Went to Pinnacle@Dexton today. Tried 3 panorama shots and will stitch them on the next book out. Generally,  I didn't get anything exciting. There's just something not right. The shots don't have a sense of beauty or meaning. I seem to be taking them just because I need to. Anyway, will go out again next time and try something different.

Oh, have an idea, a no smoking sign with an actual cigarette.

Anyway, here they go. Not great pictures, but at least they make this trip a little less useless.

Planning my next book out. Probably I'll go do some shooting, staying in my room so long is not good for health after all. Evolve - social issues still need to be completed. I'll need to visit the MO for dental checkup too. Well, two days will be pretty packed.

Idea, use something transparent, e.g. spectacles or even a camera lens. Or maybe panorama near the city area that shows an "old" to "new".

Maybe something about "hectic lifestyle" taken in city district? But how has everything "evolved"? Or maybe lost of culture? Mmmmm...

Heh... Nearly had a leg cram while driving today... Never realized how dangerous a small thing like that can be (since my leg often cram when I go on photo trips). And some idiot beat a red light at like 15km/h... -_-... Shocked me a little but I avoided him. And I received a scolding from my dad for avoiding him. He said the right mindset should be jam break and I was lucky that the road is empty so I managed to avoid him.

Anyway, really in a bad mood today. One of those times that I can't tell why I am in such a horrible mood. Dealing with it as we speak... (about 300 words are typed then deleted) Done. It is always better to spill them out. Hahahahahaha!

Just opened another bottle of wine yesterday night... Mmmmm...

The first bottle I had was rather strong and... aggressive. It is expensive yet not really good for drinking alone. I believe it requires something that has a heavy taste to balance it out. Perhaps some Italian food? Black pepper and steak? Mmmmm... Experiment needed. Anyway, the wine is Bin 389 "Cabernet Shiraz (Cabernet - bold, tannic, oaky, strong & Shiraz - spicy, dark)" 2009, coming from South Australia.

Second bottle is called Gold Label Barossa "Shiraz" 2009, coming from Australia. It is a cheaper wine (about half price of original) and tastes so too. Its taste is really similar to Bin 389 however is somewhat significantly more diluted. It is also an aggressive wine that I thought would be good to eat with something of reasonably strong flavour.

And the bottle just opened is Two Oceans Soft & Fruity Red "Western Cape" from South Africa. I believe it is cheaper than both above. However, it is a wine that is more suitable to drink alone without any other food or maybe something light like nuts. It tastes softer and mellower than the other two and I definitely enjoy it more.

Well, looking forward to the next bottle.

Just finished Diablo 3 on normal difficulty. It is an interesting story. Not good but reasonably interesting. Mmmmm... I am much much more intrigued by the lore though. I am always interested in lore.

Anyway, so much things have happened recently. Death has never seem so close to our every day life and the repercussions of is impacting my life on so many levels. The streets suddenly feel a lot more hostile than before and Facebook a much sadder place than usual.

The last time trying to comment about it here has lead to unforeseen problems. Fortunately, I made editing in time to avoid any trouble.

Since I cannot comment about one incident, I shall comment about the other. You see, sometimes, it is scary how Singaporeans react about something involving PRC Chinese. I have many Singaporean friends and I would say that in general, Singaporeans are a great bunch of people (of course, no matter where/when/who you are, you meet an asshole once in a while). It is just the sense of rejection they sometimes show towards us that is scary. It is hard to describe. It is not really hate but more like fear. The fear of a completely different yet very similar culture. The fear of assimilation perhaps? Or the fear being being grouped together with us? Can it be considered as a culture phenomenon? Perhaps a complex? Or perhaps something else. I can understand, yet there's so much more mystery in it. Sigh... Both sides are like my home now... The only thing I know is, neither sides are wrong. While a person may be wrong, a culture is never "wrong".

I just hope that I will not lose any friend because of incidents like this. That would be really sad... Or maybe I already have... Haha...

Oh, and finally, a really well made video series. It's something like the gathering of all awesome video makers on Youtube. Check it out!

I'm currently reading a manga about single mothers named "Bitter Virgin". It is an interesting read and like a kid, I'm definitely have a higher affinity towards pictures than words (proven by how my eyes start to go blur every time I stare at words for a few hours as though I'm suffering from myopia...). It is really hard for them. And it is in fact, really hard to non-single mothers too. Mother's Day is coming and I would be in camp... Sigh... Happy Mother's Day I guess.