The Will Power

I was on the stage of National Taipei University of Education’s big auditorium, from 1PM till 3PM, Tuesday afternoon, December 16th, coaching a designing class of 50 sophomore students about the catwalk on the runway. Wow, I was not only a supermodel, but I also taught young people how to act like a supermodel. It was like a dream come true for me. I’m feeling excited!

“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”, said Forrest Gump’s Mum. Indeed, we never know what will happen next minute, but it will happen when there is a will. Just about when I felt frustrated and joked about not being recognized as a model at Taipeier Cafe’, I didn’t expect that I would have been invited to give a lecture about modeling on a college campus. Isn’t the will power amazing?

Last Saturday afternoon, while Sophia Chen helped me with the hairstyle for the annual performance of Thousand Cranes Japanese Dance School at Youth Arts Center, I told her about the episode at Taipeier Cafe’. Sophia asked me immediately if I would be interested in coaching college students about modeling and posing for cameras. Voila! There I was, standing tall on the podium to demonstrate my body talks, surrounding by students. All of them followed my directions and copied the way I moved diligently on the runway. It was a fun and amazing experience to pose in front of 50 cameras like a supermodel.

After class, the professor in charge of the class invited me for coffee along with Sophia and a bunch of enthusiastic students. It was a pleasant experience to see college professor and students communicate without any barriers. The professor in charge got his doctor degree in Design from Tokyo University. We became instant friends because of the Japanese language. He invited me to help students put on a fashion show at the end of the school year next Spring.

What a wonderful challenge it will be to work with many ardent students to enrich their lives as well as mine in the coming year!