Cut It Off

Inspired by Anja Rubik.





This post is probably about 2-3 months late but I'm trying so hard to keep on track with regular blog posting. So I've chopped off my beautiful locks because I just thought it was time to try a new one. And in search of a new one I found Anja Rubik hairstyle really empowering, it's also androgynous, feminine with a manly touch to it. Which was exactly what I needed. Tired of my extremely long hair, not being able to do jack shit with it not only frustrated me but made me look like a crazy woman.

Although sometimes I do miss my long hair because it's my first time my hair grew that long. But it requires a lot of maintenance and I'm not one for maintaining my hair.

Immediately when they chopped off a lump of my hair leaving me with a weird ass bob, I immediately felt better. Freer if that made sense, as if I was shedding my skin and a new one formed. A new attitude and perspective towards life emerges and viola.

I had nothing to fear, my hair would grow back tremendously and my hair would be healthy, I just got to the point when I'm sweeping my room floor and 90% of the crap on the floor was made up of my long hair and it just annoyed the hell out of me. It got to me how much hair I was losing but I was just freaking out. Because I didn't maintain it enough with the 'nutrients' I wasn't giving it. And I pretty much couldn't afford luxurious hair so why not?

I don't cut my hair often enough so why not. But I did love my long hair. It was just time for something new.

Tewksbury Abbey

I remembered having a blast a Tweksbury Abbey. Also one of the last trips out before I went back to Singapore.

This beautiful work of art is known as the Tewksbury Abbey, I can't remember what I learnt from here. It was 4 months ago, and I regret not posting immediately where it's fresher and with better memory.

It was a beautiful day, great for a picnic. What I love about Tewksbury Abbey was it's beautiful historical architecture, that tells a certain story to them.

Although the Abbey was founded in 1087 by nobleman Robert FitzHamon, building of the present Abbey did not start until 1102. Built to house Benedictine monks, the Norman Abbey was near completion when consecrated in 1121.

Embellishments to the long nave roof and the apsidal chancel were made in the first half of the 14th century in the Decorated style. After the dissolution in 1540 most of the claustral buildings and the Lady Chapel were quarried for their materials but the Abbey Church was sold to the parishioners for £453. Changes made since then to the internal configuration have developed to reflect contemporary styles of devotion, currently of the Anglo-Catholic persuasion.

Lying at the southern edge of the old town, the Abbey quietly dominates the land and skyline with its long nave and “probably the largest and finest Romanesque tower in England” (Pevsner). Vestiges of its social domination can be deduced from the layout of the streets and buildings, and the occasional relic; the Abbot’s gatehouse, the Abbey Mill, The vicarage and the Tudor-style dwellings in Church Street. The area surrounding the Abbey is protected from development by the Abbey Lawn Trust, originally funded by a United States benefactor.

It's when I learnt that even though the people were pure, they dedicated their entire body, mind and soul to edify God by beautifying the church with such detailing. And I think that's amazing, comparing to Christians now, we should be ashamed of ourselves?

What astonished me is that without the aid of much technology they were able to create this magnificent architecture with such detail. It brought architecture forward with intricate designs.




Isn't he beautiful. =D



Ornate wooden door absolutely stunning.

My male model.


Tudor buildings restored, they are all so pretty. Those traditional pubs with lager dispensers and odor of grilled sausages and friend mushrooms.
















Matt has to save the sheep from me. Cause I was causing them stress disorder by chasing them around

Isn't he gorgeous that sweet thing makes my heart melt.

Durham Park

Also known as a deer park, Dr Who recently shot a scene here as well. Look at this magnificent work of art. Architecture at its best from centuries ago.