The hermit strikes!

Happy Easter!

Though there are no chocolate bunnies for me. or bunnies for that matter,
supposedly today, i had a game plan. i was gonna learn something new.
you know, to give my skill set a much needed boost.

What I did?
Fiddled around with the tumblr account (yes, am a noob)
Became all philosophical with a photograph captured over a month ago.
Decided to photoshop paint a tree (no idea why. autumn's in the air, though a bit late)
Made an animatd gif of the sister on her graduation day.

And now? blogging bout how unproductive my 'supposed-productive' day is.

Since i've done pretty much everything else except for the one thing i intended to do,
maybe i'll finally get started on it tomorrow.

or MAYBE, i'll just draw something tomorrow instead!

ergh. i need motivation. or a kick.

Time to just do it.

@Fed Square Main Stage

with the cousin

I've always been a known klutz.
So when it comes to taking photos, if i think there's a risk of dropping the camera, or getting it wet, more likely than not, i'd refrain from taking it out. We're talking about a whole lot of missed moments/opportunities.

That is why i got myself a tough compact right before pushing off on my Korea vacation.
Having a compact camera around, not having to care (which setting for which condition is most optimal) gives me the freedom to just snap things.

All unedited. all random stuff. Yeah. i think i'm gonna try to do this more. At least for blogging purposes :P

Pictured above :
another 'test' of the panorama feature of my new toy at this evening's BIG LAUGH OUT event in Melbourne. i'll prolly start a whole series on it, since i've recently been quite obsessed with making panos of every.single. thing.

Pictured below :
Testing out how much i can actually put in (and that includes myself of course)

I initially planned to use the camera for spontaneous videos. but . we'll see how things go.

It's time to document. Without worrying too much about unnecessary things.

15 Things I Don’t Understand About Myself

15 Things I Don’t Understand About Myself | Thought Catalog

not to say it's the exact same 15 things. but you get the idea ;)

After blood, came rain.

Third day living out of a suitcase here in melbourne.
And all i've seen of the world's most livable city this time around...
is the Coles supermarket to get the daily necessities.
That. and i've been hanging out by the balcony people-watching while listening to city sounds.

Bored? maybe.
and so since today's also the only day off from uni for the cousin,
plans were made to have a day out about town.
But my stomach kept on getting upset.
So I didn't push for the outing. not unless the cousin said something about it.

Then came 4pm.
and the update on Facebook.
on how 3 pedestrians were killed in a freak accident involving a collapsed wall and really strong winds!

and i let out a huge sigh of relief.
People have told me to go out countless times yesterday.
I may not be walking at the exact same spot had i ventured out,
nor would i have suffered the same fate as the unfortunate pedestrians.
But deep down, i still feel thankful.

Because we waited for the rain to come before we headed out.
And the rain did not come,
till after the news of the freak accident.

A short spell of rain, the sky is once again clear.
I still believe there's a reason for everything.

and that's why, when a friend lamented on the difficulty of saying goodbye,
i replied," but it'd be harder if you didn't say goodbye, and you never get the chance to do it ever".

maybe i'm thinking too much?

the girls in da house.

with the sisters, cousins and nieces. can you tell who belongs to which category?
this is where i'll always call home.
but for now, let me give it my all. my last shot.
so that there shall be no regrets.
i fly off again in a week.
take care peeps.

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What's behind a smile?
Can you really tell?