name: Ariel T♥
gender: Female
I'm:
Introspectively retrospect
& flawlessly flawed.
But I'm about as shallow as you are.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
I'm getting psyched up at the idea of going to National Library later to do research and leaf through the pages of thick, thick books.
I honestly have no idea why.
I'm getting excited at the prospect of wearing a pullover and doing some reading and writing in my notebook.
WHEE! My inner nerd is like finally showing itself!
It's normal how people often have many different sides to their personality which we don't see. Presumably, this is why we naturally assume that the side that's shown to us is the real one. We stick to our preconceived notions without a regard for the idea of "spilt personalities". When we do see the "other side", we're often shocked and surprised.
And then there are people who defy people's conventions about them. We stereotype others really often, the same way we judge books by their covers. That skinny girl with the black cardigan, rebonded hair, small handbag? She must be a lian. Or that guy with the long sleeved shirt, skinny jeans and really styled up dyed hair that's slightly long? He must be the lian's boyfriend - the beng.
I don't know how many times I've had people telling me I look pissed off or arrogant. In any case, I'm hardly angry or angsty.
Well well, there's more.
If there's anything that freaks me out nowadays, it's seeing multiple girls who have long rebonded hair or bob a la Rihanna wearing either: skinny jeans with a spaghetti top, or skinny jeans with a cardigan, or cardigans with shorts, or tunics with tights, or any random top that has "TOPSHOP" or "FOREVER 21" or "HULA & CO" splashed all over it.
Worse still, I see many girls wearing retro printed dresses/mini dresses/tops from presumably online blog-shops or Hula & Co. It's scary how multitudes of girls visit Topshop/Forever 21 and buy whatever clothes that is the current "in" or trend.
Even worse-r still, I see girls attempting to mix & match trends with most unfortunate results. Then when I leaf through Seventeen mag, I realise that the girls I am irked by don't exactly dress like the models. Somehow, everyone seems to be copying the styles they see on the streets. Cardigan? Check. Skinny jeans? Check. Skinny, emanciated look? Check.
Oh well, I would admit to buying magazines to gain a rough idea of how to mix & match. But that's how the world works doesn't it? Someone sets a trend and the others follow - usually blindly. In any case, the teenager years are when one is impressionable and susceptible to their surroundings.
Don't think otherwise, I think it's perfectly alright if you wish to own some current "it" items, like flats, skinny jeans etc. I have nothing against skinny jeans, or cardigans for that matter. Even I am considering buying a pair, when I lose a little weight from my thighs & hips.
However, nothing can annoy me more than seeing people dressed almost like. These people are simply like walking mannequins of the so-called trend they follow. It's okay to gain ideas, not okay to copy & paste. I mean, our teenage years are supposed to be when we're dying to be original, to find a little piece of our identity. The way we dress is a reflection of how we are. People should dress up more often, but in a uniquely-me way. It's healthy fun and maybe then we'll stop complaining about how emo are lives are.
It is bad enough that we all wear similar looking outfits 5 days a week.
Come on, let's all boycott trends!
I honestly have no idea why.
I'm getting excited at the prospect of wearing a pullover and doing some reading and writing in my notebook.
WHEE! My inner nerd is like finally showing itself!
It's normal how people often have many different sides to their personality which we don't see. Presumably, this is why we naturally assume that the side that's shown to us is the real one. We stick to our preconceived notions without a regard for the idea of "spilt personalities". When we do see the "other side", we're often shocked and surprised.
And then there are people who defy people's conventions about them. We stereotype others really often, the same way we judge books by their covers. That skinny girl with the black cardigan, rebonded hair, small handbag? She must be a lian. Or that guy with the long sleeved shirt, skinny jeans and really styled up dyed hair that's slightly long? He must be the lian's boyfriend - the beng.
I don't know how many times I've had people telling me I look pissed off or arrogant. In any case, I'm hardly angry or angsty.
Well well, there's more.
If there's anything that freaks me out nowadays, it's seeing multiple girls who have long rebonded hair or bob a la Rihanna wearing either: skinny jeans with a spaghetti top, or skinny jeans with a cardigan, or cardigans with shorts, or tunics with tights, or any random top that has "TOPSHOP" or "FOREVER 21" or "HULA & CO" splashed all over it.
Worse still, I see many girls wearing retro printed dresses/mini dresses/tops from presumably online blog-shops or Hula & Co. It's scary how multitudes of girls visit Topshop/Forever 21 and buy whatever clothes that is the current "in" or trend.
Even worse-r still, I see girls attempting to mix & match trends with most unfortunate results. Then when I leaf through Seventeen mag, I realise that the girls I am irked by don't exactly dress like the models. Somehow, everyone seems to be copying the styles they see on the streets. Cardigan? Check. Skinny jeans? Check. Skinny, emanciated look? Check.
Oh well, I would admit to buying magazines to gain a rough idea of how to mix & match. But that's how the world works doesn't it? Someone sets a trend and the others follow - usually blindly. In any case, the teenager years are when one is impressionable and susceptible to their surroundings.
Don't think otherwise, I think it's perfectly alright if you wish to own some current "it" items, like flats, skinny jeans etc. I have nothing against skinny jeans, or cardigans for that matter. Even I am considering buying a pair, when I lose a little weight from my thighs & hips.
However, nothing can annoy me more than seeing people dressed almost like. These people are simply like walking mannequins of the so-called trend they follow. It's okay to gain ideas, not okay to copy & paste. I mean, our teenage years are supposed to be when we're dying to be original, to find a little piece of our identity. The way we dress is a reflection of how we are. People should dress up more often, but in a uniquely-me way. It's healthy fun and maybe then we'll stop complaining about how emo are lives are.
It is bad enough that we all wear similar looking outfits 5 days a week.
Come on, let's all boycott trends!