This blog post is more or less talking about gear acquisition syndrome, cross out if you don’t want to read about it. Not too long ago, I chanced upon a book ‘Goodbye, things, on minimalist living’ by Fumio Sasaki. ‘Minimalism’ is not an unfamiliar term to me. I have friend who really live the minimalist … [Read more…]
People get bored, easily. I am the same. I get bored shooting at the same place too much. I get bored using the same camera (sigh). I get bored shooting the same theme for too long a period. However, it is not an issue for visiting the same place often to shoot because things change … [Read more…]
13 September 2016, I bought my first serious film camera- Nikon FM2, with a 50mm f1.8 lens. I love it. It’s sturdy as a tank, even though it had let me down once and I had to send it for repair. My first film was an expired Fujicolor C200. The images from my first roll … [Read more…]
It’s my birthday today so I deserve a blog post for myself. Since I started primary school, I never had any celebration with classmates on the day itself because it was always a holiday (Malaysia’s Independence Day). Anyway, not sure about you, Birthday has gradually become like just another day as I grow. Just to … [Read more…]
This blog post is dedicated to cats. Because I adore cats. When I was a kid, my family had a few pet dogs. At that time, I disliked cats. I loved the loyalty of a dog. Their love for their masters is incomparable to your spouse. No matter what you do to a dog, they … [Read more…]
If you are a regular reader, you should have always seen the same girl appearing in many of my photos. Her name is Emilia Yoyo and she’s my bestest friend. It’s her birthday today and I would like to delicate a blog post to her. Emilia is from Hong Kong and we met in our … [Read more…]
At present, I am active on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and occasionally Twitter. Last time when Facebook was ‘new’, I remember being very addicted to it. Besides playing Facebook games (Pet Society and Restaurant City, etc) , I liked to post photos, stalk people, see their photos, write status and anticipate the … [Read more…]
My nickname is Nicole. I will be turning 26 on 31st August. Yes, I have the same birthday as Malaysia. Nope, no prize for having the same birthday as my country of origin (I get asked a lot). I chanced upon film photography (again) by accident and started using analogue film in September 2016. I … [Read more…]
I was crazy about film cameras a few months back. I looked through e-bay and Carousell every day to find deals. The process was addictive but hurtful. Because superb deal is gone in split second. Although there were a few good deals coming and going, but I couldn’t commit to buy it because my gut … [Read more…]
The final day has come: The last day of Singapore Sungei Road Thieves’ Market operation, 10th July 2017. One of the ‘symbolic’ icons of Singapore is gone, forever. Here’s my brief understanding of Thieves’ Market: Thieves’ Market wasn’t called Thieves’ Market in the first place. In the early days, it was just a place for … [Read more…]
