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selini had cropped some of the pics we took on our small photo session on friday and i have to admit, knowing how crop is very important.. it changes how the picture looks instantly! i really need to practice that, and learn that from her, plus learn how/what angle etc. to shoot a picture in and all. So much to learn!!

The pics we took that night were mostly blurry (according to selina) as it was dark, misty, bad lighting and no tripod.. so the background was really hard to take clear pics of. but we did our best! (or at least i tried haha)

me (as if pasted into the picture):

I took this :D it's not fantastic (i think it was tiresome for selina becuase it took me FOREVER to attempt a shot, and they didnt' come out too well.. haha) but i think it's not bad.. it looks a LOT better after selina cropped it for sure haha.. she's fun to take pics of because she has so many expressions and laughs a lot :D i like taking pics of laughing people~

(both pics are from selini's blog.. thanks :D) however, it's all very fun to me~ i cant' wait till i learn a bit more, then practice with my other friends ( T, Jay, ray, etc.) and also really learn to take nice pictures of things i love.

speaking of love, i had a lot of conversations with friends about this topic in the past few weeks. Coincidentally, the past few weeks have been rough with many close friends and it's from observing them, hearing what's happening that i've been able to reflect on love and relationships.
i'm no expert on this of course, but i happen to listen to a lot of stories and as most of my males, i have a strong understanding of a guy's view towards relationships as well? maybe that's why...

i think there are many important things that we should remember when being with someone..this week, after chatting with the said friends above who were going through rough times, some of the more important things that kept coming up were:

1. never base all your happiness on your significant other~ not only does it give him/her pressure but it also makes it so easy to lose sight of the other important things in your life, such as yourself. this can apply to every type of relationship (friendship etc), and its never good to think that there is only one person/thing that can bring you happiness because that's not true;

2. never have strong expectations from your significant other~ what i mean is that it's not always a good idea to have 'guidelines' set out for him/her. People always agree with this and say "of course, no expectations is better than being disappointed when they don't meet my expectations" but i don't mean it in this way. What i mean is, in general, it is always nice to place the focus outside of what they can do for you, but to place it on what they have done for you, maybe in ways you never really noticed. Males and females have a different way of reciprocating/showing their affection and it is never a good idea to expect something, then judge it based on our own expectations/way we think of it, because we think differently. Instead, try to look at what they have done in a different light and start from there~

i sound like i'm someone's mom preaching her kids.. haha... but i think the two points above are so, so so soooo important. love and trust come naturally and i think every relationship can be worked out if people would take the time to slow down and see how it is in a different light.

i know all the friends i mentioned above who are going through rough times will eventually 'see the light' again, so i reallllly wish them good luck.. i am always here to listen~

current mood: in love with photography~ (thanks selini~)

PS: for everyone who has time to look, please watch this: http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/tetris-with-real-people-shapes-267900.php
Tetris but with real people XD very funny! (hope it makes you all laugh :D)

T ~ good luck on your exam. i am still the little cheerleader on the sidelines.. i cant' wait to read your email thursday :D

raven ~ thanks for the encouragement! i hope you get your dslr soon too, so i can see even more pretty pictures from you :D i hope you can visit me in HK sometime (or me visit you in japan) so i can take pics with you.. we haven't take any pics since we went to LA together!! (and not many pics there ; ;) take good care of yourself! i hope you dont' have anymore painful headaches this week :(

ray ~ i don't even know if you read my blog or not but.. i'm here, and listening to you~ call me up any time to talk/go out/sing k/etc~