宪のDREAMLAND 【10】

It's been a long while since the last time I had such ROJAK dream.

1. I went to canteen with friends to order drink, and the people at the counter require me to fill up forms and write down the address for the 'milo panas' I ordered. Watdaheck is this...

2. I have so many classmates from different countries. And the class teacher seems to be someone like 'Sue Sylvester', every one were given an assignment, a song to sing, and I got an odd one. =.="

3. Two classmates spoke to me in Japanese, I stunned, don't know how to reply them back. LOL. They thought I can speak too, coz I was simply playing fun with friend with some simple single word.

How Rojak had my dream become?

Sun-U. Housemates. Eat. Glee. KTV. Namida. Sawajiri Erika. LADY. Kitagawa Keiko.

1 Litre no Namida

Progress test on this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Didn't put myself into stress like last time. Instead, I started to play a little Facebook version of MapleStory Adventures and finished a awesome, memorable, fascinating drama. Really old drama, should had watched it long time ago, I know... but I just need to look for the right mood for it, so that I can really enjoy myself while watching it. It is based on a true story, sad ending but she is amazing person. If she is alive till now, she would be at around the age of 30.

Ikeuchi Aya (name in the TV series), Kitou Aya (should be the real name) suffer from a terminal illness, Spinocerebellar Atrophy (脊髓小脑变性症). An ordinary girl at the age of 15 starts to lose the ability to run, then walk, write, and eat. But the illness did not affect her intelligence. She had sacrificed a lot, her first love, her high school friends, her activities in high school, bastketball, her happy moments with family, her time with dad mom sister brother and younger sister, her marriage, her future... In exchange she got a life on wheel chair and then onto the bed, tears, lots of tears... But at the least she still got the love from her family which gave her courage to live, and writing diaries.

I bet no one would have said that the story is not touching unless that person is cold blooded. The heroin did a great performance in telling the thinking of real Aya. She did a great job for real Aya. Looking at how she resist to the truth and then accept it so open minded after that, how the illness had affected her life little by little, how she had to make up difficult choices and reluctantly sacrifices each time the illness worsen, how her family took care of her when she is in difficulties. These had really touched me, deep down to my heart. Tears in my eyes? Man, I never know a human can be this strong although after all the suffers she had. That's why I said she is amazing.

Do watch the show if you feel like contributing some tears to the '1 liter'. =) Even though I am pretty sure that since 2005 till now, the tears from audience who watch this show and the readers of her diary already more than that. Anyway, the '1 liter of tears' is describing how much she had cried before she was able to smile and be cheerful again knowing she don't have much time left.

The real Aya.

PS: updated the music player.
Somehow the songs make the atmosphere here a bit down.
Every time when I finished a Japanese drama, I wanted to visit Japan so badly.
As for now, I am still 'stuck' in the drama. Kinda moody. =S

Message from Aya:
Don't give up. Try your best to do what you are capable to. Appreciate.

Reflective Writing - Cousin's Wedding.

People, Portrait, Group, Candid shot... Aww man so tough to get nice shot for these... Am I not fast enough? My gear is not sufficient? Sigh... all of sudden my mind is full with money... I want to get a flash gun, I want to get a monopod, I want to get a 18-200mm lens perhaps, I want to get a spare batteries... Need money, moneyssSSS lol... How good if I had won a jackpot huh?


Reflective Writing

People, I am still kinda shy to take photo of others, referring to stranger. But, I do met some friendly people who will smile back and stay stilled for photo.


Group, I felt kinda pressured because I have to make sure I take a good photo which everyone satisfied with it. So, I try to take multiple shots. I gotta bear in mind that others might not be that patience for me to do so.


Portrait, one of my cousin shared with me that 'angle' matters a lot especially for female. You must not take an angle which will reveal the 'ugly' or better words 'not-so-good-looking' side of your object. I am still in a lost in this because I had never exposed to much knowledge about this before.


Candid Shot, somehow I feel that my zoom lens if quite limited to get some pretty good candid shot. Especially when it is crowded and you are standing too far away from the object. Plus, people tend to move away because shy or simply avoiding to be captured. Especially little kids. Hope I don't sound like a pedophile or pervert. Kids are cute and innocent okay?

Well of course not just kids, I was trying to get some natural shot for the Groom and Bride. I am impressed by how street photographer do all those candid shots. But I failed to take real nice one. I am always slow in focusing and shooting. How the hell they (professional) compose so fast?


Low Light Shooting, Aperture and ISO be my two main variables. I tried it with aperture priority during the wedding dinner, putting ISO at 800 the most. It works out pretty good. But of course if I got a flash fun it will be better, I can then reduce the noise a little and speed up my shutter, if... *sigh* Plus, with monopod perhaps I can extend the shutter a little without worry to get blurry images.


Last but not least, post editing is the final resort for me to improve the photos before handling it to others. Most of the shots which I quite like it were not notice. Mostly people only notice when I play with the depth of field. Hmm... am I the artistic one OR are they not artistic enough? lol no offense. Cheers.

Redang.

Blue sky, White cloud, Blue ocean, White beach... I never thought that I would had chance experience this wonderful landscape. Spectacular view of sun rise. Thanks to the burning sun I look bit more 'macho' than before. Free and natural sun tan.

Thanks to my swimming coach Mr. Ang, I learn how to float on the water (with life jacket). Put of my goggle, practicing to breath through mouth, and the time when I put my head under the water during my very first trip of snorkeling, it was fantastic! Frankly speaking, I am really afraid of water because I don't know how to swim. Thus, I drank lots of sea water. The sea water was kinda cold, I was very nervous, my heart starts to beat so fast that I can feel my body is shaking. But I still want to continue swim/float/drifted on the surface and the courage comes from fellow peers who also enjoying themselves. It scares the hell out of me during the second trip of snorkeling when the current is too strong, I swim so hard but still looking at the same coral. Always got drifted apart from everyone. :(

But the view under the sea is really cool. Fish just swim passed by right in front of my eyes. Colorful ones, shiny ones, weird looking ones (got a long nose/mouth). Nice small and big coral, and they are alive! Baby shark! Eel! Too bad my goggle didn't fit my face real well, waters keep flowing inside and I don't really have a clear vision back at that time. I still try to make myself enjoy and through out the trip I tend to reduce my fear of water.

Trip to Redang had gotten more fun with new friends made there. Ming, Crystal and Chong, they were so cool~ really cool divers, because I know myself wont be able to dive like them. After I look at the pictures that Chong took under the sea it makes me admire them even more.

A 3 days 2 nights trip doesn't seem enough for all of us. But if time allows, I think we can have conversation with the new friends from dusk till dawn. Too exaggerated? Maybe? Personal opinion anyway. The drinking night, learn new game "turtle-turtle-jump" and "0-0-7-BANG".

Lots of sharing. Though is just a mere conversation I feel like I learn and gained quite something. Shooting stars. Shooting sunrise, especially when you are doing it with people who share the same interest with you. and Volleyball?

To be honest, the trip turn out to be much better than I expected. We all had a great time together, gotten closer with each other, made new friends. I feel a bit guilty asking Shuang to join the trip at the wrong time. Glad that she don't mind, and really don't mind. In fact she enjoy herself very much. And I am happy to be part of the diary :). I had never try putting so much kaya and butter on bread before but she looks very satisfied with it. By the way, it was the toaster's fault. HAHAHA!!

Took 400++ of photos and got lots of post editing to do. Make good used of my tripod for the very first time in Redang. It was a relaxing but 'sun burning' trip. Adventurous for the snorkeling part. I started to miss my holiday when I know I am going back to the busy lifestyle. Class commenced just the following day I reached home.

PS: I heard Kiat singing to the phone... hmmm~

(2 July 2011 10 am till 5 July 9pm)

Pre & Post Exam Period.

Exam is over last week... Feel such relieved after the last paper. But this doesn't mean that I am confidence with the papers, in fact I don't. Putting in too much hope will lead me to a deeper disappointment huh?


Pre-Exam Period...

One week before the exam, I made up my mind not to bring laptop back to hostel. I kinda feel proud of myself for this. Wahahaha. And it was tough to do it you know? without the laptop, you will be haunted...by...BOREDOM!!! All of sudden my phone became a savior that is so precious to me. Feel glad that it has the 'radio' function. MY FM DJs were with me through the tough time.


Post-Exam Period...

I went back home to grab my camera and got all ready to go for Penang. RAWWRRR!!~ Had a good time with KeanYew, YanYee, AiVern, HengQi. Being driver for such long journey is tough. Finding out the location of good foods is not easy. Looking for direction to the destination is confusing. Thank you everyone =)

The trip gave me opportunity to train my shooting a little. BUT!! Still so amateur. mada mada da ne.

Back from trip, back to home, Home Sweet Home.

Met up with dear friends in hometown. 'UK people' are back in town. Good thing happens and crap thing does happen too sometime. But we will still smile and forget the 'crap thing'. Old sayings "Time is the best medicine." Promises that are not realized feel sucks, but life still goes on, it will be stupid to make yourself unhappy for the rest of it. It had been 4 years since I graduated from high school. =) welcome home, Jedwind and Weihow.

I spend most of the time watching drama and anime at home. My phone 'fall sick' and recovering in 'hospital'. What else is left? The only way to keep me connected is Facebook and MSN.


Soon I am gonna be back to Sunway. I will start my part time work back in Monash. Gotta earn more money. Protein is finishing and I haven't get my tripod yet. Doubt that I will get it. =( Shall I ask dad to sponsor? *grin* If only I can get it for the next trip, Redang. By the way, I still need to move from hostel to "Lagoon Perdana". Sounds like a busy week ahead.


What a short "Post-Exam Period"...Only last for 2 weeks and the class will commence right after I back from Redang. *sigh*

PS: Is that it? I am in a confusion again. Did I done something wrong?

Hide and Seek?