Hello everyone!

In light of the recent happenings, I was contemplating on whether I should start blogging again. After much consideration (& asking around on which platform I should create a fresh canvas from/continue on my quite dead dayre), I've decided to start afresh on Exposure.

With its minimalist details & photo gallery layout, Exposure is definitely an ideal space for me to create new content and share my personal thoughts.

To start off, why not do a little update about my life?

First up, joining & becoming a micro-community influencer with Smitten

I never considered myself as an influencer. So when I was approached by Smitten (@smittenteam) - I received a random message request on my Instagram by Smitten inquiring on whether the vlogs on my youtube channel was self-made/managed by somebody else. With that, they perked by interest by asking if I was interested to join their small micro-community as a vlogger/influencer where I would be invited down for events, such as food-tasting/lifestyle etc. events and all I had to do was to vlog for them! When it was mentioned, I mean.. vlogging for food?! I WAS IN! But definitely, I did take a few factors into consideration:

My following: I wouldn't say I currently have a lot of followers on my social media platforms such as Instagram/Facebook/even on my Youtube channel. So what makes me an influencer? Wouldn't people judge me/gossip and say that I am not even influential?

Quality of my vlogs: Exchange was a period of travelling, eating random foods, making road trips to the nearby cities etc. For memories sake, vlogging was what I picked up as a hobby and interest - I loved watching vlogs on Youtube. How all these vloggers compiled their daily lives into a little video, be it happening events/just a mundane day at home (like Andy Met Sonia), it felt, genuine. To portray such feelings and thoughts into a daily vlog, this was something I wanted to try, to show the social community.

Commitment: Do I have the time to do this? Big question, especially with my already busy schedule with dance, and currently, internships. Would I have the time to churn out videos/keep myself updated with the latest events/even have time to participate in the events Smitten invites me to?

But I knew I wanted to try. It is never about the quantity, it's about the quality you put in. It never matters about how many followers I have on social media to determine whether I am a successful social media influencer; my heart is all it matters. And for now, I'll do my best in this aspect, be it whether I will be come out stronger/fail through this experience, all I know is that I did put in my best efforts :-)

Next, photoshoots.

How did this come about? So it started when I asked Aaron, a uni friend/a fellow GL (@oneshot_sg) whether he wanted to do a shoot with me, purely for fun. Coincidentally, he was also looking for models to try different shooting themes! Hence, we did a collaboration and it was my first ever photoshoot. I swear I was So. Awkward in front of the lens. That aside, I started shooting with Keith (@keithmug), someone I knew since Secondary School days, and now, moving on.. to my first ever external collaboration!

Featured in this post, I recently collaborated with @tang.junwen and @zx.visuals for this shoot - we wanted to go for a more city landscape vibe, with a moody, neutral colour palette. Hence, the light portrayal through the shots. Some of the locations that we went to (those that I remember at the back of my head): Orchard Gateway tube, the escalator beside Abercrombie&Fitch, Paragon linkway, and outside Wisma Atria.

Not to self: I need to work my poses in the mirror & get more inspiration on how to pose.

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