Monday, 30 March 2009

ミラーワールド (Mirror World)


Week 14: ミラーワールド (Mirror World)
Originally uploaded by zeta_gundam

This was taken during VJC's Expose 2. This is probably the start to another series of photos which I'm planning and is based around the "mirror stage". The "mirror stage" was a theory proposed by French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, Jacques Lacan. I hope to read up more on him, and plan for more of such photos to come.

Friday, 27 March 2009

Memory Space


Week 13: Memory Space
Originally uploaded by zeta_gundam

The last week was quite a bother. How I wished my brain had a USB port for me to plug in an external hard drive - the amount of history I have to memorise is a killer...

Sunday, 22 March 2009

Guided Steps


Week 12: Guided Steps
Originally uploaded by zeta_gundam

This was my second night photography 'subject' in that sense, and this is a remake of it.

Everything seems so dark and bleak, but there are those lamp posts out there give you some light along the way. Sometimes, all you have to do is look out for the lights, and climb carefully on.

Friday, 20 March 2009

An Irony?

Holiday - noun
1. a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
2. any day of exemption from work
3. a time or period of exemption from any requirement, duty, assessment, etc.: New businesses may be granted a one-year tax holiday.
4.
a religious feast day; holy day, esp. any of several usually commemorative holy days observed in Judaism.
5. Sometimes, holidays. Chiefly British. a period of cessation from work or one of recreation; vacation.

From the above definitions, it seems that the education system in Singapore defines holiday differently.

Holiday - Singaporean definition: Noun
1. A time period that is supposed to allow students to rest, but in truth it's just 24/7 studying for the student.

Journey Through the Decade

見上げる星 それぞれの歴史が輝いて
星座の様 線で結ぶ瞬間 始まるLegend
Aurora揺らめく時空超えて
飛び込む 迷走するParallel world

On the road 誰も旅の途中 本当の自分自身出会うため
歩き続けるのさ今を We are all travelers
僕の目の前に広がる 九つの道はいつか重なって
新しい夜明けへと続く道に変わるのだろう
目撃せよ Journey though the Decade

レンズ越しに切り取った景色を見つめても
真実とは 心の目の中に映るものさ
何処かで 戦いの幕が開き
僕という現実さらうHalation

On the road 旅に出る理由は 世界が滅びる未来変えるため
もっと強く夢を抱け We are all dreamers
僕の運命は必ず 十度目に立ち上がったその時に
新しい風通り抜ける 道が開くのだろう
目撃せよ Journey though the Decade

自分が瞬間ごとに決断する その全てで
未来は理想にも絶望にも変わって行く
だからきっと信じた道 走れ

On the road 誰も旅の途中 本当の自分自身出会うため
歩き続けるのさ今を We are all travelers
僕の目の前に広がる 九つの道はいつか重なって
新しい夜明けへと続く道に変わるのだろう
目撃せよ Journey though the Decade

I look up at the stars, and see various sagas shining
Like the constellations, only when you connect them with lines does a legend start
Aurora - Pass through the flickering dimensions
Dive into that straying parallel world...

On the road, everyone is in the middle of a journey to find his own true self
Carry on walking, for we are all travelers
The nine roads before my eyes will someday overlap and
Will probably transform into a road that runs down to a new dawn
Be witness to it... Journey Through the Decade...

When you look beyond the lens that cut off the scenery
The reality will be reflected in the the vision of your heart
In any opening, a struggle will begin
The real me is swept away by halation...

On the road, the reason to travel is to change the imminent destruction of the world
Embracing our dreams even strongly, we are all dreamers
My fate is certainly to stand at the tenth time
Then new roads would probably open, and a new breath will sweep by
Be witness to it... Journey Through the Decade...

Everything has been decided upon at every instant
This is to transform the future from its ideals and hopelessness
So I'll run on the roads that I believe in...

On the road, everyone is in the middle of a journey to find his own true self
Carry on walking, for we are all travelers
The nine roads before my eyes will someday overlap and
Will probably transform into a road that runs down to a new dawn
Be witness to it... Journey Through the Decade...

Monday, 16 March 2009

Hyper Detail Molding Kamen Rider Kiva (Garuru Form)



Hyper Detail Molding Kamen Rider Kiva (Garuru Form)
Another detailed model which I bought recently. The details are stunning for this 10 cm model. And the best part, it only cost $8. This kind of detail for $8, real worth the money. There's a reason why it's called "Hyper Detail Molding". Even the chains and armour are molded with great detail. The mask is also nicely made.

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

The Real You


Week 11: The Real You
Originally uploaded by zeta_gundam

Week 11: The Real You
"誰も旅の途中、本当の自分自身出会う為..." - Gackt

"Everyone is in the middle of a journey, to find his own true self..." - Gackt

Events over yesterday (10th March) and today (11th March) made me think about what it means to be human, and made me question my own humanity.

What exactly makes a human? Fundamentally, it is the body and the soul. But I think there's more to it, like human emotions. Maybe what someone told me is true, I'm suppressing my emotions too much.

Sunday, 8 March 2009

The Magic Window


Week 10: The Magic Window
Originally uploaded by zeta_gundam

Week 10: The Magic Window
Looking out in the distant horizon, for hope lies beyond.

Monday, 2 March 2009

A Prayer in the Night

As of the time I started to type this, it is 1.44am. Sometimes, God works in mysterious and wondrous ways, and works in the most unearthly hours to move the heart of His child. I've been really tired of school lately. I haven't found any strength or motivation to move on lately. It is so tiring to move along with 4 or 5 hours of sleep a day. The amount of time I spend awake in school is so much more than the amount of time I spend awake at home.

I had been lying in bed for the past hour or so, trying to get to sleep. But for some reason, I was just too troubled by all my school work. 3 tests in this week, coupled with all the normal lectures and tutorials I have to do/attend to, it's just too tiring for me. But God has His purpose in preventing me from sleeping, and that is to remind me of His goodness and mercies. Oh how long have I not asked Him for His grace and His strength! Oh how long have I not sought His face in true earnestness!

LORD God Almighty,
Thou art sovereign over all things. Forgive me O LORD of all my wicked sins, forgive me O LORD for forgetting Thy power. I come before Thee, knowing that Thou art almighty, and Thou art in control of everything. Heavenly Father, I'm tired of running on. O LORD how oft in grief have I found relief in Thee. Why O LORD why, why have I forgotten Thy mercies. LORD I thank Thee for Thy chastising hand upon me, for bringing me back into Thy fold. I come before Thee, not as a man, but as Thy humble servant. I pray that Thou wouldst grant me strength to move on in these tiresome times. I pray that even as these trying times should seek to undo me, LORD I pray that Thou would keep me. LORD God almighty, I feel so tired, and I cannot bear all my burdens alone. I'm about to be crushed under the weight of all my burdens. Help me O Father, help me to life up these burdens and teach me to cast all my cares upon Thee. Teach me to pray, teach me to learn Thy truths, teach me never to forsake Thee LORD. Why O God dost Thou put me through all these diffculties? Why, why, why? Show me Thy way O LORD, and make it plain; help me to sing as the hymn writer sang, "O yes, He cares! I know He cares! His heart is touched with my grief! When the days are weary, the long nights dreary, I know my Saviour cares!"

I pray that as I move along in these weeks of school, LORD help me not to forsake my service unto Thee. LORD Thou knowest my troubles, Thou knowest my pain. Thou knowest my sorrow, and Thou knowest my needs. Give me O LORD, the strength to carry on with both my church commitments, and my school commitments. I'm overcome with tiredness to the point that I cannot even sleep. But Thou hast promised, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and I will give you rest." LORD, teach me to carry Thy yoke, and learn from Thee. Teach me I pray, to lean not unto my own understanding, and not to rely on my own strength; but to completely and wholeheartedly place my trust in Thee. LORD God, I submit my life unto Thee. All my talents I surrender unto Thee. All my sorrows and burdens I cast upon Thee. Help me through these trying times O LORD, help me through.

For all these I pray in the name of my blessed LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ,
Amen.

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Fusion Works RX-93 ν Gundam

RX-93 ν Gundam
(from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)

This is a Fusion Works model, and it cost me S$24. (Yeah, I'm broke right now.) But the amount of sheer detail on this 10cm tall guy is really great. If I were to take a 100% crop of the photo, you would be able to see the sheer detail in the face itself. And the head of the model is merely 1 cm!

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