♥ These Women

Helene Dujardin

She is fabulous! An awesome chef AND fantastic photographer. That's like, two dream jobs at one!

Nigella Lawson

I think I don't need to explain who Lawson is to those who love to watch TLC or AFC. But what most of her viewers don't know is, Nigella Lawson came a long way before becoming a domestic goddess she is now. She was born to a perfect family, but her parents' divorce had led her to a troubled childhood, and by the time she was 41, she already lost her mother, sister, and husband to cancer. Beautiful, a great cook, and a survivor :-)   

Ellen von Unwerth

One of the few leading ladies of fashion photography. I admire her 'fairytale' touch that she brings to almost all of her photographs.

Sofia Coppola

I'm pretty sure you ever watched (or at least, heard of) the likes of Marie Antoinette (2006), The Virgin Suicides (1999), and Lost in Translations (2003), meet the woman who was the writer, director, and producer of those films! Coppola came from a famous family, but she made a name on her own when she became the first American woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for directing. She has won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Lost in Translations (2003). She makes me want to be a film-maker every time I think of her. Although I love all of her movies, my personal favorite gotta be the Miss Dior Chérie commercial she did for Christian Dior, starring Maryna Linchuk. The perfect city, perfect clothes, perfect scenery... oh well, a girl could dream, couldn't she ;p

What do I want to be?

I had a hard time filling out People Who Inspire You on facebook. Truth is, there are too many people who made an impact on me. Then when I was about to blog something, I saw on the reading list, my friend Rhesa's post, titled "Future/Hope/Dream Lies Ahead!". I started thinking, "What is my dream? What do I want to be?" 'cause it's constantly keeps changing. 

When I was in the 9th grade, I wanted to be either a surgeon or a geneticist. I'm sort of secretly fascinated with the human genome, 'cause in my child-like, shallow little mind, DNA is the secret to the universe. When I was in 10th grade, I wanted to become an engineer in food technology. If you knew me, you wouldn't ask why ;p

And in 11th grade, now, my parents say that I should be a doctor. Because my dad's sisters and their husbands, who are mostly doctors, said that I think like one. IDK how much of that is true... maybe they said it just to make me happy. 

Nevertheless, I just want to share some of the women who inspired me. The first woman who inspired me is my own mother of course! I'd be so lucky if I can be even only 1/10 of her :')

Mind you, this was originally gonna be a loong post. And I hate long post, so I decided to 'dedicate' another post for them only...

Art of The Day

John Everett Millais' Ophelia ca. 1851-52

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