Monday, December 31, 2007
Look Beyond the Light, Where You Least Expect
The end of yet another year is neigh upon us. Rarely do I get any significant feeling of any sort when it comes to the ending of a year. Yet, this year, it feels so different. I approached 2007 with my normal, "Oh well, another year is here, what's new?". And truth be told, it started off in a way that did nothing to suggest otherwise.
Yet after all that I've been through, I have to say that I will be ending this year on a positively high note. More so than any other year before.
Yet after all that I've been through, I have to say that I will be ending this year on a positively high note. More so than any other year before.
It may have been the talks we had. It may have been the hands we held. It may have been the walks we had. It may have been the thoughts we shared.
But somehow, I believe, it may simply be you.
But somehow, I believe, it may simply be you.
Ask me a year back if I ever thought I would end 2007 like this, and my answer would have most likely been a scornful laugh and a sarcastic comment. But, one year later, one year wiser, one year smarter, one year more.. everything, and I see that anything can happen, planned or otherwise, "safe" or otherwise. ;)
And, in response to your post, I shall put in a little bit of my own.
The heartbeats that you felt, I believe I shared them. The nervousness, the awkwardness, the hesitance, everything that you felt, I shared. Uncharted territory, for both, you and I. And at the end, it got us both smiling like idiots (doof in my case). Smiling like there isn't a care in the world.
At least, that's what it felt for me.
And, in response to your post, I shall put in a little bit of my own.
The heartbeats that you felt, I believe I shared them. The nervousness, the awkwardness, the hesitance, everything that you felt, I shared. Uncharted territory, for both, you and I. And at the end, it got us both smiling like idiots (doof in my case). Smiling like there isn't a care in the world.
At least, that's what it felt for me.
I'm sure this is barely satisfactory, for an end of year post, so hold on.
I'm sure there's more to come.
And she's here to write her name
On my skin with kisses
In the rain, hold my head and ease my pain
In a world that's gone insane
Someone Special - Poets of the Fall
On my skin with kisses
In the rain, hold my head and ease my pain
In a world that's gone insane
Someone Special - Poets of the Fall
Labels: 2007, Eman, Extreme Happiness, Life
Friday, December 28, 2007
A Day To Remember
Was practically one of the best days, ever! Two words that made me smile a mile wide. I wished it was more.. romantic / song-title like (?), that being Three words, Two hearts, One kiss. Hahaha. Well.. Hmm..
Thank you. So. Very. Much. :)
Thank you. So. Very. Much. :)
Just now I went out with Kinz and Rina to Lake Gardens for some photo shooting. Had quite some fun, since it has been a while since I went out for photos. First time out with Rina, and do check out her blog. Quite cool photos. :)
So, er, yeah, here are mine. Jangan marah jika tidak best. :)
These were taken at the Bunga Raya Park.
And these, at the Orchid Park.
The stuff we do for photos. I got my lens wet. Hahaha.
And we even managed a short portrait (?) session. Hahahaha. Wowsome!
Rina
Kinz
And lastly, we went to the Lake Gardens main park.
Nothing much, but loads of geese shots.
Oh, but first, me in action, in the forest. Photo courtesy of Kinz
And that, is that.
More photos, hopefully, up later. Still loads more!
Labels: Eman, Extreme Happiness, Life, Photos
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
And If Your Heart Stops Beating, I'll Be Here Wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life.
The ending of your life.
I'm horny, and I go jingle jingle jingle.
Thanks to you, Mel Chen.
And I snap photos too. :)
Thank you so very much.
Hahaha.
Oh yeah, I do mean it. :)
Sleep eluded me for the best part of an hour after completing The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen. I can't recall the last time a book caused me so much trouble when it came to sleep. Could be that I just cannot handle stuff like that, but I prefer to think that the author was fantastic. She managed to keep me turning page after page, right to the end. Though I have to say the ending was somewhat.. anticlimactic. Good read, nonetheless. Can't wait to get more of her books. Money well spent, I say! ;)
On Sunday I attended a sort of party / gathering thing at Adele's place. Small thing, but fun enough. We even had an exchange-of-presents thingy. Pretty interesting. Food was good, company was great.
Us, exchanging gifts, sort of. Actually we drew pieces out of a box to see who got what.
Us, with our own gifts.
And some people were playing UNO, of all things, of all times.
Today I headed out with Ershad to the Gardens and Sunway Pyramid. Actually we first planned to head to the Gardens, but instead of turning into the parking lots of MidValley Megamall, we turned onto some weird road, that, after following misleading signs, and going through three different tolls, led us all the way to Sunway Pyramid. So we thought, what the hell, lets go check it out, since Pyramid 2 was new, anyway. Spent bout half-an-hour looking for parking, that full it was. (What the hell, right? I mean, it's Christmas! Don't you people like, have a life? Go and celebrate or something with your family. Not in a shopping mall. Haha)
Walked around, explored a few shops, and I bought myself a pair of shoes. Yeah, another pair. Two this month, though this was not that expensive either. Puts my Nikes to shame, really.
Eman discovers the joy of Converse shoes
And then we headed on to the Gardens. From one end, to the other, just to go back to the beginning again. Pretty interesting. This time we turned into the right place, and managed to get a spot without too much difficulty. Checked out the shops, most notable are Brickboy Toys and Borders. Those two places are the best! But I couldn't find the books I was looking for, but oh well. One day. You can't hide from me foreverrr! Then after a while, we decided to leave, and we spent some time looking for the car. Hahaha. Couldn't remember which floor it was on, so we went down, up, and then some. Managed to find it in the end, but, the pressure was there, you know? Like, they said there was a 20 minute grace-period before your ticket.. um.. expires, I guess. So yeah, pressure.
Plus, what the hell is a grace-period? I mean, do we need charity period? I mean, come on. It's bad enough that it's period. :P
Us, exchanging gifts, sort of. Actually we drew pieces out of a box to see who got what.
Us, with our own gifts.
And some people were playing UNO, of all things, of all times.
Today I headed out with Ershad to the Gardens and Sunway Pyramid. Actually we first planned to head to the Gardens, but instead of turning into the parking lots of MidValley Megamall, we turned onto some weird road, that, after following misleading signs, and going through three different tolls, led us all the way to Sunway Pyramid. So we thought, what the hell, lets go check it out, since Pyramid 2 was new, anyway. Spent bout half-an-hour looking for parking, that full it was. (What the hell, right? I mean, it's Christmas! Don't you people like, have a life? Go and celebrate or something with your family. Not in a shopping mall. Haha)
Walked around, explored a few shops, and I bought myself a pair of shoes. Yeah, another pair. Two this month, though this was not that expensive either. Puts my Nikes to shame, really.
Eman discovers the joy of Converse shoes
And then we headed on to the Gardens. From one end, to the other, just to go back to the beginning again. Pretty interesting. This time we turned into the right place, and managed to get a spot without too much difficulty. Checked out the shops, most notable are Brickboy Toys and Borders. Those two places are the best! But I couldn't find the books I was looking for, but oh well. One day. You can't hide from me foreverrr! Then after a while, we decided to leave, and we spent some time looking for the car. Hahaha. Couldn't remember which floor it was on, so we went down, up, and then some. Managed to find it in the end, but, the pressure was there, you know? Like, they said there was a 20 minute grace-period before your ticket.. um.. expires, I guess. So yeah, pressure.
Plus, what the hell is a grace-period? I mean, do we need charity period? I mean, come on. It's bad enough that it's period. :P
And lastly. happy Christmas to all, and a happy new year too!
*PS: Edited so that my picture is the first thing to hit you. Nyahahaha
Sunday, December 23, 2007
I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love, But I Did
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Oh Yeah, I'll Tell You Something, I Think You'll Understand
When I'll Say That Something
So, um, the results of our finals came out yesterday. I was mighty disappointed, but, I guess it is good enough. My standards have dropped, pretty much. Which, is a bad thing, but I still have one more semester left to redeem myself (yeah, thanks mum). CGPA dropped. Still above 3.5, but not as high as I would have wanted it. Aaah!
But, I managed to escape the depression, the gloom, the um, badness associated with "bad" results. Thanks to you, yeh? Guess it worked both ways, though maybe I was more, um, okay, in a sense, compared to you in terms of.. this? Anyway, I'm glad I took your mind off things for a bit. Now let me see you in those blue pants, damnit! Hahaha. :)
But, I managed to escape the depression, the gloom, the um, badness associated with "bad" results. Thanks to you, yeh? Guess it worked both ways, though maybe I was more, um, okay, in a sense, compared to you in terms of.. this? Anyway, I'm glad I took your mind off things for a bit. Now let me see you in those blue pants, damnit! Hahaha. :)
Oh, by the way, I'm still semi-sick. Hahaha. And the stuff I take, well, they tend to give me weird dreams. Not that I don't enjoy them, they're just.. weird.
:)
:)
*Edit:
Went out to take some flower photos, since it's been a while since I did that. Used the 70-200 instead of the 17-70. Not bad, I like the DOF that I can get.
:D
Went out to take some flower photos, since it's been a while since I did that. Used the 70-200 instead of the 17-70. Not bad, I like the DOF that I can get.
:D
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Had It Been Another Day, I Might've Looked the Other Way
But I'd have never been aware,
As it is I'll dream of her,
Tonight, di-di-di-di'n'di.
As it is I'll dream of her,
Tonight, di-di-di-di'n'di.
Across the Universe
If you're a Beatles fan, a music lover, an art lover, a romance lover, or plain just a lover, then you must watch it! It's pretty damn wowsome! First of, it's most definitely not a mainstream movie, more like, artsy-fartsy stuff, but let that take nothing away from the movie. I enjoyed it, especially the music that they used in the movie. I was pretty amazed at the stars, and that they could sing the songs very very well. Ah, it was a good time. Watch it again? Hell yes! ;)
Thanks for the time yesterday, and don't worry about being late. It was nothing. Gave me time to er.. bond with my iPod. And Quadrapop. Haha :)
Today, I feel / felt / am feeling so lazy. Lethargic. Tired. Zonked. Could be the weather. So to counter that, decided to head out to the garden, just to check out what there was to photograph, since my garden seems to be sorta cool in that sense, there's always a bug or two, though they're usually spiders.
Found a couple of spiders, and a dragonfly. Pretty productive, considering the weather conditions.
Was experimenting with different lighting angles, and this made it look so creepy.
Same spider, but with better lighting IMO.
And this one was an UGLY MOFO! :S
And it was pretty hard to photograph too.
*Image removed / moved, so click HERE to view it.
And the dragonfly.
And ever wondered what the ass of a dragonfly might look like?
Well, maybe you should look in a mirror? Hahahaha. Kidding ;)
And my workhorse lens. Must say it's the best thing to have on my camera, for me.
That's pretty much it for the day(s).
Mum wants me to get a haircut soon, so yeah.
And results are said to be available as soon as Friday.
Ooooh boy!
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
All you need is love :)
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
All you need is love :)
Labels: Across the Universe, Beatles, Eman, Happiness, Life, Photography
Monday, December 17, 2007
She's the Centre of His Whole World
TV3 had a program called SoccerKids, and it involved going through the country looking for footballing talents in kids aged 12 years and under (If I'm not mistaken). Today they had a match against Japan. It was, essentially, Malaysia v. Japan U-12. We ended up winning 1 - 0, and it could've been more, but for the Japanese goalkeeper. He was pretty darn good. The Malaysian kids were pretty good too. Attacking non-stop, though the final ball almost always disappointed.
So anyway. My dad invited me to tag along with him to the match. I agreed, though on one condition: I get to take photos, and I'd get a good spot. True to his word, I got full access to the pitch and whatnot, though I was kinda shy / scared to walk around, so I stayed in the middle most of the time. Got quite nice shots, and it was an interesting experience. Wouldn't mind doing this again.
Photos! Here's some shots that I got:
The winning goal
And some other shots.
During the prize giving: My Dad, Dato' Farid and one of the kids.
And then there was the press conference as well. The Japanese dudes.
And lastly, a group photo of everyone. Looks slightly off at this size though :S
And that is all. For this one. For today.
As for tonight, I do have to thank you, for a pleasant evening, night, and morning, that helps me put to rest many, many, many things. :)
What if?
So anyway. My dad invited me to tag along with him to the match. I agreed, though on one condition: I get to take photos, and I'd get a good spot. True to his word, I got full access to the pitch and whatnot, though I was kinda shy / scared to walk around, so I stayed in the middle most of the time. Got quite nice shots, and it was an interesting experience. Wouldn't mind doing this again.
Photos! Here's some shots that I got:
The winning goal
And some other shots.
During the prize giving: My Dad, Dato' Farid and one of the kids.
And then there was the press conference as well. The Japanese dudes.
And lastly, a group photo of everyone. Looks slightly off at this size though :S
And that is all. For this one. For today.
As for tonight, I do have to thank you, for a pleasant evening, night, and morning, that helps me put to rest many, many, many things. :)
What if?
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Everytime I see Your Bubbly Face
I get the tingles in a silly place ;)
A glimpse!
A glimpse!
Just now my dad asked me if I wanted to come along with him to an offline screening of TV3's Gangstarz Season 2 Promos. He was supposed to check if the agency they hired did what they were supposed to, and give the green-light for the airing of the promos. Sounded pretty cool, so I agreed to go with him.
We went to this place called de Touche, which I assume is the agency name as well. Met this girl / woman called Tasha, if I'm not mistaken. Real nice, real tall, real cool. We were there somewhat early, so we lingered downstairs and chatted about stuff, and turns out she was from KDU as well. And my dad got to talking about photography and how I really am into it, and she asked me if I would be interested in maybe trying out as an intern for them, maybe for a week or two, just to see what it is like. Ah, pretty awesome. Maybe.
Anyway, after a while the rest of the people who were supposed to see the promos also turned up, and we headed upstairs to check them out. It was pretty interesting, listening to them being EXTREMELY ANAL about the promos, about budget and timing constraints, and just about everything else. And it was funny hearing people call my dad Encik Azhar. Hahaha
The staircase area was pretty funky.
So they had to approve some promos for TV, both in English and Malay, radio promos, also in English and Malay, print ads, and also the website. Really, it was like going back and doing my copy writing / advertising subjects all over again. Plus, I found out, being anal is a good thing in this business. Little bits can and do come into play.
People of power deciding over some important matters.
Oh and I saw the invoice of something that my dad had to approve, and the header read McCann and Erickson. Cool. Apparently they have been working with TV3 on Gangstarz since Season 1. Awesome.
They had these old projector-things, with film! Cool gila!
So yeah. I wouldn't mind working in an ad agency actually, looking at what they do, though I'm guessing it's gonna be very hectic and hard trying to keep up with expectations.
:D
We went to this place called de Touche, which I assume is the agency name as well. Met this girl / woman called Tasha, if I'm not mistaken. Real nice, real tall, real cool. We were there somewhat early, so we lingered downstairs and chatted about stuff, and turns out she was from KDU as well. And my dad got to talking about photography and how I really am into it, and she asked me if I would be interested in maybe trying out as an intern for them, maybe for a week or two, just to see what it is like. Ah, pretty awesome. Maybe.
Anyway, after a while the rest of the people who were supposed to see the promos also turned up, and we headed upstairs to check them out. It was pretty interesting, listening to them being EXTREMELY ANAL about the promos, about budget and timing constraints, and just about everything else. And it was funny hearing people call my dad Encik Azhar. Hahaha
The staircase area was pretty funky.
So they had to approve some promos for TV, both in English and Malay, radio promos, also in English and Malay, print ads, and also the website. Really, it was like going back and doing my copy writing / advertising subjects all over again. Plus, I found out, being anal is a good thing in this business. Little bits can and do come into play.
People of power deciding over some important matters.
Oh and I saw the invoice of something that my dad had to approve, and the header read McCann and Erickson. Cool. Apparently they have been working with TV3 on Gangstarz since Season 1. Awesome.
They had these old projector-things, with film! Cool gila!
So yeah. I wouldn't mind working in an ad agency actually, looking at what they do, though I'm guessing it's gonna be very hectic and hard trying to keep up with expectations.
:D
Labels: Advertising, Eman, Life, Photos
Friday, December 14, 2007
You Would've Said "I Love You"
In the cutest place on earth
Day 5 of being sick. It's getting a little better, though only after I had some sleep this afternoon. It rained quite heavily just now, and I got pretty soaked, even with an umbrella, going to the mosque. Of course, that did nothing to improve my condition. Thank god a couple of Panadols other meds, and some sleep managed to take most of the sickness away. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be fully cured / healed / whatever.
Speaking of being sick and sleeping, while I was drifting off to the blissful escape that is sleep, my brain inexplicably began working, thinking, processing thoughts. How and why this came to be is way beyond me. I thought meds and stuff were supposed to sedate, not stimulate. Well, the meds that I took were supposed to sedate, anyway.
So yeah, thinking. About stuff. Well, my usual stuff. And it didn't help that my [ :( x 1000 ] playlist on iTunes was playing. Ahhhhh! Anyway, thoughts about how my life has progressed, how things have come round, how I'm going to be bumming around for the next 14 days, how I can't wait for college, how I can't wait for this Saturday, how I can't wait to be better and not sick, and many many more.
Amazing how much my mind could process before suddenly popping off to sleep. Hahaha
Maybe this will contribute to the conversations that I hope I will be having. It should make me talk more, for one thing. Since somebody said I don't talk as much. Though I think I can make up for it in other ways, no? ;)
So yeah, thinking. About stuff. Well, my usual stuff. And it didn't help that my [ :( x 1000 ] playlist on iTunes was playing. Ahhhhh! Anyway, thoughts about how my life has progressed, how things have come round, how I'm going to be bumming around for the next 14 days, how I can't wait for college, how I can't wait for this Saturday, how I can't wait to be better and not sick, and many many more.
Though you know what thought / question lingered the most?
What If?
What If?
Amazing how much my mind could process before suddenly popping off to sleep. Hahaha
Maybe this will contribute to the conversations that I hope I will be having. It should make me talk more, for one thing. Since somebody said I don't talk as much. Though I think I can make up for it in other ways, no? ;)
Shoes! Hah! Finally bought myself a pair of shoes. Been a while, eh? Well down in Singapore I got myself this pair of white Nike Frees, from the Caol Uno Pack, if I'm not mistaken. 99SGD, or roughly RM230. Ah, pretty decent.
Front:
Back:
More Spiders here. I'm sorry if they do creep you out, but I'm having trouble looking for better photographic subjects, and also I seem to really like macro insect photography. Something satisfying about finding a bug after 30 minutes of searching, and getting down and dirty trying to take a photo.
This particular spider was found after toiling round in my garden for close to half an hour, looking through all sorts of plants and whatnot. It just stopped raining, and I was pretty bored, and not that sick yet.
Check out the razor thin DOF! Wow! And this was at f22.
And here's a bonus picture. Saw this little guy a few times, but this is one of the few shots that I actually liked.
*Bigger pictures of the spider can be seen on my DeviantART -> Here!
And I will end this with some words by Devics:
If you can't find me then you can't find love
If you close your eyes then will finally see
That you're already here with me.
<3
If you can't find me then you can't find love
If you close your eyes then will finally see
That you're already here with me.
<3
