FLEUR

I've never been a flower kind of lady or even have green fingers to plant anything, though I love the nature. Flowers become a love-hate relationship to a certain extent – they are truly beautiful and somehow each type of flower can tell a story but are indeed so ephemeral; withering so quickly.

I cannot comprehend the commercial business of flowers with the tremendous hike in price on Valentine's Day, (I realised this post should have been written last month) it is to me a day light robbery, all in the name of 'love and romance'. I honestly think men should spend that amount of money to buy something more practical or attempt something handmade for their partners, if gifts are that necessary.

On this note, I'm thankful N never got me flowers, neither does he buy me gifts frequently nor buy me superfluous gifts, but instead he saves the money for better use, which I completely support. Well, this is my first time purchasing flowers for myself, or rather I did so with the intent to photograph them for my magazine (final year project) to which I also took the opportunity to write a little bit on this post about commercialism. 

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flowers from a local wet market

BACK ALLEY

I have finally submitted my graduating thesis yesterday, which had been quite an arduous journey getting down to research, gather readings and then write it, and as a result, my absence on this space for the past 2 weeks. Now that thesis is over, I am working on a one man's task to curate and create a whole magazine, film, website and branding within a rather short span of time. The lack of updates on this space might prolong, but I'll be back soon with more and better content! x

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P.S: Missing the cool weather in HK.

marks & spencer black sweater, h&m mens scarf, thrifted white blazer, dr. martens, zara bag

HONG KONG IN SQUARES

  

 

  

It has been almost a week since I have been back from Hong Kong, and I miss it already. Indeed, time flies when you're having fun. Less than 2 months till I complete my degree studies, the time of the semester when workload is immense. I won't be that consistent updating in this space for now, but I will likely be a lot more active on instagram – @jojoeylow.  

A BEAUTIFUL MIND DOCUMENTARY

I was rather taken aback upon a request to partake in A Beautiful Mind, a film documentary on the warped perception of beauty in youths today, directed and produced by a few students from Temasek Poly. I'm usually behind the lens and interviewing others, so its quite awkward to see myself in a filmed interview instead. Despite that, I'm thankful for this rare opportunity these budding filmmakers gave me, where I can share my personal opinions about beauty. Though I've subconsciously used lots of 'um's throughout the interview (bad bad habit of mine), the film turned out really good, really impressive! Congrats on completion Justin and team!

TRAVEL PACK: 14-20 CELSIUS

Part of my mind is thinking about thesis writing and final year project, I'm also thinking my trip to Hong Kong in less than 2 weeks! While this trip isn't entirely a vacation (it is a school trip for industry exposure as my lecturers put it), I'm taking it as part of my grad trip since I won't be having any vacation plans after I complete school till later this year, although I'll have to bring my laptop there to write my thesis.

The cooler weather of forecasted 14-20 degree celsius will be a great opportunity to dress up a little than usual, and I'm starting to plan what I should bring there: the hat I bought from my previous trip there, H&M mens scarf I got on a sale and never got a chance to wear it because I did not go for a winter vacation since I bought it, N's film camera on top of my Canon dslr. Not to forget, when in HK its time to indulge in amazing dim sum (and then return home to shed the fats off) and immerse in another Chinese culture. It would be my second time there and I'm excited – Hong Kong is definitely a place you would want to visit again if you've been there once. Agree?

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hat from hong kong, h&m mens scarf, minolta film camera, iphone 4, white top from bangkok, specs from my dad's optical shop