Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all a prosperous new year in 2010!

Finally got the new dining table set that I've been eyeing on that was advertised on XSCargo's boxing week flyer for an amazing price. They actually postponed the sale on it until Dec.31 new year's eve. I headed out there early morning to get it! The store opened at 9am and I got there at 8:45am. There were a few people waiting in line already and I found out they were getting the sofa bed. I was the second person to pick out the table. I went to the cashier right away to pay for it first; otherwise other people would have taken it since only 5 was available in the store.

I am happy with my purchase and finally got rid of that old, broken table we had.

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone got some nice gifts from Santa!

Thank-you everyone for the interest in my crafts. I have just sold my last Mini Strawberry Cupcake Charm.



If there are enough interests, I may make another batch next year in 2010; otherwise it will be discontinued for new products to come.

I am so sad (and so mad) to realize my Warcraft account had been hacked. I woke up early morning to check my email with a notice of password change. I contacted Blizzard Entertainment within the 30 mins to 1 hr after I got that email. I hope Blizzard will restore my characters and items. :*(

To those hackers who stole all the gold from my characters, deleted my bank toon, and vendor my amory/gear, you are such assholes! Greedy %$&@ assholes! You will NEVER ever have my account again!

I would recommend purchasing the Authenticator (for only $6.50) from the Blizzard Store for added security purposes.

Here are some Christmas (and related) themed artwork. Enjoy! :) Prints & greeting cards are available for purchase from my Zazzle Online Shop.

The Christmas party that my friend held at her place was over. My sister and her hubby came by to pick me up. Little Brandon came along with me too. There were some new friends I met and old friends I haven't seen in a long time. I didn't take a lot of photos, but one of our friends did.

At 9:30pm, we did the gift exchange and played the "stealing game". It was fun. Most of us decided to open the gift after everyone chose their gifts. By the time we finished, it was 10pm and I had to get Brandon home for his bedtime.

And the winner for the 25K pageview Kiriban is who provided me a screenshot with exactly 25,000 hits. She gets a copy of *Future-Art-Magazine's very first issue (which is now discontinued). Congratulations! Thanks everyone else for participating.

Ballistic Publishing is now accepting entries for EXPOSÉ 8 - The finest digital art in the world. Now calling all artists around the world to submit their digital images for the publication. This is your chance to be featured and be heard.

Entry Deadline: Monday, February 22nd 2010, Midnight GMT

Details on Ballistic Publishing's Website HERE.

Ahh, motivation for another one of my fantasy artwork. I'm starting to play Warcraft again now and I'm really into these fantasy world and stuff. I work with female characters a lot because I think they have beautiful features. Here's a digital painting and photo-manipulation using Photoshop CS4. Various stock resources & references used. I try to make her a little more sexy with the armor and bustier look.




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© 2009 Jennie Yuen
My work is copyrighted and may not be reproduced, copied, or edited in any way without my express written permission.
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December 4th was Patric's birthday. He wanted to go out for dinner so we went to The Salmon House on the Hill in West Vancouver (located near the British Properties). It was a bit of a drive, but it was nice. The food was great as well. This is what we ordered:

Fresh 'Local BC' Oysters
1/2 Dozen Local Oysters, Lemon, Shallot & Pear Mignonette $16

Grilled 'Kettle Ridge' Beef Tenderloin
Honey Braised Apple & Yukon Gold Potato Ragout,

Wild Mushroom, Pearl Onion, Foie Gras Butter $35

Grilled Ahi Tuna
Crispy Basil Polenta, Smoked Tomato & Caper Beurre Blanc $32

Their website lists everything on the menu. They also have a $24 off coupon, which expires December 30, 2009. If you haven't been there before and are willing to try new stuff, I would recommend it.


Download PDF & print coupon here.

This is the cutest thing I've seen this year.

I am happy to find out that I am one of the few who is featured on the main page of Addictive Hobby (Fountain of Creations). Billy Limerick, the owner, have announced the new design of the Website. It looks great; a fresh new look. Signing up to the forum is free with articles & discussions as well as tutorials. Check it out!

So lately, I have been feeling a bit lazy when it comes to cooking a really good meal. Not that I always go all-out with cooking, but I just can't think of what to make. It's almost mostly a last-minute thing. I like making noodle soup because it's the easiest. So this is what I made the other day: Spinach noodles with BBQ pork & veggies.



Here's a similar dish I made a while back (Vermicelli noodle soup with Luncheon meat, egg, and bok choy:

DeviantART and Wacom presents their second Intuos4 contest "Bring Your Vision To Life". The theme for this contest is "Dreams", and is open to artists around the world. Since I missed the previous competition, I hope to have a chance to enter this and win the new Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet (and replace my old, cheap one. haha...) Once I get my entry completed and entered, I'll post it up to share with you all.

My Entries...:
* Blood Elf Magic
"I dream of myself in this fantasy world with magic and unique creatures. My dream is to learn from others and use that power to protect my own people and my world."




And if you are a DeviantART member, please FAVE my artwork as well. I hope to get your support as much as possible. There is a special Community Choice winner based on the entry with the highest number of Favorite's received between 12:00:00 AM (PT) December 16, 2009 and 11:59:59 PM (PT) December 22, 2009.

Here are the contest details (link to the original article):

The Prizes

There are three prizes from the judges and one prize from the community!

1st A Wacom Intuos4 large tablet A copy of Adobe Photoshop CS4 A copy of Corel Painter 11 $1,000 American Express gift card A deviantART Artist’s Bag A devWEAR shirt of your choice (depending on availability) 1 year Premium Membership to deviantART

Community Choice A Wacom Intuos4 large tablet A copy of Adobe Photoshop CS4 A copy of Corel Painter 11 $1,000 American Express gift card A deviantART Artist’s Bag A devWEAR shirt of your choice (depending on availability) 1 year Premium Membership to deviantART

2nd A Wacom Intuos4 medium tablet A copy of Adobe Photoshop CS4 $750 American Express gift card A deviantART Artist’s Bag A devWEAR shirt of your choice (depending on availability) 1 year Premium Membership to deviantART 3rd A Wacom Intuos4 medium tablet $500 American Express gift card A deviantART Artist’s Bag A devWEAR shirt of your choice (depending on availability) 1 year Premium Membership to deviantART

See Official Rules for Details

Rules

Entry must be received by 11:59:59 PM PT on December 8, 2009 and be submitted to the Contest gallery on www.deviantart.com "click here." Entrants must be 13 years or older to participate; Entries must be submitted in one of the following file formats: GIF/PNG/JPG, but may originate in any visual medium; Entries must not have been previously published or won any other prize/award; You may submit more than one entry; Only one entry per Entrant will be selected as a semi-finalist entry; Online entries only, hard copies not accepted; Entry may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks; Any attempt to create false "favorites" or to use in any way accounts which are not genuine for the purpose of generating "favorites" will result in disqualification. You must be a member of deviantART.com to enter. Membership is free.

Judging

Your work will be judged on the basis of Originality, Creative Interpretation of the Theme, and Technical Skill.

First, second, and third prize winners will be selected by a judging panel consisting of Wacom worldwide staff including:

• Wacom’s Global Evangelist Manager
• Wacom’s Manager of Corporate Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa
• Wacom’s Director of Marketing Communications for the Americas.

So what is a blog? In my definition, a blog is a web log (or a journal) that can be viewed on the internet in an HTML web browser. For a more detailed explanation, go to Wikipedia.

With blog advertising, it is one way to promote and increase traffic to a website. Since blogging (reading and writing them) has become popular, it is an effective way to reach targeted audiences.

How blog advertising works: Advertisers look for blog sites that will help promote their products effectively. And as for the blogger, they get paid to blog about the advertiser’s products, services, and/or recommendations.

If you're interested in earning a bit of commission or make some extra money, you can register your blog as a publisher.

Take a look at Blogadvertisingstore's Blog about Everything on Blog Advertising for a list of discussions and give them a comment.

Since the opening of Beard Papa's, I would go there occasionally for their desserts. I had to try some Beard Papa's famous cream puffs even with the long wait at the lineup. I actually bought a dozen to share with the family.

Those famous cream puffs are made with a crunchy puff pastry filled with fresh and all natural original custard combined with whipped cream. My favorite flavors they have available are vanilla (original), green tea, strawberry, and mango. Which flavor is your favorite?

And the winner for the 24,000 pageview Kiriban is with the closest hits. She gets three 4x6 prints of my artwork/photography of her choice from my art gallery. Congratulations! Thanks everyone else for participating.

Also don't forget...

25K Pageview Kiriban + Prize Giveaway
This one is an Art Book Giveaway. The prize will be offered to the winner for providing me a screenshot showing exactly 25,000 pageviews (or closest) on my profile.

The winner will get a copy of Future-Art-Magazine's very first issue (which is now discontinued):



NOTE: This contest is for DeviantArt members only.

Final Fantasy XIII has finally announced the release date for the English North America version, which is March 9, 2010. See more info on the official Square Enix Website.