I think it can be said that the mobile phone is one of the most relied gadget that we often overlook. I’ve found myself in disarray many times when i left my phone at home or accidentally have its battery run dry.

The 12 buttons that i express my feelings through

Anyway, i’ve been having my current phone for almost 2 years now and i think it has served me very well. Basically it has everything from a good screen, a superb camera, 3G, GPS and being a Nokia, it’s so freaking user friendly. However, at my most recent juncture, i need something to entertain me at work and although being the great phone it is, the N82 is not much of a entertainer, so to speak. So today, i’m packing it and having it sent off to a friend of mine who i know very well will continue to take care of it :P

It was down memory lane as i was clearing my text messages, pictures, sound clips and videos off my phone yesterday. I mean there’s no denying that our phone can be one of our most ‘personal’ belonging. I’ve texted happy messages, sad messages, taken crazy photos/videos, had  happy, sad, irritating, nervous conversations over it, listened to music with it and had it guide me around Bangkok. Without it, i would have also been late for exams and work many many times.

Helped immortalized the events in my life

I am a very sentimental, nostalgic person and it’s not just with this phone. It could be a receipt, a ticket, a book, an empty bottle or anything that was given to me by special people, it tickles my heart and can get me all emotional. lol

From the very first shake, till the last kiss, you have never failed me :P

and so for the last time……

thank you & au revoir.

Came across this yesterday,

“When deep injury is done to us,
we never recover until we forgive.
Forgiveness does not change the past,
but it does enlarged the future.”
~ Mary Karen Read

Life is a roller coaster, life is full of surprises,
be it good ones,
or bad.
Sometimes it finds us,
sometimes it’s the other way round…
There are time we need to be patient,
and times when we need to make the first move.
I realised having a good night,
is not always about being happy yourself,
because putting a smile on someone’s face,
or being happy for others,
might only be what it takes…
and tonight,
that was the case.
I might not be feeling right on top of the world now,
having the feeling that something’s still missing,
a void somewhere in me.
Nevertheless,
i try,
i hope,
and i pray for my hopes to stay alive,
that someday,
somewhere out there,
i’ll meet you,
and finally have
someone i know,
someone i love,
someone who feels the same,
and someone i wont feel awkward with,
standing in front of me…

Tomorrow is a brand new day.

Tonight was great, being with friends, being with people i know. Laughing till my cheeks hurt, seeing people i lost touch with. Despite the fact that maybe fate has it that it’s still not the right time for me, i know for sure that at least, i can go to bed tonight with a grin on my face, not that best smile but for tonight, a grin will do. :)

To my family, bradas and friends. For without whom, I’m nothing.

Goodnite!

Someday…

…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?

What if it really happened?
What would you do?
What if you have no control over it?
What would it be like?
What if it’s the last time you’ll see her face?
How long can you hold on?

It’s been a while since i watch any movie in the romantic genre. Movies are just movies. They are fake and a creation of someone’s imagination. But we humans can never fully separate our imaginations and reality, putting them in two separate boxes. Somehow, reality will find its way,  seeping through into our imaginations and vice versa. That’s why no matter how fake a movie might be, it can bring me back to a moment, a time, a past reality that once pushed me to the edge of my emotions.

I think it’ll be quite sometime before i’ll feel butterflies flying in my stomach again.

I need someone to tell me it’s ok. I don’t want to be alone. I need someone that wont ‘disappear’…because it might not have been something close to time traveling but there was a time once where i actually asked all of those questions…

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!

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 -.-

Some people like the rain, some people dont. While the rain usually gives us a sense of cleansing and rejuvenation, it may also bring inconvenience and sadness because it’s as if heaven is crying.

It’s weird how the weather recently has been a mirror of my feelings, just like seeing your own reflection on a puddle of water. It’s not because i feel sad when it rains but it pours when im down. Coincidence maybe?

Anyway, it’s been raining a lot recently.

Congrats. Glad that you shared the news of such a big milestone of yours. Im happy for you but it also rained on my way home today.

One word to describe the month of august – restless. Anymore of this and im bound to look like everyone’s favourite bear and no it’s not winnie the pooh.

Black Eyed Pear, i mean Bear

I recent trip to an eatery got me thinking, our lives aint that different from fishes waiting to be netted. Asides that they stay in water, cold blooded, have scales, gills…blah blah blah.