Primary colours
"And you were so anti-establishment in school!"
So my mom exclaimed when she saw me this morning decked out in all the Jalur Gemilang colours to work. Just because an email yesterday asked us to do so.
I wondered, what has changed? As I walk into the office, very few people are really decked out. There are passing nods, yes, after all it doesn’t take any effort to throw on a white or red shirt over blue jeans. A few pale yellows (which is the wrong yellow anyway) showed up too. It’s funny when supporting an establishment (or an initiative spearheaded by an establishment) means that you’re going against the norm. Intuitively, one would assume the opposite to be true…
Nothing wrong with mixing, because shades of the primary colours are more attractive than plain primary colours in their pure form. Think cornflower blue, cerulean blue and prussian blue. Yet, mix colours too much and you get an indistinguishable mess of grey.
And so. I want to go back to my primary colours and wear them boldly in all their pristine, stark glory.
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