Lazy Wednesday

These pictures was also inspired by CATS class.
My friend &I decided to explore Ann Siang Hill to take alook at the more creative side of our local talents. It took my friend alot of guts to pose like that for the camera. And I learnt to take things from a whole new angle. Im glad i captured our journey not just with smiles and people looking at the camera.

I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we did(:

Oh bless you, CATS.

To save myself from being wordy, CATS, creative class brought a whole revelation and perspective to my life. well, i dramatised that sentence, but it truly has for the pass few lessons.

For once, I was given the green light to be different and unqiue. Someone was actually applauding to my"weirdness" and there hardly any rights or wrongs.

This acceptance given by the lecturer gave my that extra boost of confidence I needed all this while.

I had all these ideas in my head everytime there was an assignment, but i never dared to carry it out. I fear rejection from my teachers and i knew i could not afford to lose marks. or did i know? i guess nobody has showed me i could be different.

Not just school. i had so many ideas in starting a small business with my close friend. We were very observant of the fashion industry. of course I do not claim we are the next Vogue or Tyra banks but I thought we were rather good. But nothing came out of all our ideas. For one, my parents were not supportive.

But after going through several CATS class, We took a step further.
WE ACTUALLY TOOK A STEP!
I started a online store selling 2nd hand clothes(http://goldzipped.blogspot.com) and we set up a store at the flea.
Although it was very far from our goals but it was a very humble start and im glad we took it. Aside from creative we needed skills to set off this "dream business".
It was not easy.

Vintage polaroids were a hit. My friend bought in stocks and earned alot.

our tiny space at the flea.

We were even on T.V!!! That is the Live & Loaded T.V host

and 98.7 D.J

My friends(: We were a TEAM!

Its tiring and hot standing there for 10 hours but we were smiling all the time

for our customers.

Among this sea of people,

Being an indiviual is difficult and different. double D.
For one, since...well, forever, theres always someone to copy and follow.
Like:teachers at school practically gave the answers for homework.
but here? noooo. They gave us "the concept" & we searched for the answer.
Presentation of our work was different too.
No longer writing in little brown exercise books and worksheets with limited lines in them.
we could do videos, reports, powerpoints and all sorts.
Sure it was harder work. I finally felt like im using 100% of my brain. But im still very unsure if the work i have done is right or wrong. I dont feel very daring to the explore my choices. For now, i think i'll choose to stick to the safest way. the old school way. Pen and Paper. What can go wrong?

Lets talk about something more daily shall we?
you know what is the most worrying thing i think about every morning before school?
WHAT TO WEAR??!!
Oh yes, it is not the first time I was called vain. But since young, I always always like to look good.
In fact I never had a problem with the clothes i wear.( trust me, i take it a teeny weeny bit far) i knew my fashion taste was abit ...different. what my friends would call, weird. But i like it.
they talk about it. laugh about it. I dont think I'll ever wear what I like. When we go shopping( rarely)they choose clothes for me. Hey what happen to being original?
You know fashion trends are a waste of money.
Trends come and go, and so does the money you spend keeping up with it.
bye bye money.

My 1st day.
Not at primary school,
Not at secondary school,
But after more than 10 years of school,
I can finally stop using the word SCHOOL.

Polytechnic is an eye opener. For one thing there was no assembly. The first whiff of freedom. I was no longer constrained by those boring ceremonies early in the morning which i have been longing to get away from. Early in the morning? no longer that early. For once i could actually see the sun when i wake up for school. OH and did i mention? the curse of the ugly school uniform was finally broken.
It was alot of first for that day. The feeling was happy and scared all at the same time. I was a stranger in the sea of people. it was all very indiviualistic. nothing much that could make us look the same or uniform(together), the way uniforms(the clothes) do! Its a start