Monday, January 08, 2007

Sublet my apartment

I need to sublet my apartment out from next week to the end of April. If you know anyone who wants to sublet the apartment, please let me know. I appreciate very much!!

posted by Ken @ 4:53 PM 1 comments

Button Stores

I walk on the street to shop fabrics and notions a lot. It brought up my memory about similar settings in a small town of Taiwan. My mom was a dress maker. She always brought me to the stores when she needed somethings.

Different cities and different countries. The settings in the store are pretty much very similar. I walked in the store. I pulled off the button box. The old images all came to my mind. Life is so different now and then. It's like we all tried to get back where we started. People, images, and memory.

I found my childhood memory was involved a lot with clothings. Custom made per se. My house used to have all Japanese clothing books. My mom would show the clients all different styles so they can pick one and remake them. It's fun to see how people have their own way to find the style that is only on 2-D dimension and try to become them.

I guess that is my earliest memory about custom made clothing( ha couture for sake). Custom made is about fit. Large size or small size. You have to make everyone happy. It's pretty much a salesperson's job. This is the world about marketing and sales. That's how we live.

I like things in my memory. It's so real!!!!

posted by Ken @ 4:42 PM 0 comments

Congratulation!!

A friend of mine won the prize from Taiwan to make his own first film ever in Paris. I am really happy for him. Studying films in France is not easy. We are some sort of struggling artists in mind. Lots of people end up having nothing. It's not always possible to have someone recognized you. Van Gogh passed away without anyone knowing he is a brilliant artist. Who will know his paintings are now highest price on the market.

Let me know what it is about!!!

Congratulation!!!!! You are the hero!!!

posted by Ken @ 4:35 PM 0 comments

New Year Resolution

We are getting older every year. I always think I should have a prompt resolution for every year. I ended up having none.

It' 2007. I have been in New York for 8 years. It's kind of a second home to me now. I haven't been in Taiwan for so long. I hardly remembered a thing in Taiwan. Friends told me it is very different right now than when I lived there. Images faded away. Most of friends fell apart. Most of my memories are involved with life here. I am kind of a person who tries not to look back nor stays in the memory.

I feel like a lot of things finally turn to be good now. Congress has a first female house speaker ever( ha, it's really a big deal for American). Democrats are the majority in both houses. It looks very promising that immigrants would get more benefits.

I work in fashion for 3 years now. I still find I have a heart for it although there are still lots of downsides in there. I did learn a lot beyond the school can offer. I saw "Devil wears Prada" first time in last month. It was hilarious and sad. It's very true how they portrait fashion people. We will survive. I have to start my own portfolio soon. I never had one when I start working the place I am working now. I have to think how I can present to people and how I will be perceived.

Ha, this world is all about marketing yourself.

I am quitting a side job so I will have more free time to do my own things. I got a dress form so I don't need to rely on the studio I am working with. Thinking about helping some of my friends to make them some dresses so if anyone ever wants to do that. Let me know. :p

I still don't know what my resolution should be. Relationship is always something we all want when we grew older. But, lol it never comes. Just laugh about it!!!!

Happy new year although it's kind of late. Glad to be alive in 2007


posted by Ken @ 2:39 PM 2 comments