Life drawing

I'm learning how to draw again... Its true that you'll always know how to once you learn but you won't get any better if you stop practising.. Today was fun..just a room full of people who want to draw... The process is definitely more interesting than the outcome...

We do some 10min sketches, quick 2-3min drawings, couple of 15min sketches and then 35mins for the final pose... This was my 35min sketch... When I was doing my 15min sketches I kept thinking too much about how I wanted to draw like...I liked certain peoples styles and wanted to try it out...but it wasn't comfortable to me, it made me get all my proportions wrong because I was just drawing with my brain and not what came naturally...

her right leg is not crumpled ok!! Alot of it was covered by the cloththat i did not make very clearly.. and i may have used too harsh line for the shadows around that leg..it actually looks retarded O_o

I tend to use quite confident lines and strokes whiles I wanted a softer touch that was slow and more detailed like my friends style... Ayyy that didn't work, this was my natural style of drawing... I guess I can just keep on working on it :)

little kung fu girl...

When i was young, i studied and practiced martial arts every week, twice a week from about 14 till almost 20... It was really something that i loved... My idol was non other than Bruce Lee and even though i don't think i was one of the best students... I always tried my best... I spoke to my master yesterday and was reminded how much kung fu was apart of me.. He said noone ever really leaves the school...we all come back eventually and i think it's best if it's for yourself... Sooooo i'm going back... Back to training... I went for the 1st time again lastnight! I gotta say... i was already feeling sore from a couple days in the gym this week and i went indoor rock climbing on thursday...but i pushed myself anyways... so glad i did!

Now...do you wanna know why i started in the 1st place and stopped the last time? Well uno how racist people usually are to the ethnic minorities ( in this case, my school had mostly black girls and less white girls) i used to get the "karate kid, jacky chan, bruce lee, kung fu parents, dnt piss her off she'll karate chop u!" crap...aswell as the chinky eyes comment O_o now everyone goes through some sort of racism- this just made me really wanna really kick anyones ass who made fun of my heritage!! 

But the sad thing is, i stopped because an ex who at the time was someone new to me, didn't like the ruff and physical conditioning and stuff that my training required.. He felt i had to be feminine and he had to look like to 'mann' and laughed at me as well as made me give it up...( I KNOW, dno what i was thinking...one of those top-heavy arms and chest dudes who were weight pushing, protein shake guzzling, "am i shrinking?" complainers...) anyways he didn't realize that you don't just forget how to roundhouse kick someone to the head just because you stopped training ( that dickhead deserved many of those in my defence! >_<)

I'm gonna try to be more active this year... If i can start achieving all the small goals...eventually i reach my bigger goals \^__^/

Oh yea.. btw i only had martial arts back on my mind because of this picture on my DA profile...many people are still favouriting it everyday and i was like 15 then.. >_<

My 1st pumpkin carving session!!

 

So happy Halloween guys and dolls!! For me, I like to think of this celebration as a reason to go back to your childhood, not try to be scared or look dead and zombified O_o so I carved my pumpkins in the celebration of super mario baby!! I just finished it lastnight..and as noone at home wanted to help me, I feel quite proud that I did these pieces on my own!! Lemme know what u think! ^_^ 

 

Itsaa me.. MARIOOO!!!

 

Goompa doompaa!!

 

I hope you liked it, as i said so before, why make halloween scary when you can make it fun?!! i'd love to see any of your pumpkin designs!! 

P.s I did carve them on my own, not copied from another person's website images..I only mention this because my ops manager didn't believe me when I said I did it myself :p lol!!

oh and im gonna attempt to make pumpkin pie with the flesh i painfully scooped out!! no point wasting all that beta carotene and fibre!! :p

The Mountains...

On sundays, i spend it unquestionably all the time with my home girls B and Sam...One of my ffavourite things we do toether is going to Sam's mountains..Its alil bit of her discovery of peace and a reminder of God's presence when you need the quiet air to hear him...

We do abit of hiking, jogging and just soak in the beauty of natural..its like a forest in a very hill up land ( thats why its called sam's mountain!!)

I always say sunday is God day and if im not at church volunteering or at the mountains reflecting on him, i would be trying to read and reflect on the bible... I'm still very new to it all, its only been 8 months..but i definately will never turn my back on God again...

Sam, J'nioo n B

I've alway had trouble praying... i never knew how to speak like those in church and use the right words in order to sound like a prayer... but then i read this and it made me feel better:-

"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father, Who is unseen, Then your Father who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep blabbling on like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."Matt 6:6

J'ninooo- Constantly trying to be more like him.. the Lord..in all his forms and religions..

The Cotton Castle...

One of my favourite places in the world...It's really a place you gotta go and experience rather than describe it...Mother nature at her best...

Its a magical natural site, Pamukkale, (Turkish for “cotton castle”), is a beautiful fairyland of dazzling white, petrified mineral formations. The thermal spring waters are laden with calcareous salts running off the plateau's edge have created this fantastic formation of stalactites, cataracts and basins. The hot springs here have been used since Roman times for their therapeutic powers. The water is a milky white,  and it mainly contains carbon-dioxide and calcium salts so its amazing for your skin...

Jus a closer look to the waters and grounds i was walking on at the Pammukale mountains...

Absolutely stunning right??

Its not actually my 1st time here but i would come back time and time again throughout my life simply because i'm in love with its geological beauty ( well i am a crystal and rock collecting geek so it makes sense right? :p)

Nintendo 3DS

I was playin with my friends 3DS.. That thing is awesome!! It's actually soo cool because it's 3D! Messed my eyes up abit but hey..so do 3d glasses!! Look what my friends did...they take the pisssssss!! I tried to create my Mii character but it didn't look like me even after it tried to copy my facial features so them guys took it to themselves to recreate my face!! Makin me look like an ugly RASSHOLEEE!! loool!! It was funny tho!!

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lol what do u think??

Boarding the mother ship!

Yep..guys I'm jetting off..

 

Some of the new friends i made this weekend. They were very nice and kind!! i did hang out with a couple from different groups but they were my main herd.. Basically i do have a group i'm normally with every weds..but non of them came to this weekend, just me..so i got merged into a younger, more my age group of people to do discussions with.. I was quite shy to everyone..didn't dance when the party started nor did i want to drink..still i enjoyed my experience there..

LOL

This was when we were at Brighton lol! Love it! X

What kind of boat never sinks? A FRIENDshipppp :)

Haha yea I got that from 'friends' too :p

A lil montage to show the kinda random fun we had..mostly just relaxing..which is what we all needed.. Senia found a heart shaped stone n wrote out names on it..that was cute :)

Brighton Beach Town

Those 2 crazy chicks got me to agree to driving to Brighton instead of sleeping in and recovering.. So yea..I drove them down there! My 1st time on the motorway since the pass plus test so I was actually so lame and proud of myself I took a pic of my car as soon as we arrived n parked up!! Lol!
To be honest, being at the beach was a good way of helping me recover..u don't get this kinda scenery by my bedroom window!

Jeniniooo at Life Drawing..

 Me and my home boys went to a life drawing class... and yea..i suck!!! i havent done life drawing since i was 17... The good old days where we used to all laugh when our model- a fat, frumpy old man dropped his pants xD hahahahha we all couldn't stop laughing because yea, we were new to it and abit immature...

Now my friends went last week and i wanted to go but i was workin late...This time i wanted to go for sure...and i was praying that we'd get a female model to draw..coz lets face it...the female body is better to draw and look at..and male..not so much... and yesss we got a female model to draw! she was very pretty!! no homo :p

 

It was quick 2min poses at 1st then gradually increased...now i personally think my drawngs suck...i loked around and there was so true talents out there :s

 

These were my 10 min sketches... which is 5 times more time i had than before yet its still sucks.. i've kinda lost my touch..which is expected since i dont draw like i used to..i don't practice...

 

We had a 15min break so we went out to get a drink n food.. n when we came bk in, some peopple were drawing already..now this was my 1st time here, and i thought i had less time to draw her so i didnt take my time..n drew her fast with charcoal...then i realised it was like a 30min pose!! n by then, i was like..GOSH DARNIT!!! i coulda taken my time n drew a very beautiful picture... so i just drew her twice, the pencil sketch i made her skinnier for some reason...looks too cartoony...i need alot of practice...the teacher gave me some very good advice and tips, he kept reassuring me that i werent that bad... haha...well..theres always room for improvement! 

Drawing was relaxing...i took my mind off everything and just drew and it was nice to stop thinking and just get lost in my sketch book and studying a naked woman hahahahaaa!!

i'm sure the boys enjoyed it more this time...they had a fat old man last time xD

New Found love for this!

Haha!! Well if I get fat next time u see me, u'll know whyyy alleee!! :D

Krispy Kremes

Jammed with my home bois yday after work.. We drove to Krispy Kremes, the huge one! N I had a glamour doughnut! It was pretty haha! It basically tasted like a ribena doughnut O_o it was ok, original was better! We jus chilled after that, watched toy story 3 again n them lot were battling it out on SF4 which was expected ay O_o

An Awesome Jamage :D

Today was my day off..and pretty much slept in all day till 6 coz I actually cotched in my car from 3am till 7am with my home gurl Ley last night jus catching up n being our mad selves when we r together..only coz we both didn't have work the nx day.. So yea, had my beauty sleep then headed out to meet the chicas for 1 awesome jamage!

This was the shizzle! We had shisha at our lil place..n I love it when we have the fruit heads instead..it really makes all the difference :)

I got too much love for my cuz! N nermz is jus awesome! Everytime we together, it is just about great convoz n jokez :)

 Met my bestie n her cuz aswell today..n I've just found new love for Senia haha!! Like minded and totally cool! I think I love everyone in jess's fam! 4real they already see me as fam, so yeaz..I'm quarter Egyptian aiteeeee!!

 had an awesome time today! I'm happy I have awesome people in my life... People change and life changes people..n I of all people know this...but u jus alway gotta remember that that's just very human to do so...I live and love on the moment..live without expecting and u'll have more smiles n peace over the dramas u could create for urself.. Like I love these people..but if anyfin changes bout that, it's cool!!! That's life n I'd accept it with the awesome memories I've gained from them :) 

Treat Yo Home Gurl

My bestie is a chocoholic..me..not so much!! And we walked past this place in south kensington n she froze n dribbled LOOOL!! So I forced her to a treat!! Haha.. We hustled extra chocolate n raspberries :D it was so gooood..even for me- not a big sweet tooth chick!!

Light Painting

Jeniniooooo.. This took 30secs!!

We decorated my baby Paris...Tried to do sumfin like the Clio advert i think?! plz correct me :p

JENINIOOO VS GREGASAUR

JENINIOOO WINS!!! POWWW!! looool! Can you see my sword!!?!! I am just that AWESOMEEE xD hahahhahahaha

Jeniniooo infront of the Lens...

To be honest, i complained alot about having my pictures taken.. Whenever he took a photo of me, i would say.. eww i look retarded or i look fat or anyfin negative just so that he might delete it!! I had alot of pics taken O_o but here are a selected few he deemed ok to put up for our friends to see O_O and heres a few i liked..

I like the background im around.. feels like movement at the back and i'm just cut out n awkwardly placed smack bang in the middle! xD

This shot was my idea haha... i felt like Banksy or Marc Ecko bout to do a jump from the fed coz i got caught graffin or sumfin hahah!! I liked the background too..where there was a underground building under the street.. :p

Actually- man took this pic without me even knowing... i hurt my knee jumpin around n gettinover excited so i sat out to rest..ni was staring at that space ship style building infront for ages haha... i call this pic 'back against the world' loooooool!!!

London Awesomeness Photography

River Thames

Waterloo Bridge

ermmm just another cool shot by gregasaurr xD

Managed to get some of the shots we did sat night...We'll probably go do this again sum time and this time i hope i'll get some awesome shots from my own DSLR if it has battery this time!! :D

Me on my 1s at church

Ok i was being abit loserish, sitting by myself and being anti social...all up on the top so i dont haf to talk to anyone i dont know... coz really i come to this place to learn and to better myself...not to socialise and be apart of a culture..i see thats what alot of people go for aswell..to see their friends and hang out... anyways... before the service started, it felt like a club O_o playin all sorts of r'nb n pop music of today... was slyin weird haha...  oh and the book im readin is called "The Shack" my bestfriend forcing me to read it coz apparently it is amazing...so thats why i had it...