When Joey told me that I didn't need to do the video anymore, I felt mixed. It was surely a relief to hear that I had one less deadline to meet, but it felt awful as a friend. Why did I first pick up the camera? It was to create beautiful memories. Through the journey, I asked myself, what more useless is these bunch of photos if they were for the things in the past. Meaningless as a gust of the wind, meaningless as yesterday's newspapers. But what distinguishes yesterday's newspapers and a history text?

Photos are created for memories. One of which is creating memories that traps you in the past. the one where you constantly look at how you were before. Whether happy or sad, you are teleported back into your distant mind, starts of as a vaguely familiar setting. As you scan through the photo, you fit in every detail into your set. Then comes the sounds, the colors, the smell, the touch. All five senses have gathered and you relive the past.

True enough, those are one of the best standards of photography. What I call a 4D photograph.

However, what I'm currently perusing is future-photography. This is the kind where you make memories into dreams. An image so powerful, it impacts the mind and triggering the logical and emotional side of people to do a certain action or change a certain mindset.

I wish to give such a present to my friends. If only someone could give me such a present as well.

Come to think of it. Maybe there is one. :)

Labels: Hobby, Quotes and Ramblings

I've got a new hobby.

It goes like this:


Step 1: Find a gorgeous, well dressed lady in a crowded 2-way corridor (eg. MRT crossline bridges or tunnels)
Step 2 : Pace beside/behind her.
Step 3: Appear confident and 'intimate' 
Step 4: Look into the eyes of everyone that walk pass.


You should experience something magical.
1. All the guys will sometime or another look, glance or even peek at the lady.
2. Then they will look at you, appearing shocked or disgusted if they think she is too good or too old for you.
3. But when you throw a fierce glance back at them, they will shudder and look away. HAHA 


4. For females, they'll only look if she's confident and well dressed (Step 1)
5. Then they will look at you impressed. Sometimes even checking you out.
6. Should they look at you first, I would like to congratulate you!  In this case I recommend you subtly smile back.


Tips for beginners:
1. Dress for the occasion. You must never dress-down, else you will not appear convincing enough. Remember, it's all in the first impression :P
2. You may consider to wear shades. So that no one can see who/what you are looking at. Then again, asians CANNOT pull this off. Apparently you look significantly retarded to wear them indoors. I have no idea why Europeans look cool whenever, wherever with shades.
3.Walking behind is always safer, but please make sure you are taller than the lady.


Advanced strategies:
There are certain ways to look intimate, mainly to manipulate human nature and biology as well as the  Singaporean culture. For more details do contact me, and we could discuss it over coffee. :)

Labels: Hobby, Slices of Life