Wet Wednesday
July 23, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Other, Photography, Thoughts | 1 Comment
Wow. I read back on what I wrote last night and I thought it was pretty childish of me to rant so much on a single issue. Ah well, at least that triggered an update for my blog.
Rain
It’s a wet Wednesday. Rain has been pouring since I woke up, and hasn’t stopped since. It reflects me of my mood - cold and sombre. Grabbed my D60, peeked through the side door and snapped a couple of shots and before I go off to work, decided to blog.
Rain 2
Sorry for the strong message I was trying to pass on the previous post. No harm was meant to be done and none was harmed in the process. Have a lovely day ahead.
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“I Love my Job”
July 22, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Gibberish, Observation, Rough Times, Thoughts, Work | 2 Comments
Only a few days of lazily written entries and I noticed that my stats have dropped drastically. I guess this is the price to pay when I had decided that this blog become my (amateur) photography cum personal life cum ranting space (not a very good mix when not done properly). But I really shouldn’t complain, as I still have loyal readers who comment on my postings on a frequent basis such as Hwey and Deng, Shan, Feng, Jason, ehon, Clem, Neo and even Lilian. Thanks guys for keeping me motivated to continue blogging on a not-so-daily basis.
Another day, another entry for me to ramble on about my job. Pardon the misleading title of this post, I am merely restating what my colleagues have been saying about me (without my knowledge, of course) - “He seem to really love this job”.
I would have taken it as a compliment, but knowing that people are actually saying it behind my back, this goes to show that it is being seen as a negative thing. Only people like Shan (a manager in the food industry) would probably see it in a positive light, I guess. But why on mother Earth would your colleagues who are supposedly your friends see such a thing as something negative? Are they in fear of their job security, that I will “rob” them of their positions with my supposed “passion” for my job? Or perhaps being such a person with a positive, cheery mood at work puts them off to bad mood?
I had proposed a couple of solutions for myself to tackle this new-found problem at work that I’m facing:
- The Reversal Method
- Title says it all: Reversing my positive, cheery facet and channeling all my negative aura to my face. This method has yet to be tested and probability of success is unknown, but chances of losing my job is exponentially increased with more negative aura. Although I am very much tempted to test this method, I dare not risk my sole income at this stage in time. - The IgnoRaythod™
- I’m sure many have heard of the phrase, “Ignorance is bliss”. This is an example of when you can apply this method. It has been tested and the probability of success is high. Chances of losing my job is on all-time low and chances of promotion is all-time high. - And more.
As to the statement of where I “love” my job, I hereby openly announce to the whole world that I really, really, really hate my job despite the cheery, positive facet that I have been putting on. The reasons of such dedication and positive outlook for me at work is:
- Money
- (Fun) Colleagues/Manager (notice the singularity) who can share stories and let me see the real them.
and last but not least,
- Money
Think about it - why would a perfectly normal person like you and me love a job which you only earn enough to survive on (weekly), and still isn’t enough for yourself to lead a completely liveable life by yourself, more to say your other half? One cannot simply judge another by how they carry themself, anywhere. Just because I’m good with appearing happy doesn’t necessarily imply that I’m a happy person. It’s akin saying that your cat is horny when it rubs itself against you. No, your cat is not horny. You are the horny one to suggest such implication on it.
In short to this lengthy rambling, mind your own fucking business while I mind mine.
Thanks for reading and have a good week while I continue slaving myself for more moolahs to pay off my bills, cars, uni books/carpark, and life 
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L
July 20, 2008 | Filed Under L, Photography, Portrait, Wordless | 2 Comments
L
Hi Baby! 
Get well soon!
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I Broke My Yonex MP-99
July 20, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Rough Times | 2 Comments
I broke my Yones MusclePower 99 a couple of nights ago 
Broken MP99
It hasn’t even been a year and I’ve already broken it. That’s AUD160 gone in a single night. That’s almost ten hours of work. Good thing I have a couple of spares, albeit not as good.
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Bummer
July 18, 2008 | Filed Under Gibberish, Observation, Pets, Photography, Thoughts, Work | Leave a Comment
Elvis is laughing at me
There are more and more work colleagues in my Facebook profile, and I actually went on to add a few more a while ago. Looks like I’ll have to cut down on my workplace ramblings from now onwards or start a new censoring method just like Malaysia’s censorship (ie. heavy) before the people I bitch about gets me I get into trouble at work.
Heck, even one of the managers have a Facebook account! What has come to the world today?
Have a great weekend guys.
p.s. NO, I did not add the manager.
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Kenwick Pioneer Cemetary
July 16, 2008 | Filed Under B&W, Night, Photography, Places | 3 Comments
I drove myself aimlessly and ended up at Kenwick Pioneer Cemetary for an impromptu photoshoot tonight. It has been quite a while since the last time I had gone out for a photoshoot, and even though I haven’t been feeling well today, I just could not resist to go out and take some shots around Perth.
The Moon
I was driving along in my 1990 Supra around 8pm, aimlessly, turning around corners and changing my mind twice because the two locations in my mind were a little too far from home (I haven’t got the money for fuel). But I still ended up driving about 15km away from home to this place called Kenwick, a suburb nearby mine.
Pardon the blur, I was driving
I drove past the Kenwick Pioneer Cemetary sign, and decided to make a U-turn since I couldn’t seem to find the right spot for my mini-photoshoot. So I drove into the parking area. It was pitch black. The road was muddy. The carpark was small.
I was terrified. I started off shooting in my car for the first 5 minutes, using my 55-200mm VR tele lens, but the results were unappealing due to the underexposure. Even at ISO of 1600, the shots were still (very) underexposed. So I changed to the wide-angle 18-55mm VR, hoping to use the wide aperture and slower shutter speed, but still to no avail. I decided to bump up my ISO to Hi1, which is equivalent of 3200 in my Nikon D60.
Any photographer will know that by using ISO from 800 onwards means you are compensating the exposure with lower image quality, but that was the only choice I had because I still haven’t managed to get myself a tripod, and I failed using the top of my car as support, too.
Kenwick Pioneer Cemetary 1
Tonight was the first time I had encountered such a tricky lighting situation - there were two spotlights that lights up on the tombs every 30 seconds or so, and both lights would be lit for a mere 10 seconds or so before fading off and repeating the process again. So in every 1 minute, I would have only two chances of getting the right shots.
Kenwick Pioneer Cemetary 2
I didn’t quite get the shots that I had intended to take, but I managed to test out the Hi1 ISO of my D60, which is quite satisfactory for the fact that it is only an entry level camera. The shots can’t speak for its level of spookiness and the darkness of the area, but I would still love to go back and have a proper shoot again with a tripod. Perhaps next time I wouldn’t be scared to walk near the tombs for closer shots.
Supra Camwhore
Oh, I was only there for about 30 minutes because I had a sudden urge to go to the toilet, but didn’t want to smear the soil of the cemetary with ammonia, so I sped home after that few shots.
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ChanRaymond dot net Running on WordPress 2.6
July 15, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Rough Times, Thoughts | Leave a Comment
ChanRaymond dot net is currently running on WordPress 2.6. Upgraded today using the automatic upgrade plugin and there wasn’t any hassle at all. Remember I had a problem with TinyMCE? I was hoping that by this upgrade to 2.6, I’ll be able to fix the problem. However, it turned out that the problem was at the permissions in cPanel, so I managed to fixed it myself today.
Here’s a screenshot:
My TinyMCE
Today is my day off from work, so excuse me while I spend the rest of my day with L, resting. I’m feeling a little under the weather today - flames in my throat, sorethroat, headache. And it’s been raining all day long too. By the way, WordPress 2.6 is pretty awesome!
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