A Couple of Announcements

August 2, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Thoughts | 3 Comments 

A couple of announcements:

I upgraded my Adobe Lightroom 1.4.1 to 2.0 yesterday and I must say I am very very impressed with the new features it offers. And yes, I need a desktop because my laptop is just too slow and old to be used for photo-editing softwares like Lightroom, more to say Photoshop. I’ve got my friend to help me build it from scratch, with specifications I can never comprehend. All those technical jargons are just like a foreign language to me, so I’ll let the professionals do the job while I slave away at work for more moolah to buy the parts.

I’m hoping to set it up in a few weeks’ time, but being me, the money I have right now may just end up elsewhere anytime anywhere without warning.

If you haven’t read my “Carrots” post properly.

Haha yes this one too.

P.S. I fell asleep while waiting for Lightroom to process my actions. That’s how slow it is. So no pictures in this post.


Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



Impulsivity (II)

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under Accessories/Equipment, Announcement, General, Photography | 6 Comments 

I just bought a couple of items from eBay:

The hood isn’t exactly compulsory, but it’s really annoying seeing how “naked” the lens look by itself, especially when I use the lens in most situations. I still don’t get why Nikon Corporation decides not to include the hood with the kit lens.

This is a “fake” version of Stofen’s Omnibounce, about 1/5th the price of the original Stofen. But what difference will it make? It’s still plastic and I’m sure the results will still be more pleasing on the eye than bare flash by the Speedlight, bounced or not.

I just had to say this - photography makes me feel broke! :(

P.S. A friend’s cousin is looking for an assistant photographer. I’m seriously considering it although I may not be what he is looking for.

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



“Carrots”

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under Other, Photography, Rough Times | 3 Comments 

Thanks to Bryan for the minimal downtime of my blog :)

This is a pending post from four days ago, but since I have my day off, I shall slowly re-type the post:

It was a normal Friday afternoon. I had to drag my ass out of the bed because some potential buyer of my Nissan Pulsar 1990 Hatchback was coming over to check the car. So, I needed to drive the car to the nearest car wash and give it a quick wash and vacuum. I got out of the house and:

There were carrot pieces all over my neighbour’s pavers.

Carrot

Carrot

There were carrot pieces under my car.

Carrot 2

Carrot 2

There were carrot stains on my driver side-mirror. And it was cracked. With carrots.

Carrot 3

Carrot 3

What an insult. The potential buyers did not end up buying the car, of course.

The day followed up with Elvis (the dog) and Monkey (the bird) being sick, not excluding my blog being sick. What a day that was.

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



ChanRaymond dot net is Sick

July 25, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Rough Times | 1 Comment 

Something is terribly wrong with my blog. I’ll be right back while I get some help from Bryan.

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



Monkey the Bird

July 25, 2008 | Filed Under Gibberish, Pets, Photography | 2 Comments 

Monkey the Bird

Monkey the Bird

Hi! My name is Monkey and I’m a bird! Nice to meet you. Raymond is too busy working to earn money, so I’m here to blog on his behalf. He’ll be back as soon as possible. Don’t I just look so cool? Admit it. I do, and don’t say no because I bite.

Have a good day!

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



Wet Wednesday

July 23, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Other, Photography, Thoughts | 3 Comments 

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

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

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.

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



“I Love my Job”

July 22, 2008 | Filed Under Announcement, Gibberish, Observation, Rough Times, Thoughts, Work | 3 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:

  1. The Reversal Method
    - Title says it all: Reversing my positive, cheery facade 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.


  2. 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.

  3. 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 facade that I have been putting on. The reasons of such dedication and positive outlook for me at work is:

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 :)

Hello! If you like my entries, make sure you comment below and subscribe to my RSS feed!!



← Previous Page — Next Page →