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What a wonderful world

Terence — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:39:38 +0000

I often take time out to browse photo blogs, especially the work of people like Ben Chrisman and Jenny Sun, inspires me greatly. It’s because of these beautiful moments frozen by great photographers that makes me wanna pick up my camera and set out on a aimless journey, just to take pictures.

*Photos copyright of Jenny Sun Photography (www.jennysunphotography.blogspot.com)

Do take a look at the slideshow of her latest work too. Simply gorgeous! Needless to say, Im gonna save lots and lots for my wedding photos, if i ever get married that is :P

Er…

Terence — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:23:22 +0000

…where was i? I cant remember the last time i wrote about the happenings in my life. I guess my life was so dead that i didnt have any to write…sad rite?

Anyway, i’ll just sum up the last few weeks here, writing what i remember la and throwing random pictures. Actually im supposed to be studying but i figured i might not have time to blog anymore until after my exams which is in about…3 weeks time, so i’ll do one post.

Cant remember when but it was a wednesday la, went to my ex-colleague’s house for a farewell bbq. I met him during the interview and we ended up joining the company at the same time. Recently he got an offer from the marine police and so he’s off to Kuantan for training. Last i know was of him getting a head shave when he text me few weeks after he left. Anyway, i wished him good luck and asked him not to forget to share the confiscated stuff he gets while on duty.

One

Two

Three

Great bbq food but too bad i had to leave earlier to pick up my dog, Spike from the vet. He was there to get neutered after a lengthy lengthy decision making process that took months. It’s been 2 weeks now and i think he’s still the same, not gay or anything…i think.

Iron chef

Siburan community hall

Bride, groom and the usual people

Also attended one of my fellow colleague’s wedding at Siburan. I didnt really know where it was so i had to call my friend up every 2-3 minutes to make sure i wont miss the turning. They had free flow of beers but i decided not to take any because i was driving. Useless effort because after that, i met my friends for JD. All those ‘holding back’ and saying ‘no’ to my friends at the wedding for nothing.

Mr. Daniel

Chee-vas

Then on one of the weekends, my friends from Penang came back for the graduation. It was exciting because it meant i was gonna get my long waited early Christmas present, and of course because it was great to catch up with old friends again. That weekend, we went to one of the clubs in town and drank our asses off. The Core wasnt that bad la, and the crowd was not too bad either but maybe because Soho is still closed for reno. Music was good too, we had Boom Boom Pow, I Gotta a Feeling, Right Round, Sugar, Hatin on the Club and classics like Low, Dangerous, RIGHT NOWW NA NA NANANANANAANANANAN!!!!!!, KRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, BOOM SHAKE DROPPPP!!!!!! (*shrieks*) *Ahem* Not only that, we were krazy crazy enough to go back a second time the following weekend.

Gang

A new friend...

and the old ones

It was real great fun and it made me missed December 08 a lot and those crazy internship days and all my intern bradas and gang. Till this day i think that period was one of the most insanely sad and happy moment of my life. I also dunno how to describe also. Now everyone’s sort of all over the place so things cannot be as it used to be but oh boy, there wont be a moment i’ll ever forget. Anyway, also thanks to my friends that night, The Core gang, because u guys…hahahaha…love you guys! :P I bet i’ll regret so so badly if i didnt turn up that night.

It’s been almost a year since officially step out of Swinburne for good but i missed the last graduation so i had to wait almost 365 freaking days for this year’s. To be honest it felt a bit, how to say…potong steam already because we waited so long…but it was a once in a lifetime thingy so wtheck la. I had to take the day off and that means using up my very precious and limited annual leave >< After the graduation, i had to rush off to the studio for a family and personal portrait shoot with the all so famous fake book shelf backdrop. lol SO LAME

THEN, i went for my first street shoot with Louis and Allen. I felt so damn awkward at first holding a camera and take pictures but good thing i had those two shooting veterans and i settled in quite quickly. It was packed with people so take pictures was a challange…had to dodge ppl’s smelly heads and armpits. Although ironically, it’s those things that gives the place the atmosphere…hahaha. So far I found that like shooting people/humans more. My camera has also been great, even though like i said i still havent got the time to read the manual. Learn as i go lah! Really really happy with it but it’s quite a wallet cum bank account destroyer. I got a few more accessories few days ago and told myself this is where i should shop spending on my camera before i get declared a bankrupt. Anyone who is reading this, just send me a email if you have any photo shooting gatherings ok. Thanks!

Thanks guys! I had fun

MBO, The Spring

Also we went to Spring’s new cinema twice but unfortunately the two movies we watch kinda suck. The cinema was really something different though. And and…My Restaurant’s food is really good…drool.

Porky's Ribs

Slow Roasted Porky

So i think that pretty much sums up my last few weeks, now it’s back to normal again with my friends gone and me back to work without any public holidays until…i dunno when. Like i mentioned before, my exams are not round the corner but straight in front of me T.T so it’ll be revision revision revision until November. Oh ya im still scratching my head over Christmas because i’ll be off from 24 till 27 and im looking for something or somewhere to do/go.

I’ve posted more pictures on my facebook profile. GTG now. Cheerio!

At the heart of the image

Terence — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:48:48 +0000

Finally after the long, long, long wait…7 years to be exact. I haven’t had the time to read its manuals or go through all the settings but even so, i’m really loving it already. Got the chance to shoot some pictures over the past week since i had my colleague’s wedding, my graduation, mid-autumn food fair, Spike and Latte (my dog and my cousin’s). I must admit i screwed up some of pictures because im still unfamiliar with it but i guess it’s a learning process.

Dark Knight

Anyhoo, it ROCKS!

T-minus 5

Terence — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:46:01 +0000

In preparation for my dark toy, i’ve burnt another hole in my already disintegrated, non existence wallet. Wtf how is that possible. I was thinking of waiting for another month or two before getting it but then i thought, it’s not like there’s gonna be a new model or the price would drop further for that matter so i got it. It was just sooner or later. Quality is way way better than i expected and it comes with a digital controller with a feedback loop. I got the 38L as it’s quite sufficient for me already since I’m still a newbie coming into this. RH is kept quite stable inside the box, only drifts by 1-2% from the set value at most also. At 5watts, it doesn’t consume a lot of electricity so it might only cost like er…5 bucks per month maybe? …anyway, not too sure about that but another power saving function is that it actually switches itself off after achieving the targeted value (humidty stat). SO, any of you guys want to get Aipo Dry Cabinet, i know a place hidden amongst the massage parlous in Chong Lin’s Park that sells them quite cheap. Comes with 5 year warranty.

Drying my "accidental machine washed" pendrive inside the box

To be honest, i’ve blown my budget because when i first calculated how much would the whole set cost me, i never really took into account the smaller things and various accersories like batteries, screen protector, lint-free cloth, dry cabinet, diffuser, hand grip, blower…blah blah blah.

Spudz Lens Cleaning cloth, highly recommended

It’s been an agonizing 1 week and now, T-minus 5 days. It doesn’t help when you get teaser picture like this >.<

Wtf rite? I know what a teaser photo means but this is beyond that already, i think it’s more like a mocking photo :P

Still, big thanks to black sheep for loaning your card and driving all the way down to town to get it :) November chia you cendol 1 bowl.

Also tried some PP techniques with Photoshop. Tried to apply the Lomo feel because i totally love it. My first try sucks because i screwed up the by having the masking edge too hard but anyway here it is.

Before

After

I know, still need heaps of practice.
Goodnight! Got work tomorrow -.-