lights, camera, film.... smiles... action!

cheese

::me with my supersampler::
i had 2 submissions this week.
but it wasnt all that hectic as i
had planned everything beforehand
so as to avoid panicking last minute.
i'm horrbile working under pressure.


::pics of my connect book. clockwise: the packaging;
the front; the inside; the back::
this book is dedicated to my dearest lipei and fauz.
the dedication page have the names of both of you. :)
hope you guys like the book. :)


::this pic of the cheese cake shop was taken while i was on the tram. i love the colours of this pic::
while i was at GLENHUNTLY getting my book perfect binded,
i took the opportunity to snap a few shots around the area.
i rarely visit the suburbs.
it's a nice change of pace from the city.
but still, i could never live in the suburbs.
too quiet, too peaceful...


::pic of the railway at GLENHUNTLY::


::more pics taken at GLENHUNTLY::


::took this pic of the city when i came back from GLENHUNTLY. nice weather that day::


::group of old ladies performing tap dancing at FEDERATION SQUARE::

MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL

::lipei and i inside the FORUM THEATER. i love the interior inside::


::i dun think this pic justifies how crowded the theater really was. it was extremely packed!::
went to watch 2 movies at the MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL.
the first movie lipei and i watched is called
THREE TIMES(taiwan).


::this scene shows the third story set in present time::


::this scene shows the second story set in 1911::
it tells 3 love stories set in different eras.
the film opens in 1966 with a delicate romance about
a pool-hall hostess, May and the young army conscript.
May's counterpart in the second story, set in 1911,
is a courtesan who llives and works in a brothel and could
not be more tethered to her histortical moment.
in the third story, set in the present,
a musician casually begins an affair with a photographer,
leaving her female lover alone in her bed.
directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, it stars Shu Qi and Chang Chen.
a beautifully shot film indeed.
the audience in the cinema clapped when the show ended.
i personally love the second story.


::image of BIG BANG LOVE: JUVENILE A::
the second movie we watched is called BIG BANG LOVE: JUVENILE A.
it's abt jun who leads an isolated life working in a gay bar
but after being brutalised by a customer who picks him up,
jun goes into a frenzy and kills him. this single violent act leads
jun to a prison where he meets kazuki, an equally violent
young man who takes him under his wing before another
brutal murder changes everything.
the storyline is average, but many scenes were pointless
and too many metaphoric references strayed the film away
rather than enhance the experience of it.
the only good thing abt the movie is the
gorgeous guy in it... Ando Masanobu! *drool*
he's also in Battle Royale...


::pic of Ando Masanobu... my gawd... he's so good looking!::


::another pic of his... argh... he's so gorgeous....!::



::pics of my supersampler::
i finally bought myself a LOMO SUPERSAMPLER!!!
i have waited for 4 years...
now that i have it...
lomo on!
i kinda miss my LC-A and Holga...
(not my action sampler... i hate that camera)
will try to experiment with my supersampler.
might try cross-processing like wat i did with my LC-A.

i heart melbourne!
solely for one reason... and that is...
CHEAP DVDS!!!! CHEAP TV SERIES DVD BOX SETS!!!
DVDS NOT FOUND IN SINGAPORE!!!
ok.. that seems more than 1 reason...
-i bought 2 complete seasons of ALLY MCBEAL
for just $39 each season.
-SIN CITY at $15. you cant get the dvd in singapore.
-ALIAS 4 seasons dvd box set for just $120.
that means each season cost $30.
singapore is selling EACH seaon for $90
-X-files $26 each season
-DAWSON's CREEK $30 per season
-ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT $28 per season
-THAT 70's SHOW $39 each season.
-SCRUBS each season for $28 only!!!
singapore selling it for $80 each season

recent movies not sold in singapore:
-hostel
-wolf creek
-transamerica
-brokeback mountain
-mysterious skin
and a whole lot more...

more pics taken in singapore

::sabrina strutting down the stage::
sabrina was one of the finalists for this
year's FEMME QUEST.
so to show our support, we were at zouk to cheer her on.
the night was fun!!!
the drag queen host was extremely funny.
but it did feel a little weird to be surrounded by so many
girls... where are the guys?!
but i had a blast that night.
aya, whom i must say is gorgeous and friendly,
is this year's FEM QUEST winner.
after the whole event, we stayed on and danced the night away.
we had a great night!!! really enjoyed myself!




::the girls on stage::


::sabrina among the girls::


::fauz and i outside ZOUK::


::najib, fauz and i inside ZOUK::


::denise keller and i after the event::


::everyone there supporting sabrina::


::fauz and denise keller. rebecca tan is just behind him::



::lipei, fauz and i. lipei's wearing her fake spectacles.... it's ornamental....::
and to make my winter holiday sweeter than it already was,
my dearest lipei made her way to singapore all the
way from TAIPING, MALAYSIA.
with her around, nothing would be dull!!!


::LOVE ME BUTCH performing at BAYBEATS::


::FURNITURE performing at BAYBEATS::
we went to watch LOVE ME BUTCH perform
at this year's BAYBEATS, which was held at the ESPLANADE.
we also watched FURNITURE performed the following day.
though it was just a three days stay, we did
try to make full use of it.
brought her to LAU PASAR to makan.
i looovveee the food there!
also brought her to BUGIS and ORCHARD.
would have love to bring her to SENTOSA and
swim in the sea, but due to time constraint,
it was near impossible.
oh... and we also clubbed at HAPPY!
haa, it's her first time at an alternative club.
and yeah, we enjoyed ourselves!
my God bro izad was there too.
hey lips, do visit singapore again ya, cos there's
still a whole lot more of singapore for you to discover.
and i'll definitely make a trip to TAIPING year end. :)


::lipei, fauz and i at fauz place, getting ready to party::


::lipei, fauz and i trying to get all of us in the frame...::


::fauz and lipei at HAPPY dancing the night away!::

the pics in this entry were being edited using IMAGEREADY,
and i will probably be using this program in future entries
instead of PHOTOSHOP.
that way, each image size would be considerably smaller,
thus ensuring a faster upload of my blog.

lastly, i think there is a high chance that i wont
be going back to singapore as early as i had planned.
i was hoping to be back by 4th of nov,
since all my submissions should be on the 30th of oct.
however, i may push my return date to the 20th of nov.
pretty late huh?
reason?
on the 19th of nov,
U2 is performing here in melbourne!!!!
U2!!! currently the greatest band alive!
i looovvve U2! so it's very likely that i'll be staying
to watch them perform.
ANOTHER REASON is that on the same day,
it's lipei's birthday!!!!!!
it'll be nice to celebrate her birthday, and then go
watch U2 perform together. :)
hopefully fauz can join us. the more the merrier.
anyway, i've been thinking about it,
there isnt any particular person waiting desperately
for my return. so really, there isnt a need to hurry
back home. and since it'll be lipei's last
year in melbourne, all the more i should stay
just a little longer in melbourne.

i'm a design student!!!

big smilez and hugz!

::jolina, terrance and i during lesson. big smiles!!!::


::ree and i at MAG NATION. big hugz!!!::
school's started and i'm well into my fourth week already.
i seriously cant believe how fast these 3 weeks
have past me by without any realization...
but so far, school's been good.
i have wednesdays and fridays off,
giving me loads of time to catch up with work
and to replenish any lost sleep.
it's also nice to see everyone back in school.
love their company.
love their crappy comments.
just love them.

but i'm freaking out on my theory unit...
i have essays to write!!!! ahhh!!!!
i'm a design student! i should be
exempted from writting essays!!!
i just handed in my 500 words essay...
the topic is abt critcal issues influencing design,
like propaganda, environment, ethics etc... not easy....
and yesh... i know most of you would be
saying that anything less than 500 words is not
considered an essay....
i'm a design student!

however, i'm really excited with this book
that i have to design for my graphic design studio.
yup, a real book!!!
perfect binding and all!
very very exciting!!!
it's a collaboration between a New Zealand Uni.
our works would be exhibited and there'll
be media coverage too.
so far, my progress with this book is going really well,
and i'm really proud with the results so far.
i'm designing some sort of a graphic story book,
with roughly about 34 pages.
so there'll be loads of illustrations and
not to meantion, a twist in the story as well. :)
the story's abt 'conscience', revolving ard 2 girls...
or is it 1 girl with 2 different scenerios?
well, it's up to the readers to decide.
and there'll be no text.
this is so becos this is graphic design,
it's important that i'm able to use illustrations
to convey my story/message.
it also gives room for readers to ponder
and interpret the story to their liking.
it's hard work, but i hope it pays off.


::me in front of the NGV, attending the Picasso: Love&War exhibition with lipei::
the National Gallery of Victoria(NGV)
is show casing Picasso's paintings!
the exhibition is called Picasso: Love & War 1935-1945.
it explores the personal and artistic relationship between
Pablo Picasso and his lover and muse of those years, Dora Maar.
over 300 works are displayed.
Picasso's and Dora Maar's intimate involvement started shortly
before the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936 and lasted
through the turbulent years of the second world war.
Dora Maar was a talented photographer and was at the
centre of the Parisian avant-garde. the two lovers inspired
one another intellectually and artistically throughout
their time together.
and this exhibition is the end result of it all.


::lipei and i trying our best to get the both us in the frame, wif the picasso wordings behind us. hee~ not very good eh... ::


::i think this is the best of the lot. :) ::

i finally bought Coheed and Cambria's
Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV:
volume one from fear through the eyes of madness.
(the title is freaking long...)
love them to the max!
check out their cd sleeves as well, given the chance...
i also bought Evermore's Dreams.
their new album's already out, but i decided
to get their previous album first becos i dun haf it.
hmmm... and... i also bought the O.C. mix 4 cd.
damn nice. but i really wana get O.C. mix 2...
someone pls get it for me....

the melbourne film festival is now on.
lipei and i would be watching 2 movies.
one's a chinese film called 'three times',
and the other is a japanese movie titled 'big bang love'.
we were hoping to catch keanu reeves' latest
movie Scanner Darkly, but it's sold out...
overwhelming respond... argh...

pictures taken in singapore.

these are just some more pics i took while
i was back home in sinagpore during my winter holiday.
there are still more to upload... but i'll just upload
these for now. :)


::boshen, gibson, stephanie and i at NYDC::
stephanie, gibson, boshen and i went out for dinner
at NYDC. it was a blast! so much laughter, so much fun!
and stephanie's the joker, as always,
ever since secondary school. hee~ :)


::a 'kawaii' pose you will not see me doing very often... my gawd... cant believe i did it... count yourself lucky if i ever pose like this wif you... comments on polaroid written by stephanie::


::a candid shot... was trying to grab my polaroid camera from boshen when he pressed the shutter. comments on polaroid written by stephanie.::
it was great catching up with them.
i think the pics says it all.
and yesh stephanie, continue being KAWAII as always!
hope your "mandarin" lessons are paying off. haa~ :)


::jenn, gibson, ah bee and i outside C.A.N. cafe::
i met up with jenn, gibson and ah bee for dinner.
we went to fish and co. which was really fun, and
then headed over to C.A.N. cafe for drinks and
a few rounds of tai di!
a great night out indeed and i really enjoyed myself.
thanks guys for meeting up.


::me sticking out my tongue while watching the world cup at SIMPANG BEDOK.pic taken by fauz::
when i was back in singapore, it was soccer fever!
i love the world cup!!!
though of cos the teams i was supporting
didnt win... i still love them, and will continue
to cheer on for them.
i tried my best to catch most of the matches.
my dad was up all night watching every single match,
and i'm happy my mum subscribe for the soccer channel.
however, even though i could watch it at the comfort of my home,
i chose to watch most of the matches outside my place at the infamous
SIMPANG BEDOK. it makes a lot of difference when there's
a crowd cheering on.
screams of "goal",
sighs of dismay,
the clapping of hands,
good food...
i love the world cup!
and i hate a certain team...


::pic taken at SIMPANG BEDOK while watching world cup::


::sham and i at CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL. i was there to visit him. he's alright now. this pic was taken quite some time back::


::fauz and i in the... toilet at PLAZA SING. dun ask why we even took this picture in the toilet::


::kai and i with Ronald Mcdonald::


::pic of mum and i. do i look like my mum? love her::
family dinners are a must when i go back to singapore.
these pictures were taken during the farewell dinner for me.
my uncles and aunties and cousins were all there.
apparently one of my cousins brought his girlfren along...
and his brother just got attached and showed everyone
his new girlfren's picture... bleth...
everyone must be thinking why i have never had a girlfren before...
then again... i think they are pretty tired asking me that...
cos the answer would always be, "i just dun have lor..." (-_-)"
get the hint my dear uncles and aunties!


::my bro, charlotte and i::


::er... fauz was supposed to be in the pic... apparently i accidentally cut him off while taking the pic... opps... not intentional ok... hee~ ::


::ok... now fauz's in the pic. pic taken by fauz::

with 2 submissions in a few days time, i'm hoping by then
i'll have enough time to upload more pics...
i know this entry came a little late...
blame it on the 500 words essay i had to write....
it took me a long time to get it done....
i'm a design student!!!