I am currently working on some new illustrations and can't wait to share them all with you.

Hiiihihii... I'm so busy and caught up in my own little mess of colours and fur..

Do any of you own cats, that like to try to join in on your creative work??

My cat cotton loves to drink / step in my paint and then walk across my work. And Linen on the other hand, opts to paint tasting and paint brush chewing. Ughh..

I hate cleaning up their mess but love their nuisance.

Thank God Raymond is being a great husband and giving a real hand when it comes to cleaning up! ;p

Oh, this week I am officially passing 7 months pregnant and carrying a basket ball-sized baggage.

Little Clover seems very eager to pop out any time now. Honestly, I am preparing for her arrival very soon because she just doesn't seem too happy cramped up inside mommy.

Ohhh.,,,,,

Well, lots of changes are going on in my life now and I'm very happy and open handed about it. I wake up every morning with an exciting feeling of what the day has to hold for me...

Hmm,,, Well, I'll continue working on my illustrations and cleaning up the mess that my cats make along the way.

xoxo

Introducing to you

baby Clover Audrey Khayalan Ong.

She has just past 6 months and is brewing well inside of me...

She loves story telling and songs by her daddy, and she loves playing punch bag with mummy! :P

Oh, I can't wait to put those little socks on her tiny feet and rock her to sleep in my arms. Or cry over her cuteness with Raymond. Ohhhh..... Please travel faster, time!

Clover overloaded

So as many of you amazing bloggers that always drop by might know, my husband and I are expecting our first child this winter.

We just found out last month that we are expecting a lovely, little girl!!!!

So, as first parents, you can imagine how carried away and excited we are into bringing a little girl's life into this world.

I must say that I often find myself overloaded with cuteness from all of these baby bits and bobs that we have bought so far.

I am currently on a search for a lovely mobile and soft toy (hopefully a lamb or an elephant).

But for now, I am quite satisfied with this little Fabler Mus that we got from IKEA.

It is so cute and adorable and my husband and I often pretend that it is our baby.

We try to see if we can handle sleeping in a bed that has a baby in the middle. Failed!Huhuhu...

Here are some other softies from IKEA that I and any other little baby will adore....

Our lovely trip to San Xia

San Xia Town

Taiwan

This weekend, Raymond and I decided to travel a bit out of the city to celebrate my newly gained freedom. hihii

On Friday night, we were lying helplessly in bed while watching bits and bobs of some channels on TV. When suddenly we came across Janet's Taiwan Fun program on Discovery Travel and Living where she introduced an old town in Taiwan thats called San Xia. This small retreat was built during the years of being colonized by Japan.

To cut things short, we decided to drive down there the following day.

Accompanied by a lovely weather and breeze, we strolled down the old, antique roads with our camera(s). Yes, somehow Raymond managed to fit 3 or 4 cameras into his bag!!! hahah...

San Xia was OK. It wasn't the old town that I had expected it to be, because the 'town' turned out to only be a road that was packed with tourist commercial stalls. Hmm.

We did manage to get a few pics before it suddenly started to rain...

Enjoy....

Like usual, most of them were edited in Black n White

My morning

This morning, I was woken by a high pitch ringing sound coming from our bedroom balcony.

I looked out of our glass door to see a familiar darkish object on the tiles of the floor.

Our cicada friend that had arrived on our 14th floor balcony last night IS BACK!

Raymond and I managed to sleep through the first hour of ringing until the cicada seemed to never want to stop making that annoying sound.

Ughh.... my morning has started quite rough.

Two hours later and i swear i can somehow still hear it in my head.

Please Mr. cicada, go and mate on a tree down there.....

Holga playing

All shots were taken using our analogue Holga colour splash with a black and white 3200 ISO film by Raymond and me in Dan Shui, Taiwan.

Sigmund Freuaw

3 case histories.

A4 on heavy weight water colour paper.

ink and calligraphy ink.

This one is for you my lovely husband, Raymond!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!

I WISH HAPPINESS AND NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY...

I HOPE ALL YOU WONDERFUL THOUGHTS AND WISHES COME TRUE....

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WISHES...

AND ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVELY, LOVELY COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO CATHERINE ASHLEY TALKS FASHION..

ONCE AGAIN,, THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT ONE...

lUCY AND RAYMOND AND OUR 2 WONDERFUL CATS

Ohhh... How we love Taiwan...

These lovely pictures were taken on a date that my husband took me to in the north of Taiwan,

 Dan Shui at the fisherman's Wharf.

There are many more but take too long to post due to the size...

2009

1. I hope that this year will bring happiness to my small family that consists of me, 

my lovely husband, my 2 little cats, and our mad collection of cameras...

2. Health and wealth to our relatives

3. World peace, happiness and hope to every being on Earth

4. More popularity to my blog. :)

Christmas joy

Have a good one!!!

Have you ever wondered

1. Tory Burch Felted Pea Coat

2. Mulberry Bright Duffle Coat

3. Paul and Joe Double Breasted Coat

4. Moschino Bow Front Coat

What is the function of buttons on jacket and coat sleeves????

Have you ever asked yourself why the hell there are buttons on the ends of our jacket sleeves.

This question has been thrown at me multiple times by my fashion curious husband, Raymond..

So i decided to do a bit of research on this matter....

And, the answer was simply stunning and hilarious! 

So, according to information that was passed down through the ages, 

none other than Napoleon Bonaparte dictated that buttons must be attached to jacket sleeves to stop the annoying habit soldiers had of wiping their runny noses on their jacket sleeves.

Hahaa,,, can you believe that!!! Fashion sure goes a long way!

THANKS BONA!!

Now Raymond, Stop wondering..!