Day 550 (21.8.10) fine day
went practice from 1-4pm. went random shooting with Nigel. came across Korean Navy warcraft. its huge!!!! will upload photos soon. went foodtown to buy ingredients for dinner. cooked fettucini with Nigel & Wendy. watched Farmbarn & Bubbleboy on TV.
Day 549 rainy
Friday!!!! i longed for Fridays! bz bz day. went to school to help Tiffany with her shoot. then rushed to work at 1pm. aunty Heng was not feeling well, i volunteered to wash the dishes. finished at 2am. damn tired.
Day 548 rainy
Thank you Jie Huey for being my model. i appreciate that. had some cool photos from the session. lots of photoshop to be done. so, 3 more shots left for my assignment. worked from 4 - 12am.
Day 547 rainy
study ... work 12pm-11pm
Day 546 rainy
study ... work 1pm-11pm
Day 545 rainy
shot my Coke bottle today from 10.30am till 2.30pm ... work 3pm-11.30pm
Day 544 rainy
went practice. worked from 5-11pm
Day 543 cloudy
went practice. went to YWD mtg at Ponsonby. we were discussing about Ikeda Kayokai guidelines. had dinner with Wendy, watched 'How To Train Your Dragon'.
Day 542 cloudy
study ... work 1pm-1am
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Friday, 13 August 2010
Day 538-541
Day 541 cloudy
8.30 - 11.30 ~ school
12.00 - 3.00 ~ work
3.30 - 6.30 ~ school
7.00 - 11.30 ~ work
crazy day right?
Day 540 (11.8.10) fine day
3.50am wake up
5.00am wait for airport transfer bus
5.50am check in
6.30am board the plane
7.10am fly to Wellington
8.10am reach Wellington. took a bus to High Commission of Malaysia (HCM). someone knocked the bus from behind,gotta wait for the police to come and transfer us to another bus. was late for my appointment, had to call HCM to reschedule.
11.15am reach HCM
11.45am went to City. visited SGI centre. went for lunch. before i had my lunch, i was on a mission. boss asked me to mark around a few Malaysian restaurant, act as a photojournalist and have my meal there. so, i had laksa at 1 shop and had a roti canai at another. it was funny that i went in just to order a teh tarik. but they don't serve so i ordered a plain roti. and i was snapping and snapping. they might have though i was a photojournalist checking on them. i overheard them talking about me, asking the waiter to ask me whether the roti is nice. the waiter came and offer me some curry to go with my roti. i said im fine and asked for sugar instead. then the boss came out to check on me.wahahahah ...... i didn't finish the roti. when i went to pay,
Me:Sorry i didn't finish the roti coz i just had laksa at another place.
Waitress: that's ok.
Me: So, u didn't make the roti yourself eh?
Waitress: eerrr.... mmm ... Nop, we took it from someone.
Me: Hhhmmm ... its frozen ones.
Waitress: nonono .... its not.
Me: thats ok. dun worry about it. its a nice place. thank you.
(i told boss the story, he had a good laugh and said i was so mean) LOL ......
2.50pm went back to HCM to collect my documents. SETTLED! yeah! its just a piece of paper with few lines of writings. why do they need 3-4 months to issue if you post ur application? Malaysia Boleh!
3.00pm went back to city. did some chanting at kaikan. roam around city.
5.00pm board airport transfer
6.50pm fly back to Auckland
7.50pm reach AKL
8.30pm reach home. said hi to AK. ooppss .... it was so busy. all the muslims were there to eat. tomorrow they will start fasting. i was asked to work. oh nooo ... im so tired already but i couldn't say no. i requested to have a shower first.
9.30-12am work
DROPPED DEAD TIRED!!!
Day 539 fine
school ..... worked from 1 - 11pm. slept at 1am. tommorow have to wake up at 4am.
Day 538 fine
school .... work from 1 - 11pm
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Day 534-537
Day 537 (8.8.10) rainy n cold
Happy Birthday Shi Jia!
went to practice as usual. Seiko san updated us on the Rotorua Ikeda Peace Park performance. its going to be a massive event! got those big shots politicians & tribe leaders, Rotorua newspaper cover etc. and we are going to perform for less than 5 min. its going to be history for the brass band to be able to play in such a significant event, representing Sensei with our music. we'll be playing Morigasaki Beach.
went to work at 4.30pm - 11pm.
Day 536 rainy day
Happy Birthday Xin Ying & Xin Yan!
woke up at 12pm. did some banking, shop for my assignment stuff & also household stuff. did my laundry and went dinner with Wendy, Angie's family & friends. then, went to Wendy's apartment to watch 'KungFu Kid'. very nice movie indeed.
Day 535 clear sky
Friday! yahoo ... no work tomorrow! start to photoshop my shot. its heachache doing it. luckilly i got hold of the graphic design lecturer to help me. then, rushed to work. 1pm - 1.30am. tired!
Day 534 fine day
its my 1st session with Linhof. helped Tiffany for her shoot from 8.30am-11.30am. then, my turn to shoot (coke splash) from 12.30pm - 5.30pm. shit ...... i used 12.30pm-3pm only to get that glass in focus and get the lighting right. now i know why still life photographers charge so high. really lots of work and effort.
went dinner with Tiffany before taking a bus home. went home to put down my bag and went to AK to do closing. worked from 8.45pm-12am
Happy Birthday Shi Jia!
went to practice as usual. Seiko san updated us on the Rotorua Ikeda Peace Park performance. its going to be a massive event! got those big shots politicians & tribe leaders, Rotorua newspaper cover etc. and we are going to perform for less than 5 min. its going to be history for the brass band to be able to play in such a significant event, representing Sensei with our music. we'll be playing Morigasaki Beach.
went to work at 4.30pm - 11pm.
Day 536 rainy day
Happy Birthday Xin Ying & Xin Yan!
woke up at 12pm. did some banking, shop for my assignment stuff & also household stuff. did my laundry and went dinner with Wendy, Angie's family & friends. then, went to Wendy's apartment to watch 'KungFu Kid'. very nice movie indeed.
Day 535 clear sky
Friday! yahoo ... no work tomorrow! start to photoshop my shot. its heachache doing it. luckilly i got hold of the graphic design lecturer to help me. then, rushed to work. 1pm - 1.30am. tired!
Day 534 fine day
its my 1st session with Linhof. helped Tiffany for her shoot from 8.30am-11.30am. then, my turn to shoot (coke splash) from 12.30pm - 5.30pm. shit ...... i used 12.30pm-3pm only to get that glass in focus and get the lighting right. now i know why still life photographers charge so high. really lots of work and effort.
went dinner with Tiffany before taking a bus home. went home to put down my bag and went to AK to do closing. worked from 8.45pm-12am
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Day 533
rainy
discussed my storyboard with lecturer. he gave me some cool ideas. all set to shoot! tomorrow i will not be working. spending the whole day in studio for my very first shoot with Linhof + Leaf!
worked from 1pm - 11pm
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Day 532
foggy & rainy
8.30am
continue to learn Linhof. damn, can't even get a book in focus. 4 hours!!!!! high blood pressure raising! when lecturer went out from the studio for a while, we unplugged everything.
he returned: what are you guys doing? (with a grin coz i think he's also frustrated di)
class: WE GAVE UP! *everybody laughed*
went to work from 1-5pm. droved to Tiffany's house to do mock shots to present to lecturer tomorrow. came back to the shop by 9.30 and started cleaning till 11pm.
tired.
8.30am
continue to learn Linhof. damn, can't even get a book in focus. 4 hours!!!!! high blood pressure raising! when lecturer went out from the studio for a while, we unplugged everything.he returned: what are you guys doing? (with a grin coz i think he's also frustrated di)
class: WE GAVE UP! *everybody laughed*
went to work from 1-5pm. droved to Tiffany's house to do mock shots to present to lecturer tomorrow. came back to the shop by 9.30 and started cleaning till 11pm.
tired.
Monday, 2 August 2010
Day 531
sunny during day. foggy & rainny at night.
my classmates has already started shooting their mock shots. very good work. start to feel pressure di coz my mock shots aren't that great. still not getting close to my desired shot.
today was a crazy day for me. rushed here & there to settle my visa problem. if i post my application, it takes 3 months to process! Msia Boleh! if i go personally, i can get everything done on that day itself!Angie Boleh! finally, had to fly down to Wellington next week to M'sia High Comm. settle it once & for all.
if i go this week, the air ticket will be NZD$400. then, i called MHC to set appointment, the lady told me there were no more slots available, only next wednesday. so i booked next wednesday to fly. and yyeessss .......... its just NZD$150! i saved so much!!!!
finished work 11.30pm
my classmates has already started shooting their mock shots. very good work. start to feel pressure di coz my mock shots aren't that great. still not getting close to my desired shot.
today was a crazy day for me. rushed here & there to settle my visa problem. if i post my application, it takes 3 months to process! Msia Boleh! if i go personally, i can get everything done on that day itself!Angie Boleh! finally, had to fly down to Wellington next week to M'sia High Comm. settle it once & for all.
if i go this week, the air ticket will be NZD$400. then, i called MHC to set appointment, the lady told me there were no more slots available, only next wednesday. so i booked next wednesday to fly. and yyeessss .......... its just NZD$150! i saved so much!!!!
finished work 11.30pm
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Day 528 - 530
Day 530
cloudy Sunday.
woke up at 8am to attend World Peace Chanting. i guess being on duty as a photographer makes my laziness to go away :) met 2 Korean YWD, 1 Japanese YWD & 2 Korean WD on the bus. such a great feeling. kosen rufu bus i recon. continued with band practice till 4pm. took a 10 min nap before going to work. i need a nap, headache & tired. finished work at 11pm.
Day 529
fine Saturday.
equipped with a map, hop in to a bus & went to homevisit Sun at Takapuna, took a 10 min walk at the beach nearby then took a bus to Albany to join a daimokukai at Stuart's house. it was a long journey & walk. i really appreciate the members coming from so far to attend meetings and practices at kaikan. such a great effort. read Sensei's guidance lately that 'if you do not have time to do kosen rufu during the weekdays, make full use of 1 day over the weekend for KR is one way too. i guess i really did it. Saturday: homevisit, attend daimokukai & chanted 1 hour daimoku. Sunday: duty as SGI photog & attend band practice. YYESSSS ...... siok!!!!
Day 528
fine Friday.
did some test shot for upcoming shoots. just couldn't get the lightings right! ggrrr..... geramnya!!!! i hope with the real Large Format camera, i can get the shots that i wanted. fingers crossed. rush to work at 12.30pm and finished at 1.30am.
cloudy Sunday.
woke up at 8am to attend World Peace Chanting. i guess being on duty as a photographer makes my laziness to go away :) met 2 Korean YWD, 1 Japanese YWD & 2 Korean WD on the bus. such a great feeling. kosen rufu bus i recon. continued with band practice till 4pm. took a 10 min nap before going to work. i need a nap, headache & tired. finished work at 11pm.
Day 529fine Saturday.
equipped with a map, hop in to a bus & went to homevisit Sun at Takapuna, took a 10 min walk at the beach nearby then took a bus to Albany to join a daimokukai at Stuart's house. it was a long journey & walk. i really appreciate the members coming from so far to attend meetings and practices at kaikan. such a great effort. read Sensei's guidance lately that 'if you do not have time to do kosen rufu during the weekdays, make full use of 1 day over the weekend for KR is one way too. i guess i really did it. Saturday: homevisit, attend daimokukai & chanted 1 hour daimoku. Sunday: duty as SGI photog & attend band practice. YYESSSS ...... siok!!!!
Day 528
fine Friday.
did some test shot for upcoming shoots. just couldn't get the lightings right! ggrrr..... geramnya!!!! i hope with the real Large Format camera, i can get the shots that i wanted. fingers crossed. rush to work at 12.30pm and finished at 1.30am.
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