Ru

12/25/2011

12/09/2011

On Dec 9th - 10th 2011 after 3 performances, Chords with Circle Life 2011, our piece "Why it? -何必呢？” was performed successfully. Through this project, I learned a lot from my fellow performers. I started to see the meaning of life...

I absorbed a lot of positive energy and the power of loving others. There are so many uncertainties, unfairness in our society. But at the end of the day, we have a choice to see how we see the world. My fellow performers taught me so much about how to connect to what is pure, and make us feel alive and beautiful.

因圓聚散，人生無常; 這也是圓，這也是緣!
每一個點，每一個人，連繫著，牽引著……
Circles bring us together and separate us.
Yet every dot and every person is interlinked…

- photo by Hofan Chau-

10/30/2011

《何必呢?》

My dear friend Hofan Chau invited me to work on a project with Symbiotic Dance Troupe. The title of the project was called "Chords with Circle of Life 2011". Symbiotic Dance Troupe include performers with different types of disabilities. Which now I see it as their beautiful individual abilities. Four out of five performers that I worked with are wheelchair users and all of them were intellectually different.

It was my first time working with other performers who has physical and mental challenges. I was already 6 month pregnant when we started the rehearsal. Every rehearsal, without a day of failure, they welcomed me with great smiles, cheers and big hugs. It was very strange to measure one's ability and disabilities. Because I do not speak their language, (Cantonese) so in a way, I had a disability in communicating. And as the time goes by, my physical ability was limited as well because of my big belly pregnancy! So in many ways, I did experience the same situations as they might have experiences in their everyday life. For example, having a difficulty in putting a socks on! or communicating what you really want to do or to say to the other person. We had a two months rehearsal time with them before the show.

Together with the collaboration of the musician Wong Hin Yan and the choreographer/ director Hofan, we created a piece that is unforgettable!

-working in progress photo by Hofan Chau-

10/27/2011

New Baby's Room 未来少年コナン

今年のはじめGabeが宮崎駿さんの初期作、テレビシリーズ『未来少年コナン』のアニメにはまって見始めてから私もすっかりまたコナンファンになりました。小さい頃みた記憶があって、でもまたもう一度見直してもすっごく楽しい作品。こんなの勇気、純粋さ、強さが大好き。というわけで来年産まれる赤ちゃんのお部屋もコナンをテーマに。

Beginning of this year, Gabe found Hayao Miyazaki's earlier TV anime series "Future Boy Connan". I got addicted to the show as well, and we finished watching the whole series together. I remember watching it when I was little, but it was still very much entertaining! I love Connan's courage, pure heart, and strength. So, we decided to have Connan theme for our new coming baby's room. It was just so perfect.

9/13/2011

Hero Action Persons - Now available Online!!! :))

HERO ACTION PERSONS - click here for FREE issue #1 comic online!

‎"HERO ACTION PERSONS" ! The graphic novel is now available to download online!!

I am very proud to take a part as a colorist for this project. Super lovable characters drawn by Gabe Ostley and written by Adam Barnett. The story.... it made me think: what is my super power? Victoire is definitely my favorite character but my question is, how come I had to color that talking chicken so many days!!?? After I finished reading the whole thing I was smiling and laughing so much. I am so proud and happy that now the story has a life of its own. Take a look, issue #1 is FREE to read! Love, Ru

Here are some sneak peek of my favorite scenes.