First impression

It's fun to see how different people think of me and realised that not just the process of finding out my real background and character is fun, it's crazy to see what I am from their first impression.

If you cant understand what was just written up there, don't bother. Because one of life's most true and consistent lesson I've learnt so far is that you can't worry to much to live.

All the clichés; don't worry, be happy or ignorance is bliss or stuff with that effect, really open opened up new perspectives lately. But then again, you won't know until you've been put in the worst situation you can imagine. Which of course, worrying too much about it and not doing anything about it is just another death note.

So, enjoy.

What's life? A f*cking fun ride?

As a matter of fact, it is.

I'm sure many of us have heard of the same old bullshit; life is not a straight road, filled with curves. Life has ups and downs.

Just experienced the bullshit all in one day. It seems oddly familiar and it can't get any more real. This time I'm breathing in it, feeling the pain, the frustration, the disappointment, and the lack of trust towards...................

Somethings are just not meant to be. No matter how much you wanted it to happen or to be in your hands.

Cravings

1. Gelato

2. A juicy Ramly Burger cooked with sauces and pepper wrapped with cheese and egg.

3. Steamboat

4. Buffet

5. A pair of lips

Camera-less Photographer

Yeap. You didn't read the title wrong.

Sometimes things juse happened when you're on a roll. I've got few shoots lined up - which is good ocnsidering the dead quite shootless months when the recession kicked up. Had a few monies to spare and was saving up for something big; a vacation, a wide angle zoom or perhaps some new clothes.

But all those short term goals to look forward to got shattered when I got a call from my mom last Friday evening. I can't quite make out or register the word "broken into". Then I snapped out of it, I finally gather what my mom was saying: "Boy, our house got bkoren into..." She didn't even stutter or have any hint of breaking down. Well, she's made of steel sometimes.

So I dropped what I was doing in the office, delegated some task for the intern to follow up and told my director and ran off like a mad fuck. When I was speeding like an ambulance, all I could think of was my trusty D200 which I just started to picked it up to practice.

I drew up the worst case scenario; I had the 50mm f1.8 attached to it. And a 2gb CF. OK, that's not that bad. My lenses! And Sandra's good ol' bazooka! I revved the car and honked the shit out the car I was tail gating.

I reached home and did a little drift sequence nearby my place. Already my mom and dad was about to leave to make a police report. My dad stepped out of the car and asked if my camera was in t here, he did so with a slight hint of despair. Damn..I can already felt his pain. His Olympus E-320 was in a bag with his new mount lenses and a OM adapter with an old Zuiko 28mm and a new flash gun. It felt like a growing hollow in your stomach.

So I carefuly make my way in and assesed my room. I did not move most of my stuff as I don't want to contaminate the crime scene. And yes. It was gone. Along with my SB-800 and my battery grip. Then I hurriedly look for the bag with all the lenses in it. There it was safe underneath the heaps of clothing (not messed up by the burglars, but my room was already in a mess). All the lenses are still there and I only lost my 50mm. While I love that lens, it was also cheap to get. But what hurts me was the D200 and the flash.

Now how am I gonna shoot to earn back some moolah to get back a decent camera body? It's like starting from scratch minus your claws. But yeah, luckily had a cousin who are ready to borrow me his D80 and a friend who has a A700 which she use rarely.

Life has just hit rock bottom for me. But it could've been worse. So much worse.

Keep moving!

Well well well, I had no idea how fast time just flew away in just a snap. Over 3 months since my last post? And to see that Katy Perry in my last two post?

3 months. Regularly, when speaking of time, all we can talk about is the past. So let me do a little recall here. But I have to admit, I've been suffering from short term memory lost since few months back so some stuff I might have just missed it. Drop me a line to refresh my memory!

It all started with the return of an old friend. It always amazes me how people have changed over the years of absence or years of dream chasing. You see them back from a fall, healed a broken heart, and last but not least a lot wiser. We shared a lot over the past months and to see how well her life is and a little hint of how things are rolling in for her, I couldn't be happier. I'm sure the rest of the gang will agree with me. Having her back in our lives have made our bonds tighter and really had me gained few perspective and gone through sights and sounds I would not believed I've lived through.

1. Running a marathon.

I've known to some as the laziest person alive when it comes to sports. While I have passion in volleyball, ten pin bowling, badminton and football/futsal, if I can come up with an excuse, I'm out.

While struggling aimlessly trying to have a spot in the world, this friend, were so determined to run a marathon. First thing in my head: "Yeah right..." Don't get me wrong but among our circle, she's not known to be the one who would take up sports. Then again, not many of us do. HAHA. But seeing her effort and determination during training, I was proven wrong.

We did the poorly organized Stan Chart KL Marathon back in late June and she just went on and on and on while I was "hitting the wall" (term used in running a marathon - condition when you run out of carb for fuel in your body). We did a half marathon (22++ km) and she finished 20 (or was it 30 minutes) ahead of me. I ate my words and despite all the "Eh..why you lose to her one?" I can't hide the fact that she just done me proud.

After the Half Marathon, we signed up for our second run back in July; the Siemens Run. The run was a fun one especially towards the end. This was my second marathon event but my first with a proper pair of running shoes. It did wonders! So, if you're planning to run, do get one running shoes! I've signed up for Full Marathon (42km) for the Stan Chart Singapore Marathon which will take place in Dec 6th 2009. Anyone wanna join? Hehe

2. Boozed

Been drinking alot. Parties, events, tastings, meetings and normal chill out sessions. Well, at least friends have been made and existing bonds tighter! Had my debut in gettting drunk (in a non drivable state but still concious) thanks to few concotions of bacardi and whisky and other stuff I can't remember right now. Has a better tolerant to those and also vodka(yummy). Moving on!

3. Got a car

This happened waaaaay back in April. Bought my first car with involvement of my first love and having her as my first passenger. Neat eh? Nothing to shout about the car but it's from the world's No. 1 carmaker, a Toyota Vios.

4. My Boss

Nothing big but this was a breakthrough. Was getting sick and tired of some of the workload coming in from the team. I slammed the table, pushed all papers and stuff out of my desk, and yelled. No not so dramatic but I went over to his place and said "Boss, you have a minute? Can I talk to you for a sec? Can we do it in the conference room?" I bet I gave him a scare at that moment. Problem found, problem faced, problem solved (not really).

5. Gatherings

Met up with a few groups of people I'm fond of other than the usual partners in crimes. Well, most of them are from MMU. Cheers people, keep em coming!

I'll stop writing here as I need to be awake early. Well, that's just an excuse for me trying not to reveal too much of my personal life on the net. But anyway, for those who tweet, get me on "carpethair".

Adios amigos. Play safe and most of all, play hard! Cheers.

PS Pics stolen from various sources on Facebook. Thank you

No I'm not dead. Nor am I insane

I have to share with you guys these Youtube links.

Aside from her amazing voice and her amazing boobs, I find her acting in her videos has a powerful mix of startling cuteness and habanero-like sexiness.

She owns.

Here's a link to Waking Up in Vegas. Too bad the one I found doesnt allow embedding.

Here's the ball kicking Thinking of You.

And here's my favorite: Video of her performing Mannequin with her guitar

And I have her CD jammed into my player in the car. Hehe. 

Cheers.

PS: How are you guys?

Katy Perry

Sometimes I have to admit. 

Despite her weird sense of style,  despite the fact that she has got a nice set of rack, she's got the most amazing contralto singing voice. 

Amazing. That's the word