Saturday, January 8, 2011

Skinny versus curvy


It's been a lazy 3 weeks and I'll be heading back to school Monday for my last semester of my undergraduate year (YES I did do a victory lap but who's counting right?). Before I take on all my courses in full force, I'd like to take the time to blog about last night's (at some point) trending topic on Twitter. There was this Mr.KennethTong that was making is round promoting what some sort of anorexia and basically tweeting about how every girl should strive to be a size zero, regardless of the ways they get there. Of course, this stirred up a lot of controversy and lots of people, such as Rihanna and Katy Perry tweeted back, advocating how girls should love their body and not strive for that crap. I definitely agree with the fact that this guy is a d-bag and should really shut up because anorexia and bulimia are not issues that should be thrown around like that.

However, while stars like Rihanna and Katy Perry are encouraging girls to love the way they are, ultimately it still comes down to this socially and culturally constructed idea of what the "ideal body shape is" which is to be either thin or curvy. Just like girls use extreme methods to reach a size zero, girls who strive to be curvy also succumb to extreme measures (buttocks implant, breast augmentation, etc). It's always easy for stars who are either skinny or curvy (in all the right places) to tell girls to love who they are and appreciate their own "body shape". But could you imagine if these stars didn't look the way they did? I mean it's easy for them to say cause they look like they do. Ultimately, they do whatever it takes to maintain that figure (and often we just don't know).  The reality is, people should strive to be maintain a "healthy" body and do so for the sake of oneself. The most By exercising and accessing healthy food choices, your body shape will represent your hard work. As well, be consciously aware of what the media is really trying to tell you. Keeping a conscious, open mind is important.

What I guess I'm saying is I definitely, strongly disagree with this asshole tweeting about size zero and skinny girls, I also think we should evaluate whether the other side is completely right.  Nonetheless, I still love Rihanna and Katy Perrry and as long as you are happy with yourself, don't change for anyone else! 

Saturday, January 1, 2011

A New Decade!

It never seize to amaze me how quick time passes by. I honestly feel like I haven't left high school all that long ago. Yesterday as we were heading back from the park to my friend's place, one of my buddies mentioned how we've been out of high school longer than we were actually in high school. I really still don't feel like I'm ready to step into the real world. I mean, am I ready for that 9-5? WILL I even get a job? How will I manage financially? What do I want? and as much as I want to avoid finding answers to questions like these, it won't be long before I WILL have to.

Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to experience what 2011 has to offer and celebrate the beginning of a new decade.

PS>> I will definitely commit to blogging more.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Swedish lover

I finally understanding what all the hype was about during the summer when HBO was airing Season 3 of True Blood...


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Just about to die for.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Quit playing games with my heart...

Meet you at the ACC June 9th, 2011. ♥

Monday, November 8, 2010

Look at you, look at me, hot-n-fun.





All pictures via Papermag

Saturday, November 6, 2010

ROM visit

Photo courtesy of ROM
Photo via KCRW
I haven't been to the ROM since the diamond exhibition sponsored by De Beers two years ago (I think that alone can tell you what direction they were heading...). Long story short, the exhibition was nothing but a gigantic mess focusing on how to determine what "good" diamonds meant and completely omitting the reality of the blood diamond industry (as expected). As a result, I was less than thrilled to see the last few ones. To my surprise, last night's visit was quite interesting. Not only did I finally get to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibition but also El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote To You About Africa. The exhibit was refreshing and the works unique. His work primarily consist of found objects. I would be really interested to see his metal pieces as installation pieces outside of the museum context. I think it would really challenge the way we understand it in relation to his other works and how it stands alone. His work also reflected hints of Klimt, one of my absolute favourite artist.

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