365: Day 36 - 39

Background Music: Blur - The Universal

Day 36: Brand new old films [26/08/10]

two expired Fuji Superia X-TRA 400s, one fresh Kodak Ultramax 400.

Day 37: State PJ [27/08/10]

Day 38: Cyberia [28/08/10]

drove all the way to Cyberjaya to pick up the PS3. the car went slightly bonkers which scared the bejebus out of me for a while. got home only to be driven all the way to Puchong slash Dengkil slash wherever to see the house and it was smaller than i had pictured it. if you and i had never grew so distant, i would've attempted to find out where you live so that i could pick you up from your house on dates that will never happen. but despite all the distance now, i still tried looking for that road that takes you to your suburb.

Day 39: The kite runner [29/08/10]

i feel like i'm getting much more distant from my friends. they're all growing up and moving on and here i am watching them from afar like a wallflower.

365: Day 33 - 35

Background Music: Beach House - Norway

Day 33: The bucket list [23/08/10]

one day at a time.

Day 34: The obligatory monthly gratuitous picture of yourself: August [24/08/10]

i had a haircut.

Day 35: At last! [25/08/10]

after countless disappointing visits to various bookstores over the past one month. i sound like i don't have anything else better to do.

as a matter of fact, i don't.

365: Day 28 - 32

Background Music: Women - Eyesore

Day 28: My two pair of Chucks [18/08/10]

Day 29: Photographs of distant memories [19/08/10]

out of all the photos i've taken this year, i especially liked this set from Ipoh. so much so that i decided to vintage-ify and printed the photos i loved from that set, which was basically 80% of the album. i kinda wish i could capture that feel of carefree and spontaneity from that outing again in the near future because my recent photos feel contrived and robotic.

Day 30: Fallen leaves [20/08/10]

Day 31: Metamorphosis [21/08/10]

i thought it'll just be the two of us literary-minded folk, but in the end we dragged the entire posse. i have mixed feelings about that.

Day 32: Pornography! [22/08/10]

i survived one month through this project. not too shabby! it kinda changes everything now that i am obligated to take photos every day, but honestly you can't beat doing something you love doing every day.

365: Day 27

Background Music: Gas - Königsforst 1

Day 27: Fisheye 1.5 [17/08/10]

this little piece of metal fell off my Fisheye viewfinder and i cannot seem to put it back onto the viewfinder. and now the viewfinder cannot be slid back onto the Fisheye's hotshoe - it keeps sliding back out without that piece of metal attached to the bottom of the viewfinder. i has a sad.

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Sunday, i finally took the last few shots on my 4th roll of film. Monday, i got the film developed. the pictures came out much better than i expected. i'm getting the hang of using a Fisheye, sans the viewfinder which i realized greatly limited the view of my surroundings. i suppose the essence of lomography is its spontaneity, and to think about your shots and how it'll turn out only makes the process laborious. i guess pointing-and-shooting is sometimes the best way to go.

now i'm looking at the Fisheye and i'm lamenting over my tiring day having to deal with the death-grip of bureaucracy and the consequences of not following them. i'm thinking about how i want to take my Fisheye and take the next flight out to somewhere far away, and letting the spontaneity of lomography take over me and make me forget all the shenanigans of work. i'm weighting out the trip to Cambodia Angeline proposed to me, and now it feels like i'd really love to follow her and her friends, even if the timing might not be suitable. i've barely gotten any work started, and here i am, thinking about taking a vacation?

why not? after all my failures to be a more responsible 24 year old and the consequences of seeing all this shit hit the fan causing a clusterfuck of faggotry?

why not?

365: Day 26

Background Music: Unwound - Scarlette

Day 26: Roll nº 4 [16/08/10]

damn. i didn't really want to do this, but i totally blew off the guys from Serdang. worst of all, i don't feel so bad about doing it. something he said really ticked me off, but not in a rage sort of manner. i just didn't want to listen to those guys talk about the same thing, maybe my ears are getting tired of them. i dunno. something just doesn't sit well with my mental condition for the past few weeks.

what do i want?

365: Day 22 - 25

Background Music: Gonjasufi - Ancestors

Day 22: Caloey [12/08/10]

one-hour lunch breaks are torture!

Day 23: I still buy CDs: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today [13/08/10]

one of the best records i've heard this year so far after Janelle Monae's the ArchAndroid, and Gorillaz's Plastic Beach.

Day 24: Papercraft Danbo [14/08/10]

as of late, i've been convinced that i want to own a Danbo figure, but since they're basically sold out everywhere until October, i had to make do with a papercraft Danbo. as i assembled the little guy, i'm quickly reminded by how my previous papercraft model was a shit of a product because i just suck at arts and crafts. i'm gonna go find a proper Danbo figure ASAP before all it's cuteness kills me.

Day 25: Look what i found in Amcorp today! [15/08/10]

i was hoping to encounter a barrel-full of Storm Troopers in Amcorp, but for some reason most of the stalls only had Clone Troopers. i think i got lucky with these two chaps, although one of them didn't have any blasters on him. at least i found what i set out to purchase in Amcorp, which is to say something that doesn't happen very often.

365: Day 19 - 21

Background Music: Arcade Fire - Sprawl (Flatland)

Day 19: Gattai! [09/08/10]

Day 20: Free lunch! [10/08/10]

Day 21: BB boys in action [11/08/10]

365: Day 16 - 18

Background Music: Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

Day 16: A hundred and one paper cranes in a jar [06/08/10]

Day 17: I still buy CDs: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs [07/08/10]

Day 18: OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY A RUBBER BALL!!! [08/08/10]

the guys tell me i look tired and lifeless. i felt extremely indifferent today, not excited about going anywhere else after the Dogathon in the morning. all i wanted to do was go home, take a cold shower, and possibly continue reading those old Misteri Naga comic books i used to read back in elementary school. to be honest, i didn't like the idea of driving to a mall, hunting for a parking slot, walking up and down escalators looking for someone else's groceries, buying donuts i shouldn't be eating, and listening to tired old conversations and agreeing to something i am just too tired to debate about. i don't know what's up with me today, maybe it was the lack of sleep, or the fact that my plans for the day didn't go exactly as how i planned. i had a low carb Western Bacon Cheeseburger and i'm not sure if i enjoyed it or felt like it was supposed make me feel thinner just because it is advertised as low carbed or something.

i'm a little bit tired of the same conversations, listening to stories i didn't volunteer to listen to, attempting to argue about something i honestly couldn't care less about, and above all, tired of being associated with two sizes larger girl.

i just want to have a good conversation. someone who can knock me off my feet with her words. someone who makes me forget all about the one who stole my faith in religion. someone i could talk to.

365: Day 15

Background Music: Crystal Castles - Suffocation

Day 15: Champagne supernova [05/08/10]

no strings attached - just a wonderful day to go out and take photographs and taking in all the happiness radiating all around the place. i even met some really nice people. i haven't spoken unbroken proper english for a terribly long time, and for some reason my conversations flow really well even though i've only met this people for the first time. we even went for lunch together. i felt like Charlie in "The perks of being a wallflower" when he is hanging out with his two best friends.

365: Day 8 - 14

Day 8: Mumtaz naan [29/07/10]

met up with Iman and Aliff for supper and a little "let it all out" session. i cannot quite relate to what Iman goes through yet, but listening to her rambling off about the nasties and shenanigans of working life makes me want to seriously "take my time". somehow my problems are not on the same level as hers.

Day 9: Under the Bridge [30/07/10]

dinner at Seoul Garden with what's left of D.O.S.E. they're not quite D.O.S.E. anymore, just friends who founds each other amidst all the faggotry of tertiary education and an avenue to just be comfortable in your own skins without being judged upon by the demanding nature of "everyone else".

Day 10: This photo is not about Asuka [31/07/10]

Day 11: Vintage cameras [01/08/10]

Day 12: Nice landing, coconut [02/08/10]

Day 13: I couldn't find Scott Pilgrim, so i settled for this [03/08/10]

i think i'm a little bit addicted to caramel machiato. no thanks to Gemilangland bookstores for not stocking Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour yet.

Day 14: I love taking group photos with no me in them! [04/08/10]

i'm still try to figure out a suitable format for my 365 entries - to put up a photo a day with the story behind the photo is pretty daunting, and to bomb each entry with so many photos with only a few of them with viable stories looks a little bit messy.

but i must avail! it's only been two weeks!