::finally back from NS.. can't really blog much about the specifics, most of my hits prob come from the ppl hired to prowl the web for such info I think..
just some thoughts so far.. been coping well for the past 2 weeks, wasn't as bad as I imagined it to be.. but then its only the first 2 weeks.. the food is quite good actually, but then we don't have much time for meals anyways.. the eat to live instead of the live to eat mentality I subscribe to.. that takes a large chunk of joy from my life.. also kinda regretted not bringing my own phone, used the hi-card one my dad had, just to call back home.. used the very little free time we had before sleeping just lying on the bed while the rest of my bunkmates are busy sweet talking on their phones.. physically it's quite ok.. had some pain in my left knee after the first 4 days though, prob too enthu on the drills or just that I've haven't been running for the past half year..


The Botaks..
met up with some of my classmates for dinner today.. didn't really do much, ate at Just Acia at Dhoby Xchange.. looked at each other's new hairstyle, talked about how's life so far.. had the Salmon Teriyaki set.. finally something other than chicken.. went to the arcarde to play for awhile before heading back..::

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::my last post before enlistment tomorrow.. had a small class BBQ at Michelle's house on Sat.. the chicken fillets were nice, prob the first BBQ I actually ate a decent amount.. her house also had the DDR with the mat for PS2, not bad for my first time on such games.. quite a workout though, its as tiring as much as it is fun.. took 70 back with Hek, PC and Dwayne..


Crouching Kitty..
walked back from the 156/73 bus stop where I used to walk back after school.. of cos those were the days where I can afford to make a 2 bus transfer to get back home, so hardly alighted there except when I felt like it.. would walk past 2 spots where I know some cats would hang out after dark and sure enough there was one there.. whipped out the 580EXII/ST-E2 combo I had with me and took the above shot..
Sunday didn't do much.. e-mailed the organisers for Eye é City and they allowed me to submit my roll even though I missed the submission day.. prob due to my "presence" last year, but I think this year would disappoint them.. went on to do more pre-NS preparations.. bought a dry-cabinet since I wouldn't be using my cams for awhile.. plus other stuff for NS..
the rest of this week was pretty mundane.. stayed at home most of the time.. didn't really feel like doing anything.. went to CP today just to fulfill some cravings of mine.. in particular, bread.. been a regular patron of BreadTalk ever since they started their business.. my first encounter was prob with their signature floss bun.. their sugar bread loaf, garlic french bread, and crossiants regularly make it on my tray.. the other bread joint I regularly go to is Subway.. my usual combi no matter what sub I ordered would be parmesan oregano (foot long when I'm really hungry), with lettuce cucumbers and onions, topped with honey mustard...
looked through some of the old files I got back from the old com, with the help of Zhi Kai of cos.. went to check out her address, and the block no. I had from the dream was just the opp block.. went past the area a couple of times and it looked quite familar.. more weirdness.. all well, thats pretty much it, just a dream, in my practically non-existant love life..

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::been quite occupied the last week.. went back to help cover orientation.. came for all 3 days though only required to cover the 2nd day outing to Sentosa.. didn't shoot much for the first day since there were others covering.. stuck around the I-Space to take some shots, left after lunch with Zhi Kai to extract the pics from my old harddisk.. went to collect the 70-200 f4 IS after that..
Thurs covered with Wei Kang.. could have slept abit more if I knew they only departed for Sentosa at 11am.. forgot to charge my batts the day before, so grabbed a few extra batts from the darkroom just in case.. was primarily on the 70-200 while Wei Kang had the 17-85 with him.. the IS works like a charm but had to turn it off cos it consumes alot of batt, which I'm short of.. they had lunch there first, took some shots before going to eat on our own.. definately not gonna buy anything in Sentosa again if I can help it, freakin ex.. the game stations were scattered across Sentosa, mostly the beach area and whats left of the island thats not under development..


Siloso..
a jump shot that I had in mind.. wanted to cross light this with the 420EX on the left but it ran out of batt.. the weather wasn't that good either, had a slight drizzle and cloud laden skies the whole afternoon.. ended the day with some eye candy showcase thing, did more off cam lighting.. one of the OGLs was kind enough to spare me his monorail pass since he was taking the bus back I think..
didn't really intend to shoot day 3, but hatched some ideas while returning the 70-200 f4 IS.. tried the ST-E2 speedlite transmitter and was hooked..
took 2 tripods from the darkroom to act as light stands for the 580EXIIs, one each on each side of the stage and its set.. though the right one didn't fire at times cos it wasn't recharging fast enough I think..


Dual flash..
Zhi Kai helped out with many shots during the disco night, including this one.. had him go into the crowd with one of the flashes to light them up, and to the gallery for some rim light effect.. he had the fisheye on for the evening, also helped him in that.. the overhead shots with the cam on the tripod acting as a boom.. the dual flash set up created a very interesting effect with the fisheye.. could see the flashes in action.. dead tired by the end of the night.. anyway, the rest of the orientation pics should be up on the website by the time you read this.. try to guess which are my shots, apart from the ones I posted here of cos..

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::first post of the new year.. woke up quite late, already 1+.. wanted to wake up at 10 to submit the Eye é City pics, but yet again overslept.. didn't even complete the roll.. all well, it was great having my pics selected for 06.. prob concentrate more on SYPA 08..
some updates on New Year's Eve.. uploaded a small 12-part series featuring pics I've taken over the past year, one for every month.. then did a self-portrait for the title pic.. can be viewed here..
spent NYE at the airport.. went for lunch first with Aaron, Hek, Jack, Ji Bin, Sarah and Tricia at the Fish & Co. at T2.. had the Danish Fish & Chips, which was quite similar to their NY one, except with some spicy seasoning.. went to meet Clement in the evening, bought the hotshoe to PC adaptor since my 30 doesn't have the PC sync port..


last sunset of the year..
quite a pity that I didn't have a nice location for this spectacular last sunset of 07.. a break from the cloudy weather at the end of the year.
met up with Clement and his cousin at Clarke Quay.. executed an idea I had in mind..


Music in the air..
the final product.. figured out how to trigger the 580EX II that I had with me.. had to tape up the other contacts except the middle one.. shot thru a "bokeh modifier" that I made myself, basically a circular black card with a quaver shaped hole in it.. shot it on film also, wanted to submit this for Eye é City, since for me 07 is the SYF year that I'll always remember.. went back to the airport after that..

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