This year’s SYPA is seeing a huge leap in the number of submissions, and even I’ve jumped upon this bandwagon, just for fun.
XJ’s takes (on the left) and mine (right)
(Photo by Ivy)
Entries from April 2008
April 29, 2008
Singapore Young Photographer’s Award Submission
April 28, 2008
Biometric Dirt
If the fingerprint-smudged glass plates on biometric devices skeeve you out, Purdue University researchers have some good news for you: The devices aren’t any germier than typical doorknobs.
Biometrics at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies
“When you look at these devices, finger moisture, dirt and oils cause the surface to appear to be [...]
April 25, 2008
Nan Hua Speech Day 2008
I was cordially invited for the Nan Hua Speech Day this year to receive the Friends of Nan Hua Award – a token of appreciation presented to me for my voluntary photographic services to the school. It was very much an event that reminded me that I’m treasured in the school still – I love [...]
April 20, 2008
Incomplete
Interviews. Articles. Meet-ups. Jobs. Projects.
It’s been 4 days since I succumbed to the horrific influenza. I spent 3 entire days bedridden, unable to move much or even eat much. Ever since the onset of the viral infection, I’ve only eaten 3 pieces of bread, and a bowl of porridge. I must have lost quite [...]
April 18, 2008
Nan Hua Sports Day 2008
The Annual Nan Hua Sports Meet was held yesterday at the Clementi Stadium, bringing about the school spirit and cheers.
(Before I continue this post, all class photos have been hyperlinked, so you just have to click on them to download a large size that’s suitable for printing medium sized photographs. Will greatly appreciate if [...]
April 18, 2008
Nan Hua Dance Society
(Click to download large jpeg)
Dance is the hidden language of the soul.
Martha Graham (1894 – 1991)
April 16, 2008
Third Day of School
It’s the third day of school, and things are starting to warm up.
I’m currently studying the following modules:
Print Journalism
Photojournalism
Documentary Production
Media Law
Media in Singapore and Asia
Interdisciplinary Studies:
World Issues: A Perspective
Consumer Relations
April 14, 2008
Watch Before You Leap
Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.
Pooh’s Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
April 13, 2008
The End of the Holidays
That’s it. So that’s it. The end of the holidays. The 2 months break. The fun and laughter.
Sunset
April 11, 2008
The Setting of the Sun
May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down.
Sara June Parker
April 10, 2008
The Rising of the Sun
Time has flown by, and two whole months have passed. Soon it will be time to face the fiery final year of my stay in Ngee Ann’s School of Film and Media Studies – Mass Communications. To celebrate the moment, let’s just enjoy this photograph I made this morning.
Savannah Sunrise
April 9, 2008
Gorilla Spirit @ Batam?
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001)
It kind of looks like a gorilla to me.
April 9, 2008
Sleep
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
Anthony Burgess (1917 – 1993)
April 8, 2008
Boxed Up
My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.
Winston Groom, Forrest Gump
April 8, 2008
Nature
Clusters of leaves
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
John Muir (1838 – 1914)
April 7, 2008
Walking on
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the hell she is.”
Ellen DeGeneres
April 7, 2008
Batam Island
I made a trip with my family to Batam island, which is in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, last weekend. The 415 km² (160 miles²) island has a population of 713,960 in December 2006[1], most of whom are Malays (85%) and Chinese (14%). A few indigenous Orang Laut tribes also live on the island. Click [...]
