Diaries and Blogs

2nd October 2013; Diaries and Blogs

 Above is one of a very very old diary entry, dating all the way back to 9th March 2002. I started writing diaries from a very young age. At first, I was forced to by my parents to do it. But as time past, it became a habit and i wrote diary after diary. Eventually it came to a stop due to the inability to cope with school work and other obligations I had

At this time and age, diaries have largely been replaced by blogs. Blogs actually work the same way as diaries. Whenever you want, you can just submit a blog post like you would on your diary. The major difference being that one, is stored online and the other is an actual physical copy, that you can have with you all the time.

Earned this today: Personally, I still prefer the idea of having a diary instead of a blog. If not for a physical diary, I wouldn't have been able to showcase this old treasure that it is. Times where i had really bad sentence construction and my story wasn't a whole lot interesting to have. Memories are what these are. What would happen to blogs after several years? Would you still be able to recover them and have a laugh at it ten years down the road?

My Journey to NAFA Everyday

2nd October 2013; My Journey to NAFA Everyday

I live in the west; closest MRT station from my place would be Yew Tee (NS5). NAFA my current education spot is situated right in the heart of the town at Bugis. I’ve stayed in Yew Tee, for about 15 years now and I’ve always dreaded to head down to town. Especially when it takes about 2 hours on average just to travel to school.

Above is a picture I’ve taken when I was rushing to school on a cab due to the sleepless nights spent burning midnight oil to complete our works and my inability to wake up on time.

Earned this today: It’s been around ten weeks since the start, I’m starting to get used to travelling to and fro the school and actually reaching classes on time. How would it be like to stay just next to your school? Would you become complacent and take it for granted?

Drawing Faces

 

1st October 2013; Drawing Faces

Faces. I usually dread when the need arises to draw one of them. Especially when drawing the eyes, I could never get it right. Often resulting in an aggravating experience.

But through the techniques learnt in lessons and with much practice. This is one of the better ones that I’ve come up with. Although I still lack the likeness of the reference picture itself. I’m relieved that at least, it still looks like a face and not some distorted looking human face that is often the case in the past.

Earned this today: In the past, I would shy away from doing things that I’m not usually good with. I feel that I should be more courageous in exploring new things and not be afraid to fail. Confidence Rig, Confidence…

Origami!

 1st October 2013; Origami!

Origami, a traditional art of paper folding that started in the 17th Century AD in japan. The objective of this form of art is to alter a flat piece of paper through folding, making a sculpture.

Over the years, I’ve learnt and mastered multiple kinds of origami sculptures. Some examples include the widely known paper crane and roses. The reason to why I’m so intrigued in origami is because I’d like to make small little gifts (as shown in the picture above) for friends and family members instead of buying them expensive gifts. However I feel that the people of this age do not really appreciate small things like this and often take it for granted.

Earned this today: In the vast world of Origami, there are still lots to be learnt. Especially the more intricate designs which I’ve yet to touch on. A hobby that allows for endless learning, do you have one such hobby too?