Tuesday 29 March 2016

WhatsApp - Abused and Misused

Seriously, there's really nothing wrong with WhatsApp (or any messenger apps) but it's how society abuse it. Had I complained about this before? I can't remember. If I had this shows how much I really hate how some people use it.

A little background: WhatsApp had become THE messenger app of the century because of its popularity in the mobile world. I had tried others such as Line, Viber and WeChat and deleted all of them except WhatsApp because I can't stand all the notifications coming from everywhere.

Since smartphones conquered the world, people had resorted to WhatsApp instead of SMS because mobile data, though most of the time finite, is still perceived to be cheaper than charges per message (I guess to the point where telcos had started to offer unlimited calls and SMS in their packages). Wifi is generously available everywhere, too.

I can't begin to complain about how e-mails were abused but that was the past. The present invasion of mobile messengers is a much more pressing issue!!! Since my nature of work deals with a lot of projects simultaneously, co-workers and bosses have this love to create group chats for each project, sometimes even duplicates because they forgot they created one in the first place! Imagine my battery life wears out by noon just because of these chats!

As if calls way after work hours and weekends were not enough, messages about work just keep popping up in the notification center. Argh! And this prompted me to create the following parody of a real scenario. Poor victim of society tried to quit one of those above mentioned group chats but keep getting invited. Well, at least I had fun doing that.


ps. I never knew Apple's "Do Not Disturb" mode could come in so darn handy these days! At last, peace on earth once again, even if only for just a few hours. I am sane again.

Sunday 27 March 2016

Saturday 26 March 2016

It's all about the sloths

When I first saw this Zootopia trailer I couldn't help thinking how familiar things are with the government agencies (I'm sure this IS the intended message) albeit a little exaggerated. The movie's got awesomely 99% fresh the last time I checked Rotten Tomatoes.

Tuesday 22 March 2016

The Mighty Frangipani

I've always wanted to take this photo every time I walk under a kemboja tree and finally I did it today.  One of these days I'll snap one with clear blue skies.

A photo posted by @ionbuck on

Sunday 20 March 2016

2016's Hottest Day

According to our meteorological department, today is the hottest day for Malaysia. Stay cool, stay hydrated. Don't dry up like this:


Drawn with Paper by 53 but the sun was further smudged using Pixelmator, all done on the iPhone.

Earth Hour 2016

Intended to post this way before Earth Hour but one thing led to another and I've missed the opportunity. :(

A photo posted by @ionbuck on

Friday 18 March 2016

Not Just a Drop of Coffee

An extraordinary drop of coffee power that can fill up at least 8 cups. 


And here's a blank one for your colouring pleasure if you had one too many cups of coffee:

Monday 14 March 2016

Eclipse... sort of...

Inspired by the eclipse a few days ago, I tried to draw my own but uh... well, it didn't turn out the way I imagined it to be. It's a big patch of something... maybe even a black hole that could suck the life out of everyone.

Sunday 13 March 2016

Pumpkins and Pumpkins

There are pumpkins that I know and there are pumpkins that I don't, such as these shiny plasticky ones on the left that're called "Australian Jaradale" pumpkins.

A photo posted by @ionbuck on

Sunday 6 March 2016

Yellow Boots

Made popular by the Singaporean sitcom Phua Chu Kang, the sight of yellow boots had never been the same... ever again!

A photo posted by @ionbuck on

Friday 4 March 2016

Advances in Space Travels


Space, the final frontier, they say. For all we know (barring all those governmental conspiracies) there had not been anyway for humans to go that far but there had always been theories. Some of these theories are starting to materialise and look promising:

1. Photonic Propulsion
With a large, reflective sail, it would be "possible to generate enough momentum to accelerate a spacecraft" via lasers pulsing light from the surface of the Earth.
Just 3 days to Mars and another 3 days back. Wow.

2. Antimatter Rockets

Another cool theory would be using antimatter rockets with energy created when positrons and electrons come into contact to power spacecrafts. Speed can go up to 72 million miles per hour.

via WIRED.co.uk