11 years ago.
The day I graduated from university, I felt something new: no one could control me anymore. No parents, no school rules, no social expectations. I was finally free.
But I had no idea who I was.
I couldn’t write a self-introduction. I rejected my past. I couldn’t name any value I brought.
It felt like life was starting now. I was excited—but lost.
At times, I even envied people in prison: at least they were learning to survive, or finding meaning in their limitations.
And me? I stood in the sunlight… yet I couldn’t see the path ahead.
I didn’t know what I wanted.
But I was very clear about what I didn’t want.
When my relatives tried to arrange jobs for me, I rejected them all. I said, “I don’t want this.” My family mocked me: “Wow, so picky.” But looking back, that was the first moment I truly expressed myself.
That mindset saved me later—again and again.
One time in design school, we were asked to redesign a small-but-known brand as part of our semester evaluation.
I tried big brands like Google (before their redesign), but the school rejected my first three choices.
Then a Taiwanese artist friend gave me the key:
“Choose brands you can’t remember. Those are the ones that need fixing.”
That sentence unlocked something in me. I passed that project—and years later, in every crisis, I hear her voice again:
Look for what’s invisible. That’s where the work begins.
I still don’t have a final answer to “Who am I?”
But I know I’ve stepped out of the first cage.
My first truly self-chosen design was this ring.
👉 Gold Shield Ring – The Rebel’s Shield
