I keep thinking.. Stampede.

Thousands of people gather at an opposition rally on Thursday April 28, 2011 in Singapore. Opposition parties will contest the most parliamentary seats since independence in 1965 in the city-state's general elections next week. The ruling People's Action Party or PAP has dominated Singapore politics for more than five decades, but opposition leaders hope to exploit voter discontent over soaring housing prices, a surge in foreign workers, and rising income inequality.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Here are 2 more pictures of the sea of people at the Worker's Party Rally.

And if I might add..

We scored ourselves 2 ice-creams each to cool off from the crowds and to give ourselves a sugar rush... I guess rallies are like parties aren't they? Kinda the same all over the world. In thailand, during the Red shirts had people cooking every 20-meters and serving up ice-cold drinks.

Elections Coverage

Thousands of people gather at an opposition rally on Thursday April 28, 2011 in Singapore. Opposition parties will contest the most parliamentary seats since independence in 1965 in the city-state's general elections next week. The ruling People's Action Party or PAP has dominated Singapore politics for more than five decades, but opposition leaders hope to exploit voter discontent over soaring housing prices, a surge in foreign workers, and rising income inequality.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Tonight was the first night of rallies.

Made my way down to the Worker's Party rally site as part of my elections assignment for the AP and man it got crowded.

First time in election coverage history our police didn't allow accredited media at the stage front - something everyone is very upset about because it only means that we can't work.

It's really tough to be in the crowd when the crowd looks like this. Besides, we need pictures of the leaders.

Met a TV crew who came later from a PAP rally and they were allowed to go up to the stage and shoot supporters and leaders as well from up front. I know it's awesome being in the thick of things but hey we gotta get the party leaders too.

What a waste of some good coverage angles this evening and I dunno but it seems a little unfair for us trying to work and not allowed in for no apparent reason.... just sayin'.

Walking on Eggshells?

I've been spending a lot of time at home lately because I haven't been well.

So these past 2 days, I started shooting proper again and I think Nate feels my absence.

He started whining and has learnt my mobile number by heart, which means he starts to call me and starts crying because he wants to go to the playground or wants to play with his neighbour.

Basically just looking for attention really.

Doesn't help that I'm having the flu right now, and i'm trying to avoid too close a physical contact with him now..

This evening, I returned from a shoot and he started to whine about every little thing he could, just to get my attention. Realizing that, I decided to file my pictures quickly and give him that time.

Poor boy however, came into my room with an eggshell filled with jelly which he made in school and wanted to show off to me, but it dropped out of his hands and cracked.

Nate started to whimper from the embarrassment and disappointment but I tried my hardest to console him and said that it still looked amazing.

At this point i realized that I couldn't come up with an excuse to make him feel better no matter how hard I really wanted too and how badly I wanted him to feel better..

I couldn't tell him that "it's ok, it will go back to it's original state later if he stopped crying; I couldn't tell him that we could fix it because that was the one and only, and seriously you can't glue broken egg shells together again."

Think Humpty Dumpty.

Poor Kingsmen

Anyway, I decided to lovingly tell him that it was just too bad. Sometimes things happen and you can't do anything about it.

Avoiding the whole "SEE?! I TOLD YOU!!" bit.

I think I did ok there.

So I lovingly consoled him and told him that eggs break easily and he had to be careful, that he wasn't careful and that's why that particular accident happened.... that I thought it was still brilliant and it looked pretty with the texture and that we could make more easter eggs and that easter bunny would forgive him.

Funny eh?

There are somethings that we just cannot avoid in life, and one of them, is just facing the truth and walking on eggshells too much will just eventually crack them all.

Classic

Wonderful person Alvin posted this Carly Simon hit "Coming Around Again"

Such a classic song with such a great haunting melody.

I decided to give it another listen and boy.. as you get older, you pick up more things. It's like looking at a photograph and seeing more details each time you see it...

Coupled with life experiences, the layers come out different; the meaning changes as well, we relate to it. I guess the songs don't change; we change.

This particular line is so deep ..."So don't mind if I fall apart, there's more room in a broken heart." That is just complete lyrical genius man... just awesome.

Thanks for sharing that video Alvin.. those of you born too late, here's the video via youtube.

Space Filler

A shot I managed to make out of the model casting party for the Singapore Fashion Festival coming up real soon.

Down with the flu, I managed to wing it from a non central position because it was overcrowded as it always is at fashion festivals.

Ah well. It's nice to be back at work feeling a little more normal than a couple of weeks before.

Hello

Time to blog again... I've been out of the blogging scene for a bit because i've been busy and feeling kinda under the weather but it shall start again real soon. In the mean time, here's a picture of nothing in particular. Just Nate checking out my curtains.. One of them space fillers.