A little history about this baby....

Why is this blog called parallel-sea?
Well, I wanted to derive the name from my favorite band's, Mew, lyrics. So here was what I came up with.

parallel sea
a dark design
twice coloured
oh my fallacy
silver lining
windowsill (this isn't actually from Mew's lyrics but for some reason I like it)
cartoons and macrame

I really liked twice-coloured but eventually settled for parallel-sea because it was my first choice.
So there's that.

dream/future

image from ilovetypography.com

Since I was in junior high, I always thought I would go into the creative industry. I dreamed of jobs in fashion, being a stylist or a visual merchandiser, a job that I still covet even now. As I get older, that dream evolved into the desire to dwell in the lovely field of graphic design, advertising, and publication. My love for magazines lead to the dream of becoming an art director. And oh, advertising. The world of ultimate creativity. I still think that advertising is a very intricate field, combining disciplines to create beautiful work. Going to malls, I absolutely love seeing people in coffee shops fiddling with their laptops, creating something pretty, or even meeting with clients and colleagues. They always dress so sharply, yet conveying the image that they are artistic and creative. Now that I am a medical student, I'm still not sure where to put away those dreams. I tried suppressing them, but they'll only come back fiercer. Medicine is far from the dreams I had for years. Even though now I'm starting to realize that I enjoy medical school, I still yearn for all those creative work. 

I can't draw, I can't sketch, I can't illustrate to save my life. Which is sad. So I decided that I will just load my brain with knowledge about art, and curate something, be it a blog or a simple mood board. Will try to dedicate at least an hour in a week for art. Will dedicate holidays for art. And be a good med student/slave always.

Who knows, I might be the doctor who juggles clinical work and curating a gallery.

Being girly?

When I decided to start up this blog earlier today, I was just planning on posting about my opinion of things, maybe reviews. And also as a holiday project to photograph more. But then I give it more thought, and realized that the things I want to talk about are very girly. Make up, clothes, shopping hauls. Sure there will be things like apps reviewa and music and general art, but the fact that I want to write about make up is pretty astounding. Growing up, I've never been a girly girl at all. Now I buy lots of beauty products and am very concerned about what I wear when I go out. Funny how life turns out.
One thing I still keep in mind, I don't publicly write about my personal life. Just not for me.