are the wonders of my world...

today, i saw adele in concert.

she is definitely one of those musicians out there that demands attention when she opens her mouth. 

i couldn't have asked for a better person to see in concert than her. she interacted with the audience just like how she would with her friends. very personable and likeable, yet when she sings you really have to step back in awe and realize that she is only 20 years old!

she gave me goosebumps when she sang "hometown glory". it was haunting in a very reminiscent way. 

i thoroughly enjoy concerts like these where the venues are small and intimate, because you get to know the musicians. you get to appreciate their music rather than the hype. applauds are reciprocated by gestures of appreciations and humility. there's also less distractions. no costume changes, no back-up dancers, fireworks, and no gimmicks. its just the the person on stage and their instruments. it is truly a beautiful sight when you witness musicians metamorphose on stage. once the lights dim and the spotlights are on, musicians truly transform into artists. 

=)

oh summer, stop teasing me with your nice warm weather... =S

evolution

change. the evolution of life is always upon us. every micro second that the pass, something changes. 
i've been working at my job now for 6 months and my longing to go back to school is growing more than ever. repetition of tasks are definitely not for me. i crave to learn and to go beyond what i know, but i want to accomplish it doing something i love to do. 
which  goes to say... customer service is not for me. 
i rather create something that pleases people, than doing something to please people. 
being out of the comforts of school has led me to revisit a passion that i feel i have abandoned when i started university. art and design. as much as i loved drowning myself in creating art, it was strictly considered a hobby until now. these past few months, i feel that i am no longer seeing art as just a hobby. but rather - a career. from opening up pages of magazines to walking down the streets of toronto, i realized that art is everywhere. art has its own niche in the working world. although it doesn't pay well, doing something you love doing is worth so much more. it's challenging as you constantly have to prove your uniqueness in the industry, it's stressful as you have meet the criteria of clients, however at the end of the day, it's rewarding because you know when your work goes up as a billboard ad, a magazine cover, or a commercial, its reiterates the fact that you've accomplished something much bigger.

just a test