FutuRéale

i can't believe how awesome this is, but i have my first published photographs :) check out FutuRéale Magazine, Toronto edition! the things i had to photograph weren't necessarily interesting - recycling bins, plastic bags, math homework and the like - but it's a start :)

http://www.futureale.com/magazine-toronto.html

ps. more awesome news: my family got me a T3i body for my birthday! best birthday gift ever. super excited to try it out with my new (ie. taken from dad) 50mm prime lens! i swear i will update this blog soon!

Around Queen's [2].

Life's full of ups and downs.
But ultimately, at the end of the day,
They're what make you who you are.
The world keeps moving,
And we keep moving along with it.
And everything we experience helps us realize
Just how beautiful life really is.

finally went phototripping around Queen's with a friend! i know, it's exam period and i should be studying. but my next exam isn't until the coming Thursday, and it's biochem at that - so there's not much to worry about if i give myself a little break :). anyways, here are some of my shots!

almost right when we got to campus though, the sun started to set. so, there wasn't much time to walk around and take pictures of the buildings on campus, since we rushed to the lake to take some sunset pictures, lol. i still think sunrise looks much better though, and today was quite cloudy, but hey, sunsets are still amazing no matter what :).




sadly, it got dark really fast - and i'm not that fond of taking pictures under low light, haha. although i finally tried using long exposure! it's not the greatest picture in the world (okay, not even close), but i am so proud that i finally did one, lol. and maybe it's just me, but i find it so exciting to see how they turn out haha.


now i am definitely going to use this technique like crazy in hong kong, especially since they have those super tall buildings overlooking everything :).



anyways, we decided to head on over to the library since.. well, it's quite hard to take pictures of buildings in the dark, haha. so stauffer it was! yes, my first time actually going into the library since.. i was a frosh :D. and they have the coolest things! shelves of books that can be moved just by turning a wheel, awesome old-looking microfilms.. and, of course, a bunch of students studying away quietly (too quiet, if you ask me).




and that's all for now! definitely need another photo hunt when snow finally decides to cover the ground, lol. and i definitely need to take more pictures of the outside of Queen's many buildings.. haha.

Around Queen's.

Just because you can't see it
Doesn't mean it isn't there.
You can't see the future, yet you know it will come.
You can't see the air, yet you continue to breathe.

decided to post a couple of pictures that i took..quite a long while ago, haha. really wanted to go on a photoshoot trip with one of my friends over a weekend, but just never happened cause i get swamped with work (yes, i procrastinate way too much over the week). well in any case, they aren't the best shots in the world, but i felt that my blog was in dire need of some real photos again lol. anyways, these were all taken at Queen's campus! beautiful place, isn't it? it's (mainly) why i chose Queen's in the first place :).

some building that i've never been too but looks super nice + our new med building! yes, construction's been completed for a while, shows you how long ago i took these pictures..ahah. but i have yet to see the inside of it still.

theological hall! that picture was taken with my.. digital camera. haha, it was a really nice day to take pictures.. but my dslr wasn't with me while i was on campus :(.


chernoff. oh, how i hated this place when i had chem labs. this was taken after one of my COR shifts at like 7 in the morning? the sunrise was amazing! too bad it only lasted a couple minutes. but i still got a shot, hehe :)! anyways, this has to be the most random photo set i've blogged haha. whatever, will make up for it after the first snowfall - when i finally take my dslr out to campus again! :).

CHIPMUNKK!

The Universe is one great kindergarten for us.
Everything that exists
Has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.

went to Edward gardens again this summer! but unlike all the other times, i took a lot of pictures of animals [instead of flowers] :). anyways, i'll start this post with the easiest animals to take pictures of: the duck...


yahh, didn't take that many pictures of the duck since..well, it's so easy to get pictures of them. and they aren't that cute anyways, loll. but guess what? i finally got a picture of the fat furry thing that runs like crazy!! the same animal that we have invading our garden at home...




not quite sure what this animal is yet.. so if any of you know, please do tell :) [groundhog?!]. but for now, i shall just call it..fat mama. haha :D. anyways, the last animal we went chasing after was this little chipmunk. SO CUTE!


yupp, that's it for now! hopefully i'll post more often from now on, although it is quite hard to find time between summer school and work :\. ahh, can't wait for my birthday!!

Chocolate Love.

Life is like a box of chocolates,
You never know what you're gonna get.

CHOCOLATES? lovee :). thank you mr. dwululu >:).


ps. dark is always more awesome than milk..or white for that matter :).


and i think the only reason why Godiva is so expensive is cause they wrap it so super nicely. but ehh, whatever. perfect for pictures :). i don't remember what flavours these are.. mint chocolate, raspberry, almond, and dark?


YUM :).

Looking for a Colour in the Shade of Grey.

Bring me the sunset in treasured cups
Let night shake, as morning brightens up
Touch my senses, for the heart to leap
Dress me in yellow rays, let sorrow sleep.

ahh, one thing i love about Queen's? we're right by the lake, which means amazing sunrises and sunsets to see :). these were taken quite a while ago, all the way back in November i believe. i just didn't upload them until now, loll.


hard to believe i actually woke up and walked all the way to campus for this, eh? but i was working at COR anyways, so it was the perfect time to take 7am photos :).


it's crazy how fast the sun rises. i only had a few minutes to run to the lake and take a couple snapshots.


and finally, the slow clearing of clouds and the beginning of another day :).

Universal Studios: FamJam!

I know why families were created
with all their imperfections: they humanize you.
They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally,
so that the beautiful balance of life is not destroyed.

well i'm just a little late on these posts.. :). but yes, these were taken when we were in florida, so they goes with my last post from there loll. anyhow, i don't feel like posting many pictures from this now.. since it happened such a long time ago :/. but here's a few!

of course, note that the picture with my brother and i may be misleading. i am soo not that short, really :D. moving on, there weren't many exciting roller coaster rides there.. but the simpsons ride was awesome! or at least i didn't expect a 4D ride to be that good :)..




ps. universal studios is a really colourful place, they had lots of these little carts selling blown glass and whatnot :). oh, and of course i have to include at least 1 picture from their parade..even though i'm not really a fan of parades, loll.



ooh and the sunset over there is amazing. we were just walking by this lake, and i had to take a quick snapshot..or two :).


and to end off the day - A HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE! which is not so exciting now since it's, well, summer. but in december it's awesome :)!