I love how light and bright it is... the mix of materials and textures... the natural elements... the oriental touches. Such a tranquil spot to be!
このうちを見ると落ち着けることができる。自然に囲まれてよかった。明るくて悩みのない所みたい。楽に住めるだろう。行ってほしい！
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Paprika
This seems like such an interesting movie. I'm fascinated by the juxtaposition of traditional with modern elements of Japan. I may watch Hayao Miyazaki's Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) as well. I've updated my website and blog links, and there are three links to Japanese streetstyle sites.
Something we've never done before...
Dries van Noten from Style.comYes. Me and my sis are going to attempt to do something in the style of these shoes. Of course we won't be making them from scratch. We'll buy some existing basic shoes to work with. My sis is going to do the beading and I'm going to do the sewing. We have so many projects planned out already! If all goes well I'll be posting the photos of the completed shoes.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
ANDO HIROSHIGE
Major painter of the Ukiyo-e era. His paintings make me nostalgic for the Japan of the past. They have a mysterious, haunting quality to them. It seemed like such a beautiful land! The last one is of Kinkakuji Temple (its English name is the Golden Pavillon) which I actually visited a few years ago. It offers me a glimpse of what the temple and the area surrounding it was like in its original state. Of course, the wilderness around it doesn't exist anymore, but at least I can experience it vicariously through this picture.
I love looking at Japanese prints for the images they provoke in my mind. The landscape acts as a wonderful foil for a certain mood or emotion. In this case I sense loneliness. The features of Japanese painting that make them so special for me are the use of delicate black outlines and the vivid colours, especially when there are colour gradients. I admire traditional Chinese paintings for the sensitive use of brushstrokes and washes of colour to create texture. Eastern art is so different from Western art.
So many artists' works and fashion stuff that I want to post. I have a countless number of images saved in various folders on my laptop. It'd be a pity to let them rest there! Haha. I forgot to mention my Japanese listening comprehension exam in my previous posts. I had it on Friday. As expected, it was terribly difficult. It was pretty awkward to have the RJ people in a separate room next to us. I wonder if they should abolish the practice of having RJ as a separate centre for Japanese, and make everyone learn at the language centre. After all, German has stopped that practice.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
I've been through two 'crushes' (you can call them that) on guys. The first one lasted for about a year, and the second for two years. Is that a long time? I don't know. The thing about crushes is that they're extremely PAINFUL, especially the second which was the more serious one among the two. The initial period is truly rocky and the thought of that person just consumes your whole being.
But you know what I realised? It doesn't do any good to keep dwelling on it, 'cos that will just make you more obsessed. Anything that involves an immoderate amount of your time and emotional attachment should set off alarm bells, because that time could be put to better use doing things for YOURSELF. The best thing to do is to immerse yourself in other things, and through that I gained an immense sense of self-satisfaction in my life. No one should need a boyfriend to make their life complete, and singlehood gives one so much more freedom anyway. I think it's much more important to focus on other relationships in one's life. That's one of the things I dislike about dating (though I've never dated). Being so caught up with each other often makes couples neglect other aspects of their life.
Above all, I'm just not ready for a relationship or interested in one right now. I'd rather develop meaningful friendships with the guys around me than concern myself with finding a boyfriend. I think people should be friends first before they think of moving further. So if a guy ever asks me out, I'd suggest that we interact in a communal setting as friends first. I don't want to play the dating game, in which people constantly switch their partners. That seems so incredible to me, because it's like they're trivializing their own emotions as well as others'. I'd only get into a relationship if I'm ready for commitment, which I'm not now. Maybe when I've reached my brother's age?
All I needed was some time. Because even though those crushes seemed so intense when they first hit me, the fact is I didn't know the persons well enough to justify such attachment. With time you get to see things in a clearer light, and more often than not the obsession fades away, which proves that it wasn't as 'serious' as you might have thought.
But you know what I realised? It doesn't do any good to keep dwelling on it, 'cos that will just make you more obsessed. Anything that involves an immoderate amount of your time and emotional attachment should set off alarm bells, because that time could be put to better use doing things for YOURSELF. The best thing to do is to immerse yourself in other things, and through that I gained an immense sense of self-satisfaction in my life. No one should need a boyfriend to make their life complete, and singlehood gives one so much more freedom anyway. I think it's much more important to focus on other relationships in one's life. That's one of the things I dislike about dating (though I've never dated). Being so caught up with each other often makes couples neglect other aspects of their life.
Above all, I'm just not ready for a relationship or interested in one right now. I'd rather develop meaningful friendships with the guys around me than concern myself with finding a boyfriend. I think people should be friends first before they think of moving further. So if a guy ever asks me out, I'd suggest that we interact in a communal setting as friends first. I don't want to play the dating game, in which people constantly switch their partners. That seems so incredible to me, because it's like they're trivializing their own emotions as well as others'. I'd only get into a relationship if I'm ready for commitment, which I'm not now. Maybe when I've reached my brother's age?
All I needed was some time. Because even though those crushes seemed so intense when they first hit me, the fact is I didn't know the persons well enough to justify such attachment. With time you get to see things in a clearer light, and more often than not the obsession fades away, which proves that it wasn't as 'serious' as you might have thought.
Fun accessories from Oscar
Oscar de la Renta SS/09 collection from Style.comMy sis and I have gotten some ideas about jewellery projects from this...
It's just been two weeks or so since I last blogged but already it seems as though the world has changed in indefinable ways for me and for everyone. Firstly, Obama has been elected president! I've been following his actions with keen interest for the past two years and it's immensely gratifying to see him finally elected. His story has been a great inspiration to me and I feel like I share many of his values. Hopefully he'll make a good president, one that can make the world a better place for all of us.
A few days before my A levels started I received news of my grandpa's stroke, which frankly came as a shock to me. My grandpa has always seemed hale and hearty and still works despite his advanced age, holding a senior position in a firm (related to real estate and construction I believe). To tell the truth, I had prepared myself mentally for the possibility of going to Malaysia to visit him if his condition deteriorated, even at the cost of missing an exam, but thankfully for him it never came to that. His stroke was an event which changed my world as well, though I can't exactly say how. I think it forced me to reevaluate my relationships with the people around me.
I don't know if others feel the same way, but things seemed to go on for very long without much change in the past, when I was a child. Or perhaps as a child you exist in your own idyllic bubble, shielded from the reality of the external world. The district I live in, Bishan, stayed the same for many years but is barely recognisable now. In the same way I've come to take my grandpa's existence for granted. Now the world can be irreversibly redefined in a single day, by a major event like the financial crisis.
This makes me feel slightly nostalgic for the days that have gone by, when everything seemed so calm and peaceful.
A few days before my A levels started I received news of my grandpa's stroke, which frankly came as a shock to me. My grandpa has always seemed hale and hearty and still works despite his advanced age, holding a senior position in a firm (related to real estate and construction I believe). To tell the truth, I had prepared myself mentally for the possibility of going to Malaysia to visit him if his condition deteriorated, even at the cost of missing an exam, but thankfully for him it never came to that. His stroke was an event which changed my world as well, though I can't exactly say how. I think it forced me to reevaluate my relationships with the people around me.
I don't know if others feel the same way, but things seemed to go on for very long without much change in the past, when I was a child. Or perhaps as a child you exist in your own idyllic bubble, shielded from the reality of the external world. The district I live in, Bishan, stayed the same for many years but is barely recognisable now. In the same way I've come to take my grandpa's existence for granted. Now the world can be irreversibly redefined in a single day, by a major event like the financial crisis.
This makes me feel slightly nostalgic for the days that have gone by, when everything seemed so calm and peaceful.
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