Blue has long been my favorite color. As outfit, I prefer navy blue and my room is filled with fresh green with background white color, but purely the most comfortable and familiar color to me is blue. Naturally, blue is linked to sky, sea, water, snow and ice. Blue always reminds me of something broad, wide, light and transparent but deep. The fact that blue is the brand color of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, the leading social networks, is interesting. Blue is usually not for food, flower, furniture, architecture, music hall, gym, hospital or zoo. Blue is always felt boundless, elusive and illimitable, which reminds me of bright sky.
Hairstylists wear a tool bag which carries scissors and any other items and gadget they need for their work. I always watch them using the bag very efficiently and smoothly and wish the bag would be introduced to my working environment. I am working in the office sitting at the desk, and always using laptop or iPhone. I imagine that would be fantastic if we start working standing (sometimes sitting on chair, of course) and using a very carefully designed tool bag around our waist --- yes office workers definitely need tool bag, to carry smartphones and tablets, portable wi-fi, multiple ID cards, IC cards, business card, earphones, and maybe a pen, a locker key, or toothbrushing tools, etc. From aesthetic perspective I very much like the smart outfit of office workers who are wearing only a fine business suits in elegant manner. But I think the outfit needs updating. We are in the age when we carry computers and smartphones, making a phone call anytime and anywhere without sitting at desk. We need to be more mobile and flexible. We need to be with our many gadgets. I think the hairstylists' tool bag can be a reliable friend in our office life.
I wonder if this idea is possible, but I assume it may be, that the way to avoid bumping into other people in crowded street when texting while walking. If your smartphone or tablet recognize by some sort of sensing technology that you are going to face with people or any other thing coming in front of you, the machine will soon shut down the ongoing application and activate an alert on screen, or simply black out. I think the function, if possible, will meet mixed reputation and might be criticized that it's not user-friendly. Then it's a good thing, because the function will be reviewed, improved, updated and sophisticated.
It's rare to know new artist in the existing and established art universe that we had learned by textbook in art class. I had no knowledge about Otto Nebel, and felt really happy to know his amazing works. He studied architecture and drew architecture in very unique and unforgettable style. He made color palette with rhythmical shapes and patterns for Italian cities. I've never seen such beautiful interpretation of architecture. His works has solid structure, tone, color, light and shade, and poetic quietness. And the color palette for city is quite interesting and attractive, which clearly describes the unique character of the talented artist who learned and truly knew architecture.
The other day I joined Wai Khru exercise lesson for the first time. After the surgery my condition is getting better and I had already started Taichi practice, though I still had some strange feelings and awkwardness in my movement around my abdominal muscles and left foot. But the lesson was not for practicing Muay Thai fighting but for learning Wai Khru movements. Given I like dancing as well as martial arts, it was truly natural for me to get interested in Wai Khru, a kind of War-dance to pay respect. It was only for beginners like me, but the unique way of using the body to perform dynamic but quiet action was really fascinating. It's not like Taichi or yoga, or any activity in eastern culture as far as I know. It's smooth but rhythmical, fluid but bouncy, elegant but strong.
I have a strange (maybe foolish) idea, that the mannequins in the clothing shop can be more attractive and funny. I know they are there for the best look of the clothes and show it to customers. Mannequins are usually in the most elegant, stylish and beautiful posing. It makes perfect sense. But it'll be a fun if we can enjoy the way mannequins work in other perspective. I don't mean kind of avant-garde or sensational ones that is closely tied with the artistic mode of the clothing they wear. I mean, they can be a bit more active, realistic, approachable and funny. As such, I imagine mannequins for example...
1. Looking at its smartphone in his palm
2. Raising its hand to get a taxi
3. Being in the action to wear its backpack on its shoulder
4. Taking a walk with its dog and being pulled by it
5. Fixing its scarf
6. Chatting with other mannequins, putting its hands in the pockets
Maybe too daily and boring?, then...
7. Decorating Christmas Tree
I've never joined Star Wars Celebration but I recently noticed the event in 2017 (held in April) meant something, really something to me. I was born in 1977 when the first Star Wars, A New Hope was released. So I'm the same age of the saga. That's great, but it's not actually what I mean, because the movie made a great legend at the time when it was delivered, but my life didn't start with making great deed. What I do in my life comes day by day, year after year without even knowing what it is.
What I was really delight to see in the celebration was George Lucas speaking to the fans and audience that the original Star Wars movie was meant for 12-years old kid. And I first met the movie at the age of 12, so I think I know what he meant. I'm happy that I still don't forget that at the age of 12 I could clearly state that the movie had changed my life, means, impacted me in every possible way.
