Hey guyysssss ~
Oh geez ~ No time no blog (sorry about that).
I know I said I'll try to update you every month, but we all knew that I wouldn't be able to do that >_<
At the same time, I felt like it was boring of me to just tell you the same old same old.
School. Homework. Blah blah blahhhhhhh. The usual.
ANYways, since March, I've been around the internet (my links are in my bio).
You?
Even though this may seem like a one way conversation, I still want to let you know that I care. Despite me just being letters right now, I don't think a lot of people address that enough.
It's never too late or too early to tell someone.
OKAY. So, since March, I can say that a lot of things had happened! At the same time I don't want to smush everything into a LOOOONNNNNGGG blog post. So I'll probably split it into two.
~ Hence the odd title ~
At the end of March, or the start of April, I found out my uncle died...
The weird thing, is that I didn't cry. I just, don't know how to feel? It's hard to explain.
Don't get me wrong, I miss him.
I mean, 2 years before, me and my family went to visit China. Nervously, that was the first time I've been on a plane. Let alone, my first time going to China! D:
For a month, we all traveled to Hong Kong, Beijing, and Guangzhou together with my uncle. And that was the first time I've seen him for years. He was pretty cool, unlike most of my awkward relatives. We've had our laughs and stuff, I think it's because he works with teens half of the time for work.
Now, he's just gone.
I get to start thinking about all these questions.
What did he last eat?
What did he last say?
Was he actually happy with his life?
For a Cantonese family, or maybe for families in general, death is unspoken. Names are forbidden to be mentioned or talked about. That's probably one thing that bothers me. I can't even know how my aunt feels, or thinks!
That explains why most of my friends don't feel connected to their families in comparison to others. We're all bottled up in our own little worlds, and only talk when we need to. Those conversations rarely have much meaning though.
The way he passed away was even worse...
I won't say, but it'll not the way someone would want to say goodbye.
All I want is to know that things are okay sometimes. Despite talking alone behind glass walls.
Soon after we got the news, my mom flew out to China for 2 and a half weeks with my aunt and grandma. Leaving me and my brother to fend for ourselves. My dad was around, but he basically works 24/7. So we didn't get to see him much anyways.
The dark and quiet was nice.
In other news...
On April 21st, I had one of the most exciting days in a long time. The short film that I've been working with other students from my school, has been screened at Tribeca Teaches 2015 Screening! (Wow that's a mouthful to say, or type?).
The whole team got to skip school to go to the red carpet and watch other films of the Tribeca Teaches program. (Which sounds great because, school can be boring. At the same time, catching up with notes is a nightmare X__X).
Can you see the carpet?
Can you smell the red?Such nervous.
Much awkward.
Our film's about a girl who faces her bully in high school that constantly tears her down emotionally and mentally. As the film plays out, you see how she copes with it. Eventually, you find out that the bully is herself. From self loathing to misinterpretations from others.
We chose this topic because not a lot of people talk about it, or is acknowledging it. It's kind of like a subject matter that most people try to shy away. From the small team I got to learn and spend time with for half a year, I can defiantly notice how this topic also hits home with us. We all put in ourselves into the film somehow, either from personal experience or knowledge that enhances the story line. Even for me, I think the topic is very close to my heart and mind.
This may not be the best film for amateur starters, but it's still something I'm really proud of taking part in. Others may or may not understand it 100%, at least we know what it means to us (in a way).
Oh! My mom got back from China that afternoon as well ~ Yay, the nagging saga continues!
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Speaking of famous people?
Is that a good segaway?
Probably not.
The day after the screening, was amazing! The Sorted Food guys were in New York City to launch their #LostandHungry tour. I don't know about you, but I'm SO EXCITED to see what they get up to.
After getting home, they announced on Twitter and Snapchat that they were going to do a meet up in Bryant Park the next day. Normally, I wouldn't be able to stay out late because of my parents. Although... they don't need to know... right?
I told them I had a badminton game that day X__X and I got home around 9pm. There was a good amount of people so that you can still have conversation with the boys, but it took quite some time getting pictures with all 4 of them.
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Yea... that's my face!
I finally decided to show my face :P
I mean, if I want to put my work and my life out there. I want you to know me. There's plenty to come, don't worry. This is barely scratching the surface. I'm planning on starting up my YouTube channel by the end of this month, which is technically in a few days...
Beside the Dan and Phil radio recordings, I want my channel to be more than that. Since I love photography and film, I want YouTube to be my main starting platform to release my work.
I don't do it for (what some people might assume) money or fame. It's just a way for me to put the work I enjoy doing, out into the world. The worst thing is for someone to misinterpret this into something that isn't true.
BESIDES THAT, they were really nice! Excitement and energy was buzzing in the conversations about #LostandHungry.
** Vicky from the future: Since April, I met them again for the end of the #LostandHungry tour! That's for part 2 of this post though. **
That's pretty much for this post! I'll get through more of my April, May, June and July for the next one (part 2)
:)
Until then, bye ~
