Wow. It's been two months since my last deviation. Every time I log into DA I just look at the increasing number of deviations and messages and I just close it off because I haven't had time to sit down and plough through it all.. but I'm slowly getting through it all! Hehe

Just wanted to highlight a few matters in this journal especially the recent requests. Lately I've been getting notes requesting custom plushies, tutorials and laptop covers but I must apologise that I don't have time to accept commissions at the moment. Working life is tiring and I'm still trying to get used to it..... I've been soooo happy to have some free time this week to do a bit of illustration, design and sewing again but I don't want to make promises to anyone to make them custom stuff. >_<

So please don't take offense if I couldn't fulfill your request.. when I want to do something, be it a design/plush/tutorial/etc, I want to do it properly and not in a half-hearted manner. Now that I have some free time, I'm just trying to refresh my skills. YES it's possible to forget how to sew and draw!!! I hope you all understand but yeah, everyone who has noted me so far has been so understanding and you guys are so awesome as always! Thanks for the support and love

P.S : Expect some updates soon

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Lol.

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Is this idea inspired by Final Fantasy's potion drink? The website is quite tacky so I can't tell if this is a spoof or parody. If anyone has tried it or is planning to, let me know how it goes!

So many journals about the new DA front page and I'm still not seeing the difference. I heard there is a 'fair exposure system' going on but I don't really see it happening? Lol but then again I wouldn't notice the new page much since I hardly ever go there.. I usually find new artworks/artists via others' favourites. :3

I just saw magazine scans over at FF-XIII.net and... hmmmmmmm. Can't say I'm too thrilled about the game because the characters don't seem to look very interesting. :\ Just more Cloud and Roxas lookalikes. I can't read Japanese so I don't know any in-depth information yet but I see so much resemblence of previous Final Fantasy characters in these new ones......

And then there is FF Versus XIII - I still don't know what it's about or what its relation to FF13 is. There are so many series, mini series, sequels, prequels and whatnot from SquareEnix to keep up with that I've lost track of what is what anymore. AND THEY ALL RELEASE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER *explodes* I don't understand why they're so impatient to release all these games! Anyway, the characters in FF Versus XIII also look like older FF characters! =_= If it's not their face, it's their clothes..

[link] : Lightning is similiar to Ashe (FF12) because of her outfit, it's like they used the same template of long top with a split + miniskirt, and the blonde guy (I read his name somewhere else before and now I forgot >_< Anyone knows his name?) looks like a hybrid of Seifer (FF8) and Irvine (FF8)!

[link] : The outfit's style is like Lenne's (FFX-2) ([link]).

[link] : The blonde guy looks like older Roxas (Kingdom Hearts 2). O_o [link]

[link] and [link] : That black-haired guy who has been referred to as "the prince" reminds me of Squall (FF8) - facial expression (he's sulky like Squall/Cloud) and is that a gunblade..?

[link] : Somehow the blonde guy looks more like an older Vaan (FF12) in this picture, and the guy with the glasses sorta looks like he's wearing Reno's (FF7) outfit ([link])

[link] : So mafia-looking! Turks (FF7) again?

[link] : Hoods always scream "Organization 13!!!" (Kingdom Hearts 2) =_= ([link])

I mean, the details are completely different of course, it's just that I'm seeing a general style that's being repeated on these 'new' characters and it's not just within Final Fantasy but the styles from Kingdom Hearts are crossing over too. SquareEnix seems to be recycling their ideas a lot. The frequent release of prequels and sequels over all the gaming platforms is annoying, I can't keep up with them anymore and they're overkilling the hype. I used to look forward to each Final Fantasy game at a time and it felt more special back then... there was enough time to enjoy the game and absorb the story, appreciate the aesthetics and get to know the characters. Now it's about finishing each game to catch up with the "story" and it's completely over-commercialised, and no matter how much merchandise they can churn out, I don't feel compelled to buy anything because I don't fall in love with the characters anymore.

Bah. Back to swooning over Dante for now, I guess.. I hope Devil May Cry 4 doesn't disappoint! Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day!!

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WHY do people do this? [link]

Is there any point in uploading my work to Photobucket? I didn't want to watermark my ENTIRE gallery but I'm guessing there is no other choice. Why can't my work just stay in my DA gallery?? =_____=

Edit : I wanted to know WHY they are there. Hence the emphasis on "WHY" in the first line... because I don't understand what they're doing on external sites, and not left in my gallery. Is there a reason for this? I didn't say anything is wrong, but I just don't see the purpose of uploading my work to Photobucket. Jeez. And the last time I found my work there, people were claiming it as their work with their own copyrights on the image so I believe I have a good reason not to like seeing my work there.

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How has the new year been so far? From what I've read from several deviants' journals, 2008 started off badly for some of you. Can't say that mine has been superb but it doesn't suck either so I'm going to be grateful for this in-between feeling. Heh.

2007 was the first year I've ever spent Christmas and new year's eve overseas. Usually I'm back in my home country for the holidays but it was different this year. Here are some fireworks pictures : [link] and [link] ... anyone wanna share photos of fireworks where you were?

I'll be closing commissions for now because life is getting busy and I can't afford to procrastinate on certain aspects of my life anymore. Commissions and my Etsy store served as great distractions but it's time to achieve bigger things. I only have a few more commissions to finish which you might see in my gallery or scraps, and there are still stuff in my Etsy store for sale at [link] so help me clear out the old stock by giving them a new home!!

Also, some of you have mentioned that I haven't been designing or drawing much lately.. that's because after I finished uni, I wanted a break from all the designing.. and about my illustrations, well, I'm tired of people stealing them and then pasting their copyright all over my images or altering them. I don't know why they're on Flickr and Photobucket either. All this makes me wanna take my illustration works off DA, seriously. But I do miss drawing and creating pretty pictures.

This year my resolutions include doing more photography and design. Guess I've sidetracked from those two for long enough and it's time to put the needle and thread down! I'll apologise in advance if I don't update my DA gallery/journal often enough but I'll always be around to check my messages and new deviations.. so take care and have a great year!

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