her majesty

her majesty
Originally uploaded by insee

the sky is overcast.
like the human heartbeat the waves call me. the ground breathes with each motion. repeatedly. as we were all meant to.

to feel this power in the presence of nature is consuming. i want to show you what i can see. what i feel. when i am here-- like a mermaid on the shore, beckoned to the sea.

spare a minute

for the "most fun survey ever" (o_O) right...

http://bit.ly/teesurvey

JX's 5 mins of whistling fame!

dreams

i had a restless sleep last night. i dreamt that i purchased another dslr entry level camera. the canon 500D. the reason for doing so was because then i can carry it around since it is much smaller than the one i have already. my emotions are distinct, i love the nikon D5000 too much to be able to use it anywhere and everywhere. weird i tell you.

anyway, i was so mortified by my decision to buy another camera worth so much, i think i cried in my sleep. this episode probably happened around 6am as you can see on the graph.

on the tangent of purchasing digital camera accessories, i impulsively purchased a prime. i think now, i am settled and i WILL NOT step into a camera store again.

adios a tata,

amelie

the curious three and the case of the tightey whiteys

i am a big bang theory fan. i never thought that any episode on that series would bear resemblance to anything at all in real life. i have been very wrong.

3 days ago, we had 3 conspicuous people ring our doorbell. a girl who barely spoke english, and two guys who didn't. upon opening the door, what do we see? a lady pointing at a man's crotch and saying 'your tree outside'. the barriers to communication in such an instance are higher than the uob plaza 1. similar to panty pinātas, our 4th floor friends were indeed looking for flyaway tighty whiteys perched on our tree.

i'm not sure who was more embarrassed, the owner of the said under garments, or my friend who had openend to door!

Halo, Beyonce

Remember those walls I built

Well, baby they're tumbling down

And they didn't even put up a fight

They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in

But I never really had a doubt

Standing in the light of your halo

I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened

Every rule I had you breakin'

It's the risk that I'm takin'

I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby I can see your halo

You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby I can feel your halo

Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

Hit me like a ray of sun

Burning through my darkest night

You're the only one that I want

Think I'm addicted to your light

I swore I'd never fall again

But this don't even feel like falling

Gravity can't forget

To pull me back to the ground again

Feels like I've been awakened

Every rule I had you breakin'

The risk that I'm takin'

I'm never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby I can see your halo

You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby I can feel your halo

Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

Halo, halo

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby I can see your halo

You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby I can feel your halo

Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo

I can see your halo halo halo

reflect me

reflect me
Originally uploaded by insee

i am spring cleaning my visual memory, documentation and perspective. there's always those good ones, then there's those i dare to call great. when you look back at these images, you see the past. the beautiful and the ugly. and through this, you see yourself. the projection of yourself.

the trajectory of time opens new dimensions. this closes some old ones. forever. and in these reflections you may see a hollow-- but its in these hollows where tomorrow begins. When you see that, you will enjoy every minute of it!

sun re sajania...

A Cookie Splashed

A Cookie Splashed
Originally uploaded by Lisa-Mari

i love this photo by lisa-mari. it's tea afterall. the waves are phenomenal. hungry anyone?

midnight rambles, tambles and toos

it's 3 am and it must be cold out...

clarke quay is eerie at this time. it's a monday. the night prowlers' day of rest. the worker bees shall work. be it late, early or whenever. we all need to get some honey. my brain is quite agitated with thoughts of being magnificent (a piscean can never be 'ordinary'). i didnt meet the moon today, mind you. i only saw the stars.

tomato face and rare steak...

i watched these birds in the day sky. clouds too beautiful to forget. and a lesson learned. changi beach area is the hottest place in the world (in a very myopic sense). i have a neatly carved burn on my nose, thanks to my shades. my shoulder on the other hand, feels like a piece of cooked meat. its looking like that too.

incoherence, ideatic.

i have this poem in my head. ringing a tune. maybe it's a song. i never made my music. i never had the tune. the words are playing and the sounds are mute.

my paintings waiting for a brush to move.

the camera's sitting, dehumidifying. waiting for its next holiday.

i'm watching my fingers type nonsense in front of me. it's quite fun. i hope you enjoy this as much as i did.

i bid good night, and good morning -- and leave you with something to chew on...

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”

Charles R. Swindoll

you autocomplete me

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dancing in the wind

dancing in the wind
Originally uploaded by insee

it was a windy and hot day. this little lady looked too pretty to ignore. i think the composition of the photograph could improve. but, the flower's beautiful anyway you look at it-- dancing in the wind.

contentment and change

i was having this discussion with a close friend on the topic of being content. i have a lot in my life, yet i am not happy with all that i have achieved or gained. it could always be better. based on most of the entries on this page, im sure you can sense humourous skepticism and a certain amount of bitterness. i feel this is the personal quality that inhibits true contentment. i am happy mind you, but discontent. a weird combination that encourages me to reinvent and keep changing my life day by day. in this way i am able to explore, experience new things, mostly because i tire of the old and i know all its faults. new always brings an opening up experience, the 'wow' factor. once the dust settles you see the sharp edges and the things that don't go too well with what you like. and then i am no longer happy with what i have. this is why i must change, either the surroundings, the materialistic item, or even myself. in the corporate world, change is necessary. but as an individual, how much can we change without diluting our true selves?

the shoes i ate

the shoes i ate
Originally uploaded by insee

mash it up

everything i am thankful for

its been some time since i have visited any place/exhibition interesting or worthy of mention. it has been some time since i have done anything of the sort (interesting) apart from shopping. a special note to v, who spiced up my life and inspired me in a day, talking and walking non stop. lots of teh tarik. and thai food. i am yet to see the beautiful photographs (most of which feature the two of us and a sea, i mean mer, lion). since then i have red polka dots and topaz blue, downed a packet of tim tams and still have 2 chocolate shoes to devour (after being aptly photographed and documented ofcourse). within a month, and almost in a frenzy i have updated my collection of cameras and electronics. together with my fluorescent sticker buddy i will hopefully exhibit some of my million photographs. on a sideline, i also question myself 'do i have it in me' while 'running along'. something i have forced myself to do and discover. and, thanks to inspiration and support from friends, i have been able to overcome a lot of insecurities and begin 'running along'. i also have a wip painting that i am so itching to bring closer to completion. i do have a lot of things on my plate right now, so ill put the palette off till later. i have not been able to blog on junkbox because of my budget constraints. all this new acquirement has taken a toll, and there go the pretty little pastries. im wondering whether i should go the budget way and blog about lunch, and rename it 'lunchbox'. until march, my travel plans are grim. march is exciting, and how can it not be! after march the travel plans are much greyer. i will however, go downunder in the downunderspring. krabi for a weekend in july. and if God is on my side, and permits, i may touch the golden sands in the desert. this is too tentative to be excited about. the only realistic attractions that i am looking forward to, one in fear, anxiety and dread on the 28th of feb and the other in excitement on the 29th of march. plus the first week of march, to those who know, will know what the excitement is about, (what's up by the 4 non blondes still applies). i have sent my 3rd lomo roll to develop. i hope this one survives the trials of life and doesnt end up like the other two. i am also looking forward to receiving 3 fuji 110 film rolls in the mail. no, thats a farce, im just excited about using the worlds smallest slr, and this will be in march again. (fingers crossed and i hope it works! 25 years can take a toll on things). my ever evolving places to visit has put okinawa on its list. and if im going to make it to japan, i want to do the whole nine yards, and make it to hokkaido as well. for the time being, maybe i should learn japanese. my iphone has opened up the amazing possibility of mobile publishing. i just wish the keyboard was designed for fat thumbs and long nails. i love the digital lomo, i love the sleepcycle thing, unblock me and i love the rimshot. i have new toys to play with and i have people to love. home i miss you. srilanka i miss you. i thank God for my precious family and all my friends. you light up my life and my life couldnt be any better right now.

There goes the resolution...

De-junk your life

Now that the new year is almost here, I shall strive to do many things.
1. De-junk
2. Save $
3. Eat healthy and well
4. Be fit
5. Sleep more

I feel these are rather universally mundane resolutions. Some of which I have manged to put into practice already. Wait a while till I show off my crazee list.

Bonne nouveau annee!

Once in an Electric Blue Moon

This thursday we will see a blue moon. I'm secretly hoping it is
electric blue. In the meantime, please enjoy the handywork created on
my new apple toy.

hide and seek