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No matter how pure you may be ... face it, there's darkness in your heart. Before it consumes you, be darkness itself.

Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Snake Snake Cobra Cobra

Photofest post galore (from last year) ~


^ Yiew Chiew sure looks the part here, doesn't he?


^ Picture at Borneo Springs, I used Lens Distort to pincushion it first, then I added a water effect.





^ A candid shot! Yay! Once again with Lens Distort, I barrelled the pic to have the TV look. Then I solarized it. Congrats, posing girl, you're on TV!


^ Custom duotoning, then add a canvas layer.

^ Believe it or not, this is Jocelyn.

^ James, stamped. Scary!

^ The view behind the canteen with stained glass effect.

^ This was taken au natural, without any effects. Even Sharon was befuddled by it. I don't know how my phone managed it, but it's unique, alright.


^ To get this photocopy-like color, emboss it 3 times, then use chalk and charcoal.

^ The watercolor effect just makes Phil handsomer, doesn't it?



^ Barrel, and then I disabled the green filter (IIRC). I like the mist look and the crimson skies.




^ Let it glow with custom diffusion and intensity. Canvas layering next.

^ Plain ol' chalk n' charcoal. The basketball court never looked as charming.

^ Custom aging and really light water effect.



^ Custom posterization, then solarization.

^ Kaleidoscope'd Dawn, pincushioned beforehand.

^ It was a 1-on-1, mano-a-mano photo-taking face-off!


^ It was the snake thing in the wildlife center. I grey scaled it, barrelled and finally vignetted.

^ Simple glowing.

^ Aged orgasm. Hmm.







^ Notice the linked hands? At first when I saw the one around Karen's right arm I thought it was a ghost's arm. Creepy.
Oh phew I can finally delete those photos! Awesome! Btw try to click on the pics in your eyesight fails you.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Notorious BIG

*yawn* It's 4:35 in the morning! how I managed to wake up this early, I do not know. But since early awakenings don't come by frequently, I should make use of it well. So yeah, I figured I could update now.



Right, so about 2 weeks ago (which felt like 2 EONS ago) I was attending a birthday party. Wait, was it 3 weeks/eons ago? Well, I'm not too sure anymore. Anyhow, the thing in the above picture is one heck of a birthday cake ... It's actually just mocha ice cream with a lot of colorful toppings. The cake is wide and large, I know, but in terms of height it is but a midget. And the slices were thin. Boo. The party was celebrated at Marrybrown, and considering how little publicity it has, I doubt much people actually knows what it is. It's a fast food restaurant just like any KFC, McDonald's or Burger King. Actually I think the idea of choosing that place as a venue is dumb and unstrategic considering how little space there was. Oh, yay ... This is Dylan Kok's worst party ever, given there weren't any games or events and there's no way I'd go crazy and run around with the kids (bunch of 5th-graders who act like wild animals ... scary) and play in the mini-playground. And being set in a fast food bistro, yeah, the food were nearly entirely the normal, boring, cliched fast food you see nearly everywhere. I really only liked the Mambo Fries. Basically, ring fries converted into Marrybrownian terminology. At least they put salt into their fries, unlike KFC and Sugar Bun. Dylan Kok is known to have big parties held for him every year since 2006 so this year's was quite disappointing. Ara - I have so freaking wasted my time going there. And it forced me to have less sleep too. Used to have parties at night ... and parties during the second half of the day are always of more fun that those held during the first half. I don't especially like taking pictures of people, but I tried getting a nice snap of birthday boy. It was kinda annoying since he kept making lame poses like sticking out his tongue etc., which AREN'T cool or funny. Finally, he managed a simple smile. Phew.


Overall, I rate teh sleazeh partay 1/5. The 1 is for the venue being clean and hygienic. Yay. My ratings are always aggregated that everyone hates me doing judging. But I really look up to smexy judges like Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan plus the sites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I think Paula Abdul sucks. And since she is Muhammed Abdul's namesake, I guess that's why he sucks too, being the earliest to die in Stardust Crusaders. But then again his assailant, Vanilla Ice, has a Stand (Cream) that is just broken. And Abdul's Magician's Red isn't exactly very strong either, and he didn't pull off his strongest attack, Cross Fire Hurricane. Wait, it was more like he didn't have the chance. Kuh ... Araki-sensei always kill off characters I like (Abdul, Iggy, Kakyoin, Narancia, Foo Fighters, Weather Report/Wes). Although there are characters that I don't mind being killed (Abbachio, Caesar) since they were assholes most of the time when they were alive. I must admit Abbachio's death was a bit sad. But just a tad bit. Who cares? Narancia's was plain cruel, he just wanted to get thing over with quickly to be able to return to his hometown and resume school but Diavolo/Doppio just killed him off immediately after that. Tsk tsk tsk.

I placed myself halfway outside a moving car to take this shot. I tried taking it multiple times so that I can choose the best. I pick this one. Ow, I've got to run. School is up, and it isn't exactly a place I like going to currently. Ugh.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Take Me Home, Concrete Road

Badadadadum ..... I won't be crazy over the passing of exams ... as you can see with most other bloggers. Not
like I want to stray away from the stereotypical crowd, I just seriously think that things are as boring as ever. And I didn't actually studied at all during the exams. My results are pretty decent, so I guess if I studied I
might have aced everyone (Except PE, heh). But I can't. I just get all drowsy and sleepy the moment I start revising.

I don't know if there's actually anything interesting these days. Currently, my life is pregnant with boredom. I think it's about to deliver though, so I guess I can wait ... I'll just spend my days reading ... more reading ... exercising ... MOAR exercising ... Sorry if I'll infect you with my ennui. My weight hardly decreased ... *sigh* I'd be so happy if I even manage to get to James's level ... I'm too lazy to go through what new stuff I learned in swimming ... boo ... I guess I am just losing the mood. Why can't anything EXTRAORDINARY happen!? Let's see a few that could just get me so pumped up!
1. An earthquake hits! This is so impossible! If it does then it'll be like a real-life
Disaster Report!
2. My idol celebrating my 14th birthday with me! That's ... fantastic!
3. A tsunami strikes! I save Willie Liew first, run later. Damn, I doubt that I'm the one saving him.
4. This world is fake! The real world is actually like something out of a RPG! Sadly, it's not!
5. I have the power of my imagined Stand, Aqua Timez!
6. I won a trip to Japan! I'd go so crazy ... I don't know if I'd even be able to get on the plane ...
7. Willie Liew turns out to be my biological father! That's like so superawesomeWOW!
Eh, what am I ranting about?

Williew used to sound weird. But over the course of time, everyone basically got used to it ... and now it sounds just like any other name! Wi-liu. Doesn't strike me as strange anymore. If there's Willia, why not Williew? It's just like when I first played Tales of Legendia. Senel is a name so unorthodox, I thought it sounded dumb. Then I guess I kind of like it. Talking about names ... I have to admit, I don't really like the name Willie. When it is mentioned, people just automatically perceived the name as being gay. Not like I think that way as well, it's just that the name sounds ... weak. In a way. I've never really thought about my own name though. Wilson. Uh ... I guess it ain't that bad. In my opinion it sounds better than Willie. Though having an English name is better than nothing. I'll pick up the names of my classmates that I like. Actually I only find some of the girls' names stand out. Dawn, Jocelyn, ... yeah, I guess that's about it. The others are fairly common. For teachers, me liketh ... none. Aww booooo (Maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to speak like Anise Tatlin ... scary). Though I guess Camillus is a pretty rare one. But it doesn't create quite the smooth resonance I like with names such as Dawn's. IMO, the 'Cam' in front ruined it. Despite having a not-so-favorable name himself, Mr Willie sure knows how to name his girl. Amber Liew. Eh, not bad. Though I'd prefer Ember Liew, though 'A' seems more feminine than 'E'. Mainly because I'd prefer a daughter not associated with insects ... fire is probably better. Perhaps she may even grow into someone hawt! Well, it seems fairly likely, given the genes ... but for the (possible) next child I think my idol should dispose of the excess fat. As you can see, Dawn, I don't get 
writer's block mainly because I can easily draw something new to write about from something I am already writing. I wonder if Vikutoria-chan bears this capability as well. Oh yeah, the international 11-year-old novelist is called Xygarathma Lebibi. I am yet to read her book but I think I should pick it up quick ... IIRC there are very few copies left in MPH. It's very thin though, probably even thinner than Victoria's kids' books, and the font size is like ... whoa, big Papyrus! And she fills up a lot of space with her own illustrations ... however, seriously, her words and story are deep. 
I flipped through a few pages while in MPH ... and no doubt, Lebibi-chan is an unpolished gemstone (I'd be glad to polish it)! I'd be glad to read Victoria's works and rank her level, however I don't see her books anywhere at all ... while Lebibi-chan even has a sign with a headshot of her in MPH. If Victoria's jealous, she can always blame LimKokWing University for publishing it here! Leave me out of the catfight, I'd rather stay back to a cozy duvet and read Haruki Murakami's books! They're like ... sublime. They're full of subtle, enticing metaphors. Japan ... is totally amazing. It slams the world in its face with the animation 
and video game industry, but I seriously never thought they'd reign supreme (who knows?) in the literature field as well. I guess that's no surprise. Japan is win! Whoa ... this paragraph ... from names to books! *hollering to Thomas Alva Edison in who-knows-whichever-corner-in-the-depths-of-the-Netherworld* Inspiration isn't just 1%!

Whoa, thank goodness we actually got the school magazine today! Or else it'd really tarnish the reputation of Chrono Lodge for reporting false news ... IMO, I like the cover design more than last years. Scrapbook designs FTW! I didn't win a single thing ... talk about ... nevermind ... however I must comment ... Mr Willie sure looks awesome in that tux ... wait, who DOESN'T look impressive in a tux? Formal clothes have always been my favorite! They have the magical power to instantly spice up the hawtness and sexiness factors, unless you are yet to realize this common fact. Also, after observing over and over, I seriously CANNOT see how people can argue 
about my role model being the best-looking male teacher out of all 4 branches of Lodge schools. Ranked second is Mr Kenny ... eh, then again, it's not like there's much choice ... aside from Willie and Kenny the others are pretty much ... hmm, my blog prefers to avoid sensitive things *thumbs up*! Mr Kenny is too young to be a good father, IMO. Experience is a both a necessity and a commodity in this matter! Added to the fact he's too skinny and lanky ... boo, Janna. The school magazine still doesn't show English essays by Secondary students though. How unfair ... right, not like I am the Champion again this year. So I don't really care. Darn, I really wished for once I can be reigning champion in something at the very least. This year I didn't even net myself Consolation for Essay Comp.! Yosh, hopefully next year I can take back my throne from Daniel's hands. He had already won too many prizes anyway. Big deal, the Champion prize of the English Essay Comp. ... darn, I seem like some jealous freak ... I mean it shouldn't matte rmuch to him to just let go of this one thing. Oops, that would be an unfair competition. Guess I will just have to strive harder to prove my mettle to him ... maybe it's just me, but he's always been putting up that intimidating look in his eyes ... doesn't he realise it's just ... absurd? It was since we first me
t ... oww, city people are so weird ... man, whatever. Well, not like Victoria won anything either. The good thing for her is that she got one special exclusive page featuring her 
as the star. Whoa. Even Erika Kong did not get such a thing. *imitating Joseph Joestar* Tch! Tch! Tch! *wags finger* Just you see, I'd be like Shizuku Tsukishima, and yes ... me in my own page! The enjoyment! And I'd make it a page worth splurging ink and time and sinews of war on. Shizuku-chan, you really motivated me! To all readers confused as to what I am talking about, I will post about it in my next update.

My class is comprised of several 'groups' of people. My classmates are very nicely grouped together into a few categories.
The Backstreet Boys - Bunch of stereotypical teenage boys on the roll for online games and porn.
The Spice Girls - Bunch of modernized girls crazy with celebs, fashion and all the elite stuff.
The Dancing Queens - Bunch of people who stays back and gossip and dance too much.
The Michaels Learning To Rock - Bunch of aspiring musicians with all the kewl instruments and attend music classes.
The My Chemical Romances - Bunch of boys more hooked up with cameras and techno gizmoes than girls.
The Outkasts - People who just don't quite fit ... unique in their own way.
The Read-Or-Dies - Bunch of bookworms and hardcore students.
The Mirai Nikkis - Bunch of people involved in the blogging world.
The Newsboys - Bunch of people too free to spout out everything good about their religion.
The Aural Vampires - Bunch of wannabe emos.
Well, I am most glad that our class doesn't have ice queens or the like. I am categorised sporadically myself. Let's look into their daily vocabulary!
The Backstreet Boys - 'n00b', 'pro', 'suck', 'gay', 'boobs', 'dick', 'cock', 'fuck', 'shit', 'porn'
The Spice Girls - 'Ewwwww', 'kewt', 'hawt', 'sexay, 'handsome', 'yucks', 'ugh', '*squealing*'
The Dancing Queens - Normal vocabulary.
The Michaels Learning To Rock - 'guitar', 'piano', 'grade', 'pick', 'strum', 'drum', 'Lepo'
The My Chemical Romances - 'lens', 'flash', 'zoom', 'Alpha', 'Sony', 'Nikon', 'Canon', 'Photoshop'
The Outkasts - Depends on person.
The Read-Or-Dies - 'Twilight', 'Popular', 'library', 'notes', 'marks', 'exam', 'study', 'not free'
The Mirai Nikkis - 'blog', 'update', 'pictures', 'header', 'layout', 'lazy update', 'when u update'
The Newsboys - 'Jesus', 'bible', 'church', 'god', 'commandment', '*zealot's gibbering*'
The Aural Vampires - '*moaning*', '*groaning*', 'life is so boring ...', 'i wanna die ...', 'kill meh ...'
2A is a fun class!

I need my freaking sleep. It's 5 a.m. in the morning!

Friday, October 17, 2008

Manhattan Transfer

Chilli whined about the lack of pictures. So I was like, "Fine, whatever." Well, here you go, Chilli. The first 2 pics were taken in Chilli's house.

As you can see, on the left is Chilli, center is me.

Chilli's house's mini-penthouse. Jack snapped this picture.

Kyc camwhoring in our class during the August holiday practice.

News Flash

They don't even show elementary kids mercy. So Pak Lah says that there is much to learn from History. Yeah. Right. World History. Not MALAYSIAN History. It is basically showing us how stupid our people were back then. Rebelling when the British only built a police station for the sake of preserving justice. If you think that is patriotism, I think that's idiocy. In Sharon's opinion, if only they did not drive the British away, perhaps our country would be far more modern than it is now. Idiots are supposed to give way to the intelligent. Unless the so-called 'heroes' can prove themselves as not idiots. They aren't brave. They aren't patriotic. They clearly are uneducated, have nothing else to do, do not comprehend the meaning of futility and the hope for a better future. As you can see, Parameswara could've nicely stayed in Temasik, but being too power-hungry, he chose to slay Temagi, leading to yet another group hungry for his life. All the historical figures we are supposed to take as role models in Malaysian history are stubborn, idiotic, power-hungry, evil and all are getting ahead of themselves. As you can see, the government of Malacca eventually went corrupt, and the leaders, having no will of their own, fell to the words of merchants and went against the Portugeuse, leading to their own defeat. Over these two years, I've read more and more of their stupidity, I just can't help but flame the hell out of Malaysian history when I saw the above article in NST. I hope the next generation of leaders in our country will at the very least switch Malaysian history to Malaysian MYTHOLOGY. It would be so much more meaningful.

Well, if it isn't ridiculous, then I don't know what is. So a random (pardon me) Bollywood actor will be getting the appellation of a Datuk? Are the Malacca authorities actually serious? Basically, Shahrukh Khan-san acted in a film set in Malacca from way back who-knows-when. Right. And apparently he is the source of the ever-increasing surge of tourists over the years. Is he really the cause? Has a survey already got carried out (I did not research this)? Would people visit a place just because of an actor? What, are they supposed to be able to absorb essences of their fav actor somehow? What about the director? The producer? Especially the producer. If not for whoever the producer is, chances of the movie even existing is nigh no dice. Okay. So their excuse is that SRK boosted the economy given the loads of tourists. Has he even been proven to be the main factor of the tourism boom? They'd better off granting Mr Gerald Lee a datukship considering the number of Best Educator awards he had won. So all those were just collected opinions from people. IMHO, screw the whole thing. Why should we care who gets the title? We don't get any losses. Geez, the whole nation creating an uproar over something like this. Adults. Most of them are probably just jealous. Seriously, I don't care if it's Shahrukh Khan or Khan Shahrukh or King Khan or SRK or PCK who gets a datukship. All that matters is that I'm still living, not dying from envy.

Candid Shots @ The Spring


Derrick Teo at Sushi King, waiting for his curry dish.

Class 2A's bishonen (pretty boy), Kyc.

Daryl Law, aka Shion-kun, with his The Finger pose.

Bau Mini Stadium

My sister, Esther. I made her pose as kawaii as possible.

Shaky overhead shot of self.

This Gallery's Winner Is ...

It can be defined as sublime in my perception. It isn't anything much for the professionals like Sebastian though.

Well, it's nearly 4 a.m., so yeah, I need my sleep. I don't get eyebags, no worries.