Been reading this manga online since yesterday. My goodness, its one of the sickest thing I’ve ever read in my life. It’s written by Junji Ito, brilliant horror manga author.
Uzumaki is the one that I know of, and watched the movie. I’m sure some of you may have seen that before, it is simply disturbing.
Back to reading.
I’ve been waking up late almost every day. Bumming for three plus weeks now since I left work on 12th Feb. Last week was pretty eventful, met up with the girls + 1 for KTV at mama’s rec club, and the songs were pretty good. We were all pretty hardcore rockstars.
our rockstar group should combine with 5quirt, luc and ian’s awesome KTVness and sure high till flip. Should organize a big one next time. Attendees should include:
1) Joey Ho
2) Nur Bam
3) Et-chan
4) Kaye (pass the mic to her more next time)
5) Eric Lim (cos he owe us a dance)
6) Mattchew (because.)
7) 5quirt (cos he has a ROCK STAR voice)
Ian (he knows Le Tigre)
9) Luc (duh.)
10) Jobyna (haven’t really heard her sing yet)
11) Jiayi (promise I will sing chinese songs with her)
12) Ping + Mr. Ta (KTV ISH FUN RIGHT)
The list is damn long now, well, after I get more money we go book a bigger room ok?
Went out on Sunday for a ClubSnap photo outing with Rangefinders users. I don’t follow ClubSnap but Luc does, and he’s an avid RF-er, so I tagged along to perv over the other cameras.
I love the Hassey and Rollei. Medium format cameras are so sexy. And I still don’t think I’m that into photography to get technical or extremely excited over the equipments or remember all the names. But I’m still allowed to perv. <3
Hasselblad 503. Sexy or what.
Anyway, I think I won’t be blogging about cameras here anymore, that will be left for my Tumblr. As for this site, I’m going on a short hiatus. All my entries lately have been too boring or too depressing, so before I shut myself out from the rest of the world – have fun and stick around, I’ll be back soon.
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it definitely runs in the family.
Why won’t you just listen to me?
I need to start work soon. Even if I don’t get shortlisted for the ‘job’, I’m not gonna wait around for the others. Hanging around here for too long is just making life miserable for myself. Even if the industry is not something I love, I’d just make do and hope that more opportunities within the company come up. Doing nothing is just not suited for me.
I’m getting annoyed very easily and I hate repeating myself over and over again for the bloody same questions. And I hate it even more when I DON’T FUCKING HAVE AN ANSWER.
Why must life be mediocre? I’m sorry I don’t have the answer to life’s biggest questions and expectations; it’s not the way I live by. But no one is listening.
(first posted on highonthegrain.tumblr.com)
Taken with Nikon FE2, Fuji Astia 100
“Even though we’re not related, but I call her ‘Ah Ma’ and have been doing so for the past 5 years or so. She sells random items on the streets of Orchard Road for some spending money. She lives alone, with no immediate family. She spends the rest of her time at the temple near where she lives. And her arthritis is so bad that her fingers cannot be stretched out straight anymore. But Ah Ma always looks very happy when I bump into her and always thank me for the little bit of money I pass her whenever I can. She remembers that I was doing my undergraduate program and asks of my family’s health and well-being.”
No one would have been able to guess the story behind this picture, if I hadn’t written it down. The smiling old lady might have been another face in the crowd or she could’ve been somebody else’s grandmother, living a life of comfort and not passing her days peddling her wares.
Whenever someone asks me what is it about photography that intrigues me, I always reply that it’s about capturing the moment or taking a picture that tells a story. It’s always about translating how you feel about something, someone, somewhere or sometime into a single frame.
If you ask me how do I take good pictures, I will reply that it’s about knowing your camera, it’s about the moment, it’s about luck, but most importantly, it’s about you making that picture an imprint of your memory. It could be a message you want to convey or just a raw emotion, there are no limitations to what this single frame can do.
I worry about taking good pictures sometimes, and not because I think that I’m a brilliant photographer, but rather, it’s the fear of becoming so technically apt that my pictures become sterile. That is why, I’m putting away my SLRs for the time being and going back to shooting on the LC-A+ and to bring my Gakken Flex out for a stroll. So that I don’t have to worry about setting my apertures correctly, using the right lens or metering, but to just enjoy the surprises that await.
Sometimes a great picture is simply how it makes you feel and how you feel for it.
It was meant to be a nice dinner, somewhere convenient (i.e. near the Gan’s and Ian’s workplace) and we happen to stop by this neat little joint called Kichn.
The most awesome thing other than the range of color pencils we get to use to order our foods and drinks with, is the fact that the owners are very friendly and damn on the ball with social networks.
Check it out. They’ve already followed HOTG’s twitter, put up some of our ‘masterpieces’ on their Facebook page and pretty much showed us that they’re just a bunch of awesome folks. And yes, being the foursquare addict I am sometimes, I had a #facepalm moment when Luc told me that they were already on foursquare and was offering some discount or something. DAMNNIT. It occurred to me to foursquare that weird pub but not the food place. Silly Silly Me.
Anyway, Ian just got back from London after visiting his girlfriend and he was so sweet to bring gifts back as well. This coming from the guy who went over to do household chores, cook and cut/paste stuff for his gf and didn’t really go around doing touristy or shopping much. Thanks AH LIAN! Already filled up 3 – 4 pages of the album with pics of HOTG crew yo.
It’s always a blast hanging out with these guys. But I think the quotes of the night shall be ranked in this order…
in 3rd place: “I tell ‘cher you take all the color pencils”
in 2nd place: “The kangkong got stuck in his 4skin”
in 1st place: “WOAH! 20 chances? Win already.”
The epic moment of the night was when all four dudes were waving their arms in the air madly to get our bill, because one of the nice ladies said, “if you need anything, just wave”. Even ALEX got into the action. That moment killed me, I had to put my head on the table for support from laughing.
Good food, great company, nice Asahi beer. Life ain’t too bad after all. <3
Oh damn, the title reminds me of that #FAIL Britney Spears movie years ago, but that’s just that.
Now that I’m finally done with my friggin’ degree / pt-time studies, I thought that it’s a good time for me to get on with my life and pursue some dreams. Financial liabilities such as loans/repayments aside, making that ‘right’ move seems to be harder than it is.
Time is somewhat on my side, but that is only till Ngee Ann Polytechnic finally releases my last pay. Yes, they are still holding my pay because of some ‘credit cycle’ hence they cannot process my pay earlier. Which is bullcrap, since by MOM regulations, they need to either pay me on my last day of service or within a week of my last day of service. it is beyond that, and I’m only giving them till 28Feb because my ex-manager said so, hence I’m trusting her word. If by then I do not get my payment, I’m lodging a complaint against them.
It’s ridiculous. I extended my service till 12th Feb instead of leaving on 7th Feb because of the lack of manpower during CNY holiday, and BECAUSE OF THIS, when everyone else got their pay before CNY on 8th Feb, I have to suck my own thumb and literally starve till god-know-when my pay comes. I have to beg, borrow money to pay bills, study loan payment,etc. So what lesson have I learnt?
Don’t be a public servant.
if you don’t know the fine print tagged to a job or in this instance, a job in public sector.. Don’t agree to anything to ‘help things out’.
This is called, “Nice guys finish last.”
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So because of the financial burden I’m facing once again, I am desperately seeking my next employment but at the same time, torn between waiting for the job I want the most, the next job or just a job that pays well enough. I’m sick of working just to put food on the table or just having enough to pay the bills. I am dying to shine and make a mark for myself or prove myself or just DO SOME FUCKING SHIT with my life. I hate that money is such a big fucking factor in deciding my career move. It shouldn’t have to be, IF MY LAST FRIGGIN’ PAY CAME IN ON FRAKKEN TIME.
I need to thrive and I can’t. It’s killing me.
I can’t even pursue what I love and want.
I want to be able to LIVE.
Happy things!
My Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice is finally here! <3 No, i have not listened to it yet, because I want to savour it on my iPod slowly and drown in every lovely, heart-wrenching lyric and the sounds of minun rakkauteni Ville.
Went on shoot with 5quirt and luc <3 at River AngBao, finally used up my back-rolled Fujipress 800.
Click on the thumbnails to see the full picture. Of course you can also see the rest of them on my Flickr account.
Also went on my first #shooturtweeple session, saw @smiththankyou and some others.. actually don’t know them at all! Went on a ‘people shooting’ rampage and tried my best to get up close. It was an interesting route we took and yes, it feels good not having to decide where to go. Just follow and shoot.
Got another interview for tomorrow, time to chill and go to bed soon.
I just got my issue of Metal Hammer with Ville Valo on the cover as the Mad Hatter.
The article brings us into Ville’s home. like…. OMFG!!! It’s damn awesome to see inside Ville’s room/workspace and well, just to read about the greatest man alive. (other than my family and bf. -Good Save-)
Listening to the Razor CD too, HIM’s track – Shatter Me with Hope is so cool. My 2CD special edition ‘Screamworks:Love in Theory and Practice” is finally shipped and on its way to my arms!
*brain powers it to reach safely and quickly*
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