3.25.2005
gd friday

I'm at my shop now.. So many things have happened in this 2005. Staring at the blank walls that's suppose to be filled with pictures, i wonder to myself, the many pictures that could have been taken and wasn't due to some decisions that we make - which affected the reality plane and etches it to another one. I'll be having an exhibition from apr 12-14, at suntec city - which explains why the pictures aren't up my walls yet, i'm still deciding which ones i'll put at the exhibtion. I remember the last one i had at newton, a year back - i remembered the group being there and supporting me. I remembered that we had supper at newton after that. I remembered alvina coming by the next day in the afternoon with a packed pizza. I also remembered my aunt coming by too that day and took a look at my then - standard - piece of work. ... which is now on the top shelf of my bedroom.

I'll be off to a shoot at sentosa later... in about an hour's time. Then doing a test shoot at the singapore fashion festival tomolo - thanks to gracia. Nicky and I just bought a replacement camera - which melissa helped paid for now. Nicky just left for Nepal taking the 70-200 lens. Which made me buy the 100-300 lens yesterday, along with another 1gb card and a 580 flash which costed a total of $1100. Gee. I dunno if i can make enuff back to cover all the costs and the shop too.

The hive's business is picking up again - they just had another 4 travellers that just walked in from the bus station. Hopefully fer them, things will get better. It's really heart-warming to know that these are not just people that i know from the army, not just people that i use to call 'Sir' and 'instructors'. These people are now the people that are backing me up in my business. It's a kind of Camaraderie that only exists becoz of the things that we've been thru in Echo - somthing that alot of people will never understand. These people are brothers no matter wat kind of person you are or the kind of life you live . When the crunch time is there, these are the people that will fight your war with you. I live to say this becoz of an experience in Brunei that changed all of us that've been thru it. The 10 days worth of living out there without food and water is the one of the things that most average people in singapore will never do.

The 5 days of walking with full load with the people you either love or hate makes you love or hate them more. Ultimately when the finishing line is crossed, you look back and see the brothers that dragged you in the stream when you can't walk anymore, that carried your bag when you dislocated your shoulder, that grabbed your hand and pulled you up a hill with his other hand was clung on a branch that had torns, that hugged you and teared and you understood why. Memories of such will always be etched in my mind, and i, 2LT kwok salute all the officers that were trained in the 52/03 batch of Echo Wing, OCS. Thru all the storms that we had when since the day we entered, when we were out in the field, to the storm that killed our commissioning parade. ...well... have fun in your last few months... i've been out for quite some time, but will always remember all that happened.

ok..time to pack up and head for work now... corona's shoot... oh btw,... it's good friday - and corona is having a party at the beach... wat better way to spend the death anniversary of Christ downing beer and drunk vices?.......

sigh

| louis at 16:21