7 things

Am back again.... and been tagged by dear vio & Nabs ... so here goes: Seven things I plan to do: 1.Get my characters animated using MediaMania. 2.buy a laptop 3.buy an MP3 player or an ipod... one of the 2... 4.finish thanawiya with a high average... (this should've been first,la?) 5.write my next book 6.burn my diary... lol... (it's embarrassing) 7.learn how to play the flute.... (I love it for some reason) Seven things I can do: 1.get angry when provoked 2.do anything to get what I want 3.daydream for hours on end... 4.be very stubborn 5.play with the playstation for days without moving... 6.surf the net just as much 7.lead small conversations with strangers... (became a habit) :os Seven things I can't do: 1.spoil someone's good mood... 2.keep insisting I'm right when I know I'm wrong 3.respect people I don't like 4.forget past experiences 5.forgive someone easily 6.quit being sensitive 7.stop my doubts about anything I can't prove Seven things I say most often: 1.idiot 2.shoo? 3.shucks 4.dang 5dokum. 6.mathra6 7.laish... (could list down more) Seven people I would like to tag: (oof... hmmm... I ain't too sure who's left...oh well) 1.Nasra 2.AP 3.LYM 4.X 5.X 6.X 7.X (no one else in particular)

A Promise

Hmmm... something I felt like drawing a few days ago... I had no idea what I was doing or where it was leading to... but I did want to give it a kind of feeling.... hmm romantic perhaps?... hmph... no idea... you be the judges....

20 minute Poem!

As I was sitting on my desk one night my friend rings me up with a small request. I was to write her a poem consisting of 20 lines that had to do with a certain topic she chose for me. Thinking about it for a while I asked what day she was expectin it and she answered tonight... being in a strange mood that night and having been seated on my desk already I took the challenge... I asked her to give me 20 minutes before calling back... by then I was supposed to write 20 lines of a topic : "Lost in the Desert"... all had to rhyme! ..... as soon as she set up her stopwatch and put down the phone, I started.... being 20 mins for 20 lines gave me a minute for each ... and so this was the outcome a few seconds before she called :os. ~Lost in the Desert~ Days pass by as hot as fire Nights just pass out cold Temperatures keep going higher Here my tales unfold Long's it been since last I felt The wind of a morning breeze It's where ice would slowly melt Or else would slowly freeze Here I am, in the endless heat Under the burning sun I walk on sand with two bare feet Where distance grows as I run The mounting dunes keep coming on No signs of life appear My walking strength has almost gone And yet I had no fear Though burning days and freezing nights Could mean my end is near It's always hope and countless fights That make my ways turn clear Tripletee Don't ask for every meaning :os ..... I've written this in haste with absolutely no clue what I was getting to in the end... however as it turned out to be... hope it makes sense.. :o)

The Battle Between Light And Darkness(1)

(1) My first (complete) written play when I was around grade 8... 4 years ago... so yes I was 14 and I remember it being great fun despite me having to run after all my classmates and push them a little to do their jobs... again I had assistance from Jay Jay, and other girls... yup... it was girls and only girls in all the scenes... (so it was the vise versa of shakespearean plays).... here the girls played the parts of boys.... and I must say they were brilliant!...lol... could've sworn the roles suited them :p.... nevertheless.... throughout this experience I learnt a lot... even how to act like a devil as shown bellow...:p... since it is vital not to reveal close shots I've chosen far pictures just to give an idea of what it was like.... yes I miss those days... it has by all means strengthened the bond between my classmates since everyone had to work together in teams to have this as the outcome... I admit it was not an easy task seeing that they weren't exactly trained to follow orders... yet despite that I believe what moved them was their natural talent... in the end I was pretty satisfied that I left them to act in whatever way they wished... and just as we were about to perform a few days earlier they got serious... it was pretty funny to watch the scared and nervous faces on the day of the performance... all eyes on me with the message: "You! It's all your fault!!!" lol... The battlefield scene... Final As you may be able to take a glimpse of the costumes... all the different characters from clowns to fairies... the (baddies) dressed up with all the evil looks they could possess... and I was actually told later that as I passed the dressing room to go behind the scenes and prepare for my part one of the junior girls who saw me walk in started crying at the sight of me :os :os.... I had no idea I looked that terrifying... but secretly I was amazed! :p aside from the devil there was the witch who acted as his assistant and the two jokers who played the parts of his loyal spies... then came the angel and her fairies with the wizard as their head... as u could presume it is as fantasy-like as the title implies...

Evil?

I don't know what made me draw these figures... it was a random story I had in mind about a boy who had an evil witch for a mother. He himself was not as evil... but the assumption of others makes him act so... someone who doesn't like what he is nevertheless.... I know, it's pretty weird... but it creates a certain mood when you look at the two characters.... u see a certain resemblance and yet a difference in personalities... one could tell he's her son for some reason... but he's not as ugly... so... I guess that sums it up... hope u like it.

2 Lessons Learnt

Today was expected to be a hard-working day since the weekend would be over... but later I figured that I would be home alone for a further day and had the rest of it all ahead of me... Somehow unexpectedly SuGaR calls. I ask her to come over to my house. We had a great day which was somewhat educational to me since dear SuGaR (ma qasarat) tought me how to give a massage first... which I started doing... only she kept telling me I had to press harder since I was being too soft.... I'm truly a beginner I guess.... I tried so hard and the girl just wouldn't feeeel!!! I could swear I was about to .... ahh... No, I'm not weak... just not used to it! ... however, at least I learnt where the pressure points were... Later we went down to the kitchen and I was helping under her instructions to make a certain dessert... most of the ingredients were in the box... and later when we were done we tried it... and somehow the bread it came with tasted something like petrol!!! And I really mean petrol.... in a car!! ... but for the rest I guess it was edible... So yes, we spent some time doing that and now I guess I realized there are a lot of things I still need to learn :os :os even though these may not exactly be the most important things... learning them is essential.. honestly, and I've said this to SuGaR many times.... my last conclusion was.... "If I were a guy, I'd marry you!" :p :p

Been Tagged..

Hmm... been tagged by dear Nabs... :) Here goes: -Last book you read: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. (Didn't get to read anythin after that yet) -Last phone number you called: My parents. -Last show you watched on TV: ahh... Haven't been watchin TV shows for a very long time... don't remember but I believe it was Oprah. -Last thing you had to drink: Water -Last thing you ate: Rice with maraq :p ... typical Omani... -Last time you cried: ehh, for an honest answer.... Yesterday....:os ... -Last time you smiled: A few seconds ago.... -Last person you hugged: SuGaR :) my friend..... -Last person you talked to on the phone: My dad.... -Last thing you smelled: Perfume.... dunno which brand... but was nice! -Last CD that you bought: Don't remember, lol.... was long ago. -Last song you sang: Beatiful Soul by.... oh gosh.... ahhh... u know who :p .-Last thing you laughed at: Hearing my maids argue.... -What's in your cd player: Celtic Moods.... they've got great soundtracks. .-What time did you wake up today: 6:30.... was supposed to wake up 6 o'clock.... but the 30 mins somehow served me right. -Current favorite article of clothing: ahh... none .-Favorite place to be: Before the computer.... :D .-Least favorite place: Can't think of any right now.... -Do you believe in an afterlife? Yah .-In Heaven or Hell: most probably..... .-How tall are you: 170 cm .-Current favorite word: idiot.... dunno why..... .-Favorite Book: Hmm... there are many.... countless..... .-Random lyric: "u don't miss your water till the well runs dry".... still listen to it sometimes.... Craig David. .-If I could be doing anything right now, I would be: Drawing -Are you a daredevil? If I have to be .-Have you ever told a secret you swore you'd never tell? Yes!!....Felt terrible :os ... never wanna have that feeling again.... -Do looks matter? Truly.... yup... they do! .-How do you release your anger? Turnin the music loud/ pacing around the room/ or hitting a boxing sack .-My second home is: English sabla.... believe it? :os -One thing I have that I wish I didn't is: Lazinesss... it's pretty much a problem. .-All you need is: Physically: ehhhh.....Nutrition :os Spiritually: Passion :p -Something I want but I don't really need is: an ipod... .-Something I need but I don't really want is: guess I got all I need so far .-drink? nothin.... not thirsty .-have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Nope .-have a dream that keeps coming back? Yes.... all the time , .-believe there is life on other planets? Yes.... cuz I believe that if there are more than a million suns out in the universe... the probability of having another planet like earth is huge.... so yes.... .-read the newspaper? If I had nothin else to do... then maybe .-consider yourself tolerant of others?. sometimes.... I tag Violet

~Deep Thoughts~

Here's a piece o' my mind for being advised to write poems again. I don't know if one could make any sense out of it but is my first since I've last written any... well... enjoy... Time goes on and never waits for any tribe or race Some have gone and said that they had times to be retraced Some regreted doing things they hoped to be erased Yet as hard as they have tried, their deeds were hard to face So I sat just reminiscing words I heard before Wise ones said one's true existance counts for what they bore Wise ones said that nothing else is counted anymore So it was that values made were less or else were more Now I saw that backgrounds have completely disappeared Now I saw that some high ways were not what they appeared Goin on the hardest way was not the thing I feared Just as long as getting there would mean my triumph neared

*Tee*

The Past! (Ages ago)

As I was pacing around my room I found my old book lying around on the shelf. A story I never completed writing until today. I started writing it when I was about 13-14.... around 4-5 years ago. And since then I never set an eye on it after being busy with school and my recent book which is a completely simple story compared to this one. Yes, it may sound crazy that I wrote a more complex story when I was younger, however, as complicated as it was I needed some time off, and as school started getting more serious I had no time to think things through. But now that I got back to it, some things I wrote were more of a child's writing since I believe my writing improved and I realized that it needed to be completely renewed for it to be read. All in all my memories came back as to how much I loved writing it and how much I was so into the story that as a young girl I actually scared myself at night with the wild imagination and found it hard to sleep afterwards.
It's title was: "From Deep Within The Flow of Time (The Shadow)"
What I found were a group of pictures I made while writing the story. I was pretty amazed to see how I used to draw. Pretty similar to the way I draw now... except that it took me more time and somehow held a greater meaning.
I sadly haven't had Jay's assistance in this one... but as u know the story Jay Jay... if u suggest it's good and I should complete it, then I would. For the rest I hope u all enjoy watching my endless (and perhaps boring) drawings!



Elazul- Smokin in the Inn


In the forest


The Meeting


End of the fight


An old friend


Silverlore


In the hall


Healing House


Just a sketch

(Book Cover)

This is one of my fav. work. True it might've not been exactly the way I wanted it to be but it's what I could conjur for the sake of "The Exes". It has taken me a few hours with the coloring and all... using the same colors you see below which I could've made smoother with a brush... but after all I'm still quite happy with it...
Despite me being advised to use the covers from BookSurge, I still wanted something different that would reflect the storyline. Well this is what came to my mind in the end. Hope you like it!


Front cover:



Back Cover:

Another go!

I just felt like drawing anything today and kept looking back and forth at the differences... not sure what the picture's about or what made me draw it... probably just wanted to experiment with the colors again... well there u can judge what's better :p ... it's a good thing it didn't take me long to draw... maybe 20 mins... I'm not sure what I find disturbing though... hope it looks ok anyway....

My illusion!

Has any of you ever had it? An illusion? Well, I did...
I was about 16 or less when I had a high fever. Usually with me, a fever gets me at least once every year. I was told it was a good thing since it strengthens the immune system and as your body gets used to it, it could fight it off the next time... yes yes... these were advantages, but with THIS fever... what happened was frightening and went as follows:
I was spending most of my time in bed that day... and as night fell I was pretty tired of lying down... nevertheless I got up took my medicine and got ready to go to bed again... I was feeling alright except for the little body heat I had that was kinda disturbing. For the rest I was sleeping soundly until somethin suddenly woke me up in the middle of the night and I lifted my head looking around me... (my room was arranged in a way that my bed was facing the window in which also my sofa was placed facing me) and there I saw the shadow of a man sitting with his arms spread and legs crossed. At first I didn't take it seriously and ignored trying to go back to sleep... but when I opened my eyes the second time the figure was still there. A little surprised I thought it was my brother and looked at the time being around 1 oclock. I gave him a look and said: "What are you doing here? Do you know what time it is? get out!"
There was no response and the figure remained still... looking back at it I sat straight on my bed almost about to shout when I realized the figure looked nothing like my brother! My heart leaped and I actually had the guts to ask: "Who are you?"
The shadow just looked back at me without responding and suddenly I started seeing images of what looked like his family approaching me with knives. I tried so hard to make the images go saying it was only a dream... but it didn't work, I was fully awake and the images were still there. Ofcourse you could imagine I ran to my door and unlocked running to my parents.
I banged on their door and they opened seeing me in a miserable state saying: "Baba, there's someone in my room! Please help!"
My dad ofcourse walked before me to my room and switched on the lights. The room was empty. And the sofa the person was sitting on was also empty. My eyes widened and I told my dad I could've sworn someone was sitting there. In the end my dad spent the night sleeping in my room since I was too scared to sleep alone. Next morning they asked me what happened and I told them. Later they said what I saw was not real but simply an illusion you get when your fever goes over 40 degrees. You start seeing things that aren't really there and they looked damned real! That was it... and later my brother said I was lucky to have experienced something like that... what a dope! If only he knew how terrifying it was... worse than any nightmare!

Music software

Lately I was looking for a software for composing music... I was looking for something where you would have all the instruments there is and simply create the notes and play them according to your fancy. With the help of Jay before, I made eleven notes I'd like to save... all almost completed. But the software I got was useless... it seemed to be new to sellers and buyers here... they hardly knew what I was talking about... what would anyone recommend which would enable such things? All I could do so far is play it on the piano and save it... what the person gave me was somethin one would use to create sound and movieclips... which was not of my interest.. I guess I could just hope my notes won't be lost ....until I find a solution...

This is it!

Another less serious look... I guess change is good....
First time I tried using water on those oil pencils... it's sooo great and easy to use... all I had to do was color in the shades I wanted without much effort of trying to fill in gaps , and the paint brush did the job.... *smacks her forhead*... I think those colors were supposed to be used that way in the first place and I never knew!!! pfff....oh well... this is the result... what say you? Vio? Nabs? ... does it look any better than the rest? Or is it pretty much the same?

Past tries

Pencil-colored drawings, some were even colored by my friend Jay, like the hooded person and probably the scared girl... well I was pretty happy with them when it came to their positions and some shadings... that's how I draw and color most of my drawings... only now I've been trying to use others since pencil-colors didn't give a realistic enough effect. I wanted to look for something more smooth where u can't tell it was actually colored and most importantly... without much effort!! Otherwise my drawings'll last hours.. I've tried doing that with water colors... like some down there... but again there's a problem... now I have a different idea which I will try soon. Somethin I should've thought of before.... lol... if you knew "Jay Jay" you'll kill me! I'm pretty positive! Well.... keep a look out... and hope u liked these :)

An Experiment!

Who's he? who's she? hmmm... simply poses I wanted to try putting in an image...Left: to me it looked like someone walking away from something he seemed to be unhappy with... yes it looks serious, but never mind that... I just drew it to test my new colors...

Right: someone wondering if it was going to rain any time soon... again just a pose for the colors :p (waterpencils) ones u use as normal pencil colors then simply go over with a wet brush... it didn't seem to give a dark enough result... but it blended in quite well... what I was dying to find was a brand named Prisma Colors which after a long lasting search I figured it hardly existed anywhere except for the USA.... quite a far away land for me to go looking for colors... so I used these instead... just to have my shades blend in a little more.... might've done a messy job there.

"Abstract"

First created by Picasso. Cuz after the invention of cameras and photos there was really no need for people to create real drawings... one button click would've given a better and more realistic result. Artists' wages went down. But Picasso decided that he wanted to do something different. Something unrealistic... something that a camera is not likely to capture in real life... so he came up with human features that had their body parts in different areas. Or simply unusual dimensions... after learning the story behind Picasso's work which I was not quite fond of previously, I came to understand it better and admire his way of thinking... despite the fact that I didn't exactly prefer abstract to realism. Yet, admired the idea :D ... this art class was most interesting to me... and learning how to think as an artist, we've been told to go with the flow when drawing and not aim for perfection. A real meaning behind art didn't have to be something real... even a small sign could hold a lot of meaning... very intriguing indeed... I don't know how many of you like his work... but these are a few examples... what I've done in class was something similar... course luckily I always get an acceptional mark and the teacher's always been satisfied...

Picasso 1

Picasso 2

No Idea

... There's absolutely no story behind this character... I drew him by chance... I've a feeling the colors are crap though, but it was a quick thing just for the sake of it.... well... hmmm... I wonder....

Unusual shyness

Once I was flying economy class out of the country... and a japanese person sat next to me... now I adored japanese people for some reason... and I sat there thinking, felt really weird. He sat down and opened a small book in japanese writing. Of course I ,being quite curious, wanted to talk to him and lead a conversation... but unfortunately my first attempt to talk to strangers didn't go swiftly and I kept contemplating when would be the right time to talk since he was reading. Imagine I sat there for almost an hour! And only one hour was left for us to reach our destination. So I decided to give it a go and planned to start with saying "Are you japanese?" ... yes... that's what I wanted to say... HOWEVER... as I leaned forward to say that... the only thing that came out was... "Japanese?" ... realizing what I said I sat straight again almost bursting. Without doubt I got my answer straight away since the guy looked up from his book and gave me a wide smile. I thought " ok, you are then." He said "how did you guess". In my mind I said "well it's quite obvious" but I just went like "it was a guess". The real reason was his eyes... Japanese have eyes that go down and chinese have ones that go up... but knowing that wouldn't have been a polite answer, I converted. :p ...
To me that was really funny... but our conversation went well... learnt a lot about their culture... to me japanese are great.

Mother and Child

My first time drawing a baby... lol... I thought the little child was adorable. Felt like I wanted to.... aarrrr :D

Heard a story once about a woman who lifted a whole truck in order to save her son who was stuck under. Tsk tsk
Believe it? Looks like women could be strong sometimes...
she must've been a huge one though.
Gets you thinking never to go between a mother and her child :p :p