Bored individual

hiya,

hmmmmm......writing the blog sure is getting harder and harder, initially this blog was intended for any interesting things happening in my life as well as my views on certain matters and inspirations that come along, but recently nothing is actually happening around or to me.... sad to say aye? hmmmm.....first of all, i am not being inspired by anything in particular, mainly because i am not seeing anything, its wat i call the dry period when nothing seems to sink in, i become this piece of stone that repels any new information or ideas even before it has a chance to reside. Second, well.....nothing is happening, i go to 'work' or should i say serve my time....then i go home, then i try to read up on books and mags or watch a little TV then i sleep. And the next day the same thing would happen again.....what could i possibly see that could be interesting? Even on the weekends its no better, but there really is no one to blame but myself, i have no idea watsoever as to wat i can do to make things happen.
You know wat i need? i need a break....a holiday maybe? in fact, i did think of that, only one small problem......money. i Hate to admit this but i am pretty sure that my dad won me in this argument of money being everything, my stand was, no it wasn't, his stand was yes it was. but i think my stand is beginning to waver a bit, anyone care to make it strong again pls do comment. Anyway, i am not happy now, issit because of money the lack of it or NS or just the small fact that i am a really bored individual?
Hell i am already starting to daydream during work.... life's good, no doubt, but it sure to hard to pass.

seeya

fishing!

Hi all who cares...,

i just unwrap a fishing rod which i wanted to get for a friend for christmas about 2 yrs ago, i did not get a chance to give him, and well.....heehee...i kept it....some friend aye....i'm so ashamed....maybe i will get him another gift this yr. Anyways, i was thinking of picking it up, fishing that is...this would be my first fishing rod....it cost me 6 bucks, HAHA, its very primitive, with just 2 thin bamboo twigs connected together in the middle and a small metal ring at the top to run the line across. The reel is just pathetic! its a small plastic piece that the line runs around, and at the other end is the hook with a colored float. to actually reel the line back is determined by how dexterous your fingers are....haha, interesting aye? i wonder if it even works....should work though....cant wait to actually test it out....
i want to fish and bring along a small bbq set, so i could barbecue the fish right after fishing, of cause i would have to scale it first. Anyone up for it? i sure it would be fun, but it would be my first time though, so expect quite a bit of cock ups...haha

Look out Fishes! here comes guowen the FISHERMAN! Muahahahahaha





byebye

Christmas Wish list to people that need ideas

....its beginning to look a lot like christmas!!!
i have made a wish list.....to people who really care for me.....or just ppl who have money on their hands...lots of it....*wink*

Christmas Wish list

*good sturdy tripod with interchangeble ball head thats taller then me...even without the extention.
*Black and white Architectural Photography Book (any will do)
*Color Architectural Photography Book (any will do)
*Large Format Camera 4 x 5 (preferably monorail)
*a new set of clothing (whole attire)
*camera filters
*er.....and.....ok keep your eyes on this post....it will be updated when i remember wat i need.
*oh yeah.......and world peace.......

have a merry christmas ppl....and remember this is a season of giving....me

Achitectural photography or just LArge format crazy?

Halow people,

like i said in my earlier post, my BIG plans in the near future is to become an Architectural Photographer plus interior and industrial. Why? well.....i asked myself that qns too, and its sort of a long story, too long.....i'm too lazy to type down, but i guess i can give you a short version of it, a good time to remind myself why to hell i am getting myself into such a specialized field and of all places to get specialized too.......SINGAPORE! the country that only feeds the 'jack of all trades'. OK here goes, one reason is that i ever thought of becoming an architect when i was in sec. school but i wasn't any good at math, and at that time the 'passion' wasn't enuff to give me sufficient motivation. But that did not stop a very suttle appreciation of spaces and buildings, i am afterall a visual person, and i appreciate anything that stops me in my track to breath a word of 'cool!'
Another reason would be the chance to create abstract graphical elements and shapes on a photograph, i come from a background of graphic design. And so for obvious reasons, architectural photography is a nice output for me. Of course i do have a lot of architectural photographers that i wish to emulate, people like Madeleine Isom, Helene Binet, Paul Raftery....etc...these peoples' works also have a hand in pushing me in this choice of specialization.
One reason that i am rather reluctant to admit but is quite obvious would be the fact that architectural photography gives me the excuse to fully make use of a large format camera! How can anyone say no! c'mon.......LARGE FORMAT!
I simply have an uncontrollable infactuation for LF cameras..especially monorail ones...the enormous freedom in movement , total control for perspective , unparalleled colors and resolution, forceful slowness in taking photos.......c'mon! who can say no to that....
I haven gotten myself one yet though.....dun have the money for it.......how frustrating......
And again.....its extremely hard to find one in singapore.......sucks ........the other option would be buying shift lens for 35 mm cameras....but it just isn't the same.....and furthermore, the movements are more restricted in the shift lens......the cost for a shitft lens is what i call broad daylight robbery, 2 freaking thousand sing dollars!!!....anyway i got a pic for a LF cam.....owning this or even close to this would be a dream come through.........*sigh*

- Horseman LX

just a thought..

Hi,

due to the fact that i just started this blog, just like everything else that i just started, i tend to be really into it for that particular period, so here i am again typing something down again, this 'phase' i am sure will die off after some time, i hope not though....
Anyway, i just watched the last episode of "Mad about You" the other day, you know....the one with Helen Hunt as the wife and some other guy as the hubby and a dog named murry... when america Sitcoms end themselves....they tend to get abit emotional....and thats what they did....Its was about their daughter growing up talking about the lives of her parents. aka. Helen Hunt and that Guy... well....they grew old, and their parents died or at least one of their parents died.. and they broke up and got back together, what really got to me was seeing them grow old, they were an icon, ICONs dun grow old....they were not meant to! they were the perfect young married couple that i grew up watching! They did the things that i want to do with my wife when i grow up....grocery shopping...having a dog name murry.....having lousy neighbours and gossiping at them, going to the bookstores, going to the cafe, having annoying parents over.....and aguing about excuses not to go to the latest family reunion.....they were what i wanted to be. And then they went ahead and grew old on me.....what a disappointment...
Then i realised.... i still want to be like them, i want to grow old too, and have my child tell my story, like i told my mom who by the way thinks growing old is a tragedy, its a really beautiful thing. My hypothesis on this matter is that we were put here to procreate! thats its....its how well we do it....what kinda of a family do you want to leave behind says alot about you....i want to die one day, die old of course but i dun think i would be scared or sad when the day comes cause i intend to belief that i have done well, i wan to see my child and tell him or her that its their turn....good luck.

wen out.

First roll - failure?

Hi everyone,

short intervals from post eh? i just got home from work and manage to bring myself to do what i have been procastinating for sometime , scan my first roll of film with achitecture shots. It kinda sucked, but...it was quite expected actually, lousy planning, bad timing, no research of site and subject and well.....not much experience to speak of as well. Perhaps the next try would be better. i just sent a roll of 100 slide film to the shop for processing, that would be my second roll.....*fingers crossed*
Anyway these pictures below were taken with an Ilford PanF ISO 50. Time taken was about late morning 10.30am. And i forgot to note down the exposure for each shot again! how unprofessional.....

First time writing

Hi ppl of the world,

i am writing in a blog for the first time! after being an avid cynic of anything even close to public expressiveness....afterall, i always thought that personal views and feelings should be left behind a pile a junk courtesy of society's restriction and social ethics in the deep deep recesses of your mind. In other words, keep it to yourself.....yep. My excuse is that i am a true blue asian, i dun speak my mind......sad to say, i am not as outspoken as i wish to be, full blame goes to my upbringing....haha just kidding.....well i kinda like the way i turn out.....haha.....

Well abit about my background to those ppl who dun know me......yet (i think blogging is a nice medium for self glorifying purposes...haha....ahhhh vanity....my fav. sin)
I grew up in a small district in Singapore call bukit batok, stayed there for 14 yrs, studied in a chinese primary school where i met my best friend, then moved on to a neighbourhood Secondary school in the west coast where i met more good frens. i then moved to a place called teresa ville and then on to Southhaven 2 where i still am now. After graduating from sec. school, i went on to get a diploma in Digital media design. i guess my life really changed there, i met my girlfriend there, an angel of a lady. She changed lots of things about me....and all for the better. The once laid back- heck care- bum- attitude of mine has changed to a laid back-heck care -bum - try to work hard attitude. 3 Cheers for me!

My Goals
i want to be an architectural and interior photographer who also dabbles in industrial photography when i grow up........ i want to set up a company that provides achitectural firms the service of documenting work in progress as well advertising their porfolios.
My goals in life are endless and i dun really think its of any interest to you guys so i wun write it all down. maybe i will have hints of it in the next issue of teetoon.blogspot.com...
in conclusion....i think my first blog posting has a highly successful screening due to the fact that my girlfren will read it....
wen out......