Yup, today I feel like writing about another favourite things in my possession. Hee… The title says it all - Crystal & Gemstone. I have known for some time that crystal and gemstone are well-known for its healing properties, etc. However, I have to admit that what really attracts me in the first place is its beauty.

Being a typical girl that I am, I was first attracted to the beautiful and shiny colour of swarovski crystal. I first owned a purple & white swarovski crystal bracelet. The lady selling it informed me that the crystal bracelet was good to ensure clear mind @ clarifty of mind & for good luck. Not that that matters so much to me though at that time. Hee.. I just love the pretty light purple colour of that bracelet. But I do have to admit that my mind was indeed clearer and I was able to grasp things @ new ideas faster then. (Hmm… Maybe it’s just me, and not the crystal… Haha!)

Anyway, that was history. That particular bracelet was then broken and all crystal was then let loose. This happened when I was driving. Hence, I just put the bracelet near my hand brake while I stopped my car at the jockey carpark. I was rushing at that time and never did it occur to me that my favourite bracelet will be stolen. *sigh*

I guess I must have forgotten about that bracelet as well after I returned to my car (the jockey giving me back my car key & all)… Only a few days after that I started to look for that bracelet again (as I was thinking of sending it for repair). But a’las… It was no where to be found. Sad, yes… But I decided not to make such a big fuss of it though. My wishlisht is now to get another light purple crystal or gemstone bracelet. I am seriously thinking of getting an amethyst bracelet soon. (Yup, among others, besides of my love for the colour purple, it is also because of its known healing power to relieve headache…)

Oh well, in the meantime, I have my other favourite crystal & gemstone accessories to enjoy at the moment. Hee… Usually, I won’t really be out looking for these crystal & gemstone. If I so happened to be in a place where I spotted some sort of crystal & gemstone that can make me fall in love with it, for sure I will then buy it. Yup, some people might say that I am buying things on impulse. Hee… That is just me, alright

Here are some of my favourites:

Hematite Necklace - Hematite is another type of stone that I am quite familiar with. When I said “familiar with”, I meant that I have had an encounter with Hematite since I was a young kid. Hematite is one of the stones that I am strongly attracted to. When I was younger, in my teenage years, I used to wear a Hematite ring. My mom said Hematite is good for blood circulation. What really attracts me about Hematite is the polished surface of it which somehows drawn me to this stone. Now this is my favourite necklace here!

Besides that, I kinda like this one too. It’s a necklace with birthstones.

I want to upload another 2 pictures of my favourite crystal bracelets. But the internet connection at home is a bit crappy now. So I’ll save that for another day I guess. Well, what’s your favourite crystal or gemstone?

It’s true that I work long hours almost every night. It’s true that I have to deal with a lot of hearings @ trial in a week. It’s true that despite all the hearings & trials, I still have to come back to the office at the end of the day to revert to client’s query in email, to send legal opinion @ advice, to draft agreements, contracts, etc. And it doesn’t help that 1 of my team mate (a very very senior fella) who just joined our team has left the firm after just about 2 weeks & 2 days. *sigh*

Oh well… That’s practising & specializing in Employment Law here, I guess. It does help that the firm that I works in is always trying to find time to play (despite the workload & exploding datelines). Some time soon, our firm is going to have the “Sandwich Making & Sandwich Eating Competition”. That would be fun, I guess. Haha… And of course, I am not going to participate :p

2 weeks backs we had dart competition. That was fun! Surprisingly, my team was among the winning teams. Hee… The losers had to finish drinking 1 glass of beer (only! - Yeah, they should have drank the whole tower! :p)

Oh well… Those are the things that lawyers do to make themselves happy, I guess. Hence, the principle (sort of - the unwritten ones) in the firm - No one works late on Friday night… (Since we’re coming in over the weekends anyway… Hee).

I am on leave tomorrow (10 April 2009) & on Monday (13 April 2009) as well! I think I deserve to go on leave. First, because it is Good Friday tomorrow and it is Easter on Sunday! Second, of course I just need a break from work! *bleh*

On Saturday night, I’m going to have barbeque party (sort of) with my boyfriend and his cousins, aunt and maybe some of their friends. That would be fun! It’s our pre-Easter celebration. I’m really looking forward to that. Which reminds me, I have to go and pre-order that cute jelly cake that my nephew had for his 1st birthday. Hee… Yeah, the difference now is that we want it for a pre-Easter cum someone’s 28th birthday! Hee… A cute jelly cake will do the event just fine! Don’t cha think so? Haha…

No, a lawyer is not all serious and dull… Not all prim and proper. A lawyer always go and have fun in his or her own way too! (As of most normal people would do). It’s just that the idea of fun would differ between individuals, of course.

And guess how does my office desktop looks like? I bet most people would imagine that a lawyer will have the “Windows Wallpaper” on their desktop with a lot of unfiled saved documents there! Well, not mine… *bleh* I do have some unfiled saved documents… Hee… But I never use a default windows wallpaper for mine! Hee… Here’s how my office desktop looks like:

Yes, that’s a picture of a Yorkie!!! A cute Yorkshire Terrier! But no, it’s not mine… *sigh* I wish it is though. But I know I won’t have the time to spend on a Yorkie… And I won’t have the patience as well actually. Hee… But it’s just so cute!!!

So yeah… There you got it, random rambling from me

(The original news is HERE)

Bernama

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NEW DELHI, SUN:

Two young women frustrated with their husbands” sexual promiscuity decided to teach their partners a painful lesson — by slicing off their manhood.

One of the women, a 39-year-old from Katihar district in Bihar state, unable to cope with her husband’’s persistent illicit affair with another woman from the same village, admonished her husband several times but blew her top when she caught him in the act with his ex-beau in the family bedroom.

After a morning quarrel last week, the wife decided to settle her vengeance by trying to slice off Singh’s private organ using a sharp blade.

“It was a domestic dispute and a case was reported on the woman. She is out on bail and living with her parents now. She had attacked her husband using a sharp object; he suffered minor injuries and is fit now,” Katihar superintendent of police Anil Kishore Yadav told Bernama.

Villagers had rushed the husband, in his 30s and a peon at a local school, to a nearby hospital where doctors managed to save him from any worse trauma.

But the anger on infidelity reached a peak and was far scarier in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where another fuming wife chopped off her husband’s manhood early this month after discovering that he was having sexual relations with other women.

In a well-planned revenge, the 35-year-old wife from Amraiwadi district lured her unfaithful husband to bed after sedating him during dinner.

Thinking he was in for a nice bondage sexual rendezvous, the excited 30-year-old husband, got into bed where the wife tied both his hands and legs to the bed using ropes. In a fit of rage, she cut off his penis using a sharp knife.

“She had nicely planned the whole attack after she caught her husband doing it with his ex-woman. She gave him some sedation and tied his limbs and hands to the bed. Once he got excited, she chopped off his organ.

“The organ was completely cut off and they brought it in two pieces. Doctors did some skin grafting but could not reconnect it. It was badly cut and he can”t function,” Dr Gautam Sharma, assistant administrator at the Civil Hospital in Amraiwadi, where the victim was treated, told Bernama.

Police detained the woman for questioning and the husband was discharged from hospital.

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dyvallion: Serves the husband right, huh…

I am now connected to the Internet via my Sony Ericsson Z610i. While some might not realize it and while some may have yet to try it out, some mobile phones can be used as a modem to connect to the Internet. It may differ according to the model of your mobile phones and the service provider that you are currently using though.

I have known for a fact (by reading through the manual) that my simple looking Sony Ericsson Z610i is able to function as a modem even from the very first day when I purchased this phone in 2007. However, today is the first time I am trying out this particular function by connecting it to my laptop.

Yup, it’s that easy - Just connect the USB cable to the phone & the laptop (or desktop), and hey presto, you’re connected and ready to surf the ‘net. But of course the connection is not as fast as the broadband that we normally use, but still, it is not that bad. It took less than a minute to fully load this weblog.

An awesome function, I would say. Hmm… Maybe I should consider terminating my current wireless broadband service at home. I mean, who would need another internet connection when one can easily stay connection just by simply connecting one’s mobile phone to the computer, right. And of course, it is also important to ensure that you are subscribed to the unlimited internet package through your phone service provider. You do not want to get a heart attack when you see your phone bill at the end of the month, right. Hehe.

For those who thinks that the connection through mobile phone is too slow for their daily use, Sony Ericsson does provide other Mobile Broadband devices cattered for an individual on the go. To see more of these devices, you can check it out at Sony Ericsson’s website here. But I am not sure whether it is compatible with the local service providers or not… That, you will have to check it out for yourself.

In any event, there are other mobile broadband devices that are currently recognized and registered with Maxis and Celcom. One can always opt for that as well.

As for me, I am going to test out the Internet connection through my mobile phone for a couple more days to analyze its convenience and functionality by going to more websites. If it is definitely as good as the current wireless broadband that I have at home, I am seriously going to consider switching to ‘net usage via my mobile phone alone. I guess as long as I am not downloading BIG files, this should be more than sufficient.

Oh yeah… If you want to know which service provider I am using now, it’s Maxis.

p/s: Who needs a BlackBerry or an iPhone now if your current phone is just as smart? :p

The challenge is :

1) go to your picture holder in your computer.
2) go to 6th folder of photos
3) go to 6th picture of that folder* put the picture on your blog n description of it..* invite six friends to join the challenge..

And here is the picture:

Description: This photo was randomly taken in one of the firm’s get together - a karaoke session. I can’t remember the exact occasion at this time though.  I think it must be either a farewell or a birthday party. Heh, but I’m not in the photo since I am the one taking it. Hehe…

Hmm… If it is not because of this meme, this photo will never be put up to the public actually. Hehe.

Okie, now I’m going to tag another 6 friends: Royer, Idza, Lina, Ida, Dana & Farah Lily. Have fun!

Just recently, my nephew, Gavyn Marc Labunda turned 1 year old. So I decided to created a magazine cover for him!

There… Don’t you all think Gavyn looks adorable? He’s famous now!