as the smoke reach the heavens...

It was a weekend. Afternoon right on my watch. I can count the loiterers by hand and thought to myself that I should have encountered more along the way, but didn't. The smell of paper burning lingering in the air was pretty much evident, Afterall, it was the Hungry Ghost festival. As I continued walking, floating debris of what seemed like ashes, floating in the air as it gets carried away by the tropical wind, greeted me off-guard. I held my breath, my eyes shut but I continued walking nonetheless. I looked everywhere. There it was, bins, bins of offerings being burnt block after blocks. Is that the reason why no one's around? I should have known better! Walking out on the streets on the last day of the Hungry Ghost Festival will be the last thing I'd do next time. Or maybe not.

Kata, June 2011

escapades of a local sightseer #6: Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Best place to chill with your favourite ska/reggae tunes
Ska Bar, Kata, Thailand, June 2011

escapades of a local sightseer #5: Quarry Pond, Bukit Batok

I could have gone hiking up to the top of the cliff, where the radio tower's located at, but I didn't. I wore the wrong foot gear, damn...

unterbelichten resultat.

My test roll didn't turn out as expected. Most of the shots I took indoors were badly underexposed, so I'm just gonna share a couple of shots which actually made sense.

Caleruega, Philippines, January 2011

I've thought of japanese, but I've gone russian.

Here's a new addition to my humble analogue arsenal - the Zorki 4. I've got it for round 65USD from a young art student who majors in film. The version I've just acquired is one of earliest model meant for export released between 1960-1966. The engravings were of Roman characters instead of the usual Cyrillic script, and from what I've read online, it is quite uncommon (yay). Exteriors were close to excellent, conservatively 8/10. The lens which came with it wasn't up to satisfaction but it seemed like it'll still carry on surviving. I'm kinda worried about the rangefinder alignment as well. Other than that, I'm damn frigging stoked to test it out tomorrow.

Ho Chi Minh, March 2011

Late Afternoon
Phuket, June 2011

the crescent, the stars, those red and whites, with other redundant colours.

These 2 photographs were taken just before the National Day and hence, the evident appearance of the Singapore flag.

I just thought of a themed project to work on, thank you 2 photographs above.

a not so lazy sunday afternoon.

A lazy Sunday afternoon
Can't get up from my coma
In soulless stupor I wander
Endless aimless in my mind
Techy Romantics

an urban jungle exploration

So while I was on this random bus, on my way home - I've spotted a pretty interesting jungle along one of the lifeless Singapore highways. Kinda funny though cause I thought I saw a clearing, a walkway of some sort. I went back to the same place the following Saturday and did a lil' exploring.

paths we take

Does it always matter which path you take?