AndyWana

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I wrote a journal update. As you probably have guessed, I've been busy lately with my life as a dad, a product designer and a photographer. My son is turning 3 soon and it's been amazing seeing him growing up. On the career front, it has been an interesting year as I left my old job of 6 years 9 months. I ended up having to stop teaching design at the college too (hopefully not for long) after a 3 year stint. They aren't bad news though as I actually landed my dream job at Sunbeam Australia, designing kitchen appliances for the masses for this stalwart brand. It's a dream job almost a decade in the making.

I was one of those people who were afraid to dream big. I am sure this is a feeling that my fellow readers share with from time to time (if not all the time). Born in a small town in a developing country did funny things to my confidence and self esteem when I was growing up. It seems that life conveniently places roadblocks and detours along the path of my dreams. When I was a toddler, I wanted to be a fighter jet pilot. Only to realise that we don't even make our own airplanes! When I was in high school, I like to doodle and draw comics on the pages of my notebooks. Fellow students love them till my home room teacher found out about my sec

Woke up this morning to see my photo of Taff/ Pockami's Elizabeth being featured on the official Irrational Games and Bioshock Facebook pages. It's very humbling to see the kind words, likes and shares from the fans of the game. Taff also saw an extra 6000 views on her DeviantART page overnight (and counting). Thank you again to Irrational Games and Bioshock for showcasing our work! It meant a lot to us both. And thank you to you watchers and visitors of this page too. Link to the photo can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=387048218075173&set=a.172850259494971.36018.137963916316939&type=1&theater P.S. May the Fourth be