just keep swimming~

Image credit to tumblr.

Just my personal motivation to keep going even when I feel like stopping. To keep going and keep walking even if my heart's weary and I feel like giving up. I think I need to start being more positive and look up a little more instead of always looking at the bad things that come out of life.  I won't be a bitter and cynical person. I want to be a 'better' and happier person.

I think I personally have something against bitterness and people who tend to shove their cynicism in everyone else's faces (actually I have a thing against anyone who shoves anything in my face and forces me to take it really, but that's not the point). But I think that cynical people who assume that happy people are just innocent and sheltered people who don't see the bad in life are sorely mistaken. It just infuriates me to no end when I'm talking to someone and all the person can say to me is "Life isn't as cheery and easy as you think it is" or that they '"don't see the point" in certain ideas because things always take a turn for the worse so there's no point in trying hard in that condescending tone where they think they know it all.

I think that optimistic and happy people are the strongest. I think it takes one to be upset and cynical about life all the time but it take another braver and stronger person to believe in the best of humanity and try again, even when all else falls.

Things may go wrong, but things go right too. Why focus on the negativity when there's so much to be happy about in life?

I always get mad and frustrated at people who assume I'm the way I am because I'm sheltered and naive and haven't seen the world and horrible it can get. I get annoyed at people who assume I'm innocent and have absolutely no opinion and therefore means I am stupid and that I think life is so easy because I'm relatively well off. I'm not innocent, sheltered and completely optimistic because I've had life easy. I'm trying my best to be positive and happy because I acknowledge that although there are many things in life to be upset about, I chose to look on the brighter side of things because I have seen the good in life as well.

I refuse to be negative and pessimistic because it more often than not just breeds hostility and intolerance. And that does not show how smart you are or how much of an opinion you have. It just shows how miserable you are and how much you need to make others feel bad to make yourself that much happier.

So no, I refuse, I refuse to be upset and negative anymore. This will be hard and I may be getting myself into a lot more than I bargained for. But I will get there :)

p.s more updates on upcoming stuff soon~
byeee~

sun in our teeth and in our hair

Went out with Gwen today~ Was supposed to be out with Ching Yi but she had to be with her ceramics class at Tampines :( so I met up with Gwen at 2 instead :) We went to the flea at Scape! It wasn't that good this time round :( the portion at the basement was closed so there weren't many stalls :( and I think the pieces were a little too overpriced and not that the quality wasn't really good either. So Gwen and I went to the one at the flyer instead~ where the prices were significantly lowered :) 

I bought about 5 items today! Two skirts, one button-down top, one crochet top (that can be worn as a dress for me cause I'm so small) and a silver statement collar necklace :) really good buys, will show them here soon when they're out of the wash! :) 

Really happy I got to bust out the skirt I bought from Char :) It's so light and airy it kept blowing everywhere since it was so windy :O

Gwen is so pretty x.x

After walking around so much we got tired so we walked over to Marina Square to have a snack! :P which consisted of large fries, juice and tea :)

I met Ching Yi when I headed back to Orchard and parted ways with Gwen. Only met her for a short time though :( had macs again!

I have such pretty friends la... 

White Basic Topshop Dress worn as a top
Mod Parade Sea Foam Skirt
Forever 21 Sandals
Pink Longchamp, Mom's
Hairband is gifted to me from Selma :)

 Really really awkward OOTD picture! HAHA

  "HAH?" 

Had dinner afterwards with my family at La Luna :) the food was amazeballs as usual and I had a couple of drinks with my family as usual :) celebrated my dad's birthday again :) Good food and amazing company. Really lovely way to end the day :) <3

Bye~

Farewell~

Sent Emma off at the airport today :'( I was sick the whole of yesterday and today battling a low grade fever and muscle aches everywhere. I was going to be so crushed if I wasn't well enough to see her off today :( was literally panicking when I woke up after my nap and still felt feverish. But God is great and I got well enough to see her off! :)

Met Gwen and Ethan at T3 for dinner :) Kai Sing was late again... So we had Pastamania and were just talking and catching up :) Waited around at the airplane viewing gallery to lepak and talk and for everyone else to show up. Gwen and I pounced on Emma when she came out to meet us. I swear we were making such a ruckus in the middle of Terminal 3! :P

 I stole Em's carry on~ HAHA

 My nose was running the entire time...

Sing and I~ <3

I notice all of Emma's eyes are closed in the photos.... LOLLL

Cried the most water works ever. First to cry and was still crying even when everyone else stopped... I really hate goodbyes in any form. And even though I'm still going to see Emma at the end of the year when I go to NYC, I'm still going to/ still am missing her :/ My parents were saying on the way back that there's always skype, facebook and messaging but its kinda different right? :( the internet pales in comparison to actually being next to someone and sharing a meal with them...

Thank you Emma for being such a wonderful friend to me for the past 4 years. 

Thank you so much for all the food adventures, the meals, the conversations over coffee, being my desk buddy for a good half year, dealing with hyperactive kid tendencies, being there for me when I need you and all the wonderful things that I can't really put into words. 

One letter to you that you can read in 10 minutes really cannot summarize how thankful I am for you and how much I'm gonna miss you :( 

But I know that you'll do great in the States, and I'll always be supporting you here :) <3

So farewell till we meet again! 

Now Playing-Toy Story's 'You Got a Friend In Me' (this song is super apt for me right now)

So long partner~ 

rewind

 

Images credit to me and my blog

I just got my roll of film back from the developer :) This roll has been sitting in my Blackbird Fly for like a year plus? Close to two? :| I forgot how to re-wind the film and didn't bother about it cause I was scared I would expose the whole roll and it would go blank... Figured out how to re-wind it when i was fiddling around with it during Painting class :) so I dropped it off to get developed!

Have another roll that I've been meaning to get developed! :) will try to find some time to get that done :)

On a separate note, I think I'm falling sick for real :/ feel all feverish and cold :( and this really sucks because my back really aches and I can't sit still long enough to finish my anthro homework, much less my art projects :( sighhh I swear its probably because of stress! My entire body system is out of whack and its starting to get really bad...

And Emma's leaving in a day :( and so is Pat... speaking of Pat I really need to call her back and talk to her... Been so busy that I haven't been taking any of her calls... :( hope she isn't too mad at me...

Had a super long text post in mind, but my back is really killing me so I might do it tomorrow if I'm free :( so sorry!

byeee~

Mori

Photos credit to Tumblr. Images are not owned by me.

Hello everyone! Just thought I share some images that caught my eye on tumblr. Tumblr is amazing when I get stuck in a rut for art and need some form of inspiration :) I especially love the last black and white image. I love the overlaying of the forest against the girl. It gives such a soft fairy-like, almost whimsical and mysterious quality. I really want to have a photoshoot in the forest or go trekking and maybe do some DIY :( :( sigh... Having my tests and presentations now and I really want to do well... :S wish me luck!


Now Playing; Youth-Daughter

Look At The Stars

Yellow by Coldplay is probably one of my favourite songs of all time. 

Sing this to me, no matter how bad/terrible you are at it,

You will have my heart.

What's your favourite song? :) 

Leather and Chiffon

 

Hey everyone! :D I just got back from helping my friends Ai Ling and Rachel with their Fashion IA photoshoot :) I was orignally supposed to lend them my camera and help them with the applying make up on their model. Unfortunately, their model bailed last minute so Ai Ling suggested I model for them :| to be honest I was pretty apprehensive and incredibly shy... Because these photos were going to be seen by their Fashion IA class :/ but I agreed in the end :P So here are some photos of me modeling their garment for you guys! hahaha. (P.S I'm not claiming to be some professional model/ these images are credited to me and Ai Ling's IA group)

Both Rachel and Ai Ling's favourite photo :D

Both the white Tank top and the shoes are mine, from Zara and Steve Madden respectively. Everything else I'm wearing is made by their group :) The theme behind their project is 'Femininity and Masculinity' and their group was trying to capture both feminine and masculine elements in their outfit. Thus the body piece made out of belts and the skirt is meant to be sheer and flowy, but since I'm so short it draped a little funny on me :/ so I helped to improvise and gathered the ends of the skirt up to emphasize the folds :P it helped to shorten the skirt and not make me look too stumpy too ^^b

I know I'm not super fantastic and really amazing at modelling and I did show some of these photos to Andrew who commented I look more like a turtle than a model :/ oh well... But I guess this is a rare opportunity and I'm always glad to help friends with their works ^^v

Other than that, not much studying done today because I woke up late :( and I was out all day getting photographed. I'm going to spend the night reading through my work and then sleeping early so i can study the entire day tomorrow! :D

Oh! and I'm currently stuck on the duo Best Coast :D they're songs are awesome! go check them out if you can :) 

toodles~