... and oso rainy day 01.

2 of the pics i ve taken last sunday while i was confined within the void deck in my neighbourhood by a heavy downpour. i go around that little space, trying to find interesting subjects to snap & kill time.
:: daydreamer 7/31/2003 02:36:00 PM [+] ::
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i dont know these should be called clothes pegs (wooden ones only?) or clips or clippers ... coz i dont ve the vocabulary range of a primary school kid haha!
:: daydreamer 7/27/2003 02:10:00 PM [+] ::
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the macro mode does ve its limitations, i not too satisfied with this one actaully.
:: daydreamer 7/25/2003 10:14:00 PM [+] ::
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my way home one night ... well, it should be the same like every other night ... except for how i m feeling.
:: daydreamer 7/24/2003 11:04:00 AM [+] ::
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more music from T-Rex on kite. not final for all. here s preview of lost brother & boys.

it seems finally i ll ve some decent original music for my animation haha!
:: daydreamer 7/22/2003 11:45:00 AM [+] ::
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T-Rex is composing music to the animatics sequence for my short film. he has given me a preview of a track for the title sequence.
:: daydreamer 7/21/2003 05:14:00 PM [+] ::
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i watch 5 bands performed at baybeats yesterday.

i m not into bands & local music, mostly listen to what s on the charts. also, i tend to ve a prejudiced idea of 'angry at everything for nothing' ppl, playing noisy music. but yesterday i was in the mood to see something new, & i was alone with nothing else i rather do.

i didnt catch the name of 2 of the bands i watched. the other 3 are absinth, electric co. & astreal. well, not all are angry & noisy music, even the noisy ones turned out to be enjoyable. esp the electric co. ppl, u can tell they r really passionate abt what they do watching them performed.

astreal is the only one i know of prior to this, only coz i frequent ginette 's blog. although their music isnt what i would listen on every normal day, from my limited taste in music i still feel it is pretty good for that genre. & to see ginette 'handling' her guitar, despite looking kinda big for her small frame & all, can only say she s very cool.
:: daydreamer 7/21/2003 01:59:00 PM [+] ::
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i happened to saw rui'en on an outdoor performance at orchard. i used to find her appealing when she played a small role in a certain tv serials. but after she has become a singer, i thought her face seemed bloated everytime i saw her on tv. & i personally feel maybe she or her music co. overdid her 'very got character' kinda image. well, she certainly got back in shape today i saw her in person. she sounded so much better in the song she sang live, than in the album.
:: daydreamer 7/19/2003 11:21:00 PM [+] ::
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17th July 2003. 20:13 hrs.
another of those kinda days, another of those kinda moments. anyone would ve readily want to believe it s a curse on themselves to feel better abt it.

i remained calm throughout & decided to try to finish harry potter tonite. at this rate, maybe i cant.
:: daydreamer 7/18/2003 01:39:00 AM [+] ::
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i went back TP to catch up with lecturers sometime ago. coz it s 1st orientation day, 'security' has been really tight against SARS. getting in can be quite a hassle now. when i left, i saw the board hanging on the pillar at the entrance to the overhead bridge, for ppl to stick their SARS free stickers. i m trying to remember which one belongs to me now. it has to be 1 of the 2 light orange ones at the bottom right ...
:: daydreamer 7/16/2003 08:03:00 PM [+] ::
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trying out the 'macro' mode of my digicam. this is also 1 of those i printed out at QuikPrint.

for more digi photos i ve taken, see Digital Photo Archive. will be updating it as & when.
:: daydreamer 7/13/2003 01:31:00 AM [+] ::
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i tried out the QuikPrints Terminal at suntec (fountain terrace, basement 1) to print out 4 photos from my digicam today. i m pretty pleased with the quality of the 4Rs, just as good as those by
normal developing.

Standard Photo brought in this first self-service digital photo kiosk in singapore. they are also smart enough to place an assistant beside the kiosk. although the interface is easy enough for me, embarassingly i face a little problem with the coin & compact flash insertion. also, the insertion of dollar notes arent working properly & she has to change coins for me.

some info abt QuikPrints:

media accepted: compact flash, smartmedia, multimedia card, cd-rom, floppies & memory stick.

output options: 4R, wallet size, ID format, index print & optional cd burning

adjustment functions: crop, zoom & rotate, as well as brightness

time: 2 minutes for 1st print & 12 sec for subsequent prints

cost: 50 cents per print (minimum of 4 prints to use)

:: daydreamer 7/12/2003 10:41:00 PM [+] ::
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a gathering with old classmates on 30th May. i only finished that roll of film recently. mac users see here.
:: daydreamer 7/11/2003 05:54:00 PM [+] ::
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must i ride a bike?
:: daydreamer 7/11/2003 02:14:00 AM [+] ::
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i ve not been a lazy boy & brought along my tripod. this s taken with shutter speed set to 1 second.

*the ghostly legs crossing the road belongs to human. interesting to note that in 1 sec, this person took 3 steps, exactly the 8 frames per step in animation walk cycle. now i ve proof of what i ve always been doing based on what ppl told me.
:: daydreamer 7/09/2003 11:18:00 AM [+] ::
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it s sad to hear the failure of the operation to separate the Iran sisters. it also makes me feel very small, witnessing their cheerfulness in face of their unfortunate fate & courage risking their life to pursue their dreams.
:: daydreamer 7/08/2003 10:28:00 PM [+] ::
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i went down to Marina South & shoot some reference movies of people flying kite there, for my animation. upon seeing real kites flying in the air, i realised all the time i ve sat infront of the com & got the kite flying animation pretty wrong.

kite flying seems really fun. even small kids can do it. zuwee told me in pasi gudang in JB, kite flying is much easier & all u need to do is hold the kite up & the wind will do the job to carry it up. in singapore it s much tougher.

here is 1 of the reference movie i took of kites flying in the air. i also took some of ppl handling the kite in the wind. but dun think it would be interesting other than to me for reference purposes.
:: daydreamer 7/07/2003 12:46:00 AM [+] ::
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trying out the 'Long Shutter' function of my Ixus 400. i shall use it on another nite shoot at esplanade/marina bay!

*for my mac user frens, click here to see.
:: daydreamer 7/04/2003 07:29:00 PM [+] ::
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i agreed to take creamy as the next subject to experiment my new digicam, on strong recommendation from mum.
:: daydreamer 7/03/2003 11:34:00 AM [+] ::
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my 1st trial with ixus 400. after much shameful display of indecisiveness on this blog over buying a digital cam, i finally did today.
:: daydreamer 7/03/2003 12:20:00 AM [+] ::
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