Teething problems

The past week and a half has been a particularly trying period, and the way things are going it doesn't look like it'll be easing up soon. I've been alternating from a state of painkiller induced numbness and that of mind blowing excruciating pain. All that from a tiny tooth. My wisdom tooth extractions and the resulting recovery in were mere pin pricks compared to what I'm experiencing on the other side of my mouth.

I missed a whole week's worth of work, and the days I went back I don't remember anything thanks to the lack of sleep (from the pain) and all the painkillers I'm on. My medical bills are mounting and I'm constantly grouchy from not being able to eat anything at all and from the rage I feel for the person responsible for all the pain I'm going through and what I'm about to go through.

All I want now is for all these to go away and for the wrongs to be made right.

Be thou my vision

One year on and I have a difficult decision to make. Had a confrontation today that more or less cast it in stone. I'm hoping it's the right choice and things are just starting to come full circle. I hope this leads me back to him and in the grand scheme of things allow me to come to terms with his calling.

As I sought him today two things rang out to me.

Don't get lost in the rat race.

Dare to be different.

I rest my fears and burden at his feet.
Thank you for bearing my load.

Come together

It's not like I haven't been updating, I think the whole ease of uploading, and interacting with my friends on Facebook has more or less surpassed the capabilities of a blog. That said, it's often hard to put down coherent thoughts in facebook. I'm not that into the notes function either so this blog continues to have a purpose.

Bulk of the pictures I upload though now go to facebook or fotologue which I'm experimenting with (to good effect).

Baoying brought to my attention the blog of a stanford phd holder turned taxi driver. We've talked about how I want to take a hiatus from work to be a taxi driver once, to really get to know Singapore and to interact with people on the street. Baoying was pretty much against it but I hope she changes her mind after reading the blog.

A lot has happened since the last update, and I've had some time to shoot a little too. Am glad to say I still enjoy photography and I have some projects in the pipeline (ok my head) that I really need to get started on.

Bright lights of the city

Hopped down to Cineleisure for the screening of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Waste of a good 2 and a half hours if you ask me. Poor pacing, bad directing, stiff acting. It's a far cry from any of the other Harry Potter movies if you ask me. It felt more like a bridge of sorts, to move the story along rather than a package in itself. Thank god it was free, because I don't think I'd want to pay money for it. But then again who am I to judge? I haven't even read a single Harry Potter book so hardcore fans might beg to differ.

Orchard road's undergoing some heavy reconstruction. Lots of new buildings springing up. How many malls do we seriously need? Although to be fair I doubt it's targetted at Singaporean shoppers anyhow. I guess that's what they mean when they say we have a really fast pace of life here. Singapore changes in the blink of an eye, and looking back it seems I've been caught asleep the past year, too caught up in my work.

I'm hoping this break would be a good recharge. Good news is I've been feeling more inspired to start shooting (and blogging) again. For a while I was afraid my passion had died out...

I only hope it lasts.

One year on..

It's been a while since I've been able to truly take a break. I'm in between postings now and trying to make full use of time to unwind and recharge before what would be another crazy term ahead.

A whole year has past and it's been one heck of a journey. What I've been through has really shaped my whole approach to work and I'm glad to say I have a better idea of what matters in life.

Wah hungry already

Yesterday once more

I first created this blog to get things off my chest.

It's certainly helped to a large extent in my university days.

Sharing my views, frustrations and opinions with you guys I've been thankful for the many well wishes and comments.

At this point though there are many posts written that goes unpublished, largely because it'd do more harm than good. That said, perhaps some day they'll see the light of day, for now they'll do good festering in my drafts folder...