@GelayyLumiere 8 December 2021 edited more from that month

Recycled Parol

There is an app that assists every retail outlet of a specific cigarette brand by sharing videos about market strategy. They gave points for every pack of a specific cigarette brand, and those points could be exchanged for vouchers, ecash, or loads, which was very helpful for a small retail outlet like ours. Every regular holiday, such as New Year's, Valentine's Day, Christmas, or their founding anniversary, they held a nationwide competition.

Before the year's end, I've decided to enter their competition, which is a decorating competition. One of their requirements was that they use one of their recently introduced cigarette brands as a material in making the piece. I eventually planned my concept and decided to make a Christmas Lantern (Parol) out of this cigarette brand packs. I started making it last November actually, it was difficult for me since it fell during my midterm exam week. However, in my spare time, I can construct a star's base. The weekend arrives, and I'm almost done covering half of it. Of course, I was excited and went to the app where I was going to upload it, but by the time I got there, the place where I was supposed to upload the pictures of the output in the taskbar had vanished. Of course, I was disappointed because I was no longer able to submit my entry. Fortunately, they updated their system last week and announced that the competition's entry period has been extended and reopened. I merrily finish what I'd started because I'm eager to show off my work. After finishing my *Parol* after two more days, all I had to do was wait patiently for the reopening.

It is needed to be displayed in the store so yesterday I took various pictures of it and choose from it the best shot that I could pass onto the platform as an entry. Now I just need to wait for the voting days to see the result of my works. **Disclaimer:** I am neither a psychologist nor a financial advisor, and all of my pieces were done for entertainment purposes only. What I've written here is merely my personal opinion, and any statements made are based on my personal views and should not be taken as fact. Always do your due diligence. Support and Follow me https://noise.cash/u/Gelayy