And the reasons are:
1) I need a place to record and then remind myself of those wonderful things happening around me;
2) I need to practice writing and thinking in English.
So, for this blog entry, I'll talk about a great job I've done recently. Ha!
The story began on February 1st, when I saw this picture on my colleague's facebook wall.
The student teacher she supervised created a rubber stamp of her portrait for her as a gift. I've always wanted to try making a rubber stamp myself and I finally did! Ladies and gentlemen, this is my very first handmade rubber stamp!
Da-da!
It's me and JuJu! (I know, I'm incredible! Can't believe I am just a beginner.) Since the first try was a big success, I soon embarked on the second try. I then made a stamp of my name, and together with this first one, they perfectly became my very unique book stamp!
I was so happy and proud of myself ! Just then, I couldn't help but think to myself:
This is the old me! I was so interested in doing some little art works; drawing, making cards, and things like these. What made me stop doing it? My busy job? My age?
I realized that there is a certain kind of passion missing in my life. I've lost the passion to make fun for my life. And that is really sad.
But, to think of it positively, at least now I noticed the problem, my problem. If I hadn't followed my urge to give this rubber stamp thing a try and gone to the bookstore immediately to buy the materials, this realization would never have come to me. Chances are I would still stick to the boring, non-creative, no-fun me for the rest of my life. (Sounds scary!)
When I woke up the next morning, I decided to make a stamp for Vivi too. I worried that I couldn't do a good comic portrait of her. But it turned out OK.
And now I'm working on another stamp for myself.
Am I addicted to it? Well, that doesn't sound good.
So after this one is done, I'll stop for now and focus on my study. But whenever I feel stressful, I know there's something fun and artistic that I can do to relax myself and remind myself of how good I can be.
The Moral:
If you want to do something, DO IT NOW.
