if only i have the power to!

it was a shock to hear about stephen gately's death yesterday.. 

the blind performer at the mrt station was singing "Words" when i passed by yesterday..

 

i was never a fan of boyzone back then but they do have some nice hits.  I like "Picture of You"..

 

the biggest boyzone fan i know is the other sc.  but her fav is not ronan, and not even stephen!  she liked shane haha.. wonder if she still likes them now..

 

once, in a rare English singing competition during Form 2, we even took part and the song we chose was Boyzone's "Love Me For A Reason".  who were we?  haha.. me, frog, tan and ly.. we agreed on wearing black and somehow i did not hv a black top and borrowed one from ly.  crazy..

 

i forgot who won the group competition but the solo winner surely went to eilyn.. her song was Celine Dion's "The Power of the Dream"...  i still remember lesley sang Mariah Carey's "Hero" walao, the songs reflect my age!

 

anyway, quoting from Dilbert:

"Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first."

 

so treasure the present!

 

fn: i woke up reluctantly this morning, thinking:  why is it only tuesday!

a long break results pretty badly.  i forgot how to insert pictures into a post haha..

 

anyway, mika is the name i randomly give to my new camera its official name is vivitar ultra wide and slim.  well, mika is easier to type than vivitar or katrina or molly or whatever!

 

after for like 2 years, i finally got my first 'lomo' camera.  the parentheses is because the camera i got is not exactly a lomo camera, but it does produce lomo-like effects haha.. it's a cheap plastic camera.

 

oh yeah.. a picture of mika haha.

 

 

i bought mika online from another gal.. but before that, phew.. the trouble i went through!

 

i asked a few overseas frens to help me get them, either locally or through their ebays.  numerous bumps! 

i went to those old shops at larkin to see if they stocked any model that i want but they had none.  suggested me to go to those small small towns and try my luck.  of course, which other small town would be more perfect than parit raja? hahaha..

so i got off at parit raja on my way back to bp and went camera-hunting!  i tried all possible shops, from camera shops to those shops selling chapalang stuff, but none had the model i was looking for! 

 

luckily 皇天不负苦心人, i landed my hands on one after bout 2 months!

 

there was so much to do before i can get mika up and running.  buying film, learning how to load the film, learning how to shoot a picture, things to note, and also steps to unload the film!  google and youtube are amazing!

 

 

of course, sample failure..

 

 

the novelty of shooting in film is indescribable.  you dun get to review the picture you took instantly, so u wun know how your picture will turn out.. haha, also the action of winding the wheel to move to the next frame produces the tiak-tiak-tiak sound, which my sis kept making fun of!  ah.. and the joy of peering through the viewfinder!  i got a bit confused between the digital and mika after that

 

 

 

 

of course, shooting in film has its disadvantages. 

no 1.  you have to finish the whole roll before u get to see the pics. 

no 2. developing cost an arm and a leg. 

no 3. the pictures dun have the resolution offered by digital camera, which i'd like to have sometimes.. oooo, but the vignetting!

no 4. no auto-timer!

no 5. ppl think you are crazy.

 

but anything vintage always fascinate me!  the artistic/fashion shots taken with a lomo camera are amazing.. but i really bu she de!  on average, a picture costs bout 50cents!  and that's soft copy still.  you dun even have the physical picture!  so most of the time, i'd rather have someone's face in them haha..

 

the next film camera i wanna buy...

 

 

 

that is, after i get a proper digital camera first!  my t20 is a bit moody these days haha.. of course.  there's still the compact vs dslr fight.. hmm..

black eyed peas - i gotta feeling.... good good night

OST from the korean Boys Before Flower - love these two -> What Should I Do from Jisun and Love U from HowL

some song called 桂花巷

some tracks from ABBA

latest album from david tao, a bit disappointing.  i only (rather) like 你的歌

latest album from sodagreen.  love!   favs are 蝉想 and 近未来!

that song from the tvb show.. haha.  christine glass' 'my love will get you home'

and finally, latest album from fangdatong.  um.. striking it off soon hahaha.

 

some time back, saw this movie on tv.

 

 

really nice, it's something like Love Actually.. all the characters are somehow connected to each other but have their separate love chapters..  i like the female lead (upper right pic).  not the typical pretty face but i find her very beautiful.  and the soundtrack is good too!

 

hmm.. and inglorious basterds was also damn nice!

 

short post to start things off.. next, will be introducing my new passion, mika.

 

 

 

 

 

haha, mika = my new camera la...

despite not updating often, i find that i'm actually in the blogging mode most of the time.  sometimes i think in the way of how i would word it here.  especially when i'm walking or showering!

 

living without a proper phone for the last few weeks had been a nightmare.  all contacts gone, important dates got forgotten and i had to write down notes on a piece of A4 paper and carry it about!  pathetic..

was also reminded of how we used to play 'miss call' back in the hostel.  crazy!

but due to the loss, i've established my brain can still remember quite a few numbers.  to date, i can remember 11 singaporean numbers hahaha.  i still have a wonderful collection of malaysian numbers in my head.  now, that is memory degeneration!

when i get a proper phone, then send me your numbers k!

 

with all the flights going on sale all the time, i get very frustrated cuz i get pushed to confirm my schedule and to date, i've never enjoyed any offer!  why?  because i'm too lazy to make instant plans and i'm unsure of my schedule months ahead.  and i can't fly as i wish.  else i might fail a subject and extend another year of study hahaa..  to solve this, i've printed out a monthly calendar until june 2010! yes! 

i discovered that i actually like macau a lot.  can fly from penang rm131.. crazy!

 

recognizing people has always been one of my weaknesses.  but i think this gal i see sometimes on the bus is the model of a blogshop i sometimes visit!

 

and the most bizarre of all? been reading Niamah!!! for ages and yesterday, relevation suddenly hit me.  the guy who's always seen in channel 5's shows is him!  i can't believe myself  -______-

 

30th june.. in 1.5 hours!