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Maneuvering through these challenging times

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Nov 12 2020
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2020: A year of blessings or a disaster?

This year marks the 15th Anniversary of my dedication towards art and kendylife as a doodle and comic artist. While it may seem like I have not been as consistent and active in pursuing my art, I would like to confirm that I am not on hiatus and very much still invested in capturing stories and memories through my art.


It’s been a rather time-consuming process managing all my different ventures over the past few years and while kendylife may have slightly taken a backseat, rest assured it has not come to an end and this year itself has been particularly chaotic with the pandemic shifting everything that we knew and plunging us into what we now know as the ‘new norm’.


“I am distressed, almost discouraged, and fatigued to the point of feeling slightly ill. What I am doing is no good, and in spite of your confidence I am very much afraid that my efforts will all lead to nothing.”
 — Claude Monet


The COVID-19 pandemic has led me to resonate deeply with this quote as I’m surrounded by almost every adjective there is to describe a state of emotion — from fear and anxiety to anger and sadness. With that being said, managing my company and ensuring everything runs as smoothly as possible has become my utmost priority.

Coping with stress


The first few months were especially tough with the added stress of what to expect (or not to expect), it was difficult trying to manage the team remotely due to it being completely uncharted territory for us all.

It became crucial that I spend as much time as possible providing support to the team and ensuring they knew they were not alone and that we were still a team  because I believe that teamwork matters and adapting to the situation took a while but alas we have managed so far and will continue to strive towards doing so.


Alongside managing Social Grooves I have also been actively thinking up doodle comic ideas for my personal venture; Kendylife. Despite not being able to participate in several activities especially Inktober this year with it proving rather challenging to balance both Social Grooves and Kendylife, I still try to make time for my passion for comic doodles.


In retrospect, this pandemic has provided me with a lot to reflect on, shifting my perspective in some crucial aspects of life. It has made me realise the importance of managing my ‘me-time’ and shifting my priorities to things that inspires me.

To me, being clear on your goals helps you gain control of your thoughts and actions. Since implementing me-time in my schedule, managing kendylife’s client expectations and ensuring they get the best quality of work has boosted significantly.

Gratitude


With that being said, I would like to extend my utmost gratitude with a special thanks to Sakura Color Japan (Malaysia) for acknowledging my work and honoring me as their Brand Ambassador, your unwavering support of my ideas are the fuel to my work.

Last but not least, I am humbled and truly grateful for all those that have supported my art and (The folks at AniManGaki, ServerDNA, my friends, and family) believe in my journey over the years and those that still carry on to do so.

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AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search 2016 is back!

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Apr 04 2016
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As an artist I have the interest to explore and support new type of art and artists. And no doubt that I do have interest in fashion as well (Surprise! did you know that?).

So this year I am thrilled to have the opportunity to witness one of Air Asia’s most prestigious event, the official launch of AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search (AARRDS) 2016 !!

This year, the AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search (AARRDS) goes regional this year with the competition expanded to include Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, apart from Malaysia to provide a platform for young aspiring designers from around the region to showcase their talents and help catapult them into the fashion industry. Way to go AirAsia!

I was thrilled that I was actually in front of a fashion runway! (My first time)

I hope that I am on stage monitoring the stage XD

AARRDS was officially launched by Ms Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur today together with Mr Andrew Tan, Founder of KLFW RTW (Photosa below):

Ms Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Berhad giving a speech
Mr Andrew Tan, Founder of KLFW RTW

This designer search, which is being held for the second time is in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready to Wear (KLFW RTW) team.

Audition rounds will be held in the dates below (I can’t waittt!!):

Jakarta, Indonesia (16 April)
Manila, Philippines (23 April)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (30 April)
Singapore (7 May)
Bangkok, Thailand (14 May) 

The dates above is to discover local talents from each regional city, and the Top 3 from the respective cities will represent their country during the Grand Finale in August on the prestigious KLFW RTW 2016 runway.

This designer search is open to local or international students, 28 years of age or below, and currently studying or have graduated from fashion design schools in any of the five countries included in this search. Three (3) women’s ready-to-wear sketches inspired by Asean destinations are to be submitted with the complete registration form available at klfashionweek.com. Submission deadline is by 12 April 2016.

This year’s panel judges were pretty awesome as well, we have the panel of judges consisting of Aireen Omar, Andrew Tan, Vivy Yusof, Alia Bastamam and Suzie Adnan!

AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search unveiled its panel of judges consisting of Aireen Omar, Andrew Tan, Vivy Yusof, Alia Bastamam and Suzie Adnan.

Looking forward to see more new aspiring fashion artists this year! Thank you Air Asia Bloggers Community for the invitation! See you all in the finale! (Fashion mode onz!)

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Seeties Gathering @ Sen of Thai

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Feb 12 2016

Hello everyone! How was Chinese New Year? Hope the year of Monkey is treating you well with lots of wealth!

So today I wanted to share a gathering which I wanted to be part of a few years back but I can’t due to my full time job. So this year I managed to attended Seeties first ever gathering for 2016!

I always loved Thai food and finally I can indulge Thai food this year all thanks to Sen of Thai!

I am the first one to arrive so I took a few photos~

The interior is really interesting, I taught It was a coffee shop!

And here is the menu, totally resembles the coffee shops concept which you can find at the Klang Valley

I met lots of new bloggers (I am a comic blogger and I receive media kit firsthand so I rarely went out unless being invited) and finally the Seeties staff.

After around 20 mins of networking and chit chat, finally the food has arrived!! Weee!

Lots of choices! Thai style!

I present this awesome dish “Thai Baked Mussels in claypot with basil leaves”
This is one of my favorite “Steamed prawn topped with lime chili sauce”!

Not to forget this special dish “Deep-fried siakap with signature Thai chili sauce”
And finally this dish caught my eye which is the “Stir-fried broccoli with scallops”
So what’s else on the table? So I have listed the rest of the dishes below:
1. Yam Spring rolls (Po Piah Tod)
2. Classic Pad Thai ( Stir Fried thai noodle)
3. Cranberry Pineapple fried rice
4. Royal Thai Loop Chop (Colorful candy)
5. Sago Honeydew
6. Tab Tim Krob ( Thai Red Ruby)
7. Crab Spring Rolls
8. Tom Yam Goong (Creamy tomyam with prawn)
9. Sizzling beef with black pepper sauce (Nuea Phad Prik Thai Dam )

Honestly the food is awesome and magnificent, I recommend to come in groups so you can fully enjoy the uniqueness of Thai food here! Last but not least, here is the group photo!

Tadaaaa! Wefie mode! 

It was a great experience and I am glad to be able to meet everyone and enjoy the delicious Thai food at Sen of Thai! If you wish to visit the restaurant, I have included the contact information below!

Sen of Thai
Address:
52, Ground Floor, Jalan SS21/58,
Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya 
(Facebook link)

Contact number:
03 – 7732 3939

Alright! That’s enough for today’s post! Have a great weekend ahead!


P.S. In case you are wondering, do not worry as I have not let my full time work and personal reasons get in the way of my comics and blog posts. I’m still actively drawing comics and doodles and hopefully my book will be released soon! 

Kendy
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Share the happiness

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Jan 27 2016
Chinese New Year is coming, share the happiness and learn to GIVE BACK to the people you love most.

Tips on Giving a Gift

Do remember to remove the price tag. 
A gift with a price tag is a hint to the receiver that the gift is expensive, and that the sender is expecting a gift of the equal price.

Don’t give the gift publicly, especially if giving a gift to only one person in a group (to avoid embarrassment, an appearance of favoritism, etc.).

Do not visit a recently bereaved family at Spring Festival, if the Chinese family had the funeral less than a month before Chinese New Year, as this is said to be unlucky (bringing more funerals in the coming year).

Take a pair of gifts with you, as Chinese people believe that good things should be in pairs.

So now you have it! That’s the reason it’s is 2 (Double Hapiness)

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Inside Social Grooves (Meet the Team)

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Jan 13 2016
It’s been a week since I am officially in the office. 
Met these extraordinary people in the office and I am feeling very young and stylo whenever I’m around this bunch!
So firstly let me introduce the people in #TeamSG (Team Social Grooves)

The Great Christopher : Also known as the TECH guy, the founder of Social Grooves and my (Fill in the blanks, its must be positive) partner. Jess wishes that I changed those two phones into “$$” sign but obviously he’s power lies within that two devices which I don’t know what he is up to. And I totally agree with Jess 😛

JessJie : Without her, the company literally can’t function well (Sometimes I think she is Chris’s ulti , something like a bodyguard in terms of silent strategist). She has that awesome powerful girl power which I gladly introduce her as once of the awesome girl for International women’s day (True story). Her greatest ulti is the 2016MGONNAKILLYOUifyoumess withmeGun. No one dares to know what is that gun for, but trust me, don’t even ask!

Sam: The Lin Dan lover. She works very hard (Sometimes a OT-holic, #macamyestapibukan) and YES, her ulti is teleportation. With that sign , she can literally go everywhere! Even nearer to her fav Lin Dan. She can even got her VVIP seats by just teleport there. Well, besides that she can also teleport to any places she wants.

Will: So he is the sorcerer of multimedia. He has the powers to make you leng zai or leng lui and VISE VERSA (you know what I mean). His ulti is “hopefully” the pen of everything, where he can create everything out nothing. If only he can create $$ then we can do more awesome jobs and hire people right? XD

Chevonne:
The copywriter, our company must have one (You know lah, my En Ge LISH is the bad at times). She has the belt (so if you mess with her, combines with Sam’s magic LD card and  Jess’s gun) no one can stand a chance! If life is like a RPG game, she recently got a +10 happiness from Macdonalds (The tray of happiness)!

Thomas:
The lord of finances. Okay, he manages your finances and makes sure everyone is paid. So he has that ability to hold, stop or block any money flow. So his ulti obviously is , money XD

And there you have it! The social grooves team!
Glad to be working with these bunch!
More stories and more to come!
Go go Team SG!
Kendy

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3 things I like about Comic Fiesta 2015

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Dec 24 2015
So this year I had a chance to visit Comic Fiesta 2015, the biggest convention for Anime, Comics and Games in Malaysia! All thanks to Solomon Freeman a.k.a the Godfather of Japanese culture & my awesome buddy Spinzer (Christopher) for the experience! I managed to doodle something and took a pic (see below):
#kendylife visiting #comicfiesta2015 ! I am giving my stuffs for FREE so PM me so we can meet because there is no charge for Awesomeness ! #comicfiesta #Malaysia #anime #chibi #cute #doodles #random #cf2015
A photo posted by Kendrick Ng (#kendylife) (@kendylife88) on Dec 19, 2015 at 9:32pm PST
Anyways, let’s get to the main topic ~ Comic Fiesta happened last weekend, and it was an awesome blast! So here are 3 things I like about this year’s comic fiesta!

1. Location 
Yup, this year’s Comic Fiesta was held at MIECC (Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre) and to me, it was possibly one of the best locations so far. Although Day 1 was super jam and it is a bit further but still, it is still good. I can say there is a mall nearby (well, just next to it) which is the MINES mall and there are two nearby hotels to choose from.

I normally use public transport to CF, but MIECC wasn’t as accessible as KLCC, but CF has made effort of have Grab Car for RM5 off (Which is good!) and KTM is just a short walk away (Serdang KTM Station) or catch the bus no 414 from the KTM station. Not top forget that there is a water taxi that will fetch you straight to the Mines!

2. We can enjoy food from food vendors! There is a Maid Cafe as well!

For the first time ever (For me), I can now visit the food vendors located upstairs (Mezzanine Floor) and grab a bite before I continue to explore Comic Fiesta! To my understanding, in the previous CFs, it wasn’t common to have actual food inside the hall but this time I can see booths like Thyme Out, Sakae Sushi and many more! And not forgetting to mention La Petite Fox which had it’s own room!

3. Spacious
Besides the eating area at the Mezzanine area, I really can’t deny that the hall is very very VERY spacious! It can even host 2 stages! There is even more at the 2nd floor, we have 2 panel halls and….a photography area! How cool is that?

So I attended one of the panel which is the awesome I.O.E.A panel where I got to know the origin of Otaku Culture and Japanese Pop culture!

In the end…
Well, this year’s CF was an eye opening for me,. After meeting Solomon, he even suggest me to open a booth (Which I missed that chance lol), but hopefully I will have a chance to open a booth and promote #kendylife to achieve world peace (wink)!

Also I met some notable people, pro gamers, cosplayers and talented artists! Maybe next time I should cosplay as pikachu and walk around asking for more photos 😛

Once again I would like to thank the organisers for bringing us another mind blowing, spectacular and awesome convention this year! 
How about you?  Do share your experience in the comments below.

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I almost died…

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Dec 02 2015
Do you ever encounter something which you least expected?
Well, this just happened to me a few days back!
YES, a cockroach JUST went over my keyboard when I was playing Tree of Savior!
What’s next is HISTORY…I managed to kill the cockroach (don’t ask me how…but I can tell you one word to describe =”epic”)
So then I do a quick research on how the cockroach can ended up on my table….then I noticed that it didn’t came from the toilet, instead it came from the bedroom door! Which means it went from my house-mate room to mine! Ewww!
Anyways, I am a certified roach killer, call me Kendy the roach killer XD

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My #inktober experience

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Nov 04 2015

The Inktober 2015 challenge 


So last month was a challenging month for me, why? I got to travel to 3 different countries! Gave workshops and do some follow up work (full time & freelance jobs) but despite the tiredness and epic rushing, I still find time to doodle and to be part of the Inktober project!  
How it began
It started with a website I stumble upon last year. Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month.
That initiative, as it began, belonged to Jake Parker, a Utah-based artist who said he “created InkTober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his and develop better professional habits. Since then, I always look forward for the month of October to showcase my skills in doodling. Now Inktober has became a big community with many artists participating by using the hashtag #inktober
p/s, do you know Malaysia has it very own Inktober group? Follow them in the link below: 
 https://www.facebook.com/inktobermalaysia
A Success!
Despite all those tiredness, I still manage to complete the 31 day challenge! 
You can view the full version at my Instagram account (I will only show 3 of them in my blog post):
A photo posted by Kendrick Ng (#kendylife) (@kendylife88) on Oct 1, 2015 at 7:39am PDT
This is taken during Day 1 , which marks the first day of the Inktober initiative. 
A photo posted by Kendrick Ng (#kendylife) (@kendylife88) on Oct 15, 2015 at 4:19pm PDT
Taken during my trip overseas, I noticed I need to hold the sketchbook in order to take a good photo, which contributes to the holding style I kept using in this project 😛
A photo posted by Kendrick Ng (#kendylife) (@kendylife88) on Nov 3, 2015 at 3:49am PST
The last day of Inktober, which always falls during the famous #Halloween festival. And that also marks the last doodle from me towards the Inktober project.
And this is how I doodle most of the works in this project (sorry bout the quality of this comic as this is was drawn using a mouse >.< ):

So you got the picture? This is how I normally do 😛


Conclusion

As Inktober 2015 nears a close I’m feeling pretty good. I delay some uploads due to internet problems during my stay overseas. To be honest it has felt really good to be pushed to make a drawing everyday. It feels good to have become a little more comfortable and friendly with my UniPin pen. I’m finding it very enjoyable to work in black and white with some value adding grey.

Overall it was an exciting experience! Beside enchaining my doodling skills, I also met many new friends along the way!

That’s all for my blog post for today!

Stay tuned for my upcoming post on #kendylifetravels 
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Printcious, making your gift personalized [Review]

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Oct 21 2015

A personalized gift can be really awesome especially when you are making it for your family, girlfriend, or your best friends.

Wanted to print something memorable in ceramic tiles but who don’t know who would print it for you?

There are a lot of things that can be customize in today’s market. We have many international sites such as society6 and many more but I am currently looking for a localized site where you can personally create mugs, T-shirt, pillow case with anything you like on it, etc.

While looking for local printing sites, I heard of Printcious earlier and I immediately go check it.

Printcious.com’s tagline is “Precious Gifts from Your Heart”. 
After seeing this website I immediately register myself!
Creating an account in  Printicious.com is pretty easy! You just need to fill in some simple information or login via Facebook and you are done!
There is a lot of T-shirt designs you can choose from, which is really helpful for people who is a beginner.
Besides T-shirts, you have also other products such as ceramic tiles, which caught my attention.

This is something which I am interested in as well. If you don’t know what or how to give a present to your GF/BF, this link is helpful to assist you in choosing 😉
Now I try to customize (personalize) a pillow which I am attracted to. So what is a customize gift? Well to me it is a gift where you can fully customize yourself like inserting photos, designs, logos etc into your products, thus make it very personal and special 🙂
Since I am interested in the basic cushion, so I am going to try it out 😀
The menu is easy to understand.

The good part of this is , you can even choose your own colours of your choice! Which is convenient!
You can customize many things , including the font type, font size, its arrangement and colour. You can even insert more than 1 photos or images into it! If you done something wrong, you can just undo to your previous settings. 
If you wish to start from scratch you can just click on the “revert” button
By the end, you can just press add to cart and review all your orders before checkout*
*Delivery charges incur for purchases below RM75.
And yes there is no GST incurred! 

So sum it all, the shopping experience and the layout is clear and easy to understand. The selection option makes customizing process easier and it is really conformable while ordering the stuffs you like.

As an artist, if I were to suggest something, maybe Printcious might be interested to invite local artists to provide some works or open a special market (Something similar like Society6) so they can work together as a special e-commerce site for artists and Printcious.

And if that really happens, it would be great!  😀

And that’s all for my review!

For those who is interested, I would advise to check out their website below:

Official Website | Official Facebook

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