In the April issue of L’Officiel (Singapore edition), I have made a cameo appearance in the Contributors page in my capacity as sub-editor of the magazine. It’s probably the only time I’ll ever find my face in a magazine.
The picture, however, isn’t the most ideal as it’s actually a little blurry. It was, however, the only (somewhat) suitable one I could find among all my photos. And get this, the photo here was taken in Seoul two years ago when I was having tea in a cafe with a friend in the Insadong area of the South Korean capital. It’s not even recent!
For one, I don’t have any good photos taken of myself since returning to Singapore. I hardly take photos in Singapore. Secondly, most of the photos I have of myself in Hong Kong are mostly of me dressed unglamorously in hiking gear – hardly the sort of image one would want to portray in a magazine that’s about high fashion, luxe jewellery and obscenely expensive watches. What’s worse, I wasn’t even wearing any makeup.
So I now know the importance of always having on hand a candidly posed shot, if that makes sense. You know, the type of shot where you’re actually posing for it but yet have to make it look casual, candid and cool? While you’re at it, you should also make sure you’re dressed nicely and wearing some makeup before clicking on the shutter. You never know when you might need such a photo!
The vainpot and bimbo in me is totally regretting not being prepared for such a situation!