7.21.2005
flasher I once said that i hated doctors and kids. If i needed to see a doctor it means that i've got something wrong with me. If i had a kid, it means that i did something wrong. Well, biting me in the arse again are 2 the shoots that i just did. Firstly, a parenting seminar, which talks about how to be a good parent... etc. And secondly, a cocktail reception which was for a medical collaboration - which was swarmed with doctors and medical people. Sigh. I should start saying things like "i hate the 4-D i hope i never strike" then strike the next day..or whatever. It's like that i guess. There IS something called "Karma" and it swims around all of us. And it knows when to stike...unlike 4D. Anyways. I'm getting better, thanks to the various array of pills i've been trying out. Still the week has been pretty fast. And i'm off to work again tomolo. Which is by the way the opening of our new library. Speaking of which.. it's such a sad sad sad thing that the old one has to move. yeah, talk about improvements and all that... but these are the ..... places.. that the govt should be keeping! We probably wun recognise this place in a few years time. And sadly, one that we will forget what it use to look like...and maybe even forgettng how it feels like.
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7.20.2005
sick treat I just finished cover 5 shoots over the weekend. It was a rush rush situation with sometimes no time for even a decent meal. And just when i told myself that monday will be my sabbath day, one of the clients called me up on monday morning, wanting to view the pics in the afternoon. That meant that i had to drag myself out of bed, and edit the photos till 3pm. Went down to the office (good thing it's in town), and hand them the CD. Then i told myself that tuesday should be my sabbath. And who knows?... i fell sick on monday nite. just like what nicky had said... it creeps up on you when you least expect it. Had 2 bowls of porridge for the day and now i'm trying to sleep. I've got a shoot later at 9am in the morning and 2pm in the afternoon. So... i'm trying to get as much res as possible. It's going to be my third attempt to try and sleep. I had my first go at WoW yesterday and i must say i'm impressed with the interface. But then againm it takes a long long time to up a level, and i'm so lagging behind everyone. haha it's for fun anyway, and i doubt i'll follow thru the game after the pass expires. But then again, who knows?
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7.14.2005
the beats It's been a pretty okie week i suppose. Cept for the fact that I went down to my shop to search for my hassey and it still aint in sight. sigh sigh sigh. I was interviewed for this NP graduating thing happening this sat. About how ex-graduates of NP has persued their dreams .. and all. Am gonna be on a video clip! haaa cheap thrill. Next moment, Eagle and I were discussing possible plans for me to exit the premises due to me not being able to sustain the rent and all. That's the end of one dream so to speak. That'll be happening pretty soon... Am shooting for samuel's 2nd book cover tomolo. Which means..... 5th book. Come to think of it, i'm happy. Contented, in terms of such accomplishments. But that's about it. The deed ends there. The portfolio increases and that's it. I was just speaking to Alywin online last nite, whilst watching Naruto..(YES...i started, amist advice not to start... and they are right.. i can't stop watching. It's damn addictive). I was just saying that i want my work to actually mean something. And to create some sort of impact in people's lives. I think i'm done with shooting stuff like weddings, products, events, etc etc etc, a pretty scenery. Tho they pay the bills, the level of satisfaction aint that high. So one fine day. .. really hope to live up my true dream. And when that they comes, hopefully i'll be over watching Naruto.
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7.13.2005
NKF Nikon, Kodak and Fuji are 3 camera brands that i own. I read with disgust this morning about the court case. You can read about it here http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/ 157556/1/.html And the transcript of the court hearings here http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1061072 You can also sign the online petition here http://www.petitiononline.com/nkfs/petition.html Sigh...but then again, I wouldn't mind earning $25,000 a month organising charity shows, and getting students to fill the streets with tin cans. Ridiculous... I can't even get $25 for a day's worth of shoots sometimes. Anywayz, it's karma me thinks and somehow in sometime, everyone of us will be rewarded or struck by our very own actions. Whether you're a God believing person or a not, it doesn't matter. Even the last season of Amazing Race proved it true. Esp how the Rob and Amber team treated the other contestants VS the winning team. Sigh. What goes around comes around. We all learn our mistakes, let just learn now, not to be too late to correct some of them. Reflection.
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7.07.2005
Pearls before Swine ![]() I am not a big fan of reading heavy books, nor am i one of those boys that grew up reading marvel super heros - i actually collected them for re-sale value. The Crown Gothem Leader of Canterberry Home of Catus intoduced this comic strip to me. I use to read "The Far Side" and was really intrigued by the comic style. It was very... dark humour, and i loved that it made fun of humans. If you're a fan of "The Far Side", then you'd probably enjoy this one as well! I've attached my favorite one.. above..... It's just too funny!
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![]() I woke up at at good 3pm today. Did some work ... on the comp, editing some photos. They are never ending i tell you! Been trying to contact Mel for the past few days. I'm just wondering wat happened to her. Oh well. This is reminds of the song "Whatshername" by Green Day. Michelle contacted me today regarding teaching her friend photography. -I thought i taught darkroom only! Apparently she had seen some of my pics from somewhere and wanted to learn how to take good pics. How do you teach that? I mean. To me, there's almost no such thing as a good or bad pic. I mean there are pictures that I've taken that are absolutly horrible in terms of lighting, compostion.. etc. But i love it becoz it was just.. nice. Can't seem to be able to attach an image now, so i'll do one another day. Anyway, will probably be meeting her with michelle and mark on fri. We'll see how it goes. I was just reading the papers today about blogging. How it used to be and how it is now. I've always thot of a blog as a platform where i can write whatever i want, and how i feel and all that. And i've always told myself not to mention about whatever the person writes on a blog against him/her. But lately it's such a totally different thing. It's too... 'controlled'. True you CAN still write whatever you want, but people are taking it toooo seriously. It becomes a platform where readers will use what you write against you, or better still, judge you and your kind of charactor. I'm tempted to start writing a fantasy me. And create a fantasy world. Where charactors are in reference to the people living around me, but they change. As in, there's never one charactor that'll use the same name, or personification. Let me try. "I went out for dinner in my space capsule, meeting her at the grocery centre. We decided on antartican food, and had a good time with the crabs. Afterwhich, we headed to the temple of crowns to have some joysticks for dessert. We spoke for quite sometime, since we hadn't seen each other for a good 4 years. The minister of farscapism called me halfway and was concerned about how i was doing - since i had a major emotional ride last night. It was really sweet of her tho. Got back to my tree house and continued editing my pictures on the superscreen. And i'm so bored that I started writing this blog." >how was that?
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7.06.2005
post wedding ... ![]() I was shooting a wedding last friday. It was my cousin's, Mark, girlfriend's, Michelle, uncle who was getting married. This is a pic of Mark and Michelle and Me. I loved the wedding. One of the best I've ever done. The crowd was great, the family was spontaneous. Very very enjoyable. Pay is good too!
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7.05.2005
sleepless Didn't sleep the whole of last nite. Fell asleep this morning only to be woken by some people that kept calling me. Clients, printers, etc etc. I think i can't function without Hassey being ard me. I know it's stupid and really uncalled for but.. i really can't. It's the whole symbolic reference to what it meant to me. Where ther hell are you??? I've got a pic of me and my hassey. Here it is, taken by my dearest brother when i was visiting him last yr. ![]()
Anyways, to answer my dear Alwyin, I'm dead broke. Can't even afford a trip to anywhere. But was hoping i can get enuff funds to go down to sydney to visit my grandmother soon tho.
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7.03.2005
Selwyn in Australia ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm jus posting up some of the pics that we took of sel's farewell dinner. Call me emo, but i've been watching this Korean MTV from a long time ago. you can d/l it here http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/home/lc1834/mtv-kiss.asf It's about this Korean photographer who meets this girl off the streets. They bumped into each other again, and they fell in love. He was in his darkroom (yes...! glorious film!) and left the silly developer on top of the shelf. .. etc etc .. go watch it. Me thinks i don't have the capacity to give my eyes to my girl. I'd probably give her one eye and i'll have my right eye. Then i'll rename my works as "one-eyed-photography".. or something like dat... niche. Anywayz, i think it's official. My hassy is missing. Cried buckets the other nite on the phone. I really have no idea where it went to. Not at the usual spot in the drybox, and not in the shop. Well. I think it's paving way for a better one. a 503CW maybe? With a digital back to go with that please? Thanks to whoever took my soul away from me. Hope YOU are happy now.
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7.01.2005
My Missing Hasselblad I just got home from meeting with Eunice and Shar. We were talking at my shop .... till late.. Eu was sharing with us all her school things and things i've had missed out. Hung out till about 1. Once i reached home, I started packing my bag for tomolo's shoot. Batts, chargers, cards, lenses, etc etc, the usual protocal. Then I decided, 'hmmm, since i haven't shot with my beloved hasselblad for quite some time, lets pack it in and take some nice pics. ~~!" I went to my room. Opened my dry box. To my bloody horror .. it wasn't there. I then looked at my tables. It weren't at my tables. I checked with Spencer to see if i'd left it at the shop, he said that he hadn't seen it at all. I am so screwed. Any Psyhic can help?
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