Inspired by the quote "There's never enough time to do all the nothing I want" from Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, the title of my comic is "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want; but there's always time to do something simple which would carve a smile. The comic comes in two parts and I will explain the various reasons the comic is what it is.
In this first part (above), I show a character(in red) thinking about the various things he can in that day. He wishes to accomplish many of the things that he finds fun and interesting but only has one day, 24 hours or also known as 1440 minutes. It would not be plausible to accomplish all this "nothing" he wants to do. As the panels progress, we can see that the background changes from morning to night, to indicate the progress of time, and to stress that no matter the amount of things one wishes to accomplish in a day, the person cannot stop time from progressing.
In this second part (above), the main character again, is in red. This is done so mainly to differentiate the character from the surroundings. The character in this part visits the old folks' home. He entertains the old folks by chatting with them, accompanying them. To the simple-minded senior citizens, this is all enough to carve a smile on them. After all, they are lonely and wish for someone to visit them so they feel wanted. As shown in the last panel, the old folks are happy after a simple visit from the character. I use a light coloured background for the last panel,evoking the sense of simplicity and happiness.
Hi Aik Yang, I feel that you have done a great job in trying to show your title. Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about what we want to do but in the end do nothing meaningful. Instead we can help out at the old folks' home which is much more meaningful. I feel that it does not matter how much time we have, but rather how we spend the time we have, which is what you have shown in your comic strip. Good job!
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Hi Jia Jie, thanks for your compliment! I see you have understood my comic really well. I totally agree with your point on it does not matter how much time we have, but rather how we spend the time we have. Many of us have indeed done things that seem fun in the short period of time but feel it is a waste of time afterwards, thus if we spend our time productively, we could actually live a happier life, in better environment, in a nicer society!
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