Field shoot at Chinatown

Forced myself out of bed at 7.30am this morning for my field shoot today. Unfortunately, the skies were really cloudy and by the time we were ready to hit the streets (about 9 am), it was pouring pretty badly.... Nonetheless, the gloomy weather made it possible for us to shoot dripping water, so it really wasn't that 扫兴 after all :) And after class, I wandered over to interesting little streets in the vicinity like Ann Siang Hill, Erskine Rd, Club St... I wanna own a conserved shophouse! And it felt so nice strolling down the 5-foot (10 foot?) way along Erskine Rd...

Anyway, this post is dedicated to the beautiful shophouses I saw today...

First half an hour or so was spent trying to play with shuttle speed, since we were instructed to be creative with apertures and shutter speeds... I got the above shot only after a few tries...

The red-window shophouse along Temple St... I loved the rich contrast...

A close-up of the dripping water. I am still not v good at manipulating shutter speeds, but good try for a beginner lah ;P

This is one of my fav pictures of the day, taken along Club Street... It was also intentionally un-focused by me, 'cos I thought it looked lovelier that way.

And after this outing I realised that my Olympus DSLR actually takes pretty decent pics... :) Unfortunately the rest of my weekend has to be mostly spent rushing out some report.... :(

It seems like after ppl have worked for a while, they know what ppl like to hear and they become good at giving politically correct answers... It's a skill I dun think I can really master. Not sure if I'd want to master it though. But today I learnt the hard way that next time if I dunno how to package nicely the not so pleasing-to-ear things I want to voice then I had better shut up. :( Buddy says sometimes knowing how to react appropriately in situations just comes with age, no need to get so upset... Hai, zuo4 ren2 so difficult.

My photography class saved the day though. Today our instructor demonstrated how we could 'paint with light'... and I am totally falling in love with light. Photography can be so cool...

Experimenting with shutter speeds in class...

I tried very hard to draw a heart.... Well, this was the best of my many amateurish attempts. A flyaway heart... Oh well, bit deformed, but hey, nothing is perfect.... :)

嬉しいの日。

I was happy 'cos I didn't have to work today. I was happy 'cos I watched an excellent film today. I was also happy... 'cos I found out on my birthday that I had passed my JLPT 2 exam! That was perhaps the best present ever! I mean, I seriously think I was just super lucky, but hey, it feels good.... ;)

The movie I watched today, that I really liked, was The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Would blog about this in a separate post... aargh, all these nice French films are tempting me to learn French...

I am also officially addicted to One Republic's Apologize:

Colbie Caillat- Bubbly

I know I am very slow, but yeah, I finally figured out the title cum singer of this song:


Think she's got a lovely voice. I like the feet-in-jeans-on-bed shot...

I've been awake for a while now
you've got me feelin like a child now
cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tinglies in a silly place

It starts in my toes
and I crinkle my nose
where ever it goes I always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

The rain is fallin on my window pane
but we are hidin in a safer place
under covers stayin safe and warm
you give me feelins that I adore

It starts in my toes
make me crinkle my nose
where ever it goes i always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

What am I gonna say
when you make me feel this way
I just........mmmmmm

It starts in my toes
make me crinkle my nose
where ever it goes i always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

I've been asleep for a while now
You tucked me in just like a child now
Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth

It starts in my soul
And I lose all control
When you kiss my nose
The feelin shows
Cause you make me smile
Baby just take your time now
Holdin me tight

Where ever, where ever, where ever you go
Where ever, where ever, where ever you go
Where ever you go, I'll always know
Cause you make me smile here, just for a while