her name is wei wei

Monday, June 27, 2011

NO.5

5 of us are staying in Unit 5.
Gary, WeiWei, Shi Wen, Matt, Alexis and a dog name Headie.

It was Alexis's last day staying in our house.
We were having the last dinner at 8pm and last supper at 1am.
Beers, jokes, laughter, music, shooting and games.

Alexis, a happy-go-lucky french guy from New Caledonia.
Loves music, good voice, plays guitar, and loves his country.
He seldom cook but his food are great.
And he has the firmest butt among Gary and Matt.

Matt, a blue eyes stylish blondie British Barbie.
He loves his fringe and would never allow it to be cut.
A great poser, crazy, nice smile and easy-going.
Has lots of colorful socks and boxers.
And he always lose in playing Caps with Alexis.

Shi Wen, an interesting girl from Beijing.
She is active in her uni activities and you can hardly see her.
She loves to cook and has her signature big smile.
And she is a sleeping beauty who just woke up from hibernating.

Gary, the hairiest Malaysian.
Nothing to talk about him except his hair.

Wei Wei, a half-thai-half-chinese Malaysian.
Working her ass hard to be an Artist + Photographer.

Headie, the only Aussie in Unit 5.
His breed is Kelpie, Australian sheep dog.
Kind, active and hardworking.
Loves to lick my face when I am talking.
And poor Headie is having a hangover for 2 days after he was forced to lick on some liquor on that farewell dinner....

We are just a bunch of crazy people staying in No.5.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Sleep Out

in the cold...

08.06.2011
It was 8 degree Celsius after a hail rain in Melbourne.
I decided to "sleep" on the wet road for a shoot.
It certainly took a lot of courage to wear only a piece of cloth and lie on a wet road in this cold weather.
I took a big breath, took out my big fur coat, and ran to lie on the road when my boyfriend said GO!
Shivering... my left arm and feet were both wet and numb.
Whenever there were cars driving towards me, my boyfriend would shout CAR!
So I quickly got up from the road and ran to the side.
"What was that girl doing lying in the middle of the road in this cold weather?" The drivers wandered.

Surprisingly to know that there is The Vinnies CEO Sleepout in Australia.
More than 155 Melbourne community leaders roughed it to raise money for Australia's 150,000 homeless.
CEO's taking part in the event was given a beanie, a sleeping bag, a sheet of cardboard, a bread roll and a hot drink. It's a great way to raise awareness.
Some homeless people are asking for money in the street, most of them even wrote a cardboard describing their homeless situation.
Sadly to know that some of these homeless people are actually capable to find a job to support themselves.

I've gone through an article about old Melbournians who were born in the 1920s and lived
through the days before central heating and polar fleece.
They said:
Winter's just not what it used to be.
You call this cold? Whinging about the weather?
Imagine there was no heating, if you're cold, just put on CLOTHES and shut the bloody door.
They slept on the balcony and braving cold showers (imagine there were no hot water!).
Playing sport was the only way to warm the body up during the old times.

How good is the life of the generation Y nowadays? At least I have done my Sleepout.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Taken Away

by 26 Eagles...

I just turned 26!
In fact I don't feel like I am becoming an adult, I don't act like an adult, I don't talk like an adult.
But I understand we should talk like a 26 at certain occasions.
I mean, 26s nowadays are different from the 26s compared to the 1980's time.
My father had me at the age of 26. I have nothing at my 26...
So, what shall we do to make this 26 remarkable???
Kiss 26 random guys?
Kick 26 asses?
Bungee jump 26 times?
Say "penis" out loud 26 times in public?
Run to the nearest traffic light from home 26 laps?
Blow 26 cakes?
Well I didn't have 26 candles on my cake, my boyfriend wasn't that thoughtful.
But at least I was glad that he bought me a cake and the book that I've long for (all the way from US)!
As a show of appreciation, I said 26 times "I LOVE U" to him.
Talking about shouting "penis" out loud in the public, it was an idea from the movie "500 Days of Summer".
I actually played this game with my boyfriend while we were walking across the Myer in Bourke Street, Melbourne, a popular hang around spot.
I started with a slow say "penis", and then my boyfriend's turn to raise up the tune.
He was too chicky to shout it out loud at the end, so I just shouted "PENIS!" by the time we walked pass an old couple, and I could hear the old lady said "What?!"
What a fun game to play!

I always think that my birth date is a beautiful date. At least I am the only one who think so...
12th of June, 612 (what a beautiful combination of numbers).
I just read from the Bible that: 6 is associated with humankind and 12 refers to God's will.
My boyfriend was born in 17th on July.
7 represents perfection or completion.
Hence, I am a humankind who born by God's will, my boyfriend is a perfection and he is the only one who can complete my life.
Bingo!!! Sometimes my IQ is not that low...
Besides, thanks to my dad, I like my name too -- Wei Wei.
What a wonderful and easy-to-remember name.
Wei Wei the words has no meaning, it is just a name that easy to pronounce.
But I hate to write my name in Chinese calligraphy form, it's a complicated word.

OOh 26.. Let's Rock n Roll!!!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

I Am Waiting

I am waiting patiently
For the day to come
For my chance to arrive
To get me out of here
I am waiting

16/03/2010
I finally see the light!
It was the happiest day in my life,
as I bought a ticket to Melbourne to meet my-soon-to-be-lover.
Soon-to-be-lover means we were not yet a couple but we were more than just friends before I came to Melbourne.

He was the one who got me out from depression,
He was the one to cure my insomnia.
He was the one who support me to fight for my dreams.
It's about whether you dare to make a decision.
So I made the right decision by paying him a visit, and he became my lover, eventually.
I think the longest time in life would be the time when you were waiting eagerly to meet your lover.
There were crosses and circles on the calender, counting the day to arrive.
Day and night. Day by Day. Hour by Hour. Minute by Minute.

10/10/10, the day finally has arrived.
The first thing he said to me when I passed through the airport arrival gate was:
" Would you be my girlfriend?"
And yes everything is worth waiting for.

Creep

When you were here before
Couldn't look into your eyes
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell i'm doin' here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul

I wish I was special
"Creep" from radiohead

My favourite favourite song, beside Damien Rice's songs.
My buddy once told me he got a song that suited me and he played this "Creep"song for me.
I said Oh My God this was my favourite song! He was a buddy indeed.

This was the hardest shoot I've ever took.
My big stuffed bear was my assistant, as I placed it in the set to set my camera focus point.
Then I have to wrapped myself with bandages.
Oh the bandages cost me a lot...I bought 7 bandages from a pharmacy shop,
I took the all the bandages from the shelf.
I bought a big black cloth from the fabric shop as well, and cost me more!
So I hung the black cloth from my window rail,
ran and knelled at the set after I pressed the timer, and I didn't noticed that after too many runs from the camera, my bandages actually start peeling off...
I had quite some bruises on my knees again after this shot.
I just want to be special.

I Kidnapped Myself

I need a moment of my own,
I kidnapped myself,
so that you couldn't find me,
and you couldn't hurt me anymore.

Thanks Shu for allowing me to take this photo at her house.
Shu was my university course mate who came from the same hometown as me.
She painted her dining wall in black color.
I just love the black color wall. It's so cool!
I've searched for a few hardware shops and finally got this thick rope.
Sometimes I was thinking, what am I doing?
Because I rather spent money on buying shooting props than buy myself a good meal.
When you are too into something, you just can't help it.
They called it Passion. I love my passion.
Even though I spent hours shooting myself, not to say the hours spent on editing the photos,
I felt that I have achieve something for my Passion.
Imagine waking up every morning with no passion,
That is not a life at all...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

My Soul

What animal would you like to be?
A butterfly.Pretty.Attractive.Freedom.

Poor and happy, or rich and miserable?
Frankly, I choose to be poor and happy.
What is right or wrong?
Poor = wrong? Rich = right?
Live an ordinary life, graduated from university, find a common job with descent salary, buy a car, buy a house, get married, have children, have grandchildren, retired.. that's all.
Is that the best way of living our lives?
Oh why can't we choose the kind of life we want?
Sure we can! Be brave and strong enough to be different!
Quoted Oprah Winfrey :" YOU HAVE THE POWER!"
Yes we all have the power!

Doesn't matter if I can't do accounting like you do,
Doesn't matter if I can't afford branded goods like you do,
Doesn't matter if you think that I am a dreamer.
It just doesn't matter!
Cause you can't shoot pictures as good as I am,
Cause you can't paint as good as me!
Cause you don't dare to tell people about your dreams!
We are all different! What is wrong with dreams?
If you don't dream, you are dead.
Yes I have dreams, but at least I AM stepping towards my dream by showing you my artworks.
I am not the best, we are not the best.
I never dream of become the best, I just want to do the best with my talent.
Just be gladful there are various type of people in this world live harmonically together.
Or would you rather see only robots with black coat walking on the street?
I live with my dreams, because I know I am different.

Pressure

This is got to die
This is got to stop
This has got to lie down
It's easier to tease
But you can't paint
Quite as good as me
Cause i am lately lonely
by "Elephant" Damien Rice

13-05-2010
My brother ran away from home.
We were worry, worry and worry.
Didn't know where to find him, didn't know when would he be home.
Peers pressure... That is a fact that every teenager is facing.
Have you ever be the center gossip of your peers or school and you felt so reluctant to go to school,
worst still, you couldn't tell your parents or siblings about the pressure you were facing in school.
I had a hard time in my high school. I have to say, I hate the way my teachers treated me.
Not knowing what I've done wrong, I was black-listed by the teachers just because I dated a senior in my school! Funny... My peers stopped talking to me.
I was diagnosed with anorexia in high school, my weight was merely 42kg.
Ate only 2 scoops of food everyday, no carb no meat no greasy food... my stomach was singing all the time.
I ended up visited the doctor every week due to my gastric.
Well, life goes on.
My brother came home, and turned over a new leaf.
Not bad for me too as I am back to my high school friends and I am blessed the best man in my life after the high school senior dumped me!