May 16, Wednesday 2007Hey all ! I apologise for the late update, but here it is ! :D An interview with Magnette, a very well-known and well-liked skinner in the BS community.
My first impression of Magnette, was that she'd be really stuck up because she was a little older than the rest of the skinners. But she was far from it ! :D Throughout the interview, she was sweet, and a little flustered. ( Due to the fact that she was a little sick ) (:
Hi. i am jeanette and you call me nette for short. i am a year 2 undergrad at the National University of Singapore. i enjoy playing sports, listening to music and i love spending time with my family and friends. :)
Ooh. NUS ? Is life stressful ?Pretty much. Workload is extremely heavy and there are a lot of projects, essays and tests during the semesters and it can get really stressful at times. but i am on holiday right now so i am feeling good at this moment. :D
How did the name Magnette come about ?Haha. It was a nickname given to me when i was in primary school. i have been using it ever since for every account i make over the internet. i guess i am still using it out of convenience and it is easier to remember. i dont really like it though but i think it is unique enough. (:
Has blogskins changed your life in anyway ?Yes, it has. Firstly, it will be the wonderful friends that i have made through blogskins. it is pretty cool to have friends that share the same passion with you on blogskinning. i have gotten close to some of them and it is pretty awesome.
Secondly, blogskins have taught me to be more open to criticisms. i struggled with that a lot initially.i have this motto now : " life aint a beauty show. i seek, i learn and i grow. " Blogskins provided me with wonderful memories but i went through a lot of crap too. With insults, criticisms, wars and so much more, i have really become stronger ever since. you cant please everyone but this is life. i have to be open to everyone's opinions so that i can learn and grow from. :D
When did you start skinning and where did your inspiration come from ?ooooh. another long story. i had the blogskins account ever since year 2003 but i have never used it till last year. i used to be a noob at blogging and some of my friends werent that helpful in teaching me how to edit my html templates. it was in circumstances like those that i had to force myself to learn and i got better. After that, i started helping people who werent that good in their htmls and eventually, i did my first blogskin for my friend. it was then that i realised that i had a passion for blogskinning and started contributing to the blogskins community. (:
mmmm, my inspiration comes from God and songs that have touched me in a certain way. my skins are pretty much based on how i am feeling. yayy. :D
Any dreams for the future ?i am an aspiring Geographer and i want to work for the Singapore Tourism Board in future.i want to venture out into missions too. i want to learn to see the world under the eyes of God's creation. :D
What's your take on homosexuals ? .____. Random, I know.Haha. Actually, i am pretty much okay about it. i have been in an all girls school for the past 10 years and i have seen alot of them in my school. that is why i find it easier to accept lesbians over gays. But i still think that it is wrong even though i dont discriminate them at all. i would like to think that it is a passing phase and eventually, they will get out of the whole homosexual thing. (:
Have you got any tips for new skinners ?1. Be true to yourself.Continue skinning because you enjoy doing so and do not do it out of the fame involved. Sure, SOTDs and Top 15 rated should be aims to motivate yourself but at the end of the day, it does not matter if you dont get them. as long as you have enjoyed the process of doing skins, i think that is all that matters. Do not get caught up in the popularity contest because you may end up losing yourself in the process of doing so. Stay true and keep blogskinning as a way of improving and keeping your passion alive. yayy. (:
2. Humility is the key.i think it is an important aspect that every blogskinner should have including myself. No one can be perfect in doing skins. And i think staying humble is a good way of telling yourself to keep improving. :D
Anything else to add?errr, blogskins rock? yayy <3 i hope i didnt sound so philosophical. i had fun doing this interview. :D
And that's the interview with Jeanette. Do take care, and watch out for the next interview ! :D
Vanessa.
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