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2 lines and the sea

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It might be a common sight for you, but watching a pale blue sky decorated with candy - floss like clouds that could support a lovely grey castle, over a massive expanse of glistening water, brings to life a dormant child - like excitement in me. The hot grainy sand sends me sprinting to a rather cool patch of drenched shore, and as I squint up to look at the horizon, and immediately watch the waves crash and recede from my feet; I can't help but  think that it's not me who asks the waves to stay, but the waves pleading to me. - A child on the beach Instagram

Hunt

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I peeped from behind the bushes. It's cold and dark; I couldn't see. I walked down a rough forest path; It was uneven and tiring. I could smell the leaves but I couldn't quite feel them, The rain had made the soil difficult to walk on. I continue searching and sit by the hot crackling sound of fire. I suddenly forgot why I was so frantic when I could just stop. It eventually came to me.

2016 is now

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While sequence makes its way back into stores, there are a set of New Year New Me and a set of New Year is bullshit. So 2015 is coming to an end and I couldn’t be more grateful, for this has been SUCH a wonderful year and honestly one of my bests yet. When 2015 began, I was a little nervous for I would be starting a new season in a series of four months and everything was so new and exciting. However I think my new year actually started during April, around my birthday, on my birthday; mainly because that was the time my new academic year began. And being a student, my activities revolved around it or were planned in accordance to it.   But throughout the course of the year I have learnt so many things and I have pushed my boundaries. So more than anyone and anything else I would like to thank myself for pulling out all the determination and hard work to achieve all the goals I had assigned for myself and making the most of my time. But I don’t want to make this po

The Art of Dressing

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Due to receiving little love on this article, I will try till this goes viral  until at least 5 people read this. A couple of months ago, before a family dinner, I was asked, “Why are you wearing a bow tie? You look overdressed.” That is the moment I was enlightened. “You can never be overdressed or over educated,” I said, “If wearing a bow tie today makes me happy, I will. And if today feels like a day to wear a bow tie, I will”. And so, I did. I grew up not caring about what I wore and mismatched combinations all the time. You would always see me in a pair of shorts and a tee shirt. However, as the teenage middle school hormones kicked in, I began to pay attention to how I look. I started picking out my clothes everyday and applying kohl to make my eyes stand out. Of course, as I began, I did it just as a way to look good in the eyes of the world but eventually, I learnt; it’s not about them, it’s about me. Thus I learnt the Art of Dressing. And it is as simple as one