Lack Motivation..

lack of motivation + lack of vitamins m = reason to force myself outta comfort zone.

Lomography

Lomo what? Haha… Some of you may be a bit lost with this lomography term. Well, I was too, and was only introduced to this term by my photography enthusiast-freaky wife lately. Haha…

Let me define that for you with this extract from wikipedia:

“Lomography emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Characteristics such as over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure, blurring, "happy accidents," and alternative film processing are often considered part of the "Lomographic Technique. Users are encouraged to take a lighthearted approach to their photography, and use these techniques to document everyday life, as the Lomo LC-A's small size, simple controls, and ability to shoot in low light encourages candid photography, photo reportage, and photo vérité through the much-touted 10 Rules.”

For more information about this, please refer to http://www.lomography.com.

So armed with this new Holga 120GN lomo camera that she’s bought, we headed down to the Southern Ridges for a morning walk. It was Saturday and I had to wake up early for this. (appreciation please?) I held our Lumix while she held her new toy, and then we snapped away at objects that we find may look nice.

Here a few pics that my wife has taken over the last wkend. Which are the normal pics and which are the lomo ones? Enjoy and cheerios!

Part 2... Continued...

Part 2… new hobby: photographer’s assistant… haha.. Well, my wife is trying to fulfill her dreams in photography, so as her hubby, I have to be supportive right?

So, first stop, we went to the Fullerton Bridge to try and catch a glimpse of the national day fireworks. Managed to get a few other shots too.

Next stop, on another rainy day, after a dress tryout with the rest of my sister’s jiemeis, we headed down to meet wife’s friend who helped us reserved a spot behind ORQ. There we managed to capture a few beautiful shots of the Korean fireworks display. Photographer: wife; Umbrella holder: me. Haha.. I did my share of capturing a few shots too, in case you were wondering. Left the main task to my wife cos my hands weren’t as steady as hers. Outcome: brilliant with the help of a little photoshop.

End of part 2...

Social Graciousness?

Side-track a bit. I've used to hear a lot of this phrase, "social graciousness", during my secondary school days. My then principal will emphasize in his weekly assembly speech about this, and to make social graciousness part of our lives.

Unfortunately, I'm beginning to see less and less of this side from people. I really wonder where has all the education gone? Are the kids these days being taught social graciousness in school? Or maybe the school education system places grades as priority and not the well-being of the future generation. I seriously wonder... educate or literate is more important.

When I'm queueing up in line at the bus terminal, I see kids cutting queue in front. On the buses or trains, I often see pregnant women standing, likewise the elderly. It's fair if someone had offered his/her seat and that standing person declined, but I don't see such offers at all. There are times when I see someone giving up their seat for the more needy, but incidents are few. It does bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart when this happens.

What is becoming of our society? Are we really becoming a selfish lot? Only bothered about grades or oneself? It's a real disgrace to see Singapore falling into that.

Catching Up (Part 1)

My wife questioned me, "when was the last time you updated your blog?". My reply, "no idea.". Haha.. Seriously, I can't recall when was the last time. Only knew it when I saw the date in here. haha... Since then, few things have changed, while others still remain pretty much the same.

Think the most significant as some had already noticed at the start of this blog, "my wife". Yes yes, I'm legally married, but not customarily.
Haha.. We've decided to settle down this May and that was a beautiful solemnisation event joined by our families, close relatives and good friends. We invited a very popular JP, Mr Chan to preside over this event. He was great, conducted it in a light yet solemn way, his voice is clear, audible and words easily understood. Thumbs up for the old gentleman and a big thank you to all our guests.



We 'ventured' into Malaysia for our ROM-moon. Headed to Colmar Tropicale at Berjaya Hills in Pahang. Kinda near Genting if you ask me, cos we kept seeing the signs guiding motorists there along the way. A French themed resort at the first look, but poorly maintained overall. Some pics below to share. The exterior looks good, but interior needs to be improved.



Part 1 for now. To be continued...

Long While

It's a long while now. Finally decided to pop in here and do some updating.

Wanna share with all of you the ring bearer that I've made, but have to be honest, it's my btb that came up with the idea. I just followed instructions and made the flowers. This isn't complete yet. Still have a bit of touching up to do, but hey... ya not supposed to see it till on the actual day. =)

Both of us got our shoes from Hush Puppies. Can we get a commercial cut for it? Haha... Hers was a real bargain. It was originally about $100. It fell to $50 on our next visit to one of the outlets; they were having a sale. Then prior to one of my btb's meetings with her friends, she popped by Hush Puppies at Central and saw the price dropped to $39. Too bad that outlet didn't have her size, but she's smart enough to make a reservation at another outlet. So we happily pick it up another day at Centrepoint. =) Saved a bit there. Haha... As for mine, it costs $100+, but it's ok. I can always wear them to work.

So... That's all for now folks. Think my next update will come in after my solemnisation ceremony. Till then, it's a long 2 weeks of work before I can concentrate on preparing for my big day. Cheeros!!!

Season Greetings

It's the festive period once again. It wasn't the kinda festive season which I've looked forward to as a youngster though. These days, it's more like a break or time to rest and re-energize. Haha... And it's also a good time to catch up and meet up with old friends. As you get older, the contacts get wider, but there's always a nucleus of close friends and pals that will you'll wanna stay in contact with, and say the occasional "hi".

This season, as like the past, a group of us got together though not really celebrating Christmas, but more of a celebration of friendship, and catch up on each other's progress in life since our last meeting. A friend put it during a pool of game against some younger Caucasians, which we won due to a stroke of luck, we're already considered to be elders. Haha... Time really flies. Hopefully that friend will bring in an addition the next Christmas.

Gotta run along now. Meeting my BTB in town. Till the next blog. Cheers to all and, wishing all a happy, joyous New Year!