Friday, January 21, 2011

A Note to Self

M.I.A is a fearless lady beast.

Well I've lived 27 years in this world and went through my ups and downs throughout the years. Now, I'm not going to sit here rah rah about my stories because A) It will take up at least a whole week; and B) Some things are best left unsaid (but you can purchase a copy of my memoir and read it at your own risk) I want to gather my thinking and organise them into blocks of letters, combine with common wisdom and put them into words that make most senses.  My hope is to knock some senses out of you knuckleheads hopefully make your life easier, e.g., avoid the mistakes I've made in the past and blah blah blah....

Visually express yourself- Taking a walk in the financial district of London is like a trip to the financial crisis. Some 95% of people were in all black typical Wall Street appeals, it was like seriously dressed to depress. Sure, they have their images to maintain, or their personal stylist were on vacation, all of them.  But what the fuck is your excuse to dress so boring? When was the last time you really got dressed without fearing others will criticize you for being too fat/too skinny/too whatever? Be comfortable in your skin honey, because this life is yours and you are the sole proprietor of your body and nobody else can take that freedom away from you. What do you mean that's too much color? Leopard print stockings? Sure. Neon green chucks? Okay. Mix match prints? Go for it, whatever you fancy darling, wear a cardboard box and duct tape, as long as you rock it!!  Don't go get the same pair of UGGs/NorthFace fleece/jeggings/coach bags just because all your groupies are wearing it. Nothing says "I'm a follower" as the unified discount designer pedestrain mass-produced look. Yawn~ Unorigionality bores me to tears. Your personal style is certainly an extension to your taste, such as your preference in art, food, words in your frequent expressions, they all represent something about you as an individual -it is what makes you unique. So go ahead, express yourself! Experiment with chunky jewleries, a new shade of lipstick, or paint your nails blue, break up the boredom and break all the rules. Remember, wear your clothes, don't let 'em clothes wear you. 

Shop online - Is the best thing since steamed rice. (Google that coupon code while you are at it) If you're like me, you will avoid the shopping mall at all costs. I mean seriously, what human beings with dignity would want to sit in a mall parking lot for an hour and half just to get out of traffic? What a friggin' waste of life!!! Well forget all that! I enjoy clicking away by the laptop while sipping tea, then tactfully acquire treasures victoriously through various chanels of auctions, (eBay is still my favorite) right here at the comfort of my kitchen table.  Either way, avoid falling the culpit of letting it become an addiction to the point where it eventually drains your bank account, 'cause shit gets real ugly when bills don't get paid.  Start taking responsibilities of your life honey so your ass stays off that stripper pole. You are welcome. 

Get out of your skin- What I mean by that is sometimes you need to just get the fcuk out of your comfort zone and hit up places you normally wouldn't go. Like check out a comedy pub, take a yoga class, try an Indian restaurant, go to a contemporary museum(btw, I went to the Tote Modern today and it was AMAZING but that for another blog... )The other night my new neighbors asked if I'd like to go see some indie bands play live music at this hip place called KoKo. I was like, yeah cool that's totally my thing! Turned out that KoKo was playing techno a.k.a no indie band. Oh what the hell...I decided to stay and just chill even thought my prejudice says techno or commercial hippop or club bangers are for kiddos. But oh my god it turned out to be a blast!! Had I been a music snob about it I would've never met some really interesting people, i.g., two native Brits who later introduced me to proper English tea; danced my face off with a cute French boy who beat box battled me; a Korean girl wearing face paint who spoke broken Chinese wanted to hang out again; and an Irish guy made me laughing so hard that night because of his Irish accents.  The moral of story is that you can certainly have a good time even outside of your regular interests and activities. You will never know what kind of spontaneous and interesting people you will meet, and that's why you should leave your prejudgement at the house and just go with an open mind. My good friend Cruz has spoken that being open minded is essentially what allows one person get along with the next, besides, you must be patience and having a positive attitute at all times. The man just spilled the truth. (To be continued......)

I do it with style x.

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