Flea Makret

Recently was informed by a friend of mine about a flea market in conjunction with the current Singapore River Festival @ Timbre. Well, frankly speaking when the moment he called me on the phone asking me if I have photos to sell, I was quite caught back and was confused at that moment.
But having replying "yes" to him, I am not sure if I am capable of setting up a flea market which I have none / Zero experience in such events. Soon later, the organiser , Ben, called me and settled the agreement stuff as well with emails of the location and the allocated spots.
As it was a last min confirmation, I rallied all my contacts which I then notice that I have only a hand full.
Contacted them and none was interested in chipping in stuff for the flea market. Some agreed in the beginning but later informed me that it was too rush for them to get together all the things they have for sale. Feeling quite despair, just have to make do with the current things which I have brought down for sale.
A very pathetic list for sale:

1. underused telescope
2. gundam model mastergrade
3. a collection of Sesame Street Push Toy missing the Count
4. 4 A3 size photos mount on with frame taken by me
5. 5 set of 17 postcards which I did out yesterday

Yup there you go, such a small amount of things to sell as compared to the heaps and mountain of clothes on my left and right hand side stalls. They are selling clothings and bags for the females, while I am suppose to be selling male stuffs.
Together with me at the stall was a poly friend of mine, Jisheng. I was very mean as he is down with illness and yet I ask him to tag along to accompany me. Feeling very bad as at the flea market was humid, quite boring. Worse is that I myself is not a very good talker so hard to strike conversation with him which made me feel that he is feeling very bored as he started to play his PC games.

Well the event started from 6pm to 11pm. But as you know at work so I was there at 7 pm and left about 15min to 11pm.
During that period, things start to come into my mind. Why am I doing this? Answers started to appear:

1. for the experience
2. train to overcome my fear of presenting
3. earn some money
   

Well, i have even thought that this is a waste of time and money as the money which I have spend of fabricating the stuff for sale is not worth and not sure if i am able to get back. Having said this, the stall selling female stuffs on my left has already sold off at least 10 items and her friends came down to restock the rack.

Well, since I have agreed to the flea market then I have to endure to the last day which is on the friday. Should not regret rite.
I am also sorry to my mother who will be fetching me home from the mrt near my house at around 11plus. I feel so bad making her to lose her sleep just to fetch me. But if not there will no buses to my house at that hour.
Sorry and Thank you Mum.

Well, today is another long wait. I brought along my black friend to see if we can capture something together.

Tomorrow then.
Or perhaps later to talk about some other things

MOnday

Today is my off day.
Well basically slacked the whole day by play Final Fantasy IX on my PSP.
Reading the comments which was contribute by friends on the pics which I have uploaded for the DJ Fest 09.
TOday also went to YCK gym with buddy Kevin.
Work out with him hope I did not injured him if not someone will kill me.
Guess have to slowly train together with him.
I also have to buck up in training.
Gosh I think I am too engross in weight training. Am I?
What do you think?


Well some pic on Cosplay.

A Week

Greetings
This week is the week of sales, exhibitions and concert.
Sale is the Great Singapore Sales that is going on and with all the great discounts and stuff, there is an increase in the number of Porsche on the roads. Those from the Indonesia, tourist are seen all around Orchard Road going in and out of the shops and malls. They are happy so are the owners of the boutiques.
Exhibitions are the Singapore Art Fest, PC Show (ending today).
Wanted to go for the concert which plays all the songs from Final Fantasy but missed it.
Went to the PC show hoping to get something and walk around and around before I spotted the thing that I wanted. An MP3 player. Although I save about 9 bucks on that thing but its ok. I am bored with music on the go therefore have been wanted to get it real soon and now I have gotten it I am jumping up and down. (crazy dude)

Concert is more like a performance by my friend who is in the band "Weekend Vacancy". More into J-pop songs. IT was held at Youth Park yesterday and there was cosplay. Dun get your hope too high up for the Singapore version of the cosplay as they can never be up to the standard of that of Japan. Frankly speaking there is not much unique design for this cosplay, well I have only hoped that the Toy convention will be able to showcase a better one.

Friends do ask me if I wanted to go into the line of Photographer. Well, I did thought of but I have no confidence in my skills as I still have a long way to go not to mention the gears that I would need to get. But if there is opportunity for me to practice I would go for it. Well, recently did a shoot for a friend which I think have mentioned before. Well the shoot was good and was a good exposure for me. Yesterday went to the performance and I put my skills to the test again and I find that I really need lots and lots of practice.

Hope that I can do the wedding journalism photo for 2 of my friends at their consent that is. Hope that i can take pictures while they have their main photographer. I just take as a practice as well as an exposure. Haven spoken to them though.

Members of Weekend Vacancy

Photographer?

Been busy with work until I am quite sick and tired.
As you know that I have been taking photography and I have tried different types of photography to see which is the area which I like to do and practice more.
Current doing landscape, scenery and portrait.
Portrait is recently which I did a photo shoot for my army friends and today which i joined an outdoor photography trip.
The exposure was terrific.
Joining these trip really broaden my eye and knowledge. See how the photographer shoot and the way that they ask the models to pose and how they use their equipments.
Attended another class outdoor.
During the photoshoot of my army friend my lecturer came along and guide me along.
I really learned alot and make me wan to venture into this field.

Life in Bintulu

A Random view from the hotel window


A Family day out on Sunday


A game that is very popular among the locals


Yup they are using cans of drinks as "Tokens"


Fishermen unloading the fishes at the port


The Fishing port


The Chinese temple


Old transportation boat


A curious looking chicken (Fighting Rooster)
Look at the colours of their feathers


Another breed of fighting rooster
Posing for the shot


Poor rooster despite being tied up still poses for the shot

Spent the whole Sunday walking around the small like town of Bintulu.
It seems like the town is busiest in the morning but dies down as the sun goes down.
Since there is no work on Sunday, I guess is a perfect day for the family to gather and go out for shopping and having meals together for family ties.
Was an eye opener for me when I entered the wet market. It was very organized as the place was seperated into fish section and the vegetable sections. In my mind, I thought that everything will be cluster together regardless of the type of food or races. But there is actually a chinese market and a malay market which practically sells things that are similar with both cater for more of the similar races.
The most interesting thing is that at a park behind the only chinese temple, vendors are selling fighting rooster. Something which have never seen before.
Went to the local shopping centre were pirates ship stormed the whole shopping centre.
Was tempted by the pirates therefore joined them by purchasing their loots. Gosh, I am one of their accomplice.
Back at the hotel wanted to try out the loot just to find that the laptop could not read.
Wanting to go back to the pirate hoping for an exchange of loot but my manager took the loot and slot it into his laptop and it can read perfectly.
Retried again and this time using another method to read the loot it works.
And enjoyed the loot perfectly.
Thus the day ended so quickly and soon by the time I open my eyes will be the start of the new day and back to work.
Till again.

Days in Bintulu

Good Day to all

I know that I have not been updating this blog of mine for a very long time.
All of you must be thinking that I am a very lazy person. But well, tats me.
I know a blog is something similar to that of a personal dairy but for this case is online where ppl can view. OK Ok enough of this blabbering back to proper.

On Monday, I and my manager went to Bintulu, Sarawak to calibrate and setup a new system at Petanak. Petanak is a company that manufacture glue and adhesives. Seems like this industry is still in high demand.

Well, according to the schedule I will be here for 2 week which means that i will be leaving this place on Friday.
Argh another few more days to go.
HOpe that everything will be going very well for these few days.
I think the ppl here really have no life except for those who like to drink. There are so many pubs and pubs and pubs. Some may like to go to cyber cafe or play snooker. I heard from the workers that there are ppl who are being killed. So scary.
Well did took some pics though.

Another Week

Hi there.
Has been a long time since I have updated here.
Can see that I am a very very lazy person.
Well, some updates then.
The week before I went to Tioman with a special someone.
Just wan to spend some time with her together for a few days, although I do meet her every sat.
I know that things will change when the time comes for her to go back to her home country when she finishes her studies and unable to obtain a job here.
Having to remember this made me thinking to have some happy moments with her not in Singapore but somewhere quiet peaceful and to have a view of the sunset.
Then Tioman came up and we went. The place was so quiet, peaceful and sunny. Practically uninterrupted by any vehicles. Is a good place to sit back and relax and enjoy the splashing of the waves. Just one thing, its hot. BUt is worth it.

Came back to reality and last week was a damned sad/moody/gloomy week.
Being said by others that taking silhouette pictures are very easy and nothing new. Having heard this made me wonder, is it taking those pic really that simple and that everyone can do it?
Makes me wonder my direction of photography. They even say that i take nothing else by sunset. Is like wasting my money to go there just to take sunset and nothing else.
Being said by my boss that he doubt i will read things that he send to me. Frankly speaking I dun, cos i am also busy doing my school work. Sometimes i really dun wan to read the stuff that he send to me.
Read who also know how to read, but i just cannot understand. He wont teach just use his mouth to speak and speak. NOT everyone has the same brain power as he has. I for instance is bad in studying. I have a bad memory and no initiative ok.
Dun treat me like i know everything , if you dun wan to tell me wat to do then dun tell me.
I am not a good reader as I will doze off after the first page. Sometimes I rather I am just an assistant not an engineer, but for the future i have to.
Labour met up with girl and went around to walk and also shop around.
BOught a Givenchy perfume for mother as an early mother day gift.
NOthing much done, except for buy eat walk sit. Ha ha ha ha
Sat went to work in the late morning till early afternoon and then met up with girl. Bought a cheap eyore which was her fav plush toy. After which we met up with my poly gangs for gathering. Had dinnder at Shokudo at CIty hall after which we proceed to Coffee CLub at millinium walk for tea.
After which at around 11plus we left the place and headed home. Did not send her back as there might not have the train for me to go back if were to send her. Then parted at city hall mrt and reach home at past midnight. Yup train and bus. But forgotten to pass her back her phone and today went to pass her and have lunch with her before proceeding to national library to do my research on my project.
And thats the week been for me.
Till another Sunday