A walk at clark quay

Inspired by Lala's photo


Capturing the right moment


Under the bridge


Time to relax


Singapore's "Venice"


Moving towards alightning place


Are you looking at me?




Clark Quay Symbolic Sign

Nothing is impossible!

When someone tells you that you can't do something...


LOOK around...


CONSIDER all options...


Then GO for it!


Use all the RESOURCES that you have!


Be CREATIVE!


In the end, you will succeed and PROVE THEM WRONG!


Impossible = I'm POSSIBLE!

你满足吗？

My mum was telling my dad that nowadays people do not hanker for 5Cs anymore because it is "too easy" to achieve. People go for 5Bs which is even more luxurious lifestyle.

Here is a real and meaningful story. Please take a few moments to read it. It's a life lesson to be learnt...

你满足你的人生吗？ 当你拥有了财富，你不一定满足。 我认为人生的价值不单单只是靠金钱来衡量我们的人生。

-Qiqi

作者~候文詠

我和一位朋友傾談，他說雖然有兩份工作，而每月的收入卻非常低，但他已很高興了。我很奇怪他還可以那麼開心，因為他的收入微薄，要節衣縮食才可以供養他年邁的父母、岳父母，太太，兩個女兒，還有一般家庭的各項開支。

他解釋說，那是因為數年前他在印度目睹一件事件的啟發。當時他因為一次重大的挫折、心情低落，所以到印度散心。他說他親眼看到一個印度婦人，用刀將她的兒子的右手切下來。那婦人無助的眼神，以及四歲稚童痛苦的呻吟，至今仍令他心頭作痛難以釋懷。

你可能會問：為什麼那母親要這樣做？是否她的小孩太頑皮，或是他的手受到感染？都不是，原來只是為了行乞！那絕望的母親特意把孩子弄成傷殘，只是為了使他可以在街上行乞。

我的朋友嚇呆了，他把他吃到一半的麵包放下，隨即有五六個小孩湧至，爭食這片佈滿沙石的麵包，就如面對飢餓時的自然反應。

他對這情景很吃驚，他要導遊開車把他送到最近的麵包店，他去到其中兩家，把所有的麵包都買下來，麵包店的老闆很愕然，不過還是願意把所有都賣給他。他花了不足一百元，就買到約四百塊麵包(即每塊少於 25仙)，又用了一百元買一些日用品。

於是，他坐在一部載滿麵包的貨車往街上去，當他分發麵包和日用品給那些大部份是傷殘的兒童時，他們都報以歡喜和鞠躬，就是這樣，他在生命中第一次想到人們怎麼可以為一片價值不足25仙的麵包而那麼感動。

他開始對自己說，他是多麼的幸運：他有個完整的身軀，有一份工作，有個家庭，有機會抱怨食品的好與壞，有機會穿衣服，有機會擁有很多這些人沒有的東西。

現在，我開始想到和感受到：我的生命是否真的那麼差？也許吧？但想到這故事，我就覺得不是那麼慘。你呢？

或者下一次你覺得自己的生命很差的時候，想想那個因為行乞失去了一隻手的小孩吧！『滿足感』不是來自去滿足於你想要的，

而是能感受到：你所擁有的，已是那麼足夠。加油！

Behind the priceless gifts

In 2006, we made a promise to make a priceless gift for each other. She will make me a 3D priceless bowl while I will design a 3D card for her.
RECAP: Click here!

In 2007, we did hold up to our promise.

My Gift to Siew


Her Gift to Me


The problem that I faced is that it's my first time doing 3D pop up card. I couldn't make the card popup. It just goes flat on me and the worse nightmare is that my printer is spoilt on the eleventh hour.

Siew told me that she had faced problems doing her bowl as well. Had done a couple of unsuccessful bowls due to the bad weather. The bowls just refused to get dry...

Despite all the hipcups we have faced during the making of the priceless gift, we did not give up and all went well eventually just like our friendship. Despite the differences that we have, we know very well that we are true and real to each other and our friendship will work out eventually.

Siew, I simply loved your priceless bowls :) Even my mum says its quite nice hahaha

The thoughts from the heart, yes I felt it.

Portraiture Shots

Below are few shots that I took during Portraiture Workshop at Fort Canning. The outing was fun and enjoyable :) Many thanks to Elizabeth, Benjamin, Mun Hoe, Rinaldi, Cute Joe, Vidson and Francis for being such wonderful and cooperative models heehee!

Liz the Sweet Looking Gal
   

Lookin through photographer's eye
Is that Jacky Chan or Ben?
   

Are you taking me?                     Ok, I'm a reserved guy    

Deep thoughts                            Looking through the glass
   

Model poses
   

When can I get out of here?          Get out of "Jail"
   

Looking up                                  Staring into space
   

Hey guys, I need a puff!               Smile from the heart
   

Basics Portraiture

Went to fort canning for photography workshop. It's about portraiture. The theme is back to the basics. No fancy stuffs. No huge monster lens, no filters and best of all no HEAVY tripod!

It's my first time taking portraiture. It's something new and refreshing to me. To be shot and shooting others. There were a few of us "choosen" to be shot. It's a fun and yet scary experience. Can you imagine 10+ photographers are shooting at you at the same time! I don't even know where or how to stand and look at which directions. Just feel so strange haha...

Used to think that "I just want to take good photos." But this is not enough! What i have learnt, i need to communicate with the person involved. What kind of feelings / emotions we want to evolve when we look at these pictures. The results will come totally different with or without communication...

Another thing i have learnt is that you have to make the person feels comfortable with you. I realised that it's easier to take portraiture of my own friends than a newly friend.

I'm quite satisfied with what i took yesterday. Perhaps I should start to go around shooting other people! Any volunters? Hiak Hiak Hiak...

Xmas Comics

Laughter is the best medicine. Xmas Comics for you guys :)













Blame the architects for "artistic" designs Ho Ho Ho :)