My first prawning trip!

Guodong suggested a prawning outing and since i have never tried before, i joined them.

We went to Pasir Ris prawning farm!




Everyone getting ready!




We didnt get any prawns attracted to our baits till an hour later.
The winner!

The girls got their first catch!

Only Guodong knows how to handle them!


N finally Guodong's turn!


We ended up just 5 prawns but the uncle was very nice, he packed almost 20 for us to bring home!

My mid life reflections!

Im 30 this year and even being a guy, i do get quite alot of naggy comments on my single status. It just seems that everyone is over concern over whether i might be able to get married in the next few years. Well i do appreciate the nice little concerns because you care about me as a friend or family.
But seriously if i did not meet the right girl, which is part of my uncontrollable destiny and fate, there isnt much i can do right?
Yes, i know i know, i should be attached because most of you are attached and if not some married.
Problem is, i am not really in the hurry to just jump into a boat just because im at that age and i seriously haven't found any boats around me. I am like rehearsing my lyrics over and over again when people ask me the same question.

Haha, the biggest joke that i have was over a gathering yesterday with this "friend", call her LL, she was all along detestable since Poly days. I really don't understand why she always think she is great when she mimic a goblin. We were all discussing about family and careers when she decided to edge me over something(all the time) after feeling slightly inferior to whatever and she just announce to everyone, she got her HDB flat & she is attached...n i should just go apply my HDB myself when i hit 35...bla bla bla...
Well, firstly congrats to her for finding the "one", its definitely not easy for her...next maybe just a caution to her that she should be aware that thou getting a HDB, she wasnt married yet...anything could happen...and lastly, i don understand why she take pride off being married? Ermm cos becos all alone she feel she is collecting dust on the shelf?

I know im a little sarcastic but i really don like her.
And my dearest friends, i am suggesting that if you really meant well for me, introduce me to more suitable and unsuitable friends of yours! For this, i will really give you a big hugs with thanks:)

Moving next to my career, i know all along im an average B person. This apply to my study days and now my working life. What i have is extremely good socialising abilities at work that make me blend well into a completely different environment fast. Apart from this, i don see myself as a extrememly capable staff. Well, i guess i do still have my strength and luck has always been with me at work. So for now, im quite happy with my job and my position. This wont last forever i think.

And thanks Sharon for her ever encouraging words. She knows me really well n i am glad to have a friend like her. This goes to all my friends out there, u know who u are. I thank u for being my friends and supportive towards me at all times! Thou we may not contact frequently, u know im always there for u too :)

Friends and Families in Black & White

Apologies if i kept on emphasizing B&W non stop...
I get a little too thrill over new things..and it keep my passion going!

Breakfast @ wild honey...ermm i mean lunch...no to be correct it is brunch! Yup Brunch at Wild Honey


The girls get excited over the food


Knowing Fionis passion and love for B&W photos...i hope she can save her comments...
Don't blame me, U girls should take more given the chance! haha

I asked mum to pose naturally for me...n for once she did! But sadly uncle didnt do a gd job here...alot of dust and scratches on films!
Looks really peranakan/nonya rite?




N Guodong finishing my last frame for me!


I really need to go catch my sleep now...stay tune for more pics:)

Film addict!

I was suppose to go ruby to get my developing stuff today. But ended up i couldnt resist to get some B&W films for storage. I might have mistaken about the 20% price hike after April and thought that its the end of film supply!

This was what i ended up with!


I didnt realise i bought alot of them till i pay at the counter.

At least i didnt forget my main motive there was to get the cheap fixer and the dark changing bag. Oh and i didnt manage to get enough cannister to roll the negative. So guess got to wait for a while...but with so many films to shoot, i guess i can wait.


N when i decided to keep them in the fridge, i realise.......


I have to tactically find space to store them...
Mum's definitely going to kill me if the whole fridge is films!

And oh ya...i finally got my first B&W developed..and im amazed with the results..thou i didnt manage to control the lighting and exposure well..but...its nice enough!

Let's just hope that i can get my diafine developer soon so that i can develop my first B&W!

Shooting close up with medium Format

Finally gotten myself an Omax close up filter x2 off ebay.
My first test shot was with Lucas. I couldnt really focus well with him moving ard...so i decided to take when he is in Lala land.
It wasnt really easy to focus thru this filter. In fact, the distance of accurate focusing seems to be very small...slight movement will result in out of focus.
Nonetheless, i was quite please with the results.



Oh...i will progressively update my Malacca pictures and experience in my photography blog.

I dread March!

Yah i know that March is the most busy month of the whole year due to the fact of year end closing. Although i don't really do closing, but my budget preparation this year is getting more and more demanding. In fact, every year seems to be tougher.

I am glad that i managed to get a short getaway to Malacca last Saturday with the RF gang. My first outing with them and its amazingly fun!

My pictures are still with uncle mike and guess i'm going to find some time to pick it up this week.

Will post them this week!

My Purchases during IT fair!

It was such a coincident that IT fair was held during the period while i am attending courses in the central area and it happened that i get released before 5pm.
So after my course, i went to Suntec IT fair.

Glad that i went as i found a discount over the ear piece which i wanted to get for the longest period and i nearly bought them in transit.
I got the green color version which matches my Iphone cover.


Audio Technica was the brand i came across 3 years back. I was totally impressed with its quality despite the cost of it. It lasted me till now and still going strong. The one i previously owned doesnt have a bass insert so i thought that i might as well reward myself by buying a better version.




I paid $38 for them which saved me $10.


My initial plans was to get a monitor to replace my current Dell monitor which started to show some problem. But i didnt get any in the end. Guess this show was still targeted at laptops.

I got the sonic gear speakers instead. Can you believe that the price of speakers has dropped tremendously. My ear piece costs also the same as this set of speakers.


Its a Singapore product that is made in China if im not wrong and for that price, its considered a really not bad product.

Quality wise, ermm...i still prefer Altec lansing...Sonic gear gives me alot of problem. Last night when i first tested, all speakers were working fine. Morning when i re test it, the left connector seems to have problems with projecting the sound out. And when i finally gave up on it, it worked again! so now, i have decided to just leave it in the position that works and not going to shift it around anymore.

Can't complain much for this price thou!

Going on Course!

After almost 1 year, I finally attended my first external course, Visual Business Analytics, in the month of march. This course is something which i have always wanted to go but didnt really the chance to until recently. Thanks to my bosses for putting in a good word for me.

Frankly speaking, after just 2 days, i seriously think that this is a worthy course and i really benefit from it. Right now in my mind, its all about dashboards and how to create and apply them in my context. I promised sheryl that i will do something for her and i believed that by end of next week, i should be able to get my first dashboard up and running.

Something i really don like about going to courses in CBD area, especially Tanjong Pagar, is the congested traffic and the unsheltered pathways from buildings to buildings.

Partially also because of my unpleasant past interviews at this location which non went through. Lunch time was scary and i really appreciate working at Changi Airport.

So now, its time for me to go through my notes and start drawing my dashboard. Cool!