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as you grow up

2009-09-21T22:41:00.002-04:00

as you grow up...

you realize the importance of...

getting good grades

meeting a good boyfriend

having a good job

having a good employer

having a good car

everything....

has to be good.

but it's not possible to have it all.

where do you start compromising?

or do you? at all?

the beaches

2009-09-21T21:36:00.005-04:00

haven't been taking photos. I guess once work starts, it takes over your life smtimes.

i miss...everything...

but again...it's probably one of those emo days?

2009-08-17T18:49:00.003-04:00

because i felt like it, therefore, i did it. yeeeeeep.

2009-08-17T18:39:00.003-04:00

communication is so tough smtimes =.=

I waaaaant it that way!

2009-08-11T20:57:00.001-04:00

was in the car with 4 of my colleagues. This song came on the radio and all of us started singing. Awesome fun. Awesome song. You know you waaaant it that way :)

2009-08-11T20:54:00.001-04:00

Toronto, 2009

2009-08-11T20:52:00.000-04:00

Toronto, 2009

Sandhy Sondoro

2009-08-11T20:41:00.002-04:00

I lurrrrve things like that. It surprises. It's beautiful. It's stunning. Talent comes in all shapes, sizes, age, and gender.

I just cannot stop listening to his voice.... let me sink in it..sink in it...sink in it :)

a few of my favourite photos of UWO

2009-06-09T22:27:00.000-04:00

The best thing about visiting somewhere new is you never know what you would find. University of Western Ontario is way smaller than the University of Toronto. It is about the size of King's College Circle. Basically one round, and you are done! But the buildings are a whole different story. I still remember the awe I felt when I first visited Knox College when I went to UT for the first time. I felt that exact awe when I saw the interior of UWO buildings. The fact that there's barely any students around make shooting so much easier. I wanted to see the buildings, just the buildings alone. The sunlight was shining through the windows in exactly that perfect angle to give everything it touches a shiny and warm glow. Strange enough I didn't manage to come across the Science departments. The buildings I visited were mainly for the Arts. Maybe that's why they have that glow?

June 9th, 2009. That castle tower reminds strongly of University College at the University of Toronto. Does every University in Ontario has that?

June 9th, 2009. Thames River.

June 9th, 2009.

June 9th, 2009. Love the details on the door. Love the lighting. Love the shapes.

June 9th, 2009. Yes, it's heavily photoshopped.

June 9th, 2009.

June 9th, 2009. This was the sight that greeted me when I walked in. I was awestruck. It was breathtaking. The only thing lacking in this photo is a bride in a white elegant gown walking down the stairs gracefully. Ah...I wish I'm a wedding photographer.

June 9th, 2009. Like I said, the sun was shining at that perfect angle. Love the window panes. Love the stairs. Love the whole composition. I love the smell too. It was not mouldy smell that I would usually associate with a century old building. It was that distinctively nostalgic smell that brings back memories. Memories that I didn't remember. Memories of Belgium. Memories of Year 1. Memories of those good old years.

June 9th, 2009. This auditorium....was............spectacular. Look at those window panes. UT didn't have that!!!!

June 9th, 2009.

June 9th, 2009. This reminded me a bit of Gerstein Library. But....Gerstein has much better tables, chairs, and table lamps :P

London just got a lot more fun :)

Hope you has fun looking at these photos. Hopefully as much fun as I had taking them :D

cheers~~

2009-04-02T20:05:00.000-04:00

2008.

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walk with me

2009-03-29T14:13:00.000-04:00

2009.

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Day 87

2009-03-28T16:32:00.006-04:00

2009

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Sometimes, the focus should not just be the future. You should know your present too.

It shouldn't just be the things in front of you, but those beside you as well.

2009-03-21T21:00:00.000-04:00

2009.

2009-03-16T19:07:00.001-04:00

2008.

The departing Winter.

2009-03-16T19:06:00.000-04:00

2008.

No Good Pond

2009-03-01T20:56:00.001-05:00

No Good Pond.

It's mighty good in my opinion!

Winter...brrr...

Do you know where that leads to?

2009-03-01T20:54:00.000-05:00

stairway

2009-03-01T20:53:00.000-05:00

in the car.

I cann't drive with high heels. So I always take my heels off when I drive. Thought it was a perfect photo op :)

Cafe Au Lait?

2009-03-01T20:43:00.002-05:00

2008.

It's a 2008 photo.
Living at home makes me miss everything about living downtown.
I miss that little cafe I used to spend the whole afternoon in, trying hard to survive on caffeine, and surrounding myself with that aromatic coffee smell.

Happy Halloween!!

2008-10-31T15:06:00.000-04:00

2008.

2008.

2008.

water droplets

2008-10-16T15:13:00.000-04:00

2008.

pitter patter pitter patter

oh its such a rainy day

2008-09-30T17:56:00.001-04:00

2008.

GRADE 9!! WHAT!!!!

2008-09-29T11:36:00.003-04:00

2008.

my mom's student thinks I am just grade 9.

not too sure what to feel about it. Ambivalent about it.

One side is going, OMG!! I look so young? Must be my youthful glowwwww.

The other side is going, WHAT THE HECK?!?! These chibis (translate: small kids) know NOTHING. How could I just look Grade 9?!?!!?!? Are they saying I'm one of them!?! I'm one head taller than you yo!

Beautiful photos by Others

2008-09-27T21:16:00.002-04:00

Sometimes I get stuck with ideas for photo-taking. Sometimes I find that I become so comfortable with taking a certain subject that I would continuously take it, only to find repetitive photos in my photo albums.

Looking at other people's photos is a source of inspiration for me. They make me feel guilty of the narrow scope I see through my camera lens. They make me feel in awe of their skills, and the emotions they evoke through their photographs. They make me realize the so many things I am lacking in.

Here's a bunch of photos that I really like!!

source: crestock.com
photographer: kirstypargeter

2008.
source: crestock.com
photographer: Brebca

Tree in Snow
source: crestock.com
photographer: iofoto

2008.
source: crestock.com
photographer: sascha

2008.
source: crestock.com
photographer: Richardmclarke

source: crestock.com
photographer: Kwest

source: crestock.com
photographer: sharply_done

Surfer silhouette
source: crestock.com
photographer: dicid

enjoy~

as the fall comes, they disappear

2008-09-26T23:44:00.002-04:00

2008.

2008.

As the fall comes, these fluff balls gets dispersed carried by the wind and fly to places far far away, away from Home.

As next summer comes, they shall bloom again into cheerful little yellow flowers only to cause allergies to millions of ppl :P

Everything good does have a bad side too huh?

let's go round and round and never stop

2008-09-26T23:41:00.003-04:00

Wonderland. September 2008.

this ride is definitely not the scary sort. But it's very enjoyable. It's colorful. It goes round and round and round. It gives a chance for the kids to wave to the mother everytime they pass her by, as they nudge the Daddy that sat beside them on the ride. You can see the smiles on their faces, and the exhilaration they get as the mini rollercoaster brings them up and down, up and down, and round and round.

261th day of 2008

2008-09-17T12:49:00.002-04:00

2008.

Time really flies. Yes, it is an old cliche. But sometimes I really wonder where did all the time go to. A day simply just passes by before I even realize.

I know it's not the end of the year yet, but a good part of the year has already flown by. What have I done for this year?

Well...I did get graduated. But what now? Where is it going? When would I start moving?

OCAD

2008-09-16T10:55:00.002-04:00

OCAD. Spring. Toronto. 2008.

I promised more colourful photos! and here they are :)

I realized that I enjoy walking downtown because there are simply so many things to see. Things around downtown Toronto is cluttered, noisy, colourful. Things are simply happening everywhere, every corner you turn. Things around uptown is so much more scattered. And thats why they have a more peaceful nature.

vell...everybody needs some excitement (well not THAT exciting) in their life right?

luffluff~~

far far away land

2008-09-13T00:41:00.001-04:00

Elm. Toronto. 2008.

Yes, in a way, Elm is far far away land. Not just in terms of distance, but in terms of time as well.

another walk around Yorkville

2008-09-11T14:23:00.002-04:00

Yorkville. Toronto. 2008.

Found a little heaven tucked away in between narrow streets. Lots of tables and chair around for you to sit and sip your ice-blended mocha, and catch up to the latest gossips with your favourite girl friends.

Gosh too many black and white photos. Hope that would be kinda the last black and white photo for a while. While I simply LOVE black and white photos, because they exude a certain something more than coloured photos, but there is always a certain darkness lurking around. Maybe because of all the darkness that is lurking around my heart these days. So hopefully I can take more coloured one :)

Here! Cheers to a brighter, better, and more colourful tomorrow~~

Canada Life

2008-09-11T14:22:00.002-04:00

Canada Life. Queen Street. Toronto. 2008.

crossroads

2008-09-11T14:22:00.001-04:00

Union station. Toronto. 2008.

a different view of yorkville

2008-08-18T11:50:00.003-04:00

Yorkville is somewhere posh, somewhere high-end, somewhere glittery of boutiques and car show rooms in the midst of somewhere commercial, somewhere urban, somewhere with homeless people, lots of cars and noise pollution. It's like a quiet place that all the rich people go and hide themselves admist all the craziness you get from daily lives.

the moon, the clouds, the stars

2008-08-17T17:05:00.002-04:00

17th Aug 2008

Created using PS CS2.

The universe is something that has held my interest for a long time. Have you ever wondered how vast it is? What is really out there?

Would you feel at peace with the world when you are out there?

26th July 2008

2008-07-26T00:40:00.001-04:00

2008.

Never my intention to let this little photog space to gather dust :P
Hope you guys would still come back and visit!! :D

luffluff~~

merry-go-round

2008-07-10T19:11:00.002-04:00

2008.

They are beautiful.
They go round and round, yet everytime a kid on it passes by his parents, he would never fail to wave at them. And his parents would always wave back.

Interesting?

I think so :)

daisies

2008-07-06T20:51:00.001-04:00

2008.

2008.

the daisies in the backyard is growing like crazy. cos my mom is kinda relentless on putting fertilizers till i scared her with what i learnt in class about organophosphates and organochlorines. (lol..smtimes its really quite useful..of what i learn i mean ;P)

those daisies are still growing like crazy though...they are already to my mid-drift. Are daisies supposed to grow till so tall?!?

but they look so pure. so happy. so strong.

Union GO station at night

2008-07-06T20:50:00.001-04:00

2008.

2008.

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no edits were done for the photos.

I always loved (still loving :P) Toronto at night. I feel that it gives a different feel when all the lights around the roads and inside apartments are on. It's more quiet than the downtown in the day, yet it doesn't have that pin-drop silence that now I'm getting all too familiar with in uptown.

luffluff~~

ding dang alien pods!

2008-06-23T15:40:00.003-04:00

2008.

when i showed this photo to my friend, his response was..woww this photo look like alien houses!

?!?!?!

because there xiao ding dang (doraemon) drew these little alien houses in the manga that just looks like these pods

you watch too much anime and read too much manga!

another dramatic photo - starburst

2008-06-23T15:38:00.004-04:00

2008.

i simply adore black and white photos.
they give that certain je ne sais quoi.....

the flowers are in full bloom everywhere now in Toronto.
How lovely how lovely.

If only Toronto has weather like this all year round :)

the imperfections of this world

2008-06-23T15:36:00.002-04:00

Why do roses have thorns?
cos nothing is perfect in this world.

bleeding love

2008-06-15T21:58:00.003-04:00

2008.

recently really stuck on the song by Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" Pretty nice :) check it out!

"But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I"

purity

2008-06-15T21:56:00.002-04:00

2008.

I love flowers that look pure.
I think they have a certain quality of sincerity...

My Dad often associate white flowers with mortality...

so different...

so interesting :)

by the road-side

2008-06-15T21:53:00.001-04:00

2008.
by the road-side, it stood steadfast and strong.

“All of life is a journey which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there.”
quote taken from here!

fly

2008-05-24T23:38:00.001-04:00

If you don't ever let go...it's never ever going to fly. Instead, it'll wither in your hands

145th of 366

2008-05-24T23:35:00.002-04:00

going for drama here.

black and white series.

Shades of grey wherever I go

The more I find out the less that I know

Black and white is how it should be

But shades of grey are the colors I see.”

143th of 366

2008-05-22T12:50:00.001-04:00

Freedom...is an evanescent, intangent thing. It cannot last forever, and it is not something that one can reach out for and grasp in one's hands...So what are we to think, except that freedom truly is a privilege? And privileges...can be given just as easily as they can be taken away

taken from here

i love green

2008-05-20T22:25:00.002-04:00

sunshine! blue sky! green grass!

with the advent of summer, comes the parting of ways.
4 years of undergrad has finally ended, and we shall all embark on our own individual paths again.

but, nevertheless, I'm sure we'll meet again somewhere, somehow, sometime in the near future :)

afterall... we only part to meet again

140th of 366

2008-05-19T15:39:00.001-04:00

sometimes in life, we are so caught up with the minuscule aspects of life that we lose the big picture.

no matter how far you fly, i'll be right here waiting..

do you ever wonder?

2008-05-17T17:14:00.003-04:00

what does the world look like from their perspective?

maybe we are like unscrupulous giants that doesn't care whether their home is destroyed

138th of 366

2008-05-17T17:13:00.001-04:00

Dandelion~~ before it becomes a furball and travels to a place far far away

a walk to remember

2008-05-16T22:07:00.004-04:00

till this day this is still one of my favourite photos that I'd taken.
two people were walking in front of me.
their shadows following dutifully behind them.
with the Sun playing up the story behind them.

I don't know who they are, yet I've to thank them for the wonderful opportunity they had presented me with.

I also remember, it was a beautiful and gorgeous afternoon.

It was indeed a walk to remember.

137th of 366

2008-05-16T22:01:00.002-04:00

"All of life is a journey which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there."

“There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy."

slow down, learn to breathe

2008-05-15T22:23:00.001-04:00

sometimes, the city overwhelm me. it makes me feel that all we do is rush past each other without a second look. so i seek places where it gives me a chance to slow down and take in the things around me, and to enjoy the company of the one beside me. 13th May 2008.

136th of 366

2008-05-15T11:33:00.005-04:00

Union station. A window that not many people would notice, yet its presence could be felt immediately.

“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.”
Ivan Panin (1855 – 1942) Russian theologian

aahh..today is gonna be another lazy day for me...how about you?

The Cosmopolitan City - Toronto

2008-05-14T18:59:00.003-04:00

This could very well be the best photo of Toronto I had ever taken.
The weather was gorgeous. The lightings were perfect. The vantage point was a chance not to be missed.

Flora? or just some green?

2008-05-14T18:57:00.001-04:00

The Sanctuary~

2008-05-14T18:54:00.002-04:00

I've always loved Centre Island. It is the little sanctuary away from all the rushing, bustling, noise and congestion.

135th of 366 - Centre Island I

2008-05-14T16:57:00.004-04:00

2 bikes. 2 riders. one park. one route. 13th May 2008.

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone
that you can adore