A Photo Canvas

Our quest for adventure continues, as this time round, we headed to Jurong Superbowl for some pin-knocking session. Again, it has been some time since I last touched a bowling ball, though not as long since I played pool.

Raphel claimed that he hasn't played bowling in a longer time than I am. But guess what, he still beat my score in the end!! I'm attributing it to the fact that guys have more brute strength, which would help them knock down more pins, hahaha =)



As if the bowling was not enough, Raphel and his friends decided to head to Lakeside Fishing Village in the wee hours of the night, where we got our first try in prawning!!

With us running out of ideas of what to do, the girl suggested that we should start our bonding activities again. Therefore, the idea of playing pool struck my mind instantly as it has been years since I last played a game of pool. With lots of time to kill on Friday night as the girl and I decided to catch a late night movie of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, we decided to play some pool.

That's us! The two pros... Haa... Postures 100 marks! =) Even though the girl kept saying she was rusty having not played a game for such a long time, she's pretty good I would say. The killer looks with the killer posture. Haa... And I am certain that I did not bully her as I won most or all of the games by luck. =P Still, it was a nice game after all and I'm sure we'll play more often after this. Right my dear girl?!? =D

Who would have thought that we would 'regress' back into Gunbound, which saw the Boy bullying me!!

*Pout*

Ahahahaha... =)

I quite like this set of wedding bands because of the swirls on the band, as well as the little blue gem. (Click on image for a larger view)

Pictures from Gold Heart Jewellery

After so long, our goal of having a swim session together finally materialised! Yes, we were having some 'problems' as I had to get a swimsuit (I cannot imagine myself wearing a bikini to swim; bikinis to me seem more like for the beaches to get a tan), while the Boyfriend had to get a pair of goggles.

But anyway, we finally got our butts into it, as we made our way to Jurong West Swimming Complex.

When I got there, lo and behold, they had such fun water slides!! As much as I wanted to try out the rides, I was there with a purpose, and that was to swim at least 10 laps as I really needed a workout. In the end, I made it with 12 laps, but was very sure that I was going to ache badly after the session.

Anyway, I did not get to ride the slides, as I felt a little 'old'. But that did not stop me from trying out the little wave pool that runs around the water slides. It was just like the one at Fantasy Island back then! And I had such a fun time floating around and being carried about by the currents despite not having a float =) The Boy however had a much harder time as he claimed that his legs were too long =D



But a short session as it might be, I had such a fun time! Whee~~ Here's to more splashing sessions with the Boy. And check out my palely white face! It must have been due to the osmosis, ahahaha =D

Chanced upon the newspapers that the photographer who took the famous "Afghan Girl" photograph for National Geographic Magazine is in town! As such, how can two photo buffs miss this exhibition? =)

Steve McCurry is the name of the famous photographer, as the Boy and I made our way to the Asian Civilisation Museum. Who knew that it was both our first time there =)

Although the whole exhibition was a little small, that did not stop us from admiring the rest of Steve's works. They were really really cool with lovely angles...

Here's a quote from him that I like:

Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face. I try to convey what it is like to be that person, a person caught in a broader landscape, that you call the human condition... If you wait, people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view. - Steve McCurry

Reminds me a lot of my past when I used to wait before snapping a shot of people in action =)

How I wish that one day, I can have my own gallery of photos =)

Anyway, after much deliberation, we finally got our picture taken together by a very nice uncle. His wife said that we were lucky to have chosen him cause he is 'pro', as I quote from her. But then again, we purposely chose him, for he really did look professional =)

Due to my work requirements, I was tasked to do up a new catalogue (the old one was really crappy anyway). And with rooms being booked during weekdays, I had no choice but to come back during one of the weekends to do a product shoot! =(

Thankfully, Raphel was really sweet to accompany me, as we made our way down on a Saturday, going through all the temperature taking and contact tracing forms before we finally made it into my department.

While the initial plan was to use a room on the ground floor, a missing key derailed my plans, as we had to migrate to the second storey, while carrying up all the fragile and oddly-shaped items... Thank goodness for having a partner with me =)

Pretty soon, we got our hands down, as this time, I handed the camera over to the Boy to shoot. (The last time I did it on my own, most of the photos were crappy... )

That's my cool boy in action. And yup, he was in all kinds of funny positions in order to capture nice angles of the items =)


Here are some examples of his shots. They may not be good enough for a professional photographer, but they sure are lovely enough for me =)


So, with him being all so busy, what was I doing? I was his assistant of course!! =D

It was such an interesting time just doing things together, even if it's for work =)

There is just something beautiful about wedding photography involving stairs...

Stair 1
Stair 2

Credits to jOhO from Expressively jOhO

With my interest in design still going on, the Boyfriend was really kind to accompany me to the National Museum of Singapore to catch the Christian Lacroix Costumier Exhibition, even though he was not very keen on it.

I was so excited to be there, because for once, I could see costumes designed by a very famous person himself, as I try to gather more inspiration and ideas for my own sketches as well =)

I believe what really fascinated me was that I really did not expect to see costumes from so many different eras/genres. And surprisingly, my favourite of the lot for the male costumes was the vest of the flamenco dancer, where despite the dance being of Spanish culture, the design of the vest looked pretty oriental to me.

My decision to make a last minute visit to the museum was all the more a right one when I got to see sketches from the master himself. I do not know why, but I always have a love for illustration and sketches. And something which I remember reading from the book was that every artist has got his style, and somehow, I felt that Lacroix's style of drawing was the elongated neck of his models.

After a round in the dark room, we were brought to an exhibition space within the room, where an array of gaudy and flamboyant costumes greeted us. Coupled with dancing costumes swinging from above, and a video with chirpy music from the past, one cannot help but feel light-hearted as well, as we bid the exhibition goodbye, and head back to reality.