what a great way to fly

a great way to fly
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i never understood what they meant when they say- singapore girl, a great way to fly...







what a mimi and momo campaign.

what lies beneath?

duckies
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funny enough, i am going to be using water in my work again. i shot rain in '03, got my phone drown 3 days ago and now i am going to work with water again.

its been a very dry year. all work and no play. of course i have been resting, its just no play as in no fun doing work. i just haven't been actively doing my arts. perhaps i really did too many last year. well, it looks like its time for me to do some art again.

the intentions of having an underwater show staged popped up in '98. i think it should be materialised very soon. and what better way to do it then to go back to diving.

what happen to dive and drive 2002? got into diving and still i haven't booked the advance theory test since i thought about it last week.

resolutions are beginning to resurface again. life just can't get more interesting.

the unthinkable happenings

k750i
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sony ericsson has produced a winner. the results were unthinkable, superb. 2.0 megapixel camera in the phone, who would have thought of that 2.0 years ago? it unthinkable that i have own one now. it was even more unthinkable that i bought it because my bag decided to feed water to my nokia 6230 killing it instantly. it was of course also unthinkable that all my contacts were in it. yes, there was no backup, how unthinkable could it have gotten?

3 am. i saw the website and realised that martin parr is the k750i poster boy. perhaps that was why i decided to get a unit at 11.00am. unthinkable.

it was also unthinkable when i hear that the ex has been taking photography lessons of late.

it was unthinkable that j__e's number got drown with my phone too.

unthinkable that i have been working on an assignment since april. that was when i decided to break the corporate photography routine a little to check out the editorial scene.

$100 for 3 pix the editor confessed upfront.

unthinkable!

the remuneration after from the wining and dining industry could be unthinkable too.

everything could just be so unthinkable!!!

i am just glad i am a feeler and much less a thinker.

tired

K.O II
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this was how i felt today.

forgotten

i forgotten how rejection feels like. its terrible.

aqua lungs

mistral
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Mistral
The new Mistral is a modern version of the original double hose regulator invented by Aqua Lung founder Jacques Cousteau and Emille Gagnan in 1943.

Modern single hose regulators release exhalation bubbles directly from the mouthpiece in front of the diver. These bubbles can obstruct the diver's view and have long been a complaint with underwater photographers. Double hose regulators have the unique advantage of releasing the diver's exhaust bubbles behind the diver's head and not obstructing the field of vision. Double hose regulators also perform very well in icy waters where single hose designs could freeze up and quit working. This is because the diver's humid exhalation doesn't pass over the moving parts of the regulator, which could cause ice crystals to form.


i haven't dive in a while. to be precise, i haven't dive in 2 years. reading this got me all excited. yes, fishy here i come.

A day of ABCs

"dude, you got to do it. its now or never."

the boys were urging me to ask J___ out. we met nearly a week ago and i told her i would ask her out for a drink sometime. news came from amie that J just ended a relationship. i just don't think it wise to make a move now.

and then m sent " hey your _X is taking a basic photography course here with D_____."

i was upset. i was sick. then i thought for a moment and i decided that it wasn't her i was angry with. "why didn't she ask me a single question about photography when we were together?"

B____ was not feeling too well. She spoke to A___.

C___ ___ was furious, he probably didn't get my joke and decided that S____ might have been cheating on him.

what a day indeed.

turning thirty

30. that is still awhile away for me. some want to make their first million by then. some worry that its the point of no return and yet others make fun of it that no right person in their minds should turn 30 being a virgin.

i believe life begins at 30.

i am just curious what will i do when i turn 30.

post it!

postit
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i started my day this morning with a moment lost in translation. stepping out of my room i see a stranger, a japanese girl whom i later learnt had slept over in my housemate's room.

"akiha!" she announced her name as i shook her hand and before i could introduce myself, she went on "yes i akiha, you akira" i did not know what to reply at that moment, being just out of bed.

i asked if she would like some coffee and then i went into the kitchen to make us some. we sat on the tatami (how appropriate this household item came to be) and chatted over coffee. akiha pointed to the post it pad on the coffee table again saying "akira!" it was my name she was refering to. apparently that turned out to be my name translated to japanese.

"you mean like kurosawa?" i chuckled, amused that i share first name with the famous film maker. PAWS decided to show up and she got introduced on the post it pad too.

kinokuniya, seiyu, takashimaya, murakami all were involved in my efforts to make akiha feel more at home. she has come to singapore all alone to stage an exhibition with a singaporean girl this wednesday.

i know i won't leave home for japan without any post its.


akiha comes from a family of creatives. dad is a graphic designer, mum a copy writer, eldest brother is a painter and second brother a photographer. she is still training to be a printmaker and she lives with her family in tokyo, japan.

first time

istana
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all this time i have been around, i have never stepped into the istana. i guess, my job really brings me places. it was the NUS cenntenial medical dinner and LKY was Guest-of-Honour. security was at its usual all time tight. the assignment was boring. the place was less of a fortress and more like a garden. its a visit i would recommend.

weak after week

sunday rock climbing

monday running

tuesday cycling

wednesday basketball

thursday nil

friday swimming

saturday nil

if i didn't have to work on saturday or to meet up with an old friend on thursday. i might have killed myself sporting all week. i have to say that its a very interesting routine. i realised that i have been keeping fit but not really healthy when it come to the intakes. my fried food staple is the culprit. i have made conscious efforts to stay away from any oil drenched food lately as much as possible. my attempt at supplimenting vitamins to my body prove to be very unpopular with my taste buds. the super multis are simply too fishy. if its not doing any good, i swear i would have just stuck to taking lots of fruits and vegetables. seems like fishy pills are here to stay as long as they relief me of my fatigue.

coming soon: diving, squash, etc...

life's a bree

bree
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no wonder bree is my favourite.

give that boy a tiger

i was speechless.

i couldn't count to five.

ONE apple

TWO oranges

THREE fishes

FOUR flowers

FIVE...

FIVE... beers????

i was speechless.
who makes books like this for juniors?
i can't count on these educators to
teach my nephew to stay sober.

FIVE beers???
i just couldn't count pass five

while you were dreaming

lamps
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i couldn't sleep without having the cd delivered to fotohub. so at half past two in the morning, i took the bike out for a ride. on the way back i decided i will work on a little project, journaling my travels on the bike. 79km after, i am still in one piece and ready to get out there for more. i got to sleep now. haven't done something like that in a while. it just started raining and the morning traffic is building.

its time for me to dream

happily settled

yum
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paws has decided to come out of the closet, literally.

yup there is no hidding
the cat is finally out of the bag.

my 3 year old tabby has since become more adventurous, scaling desks, window sills, balcony railings and the fridge. while at it she's been all coy and flirtatious with our visitors that past through. first sniffing a little at her new found alien, closing in next to rub her coat on you, finishing up by sitting next to your feet- a signal for you to start patting her.

if you are good enough, she might even purr.
let's just say she is here to stay, for a while. happily.

she is fat.

friends

a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, trusts. a friend could be an acquaintance, a comrade, one who could sympathize with or patronizes. the word history search i came up with defines a friend as a lover, literally. going back a millennium, the old english word friend was simply the present participle of the verb fréon, “to love.”

i am glad i have a healthy circle of friends who "friend" me.

i have had some lousy experiences this past year with people who aren't so friendly or wish not to "friend" me anymore. a good friend of many years and i had a disagreement earlier this year. when confronted by another friend who thought he might know me, he answer plainly "ahh.. dont know him that well, but his works are not that great". well, he is damn right, he is not a friend anymore.

forget it, give him a call. kiss and make up already. people tell me. well, for the record, i think he said some pretty nasty stuff and i think people don't forget about things like that move on without any reaction. i decided that i could no longer befriend him. i don't befriend hypocrites.

thankfully, the world is kind enough to have kinder people. true friends. friends who say what they do, and do what they say. and yes i am very thankful for their existence in my life. many i have encounter of late just like to promise but could never deliver.

kiss and make up already, i am letting all this out of my system and yes life goes on.

i found myself again

wedding by the sea
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wake up
work
eat
work
eat
go home
sleep
wake up
work...

life was getting a little too routine one day. meeting friends up, that i that i cherish but its getting difficult since most of my pals are attached and need time out with their mates. i must say its tough make good friends these days. for a while i was happy with just talking to PAWS, seeing PAWS in the morning, and coming home to PAWS. if she could talk back and kept me company not just with her presence, i would be all fine but we just don't live in a fairy tale.

i had to find something to do when i am free. i just got to find a distraction. something new to do.

i have been wanting to own a bike since i lost mine at grandma's eons ago. so finally, something click this week. after much temptation from checking the bike shops out, i have finally settled for a SCOTT Yecora. got some opinion here and there but after a couple of afternoons out with terz, i finally made up my mind and nail down a purchase. its a beauty. i think i just wanted a ride badly. all that technical jargons just didn't mean much to me before i made the purchase. now that i have ridden on a serious mountain bike, i am beginning to appreciate and making conscious efforts to find out the mechanics of the bike.

i have also started making a new photo project with my little ixus. i will photograph the places the rides bring me.
breakwater
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well hopefully i will make that bike trip from perth to ayers rock this spring. love the outdoors. yes its very me and i found me once again. something to do apart from the mundane of the everyday rountine.

PAWS, doggies have them too

PAWS
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i had a cat when i was a boy. i can't really say that she was mine. she was more like a stray that hung out at grandma's.

i don't hate or dislike dog, i just prefer cats though i have forgotten the reason for the choice. its only PAWS's first week here and i have learned a little more about them.

dog lovers would claim that dogs are more attentive, affectionate and responsive. i believe that that is mostly true.

just constantly being aware of PAWS at home had me understand more about cats. she isn't affectionate, not yet, but i do remember cats being coy, flirtatiously shy but not insociable, generally. she hasn't been the most attentive little cat but i do find that she has become more responsive in my presence over the days.

give it a couple of weeks i was told and she will be a cool companion to have. i once told a friend that maybe i should look for a girl who prefer cats to dogs. my exs been dog lovers so far. Jean just got a miniature schnauzer, whiskey, he is a boy.

yes the pussy cat is harder to handle but i believe patience pay.

misunderstood

blurred paws
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"i am sure you have no lack of babes to ask for help" said lav.

i was upset when she said that. i believe that i have been misunderstood very much. i replied lav saying " i must have a know-no-lack-of-babe-face then".

sigh. i have been misunderstood so many times. what is it about this face of mine? why did my ex think i was checking out other girls when all i ever think of was to spend every moment of my life with her?

i love my cat. well, she must have mistook me for a bad man. "he must be a know too many cats kind or man."

PAWS is just not very happy with me for now.

mechana segmented robot

prod_robot01
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this one is my favourite. it was launched when stikfas was still distributed by hasbro. it won toy of the year 2003 then. and of course its no longer in production. the version they have now is relaunched with a yellow robot and blue bear.

mechana segmented robot
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i shall get me some new toys to play with. i should try not to buy another camera in a while.