Numero uno

Feeling a bit of a black and white vibe tonight, after I lit some candles and settled into bed, one entirely not my own because the folks are here for christmas - sacrificial love. I like my bed a lot more than I should. 

I've been a big fan of Hedi Slimane for a long time. The obsession with black and white photography probably began when I was in middle school, when I found that the interaction between charcoal sticks, pencil shading and black colour pencils was one of the best ways I could portray a subject on my canvas. I remember drawing and pausing to smudge and dust the mixes with my finger tips, charcoaled skin, dusty with inspiration. It was a good time. 

Seeing as this is my first post - I'm Alyssa, and I'm an extremely tiny creature. My height has been debated by many, and is a source of constant teasing and amusement - don't get me wrong, I enjoy it. However, I make up for my tiny stature with a bubbly smile and lots of animated gestures. I was born and raised in the tiny island of Singapore for fifteen years and made a big move to the oriental depths of Beijing, China, where I continued to experience the great and weird things life had to offer. Its been a hell of a ride, to be honest. I currently live, study and feed people way too much in Durham, England, and spend my time doing many things that university students do - getting horrifically intoxicated on weekdays, crawling out of bed every morning and commuting between two towns an hour apart for lectures I find rather monotonous and spending lots of time with a glorious bunch of people I call friends. I am studying to become the world's greatest shrink, though probably in specific terms I would like to become a clinical psychologist and enthral my patients with wit and laughter whilst working alongside their difficulties. Obviously, the other dream would be to travel. Just travel, everywhere anywhere all over the place - literally. For now, my heart is with Iceland. 

Frankly, I'm getting ridiculously bored typing away about myself, so I'll let my personality shine through my ass from the posts that I will be updating. But there's a bit of me up there for now. I won't be leaving any goodnight kisses for tonight, however I shall leave a lead up of snippets of why I just absolutely love and adore Iceland so much and the many secrets it has to offer.

Góða nótt!