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 =)

Birds of a feather, all FLOCK together?

Okay, I know, I know, I haven't blogged about Paris yet although it is long past the schedule. I promise I would do it before Sunday ends. It's a long list of shows in Paris that needs filtering and selecting the best ones to show you people out  there.

Now before Paris comes, I have something quite interesting to share with you guys. For those in Melbourne, you should know that the past week was the annual Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF). Although I have to say that LMFF is not that much of a interest to me (the runway shows), the other side activities held were quite interesting. One of them being the FLOCK Exhibition.

As my title shows, it's a show themed on the word "FLOCK". Depends on how one defines flock, a piece or collection is made based on that aesthetic. Now this exhibition is the 10th annual exhibition organized by the RMIT Union Arts for the fashion and textile program in RMIT University in conjunction with the LMFF. It is an event that allows students of 2nd and final year to showcase their ideas and designs. The exhibition is a free entry for all to enjoy.

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 =)

Focus! Write! Cite!

Why am I here blogging? Do I not have an essay to finish?

I do have an essay to finish but am taking a break to clear my head off Cinema Studies and Ernst Lubitsch. Am currently editing my essay. Try to make it better as it cost me 35% out of my total grade for the subject. Can't help to worry that I would mess it up. Damnation. Especially the citation and referencing. I blame that on INTI because they never really enforce the rule of citation and referencing for our works. So now I am killing myself doing it.

So there goes a waste of an entry, just to clear my head off and dive in to the assignment again. Wish me luck.

Focus is the key to success.

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.