Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

Dear all,

Finally my book is published and it's available on-line. I am so excited, this is my first book publication. All the drawings in the book are collection from my travel journals, which included some of the most exciting and gorgeous locations in the nation, ie. The Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree State Park, Las Vegas, Disney World Florida, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County to name a few. I have a lot of fun putting this book together. It's like revisiting all these memorable places.

Dear all,

Alina and I would love to thank you everyone for visiting our blog and always leave us kind words and great feedback over this past year. It has been our pleasure meeting many of you talented people through blogger. Wish you all a brilliant toasty holiday seasons and a Happy New Year! Drink lots of hot chocolate and don't forget to make a wish!

Yours truly,

Minty, the ice-cream cone

*Alina is busy packing for our Christmas trip right now ...

OK! By now, you probably get tired of my Grand Canyon stories ... HE ! HE!! So Minty is taking over the narration ...

Top: In the dining hall ceiling they have a little toy train track with little stream train drive around, really cute!! Below are sketches of scenery outside the Amtrak train as it travel from Los Angeles to Williams, Arizona.

I get TAG by Geninne to list 5 of my favourite Christmas Songs. My all time favourite:

Top 1 will always be "White Christmas" - "The sun is shining, the grass is green. The orange and palm tree sway There’s never been such a day in Beverly Hills, L.A.

We have a great sketchcrawl yesterday at Olvera street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Many people show up. We didn't do a accurate head count, but estimate there were about 30 people showing up at different hours.

Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and is a department within the city. Many Latinos refer to it as 'La Placita Olvera'.

Top is another quicky break time doodle in photoshop, and below is a doodle page from the Celtic festival.

Just did this quicky doodle while trying to wake myself up at work ... sleeepy!! HA ! HA !! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Top is the Grand Canyon Train Station at Williams, which located right across the hotel. Bottom is the view outside my hotel room.

Left is a sketch of the Canyon during sunset ... as the sun shifting from east to west, layer of rocks reflect different colors. At one point, the red earth layer changes from bright shiny copper gold to brilliant yellow gold. None of my sketches do any justice to this breathtaking scenery. The splendor and timeless of the landscape humble even the proudest of man.

It's one of the most beautiful and divine sceneries, I have ever experience!! Ooh ... and Minty, being an ice-cream cone, he is totally in heaven.

Williams, Arizona is named after William "Old Bill" Williams, a mountain man and trader who often trapped in the area. It is a city in Coconino County, lies on the route of Historic Route 66, Interstate 40, and the Southwest Chief Amtrak train route. It is also the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.