#this ask is like a year old soz lawl

[ytwokid]

cld we get a tutorial for how to make the images all sparkly?? n lower resolution 2??

glitter:

so long story short there r online tools that will just do it 4 u and wut a lot of people on here use. such as https://www.online-image-editor.com/help/glitters. or just Google glitter image generator n pick one lol. I was not aware of this 4 a long time so I ended up teaching myself how 2 do it manually in Photoshawp n will maybe eventually outline da process in another post for anyone masochistic enuff 2 want 2 do it, but I'd recommend checking out the generators first.

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as 4 lower resolution: it's all down 2 export settings. I usually save as a gif and then import the image again and save it as a png. I use Photoshop obv but I imagine any graphic software that lets you tweak export crap will let u do this w/ varied results. alternatively u can fuck w/ the "optimize" tab via ezgif.com or use photopea (no download, browser-based Photoshop clone) 2 achieve similar effects.

a lot of images from the early net utilize dithering and limit colors 2 reduce file size. I'm sure there's 800 thousand pages of jargon outlining what it all means n does n blah blah blah but idc n neither do u. so when u export an image from Photoshawp/pea/gimp/idc try exporting as a gif and toying w/ the settings u see there-- specifically changing the dithering mode and dialing the colors back from 256 to somewhere between 8 to 32. ez way 2 make new shit look old. also make sure you change the "matte" to NONE or you'll get a crusty white border round da edge.

#txt #tut #this ask is like a year old soz lawl

[bhattxpressions]

Stephanie Wong

1.) What is your favorite service event and what does service mean to you? I actually really like Grace Garden because the lady is super super sweet, I learned to identify weeds HAHA, and I got to meet new people every time.

Service to me is to do something good for other people (even just one person), a community and/or a country without asking for anything in return.

2.) How do you think APO has helped you with being a better leader Having different opportunities to share my ideas, listen to others’ ideas, and work as a team with my pbs

3.) What is the best way to start the day? (1) Tidying your bed first thing in the morning

- I started doing this after I'd watched this video on Facebook. Honestly it started off making me feel good because it gives you this sense of achievement and the feeling that everything will go well for the rest of your day, knowing that you have accomplished something already (as small of a task it seems – I NEVER USED TO TIDY MY BED and now it’s become a habit!!!).

(2) A good breakfast with a cup of black coffee or half sweetened chai latte w/ almond milk at Mishka’s - :’) legit heavenly.

(3) A little run or a little workout - it always make me feel good afterwards (only if I manage to get my lazy ass to exercise though).

4.) Would you rather lose all your memories or never be able to make new ones? I would probably be frustrated either way but I would rather lose all my memories because I feel like it’s more important for me to be able to make new ones and enjoy being in the moment. I could honestly visualize myself dwelling on old memories and being confused af if I couldn’t make new ones LAWL :0).

5.) Who is your role model and why? My role model is my dadi. Even though I see his weaknesses and shortcomings (which everyone has to some extents), I will always be in awe of how he managed to get to where he is now by working his ass off without being born into a privileged and super well-off family. He is very easy going (even with my friends) thought can be dead serious about important matters if the situation requires him to be. He is also the one that gives me life lectures and helps me get my shit together thru out these past 20 years HEHE THANK YOU.

6.) Something or someone you miss most from your childhood? The first thing that came to my mind was ice skating because it pretty much occupied most of my life and shaped me into who I am. I started my first skating class in the summer when I was 5 years old, where I had apparently cried my ass off – not really surprising though given how anxious I usually get when I try something new. I ended up quitting when I was 14 when I left Hong Kong for high school in the UK, mainly because skating competitively requires a lot of time and effort for progress and improvements to be made on the jumps and spins, and being in a boarding school simply does not allow me to skate like 5 times per week.

People always say you could just skate for fun and you don’t have to quit! But honestly to me that’s kind of like saying you can always read books and write essays without being in school and getting that degree LOL (bad analogy SOZ, but you get the idea) – it’s honestly a completely different story. Growing up, people around me had always seen me as the ‘strong’ one. And because I had somehow always associated crying with weakness, I never used to let myself cry in front of people, not even my parents. So at the time when my dad was driving my mum and I back home from my last training session, I was literally at the back of the car trying my best to hold back my tears and cry without making any sound.

Honestly my heart still aches a little every time I think back, partly because of the memory of how heartbroken I was at that time, and partly because I still regret not having put my 100% into skating, which I’m kind of ashamed of admitting. Why?

Although I still am today, I used to be SO SO much more self-conscious and scared of being commented on by other people – yes, even strangers (……sigh……). And because all skating rinks in Hong Kong are in huge shopping malls, there would a-l-w-a-y-s be people walking by and watching. So naturally my anxiety would kick in and most of the time when I'm on the ice I'd just be wondering how other people see me, and what they would say if I had fallen and if I had not been able to meet their (probably non-existent) expectations (smh).

T'was a little off track but after all I’m just glad I had a childhood that could bring me such memories because they make me who I am today and I am BEYOND grateful to have my coach, parents, and grandparents watch me grow in skating and provide me with so much support and love. :’) :’) :’) Also I’m so thankful my mum didn’t give in to my moments of weaknesses and let me quit because I never otherwise would have been able to look back and appreciate everyone that I had met and everything that I had learnt from skating. :’’ )

(+ P.S. I also miss living with my grandparents as a kid x1000000)

#HHBAPO