Mencoba Jalur Baru?

Seorang temanku menawarkan kesempatan memotret lokasi gedung parlemen, lengkap dengan akses ke atap.
Menarik juga. Tertarik juga. Masalahnya adalah gedung parlemen itu tidak dekat dari tempatku sekarang dan tentu saja untuk perjalanan menuju ke sana aku membutuhkan persiapan khusus.
Hm, apa bisa ya diriku yang pemula ini "menangkap" sudut-sudut gedung parlemen kita ya?

Image Editing and Post-Processing

Like I said in my previous post, in order to be true to my (hobby) photography art, I should seriously taking up image editing skills and post-processing technique.

That's the way if I am to excell even more in this one particular area: to expand my abilities.

Maybe I start by uploading images to the (freely downloadable) GIMP and start experimenting with the tools and options provided in the menu. Instead, I want to start now so this post better be ended here.

Thanks for reading and I'll try to keep you all updated on my progress!

Day 160: Doing Something Different?

I was thinking of doing something REALLY different.

Like taking photos of some objects I never take before, using angles I almost never used before, and such.




Like this one.

Now if only I could find some way to make this one "speak" more, I'd be delighted. Too short a time made me unable to explore more of the spot and the objects at that particular place.

Sadly, a second visit that night offered less opportunity since it was too dark (it was raining heavily) and less lights were available.

Oh well, another spot on another time, maybe?

Day 155: "Endlessly," She Said

Walked into our world and made horrible sounds.
I can still hear them today.
Strangely, they seem beautiful now though they outlast my love.
Still, each time I always meant every word, every one.
Though, in time they finally bent every word, every one.
"I will wait for you," she said, "endlessly."
"I will wait for you."
So spoke Misery.
I returned to you but found my empty home.
The radio told me to stay.
As it burned down I sang alone.
You will outlast, my love.
I have been waiting for you, biting as you taught me to.
I have come to relieve you of life and love.

= = = = = =

I did not know how or why but I suddenly had this urge to play this song again and again. So I dig up my CDs and took out AFI's "decemberunderground" which I bought a couple of years ago when I was still in Pontianak, West Borneo.

Even now, late night in the office, I still chat on online messenger and composing this post while repeatedly play this track. I still don't know how I became nostalgic but I must admit that this is one band that I want to watch when they come here for live performance on tour.

And now, when will it be?

Me Thinks Not...

Me not thinking anything right now.

Me not thinking about it right now.

Me feels world's not quite adequate.

Me feels life's hard when me got no one to share with.

Me hurt me pride.

Me hurt me self-esteem.

Me forget not of she.

Me forget not of me self.

Me wish me more careful.

Me wish me more cheerful.

Me pray that there is us.

Me pray to God for us.

But me then decide,

me think not do all that.

Danger, High Level Of Sugar.

You see, I've always known that too much sugar is not healthy, to the internal organ and your dental too.

So why I ate this deliciously looking, cutely wrapped, heavily sugar coated cake?

Just tearing the packaging to get at the cake made my heart squeamish but after seeing the pink mound made my heart filled with joy!

"Oooohh.... Sooooo cuteeee...."

Maybe because the giver said that it symbolize a pray for me. A good pray. That's the whole reason I ate it all. Because then the pray may be whole.

I ate the cake slowly, appreciating the sweet taste in my tounge, feeling the rush of saliva out to help dissolve the sugar.

That was half an hour ago.

Now my head hurt and my heart throb. The sugar rate in my blood must be spiked. And my gum and teeth, Ouch!

I am stupid.

Eventhough it was a pray for me, I should be greedy and ate it all by myself.