What a tiring day...

Hey guys!

Alright, another quick update, my pay is in, today there's a lot of people and I had to trace again, thanks to my colleague Wen Lin who stayed back to help me trace. I had to go school today which was super duper boring....

Might be getting my Olympus VA-1 tomorrow, we shall see, than in January get my Metz 45 CL1 than Feb get a new computer case with power, March get my Macbook, it's really gonna be an exciting year!

I'm tired now so yea, good night world!

Such a boring day....

Hey guys!

So today I woke up late and didn't go to school. I went to Vivo and got Nyiyaz and Naaz presents but couldn't get Madinah's one cause the shop was doing inventory... So I came home and well... Just lazed around until now. The design for my DIY softbox is completed and now all I need is the materials and once that is done, will probably do one for the Metz flash, and for my portrait series, probably half will be done in studio and the other half outdoor, and apparently, there's a studio that seems pretty good and it's pretty cheap for weekday before 5.

Tomorrow got to go school in the morning but not going for the afternoon class. Tomorrow work is gonna be such a drag... Can't wait for my off day and to get my Metz flash as well as getting my VA-1 next month. Can't wait for my Macbook either XD. Seriously a lot of things going on next year. After exams time to start my portrait series!!!

Anyway... I got to go sleep soon eitherwise my bio clock will be all screwed up again so good night everyone!!

Work was such a drag....

Hey guys! So yea, today I woke up late for school and attended training for like 2 hours before going home to take a shower and went for work. Was supposed to end at 11:10pm but ended up finishing and reaching home at like 1am. There were a lot of people and a pretty big complication when doing closing.

The customers seems very patient today.... No idea why... Walking home, I realise how quite Redhill actually is and I pretty much like it. I took a shot and it seemed so much brighter in the picture, kinda like the reverse of the F1 races. It may seem bright to us but not the camera, walking home, the area doesn't seem that bright but in the photo, it seems really good. And it isn't as orange as the picture shows but it's pretty orangy.

I had a blackout just now which was really irritating. So yea, that's all for today, skipping tomorrow's morning training and going to Vivo after training tomorrow. Gonna go get Naaz, Nyiyaz and Madinah's present. And I seriously gotta go get a flash light. The black out made me realise that I have no freaking working torch lights at home, lol.

Good night people!

Last day at home

Hey guys! Yea, you read right. 4 days at home not stepping out. I wanted to step out today but decided not to as it will be like just a short while, not worth travelling.

Tomorrow will be going out though, since I've got to work and got programming in the afternoon. Gonna be really boring tomorrow. I'm so gonna take a long off... Working only on sundays. Bad news is money is gonna be very little, good news is, more time to work on my photography which the pay will be so much higher than my current's job pay. More time to study too...

I'm done with my paper model of my softbox MK I and it's almost perfect, just need to make adjustment to the flaps, find the suitable materials and I'm in business! Tomorrow probably while traveling will be making the adjustment to the MK I and MK II will be out. Hopefully it works!

Woohoo! Chong Min is coming home tomorrow night! I have no real idea why I'm so excited... Probably just missed her... Oh well...


Actually... That's all for today. Will update more tomorrow! Good night everyone!

3rd day in the house

Hey guys! Before anyone asks (if anyone asks anyway), no I am not confined in the house, it's just that it was Christmas eve and Christmas day, there isn't anywhere I can go that wouldn't have a lot of people and today because of the rain, I didn't go out either though I initially wanted to go to Vivocity to get Naazira, Madinah and Nyiyaz's presents but I guess I might go there after school on Monday since I've got programming and there's a direct bus there.

Anyway, what I did on Christmas day is... Nothing... Yes, really, I just watched TV, eat, watched movies and was on Clubsnap the entire day. More or less the same for today except I researched on soft boxes since I'm doing my portrait series for fun, learn, port folio as well as for my business. I also finally managed to install Google Chrome on my desktop, which is not because I can't solve the problem till now but rather... I'm too lazy to do it till now cause I use Safari. I also took a look at the Google Chrome OS. It seems interesting and I guess it worth keeping tabs on what Google cooks up. In the IT world, companies I keep track are Apple, Microsoft and now Google. In the photography world... Well... Most brands actually since I use Canon, Olympus, and Mamiya but I also keep a look out on other things as my mentor taught me, there is no one system that can do everything. Even computers the same thing, my own PC is mix of different computer parts. Even computers from companies like Dell, Acer, Lenovo etc.

I didn't update yesterday since there was hardly anything to update. Anyway, regarding the softboxes, I did make 1 out of an old shoe box which is seriously unglam. I made a beauty dish which still is alright because I sprayed it black. All the DIY softboxes that I've seen so far are either hard to make because they require drills and really really accurate measurements, seriously ugly (not really the point) or the materials are really hard to find in Singapore. And lo and behold! Today, I had an idea, I don't know if you can call it brilliant though... I have an idea of how to make a fold able softbox and the materials are more or less easier to find. It isn't cheap as cheap as most others but still significantly cheaper than buying from makers like Profoto though I'm not sure if they do make those compatible for hot shoe flashes. Mine is most probably gonna be using foam (learnt from the book of lowbudget shooting), something like a opaque cardboard and quite a lot of velcro. I personally hate velcro cause its really noisy but since most likely it's just gonna be noisy when assembling or disassembling so doesn't really matter. I have to precise of the measurements though, but nothing engineering. Have to make sure its light as well as some flashes like my Olympus FL-36R and FL-50R are not built to be that tough, not so worried about my future to come Metz 45 CL1 though.

Anyway! The new year is about to come... Time sure flies as you grow older. What have I done this year... I don't really remember... What are my goals for next year? Pass my final year exam and finish year 1 and get into multimedia in year 2. Do more freelance photography work and become a better photographer. Do my portrait series. Those are my goals I can think of right now.

I'm really excited about the new year since I will be getting quite a few new stuff. Like:

A Macbook white to replace my dying ASUS A8Je which has served me well for almost 3 years which I run pretty hard on. My Macbook white will be custom which is especially important since I'm an IT student, I need to run Windows OS on it which many people don't so gotta upgrade the HDD, and upgrade the RAM so that it runs better with photoshop as I do photography. I still wonder why people get Macbook just cause it looks cool and don't really care about performance (though performance wise, it is good)



Olympus VA-1 which I will use in my portrait series quite a lot, since I hate using live view which drains a huge amount of power.



Metz 45 CL1 which I'm gonna use as my workhorse for events and hopefully weddings in the coming year



And no pictures for the next 2. Honda Phantom motorbike if I can get my license since my school is moving. Will be good to have a bike. Now still at 2.01 so I wonder when can I get my license. As well as building an entirely new DIY Mac Pro. It will not have the Apple logo but it will run both Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as well as Windows 7 Ultimate, featuring a Quad core 2.66 GHz processor, 4 HDD, 4GB RAM in a case which I have yet to decide on. It will be approximately 1.7k when done. Might be more, might be less. But still cheaper than the equivalent Mac Pro.

Today's entry is one of the longest I've written in a really long time. I shall end here as I don't think anyone really wants to read so much. Tomorrow going down to art friends to look at materials for my DIY softbox so good night and take care friends!

Merry Christmas!

Hey guys!

First of all, a Merry Christmas to everyone! And to all Christians, Catholics and similar, let us remember that today is the day 2009 years ago the saviour is born!

My God, I sound like some religious guy,lol. Either way, today didn't go out or do much. I took more photos of my freedom and basically was loitering in Clubsnap as well as playing PSP. That's about it. Anyway, I'm tired now, I know it's a short entry but I'm tired and nothing much to do so yup, good night everyone!! Merry Christmas!!!

Peaceful Wednesday

Hey guys! Here's another update! So today morning I went to school for C++ programming training. It was tough. C++ was never easy for me and we've decided on doing a scientific calculator for the competition. Chances of winning are more or less down the drain, but doesn't really matter, my passion lies not in programming or IT but in photography. IT is just something I can do and do pretty good or fairly well.

So in the afternoon, I met Zana and Madinah and we went to Cathay's Starbucks where Zana works so that she can pass her amp. Then we went to Bugis to get Zana's Paramore concert tickets which Madinah wants to go but has no moolah and her dad doesn't allow her. I feel bad for Madinah actually but that's her life, I can't do anything.

After that we went to Banquet at Raffles Hospital to eat after which we went to City Hall to meet Yusuf. We went walking around Marina Square and chilling at Mac for a while before going home. I also found out that Cathay Photo doest carry the Olympus VA-1 vari magni finder priced at $320, I'm gonna get it after I get my Metz 45 CL1. Zana took a cab while the rest of us took the train home. We went to HMV to look at CDs and I finally got Hello Hurricane from Switchfoot.

So yea, that's about it for today. Loads of thing to look forward to... My studio and outdoor portrait series of friends which will be used for the business I'm starting with my dear Vivian. Using the Metz 45 CL1 since it is my first Metz as well as the first hammerhead flash I'm using. And the vari magni finder which will allow me to compose low angle shots without breaking my back and saving power from not using live view. My E-1 cannot use live view so it helps as well. I guess I'm more or less old schooled lol. The new year would be an interesting year, attachement, finally getting my bike license and bike and my Macbook as well as building my own DIY Mac Pro. Getting started on my car practical, shooting more events as well as doing more stuff on Clubsnap. Release of new Olympus cameras. The year I turn 21 and finally become a young adult. My Clubsnap title becoming either Senior Member or Moderator lol.

Well... Shall end here, good night people!