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This place is beautiful in black and white! Hope everyone's well!

I'm really dreading these last few weeks of the semester. What a pain in the ass.

Whenever I feel frustrated with an untimely lack of inspiration, I think of the countless Chinese dinners I've had, and how the experience itself isn't solitary and apart from everyone else. It's family style servings, and they're mean't to be shared.　我今晚更想吃中国菜。

I've recently given ample thought to doing short films as an aside to photography. The idea of Adrian the filmmaker has always been on my bucket list. However, just like the unfinished patio that some men start but never finish, I'm at wits with myself to come up with a story, albeit, a very short, pithy recreation of fiction that nevertheless has all the makings of a low budget short film for the inexperienced college filmmaker. My goal is to complete the film for entry into the next SF Asian American Film Festival. Let's see what the year of the tiger brings me. Good luck good luck!!

I was tempted to fall in love, if only for the inspiration. But I thought of what a terrible abuse that would be, of a feeling I've yet to experience. Between that second glass of wine, before the untapered conversation that followed, I was tempted to fall in love, if only for the inspiration. But I thought of what a terrible waste that would be, of a woman I've yet to meet.

I like to think that for every bowl of soup I have on campus, I save myself from another wasted lunch, talking to just another somebody about my short term dreams and aspirations, my favourite colour, what movies I'm into, or how I like my peanut butter. I like to think that my life is a little more than the salty soup and tofu. I'm partial to the bean sprouts, and if you enjoy my company, we'll share a bowl together, and find the time, to lose ourselves in this flimsy plastic bowl of instant noodles.

Today is a good day. (^^)v

Some days, I feel content knowing that those big windows in coffee shops will always be there. I love watching the world from the inside of that particular vantage point. I feel so much more at ease when the hustle and buslte of the world is on the other side of mere millimetres of glass. And should I bring myself to the outside, amongst the hustle and bustle of everyday people, doing everyday things, I will find simplest pleasure in knowing that I can always come back, and watch the world pass me by, just as I've done before.

So much for sleeping regular hours, eh? If I had a bowl of cereal for every restless night I had in college, I'd have enough box tops to get the cool prizes.

Amen.

I'm the unconventional tourist. I won't be enticed by expensive brands and overpriced restaurants. I'll stick to these unworn streets and find myself a back alley noodle house, complete with peeling wallpaper and soup that looks like stagnant water. I'm not just another tourist, you see. I won't be herded like cattle to the next lackluster waterfall or unkempt beach. I'll travel off the beaten path and see this place as much more than a cyclical exchange of trolley seats. I'll discover this godforsaken island to be a life in stride, spent wandering around the streets.
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When I came to this island, I was a tourist. Being the unconventional tourist is what keeps me from the insanity of living on such a small island and having absolutely nothing to do on weekends.

LV, laugh, learn. ;)

Many thanks to Raf for the early birthday present! I love my shiny new NDx8, and circular polarising filter! The darkness is amazing, and I can take long exposures during broad daylight!!

I'm excited~ can you feel it? ;D

The usual three cups isn't cutting it for me these days. I'm drinking tea by the gallon since the semester began, so much so that I have a growing fear that I'll soon have the distinctive smell of barley tea all over me. Similar to those strong colognes that old people wear and everyone can smell for miles. I don't want to be that guy.

Then again, I actually like the smell of barley tea. :)

I've got the new semester blues, and I'm counting down the days 'til Xmas. Just a few more months I tell myself, it's bound to be just around the corner. But why does it seem that September is going by the fastest?

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There are women out there that can make your life seem a little less finite. For some of us, it takes a few empty dinners, and plenty of failed attempts until you can find the right one. Then, as if alluded by some faint memory, she orders dessert to share, and your life is suddenly a lot less colder.
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I find those women to be extremely sexy. Now I just need to find one! ;p

It's been a lazy week guys, I'm actually sleeping regular hours! Be happy, be happy, be happy :D

The days are going by slower than ever. I think it has much to do with my boring classes, but even at that, there isn't much going on this semester. I just wanna stay here in this grassy field, and watch as my moments pass me by~

 I'm easy to please.

Happy Labour Day Weekend Everyone!

I wrote a story during my freshman year in high school. I called it my magnum opus, ha ha. I worked on it while in my choir class. Halfway through the semester, the famous furloughs of 2002 hit the education system, just as they do every year, and my choir teacher quit. She was replaced by an intrepid math teacher, who was more or less, uncaring about whether we sang or not. It was boring, but I had a free period to myself, and I spent most of it writing.

My story wasn't anything special, just a collection of ideas in outline form, but the foundation, at least so I felt, was pretty much laid out. All that was left was to pen the story in familiar storytelling prose. However, somewhere between the end of the semester and the beginning of sophomore year, I lost the outline. Boo hoo.

I haven't thought about that story recently, but I've been wanting to write these past few weeks. The museopathy is killing me..

I was tagged by Vanessa ^^

How to Play: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.


Secondly: Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you Just do one if you feel like it~

( It's all about meme )

I try not to take myself too seriously,
and spend each of my moments in stride.
I like to watch my moments as they happen before me,
dancing along the brim of my glass,
running down its sides.

My moments are contiguous,
as if neverending.
The ephemeral experience of which,
succombs to this humble glass of mine,
and the moments caught between sips.

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It's been raining cows and sheep outside these past few days. I need some lighting photos, y'know, without the risk of intentionally killing myself. Maybe I'll camp out~

(whatever...)

My summer was an ephemeral waltz along beach shores, spent beneath dancing palms and cloudy weather. My summer was full of greasy food, time with friends, and more sneaker miles than I could possibly count. And those last few days, I suppose, before it finally came to a leisurely halt, were spent recollecting a faint reminiscent summer, that had ended as quickly as it had began.

So, here’s to adventure, mango salsa, and always finding a reason to celebrate~ Cheers everyone!! :)

Now, some New Semester Resolutions:

1. Lose the seven pounds I gained over the summer. *Determined*


2. Don’t eat out as much, and spend more time at home with Nigella ;)


3. Save money for a new lens (or full-frame camera… hehe) ^^


4. Write more, photograph more.


5. Get halfway through my photo book for the annual blurb photography competition.


6. Shoot a wedding, or four.


7. Experiment more with strobes.


8. Make a softbox.


9. Start my Xmas shopping early.


10. Have fun this semester! ;)