We Used To Play Outside When We Were Young (And Full Of Life And Full Of Love)

Have I ever told you how magnificently awesome this band is?

I Suck At Photography.

/Thought dump
Ain't I glad I came to Mass Communications.

I like photography. Well, those not involving humans. It is not something I set out to do, but rather something I enjoy doing when given the opportunity; and opportunities are aplenty with the course of study I have chosen. But that is not something I wish to talk about: opportunities are everywhere if you seek it out. Rather, I wish to talk about my photographic skills.

It is a nice photograph. In fact, I think it is a fantastic photograph. If I produced one photograph like this for every thousand I take, I would be a fantastic photographer. Except that I do not. Just see the kind of photographs I take over at my OpenPhoto.

I would not say those photographs are too bad either: in fact, if I saw this a year or two ago, I would have thought that I have reached the pinnacle of photography. (I'm exaggerating a little here, but you catch my drift.)

Butterflies.

So, I changed my profile picture to a butterfly just because I made it.

Yea.

I'll just leave it here.



*edit* 

Great. I have a deadline tomorrow, but Kate-Miller Heidke is conducting a live performance now at Clarke Quay. Being streamed live...

I've Never Sworn So Much In My Life

Seriously, I haven't. This is what I imagine the graph to look like if I quantified the amount of shit I have to do compared to the frequency of my swearing.

Actually.... That doesn't look right.

Kony 2012: Why You Should Think Twice

I am sure you have heard about Kony 2012: it has gone viral faster than any other viral infection we have seen on the interwebs. It is prove of the collective power of the internet, and not for some useless campaign making an earth sandwich, but rather a worthy cause.

Or is it?

Let me first tell you about Invisible Children, the charity behind this successful campaign. You would have probably seen the film, perhaps even moved to tears by it. It was the genius of film-maker Jason Russell. Probably a nice guy, who did this film because he wants to do what is right. And that is what he is probably doing. But that does not explain his annual US$90,000 salary given to him by Invisible Children. That is just his income, it does not include the expenses spent for making the film: the equipment, the software, the travelling fees, etc.

Reserved.

I came across an interesting article in The New Paper about the trains: No, it has nothing to do with the breakdowns which happened. Rather, it is about the distinctly coloured seat right beside the glass panel; A perfect seat to sit back, relax, and lean your head against the glass as you slip into unconsciousness. I am, of course, talking about the reserved seats.

Photo by Mohamed Yahya

It was a story on how the reporter, whilst ornamented (Merry Christmas!) to seem old and really tired, was offered seats by the passengers majority of the time she boarded the train. This was as opposed to what a STOMP reader might have expected. She went on to conclude that those who appeared on STOMP were a rare few, and that Singaporeans are actually a nice bunch, However, she also noticed that the reserved seats are usually empty if the train was not full, commenting that “This tells me we are obedient more than we are respectful”.

Girl with Feminist Tendencies

In a tribute to the fact that a Hollywood version of my favourite trilogy have just been released in America, I have written a three part series on the issue of feminism, one which is a thread which runs through all three books. This is the first of the three-parter.

Upon reading two recent articles; one about the comments long time girlfriend of Stieg Larsson (Author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Eva Gabrielsson, made, and another about Christopher Hitchens; I have been pulled towards another topic which I am personally rather opinionated about: feminism.

Now, the rationality behind feminism is easy to comprehend. After being oppressed by men and treated like property for most of history, women feel the need to be empowered. And they very well should be. However, I feel that in this day and age, the methodologies employed by them makes the feminists’ cause a lost one.