Quatre

So i have just recently uncovered a micro SD card that i safe kept to preserve the precious memories and forgot about it until a few weeks ago. I saw various photos and videos that were long forgotten, it gave me a particularly warm feeling :) Then, i saw photos from when my sister visited the city area when she took the duck tour which i did as well but did not have a camera with me at that time. So these photos which i said only uncovered recently, are almost 4 years old. I wonder if anything has changed since then :)

  

DSLR ≠ Instagram

Perched on top of my TV stand last night was my precious Nikon DSLR, nicely placed and free from potential harm. Looking at the fine piece of human creation, my attention went back the screen on my laptop, blogging and more or less continuously switching from Facebook to Tumblr and back again. Just then, my sister, Rin, walks into the room hurriedly with her iPad in hand, rushing to evade the cloud of cigarette smoke my father had produced out in the living room.

"Arrggghhhh!," scrunching my eyebrows as i always do when i too smell that horrid nicotine death-filled air, i raised the collar of my t shirt to my nose to block them. 

"You know," my sister glanced at my DSLR, "I think it's useless to have a DSLR, instagram takes nicer photos."

Now, as you guys know, or if you don't, let me explain to you... I love taking photos and just last year, my dad bought me my first DSLR, a Nikon 5100. I love it, not loved it, i LOVE it. Never once do i have a moment where i regretted it, maybe in dark lighting situations i do, but never once do i regret owning one. So imagine my disappointment and annoyance when she made that statement.

And then this escalated into a mini debate.

Me: Look, firstly, i never regretted until now that i have a DSLR and that has been one of the best purchases i have ever made. And no, Instagram is NOT better than DSLR in any way. 

Rin: You can use your phone to take photos, it's still the same~ 

Me: No hello, it's not the same. DSLR takes sharper photos than my phone ever could. Instagram is a good application in its own way, all the filters and effects BUT DSLR by its own also has its benefits. You cannot just say that instagram is better than DSLR because you don't even use a DSLR, WHICH i won't lend you mine by the way, you only have an Instagram account.  You can't just state you like one more than the other when you only use one of them.

Rin: You see, how do i know which is better when you won't lend me yours?


And then that was it, she conceded to my counter argument of what i could best think of in a matter of seconds. Our mini debate. She's usually a good debater but this time, she didn't really get her facts right. I think it's quite obvious who won :)

My Lil Cousin

I love taking photos of my lil cousin (once removed) because she's always perfect for the camera in my opinion. What's that word again? Oh right, she is photogenic

Live>Dream

Traveling, i suppose, is a privilege offered to the rich, those who can afford more than just a living. But to others, it is a dream or what you can say, takes a miracle. I'm not just saying to a nearest lower economy country to that of Singapore like Malaysia or Indonesia. I'm talking beautiful, culture-rich places like Rome, Paris, San Francisco etc.

But barriers like these, can be argued that it is possible to break down, what with consistent saving and proper planning of financial resources. Alas, i cannot do that or more likely, it's difficult for me to do so. I am a thrift spender but every girl has needs, it's impossible for me to not look at the beautiful dresses or skirts or blouses like guys would their PS3 or Wii games and not buy them. It's an uncontrollable habit which i have been trying to curb ever since the holiday. Why do you suppose i do so? It's that i want to travel. Not just a certain country. But travel the world, not literally though. I am not that well to do as to just decide on a whim that i want to go overseas and immediately i am. I have yet to have that kind of capacity.

Ergo, i am saving as much as i can and working during the holidays to reach my goal of travelling the world, starting with either South Korea or Australia. No distance of time will ever weaken my resolve because to live is much better than to dream.

Muddled

Would you choose a degree which your passion lies in but which future may cause you difficulty to earn a living or would you choose a course/path of degree which will let you to lead a comfortable life?

I am muddled over this because i am entering year 3 now and don't wish to further my course of study into a degree but instead, take a whole different route. I asked my sister which she would choose and she said the latter, the one which would allow her to lead a comfortable life. But i am conflicted. Because for me, life is too short to not be doing something you love. But i don't know.. You do need to survive in this world and a stable or reasonable degree in my opinion is good to fall back on. I don't know :( 

Feeling...

I'm at this period in life

where i need a little wisdom

a little wit

a little lager :)

and a little grit

Venturing, a much difficult task for some

I love to walk around and see the sights and hear the sounds

It may be the breeze that holds me back a second longer or it could be the warmth of the sun i feel,
shaded by the drifting clouds and sturdy trees.

These are things one can only experience when they are outside

enjoying the day..
one peaceful and serene

and if one were to venture outside their preferred comfort zone

into an area of deep curiosity

a place foreign

but exciting nonetheless...

then you have yourself a journey

in you and out there in the world

Responsibility

Responsibility, by its strictest definition, means 'a moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of.' However, the word and i have never seen quite eye to eye. At the slightest pressure, i ease myself out of the situation and make a metaphorical run for it, often making excuses vouched by allies or fabricating evidence. No matter how much i try to avoid it, some how or another, fate seems to want to keep giving me a second chance. But this won't keep up forever, sooner or later, my luck will run out.

Recently, i've been given a few opportunities, a school project to up my portfolio, being awarded a main-committee position in my Co Curricular Activity (CCA) as well as a one day job opportunity (interview), two of which i did not care for in the first place. So many things have just happened in the last few days and i told myself, now that you're transitioning into an adult, you have to learn to be independent and strong and learn how to be responsible. Truth is, this word scares the crap out of me, it means burden upon burden on my shoulders as well as an imminent untold and unforeseeable doom irregardless of the fact that it may be true or not. That word, literally, makes me feel uneasy. So i have tried, to take it all in with positivity, with a wide smile. Alas, it is not without obstacles of its own.

No matter what, from now on, i promise myself, that i will try as i can, to be more responsible and i will try as hard as possible, to be an adult worthy of trust. 

I Love Country

I don't always listen to country songs but songs like the following just makes me fall in love with them time and time again <3

Fake I.D by Big &Rich

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go by Miley Cyrus ft. Johnzo West

Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts