Ich bin ein Berliner.

Three weeks into this new frontier. A new language, and a different, exciting but intimidating life.
There is plenty to learn. 

Wie ‘Wie geht’s’ und ‘Entschuldigung’ und ‘Anmeldungbescheinigung’ und ‘Ausstellungsbehörde’, 
and learning that Deutsche efficiency ≠ Deutsche bureaucrazy. 

Point 1: Religion

While there was no objection to Islam being the national religion of Malaysia, there should be no State religion in North Borneo, and the provisions relating to Islam in the present Constitution of Malaya should not apply to North Borneo.

#sabah
#northborneo
#borneo
#malaysia
#history
#religion
#20points
#inkonmoleskine
#illustration
#drawing

He held me in his arms
And he taught me to be strong
He told me when he’s gone
Here’s what you do
When trouble comes to town
And men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot

#inkonmoleskine
#illustration
#drawings
#fire
#art
#daddylessons
#beyonce
#lemonade
#shoot
#beyhive

During each menstrual period, if there is no sperm to fertilize the egg, the uterus contracts to expel its lining. This process is driven by the release of hormone-like substances called prostaglandins, which is associated with pain and inflammation in higher levels. These uterine contractions cause most of the pain felt during menstrual cramps because the contractions inhibit blood flow to the lining of the uterus (the endometrium). 🐞

i.e. My uterus is punishing me because I’m not pregnant by suffocating itself, by committing suicide.

#inkonmoleskine
#illustration
#drawings
#ink
#periodproblems
#period
#girls
#gpoy

make art, not war they say
but when making art is a crime…
then #kitasemuapenghasut 🌼

And remember that whatever discipline you are in, whether you are a musician or a photographer, a fine artist or a cartoonist, a writer, a dancer, a designer, whatever you do you have one thing that’s unique. You have the ability to make art.

And for me, and for so many of the people I have known, that’s been a lifesaver. The ultimate lifesaver. It gets you through good times and it gets you through the other ones.

Life is sometimes hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all the other ways that life can go wrong. And when things get tough, this is what you should do.

Make good art.

I’m serious. Husband runs off with a politician? Make good art. Leg crushed and then eaten by mutated boa constrictor? Make good art. IRS on your trail? Make good art. Cat exploded? Make good art. Somebody on the Internet thinks what you do is stupid or evil or it’s all been done before? Make good art. Probably things will work out somehow, and eventually time will take the sting away, but that doesn’t matter. Do what only you do best. Make good art.

Make it on the good days too. -Neil Gaiman

#inkonmoleskine
#drawings
#penghasut
#quotes
#art
#neilgaiman

Man, this week has been…
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Reminder: if it’s not ok, it’s not the end.

#inkonmoleskine
#doodle
#illustration
#drawings
#girl
#monsters

no one else
can heal you
the way you
heal yourself
that is your own
special magic
#inkonmoleskine
#typography
#illustration
#doodles
#quotes
#mazadohta
#inspo

How can we resist exploitation if we don’t have the tools to understand exploitation? -Half of a Yellow Sun.

#inkonmoleskine
#illustration
#drawings
#quotes
#exploitation
#resistance
#rebellion
#halfofayellowsun
#ChimamandaNgoziAdichie