about • arls

Arls: Ariel
Ethnicity: Chinese
Born on: 10th Dec
Horoscope: Sagittarius
I am a girl and am hooked

straightforward.
impatient to things that do not interest/hypocrites.
confident yet feel inferior at times.
observant, sensitive and care very much about details.
friendly, but reluctant to any line crosser.
crazy, when it's time to loose the shoes.

cherishes substantial conversation.
treasures spiritual understanding in love.
loves food.
enjoys gibbering,
sees it as the beginning of award-winning masterpiece...
loathes human selfishness.

Sometimes I feel that the more I learn, the less I know...

Interests:
watches, fashion, music, lyrics writing(Chinese), shoes, photography, lomography, Polaroid

Activities:
mic eating, reading(at Kinokuniya), surfing(virtually), writing, point & shoot, peek & listen to neighbours, say hi to CCTV, a** biting, neck sniffing or be neck sniffed, impersonating(friends entertainment)

Gibbers & Doodles:
English, Chinese{mandarin + cantonese} (and some not so useful languages)

Passionate in:
graphic design, photography, fashion, music, writing(Chinese)

Can do:
Serendipity, photography art direction, fashion styling, singing, graphic design, web design(prefer not to)

My heart shines when…
Hue:
white, noir & blanc, #FF0066, red, fluorescent pink on grey, translucent, white on transparent, silver on black, OPI’s NL M21

Things:
watch, vintage, Polaroid, lomo, microphone, rotary dial phone, bubble blowing tube gel, hand writings

Feelings:
photocopied scent, hearty hug, neighbor’s smile, hand-holding in car, smooches on the cheek in cinema, high key exposure, strawberry scent lip balm, ice flakes, airport announcement, recharge sound of the flash, chalk writing, melting chocolate on tongue, draw on back, surprise gifts, accidental discovery, windy bicycle ride, hall sound Christmas carols, jump and sing at concert, after shower, dog’s slips, a lil tipsy without headache, sound of the walking high heels

Fashion:
less is more, newsprint, eyelashes, pointy pumps, mod, vintage

Style:
Marc by Marc Jacobs, Preen, Gucci, L.A.M.B.

Creatives:
Karim Rashid, Philippe Starck, Andy Warhol, Jason Brooks, Michel Gondry, Steven Spielberg, Hayao Miyazaki, Tim Burton

Mags:
Milk X, Wallpaper

Voice:
王菲, Kahimi Karie, Coralie Clément, Nina Persson, 陳綺貞

Taste:
SIA, LAMB, 蔡健雅,classic Christmas carols

Type:
indie, trip hop, R&B, electric pop, jazz, ambient, lounge

Beauties:
Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn, Liv Tyler, Nicole Kidman, 张曼玉

My man:
Takuya Kimura, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Henney

Sights and touches:
movie title opening sequence, industrial design, pop art, installation art, spot UV, hot stamping, Braille

Inspiration:
Eternal Sunshine on my Spotless Mind, PS I Love You, The Never Ending Story 2, The Holiday, The Sweetest Things, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Lola Rennt, Edward Scissorhands, Fight Club, Closer, The Truman Show, Number 23, The Pursuit of Happyness, Perfume

Laughter:
Chibi Maruko Chan　樱桃小丸子, The Powerpuff Girls

Non-stop:
Lost, Heroes, CSI, Nip/tuck, ANTM, Project Runway, Engine(Jap), advertisements

Food:
cheese Pringles, 70% dark Lindt, Snickers, strawberry Pocky

Real food:
BR’s pralines and cream, cheese, banana, ginger bread, cherry tomato, bitter tiramisu, sashimi + wasabi, Famous Amos

Sweat(or not):
ice skating, yoga, 5.6.7.8, (be)massage, sky diving(one day)

Emotion soothie:
Jack Russell Terrier

Play:
Katamari Damacy(it’s a real stress smasher), Fatal Frame(nice camera), Tomb Raider(I like pyramid), ctrl + shift + C and motherlode(if only reality be done this way).

Childhood memories:
sing and jump on bed(parents’), doodles on the wall beside the study desk, paper dolls, bitten a bully, caught some fireflies(and they died the next day), sour plum ice stick, dog ride(3 secs), 跳格子, press on neighbours/strangers door bell and RUNNN…