I haven't posted about this already because I wanted it to become a surprise, both for you (basically me, because I feel like I'm the only who ever reads my own posts) and me. But what an unpleasant not-so-surprise did I receive. All the artists alley tables are filled and now I can't go there and exhibit.
*SIGH* Let me explain, I wanted to exhibit in this year's Middle East Film and Comic Convention. And renting a table at the convention's Artist Alley was going to make that dream come true. I and some friends wanted to showcase our work and possibly sell it. I wanted to let people read the novel that I made last year for my Personal Project. I wanted to get my work recognized along with all its faults and imperfections because I want to be able to grow as an artist. I wanted some recognition for my hardwork. I've been to previous MEFCCs in Dubai but I have never exhibited, nor did I cosplay. And this year, I wanted to cosplay FOR ALL THREE DAYS. But now, it's even a question on whether I can still go or not. It's very disappointing, to say the least. I was really excited for this. I've been organizing the group of friends that were going to come along with me, convincing their parents, providing them with any and every information they may ask about the exhibition. Renting a table costs a pretty penny and that's why I had to invite some other friends to share the costs as they exhibit their artworks as well. All of them are visual artists, mostly digital art. And I wanted this for them too. My sister is one of them and I wanted her to be confident about her beautiful artworks. It was a unique chance for her to finally get some recognition for her art skills but I failed them. Now there are no tables. And thus, no more exhibiting at Comic Con. Maybe I should try updating this blog more often and the night directly after the event... Hmmm... MOVING ON, before I say anything else, I'd first like to acknowledge that no matter how festive and happy people (Australians) can get for Australia Day (26 January), the Aboriginals of Australia may not share the same glee. Australia Day is "Invasion Day" (26 January) to them and I fully understand the context of which they're coming from. This is why amidst all the celebration, I'd like to remind people of the legacy and the thriving society and that is, the Aboriginals. So for the Australia Day celebration at our school, my friends/classmates and I prepared a little song cover and performed it in front of the whole school! Sounds awesome? Because it was! But most importantly, I am so proud of the whole class for pulling off setting everything up, practicing and whatsoever in such short notice. I would just like to say that I am lucky to be in the same class as these very incredible people.
We played the song Wavin' Flag by K'naan, which I admit is best known as being the theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but... yeah. ANYWAYS, our little band was composed of Esther on keyboard, Mariam on cajón, Salma on acoustic guitar, Lilas, Fahad, Mustafa, Msendoo and Mary on vocals, and last but not the least, me on electric guitar and vocals. The rest of the class was either on the tech team, the people who made sure that we wouldn't have any technical difficulties and fixed them if ever one was to arise (thankfully nothing did), or the art team, the people who were in charge of setting and decorating the stage. We, the whole class, had one week to do all that we did that day. It was crazy! Everyone was rushing around, people were stressing out, nobody was getting any sleep, and some people (me) were in the verge of a mental breakdown! It really, really was hectic because we had tests, assessments, homework, and other CAS activities to attend to (the AD Golf Championship I talked about in my last post took my whole weekend prior Australia Day). It was just chaos. I felt like quitting, some of my friends felt like quitting. Actually, I really did already quit. But on the day before Australia Day, I joined my friends during their practice session, gave them advice (I'm in a choir and I've played live before so I know some stuff), and the next thing I know I was part of the performance again. Everything was just so unplanned. Thank goodness, I've had some practice sessions with them before I initially quit, plus the chords were quite simple and the melody repetitive, that's why it wasn't that hard for me to cope. But WE DID IT! We played the song pretty well, in my opinion. We received good feedback from the spectators, and thank God everything really just went swimmingly! P.S. Unfortunately, considering our very tight schedule, we don't have much pictures of the event. However, I'll be posting some pics if ever I get some from other people who might've taken pictures of the event ^_^ I have two ideas for my TIME story and I'm very excited about them both! I've also written the first draft already, but I haven't really thought of the story structure yet. It's now 12:48 AM but my mind is on hyper-drive. My hands are itching to put my ideas into written form. I hope I do this story well. I'm so happy because I haven't had great story ideas for some time, probably because I'm just really so stressed about everything.
I'm not really going to tell what my stories are going to be about, but I do tell you that they will be depressing. What? This is my forte. I am the queen of emotional trainwrecks! And I make it my business to rampage over people's feels, just how my favourite types of books and shows make me feel so many feels. Anyways, I'm starting to not make sense so I better end it here. Good night! (As if I'm sleeping yet, I"ll probably not) I've been entering the annual Oxford University Press Short Story Writing Competition for 2 years but I haven't won. But that won't stop me!!! This year I'm entering again! And I hope to reach the finals this time because the topic this year is TIME! It is one of m personal favourites and I've tackled it before in some of the short stories I've written before, including ones in my book "Awry".
Up until recently (yesterday), I've been thinking about not entering because of the sheer amount of work that I have yet to finish. But then again, I thought that there'd be no harm in trying. So now here I am, racking my brain for any story ideas. Whether I win or not, I'll be keeping the story and possibly improving it later on and adding it to a new short story collection I'll soon be working on. |
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