My Third Water Coloring Attempt: Doraemon

I would like to share my third water coloring output featuring Doraemon. 😊

I like watching Doraemon shows before and I do have some Doraemon stuffs. Found a small plastic toy and copy it for my coloring subject yesterday.

I found out how difficult it is to paint small details especially if you are not using various brushes that will be suited for it. Hard to make mistakes on painting cause it cannot be easily erased or remedied. Although not sure for those who are really good at it on what are their ways on those cases/problems.

In this Doraemon painting, I started drawing it and used the blue color first since it is the major color of the character. Photos of the process below.

Tekken: Favorite Arcade Game

I went to the arcade and took some photos of one of my all time favorite game there, and that is Tekken. 😊

I got excited to play this game again and I cannot remember when was the last time I played it I spend several tokens and enjoyed it even I did not even reached the final stage. I am not that good at playing it anymore, needed to practice more and review the moves.

I used to be actively playing Tekken when I was in high school. I do not have much money but a close friend and classmate of mine have resources. She would save money for tokens and she will always asked me to go with her in a mall to play with her. The mall is quite far but it did not stopped us from going to that mall and play in the arcade. We will usually went to the arcade after examination days since we did not need to stay the whole day in the class. We were good students so, we did not cut classes just to be clear with that one. 😊😊😊

My favorite characters to use are Eddy and Law. I really enjoy the capoeira moves of Eddy, it can really be effective to defeat the enemies for having versatile movements. I also enjoy using Law as my character cause of his moves, the martial arts moves. His back flip kicks can cause a lot of damage to the enemies. 😊

A funny moment while playing this game was when there was another player on the other side (which means you are not fighting with the computer but with a real opponent). And they were students as well and in a group. So they keep peeping on our side and we did that too to see who is playing. It was a bit noisy game since we are cheering to our players. It was a friendly fun game match.

My Second Water Coloring Attempt

I enjoyed my first attempt and so, this is my second attempt. 😊

I first drew some flowers and added dragonfly to have more colors on it. Flowers are quite easier to draw compared to other subjects (although I still cannot perfectly draw it), that is why I chose to paint flowers again. I started with the white color and then tried to mix some of the colors to achieve the variations of colors. Hoping that I could achieve some improvements on my outputs. 😊😊😊

Below are the process photos.

My First Water Coloring Attempt

Tried water coloring for the first time after decades (I believed I have done some water coloring artworks during grade school). I am not good on art that is why I almost never drew when it was not required for a school project. 😊

Bear with me with this one and might be more to come. Thanks to#untalented family for giving me courage in posting my artworks here. 😊😊😊

Some Thoughts About Investing

I previously attended a seminar and the main topic was about Investing.

It was just a four hour seminar and there were main topics discussed about investing in general. Barriers to Investing were discussed and below were some that were mentioned.

Why People Do Not Invest

• Lack of Knowledge
• Lack of Time
• Lack of Money or funds

Those reasons were self explanatory. Nowadays, with the use of the internet, we could learn more about investing. There are various free topics/articles about investing and even some posts that are very detailed on how we can start investing. The time conflict can be solved through proper time management. Likes spending time more on learning about it rather than spend on non productive activities. There could be various ways as well to gather money such as buying only the necessities, trying to save some amount from your regular income and trying to increase your source of income.

It was discussed too that there are certain type of risks in investing. These are low, moderate and high risks. The higher the risk, the return or income could be higher as well and it can be in a long term type of investment.

There are also some tips given on choosing the right investment for you.

• Invest according to your goals. Like if you have a short term or long term goals.
• Look/search for the best investment that could help you achieve your goal. You can research or consult a professional investor.

Some types of investments were discussed as well such as time deposits, treasury bills, mutual funds and stock marker.

Photo taken using my mobile phone.

Wonder Woman 2017 Review and the Amazons

The most recent movie version showed a more detailed origin of the heroine compared to the older version. Correct me if I am wrong on this one cause as far as I could still remember the previous Wonder Woman movie, it was not that detailed on where she came from.

When I was watching the first part of this movie which is about the Amazons, I have learned more about the Amazons of the Greek mythology. I am familiar with Amazons (women warriors) but I am not fully aware where it was originated.

Overall the movie was entertaining for me. There were interesting/artistic fight scenes and scenic views. There were twist and thrills on this movie as well that are elements of movies that will make you want to watch it till the end to know the whole story.

The characters also were good on portraying their roles especially the Amazons with their neatly designed costumes and armors.

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Learning More About the Amazons

In the Greek mythology, an Amazon was defined as part of a women tribe who are all warriors. It was mentioned that Amazons were the daughters of Ares (Greek God of war) and the Nymph of Akmonian wood, Harmonia. Described the women tribe as brutal as well as aggressive, and that the Amazons main concern in their lives was war.

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In various movies and stories, the Amazon tribe consists purely of women and trained to be warriors when they grow up. That makes some to think of how the tribe was able to have their next generations. In Greek Mythology, it was mentioned that they are visiting a neighboring tribe to mate just for the sake of having children specifically for female babies. If it will be a baby boy, they will give it to that other tribe for adoption. The identity of the father is not revealed or known and so, it was just a random adaption.

Photo sources: 1, 2

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org

Printed Circuit Board: Definition, Uses and History

Printed Circuit Board

"A printed circuit board or PCB interconnects various electronics components without discrete wires. Alternative name is printed wiring board or PWB."

"The simplest PCB is a layer of copper foil glued to a sheet of plastic, often epoxy glue reinforced with fiberglass. The excess foil is removed, usually by chemical etching, and components are attached to the remaining foil, usually by soldering."

"Printed circuit technology normally uses photolithography to make the conductors. Sometimes it uses mechanical deposition to attach conductive layers to an insulating substrate. The photo mask is usually prepared with a photo plotter from data produced by a technician using computer-aided PCB design software. Some persons claim that they can produce low-resolution photo plots by printing a design to a laser printer, printing on the sheets used to make transparent presentations."

PCBs are rugged, inexpensive, and can be highly reliable. They are harder to repair than wire wrap boards. They require much more design than either wire-wrapped or point-to-point constructed equipment.

The inventor of the printed circuit was probably the Austrian engineer Paul Eisler (1907 - 1995) who, while working in England, made one in about 1936 as part of a radio set. In about 1943 the Americans began to use the technology on a large scale to make rugged radios for use in World War II. After the war, in 1948, the USA released the invention for commercial use. Printed circuits did not become commonplace in consumer electronics until the mid-1950s. Before printed circuits, point-to-point construction was used. For prototypes, or small production runs, wire wrap can be more efficient.

"Originally, every electronic component had wire leads, and the PCB had holes drilled for each wire of each component. The components were then soldered to the PCB. This method is called through-hole construction. This could be done automatically by passing the board over a ripple, or wave, of molten solder in a wave-soldering machine. Through-hole mounting is still useful in attaching physically large and heavy components to the board. However, the wires and holes are wasteful. It costs money to drill the holes, and the wires are merely cut off.
In the 1960s, a technique called surface mount was invented. It became widely used in the late 1980s. Components were mechanically redesigned to have small metal tabs or pads that could be directly soldered to the surface of the PCB. Often, only the attaching solder holds the part to the board. Surface-mount components are usually made as physically small and lightweight as possible for this reason."

Photos were taken using my mobile phone.

References
Coombs, Clye F. (1967). Printed Circuits Handbook. U.S.A.: R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company.
Crus, Roberto P. and Rogelio A. Velas (1987). Printed Arts and Home Technology in Electronics. Quezon City, Philippines: JMC Press, Inc.
Ruehli, A.E. (1987). Circuit Analysis, Simulation and Design. Vol. 3. U.S.A.: Elsevier Science Publishing Company,Inc.