bye mickey. hello OX.

finally finished making all my pineapple tarts after a week of insufficient sleep! and im almost halfway there to my second hand boat fund!!!!!!!

okay. it's cny and i've got lots of work to do. plus school and labs. what another year of work during cny. and away from home again.

新年快乐， 恭喜发财，功课少来!!!!!!!

determination leads to commitment.

yes, i've finally decided after talking to many people of their experiences and views. i've decided to run for captaincy. whether i get it or not is another thing. but no matter what the result, i know i'll be happy. :)

i'm kinda a quarter way to my second-hand-boat fund. anyone want to help out with this? just a merest contribution of S$50 will make hell lot of difference to me. it's all for charity. :)




btw, my new temporary name is charity. :)

welcome to the DARK(room) side.

went to the darkroom yesterday to develop my rolls of film! ok this is really my first time. i had 2 rolls of 120mm B&W, and 2 rolls of 35mm coloured. BUT. there wasn't the B&W developer i wanted so i have to make do with whatever developer there is. and there wasn't E6 developer there, and i wanted to do cross-processing of E6 on my C1 film. so i ditched the colour processing. i think i will buy my own chemicals, stock up on my colour films and develop all at a go to save cost and time.

anyway, the development results were not bad, just not as what i desired. i'm not sure if it's my camera, the film (since i bought some cheapos one from china), or the way i developed them. quite saddening to see the results like this, but i'm satisfied to at least see images on the film! the wonders of analogue photography! i'll find some time to scan the films soon. oh and i printed some of the photos. kinda testing it. ok this kind of print is not what u think it is. it's the REAL form of conventional photo printing. to emphasize it, we called it 洗照片, literally. i have to find the photo i want to print, then do a test strip for different exposure to find the best exposure i want. then expose the film on the photographic paper under light for the desired time. then put it into the paper developer, then stopper and fix for a specific amount of time. then take it out, wash it for some time then hang it to dry. :) awesome process. just take a little patience. but something that i dont really know is how to get the contrast of the photos i wanted. the contrast wasn't that strong as i desired. but, i think it's a good start!

i want my own darkroom soon! but meanwhile, i have to learn more about analogue photography! :))

P.S. Analogue photography is a continuous-time signal, while digital photography is a discrete-time signal. :)

it's the end?!

WHAT. the holidays have ended?! i cant believe it. havent really rested during this winter break! 3 weeks of holidays seemed too short for me. 2 more assignment due end of this week and i havent started on it. back to the 9-6 of school days. check out facebook for more photos!

speaking of which. i realised there's still alot of things i dont understand about photography. i dunno is my camera/lens that is limiting me. but even when i used my friend's 16 - 35 mm L II USM lens i still cant get what i really wanted. i was using my friends 5DII for a while and OMG, now i know why the difference in camera in terms of sensors and processor. 40D was my consideration the other time but i feel kinda restricted now with the 450D. but im still satisfied somehow. just that the kit lens isn't pleasing me enough. the 50mm f.18 serves me the best. i want a 70-200mm f.28L and a wide angle. the 16 - 35mm L sounds good. but i want a 15mm prime!

conviction. resolute.

"do you have the 'change the world' speech in you?"

it's not commitment, it's a conviction. resolute it.

if you were carried away by the guy while making your 'change the world' speech, will you resolute to hold on the podium. knowing nothing will stop you? that's the conviction.

20 years ago, that generation had so much in them to change the world to better place. 20 years later now, the world became worse.

so, do you have the 'change the world' speech in you?

unexpected journey.

i just received an important email. it's from my canoe polo current club captain. ok basically the email was on AGM, if you don't already know, AGM means Annual General Meeting, which means a new committee for the club will be elected then. yes, and if the question is am i running for anything? i am. i am thinking of running for the Men's team captain. the thing is that this friend of mine, can be considered good friend cos we join polo together, went through much to get into the first team.

so the story somewhat goes like this. initially he wanted to run for the Club Captain. basically the club has the Club Captain aka the president, followed by the respective Men's and Ladies' Team Captain. see where am i heading? because the Club Captain thing was only introduced last year to sort of make things more efficient since someone is really needed to represent the club. then this years committee after much considerations decided to remove this for now. so means there's only the Men's and Ladies' Capt. yes. and my friend decided to run for it now. other than him. another teammate of mine, who is quite close to me is also running for it. basically the three of us are the only from our year who got into the first team. so i think that explains all?

I do have some plans for the Club/Men's Team now. but the thing is that im not a very people person. i can work, but i can talk with people well. and what, AGM is about convincing people. the other two have been really good with the others, not that im not good just that, im kinda neutral and not THAT sociable as other. just the introvert side of me when it comes to people?

Another thing is that the AGM is in mid Feb this year. and im still in my second year. which mean my focus will still be all in my exams. having 11 papers in may/june, taking over a club in mid feb is definitely my concern on how the hell am i suppose to cope!? tell me what to do? somewhat give me some guidance please?!

some peace.

finally some quiet time alone. my friend left this morning back to the states. and went i woke up this morning, it was full of emotions. finally a morning in the new year with more emotions and thoughts. i switched on my mac and itunes and the first song play was graduation. yes. total emotional. i havent really sit down this year, or rather end of last year to really think about the history and happenings of 2008. the lessons learnt. now it's 2009. and i still cant believe it. trust me. today 2 jan friday. 3 more days and i'm off the sunny canary islands. then school starts again. 4 more assignments left untouched. but i dont feel the stress somehow.

and not forgetting new year resolution. one of it is saving up. yes. this time im real serious. enough said. Happy New Year everyone. :)

a new beginning.

happy new year people. really. i didnt expect 2009 to be here so soon. this is a bit too fast to acknowledge. 2008 was a breeze. i shall write more about this tmr or something. my friend is now in my room and i feel kinda of sleepy already. i need more personal time and i realised this week is ending soon, and im going spain next week. then school's starts. boo. ok all the best people! have a good year ahead.

Happy New Year. (Pull Your Ear). i wonder who ever came up with the second line. -.-