19012011
WEDNESDAY
00:49
STREET 81
PERMANENT REPEATS.
everybody, the Lunar New Year is coming right up. that's good news for a few reasons. if you really must know, these reasons are ranked by importance and significance (to me at least) .
ONE, the photography "season of wits" is here. this is one of the most prominent festivals in Singapore, and one of the most widely celebrated too. two years ago on this very same week, my photography mentor took me to Chinatown and made his class take pictures of anything interesting about the festival. what we came out with surprised even us. thus it successfully knocked into my mind the importance of taking advantage of any procession or wide-spread celebration to make the most of my creativity.
however, that meant i was also "rudely" thrust into the community of more professional photographers; whom boasting wide-angled lens, filters, stands and gel packs (if you know what i mean, you must be one of us); left me feeling so small and poor in this expensive hobby. but i guess that would be a small price to pay for this annual luxury. :)
oh and this time last year:
i really want to get a proper recognition in photography, have decided to enter all the competitions on my own this year. TJS my mentor has OFFICIALLY RETIRED, as he feels he has taught me everything i need to know, and all he can do is sit and watch me play with colour. and the occasional criticism. ha ha. but it will be a whole new level of photography, one on my own feet, independently finding shoot areas, and angles, the models, the way i perceive things. i need to be unique, and stand with my own style to be able to capture my passion for the art. NOT EASY(!!!) will do my bestest to meet ur hopes. :) happy world tour!
TWO, I'm working.
of course it's bad news, i hear you moan. no, it's good. now, i can actually feel, for once, what the people on duty during big festivals feel. it may not be pleasant, but at least i can learn to avoid it next time. ;)
THREE, change has really happened, and i want to be one of the firsts to document it. this time last year:
tried to drag myself early to school, because it's MINYI'S birthday today. so happy birthday~ ya, and i took a cab to school so i can be on time! yeah, i barely made it on time before soon tried to close the gates.like 30
seconds early. so... I'm in school, i sit in class and i somehow made it to end of assembly.
yes, these flashbacks are the exact dates of each event.
that's about what i need to say today, if you're going to Chinatown around 7am (you shouldn't, really!) , and you see a little girls snapping pictures furiously with her semi-DSLR, go up and say hi. perhaps you could be a part of those pictures; you never know.
good night, my friends.
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♥ I'VE GOT HEAVEN ON THE INSIDE OF ME.
peace and joy God has set me free.
peace and joy God has set me free.
