Giving it a Boot
The rain did it. First it came down in torrents, then it sprinkled, and poured down again. All day long. For one whole week. I didn’t mind because I’m used to tropical downpours during wet season in Singa- “summer all year round” -pore. But the temperature dropped about seven degrees Celsius from last week, so I got out the moderately warm jacket, in this season’s mixed grey wool with the cute round collar and large buttons, hopefully classic but not trendy, and set it to work with a couple of sweaters, knits and scarves.
Perhaps it was the mirror in our favourite mainstream grilled chicken burger joint that did it, I’m not interested to know. What I do know is that I looked in the mirror and realised that the jacket looked much better than I though it did, the neckline comfortably padded with black cashmere and my favourite slim leg cropped pants but–bare ankles exposed with the rainy day shoes–damn, a pair of long legged boots would’ve completed the autumn-near-winter look.
I’ve been talking about boots the past week and would really love a pair from Camper because they’re beautifully streamlined but about twice the price of the usual department store brand, half that of a luxe brand that I can’t afford. Added to the fact that I recently got paid for my first few weeks at the studio and that I currently live in a city that never stops shopping, a girl on the loose with her wages needs to be stopped … by herself.
Damn, it sucks to have interests in both fashion and photography. Do I really want to keep my feet warm or would I rather have a new workhorse lens that costs about two months’ rent?
Just Looking
I’ve been a little short of words lately, as most of what I do at work comprises of image editing, printing and more image scrutinising. I hardly have time to take pictures but I’m going to make use of newly found skills learnt at work to play with photos in Photoshop more often.
A pause in the morning walk with Ms Haremones at Sungei Buloh.
The obligatory camera-in-hand mirror shot with my “new” 1N, formerly Ms Haremones’s. I have coveted that camera for a long time and was very pleased to be placed in its charge when Ms Haremones decided that it was time to go fully digital. More Ektachrome photos, I hope!
That reminds me of the undeveloped Tri-X and Velvia 100F still in the fridge. I can’t remember what they are anymore.
Canon EOS 1N, Portra 400VC, 50mm 1.4.
Two Minute Break
Sometimes I hate having a busy schedule because it means that days pass easily, so quickly that when I finally have time to take a breather after a whole month of alternating between high speed coursework and working hard at my new job, I realise that it’s nearly the middle of April and it’s officially autumn.
So here’s to another nine weeks of high speed coursework and indefinite hours of working hard at my new job. I’d rather have everything all consuming at this stage of my life because if I’m not going to live and work my best now, later is too late.
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