I stumbled upon a picture of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi in their all-white outfit on E! online blog. I thought to myself, "What a lovely couple!" I read that Leonardo Da Vinci (the Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer) could be a gay. I thought to myself, "Such incredible talent!"

I saw RuPaul (a man who switches to a woman with good makeup and clothes) on the billboards of MAC, a Canadian company which sells genre-bending and drag-friendly cosmetics. I thought to myself, "Such Bravo!"

These are just some of the many well-known figures coming from the West. Despite living in the fringe and branded as un-natural, they continue to inspire and fascinate the common masses. So, does it really matter what our sexual orientation or identitiy is if one is able to contribute to the progress of the society? In animal kingdom, it isn't an issue. The animals just have sex and reproduce. With humans, they bring in a whole set of complicated issues.

For now, I wanna be that cub again because childhood was a great time and space to be in. It didn't matter if someone had breasts or dick. It didn't matter if one of my neighbours had eleven fingers. It didn't matter if we used blankets and cane as props for superhero fight. It didn't matter if there were more than 10 people in our 1-room flat and I cuddled up to be with my mum in the bedroom, my brother in the living room or joined my Dad to sleep along the corridor.

Hence for this project entitled FringE, I'm seeking that rare random moment where I focus on the beauty of COSPLAY. The subjects are simply real people who enjoy outfitting themselves with costume and accessory. There are 365 1/4 days in a year, so I'm sure there is always some fantasy characters lurking around, lightening up the mood of urbanites stuck in an otherwise uneventful day.