Eldest Daughter 長女 by Lavender Chang
In Chinese culture, the eldest daughter and the eldest son shares different responsibilities within the family in the old days.
In modern society, the eldest daughter is no longer just limited to her traditional responsibilities. Many of them also increasingly find themselves required to take on the part of the eldest son, such as sharing the financial burden of the family, or any of a number of other roles that parents used to only expect from the eldest son. Being the eldest daughter in my family, I feel the pressure to do more, and likewise, other eldest daughters also share similar pressures from their parents in different ways.
Parents generally do not expect the eldest son to take on the traditional roles of the eldest daughter, such as carrying out household chores. The perceptions of society are changing, and as a result, a new version of the same dynamic is created. Parents are giving preferential treatment to boys in a different form. The traditional identity of the girls is getting eroded because Chinese society is now expecting the girls to be like boys, and sometimes girls may need to abandon what has been expected from them in the past, in order to fulfill their new roles.
This photo series by Lavender speaks to me in all ways possible because essentially, I am an eldest daughter, even on both sides of the extended family. Also because she’s a super-senior of mine, from TP’s VSC. It’s great that she also looks up to John Clang as an inspiration like I do. I’m absolutely in love with the rest of her works as well. It got a little daunting when I went through her CV on her site, but it didn’t last too long. I’m impressed, and inspired. Thanks Pixiekrane for the recommended read.
MEOWRY CHRISTMAAAAS!!!
Us kittens will be putting on some good mewsic at Tanjong Beach Club on New Year’s Day alongside Singapore stalwarts KFC & Donn + the very cute Aidan Bamrah on purrrr-cussions!
Please join us if you can. There’ll be flea markets, massages and bbq meats! WTFOMGBBQWINGS!
Skip the crowds and lack of taxis on NYE and come out NYD why don’t ya? Who needs to prove they can count backwards anyhow?
Groove with us girls on New Year’s Day (not Eve!) at Tanjong Beach Club! I’ll be playing at 1700HRS. Time slots to be confirmed though.. :D
Horyyshizzoerz my first gig!!
Hand-written type made for local festival @ Old School, Mt Sophia - 03/12/11.
Line Up includes: Deerhoof, Cambodian Space Project, Mogwai {DJ Set}, Chad Valley, Tenderfist, Muon and old school mate, Bani Haykal.
Ahmad/Amirul
(Source: fyonafinn)
▸ FFF Girl DJ Bootcamp Grad Bash!
Finally, after 6 months of preparation and 4 weeks of schooling, we’re down to 1 night of hearing it from the girls themselves! We’ll keep the surprises for the dancefloor, but expect to hear everything from Green Velvet to Gil Scott-Heron and Nyan Cat!
First 100 to enter receive a complimentary Heineken!
Click attending on our Facebook Event page!
*Line-up*
Kiyoko Mori (Electronic Indie/Pop)
Rachael Teo (Electronic/Alternative/Indie)
Cats on Crack (Electronic/House)
BAY+B (Disco House/Funk)
Soft Serve S (House)
Natasha (Electro)
Lady of the Sistrum (Berlin Tech-House)
FFINN (Electro Remixes)
DJ Ghurl (Latin House)
REN (Latin/Funk Breakbeats)
Saigon Kat (Dubsteppy)
*Daniel Pearl World Music Days*
http://www.danielpearlmusicdays.org/
FFF Girl DJ Bootcamp 2011 is proud to be a part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days. This international network of concerts is in memory of slain journalist/musician Daniel Pearl, who travelled the world working toward cross-cultural understanding with simply a pen and a fiddle. Through our music, we contribute to the belief that humanity and harmony will prevail.
If you’re in Singapore & available for the night, see you there! It’s free entry all night! Come party with the greenies. We promise we’ll try our very best to make you chill, groove, boogie and dance all night with a wide variety of sounds. Support female local DJ(wanna-be)s! :)
P.S.
I’ll have my cat ears on. Maw :3
