Alright!
Did I mention that I was done with the pictures?
I was wrong.
I'm now stuck at part 2 editing again.
ZzzzZZz.
Everytime I thought I could take a break and watch my love from the star in my spare time...
Well it turns out to be a scam.
IF time is money.
I really feel stuck.
My time is important. Yet if I traded time, and paid clowns to do up stuff for me, I'll get shit.
I saw the template that my pictures goes to...and I nearly died.
the template has atrocious english.
At this rate im going, I'll never be able to delegate any visual work out to any "professional" in China.
From the way they fix my face and my limbs, to the layout.
T.T
Enough already!
So many Engrish.com moment that I don't even know how to start grumbling!
I took this blurry image off my phone app, and there's no way I can get a clearer version of this due to one reason or another..
It's kinda blur...
Let me blow up the mistakes here...
dum dee dum..
qualificalion will eb your fist choose.
Huh?
When clearly it should be Quality will be your first choice if god even allows this sort of sentence to be on a fashion spread.
Index Notice?
I'm gonna turn a blind eye on that one because the sentence jumbles at the bottom is even more painful.
Like being knitted warm gentle protectionWith casual turtleneck pamper yourselfWith the edges of pavers out a wanton.
Dafaq much?!!?
My blood pressure went sky high when I spotted it.
Nothing makes sense, and the spacings between each words got discounted away.
Ahhh itemS size!
What exactly is that?
ok and the jibberish below is so awesome again.I dealt with this shit, the last time I edited the catalog.
All the words I wrote out, buggers discounted my spacesbetweenthe
words
like this. Rearranged my spacing
and now again.
Those Chinese should just STOP using english as if it's damn happening and fashionable to be have a print page laced with bad english.
It's super loser.
Luckily for them that I'm in Singapore, and that I discovered this error in the middle of Sunday morning. Otherwise I'll have this very big urge to yell at somebody.
I know it's nobody's fault.
The people do not know the language, and therefore they would not be able to know where to add spaces and additional S in items and all.
But im not even attempting to blog in Chinese.
Why are they attempting to add bad english into commercial stuff?!
ARghhhhhh!!!!
Aside from that crazy rant, I need to share a secret.
Do you know that this entire entire entire collection of pictures that I've loaded up lately (that is linked to the collection) was taken solely with the iphone 4S?
It's pretty decent for a phone right?
It was a huge gamble that I took.
You must wonder why so budget?
Sometimes, its not all about the budget, but rather the degree of control that you have, that makes the difference.
In my case, I might not be the most professional model. or photographer. or photoshop specialist. or layout specialist. nor editor.
But i'm sick and tired of being controlled like a puppet, just because I'm a foreigner without resources.
With limited time from my trip, and no proper camera, the only thing I had with me in my suitcase, was my phone.
I thought to myself... Let's push the phone camera to new limits.
If nokia lumia could produce a short movie, I do not see why an Iphone could not produce a small collection of fashion show case.
I also had the ease of cutting the photoshoot from a 1 day rushed affair (with at least 3 pairs of eyes staring/assisting me in changing outfits as I strip down to my knickers + 5 pairs of eyes watching me pose for photoshoots), into 3 (half day shoots).
I had the luxury of changing in my own changing room in the office, at my own speed, and pose comfortably with just my assistant (Well I did say that I'm quite an introvert right..)
So why not?
I've taken a new approach, and it's a "let's do it my way" sort of game that i'm playing with my assistant and dad lately.
I do not care if people take pictures professionally, or do layouts professionally.
They aren't doing things my way.
I mean, if they made it look super super good and magical, that's fine.
But that's not quite the case, for the exorbitant price that they charge for professional fees.
Saying this, I do feel like a control freak.
I might eventually be a little tired of being in control, but this, is not going to last forever.When I set my expectations right, things would flow and follow along.
Perhaps you could also say that I've grown up a little more since.
It's a change within that I've not spoken about to any one in particular.
However, I'm tired of being a little flower, that sways along with the wind and gleam in the sunshine.
The one with vibrant colors that catches the eyes, only to be plucked at the whims and fancies of others.
Nope.
It's time that I become a big tree.
The one with the deep roots that can withstand rainstorms and heavy winds.
The one that provides people with shelter from my branches of flourishing leaves.
Goodbye little flower.
and it's really rather apt that I received a book on Empress Dowager Ci'Xi from the mail.
All the way from Sweden.
Thank you Olle!
Yes I want to be a spectacular and remarkable person when I leave this earth.
This is my journey, and it will take some time to grow into a big tree.
Nobody said it was easy, but I'm always lucky to be surrounded by very positive and encouraging people, even when I say nothing at all.
:)
For that I'm thankful that the right people are always sent my way like angels.
