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Hey fish friends,

Does anybody have a vacuum cleaner I can borrow? Because my blog is getting dusty and I sorta need to clean it. (cue for kick drums, snare and crash cymbals)

Yeap, it's been ages since I last updated this poor excuse for a blog. I'll be honest, I actually came really close to writing about something a few times before, but it ended up being a twitter status instead. Twitter is sooo much fun. I can just write whatever that comes to mind, without worrying about paragraphs, and structure and flow and all that funky stuff that you have to think about when you're writing a blogpost. So to all of you bloggers out there who regularly update your blogs, i tip my hat to you sir/maam - you're awesome :)

Anyways, the main reason for my post today (oh I should probably mention that i'm doing this at 1:05am. because I feel like it.) is all because of this baby right here:

Forgive me for sounding like a little kid who just got a bazooka for Christmas, but hey, that's exactly how I felt like unboxing my little baby. :). Also in the video is an underwear commercial. Let's see if you can spot what I'm talking about. (hee~)

Now, you and I both know that every new equipment will be subjected to tests. So, here are a couple of random shots I took with my camera mounted onto the tripod:

(oooo ghost)

(no camera gear test is complete without the mandatory action figure shot. courtesy of Sani. of course :P.)

(shot at f/1.8)

(same composition as above, except shot at f/22. with a blistering shutter speed of 3...seconds!)

(in case you were wondering, it's a Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod with a 498RC2 head. I just absolutely love saying that really fast. It makes you sound so..... cool and...... awesome.....yeah)

That's it for now folks. I'm thinking of doing a couple more test shots tomorrow. Maybe. We'll see. :P

Ciao2

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

Highs and Lows

thanks seniors buat open house. :) that was my lunch and also my dinner. i'm glad i got to eat loads of stuff. XD. big two thumbs up!!

on a completely separate note, i think that there is a part of me that wants to change, but a part of me that is trying to resist this change. It's very, hard to describe.

i should prepare myself for long sleepless nights. *sigh.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy.

Digital Memories

After my long self-imposed blogging hiatus, (mostly due to the increased workload this semester compared to my previous 2 semesters) I suddenly felt the sudden urge to post something about my current hobby, or better yet, my current obsession - photography.

Without further ado, allow me to show you a couple of nice shots from my camera:

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1. Modern Samurai (a.k.a. nuyS):

Why I like it: The clear blue skies, and the priceless expression.

2. ME! (Full credits goes to Adzrin for taking this shot):

Why I like it: The expression on both of our faces - the kid afraid of falling, and me reliving childhood memories.

3. Oo-la-light:

Why I like it: Well this was a shot I took while waiting for my food to be served at PF Changs. I decided to do some experimenting with manual mode, and took a photo of the lamp right above our table. Well let's just say this shot served as an eye opener to me on the world of manual dslr setting, and since then I've been shooting 90% in manual mode, with the occasional stop over in Aperture mode.

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Ok, since it is sooo annoyingly hard to upload photos on blogspot.com, I think I'll call it a day. Need to start doing my ENGM assignment.

Until we meet again,

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy.

edit: blogspot is a bitchy flip flop. for some reason it won't allow me to post the full length of the image. so please right click on the image>view in new tab to see it in all its glory. gaaahhh.

The road to saving*coughstealingcough* money

Yo folks.

I've been blessed with an abundance of free time recently - fresh off summer classes and about to proceed into the Fall semester. So, naturally, I found a perfect way to kill time:

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Looking for a bunch of DSLR related stuff :)

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Oh yes, that's right. I never mentioned it before, but I am proud to announce that I am now the ecstatic owner of a Canon Rebel T1i DSLR and officially a camera geek. :-B.

(yay)

After looking around on the internet for a place that I can tap into for DSLR related information, I discovered this amazing website. (note: proceed with caution since some of the forum members are capable of posting pictures so beautiful, I guarantee it'll blow your brains away) :

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

Needless to say, I'm awestruck, brainless, salivating like hell and hooked. However, after looking at the umpteenth picture, I started to think, "If they can blow my brains away, why can't I do the same?". Therefore, I cleverly thought of several ingenious steps which will hopefully propel me to the coveted status of "brain-blower" (not necessarily meant to be done in order):

1. Improve my technique using the gear I currently have, which ain't much

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

2. Read up on as much photography books/magazines/journals as possible.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

3. Learn about post-processing images.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

4. Attempt to look at the world from a different perspective.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

5. etc.

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which finally brings us to the reason for the title of today's post:

6. Improve the quality of my gear.

or in layman's term

6. Stage a bank heist

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I think I'll continue this post later, it's getting kinda long.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

p.s. stay tuned. I'll be posting my dream gear in the next post. =D

Wickedly Funny

It's raining in Nashville. Very depressing weather. *sigh*

Luckily, my sister gave me the perfect antidote to cure what would otherwise be a very depressing day.

Shout outs to my sistah! YAY!

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Without further ado, allow me to present:

"WHAT IF CELEBRITIES WERE FAT"

(dun dun dun)

Enjoy. :)

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

cool stuff

The little pony jumped over the fence and marched off into the magical world of Shetkaeytia where pink pixies and eccentric elves danced around blue bonfires.

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Is my T1i here yet?

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Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

(p.s. the elves are camouflaged against the grass. because they're green.)

White Noise

If you live your life, constantly trying to please everyone around you, you're wasting your time...

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...Easier said than done.

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Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy