III. JANUARY DIY

(i) Leather wrap skirt with velcro which I might wear in the upcoming Chinese New Year

(ii) Transparent adhesive Furoshiki shiki wallet which turns out blueish (added papers to avoid showing what valuables I have)

Two items I made while being on the verge of buying the actual item. I'm glad I have the patience to do DIY despite many failures, the motivation to me is "why buy it if you can make it?" and it is indeed accomplishing after completing it.

TANK

I have stopped purchasing magazines in a while because in today's age, we can view editorial spreads online or read them from libraries. Yesterday, I scored two of TANK's past issues from a mini book fair in school. Like many designers, I do have such a fetish for nice typography, layouts and paper used. I guess, sometimes its really better to have a physical copy of the magazine, its just different.

See the transparent roll of on the magazine? I made a new DIY out of it, its seen on other blogs or websites but I'm quite thrilled of its outcome.

VISUAL DIARY: YUNNAN

These sums up my vacation to Yunnan in December. Despite the weather which was much colder than expected, it was a trip that really caught me in awe at the spectacular scenery, something which I don't often get to see and experience such weather in Singapore. I've been in a cave, get close to a young yi zu girl, conquered shika snow mountain and tried donkey meat. Hope you enjoy the visuals I shot (and the ones my dad shot me), my idea as I photograph during this trip was to capture the essence of China or more specifically, the state I went. It is time to 'clean' up the blog to a more basic space.

MY SELF

Thought I'd share inspiration moodboards I did for branding of myself, you can see what I like and what caught my attention; it pretty much encapsulates my visual and style interest. Some feels such aesthetic equates monotonous – too plain, too dull – but I like how sleek and beautiful simple things can be; inner beauty which I always agree.

II. JANUARY

s.p.a.o sweater / topshop skirt / urban outfitters tights / dr. martens

Ten, eleven days into the new year, how has it been? I shall describe slightly what I'm wearing in this outfit upon realisation that the photographs aren't clear – The coat I've been wearing throughout the whole trip at Yunnan, a men sweater borrowed from a friend, black skirt and tights. These words for now, as I dive back into project research.