I hope everyone doesn’t dismiss themselves too quickly.

After receiving a poor grade in a public art exam — and fearing the stereotype of the “starving artist” — I walked away from the one thing my heart truly loved. Letting it go left a deep void.

I could have given up. How was my life later on?

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising Design from the Polytechnic University and an Associate degree in Digital Visual Design from City University.

I have worked for over ten years in the Hong Kong advertising industry as an Art Director and Creative Director. I’ve filmed abroad, won awards, and collaborated with many talented individuals.

I have also taught drawing.

Gradually, I built a stable life, traveling abroad every year. During one of my trips, I met someone, fell in love, and later got married. We bought our apartment.
In 2025, I received my certificate as a practitioner in Applied Arts and Therapy.

If I had let a public exam define me and given up on my life, I wouldn’t have encountered the luck I have now. While this life may not seem extraordinary to some, it is the life I love—one I never dared to imagine as a teenager.

I hope everyone doesn’t dismiss themselves too quickly. There are many beautiful experiences yet to come.

希望大家別太快否定自己。

告訴你，我當年會考美術成績不佳。心想：我以後做不成任何跟美術有關的事。可以停止發夢，大概可以讀個什麼做個文職。而人生一定會很失敗。

我感到非常挫敗，情緒狀態亦斷崖式下跌。

後來呢？我的人生向怎樣的方向發展呢？

我擁有理工大學廣告設計系文學士，城大數碼視覺設計副文學士。

在香港廣告業當了十多年美術指導/創意總監。到過外國拍片，拿過獎，跟不少利害的人一起工作。

也有教過畫畫。

漸漸有了穩定的生活，每年外遊。在旅行中遇到一個人，談戀愛，後來結了婚。做了業主，建立了家。

2025年我拿了應用藝術及治療執行師的證書。

如果我被一場公開考試否定了，而放棄自己的人生，後來的幸運就不會遇到了。雖然對某些人來說這並不是多了不起的人生，但這可是我自己喜歡的人生，少女時的我不敢想像的人生。

希望大家別太快否定自己。

有很多美好還未遇上。