My Final Entry :'(

"I want them to write a review of what they learn from Creative thinking classes. Have they learnt anything, how are they going to apply it In their Everyday arts practice and what do they expect from their future classes like?

Thank you!"

So this is the probably my last blog entry, feels kind of sad though. I still remember when Mr Ezzam told us we would be doing work through a blog i can still remember i scoffed and thought he was joking. I always thought blogging was for girls who liked to rant or talk about how "shitty" life is. But looking back, it pains me to actually stop this blog. It always felt like i could be who i wanted to be and say what i wanted to say as i knew that my audience (Mr Ezzam) would not judge me. I realise that putting my thoughts into little digital words helped me express my emotions and thoughts better. Man I'm tearing up already! Hahahaha

So this being the last class, i think the thing i would miss the most is definitely not the lame video reviews or the picture of the week. I think I'll miss my lecturer the most. WITHOUT FAIL he would brighten up Tuesdays with his utter nonsense. The insulting jokes grew on me and i felt like i had a friend instead of a lecturer. I think many of us feel this way! 

We learned many different "skills" as the school calls them, along the way and i do admit some of them really helped me stimulate my creative brain juices. To me the brainstorming exercise and the getting lost has got to be the funniest and the most unique stuff I've done in class. I think I can use these experiences in class to help ease my next few years.

This class eased me into a world that was so unknown to me. The world of being a creative. I was slowly initiated under the guise of assignments. It made me realise i can be bold whilst playing tag, i could be adventurous by exploring Clementi and getting lost, to expose myself to different mediums of art at the Nights festival and countless other exposures. No other class has taught me so much and given me so many life experiences that i will forever cherish and apply.

SO, this sucks so much because I don't want to say goodbye to the class that chose me as their class rep and the lecturer who has put countless smiles on my face. I am sad but at the same time, I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful for what is ahead of me. I'm so done with all these nonsensical "foundation" modules. My hands are itching to start what i came here to do. To learn the actual needed skills instead of doing random things in class. Above all else, i want to thank God for giving me such an amazing lecturer and a friend. Truly an inspiring man with a smile, a voice and a passion for his craft. Thank you for inspiring me with deep conversations and for uplifting my spirits with your unwavering humour!  

Will miss you sir! YOU DA BOSS!!!

Picture of the week

I've always liked the classic and timeless design of "TIME" magazine. Throughout the years they always kept their read borders and the same font and the same letter placement. We can recognise it from afar as we've seen it so many timesthat we  automatically associate it with TIME magazine. Because they stayed the same through the test of time.

 So i was just seating in a cafe and i chanced upon a copy of an issue of TIME magazine. It made me realise how important it is to persevere. To stay the course, as a designer, i hear that many many people dont follow through with design. They do other things like management or hospitality. They run away from what they wanted to do. So that made me realise how IMPORTANT it is to me that I stay the course. To stick to this shaky and uncertain plan. But i feel that im called to do this and i pray that my passion lingers a little longer for that spark to reignite again. To feel like I want to be here. 

The Fitbit Force is our favorite fitness tracker: Product Spotlight

The fitbit is a revolutionary watch that has multiple fitness capabilities. The watch's predecessor was thinner and offered way lesser functions. It has bright displays to show the time, count calories burnt, step counter, distance travelled, total amount time spent being active. It is high tech that it offers functions like alerting the owner when he or she receives a call and can even be used as a silent alarm. The fitbit can also be paired with your phone to show the data on your phone as well. I think to me the coolest function is the silent alarm. I, myself, am a heavy sleeper and i can subconsciously off my alarm with my brain half dead. So i think an alarm clock strapped to my hand would really come in handy in waking up on time for school!

Kitchen Applicance

so i didnt attend class this tuesday but my groupmates told me that they had to brainstorm about unique and new kitchen appliances. It had to be unique and innovative and never seen before. Thats honestly pretty hard as being original in a world like this is so hard. So i was thinking about this for quite some time but i decided to think of the ordinary items like knives and cutting boards. After i settled on knives, i tried to think of ways to simplify it and how we always have so many knives and that how knife holders are always so big take up a lot of space. So i decided to invent the swiss kitchen knife. All the knives are stored in the handle just like a regular tiny swiss army knife, instead this is bigger and more tailored for home use. Eliminating the screw driver and pliers to save more space for a larger range of knives. So my idea is the Swiss Kitchen Knife!

BBC Documentary - Horizon_ The Creative Brain How Insight Works

The video shows about how scientist have been testing different ways to stimulate creativity. Whether the ideas are big, small or life changing. How sudden bursts of inspirations and the creation of new ideas can be controlled. Throughout the video, they show scientists trying different methods of stimulus. Trying to stimulate different parts of the brain to induce creativity, trying to use puzzles and brain-teaser to draw out creativity. They even show a visual mapping of the brain to show us which sections of the brain is active when creativity kicks in. All their findings are very interesting and can really open doors into the psychology of creativity.

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

The video started of pretty boring, i anticipated it to be boring throughout the entire 12 minutes. However, i was surprised as Mr Achor has some really awesome comedic timing. He told jokes so effortlessly. He really cracked me up when he talked about the incident with his sister. He later went on to talk more about happiness. He lost me a few times throughout his talk as i was distracted from laughing and also because he spoke very fast. To be terribly honest i didnt really catch all that he meant to say. But i think i want to give him credit for making me laugh and whilst he was talking about happiness and how to be happy. I think making me laugh achieved the main point of this ted talk. HAHAHA. Throughout his talk he went through a lot of interesting pointers about how beneficial happiness can be to people. I don't remember most of what he said as his talk was pretty face paced. But i like how he managed to link happiness to productivity and how being happy improves productivity. I dont think ive ever laughed out loud at an ted talk video ever. His story of how he distracted his sister from the pain of falling off the bed was hilarious! I think it really showed how ignoring the things around you can convincing yourself that everything is alright, in turn makes you happier and leads to better outlooks on different outcomes.

Picture of the Day

So I was so burned out at with these week and I just wanted to get lost. I've felt so tired with this week so i decided to find a little cafe at this new business hub opposite where my church has services. Its across the road from Suntec. So this cafe was pretty cool as the seats are outdoor and as i looked around the architecture looked so amazing, so fluid. The coffee was pretty bad though. But i had a good time talking to my friend and also just taking in the beautiful designs.