Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes

I've been irritated by something for a while and it's only after I've talked it out that I realise why. Then I found a few quotes that actually helped put everything in place.

It was actually about some things that transpired between two people with very different views of the world. One giving a whole load of advice and suggestions, albeit uncalled for. "Advice and suggestions" that would be considered rather narrow-minded, self-serving and sometimes rude, if considered by anyone of the listener's position/status.

It was after talking to some people that I realised why I was irritated by the "advice and suggestions" - the giver has never even come close to walking in the listener's shoes, yet to have to audacity to "give suggestions" as to how someone else should do something like they have had years of experience.

"INSULTING OTHERS IS NEVER A WAY OF CORRECTING THEM. 

INSTEAD IT CAUSES MORE DAMAGE 

& PROVES THAT WE NEED HELP OURSELVES." 

- MUFTI ISMAIL MENK

Now the only question is if I should tell the listener the following quote:

"DON'T BASE YOUR DECISIONS ON THE ADVICE OF THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RESULTS."

Is You Ego That Pathetic?

It seems like in recent times that I have noticed a few things about the people around me, and they have started to bug me a little. Perhaps it's always been there, and that I've not cared as much, or that I didn't let it bother me.

Who or what really has changed? I'm not exactly sure.

What I have noticed, however, is this strange need to be recognised and acknowledged. Of course everyone wants a little recognition for their work, but to the point where you seem to want to make sure that you get recognised for your efforts, then it's more on the lines of vanity.

So it's fine if you want to get in on the action, be within frame in the background when the camera focuses on the presenters in the front, toot your own horn once in a while.

However, to continuously insist that someone ensures that your name is mentioned, that your effort for that day was pointed out, despite knowing that the conversation is probably interrupting more important matters, is asking a little too much is it not?

Perhaps you feel intimidated by someone else? Shouldn't that be a cue to step up your game then?

Week Thirty Three: Sky - 11 Months Late

Another one of the drawing challenges that I finally decided to draw out. My sister gave me the idea and I had to try. Rather than draw clouds and the sun or the moon and stars, I had to draw her dog, Sky. So this is a rough outline of Sky with bacon on her snout. Haha! 

Week Twenty Eight: Movie Scene - One Year Later

Didn't have the energy to complete the drawing challenge on time, but then there were some themes that I had ideas for. This is one which was fun to draw when I was a little frustrated. It's the only horror movie I watched in the cinemas and realised that horror movies are a bloody waste of money. Anyway, the scene that really stuck with me was the one with the eyeball, but what kind of scene is that? This is number 2 and much clearer as to which movie it was from.

Just A Little Off The Top Please....

Well not really.

After getting my head shaved the last time, the hairstylist was confident I could wear a short hairstyle as well. So I had been contemplating getting a short hairstyle for a few months and found a few photos online that I was interested in.  Got a second opinion from Adi, who saw this picture and said get that!

So managed to book an appointment yesterday, got in, showed Oscar the picture and got my hair shaved off. I think at one point he actually used the same shaver I use on Barkley for my sideburns.

Anyway, I think he did a really good job, and more importantly, as fast one. Apparently, no one, other than whoever I showed the first picture to knew what I was going for, so I looked so different that my mom couldn't even recognise me at Burger King.

Dad always had his "what stupid hairstyle is that?" comment, but then he doesn't have enough on his head to do anything stylish.

My sis thinks I might end up looking like a lesbian.

But most importantly is that my mind is much cooler, which I think is why I probably can sleep well tonight.

How Do They Do It

Sometimes you come across certain articles online that just seem to understand what life is about. All the ups, downs, in betweens that have made your life what it is has somehow been miraculously written out in an article by someone you have never met. Then you think perhaps your life is just not that unique after all. Perhaps is it that the article is so generalised that it can mean anything to anyone?

However, reading through the articles, I wonder how much the writer has gone through in life to have written such a number of posts and how old the writer must be. Maybe their lives were compacted; made interesting in a short span of time so that they could write about it for the rest of the world to read even though we wouldn't consider them to have really "lived through the ages".

Earrings

Sometimes I wonder if I had pierced my ears, what amount of earrings and the kinds of earrings I would have amassed.

I know the answer would have been "a lot" along with, "lost a lot as well". Although I wonder what kinds I would have got? I see cartoon characters, food-related ones, maybe a few shiny ones for wedfing dinners, but no long dangling things for some reason.

However, just the thought of earrings gives me a horrible feeling.

Week Twenty Five: Hands

These are supposed to be my hands. They look fat enough in most parts. The pencil was the hardest thing to draw I think. Hahaha

Week Twenty Four: Personified Animal

This was definitely "inspired" by someone we nicknamed panda and with the horrible ill-fitting shoes that she wears. Not forgetting the weird headgear she had in the "halloween" photo. I would be looking very sad as well. 

Week Twenty Three: Imaginary

Definitely imaginary. Hopefully a dream come true someday. 

Week Twenty Two: Family Portrait

A really basic drawing of the family, including the dogs. 

Week Twenty One: Bird

I love owls because they can look so cute, yet look so sarcastic as well. Haha

Week Twenty: Bug

My colour pencils are dry and so this bug is coloured with crayons, which doesn't cover well on normal paper. Anyway, my favourite bug is actually the car the looks like one of these ladybugs. 

Week Nineteen: Eyes

I tried drawing human eyes, but I think these cat eyes suited the shape much better. I love black cats with green eyes, and a pink nose would be a bonus addition. 

Week Eighteen: Candyland

Candyland of cupcake houses, candy cane street lamps, lollipop postboxes, cotton candy trees, mint chocolate chip ice-cream mountains, gumdrop-lined waffle streets. Too sweet to live in. 

Halfway To Joining The Yakuza

The problems with blunt knives. Well it was deep and I think it kinda hit bone. Could not stop the bleeding for a an hour till I got mom to come with the special miracle oil we have at home. Everyone is grossed out, and probably wonders if I do not feel pain. Guess it is about mind over matter. What mattered more was stopping the bleed rather than the pain. Damn knife!

Week Seventeen: Favourite Animal

My favourite land-dwelling animal, the elephant. This one is a little out of proportion I think. 

Week Sixteen: Music

Because I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass... Haha

Week Fifteen: Two

Another one that gave me a headache, but I am quite happy with my final drawing. "2" and "Two" together and with two colours. Wonder how 3 would have turned out....

Week Fourteen: Brand New

How do you draw "brand new"? The question had bugged me for more than a week and I finally thought about the ribbon-cutting ceremony as something usually associated with brand new things.