Meet 15-year-old blogger and photographer Lionel Lim.
Lionel lives in Singapore and his dream is to become well-known as a blogger.
Read on to find out more!
Tell us a bit about yourself…
I am very negative when it comes to certain aspects of life, due to some negative incidents in my past. Only my closest friends whom I trust know about them. One of my huge downfalls was cyber-bulling, which made me a very socially awkward person because I was mentally bullied.
I love food at lot, ranging from cheese-baked rice to beverages like bubble tea and coffee. I am a very fussy person when it comes to the word ‘food’! My friends tell me that I am weird, but I think being ‘weird’ is when you just have a different perspective and you think differently.
The reason behind me blogging is because I really wanted a space that I can call mine – something that only I can own, somewhere where I can make my opinions the only ones. Also, somewhere where I could just say what I was thinking without having to worry about people judging me.
What are your inspirations?
Bear
My inspirations are everything I see around me, the biggest would be well known bloggers, from Linda to Wendy Cheng. They inspire me a lot with their way of blogging: how bold and daring they are when it comes to voicing their opinions and the hard work that they put in when they are at the computer – typing a post, designing the layout and so on. I can feel the hard work that they put in and that really inspires me.
What’s your favourite piece of work you have produced?
The image Bear (see above) - it was taken the day when one of my childhood dreams of getting a DSLR was fulfilled. I was very happy, and I took a lot of pictures with it! I really like this image because the text basically defines me – a dreamer.
Who is your favourite ‘creative’ in your chosen field?
The same as mentioned above: Linda and Wendy Cheng. Their photography never fails to give me motivation, and they inspire me to blog my thoughts and take pictures of my life.
Visit Lionel’s blog and say hello on Twitter: @chickenwingxc.
