[Project 365] Day 10: A Childhood Memory

Before I even looked up what today's photo challenge was, I had already spent time during the day to take pictures of one of my favorite activities as a child... BUBBLES! =) 

I remember I used to sit on the front porch and just blow bubbles and make up pretend stories haha. I miss those sweet days of childhood. I went to Stop and Shop and bought a big bubble wand that I played with today. Who says adults can't have fun too? (I still don't quite feel like an adult though haha).

Trying to blow as many as I can!

Bigger bubbles =)

And I also have a photo of an actual childhood memory of mine... the days when I first started with equestrian :]

I'm the one on the little pony haha

That is one activity from childhood I really miss! I started with equestrian because my childhood best friend loved horses and spread it to me. I continued taking lessons until high school, when I fell off the horse while doing some low jumps and my parents wanted me to take a break. I did it a bit in my college's equestrian club, but I never had time because of my other obligations. I'm hoping to find time again when I go back to at least do a couple of more lessons before I graduate.

[Project 365] Day 08: A Bad Habit

As my parents would gladly say, I definitely have my fair share of bad habits. I don't eat many vegetables, I have a poor appetite, I drink lots of Coca-Cola...

But I have to say, these days, I think my biggest bad habit is my sleeping schedule. I sleep late, and it takes me FOREVER to wake up. On the days when I don't have to get up for work, sometimes it takes me until 1 PM to get out of bed. I don't mind sleeping in occasionally, but it really does feel like a waste of a day when I wake up late lols.

[Project 365] Day 06: From a Low Angle

[Project 365] Day 06: From a Low Angle, a photo by franstarrr on Flickr.

[Project 365] Day 05: From a High Angle

[Project 365] Day 05: From a High Angle, a photo by franstarrr on Flickr.

[Project 365] Day 04: Something Green

[Project 365] Day 04: Something Green, a photo by franstarrr on Flickr.

There's all kinds of love in this world :)

[Project 365] Day 03: Clouds

[Project 365] Day 03: Clouds, a photo by franstarrr on Flickr.

There weren't really clouds in the sky today :( So I tried to go through taking a picture of the sky with the trees and sun and some bit of clouds in the sky.

[Project 365] Day 02: What I Wore Today

Pretty simple. I didn't have much time today because I got back really late, so I just took a quick picture of my outfit. I volunteered today, so I wore some more business-y clothes... I have been helping out at the Business office for a non-profit organization. So I feel that it's appropriate to wear more business casual attire, even if they didn't tell me to and if some people wear jeans. Clothes show respect in many ways too.

It's been a pretty interesting experience so far. I never worked for a non-profit organization, and I think the atmosphere is pretty nice. All the people are really understanding and open, and I think it's admirable the causes they work for. I just don't know if I could ever see myself doing that full-time, but I think I definitely want to help out with organizations even if it's not part of my job.

However...waking up at 7 AM is the worst. I don't know how I'm going to survive the real world!

[Project 365] Day 01: Self-portrait - My father's eyes

So starting off the 30 Day challenge, I took this picture of myself.

So one might wonder why I chose to take a picture where my face is blurred? But actually to me, this picture is representative of a self-portrait of myself. I chose to use a magnifying lens to focus on my eye making it bigger and to have that as the focus of my portrait.


Ever since I was a kid, I've hated my eyes.

Surprisingly, I didn't feel that way until I became immersed in a more Asian environment. When I was younger and was the only Asian kid around, I was occasionally teased with the tugged of the eyelids in an upwards direction. Silly me, I thought it was a game until one day I came home doing it and my father was less than pleased.

But it was being amongst Asians when I really started to hate my eyes. Because they were small. Because when a non-Asian person makes fun of Asian eyes, that's considered racist. But when an Asian person makes fun that someone's eyes are small, there's not quite the same standards against that.

For the longest time, I would get remarks about my little eyes. Because they are small, smaller than most people around me, and I don't have the holier-than-thou double eyelids that is so craved by the mainstream Asia. And I would joke along with it about my eyes, yes haha, I have widescreen vision. Even my relatives teased that my eyes were small like my father's.

I hated it.

And then I was going to college. And my parents asked me THE question - did I want to get double eyelid surgery? Since I was starting in a new place, no one would know.

I thought about it, I really did. I have nothing against plastic surgery or people who choose to do it. After all, women wear makeup, there's a lot of things doing to enhance one's appearance. But I wasn't sure if it was for me.

And then one day in college I realized - my eye's are like my father's. My father who has always supported me. And while people come and go, and life is not forever, these are the eyes that would be mine. The ones that my father gave me. The ones that I can pass on to my children.

That was the day I stopped thinking of my eyes as a curse, but more as a gift from my dad. And yeah I still am not quite fond of my eyes. And people still make fun of me for having small eyes, or no eyes. And yeah I hate it a lot.

But I am waiting for the day when I have enough confidence in myself to not give a shit and be proud. For when I can say, yeah, I have little eyes, widescreen vision. But there's nothing wrong with that.

So for my fellow little eyes out there - I'm not saying there's anything wrong with makeup, getting surgery, eyelid tape, eyelid glue, and whatnot. But if you choose to do it, do it for yourself. Not for other people. And love yourself nonetheless.

This is my self-portrait.

30 Day Challenge

I AM GOING TO START MY PROJECT 365 AGAIN. No more being a lazy bum.
But I feel like one of the problems was that once I left London (when I did it last year), I ran out of ideas on what to take pictures of. My creative inspirations have been quite lacking in that regard.

So I'm going to try taking on this 30 Day Challenge to kick off my Project 365. Hopefully... I will make it through and stop being a bum!

Day 1: Self-portrait
Day 2: What you wore today
Day 3: Clouds
Day 4: Something green
Day 5: From a high angle
Day 6: From a low angle
Day 7: Fruit
Day 8: A bad habit
Day 9: Someone you love
Day 10: Childhood memory
Day 11: Something blue
Day 12: Sunset
Day 13: Yourself with 13 things
Day 14: Eyes
Day 15: Silhouette
Day 16: Long Exposure
Day 17: Technology
Day 18: Your shoes
Day 19: Something orange
Day 20: Bokeh
Day 21: Faceless self-portrait
Day 22: Hands
Day 23: Sunflare
Day 24: Animal
Day 25: Something pink
Day 26: Close-up
Day 27: From a distance
Day 28: Flowers
Day 29: Black and white
Day 30: Self-portrait


Check out the group on Flickr!

I WILL RESTART...

MY PROJECT 365 STARTING JULY 4. I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO FINISH IT THIS YEAR!

[Project 365] Day 14

[Project 365] Day 14, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 13: from a different perspective

[Project 365] Day 13: from a different perspective, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 12: overlooking the water

[Project 365] Day 12: overlooking the water, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 10: waiting for freedom...

[Project 365] Day 10: waiting for freedom..., originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 11: pieces of London

[Project 365] Day 11: pieces of London, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

i like the colors of these postcards :)

[Project 365] Day 9: just an ordinary day

[Project 365] Day 9: just an ordinary day, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 8: to new york, love london

[Project 365] Day 8: to new york, love london, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 7: floating away

[Project 365] Day 7: floating away, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 5: nom nomm!

[Project 365] Day 5: nom nomm!, originally uploaded by widescreenvision.

[Project 365] Day 6: "it's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world"

[Project 365] Day 6: "it's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world", originally uploaded by widescreenvision.