The Coming of Age Act?

Peeps, check this out: The Coming of Age Act.

My second post for Online Journalism. It's about how media sexualise children. Check it out and post me a comment?

Cheers.

Calvin

PS: The photo is non relevant. Just like it. Don't get me wrong. I gate twilight but I am very neutral when it comes to fashion shoots, if it's nice, I admit it. Plus nothing against Rob Patt =)

Young Prodigy - Mikael Sebastian

As I sat and wait for my time to board the plane, D72724 (Air Asia X), I couldn't help but to blog about a young prodigy I know of. At least blogging is way more productive than waiting at the gate staring into space. This post was a long intended but never done post - much due to my excellent procrastination.

Before you continue reading my little to none visitors' blog, take a look at the photo taken above and guess how old is the artist? The truth is this artist, Mikael Sebastian is just a young baby of the age of 2 - give or take. Maybe you would think "What's the big deal? It's just a splatter of paint done by a baby who doesn't know anything!"

Well, take a closer look. It maybe scribbles and scrabbles but if you look close enough and pay attention, you would know the use of colors is not something a two year old can do. Normally kids just splatter and randomly paint things.

But this boy use excellent color combination and his work is anything but random paints. So cheers to this genius kid. Who knows? Maybe he'll be the next Picasso?

Baby Mikael at work!

Does maturity comes when you get older?

Hmmm... this question popped up to me as I was watching season 6 of the "Sex and the City" and still am. Stopped half to write this out because I have a tendency of forgetting what I wanted to write in a short 10 to 20 minute span. I know what those who might be reading this would think, "Why would a guy be watching this show?". Those who know me probably wouldn't be shocked but for those who don't, I don't think you're too surprised either. In my defense I have to say watching this so called 'women' show makes you wonder about a lot of things and in a way t really helps my writing - one way or another. I know it's sounds stupid to you but it really does. Those who watched it before might understand what I mean.

So back to the question, "Does maturity comes as you get older?". Would you get wiser as you grow older? Do you really learn from mistakes and never do it again?

I have seen people who do get wiser and more matured as they grow. They do learn from mistakes but I've seen those who don't too. People who make the same mistake over and over again. Never learning from what they experienced. So is this rule still considered universal? Maybe some would say it's a majority thing or maybe it would happen eventually.

Actually I don't even know why am I writing about this now. I always wonder, did I get more matured compared to how I was when I first started college. (Okay, ignore the part when you're in high school a.k.a teen years. I mean the period of time that starts after you turned 18.) Was I wiser than before?

For me, it's more of a blur line. I still repeat mistakes I did before. Is that ignorance or maybe you have to repeat the same mistakes over and over again till one point you realize that you are wrong. Does that mean that I'm ignorant too?

This really makes you wonder, as you grow older, is your path in life clearer? Can you make wiser decisions or would it be the same old obscurity you faced ever since you have to make your first decision?

"When you're young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun,
Then you grow up and learn to be cautious"
by Carrie Bradshaw

But is it true????

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Just a random lash out in words. i blame it on the show and I think there will be more coming right up!

Oh by the way, a few photo shoots that I find a liking too, and maybe you've seen it in my Facebook update.

Indulge in its awesomeness.

Credits to:
Fashion Gone Rogue
Model: Sasha Pivavora
Photographer: 1st - Craig McDean
2nd - Steven Meisel

A Tribute to the Godfather, my idol: Steven Meisel

Steven Meisel: World-renowned photographer (Take that Nigel!), Classmates and Best friend of Anna Sui, Maker of fashion's top models, Best-friend and father figure to most of the A-List models, Introduced Madonna to the idea of reinvention, and Photographer for all Italia Vogue's cover since 1988.

He was exactly what I want to be. Except for the fact that I want to be a journalist in fashion and not a photographer. Then again he did do magazines before becoming a photographer, Womens' Wear Daily for one.

Reading through the coverage of him by Jonathan Van Meter in Vogue was inspiring and in a way a pretty big 'LUCK' that I found this treasure.

It is on sheer luck that I found THE GODFATHER (dubbed from Vogue May 2009) and idolizes him as fast as a lightning flash pass. But the difference of it from lightning is that lightning flash pass and disappear without a trace in a mere second and he was stuck in my head till now.

It was a unplanned day out with my bud, Joey. I called, she picked up and in 10 minutes I was on my way to fetch her out. When we met, the big question of all young adults popped, "Where should we go?" Making a snap decision, we went to The Curve for Borders as we both wanted to look at some reference books, her was Designing (Graphic and Adv) whereas I obviously was looking at fashion design (predictable huh?).

We went to the wrong carpark when we reached (Cineleisure instead of The Curve). Smart! As usual (can't blame me for not driving in Malaysia for half a year). So, we parked in the 'wrong' parking area and went up to the 'wrong' shopping mall. As we scale up the escalator, there was rows and rows of magazines lying on long tables across the Cineleisure concourse. I whizzed pass, stealing a glance over the pile and saw old magazines. Most from last year and the year before. I dismissed the idea of stopping and decided to come after the Borders salvage.

Okay... now to speed up the story
>>>>>> Two hours later>>>>>>>
Back to the magazine pile up, I ran through the stuff, I saw Vogues, W, Elle, Times,Mens' Health, Womens' Health, Golf, and it goes on. Main point, I saw piles of Vogue from last year. Have most of it already and was planning to leave. That was the moment, the cover of Vogue May 2009 caught my eye. The Model Issue. There it was, sitting neatly next to a pile of "I already have those". Pick it up and saw Natalia Vodianova, one of the three girls on the front that I recognize.

I flicked open the magazine and it was a spread cover with some of the most noted models. Still wondering why they didn't place Gisele there. Hmph! The issue was focused on Models, duh? The Model Issue.

So I bought and read it. Meisel's story was pretty damn interesting. It was more of an fashion epic than an biographical article. From how he used to visit Saks and Bergdorf and how he always teams up with Anna Sui and go around town picking random girls, dress em' up and take fabulous photos - It was all captivating. I understood how models and people in the fashion industry adores him. He was like a Guru enlightened with wisdom of the above. A Holy Saint, I must say. Looking through his works of art was definitely breathtaking especially one of the ads from 2009, Lanvin Fall 2009 ad.

I am so grateful how things turn out that day and I got my hands on the book. Loved it till the very last bits including the article on Lynn Yaeger surviving after losing her job. I have to say this is the best issue of Vogue I've ever read.

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So there you go, my tribute to the mighty Meisel.

You're my Idol. Standing in line with Anna Wintour. Both have all that I want. Hopefully one day I would join your ranks in the Vogue Hall of Fame. Fingers crossed and work hard!

Boarding on Fashion Airlines F0509. Final Destination, Vogue US. New York, Here I come!

Master chef in the making? (EDITED)

A profile written based on my group mate, Phik Munn through interviewed conducted in class. I edited it after a discussion with Clare, from International Student Language Support.


A foodie is a perfect way to describe Phik Munn Wong. Phik Munn, a 21 year old international student from Malaysia pursuing a Bachelor of Communications in RMIT University but behind the scenes she is cooking up a storm.

Cooking had been part of Phik Munn’s life since she was just a toddler.
“I love food because my grandmother was a really good cook and she had always provided me with delicacies since I was young. This was what inspired me to learn how to cook and it eventually became part of me,” Phik Munn said.

It's second nature for Phik Munn to cook. To her, a simple meal is made of three dishes and one soup and all made in a mere hour. So what made this young chef pursue a degree in communication, rather than a culinary arts profession?

During her Diploma in Mass Communication program, she discovered an interest in journalism and it dawned on her that being a food writer for a magazine was an exciting prospective career.

“I want to be a food critic for lifestyle magazines and if that goes wrong, I want to establish my own restaurant,” she said.

Her dream would be having a boutique restaurant for both human and pets alike. In the restaurant, she would want to have menus for both human and pets, dogs in particular as she is a huge dog lover.

She also said that if she gets a chance to obtain permanent residency in Australia, she would definitely try out for “Master Chef”, an Australian cooking reality show on Channel Ten.

“Poh, the second runner-up was my idol because she is both Malaysian and Chinese. She has succeeded in becoming one of the best possible newcomers in the culinary world,” Phik Munn said.

Ultimately Phik Munn wants to return to her home country where her friends and family resides. She said that she hope to start her career as either a food critic or a chef in Malaysia.

Whichever way her career unfolds, one thing is certain. Her passion for food will be the driving force for success.

So what do you think? Comments would be appreciated =)

Masterchef in the Making?

This is an article I did for class:
(A profile written based on my groupmate, Phik Munn through interviewed conducted in class)


A foodie is a perfect way to describe Phik Munn Wong, age 21, an aspiring international student from Malaysia pursuing a Bachelor of Communications (Professional Communication) in RMIT University, Melbourne.

Cooking had been part of Phik Munn’s life since she was just a toddler.
“I love food because my grandmother was a really good cook and she had always provided me with delicacies since I was young. This was what that had inspired me to learn how to cook and it eventually became part of me,” Phik Munn said.

It was like a second nature for Phik Munn to cook. To her, a simple meal is made of three dishes and one soup and all made in a mere hour. So what made this young chef pursue a degree in communication, rather than a culinary arts profession?

During the progression of her Diploma in Mass Communication program, she found an interest in journalism and it had dawned to her that being a food critique for magazine was a prospective career.

“I want to be a food critique for lifestyle magazines and if that goes wrong, I want to establish my own restaurant,” she said.

That was another plan she had in mind besides being a food critique. Phik Munn expressed that her dream restaurant would be a boutique restaurant for both human and pets alike. In the restaurant, she would want to have menus for both human and pets, dogs in particular as she is a huge dog lover.

She also said that if she gets a chance of obtaining permanent residency in Australia, she would definitely try out for “Master Chef”, an Australian cooking reality show in Channel Ten.

“Poh, the second runner-up was my idol because she is both Malaysian and Chinese who succeed in being one of the best possible newcomers in the world of culinary,” Phik Munn said.

But, ultimately Phik Munn wants to return to her home country where her friends and family resides. She said that she would start off her career in Malaysia if possible in either being a food critique or a chef.

Personally I hope to see her soar sky high in her career whether as a critique for media or owner of a fabulous restaurant.