The Old Photo Effect

Finally enjoying some mochi time. Me, myself and mochi. I find that as I grow wiser (i.e. older), the more challenging it is to dedicate time to self-improvement activities. Excuses? We have more commitments which never fail to zap us of our energy. Physically, we are more 'mature' making our bodies succumb to fatigue more easily.

So once we can breathe free time, we'll indulge in lazing around catching up on our dramas, surfing net, activities which do not require much effort. I feel it so much. I need like double the amount of motivation to make me jog, clean up my room, housekeep my computer, organise my life in general and improve my PS skills. urgh. such are the cruel truths as we mature.

That's why I haven't been diligently reading of my photo mags. I still buy them religiously but haven't been conscientiously reading them. They are still there on the shelf, stacked up high and nice, neat and untouched. yucks. Guilt.

So today, I successfully ejected my butt from my sofa and relieved some of the guilt by playing magic with my photos. hmm. This website has pretty good and comprehensive tutorials. Though I had a hard time trying to save the instructions on the webpage into PDF for my future reference, I managed to do it after some googling for PDF converter software. CutePDF converts files into PDF in an instant and PDFmerge site merges several PDFs into 1 PDF doc FOC. 好万得福. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/old-photo/

Tried the old photo technique with one of the pics I took with sharon san during our recent healthy 3 hr trek at macritchie. This pic was taken at the tree top walk... sharon san, photo for you to commemorate your virgin climb to the tree top!

~Before~

~After. Added the sepia tone, then added the grain and noise effect. finished up by revealing some color from the original photo to show the loss of photo color due to ageing~

when photography gets tough

Met up w Matt who went on a 6 mth backpacking trip in USA and recently back to earth again. We had a good meal at Shokudo @ bugis and adjourned for dessert at honeymoon desserts. He was in an incredibly chirpy mood and I think it's really what good holidays and break can do to a normally shy and reserved person. So not wasting any chance, I tried my luck to wriggle a cheeky pose out of him despite numerous protests.

Though it wasn't picture perfect but it showed that he can have a fun side too! and thanks for humouring me matt!

Speaking of which, I'll be getting my periodic dose of rejuvenation soon... bali bali bali bali.

new acoustics

My new toy with incredible sounds that make me can't help but to bob along to every song. I Might be caught on stomp soon. Haha.

Kelsey Martinovich

I have always admired beautiful gals. She's my recent obsession - Kelsey Martinovich, runner-up of Season 2 Australia's next top model. She's a goddess who missed by a few votes to becoming the winner. Quite drama la the finale where the host Sarah first wrongly announced her as the winner and then apologised saying that the real winner was Amanda. OMG. haha. She handled it pretty graciously though.

Dun you think she's gorgeous with aura of Keira Knightly cum the x-factor of Diane Kruger. The few times where I go lesbianic. 

Les Bouchons @ Robertson Quay

That's where I brought ES for our 5th anniversary dinner.  Heard raving reviews about the fries, steak and how authentic the french food is. Happy anniversary honey. love u loads.

It wasn't a disappointment though I wished I was a beef lover coz like 95% of the menu were beef dishes! dam. I had to order a salmon coz that was the only non-beef item. They had lamb but I don't fancy lamb too. Salmon's not my fave fish either. So ermm.. why the hell am I introducing this place??!!?

Coz the Fries were cooked to perfection. I'm a sucker for carbo remember? lol. it was crisp outside and soft inside and it was lightly seasoned with a little charred fragrance to it. Yumm. Free flow fries by the way but was way to full to top up as usual. I'm definitely Asian.

ES's steak was good too for the price. 300g ribeye @ 34.50 with fries and salad. Escargots with herb butter and garlic were really slurpy good.

In all, it was a nice quaint restaurant which is really good for pat thor after dinner where you can walk along the different quays... robertson all the way to clarke quay. Boat quay is round the corner too if you feel too bloated from the great food.

Friends can pig out there if you want a quiet gathering. Pls call to make advance reservations coz it's usually booked out.