in need of dorm room inspiration despite needing to move out after this sem

Still in the process of constructing my room, to make it have the slightest resemblance to any of the pictures above.... 

peace out ^^v

p/s been thinking of recreating this. what do you think?

#DIY Project: Calender 2014 Download

Been getting very very inspired by everything on the Internet. Right now, Etsy has been sucking me in with their online shops that sell the coolest things. 

Blue Octopus Print

Deer Print

Elephant Prints Tapestry

And then started looking at pretty stationaries:

Chevron cloth cases

Wooden Pencil Holders

Minimalist Calender 2014

Created a monthly planner like the one just above^ hahahaha Cannot believe they are selling downloads of it at 5 -10 bucks. Decided to create one myself. And if you guys are interested; here is a link to my Minimalist Calender for the remaining months of 2014. Plain simple hahahaha and its A3 :):) Say yes to big calenders.

Peace out yo ^^v

levitation photography 飞

This is one of those experimental photography works that give surprising results. I did a series (seen below) for one of my courses in school last semester and it was so much fun to work with the models. Thank you so much lmy, and Ken for being my models! :) 

The photo shoot definitely required a lot of planning beforehand and also a lot of work after. But just to break it down, there are a few types of levitation photography: 

+ make-the-model-jump 

• I really tried to make my models jump haha but we are not professional jumpers... we all fucking died trying hahahahaha it was hilarious
• And if you do not get what I am trying to say....

http://vectroave.com/2012/09/levitation-photography-by-denis-darzacq/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalrev/6055660075/

And my favourite definitely has to be yowayowacamera.com.

+ moving on: photoshop-much-much

• This type of levitation photography requires one to be versed in photoshop. Basically, the model is comfortable resting on an object that will be removed digitally. The removal of the object will create the illusion of the model being in the air.
• In both images, my models were propped on something else and they had to look effortless while being high up in the air. Especially for the first image with my roommate. She was easily 1m up in the air and had to jump even higher for the effect of levitation.

it would be cool to see my friends trying out their own levitation photography. share with me will you? 

peace out ^^v

surviving 2 weeks of a new year

+ absolutely hating the new year.

• being in a new hall was adventurous. but when that adventure is not all that fun, you tend to regret very quickly for paying $100 more per month for a single room w/o a/c. and where is the love in this hall? it is dead quiet at 12am and i can hear the crickets at 12:01am.

+ despite my uneventful days in hall, i realised i have to start feeling at home away from home.

+ finally got my blog all set up again

• i am terrible with html. i taught myself a little things here and there but i forget quickly. in an attempt to make some changes to my previous blog, i killed it. and lost all my html code from my secondary school days that anu passed to me... (sorry?)

+ exchange semester 2015 

my days with zanele muholi

I had the greatest privilege of working with Zanele. 

+ She has a huge huge heart. i could name you a few reasons right now. 

• she decided to work with me, a year1-going-on-year2 undergraduate, instead of a professional photographer and videographer. she told me that she rather work with me than a pro cause i am someone who she can teach. it was about her passion for photography. she wanted to give other amatuer photographers a chance to learn, and there she was; giving me that opportunity. she kept telling me that i was no smaller than the big cameras on opening night. slowly but surely, one day i will believe her.

• she photographs for a cause. a cause that i believe in so so much. freedom to love and the freedom to be who we want to be. i grew up in a traditional chinese family in singapore, and i am still living with my family. i know what it is like to be constrained and to be "moulded" into something that we are not. i know how it feels like to not be myself, and it sucks. i have friends who keep their sexuality and their relationships from their family for ten over years for fear of rejection by their families. (mind you people: my friends are in long term relationships despite the stereotype) it just is not right! one of the ten commandments says "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself". if i am not wrong, these ten commandments are like the constitution. they are the fundamental beliefs that we should all return to when in doubt. let us learn to love our family, friends, and neighbours regardless of sexual identity. zanele strongly fights for her cause despite the impending death threats back in south africa (many lesbians have been killed in south africa simply because they were lesbians). 

+ I finally got to witness first hand how an art event is being organised and held. 

+ I finally got to work with a real legit artist. it was terribly scary the first two days but then josiah ng told me that these professionals might make you seem incompetent but do not worry, just remember that you are doing this because of your passion and you will persevere. (k something along those lines. i am not as eloquent as he is.)