I have actually posted a new video to my YouTube channel. Enjoy~
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Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
New Vlog and Society6 Explorations~
Monday, May 22, 2017
Hi all!
For those that have followed this blog for a loooong time, you will know that I used to have a youtube (or booktube) channel. Very recently, I filmed a few bits of footage and decided to stitch them together for a vlog! It was an interesting process, and actually quite fun overall, and I have started working on another vlog already. Please check it out if you have some time!
Also, I have been exploring areas to share my photography and artwork, and decided to try out Society6 for a little while. Please take a look at my page if you can, too :)
I will try and keep updating when I have things to update, but that's it for now!
Love to all who read!
For those that have followed this blog for a loooong time, you will know that I used to have a youtube (or booktube) channel. Very recently, I filmed a few bits of footage and decided to stitch them together for a vlog! It was an interesting process, and actually quite fun overall, and I have started working on another vlog already. Please check it out if you have some time!
Also, I have been exploring areas to share my photography and artwork, and decided to try out Society6 for a little while. Please take a look at my page if you can, too :)
I will try and keep updating when I have things to update, but that's it for now!
Love to all who read!
Random Things: Music videos I adore right now.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Hello lovely people!
Today I am feeling like sharing some music videos I seem to have on repeat lately. Because, music and yay. Be warned though: all of it is Kpop or Jpop. Yay!
I am in love with Akdong Musician, or AKMU. They are a sweet little brother-sister duo, with awesome voices and adorable lyrics and I want their album, Play. I might buy it soon. eee!
This wouldn't be a list created by me without some SHINee on it, because they are love forever. This song, Breaking News, is one that I fell in love with on YouTube, rather than through the albums of theirs I now own. I still don't own this one on CD, but I love watching them pronounce 'Breaking News', and I find the dance in this to be most awesome. Plus, Key just looks amazing in this which made me love him more than I did previously, even though Jonghyun remains my bias~
Because G-dragon is the bomb, and you get to see him with crazy David Bowie-esque make-up, doing little dances, and did I mention a crazy white scarf womb thing that he wanders around in? (Okay, it probably isn't a womb, but seriously.)
Despite the overwhelming ego of this song, certain parts of the dance are ridiculously adorable/amazing, and these guys are freaking hawt. I forgive them for the ego.
That's it for now! What are your thoughts on these videos? Do they make you smile or feel a little confused? What music videos are you loving?
Love to all who read!
How did I not find this until now?!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Yes. It's official. I am a SHAWOL.
P.S. I am working on a few things for this blog, so I will be returning to properly written posts soon, rather than just random stuff on a Wednesday XD Love to all who read!
Merry Christmas :)
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Hi guys! No matter whether you celebrate something this time of year, I hope you are smiling today.
I am reading away trying to get Aurealis stuff done right now, while also house-sitting, and am feeling pretty good. I thought for a little fun I'd link in an incredibly confusing and adorable Christmas song by Kpop band, Crayon Pop :)
Enjoy!
I am reading away trying to get Aurealis stuff done right now, while also house-sitting, and am feeling pretty good. I thought for a little fun I'd link in an incredibly confusing and adorable Christmas song by Kpop band, Crayon Pop :)
Enjoy!
Youtube Hiatus
Friday, December 13, 2013
This is just a short post to talk about why I haven't put up a youtube video in awhile (about three months now I think?).
And, really, I'd like to say that I had a definite answer for that, but I don't really. I love the community on Youtube, and the Booktube community in particular is wonderful and interesting and inspiring. But I just found myself feeling like all the things I had to do were a chore, rather than something I enjoyed - like writing on my blog.
After I finished my assignments for the semester, I assumed I'd go straight back as soon as I had some spare time. But then I just felt too sick to even set up the camera, and I didn't look too fantastic either. I needed sleep and self-care, so I dedicated myself to that.
And then I noticed that I just wasn't watching things on Youtube that much anymore - even WATCHING videos became a bit of a chore, and I couldn't bring myself to log on as often as I used to.
I don't plan on getting rid of my Youtube account, as I may go back sometime, but I am happiest when I am planning and writing blog posts, to be honest. And organising my next book or tea review. So I'm going to go back to focusing on that so I can get the most joy out of what I do.
Love to all who read.
And, really, I'd like to say that I had a definite answer for that, but I don't really. I love the community on Youtube, and the Booktube community in particular is wonderful and interesting and inspiring. But I just found myself feeling like all the things I had to do were a chore, rather than something I enjoyed - like writing on my blog.
After I finished my assignments for the semester, I assumed I'd go straight back as soon as I had some spare time. But then I just felt too sick to even set up the camera, and I didn't look too fantastic either. I needed sleep and self-care, so I dedicated myself to that.
And then I noticed that I just wasn't watching things on Youtube that much anymore - even WATCHING videos became a bit of a chore, and I couldn't bring myself to log on as often as I used to.
I don't plan on getting rid of my Youtube account, as I may go back sometime, but I am happiest when I am planning and writing blog posts, to be honest. And organising my next book or tea review. So I'm going to go back to focusing on that so I can get the most joy out of what I do.
Love to all who read.
Good Readin'
Sunday, December 8, 2013
A few amazing and wonderful blog posts have been popping up lately, and I really thought that people reading my blog would like to read them! So here's a little round-up of the loveliness...
- Candice from Choose Health Love Life posted today about the 29 lessons she has learnt on her 29th birthday - it's a wonderful read. I especially love the parts about following your dreams, not needing everyone to like you, and letting dogs on the bed!
- Leonie from LeonieDawson.com wrote an energising post called How To Never Ever Get Where You Want To Be - it's almost all sarcasm, but it got my butt in gear!
- A link I found via the gorgeous Gala Darling that gave me many warm fuzzies: 61 Quotes That Will Make You Feel Beautiful
- Kiriko Kikuchi wrote an excellent reminder post that I refer back to regularly: 10 Questions To Help You Figure Out Who You Are Right Now
- Leo Babauta of zenhabits wrote an excellent post to help people to stay mindful: 12 Indispensable Mindful Living Tools
- And, finally, for something of the viewing persuasion rather than the reading persuasion, Ashley from HeyThere005 posted this video about what it means to be beautiful:
All of the above items are so gorgeous and gave me a lift when I needed it. It just goes to show that we are surrounded by so many inspiring and creative people! How wonderful.
Love to all who read!
On Apologising and Open-Mindedness.
Monday, November 25, 2013
I just watched two very interesting videos on apologising (they popped up in my YouTube feed and were both fascinating and very thought-provoking) and it's gotten me thinking about being open-minded. [Videos are embedded below for those interested :)]
I have recently done a few units that touched on philosophy and the idea of some things being 'sacred' while others are 'fair-game', and that has led to my thought processes being flipped on their head a little bit. If someone were to ask me where to draw the line on what to joke about and what not to, I would find it difficult to answer. Originally, I would probably have said that joking about someone's religion, race, culture, gender, or sexual orientation would be obvious starting points of what NOT to do. But how far do we take that? Many people would find joking about age offensive, some would find jokes about social or financial class to be inappropriate, and what about disabilities?
There are those in the world that would say that we can't joke about anything any more for fear of insulting someone or being deemed 'socially inappropriate'.
I like to think that I am a fairly open-minded person, but I know that I still engage with a lot of very basic (and even upsetting) stereotypical behaviour - that is, I still make snap judgements about people based on really wide generalisations. Much of this is social conditioning mixed with a healthy dose of some sort of mental/thought reflex, but I can't help thinking that I continue to believe in certain stereotypes because they serve me well.
And that's not to say that I, for example, make friends with Asians and force them to do my homework because I presume they're smarter than me. It is more that, without making these vast generalisations, I fear that I would lose my understanding of what my place is in the world, and be unable to function.
Through studying Psychology, I learnt that we tend to 'group' people together so that we can understand how everyone fits into the world around us, and how we fit into that world. I find this easiest to understand by thinking of it like we're in some big high school and we understand that over there are the kids who do drugs and generally don't care about school, over there are the nerds, over there are the musicians, etc., etc. We slowly understand that there are exceptions to these rules and groupings, but it only serves to slightly alter our initial perceptions, unless we get to know everyone intimately.
It is extremely bothersome that we put people into certain boxes so that we can grasp the world's limits a bit better, but it also helps us to move through the world without having to stop and ponder each individual's motivation, beliefs, hobbies, and drives. Because if we did that for everyone, it would mean our brain would be attempting to store too many bits of information inside our heads, and we would eventually be overloaded, right?
The thing is, I'm just not so sure any more.
I might want to consider myself open-minded, and some people who know me might argue for the affirmative, but how can I really know? I have not been confronted by all the different exceptions to the supposed 'rules' that I have set (and been set for me during my growth) in my brain. I know that I still tense up around "youths" of a certain age and volume level because I assume that they mean me harm. Does this reaction help me in 'surviving' what I deem to be a threat, or does it hinder me in making genuine connections with people I don't know? I don't really expect to ever find many answers for questions like these. I guess I just hope that, if I do something wrong, I will have the strength to apologise (and mean it) and continue trying to be as open-minded as possible.
Love to all who read.
Please note: the below videos are not mine. Please visit the respective youtube pages (by clicking on the video itself) to find out more about the people who made them :)
I have recently done a few units that touched on philosophy and the idea of some things being 'sacred' while others are 'fair-game', and that has led to my thought processes being flipped on their head a little bit. If someone were to ask me where to draw the line on what to joke about and what not to, I would find it difficult to answer. Originally, I would probably have said that joking about someone's religion, race, culture, gender, or sexual orientation would be obvious starting points of what NOT to do. But how far do we take that? Many people would find joking about age offensive, some would find jokes about social or financial class to be inappropriate, and what about disabilities?
There are those in the world that would say that we can't joke about anything any more for fear of insulting someone or being deemed 'socially inappropriate'.
I like to think that I am a fairly open-minded person, but I know that I still engage with a lot of very basic (and even upsetting) stereotypical behaviour - that is, I still make snap judgements about people based on really wide generalisations. Much of this is social conditioning mixed with a healthy dose of some sort of mental/thought reflex, but I can't help thinking that I continue to believe in certain stereotypes because they serve me well.
And that's not to say that I, for example, make friends with Asians and force them to do my homework because I presume they're smarter than me. It is more that, without making these vast generalisations, I fear that I would lose my understanding of what my place is in the world, and be unable to function.
Through studying Psychology, I learnt that we tend to 'group' people together so that we can understand how everyone fits into the world around us, and how we fit into that world. I find this easiest to understand by thinking of it like we're in some big high school and we understand that over there are the kids who do drugs and generally don't care about school, over there are the nerds, over there are the musicians, etc., etc. We slowly understand that there are exceptions to these rules and groupings, but it only serves to slightly alter our initial perceptions, unless we get to know everyone intimately.
It is extremely bothersome that we put people into certain boxes so that we can grasp the world's limits a bit better, but it also helps us to move through the world without having to stop and ponder each individual's motivation, beliefs, hobbies, and drives. Because if we did that for everyone, it would mean our brain would be attempting to store too many bits of information inside our heads, and we would eventually be overloaded, right?
The thing is, I'm just not so sure any more.
I might want to consider myself open-minded, and some people who know me might argue for the affirmative, but how can I really know? I have not been confronted by all the different exceptions to the supposed 'rules' that I have set (and been set for me during my growth) in my brain. I know that I still tense up around "youths" of a certain age and volume level because I assume that they mean me harm. Does this reaction help me in 'surviving' what I deem to be a threat, or does it hinder me in making genuine connections with people I don't know? I don't really expect to ever find many answers for questions like these. I guess I just hope that, if I do something wrong, I will have the strength to apologise (and mean it) and continue trying to be as open-minded as possible.
Love to all who read.
Please note: the below videos are not mine. Please visit the respective youtube pages (by clicking on the video itself) to find out more about the people who made them :)
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