When you want your thoughts to become reality but life is being a b*tch
And all there is left are memories and a deafening silence ARGH
Anw let's not get there cuz THIS post is supposed to be about the Canon Photomarathon last Sat!
So Char & I were the Canon Selphy girls. Before work officially started, we wandered around the photo areas tryna snap some insta-worthy shots. There was this backdrop that looked like a dreamy picnic scene in Jeju, with the sun rays peaking through the bamboos (err 2D), a pop up bench, stuffed stuffed Rilakkumas, a bicycle, baskets, fruits, baby's breath, yada yada. In the midst of snapping, a photographer approached to ask if he could get a shot of us in that Jeju-like booth. It somehow ended up with 7-8 photographers snapping away w their DSLRs, w the flashlights and all. LOL felt like a celebrity on a red carpet. That mini stardom moment
Alright, so when work started, I was there helping people get their photos printed using the Canon Selphy printer. They could print any picture they'd like, any amount they wanted. Some of them would choose pictures that were allllll the way back in their SD cards.... "No worries," I'd say...
While clicking (maybe like a few hundred pictures back?), I'd ask about the pictures that they wanted to print. Not with sarcasm, but with curiosity. Cuz I was after all, once into photography. (This rhyming game is going natural man)
And you know all that talk about real conversations? That was it!
That specific picture they had wanted to print among the thousands, must have mattered to them. They must have felt a connection to it cuz they lit when they talked about it, they can go on and on, every single one of them. And I had learnt quite a few new interesting things too, but only remembered the part about the dogs... ahahah:
And all there is left are memories and a deafening silence ARGH
Anw let's not get there cuz THIS post is supposed to be about the Canon Photomarathon last Sat!
So Char & I were the Canon Selphy girls. Before work officially started, we wandered around the photo areas tryna snap some insta-worthy shots. There was this backdrop that looked like a dreamy picnic scene in Jeju, with the sun rays peaking through the bamboos (err 2D), a pop up bench, stuffed stuffed Rilakkumas, a bicycle, baskets, fruits, baby's breath, yada yada. In the midst of snapping, a photographer approached to ask if he could get a shot of us in that Jeju-like booth. It somehow ended up with 7-8 photographers snapping away w their DSLRs, w the flashlights and all. LOL felt like a celebrity on a red carpet. That mini stardom moment
Alright, so when work started, I was there helping people get their photos printed using the Canon Selphy printer. They could print any picture they'd like, any amount they wanted. Some of them would choose pictures that were allllll the way back in their SD cards.... "No worries," I'd say...
While clicking (maybe like a few hundred pictures back?), I'd ask about the pictures that they wanted to print. Not with sarcasm, but with curiosity. Cuz I was after all, once into photography. (This rhyming game is going natural man)
And you know all that talk about real conversations? That was it!
That specific picture they had wanted to print among the thousands, must have mattered to them. They must have felt a connection to it cuz they lit when they talked about it, they can go on and on, every single one of them. And I had learnt quite a few new interesting things too, but only remembered the part about the dogs... ahahah:
- APPARENTLY, "corgis don't like to be constricted" so "they don't like the cuddles" BOOHOO :( And "they might start chewing your furniture if you don't rlly have time to take them out because they are rlly active and energetic". DAYUM nobody would be at home to take my corgi out for walks and I still want my furniture intact. Sad, cuz I always wanted a corgi. I mean like... LOOK AT THIS HOW TO RESIST?!?
Spankz
Credits: @corgistagram
- Yorkis are rlly yappy and the girl's yorki did rlly 'territorial' stuff like digging and peeing to mark his territory. Erm, it's a no from me hahaha
- "If I want you want a dog to cuddle, you can get like a Lab." True... they look like they need a cuddle to sleep ahah but I don't want a sleepy dog tho....I want an energetic lively dog heheheh
Of course, I printed a couple of my pictures after work as well. Pictures that captured some of the high points the past 6 months, a video shoot, a viet lunch, mah babe returnin and a selfie HAHAHAH oh and I'm not sure if it's me... or he is all along like this? But his style of typing/ talking is starting to get rlly similar to mine??? Like some of the stuff are like totally what I would have said...... HMMMMMMM
Okie anw..... softcopy pictures!!
Sneaked Selphies using the showcased camera and omg FUG forgot to delete bef leaving... Oh wellz
With mah char!!
Professional enough
My 2D getaway
PRETTY SURE I didn't interpret wrongly, hmmmm?
1. Love yourself first, above everything else.
You might feel a weirdness in your chest at the notion of self love. Don’t worry. A lot of people do. But the fact is, it’s tough to love others if you don’t love yourself.
Consider the oxygen mask on the airplane metaphor. Selfish as it may feel, you have to put on your own oxygen mask first in order to help others.
2. Learn to be both soft and strong
The ability to see the world in shades beyond black and white is part of being mentally strong.
Many ascribe weakness to things that are soft, and power to things that are strong. But that’s black and white thinking.
It is not only possible, but necessary to be both soft and strong to maintain balance and mental strength. For example, in one moment a mother elephant will gently rub her trunk against her calf as it nurses, and in another she’s fierce and ready to trample any animal that threatens her baby.
Another less esoteric example? Toilet paper.
3. Keep going, even when things get tough.
Giving up is the belief that you don’t have what it takes and cannot endure. It is riddled with self-doubt and hopelessness.
The mentally strong hold on to hope. They know that nothing is permanent and understand that with challenge comes growth.
Yet with that being said…
4. Know when to let go and do so bravely.
There’s a huge difference between giving up and surrendering. Giving up is a loss of belief and hope. Surrendering carries with it the knowledge of a healthy threshold, and not surpassing that.
Because it’s so often associated with giving up, surrendering can be one of the toughest obstacles to overcome. Especially if you’re a control freak. But it’s also one of the most freeing. - Yes.
5. Fake it till you make it.
“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
‘Nuf said.
6. Never settle when something isn’t good enough.
Seriously.
Unless, of course, you feel some affection toward being undervalued and enjoy the deep resentment that grows over time like a tumor. You’re allowed.
That’s just not the way of the mentally strong.
7. Say no without hesitation.
If your gut intuition is telling you that something isn’t right, then it isn’t right. Those who are mentally strong know they have the option to reject anything that isn’t right for them.
They are acutely aware that “no” is not a four-letter word.
8. Eliminate toxic people from your life.
Of course, this is easier said than done. Especially if one of the toxic people is currently camping on your couch.
But it can be done.
Toxic people will stay in your life as long as you continue to give them what they want. It may start with your money, your companionship, your car. But eventually it will become your time, your attention and ultimately your energy.
That’s a heavy toll on your mental state and you don’t need it.
9. Praise yourself rather than waiting for other’s approval.
By praise I’m not implying adopting a god(dess) complex.
But appreciating oneself for achievements or positive actions is part of a mentally strong regimen. In other words, it’s healthy.
This is quite different from using self-flagellation and degradation to draw positive comments on the contrary. That would be less healthy. - Ohmy. Yea I'm certainly mentally strong. It's the self-fulfilling prophecy yknowww hehAdapted from: http://www.lifehack.org/424781/9-secrets-mentally-strong-people-live-by
I try my hardest
Alright, so with my new phone, I downloaded this game called Episodes where you basically follow the storyline but you can choose the way your avatar responds to different situations. Was playing Episode 12 in the MRT and oh. my. god. I felt..... enlightened..?
"It's not that love doesn't exist. It's that people are afraid to express it. Because it makes them vulnerable. They're exposed."
Ok 3I didn't choose her reaction for this, but it literally spoke the story of my life lol
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