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For the past 6 months, I’ve been busy with my 12-hour work schedule (from Mon-Sat), leaving me super less time to explore my little hobby – playing with light.  I went to Funan Mall yesterday and got to spend quite an amount for my D5000’s additional accessories (unplanned expenses). Darn resources are running low. It should motivate me a bit to use my cam again with those accessories... I figured out, I should have a goal so that I won’t regress!  Can or Cannot? I surely can – I think I really can! (grin)

Anyway, here’s my plan:


*Since Nikon D5000 has Scene Modes, I guess it’s good to try all scenes and produce 1 best shot per scene.

*19 Scene Modes:

Portrait . Landscape . Child Portrait . Sports . Macro

Night Portrait . Night Landscape . Indoor Party . Beach/Snow . Sunset

Dusk/Dawn . Pet portrait . Candlelight . Blossom . Autumn colors

Food . Silhouette . High key . Low key

   

*Next would be to study each scene’s setting so that I would know how to set aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc. – depending on shooting conditions.


*Then use P, A, S and/or M modes without relying in scene modes.


*Schedule: TBA… I still have to plan.

Some Links for Nikon D5000 Users:

Nikon D5000 Overview by Imaging Resource

Nikon D5000: Behind the Scenes from Nikon

Boredom Chronicles: Make-up

This is something I did one boring afternoon at the office. :)

Materials: office supplies.

iLike: Breathing Underwater

SCUBA diving is sensual. To breathe underwater is one of the most fascinating and peculiar sensations imaginable. Breathing becomes a rhythmic melody of inhalations and exhalations. The cracks and pops of fish and crustaceans harmonize with the rhythmic chiming of the bubbles as you exhale. Soon, lungs act as bellows, controlling your buoyancy as you achieve weightlessness. And, as in your dreams, you are flying. Combine these otherworldly stimuli and you surrender completely to the sanctuary of the underwater world.    ~ TEC CLARK, forward, Karen Berger's Scuba Diving

 

Talicud Island, IGaCoS

 

Me and my DiveMaster (^_^)

 

Trying to practice underwater breathing… Yey, I’m good!

 

Before all the diving… oh why do I always pose with the peace sign? It bothers me….

Obsession Confession

When I'm bored, I feel like I need to do something. I can't stay idle for a long time!

My hands search for something to touch, to hold.

My eyes are eager to see colors... various colors in contrast. Undying and mad. Staring back at me like stargazers do to the stars. I become alive.

My senses direct me and I let it all flow... the ink finds its way to the blank piece of white ruled paper and I'm out of control.

My soul is satiated...yet I long for more...

A Letter to No One #001

I love silence. 

All alone in my room, no sound of television or radio. No iPod playing. Just the bare silence of the room seems to become my sanctuary. Even the faintest of sound explodes like dynamite in my world’s absolute silence. I become sensitive to everything around me. I remember and forget things at the same time. I rejoice, I cry, I panic. 

All in silence.

Queer.

 

Due to personal reasons, I decided not to post anything on my facebook status from now on. My silence is my light and my dark.

Contemplating on the Soul

What does make up a soul?

Is it shapeless?

Formless?

It seems like it is virtually composed of nothing, yet it’s the entire essence of our being.

A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not what ships are for…

A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not what ships are for…

Like ships, we must set sail and go on a journey through life.  Never cling too much on your harbor; go out and see the world! We may get hurt, our hearts may get broken, and we may even suffer… but let not fear control you.  Don’t be afraid of the raging seas or the storms that you might encounter for it is through these adventures  that we realize our true value in life. It is though these journeys that we know ourselves – that we find ourselves.

It’s your choice: Corrode and slowly disintegrate on your harbor or fire up your engine and set sail? Our Captain will take care of us – thank God.

 

Harborfront, Singapore

I am an artist. My face is my canvass.

 

I usually don’t feel complete if I leave home without my Kikay Kit. With my keys, wallet and mobile phone, I must have it anywhere I go!

 

What’s in my Kikay Kit:

1. URIAGE SPF50 Tinted Cream in Golden

2. Maybelline Pure Mineral Powder Foundation

3. Maybelline Pure Mineral Luminous Blush

4. Maybelline Pure Mineral Concealer

5. Maybelline Impact Express Smooth Pencil Eyeshadow

6. Maybelline Intense XXL Microfiber Mascara

7. IN2IT Gel Blush 8-hour Wear

8. MaxFactor Lipfinity

9. KATE Liquid Liner from Kanebo

10. KATE Eye Shadow from Kanebo

11. Chapstick Ultra Lip Protectant SPF30

12. Nichido Lash Curler

THE GREATEST ADVICE

 

Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.

Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your
biological clock is ticking.

Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some
of life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you
can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and
dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.

Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.

Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your
life that you'll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to
someone is your time.

Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is
T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or
provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
God is good all the time!

By Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life