the random adventures of jojo

Why did they rename the bridge leading to Marina Bay Sands from Double Helix Bridge to Helix Bridge? Hahahaha.

I met up with Alex on Tuesday with the intention of having lunch, picking up the Domke bag I’ve been eyeing for awhile so that I can bring it with me to London, and then taking a photowalk around the Supreme Court area and then to the Helix Bridge, which Alex wanted to shoot.

Turns out the bag was out of stock everywhere (in the colour I want anyway), the sun was blazing hot, and I had horrid cramps the entire day. Oh, the photowalk went on, which involved walking from the Supreme Court to Victoria Concert Hall to the Helix Bridge.

Let’s just say that walking around with cramps in the stupid sunshine that shines upon Singapore is….. a bitch. By the time we got to the damned bridge (which I don’t fancy, by the way) I was feeling faint and dizzy, and couldn’t see through the viewfinder properly. HAHAHA. Oh, well…… At least the hot day brought blue skies along with it.

Most of the time, my mood affects my photographs so it’s no surprise that my photos from that day were shitty.

It was my first time bringing the new lens I got out. Here are the few shots I got from that day anyway.. All were shot with the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. I missed my prime lens terribly.
A couple were used for Project 52, as you can see from the previous posts

Turns out they’d set up the Padang and the area in front of the Supreme Court for the NDP this year.

Yet another monstrosity I can’t stand.

Such a cliche shot… Hur.

Much prefer this one cos it’s more….. ironic. Or not. HAHA.

The only shot of the bridge I kiiiinnnnnda like. LOL.

The grandma was so grumpy; funny! She was zooming past me, hurrying her two friends in front.

The super cute foreign workers at the construction site who made my day cos they all so happily posed and smiled when they saw me with my camera. Hehe. Love all their expressions in this shot, especially of the guy who isn’t looking at the camera!

Still my favourite shot from that day

So sad….
When I saw him my heart sank.

And then he got up really quickly while I was rushing to take more shots of him. Haha.

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I can’t sleep.

my chest hurts. there’s an odd cold sensation in my lungs when I breathe and it’s immensely uncomfortable.

how do people fall asleep when things weigh on their mind? or heart?

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It’s 2.30am and I can’t sleep because I am having difficulty breathing as it is. If you haven’t heard from me or seen me in awhile, it’s because I am sick and down with a stupid flu that refuses to go away!

I haven’t been this sick in…… I don’t even know how long.
This week was the first week of school since the one week break, and I was in school for a grand total of one day. Sheesh.

I’ve gone to the doctor’s THREE times in five days. WTH!!!! Argh. No idea why this stupid flu is so bad.. I’m guessing the weather and the stupid haze. Ugh!

Going out to school on Thursday was a horrid idea cos it only made me feel worse x834948 times. Yech.

My dad took me to another doctor today, all the way in Bedok. Old people area, man. All the people waiting to see the doctor were elderly! Haha. But my dad swears by that doctor, even though he’s more ex. I walked in and saw that he doesn’t have a computer on his desk! I thought everyone gave up relying on those cards.. but nooooo. This clinic only used those memo cards to jot down patients’ particulars.

He was bloody expensive, though. The bright side is that after taking the meds he prescribed and taking a nap, I woke up feeling better! First time all week that has happened. Sigh. I’m hoping that when I do eventually manage to sleep, I wake up feeling better tomorrow cos I really need to head out and buy materials for a project due on Monday. Blerugh.. I can only pray that journey out doesn’t make me feel worse.

The whole week has been one big daze for me. Not sure where my days started and ended. And trying to get my lecturer to email me my work nearly killed me. Bah. Hate missing classes.. although I skip them from time to time. Haha.

In other news, I really really miss heading out and taking photos. Thinking of shooting on film for awhile these days… Maybe start with my LC-A, finish up the roll in my SLR and then try out a rangefinder. Awesome. If I get well soon, that is.

I don’t remember what it’s like to breathe normally anymore.

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Finally fell asleep at about 730am this morning. Funny.. It was bright like how it only is at 8am usually. My insomnia is driving me insane. Contemplating taking flu tablets to fall asleep. The wonderful yellow pill. Are there any side effects for taking it if I am not having a cold?

I don’t think my mum or my doctor will be very happy with giving me sleeping pills or muscle relaxants again. Sigh.

When I finally fell asleep, I had dreams about part time jobs, the work I am supposed to complete and mostly of cameras that I want. HAHA. Sigh..

isn’t he cute?? haha!
i drew him – no stealing! *smacks your itchy hands*

HO HO HO! Merry Christmas! Inspiration, APPEAR!

*pause*

Pleaaaseeeee….?

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ARGH! I am the most horribly ill-disciplined person when it comes to getting work done at home. UGHHHHH.

I have tons to catch up on because I am incompetent at Illustrator, didn’t do work during Project Week and have completely whacked sleeping patterns.

Just stared at my to-do list and it’s freaking me out.. and then I also realised that next week is Week 11 and that I have 3 lecture summaries due in Week 12, which I don’t know how to do cos I don’t understand the lectures!! ARGHHHH. *dies*

And then of course, there is updating my journals, which are horribly backdated and stressing me out because I know I really should be updating more frequently.. and also planning my lomo project and actually getting it done.

And other miscellaneous work that needs to be done too.

AHHHHHHHHHHH. Ok I will now get my ass off my blog and attempt to get SOME semblance of work done at 1.40am. BOOHOO.

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Sigh, after months of not having the flu despite the H1N1 outbreaks as well as the various flu viruses going round, I think I may have finally gotten the flu. My nose is leaky and I feel sick. Ughhh.

I don’t want to be sick! Already took my pills, hoping for it to go away by tonight. Slept a lot today to rest too. Have got commitments and stuff tomorrow that I don’t want to turn down or not turn up for.. Grar!

Somehow, Pinkie has passed me his ravenous appetite that comes with being sick. Great. Not only I feel miserable, I am getting fat in the process!! Eep.

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I’ve been lying in bed all day, and normally I love that more than a lot of things but not today. I’ve been having bad cramps since last night when I got my stupid period, and this morning I woke up feeling faint.

Faint! What the hell. This is retarded. It sounds like a damn stupid excuse for just about anything, this feeling faint because of your period business. Pshhh.

Moping around the house with nothing to eat save for instant noodles suck when you’re feeling like shit.

“smelly brown and sqaushed in the rectum?”
– Zhan’s reaction to me feeling like shit.

Sheesh.

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1) My gum is swollen! It’s the bottom row, right at the front. I can feel it when I talk, and when I touched it after brushing my teeth this morning, it started bleeding. Oh dear. It feels like it’s going down slightly though.

2) Starburst’s fruit gums are quite tasteless. They’re really soft and nice to chew though. WHERE ARE MY STARBURST SQUIRTS!!! :((

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Rolling around in bed would usually be a happy thing to do but not today. I’m stuck in bed because of craaamps. Beh. Woke up with cramps and it wouldn’t go away! And then I couldn’t feel my legs cos of the pain, so I thought it’d be wiser not to try and then flop on the floor somewhere along the way to work or at work. Haha. Sighh..

Anyway, I’ve decided that I want a Littlest Pet Shop set! HAHAHA.

LITTLEST PET SHOP TEENIEST TINIEST PET SHOP Teeniest Tiniest Deluxe Playset

Unleash oodles of on-the-go fun when you pop open this miniature playset. Four mini pets store inside, along with lots of mini accessories for all the pet-lovin’ fun you can dream up! Pack it all up inside and carry it along for mini pet-sized play that’s completely portable!

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… but I was really supposed to be productive today! Rar!

I diligently wrote down a list of things I have to do (outside of work) and I got a lil freaked out by it because it’s growing and they’re all urgent and rather important.

Today I was supposed to get my passport photo taken because my passport has just expired. Anyone knows if those photo shops let you take a digital format one, i/e they actually give you the digital file? Because I have no time to go down to make my passport. I want to submit my application online. Bleh.

I was also supposed to choose photos to print, get them printed, buy mounting boards, do devotions and maybe start drawing the girl I’m supposed to have already completed. *groans……

The rain’s keeping me indoors, making me sleepy and the thunder’s making me jumpy! Pft.

Rainy days are meant for cuddling. *nods*

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I woke up from a nightmare half an hour ago

can’t seem to fall back to sleep. scaryyyy

pinkie’s playing mahjong and can’t talk to me

omg I need sleeeep

oh great, now I’m hungry

…….. what a horrid miserable start to a Friday. sigh.

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Why is it that when I resolve to stop eating so much, or to put it positively – to eat less, Charmaine walks into the office with bags of chips and seaweed??!

And this morning before I left the house, I saw a box of my FAVOURITE Japanese corn chips.

Sigh, want to be angry also cannot.
The Ruffles cheese chips are as well man!

I AM NEVER GONNA LOSE THE EXCESS WEIGHT THIS WAY MAN.

WHERE’S
MY
SKINNY
PERSON???????????
*stares*

Psst, I also had 4 slices of pizza at lunch today. And leftover (orgasmic) cake from yesterday. *insert guilty face*
I am horrified by my appetite – 2 slices of pizza used to be too much for me!! OMG, what’s happening to me!

I attribute this wholly to Pinkie!! *stares*
1- He trained me how to eat even when I’m not hungry. To prevent gastric, he says. Pah!
2- My appetite SWELLS when I’m happy. Go figure. (Sigh but I want to be happy, not flabby! I am a poet.)

Okay, enough whining. *gasp*
As soon as my spanking new HOT PINK iPod nano gets to me, I. Am. Going. Jogging. *double gasp*

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