i am a top uploader!

I just logged onto the Lomography website and I was reading through their latest news and articles when I came onto the Top Uploaders of the Week article. As I scrolled the list of the top uploaders, marvelling at their ability to take so many pictures, I suddenly saw my username starring the bottom of the list! I was so shocked and surprised! I am the 50th top uploader for the week of August 2-8, with 82 uploads. The top uploader had almost 500 images, which is astounding! Right! I need to get back to work on my posts for the weekends. I have so much to share this weekend! I got my film from Rag Day processed and scanned, so I need to upload those and post them up! Hope everyone's having a happy weekend!

go team asia!

Lomography is organising a special rumble for the Photokina 2010, the biggest photography trade fair that will happen from 21-26 September at Cologne, Germany! It's actually not just one rumble but many rumbles! Lomography has created continental-specific rumbles for all lomographers to submit their shots on what makes each continent unique based on five categories, nature&animals, cities&architecture, people, cuisine and home.  The winners and selected photographs will be exhibited on a huge LomoWall at Photokina!

How exciting is that? You not only win piggy points  but also get your photographs to be viewed by everyone at Photokina!

So earlier this afternoon, I went through all my Holga shots and entered 26 images for the Go Team Asia! rumble. I doubt I will win or even be selected but it's fun to enter a competition! You get that little spark of hope, hoping that maybe maybe the judges will like one of your shots and you could be selected.

Here's a few of the shots that I submitted for the rumble:

a walk down pasir panjang

9 August = Happy Birthday, Singapore! Have a good 45th! ♥





This is my first roll of film shot on the Golden Half. I love the Golden Half! It's so simple to load the film and to use. Wait for something to catch your eye, click and wind!





I decided to take a walk down Pasir Panjang Road for this first roll. I had noticed the week before that Pasir Panjang gets really pretty during golden hour (6pm-ish), lots of sun rays and buildings that I have never noticed before despite taking this route many times in the past few years. Perfect for the Golden Half's debut outing.

This is the Norwegian Seamen's Mission. I love that Norwegian street sign, 

I doubt there's another in Singapore.This is also one of my favourite shots because when I first

saw it, I thought it was one shot!

And then I discovered an staircase leading up, of course I had to climb it.

I found a cluster of buildings at the top and some Christmas-like trees.

I also stopped in at Haw Par Villa, an old Chinese theme park, just before its closing time. By then, it was getting dark and most of the shots in there were too dark. Pity, because Haw Par Villa is fascinating. I will have to go back there soon.

The camera and 400iso film actually performs quite

well at twilight.

Unfortunately, one thing about my Golden Half shots was that quite a few of them were ruined because somehow my fingers were blocking the lens, like these...

I am still not sure how it happened because I didn't think my fingers was blocking when I was shooting...

But nevermind, practice makes perfect and I am looking forward to more adventures with this camera!





roll 1, golden half, kodak 400

grad trippin' in south korea #3

As we walked around Mara-do, we chanced upon a Chocolate Factory. We didn't have the time to go in because we were rushing to catch the last ferry to shore...

...after Mara-do, we took a taxi to the O'Sulloc Tea Museum where we had a leisurely afternoon tea at their cafe.

The next day, we flew to Busan. We spent almost the whole day at the spa because we were so tired after three non-stop days of travelling. But I did get some photographs of Haeundae (the neighbourhood we stayed in) and Haeundae Beach...

The day after, we went to Jagalchi Fish Market, one of the most popular places in Korea. I think just about every travel variety programme features it someway or the other! It was so fun peering into tanks trying to figure what type of fish or creature it was.

More of Jagalchi in the next roll!

roll 5, holga 135bc, kodak ektar 100

grad trippin' in south korea #2

Hello everybody! How's your weekend going? We have a long weekend in Singapore this week because it's our National Day this coming Monday. I had an absolutely exciting day yesterday, I was part of the celebrations for the Youth Olympic Flame's arrival in Singapore! It was an amazing night and I will share more once I get my rolls of film from yesterday developed!





For now, I am going to continue posting my photographs of South Korea! Jeju, South Korea is absolutely beautiful. Although it's a tourist destination, it is still fairly underdeveloped. Unless you are in a tour group or have rented a car, it's pretty difficult to get around on your own with the available public transport. despite all that, we still managed to visit a good amount of places.





(flickr's new photo page is sort of annoying for getting the url of photographs to post.)





More scenes around Sangamburi, a crater created by an extinct volcano...

All In House, filming location for the popular South Korean drama, All In...

Taking the long walk out of the All In House to the main road...

The next day, we went to Mara-do, the southernmost island in South Korea...





Mara-do is considered fairly off the beaten track for tourists to Jeju. The only way to get there is via a ferry that leaves something like every half an hour to an hour. Most of the Mara-do bound tourists were Koreans. We saw only one other family on the ferry that weren't Koreans. Mara-do is home to less than a hundred people. We found out the ancestors were gamblers who ran away from the mainland to escape their debts. At least they had the good sense to choose such a picturesque place!

The sign reads: South Korea's Most Southern Point.

Mara-do itself is really small, a walk around the island is supposed to take about half an hour. If you don't want to walk, you could rent a little golf cart-like vehicle to take you around. My friend and I chose to walk, enjoying the (very) strong wind and the scenery. The only food available are from some beach shacks at the southern point of the island and a convenience store. The food are mainly fresh seafood caught by the islanders. We got to try some shellfish, seaweed, sea snails, octopus and other unidentifiable seafood. It was amazing though, so fresh and sweet!

An unexpected sight of a church, with such an interesting design

More of Mara-do in the next roll...





roll 4, holga 135bc, kodak ektar 100