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Evacomics at STGCC

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Thank you very much to all my fans who came down to visit my booth and hear me talk at STGCC ! Also special thanks to the organizer for inviting me as guest and giving us a stage time for our "Social Media and Comics" panel discussion! (Above photo from Ink Fusion Studios  )

Trompenaar's Achievement Versus Ascription

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Based on Trompenaar's dimensions of culture: Achievement and Ascription (How people view status). Previous cultural dimensions: Collectivist and Individualist Neutral and Emotional Universalist and Particularist Specific and Diffuse

Getting into lifts

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I tried 3 times to get into the lift at a train station basement with my small trolley luggage and nobody... nobody bothered to give way, even to people on wheelchair and those with baby strollers... Kids and young people who were perfectly fine simply darted pass me while I gave way to alighting passengers and tried to let the wheelchair and baby strollers go in first. After 10mins of waiting and letting people who need it more than me go first, I was disgusted and went up the escalator with my luggage.

Follia Italian Restaurant Review

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To my fans who love to eat like me, you are in luck! :P I was recently invited to dine at a fine casual Italian restaurant and was simply impressed by the great food and service, so here is my review with a surprise behind!

My Creative Process Talk at Extravaganza 2014, Scape

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Thank you to all my fans who came down specially to hear me talk about my work, my journey and creative process last Sunday at Scape! And thank you to Extravaganza  committee for inviting me there!

Business Card etiquette in Japan

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And you must look at it for at least 3-5 seconds...

Specific and Diffuse Culture

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Based on Trompenaar's dimensions of culture: Specific and Diffuse Work and home relationship is separate VS work relationship extends beyond working hours. Previous cultural dimensions: Collectivist and Individualist Neutral and Emotional Universalist and Particularist

Weekday lunch time at restaurants

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My Japanese friend had a surprise when he saw so many guys having their lunch at restaurants when we were dining at Orchard, a shopping district in Singapore. He was thinking, wow they don't have to work? Well... I guess all office workers in Japan eat bento (lunchbox) or company canteen food?

Evacomics Mini Exhibition at Sun Ray Cafe

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You can now see a selection of my hand-drawn original comic pieces at Sun Ray Cafe (beside their pet cafe section) while chatting with friends and enjoying their nice cup of coffee!!!  You can also buy my book there for $19.90 (cash transaction only). 79 Brighton Crescent Serangoon Gardens Singapore 559218  Tel: 62838700 https://www.facebook.com/SunRayCafeSG We have also raised $1,880 of donation through selling of my artwork at Sun Ray Cafe to the Singapore Cancer Society and A Packet of Rice. There are still 4 more paintings available for sale at $250~300 with 100% proceeds towards either of these two groups! More info about our Charity Sale here: http://evacomics.blogspot.jp/2014/06/charity-sale-at-sun-ray-cafe-by.html

Gender Discrimination in Japan

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Based on true story of what happened to me when I was in Japan. The final straw was when the editor who actually flipped my work let his pizza drip onto it and not wipe away! The biggest insult to an artist is to treat her work like trash, thanks old man, thanks... I'm pretty sure things would be different if I was a bright young Japanese man. But then again I don't regret being a Singaporean woman because we are strong.