AEP O lvl Paper 1

aka Visual Arts Task.

Due: Tmrw

I'm actually kinda done with the content stuffs.

Just wanna try to beautify it.

Wish me LUCK!

CHIOOOOOONGGG AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!


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Oh, and if you happen to pass by a traffic light with people waiting for
the green man, please check for them if they've actually pressed the button.

Triple Coincidence

Went to VJC with some of the media club members.
Registered, and they handed us a booklet and a coupon that's
actually for some retrieval of free stuff.

I joked in front of the registration members and my friends:

"Eh got lucky draw!"

Then. I sat in one of the lecture theatre and listened to professional photographers
sharing their passion and knowledge on photography.


THEN


There was an informal mini break after the first speaker's speech.
There's this lady that told us there's this good news.

Which is...... A LUCKY DRAW.
We had no idea there was one.

Coincidence? Haha. Yeah, the FIRST coincidence.


THEN


She announced:

"And the lucky one is from.... Victoria School!"
And everyone giggled thinking that it is biased lah, whatever lah, etc.

Coincidence! The SECOND one.


THEN


"And the lucky winner of the canon eos cap which cost $15 is...."

By this time, I knew something waaaaaaaaas a little 'fishy'.
I have no idea why I thought I'm gonna get that prize.
Damien and maybe Aidil thought I'm gonna get that prize too.
Partly because I joked about it earlier.


"Muhammad Nur' Azmi from Victoria School."

"Can you please come down to collect your prize."

The 3rd, weirdly syncronized coincidence.






Is this a sign?

No one knows.

But I would like to figure something out here.

Challenge yourself to do these things

There are no such things as "No Enemies" or "No Conflicts" in this life of ours.

But should conflicts occur, its all about survival.



Survival in keeping their ego down.
Survival in stating politically correct statements.
Survival in proving what you believe is right.
Survival in shaping the correct attitude in a heated argument.
Survival in emphasizing your morals.
Survival in trying not to be too offensive.




But after passing these obstacles, it's just right to apologize.
And if you don't, your shallow-minded thinking abilities and concrete ego
will just make people disrespect you as a human.



Why apologize when you think you're at the right side of the line?

Remember, no matter who the right one is..
Both parties have caused mutual hurt to each other in the conflict.



I'm not oblivious to the conflict that some group of people might be having.
And they seem to be contradicting their words.
So I hope that if you have read this post of mine,
Stop your deliberate attempts to be 'right'.

Get your overall character and attitude right first.

OH gues what..

My final draft of aep VAT o lvl's paper is due this week.

I have yet to properly edit it.

But next week's submission will be the final of the final, finalized one.

So.........


So....


So.


So!










And, today, the aep ppl had a taste of how it's like hearing the teachers... 'Gossip'.

Last Hours

Omagoodness.

My parents are scolding me coz I do last minute holiday work.
Even though its last minute, I still complete my work!
And their suanage words are pwning me.
Causing me to not concentrate in my work.

Haiz, last minute work....
[I'm trying to go cold turkey on this]

Im supposed to go for my cousin's birthday party tonight.
And my paternal family side is forcing me to go.

"You are invited to come to our bday party....."

NOT

"You are FORCED to go to our bday party......."


It's different.

Recalls

Have you ever tried to do something that you've done before?

But you simply can't?

Well.. this weird feeling has been haunting me for months now.

And I've been slacking, not doing anything to make it happen.

Complacency, I suppose.

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Well, let's see..

4 more days to reopening of school. (o__-")

And hols-homework? Untouched.

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Some people study in the bus.
Some study while standing on their feets.
And in some rare despo cases..
Some people study while crossing the streets!



It has been quite a while since I've gotten top 4 in school.

[No pun intended]

But now? 40th,50th,60th?



Hahas. But that's alright.

I think I've felt the spark that'll ignite the flame.

No More

I think if a grp of people just doesn't want me to get involved
in events, that I think I should be present in..

Repeatedly.

For over a year now..


It's best not to look forward to it.

Feeling stressed up?

Try this song.

1993

[From left: Dad, dad's friend, Uncle]

Nostalgic Photo.

There used to be tons of fish in Singapore's sea.
But I wonder where they are now.

Try fishing at, lets say: Punggol, Pasir Ris, ECP.

You'll get like 1-2 small ones, only.

Season 5 Premier

TAPS Season 5 is up on Sci-Fi once again.

And in the first episode, they're helping a disturbed child.

Watch, if you have the time.

Glory Glory

MAN UNITED.

Hohoho.

But damn, i didn't hear the alarm at 3am.

Didn't watch.

But still! 2-0!

Starry Starry Night

Starry starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey

Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the
Darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils

Catch the breeze and the winter chills
in colors on the snowy linen land.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me

How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they did not know how.

Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze

Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in
Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's
loving hand.

And now I understand what you tried to say, to me.
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you
but still your love was true.

And when no hope was left in sight on that
Starry starry night.
You took your life
as lovers often do;
But I could have told you, Vincent
this world was never
meant for one as beautiful as you.

Starry
starry night
portraits hung in empty halls
frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes
that watch the world and can't forget.

Like the stranger that you've met
the ragged men in ragged clothes
the silver thorn of bloddy rose
lie crushed and broken
on the virgin snow.

And now I think I know what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they're not
list'ning still
perhaps they never will.

I don't think most people bother reading every word that's stated above.

For those who did, I hope you were able to understand
some very useful things.



"Starry Starry Night" indeed.




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ps: First heard the song thru zb's youtube vid of him playing Vincent. lololol. xD

New Skin

I didn't go to school today.

I didn't want to waste time slacking at home.

So I thought of doing something rather useful a.k.a. productive.

So here it is.


The Painting is from a flickr member.
So credit goes to her too.

[I added the small guy standing at the cliff there]




Will edit more soon.

ps: I'm never a good designer =/

Restoration

At the end of this March, I'll sort of be leading a new life.

Not really a new life, but a new way of living.

Guess it'll break the mundanity a little.

Good or bad?




We'll see.




But for now, I've my aims.

It's time for some... 'Restoration'.



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ps: I may not be able to attend school tmrw. [forced by parents]

Dammit la.

I'd rather die

Sick.

Really sick.

I'd rather die.

Too Sensitive? or Too Righteous?

A moment of embarassment and frustration.

Something that seemed like a minute matter to others, meant a lot to me.

To picture it in words to you, it's as though I'm trying to over-infer
a simple "Hi there." My mind may be racing at hundreds of miles per hour;
just thinking of what could that simple greeting really mean.

I'll try my best not to take it lightly, or as a laughing matter.

It will never be seen as a punishment in your eyes.

It was neither verbal nor physical.

But in my eyes, a personal punishment was sent down to me.

And it's murdering me inside out.

Yes, I deserved it that much from Him.

Starting from tmrw onwards, you may see some noticeable changes.

Just keep your questions to yourselves.


ps: I believe this post is the first ___ post since.. a very, very long time?

(:

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Anyways, here's a portion of a shot that is printed on
a generally black book titled:

"Glimpses of Singapore"

You'll be able to see a pair of hands acting as a viewfinder. (cover)

I think it can be found at either Borders or Popular bookstore. x)

Do grab it to do some charity for the SPD.

If you have some spare time..

[Sry, this applies to Berita Harian readers only]

Try checking the front page of today's Berita Harian (2 March)


You will see a man smiling, with a camera, and a picture of a couple having a picnic.

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BUKU RAKAM HASIL FOTO DIPETIK DARI KERUSI RODA
Oleh Adli Yashir Kuchit

MEMETIK foto mungkin satu perkara yang mudah dilakukan tetapi bagi Encik Roslee Karim, 38 tahun, ia sesuatu yang amat mencabar.

Encik Roslee yang lumpuh di bawah paras dada bukan hanya menghadapi kesukaran bergerak, beliau juga menghadapi masalah memetik butang kamera.

Namun, berkat kesungguhan dan minatnya pada seni foto, beberapa hasil kreatif Encik Roslee telah dipilih untuk diterbitkan dalam buku mewah (coffee table) bertajuk Glimpses of Singapore 31 December 2008, A Photographic Journal by People with Physical Disabilities.

'Selain hilang daya gunakan kaki dan tangan, jari saya juga agak lemah, oleh itu sukar bagi saya menggunakan kamera,' kata beliau yang lumpuh akibat kemalangan jalan raya pada 1991.

Minatnya pada seni foto lahir secara tidak sengaja setelah menghadiri satu kursus fotografi anjuran Persatuan Cacat Anggota (SPD) tahun lalu.

'Dengan bantuan relawan yang menyorong saya dengan kereta roda saya berjaya melaksanakan projek ini,' jelas beliau yang masih bujang.

Seramai 13 ahli SPD yang cacat anggota mengambil masa sekitar lima bulan menyiapkan buku yang memaparkan kehidupan dan pemandangan setempat.

Selain anggota SPD, sekumpulan relawan dari Sekolah Victoria dan Politeknik Singapura juga telah menyumbang tenaga menerbitkan buku tersebut.

Pengurus Awam Pemasaran dan Operasi SPD, Encik Tommy Tng, berkata gambar-gambar yang dipilih telah diambil daripada kaca mata seorang yang cacat anggota.

'Ia memberi kita sudut dan perspektif yang berlainan kerana ia dirakamkan dari sudut seseorang yang sedang duduk di kerusi roda,' jelas Encik Tng.

Selain mengumpul dana, buku setebal 84 muka surat itu dihasilkan untuk mempamerkan bakat dalam kalangan golongan cacat.

'Ia juga membuka peluang bagi mereka yang cacat anggota mencuba sesuatu yang baru,' kata Encik Tng.

Sebanyak 1,000 naskhah buku itu telah dicetak dan kini dijual di kedai buku setempat dengan harga $30 senaskhah.

Hasil daripada penjualan buku tersebut akan disalurkan bagi membiayai program-program pekerjaan SPD.

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On 31st Dec 08, a group of media club members mentored an SPD
(Society for the Physically Disabled) member, each, to expand their
interest and skills in photography.

And I'm really glad I've played my part by helping him to get around and share
my knowledge with him.

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They're selling their photos for $300 each!!!

Argh man..

Nevermind, it's for a good cause.

And I'm sure the other 10 Victorians involved such as Quinn, Damien, Aidil,
didn't regret their kind acts.

Muahaha.

HAHAHAHA to my blog's new song.
My favourite BG song for Fifa07.