platoon t
last thurs, i put the finishing touches to my t shirt design n went to jurong point to place my order.
the hard part lies in getting the perfect idea. thanx to kelvin tay for his ‘vectorized faces’ sketch, see below.
well u can see where i got the inspiration from. i loosened the structure abit. i’m glad that because everybody’s smile is inside, its something everybody feels they have a share in. something to remember the 13th mono scouts.
on a side note, one of my preliminary ideas was to get my platoon mate’s names printed in their handwriting on the t-shirt. as a backup, i even got their signatures. turns out these ideas didn’t realli work out very well on a shirt.
another challenge lies in handling money admin issues. money is always a big headache. people always stop short when you bring money into the picture, if you noe wad i mean. i’m sure u experienced this b4, or ur probably the kind of people i’m talking about haha.
a platoon-t is something everybody wants to have but nobody wants to do it. they tend to open their mouths alot. remember that not all imput will b positive, or will work on a shirt. the thing here is to b open-minded and discerning.
n when u talk to people as a group, its often very hard to get a majority feedback. often a few heroes will voice out n it kinds of puts off the rest from giving further imput. n of course there r those who can’t b bothered at all. the last group is best ignored as they’ll just get u down.
but at the end of the day, when something actually materializes, many want to take the credit.
dats how the platoon responded. no matter how united people make us out to b, there r bound to b differences in a group. n dats how any group works.
to my platoon, thanx for all the positive AND negative feedback. n for all the words of appreciation. to daryl, thanx for the help with the crest, thought it would end up looking boring but wad a surprise! n kelvin for dat wonderful 'smiles' idea. it came just when i was about to throw in the towel, having squeezed my brain dry.
i’ve no regrets taking the initiative to do the shirt, but next time, get somebody else to settle the money. its a learning curve, quite an experience actually, n i’m really excited to see how the actual shirt will look next week. how dreams became reality.
happy cny everyone!
alvin ong dozed and watched the sawdust trampled night @ 6:56 PM
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