Week 2 : Getting Lost!

This time students are challanged to get out of comfort zone by getting lost in purpose to raise more awareness of surrounding. 

I have never been really going out since staying here (been 1 month) unless to school, supermarket, or art store near my place. So in order to get my self moving and being aware, I decided to walk wherever my legs bring me to. I went to anywhere but the street I felt familiar with.

The building inside seems deadly. 

Judging by the warning in previous picture, I expected to see one complete deadly sentence, but turns out they are lovely words to live by. 

Nice trunks. It looks as if its apperance wants to show something to urban people 

Walked through a small lonely street. 

Kind of Old styled building, where am I at? 

I spotted something and dropped by. This small table was full of stuffs on it. this kind of surprised me. It said "FREE! Take anything on this table except this sign!) truly interesting!

One by one person dropped by too, one of white man was more explicitly surprised and kept saying "wow this is nice, so is this what singaporean doing with their old stuffs? its nice! (four times in repeat)" And then he went on walking with no stuff carried away.

Smells like a perfume, it is hard to find what it exactly is like.

I took this one away because the cover looks attractive.

Red.Wait for it.

Go!

Somebody is getting lost too! (But not intentionally)

I actually kind of expected myself to show up in Little India or Chinatown because it is a place where some origin-based groups of people are concentrated, so they might appear more authentic and unique. But.. wait.. What?

This surprised me! after long walk, I had brought my self to orchard unintentionally! (Believe it or not I have never been to orchard road before)

Blended with the crowd

Row of big boys

I thought it was interesting so I took a pic of it. But when I walked past it, a girl approched me and said she wanted me to say to the camera what is the thing I live for. I got nervous all of sudden because I have watched some youtube videos with such a project. I said yes anyway. I came facing the camera and said that I live for inner peace because I want to bring the best out of me to this world. After two takes and saying thanks and bye, I went on walking. 

I wondered what would they do about it. And kept thinking how contrary my word is with the way I say it to the camera.

I walked past MRT station thinking if I could get home by getting lost again walking...

But apparently this "getting lost" game is getting more serious. where is the crowd? 

I was trying to spot familiar building to get home but of course I had no clue.

 Feeling secure.

Glad to feel familiar again. (Bugis street) 

Reflection

It is pretty amazing how unexpected things happened as I went out of my comfort zone. Would I ever be involved into strangers' movie project if I was home? would I ever find a litttle table with some stuffs and cute sign on it? although I felt insecure walking alone and taking picture here and there, but it was addictive to have my self spotting new things, have something to figure out, being surprised of what I found, and making up decision and be responsible of it. it was also pretty amazing how I could manage myself walking straight that far and not complaining at all, because it was purposeless Journey! I had no idea where would I go so the journey itself was the one that matter! 

I watched a sign, the crowd, and building to have clue where I am at, and what decision to take. 

It is pretty much same like when you are in the situation, and once you decide to become attentive toward your surrounding, you would take more wise decision according to situatuion.

At first, this homework brought me uneasy feeling, but apparently I am going to do this again to shake my nerves, feel more comfortable being alone in the crowd of strangers, and spot little things..

(All pictures were taken by me)