No more

The thought of having to accept and videograph an alcoholic or tobacco job rarely crossed my mind for the past 6 months. It's been many months since I videographed the last of 4 liquor parties I did last year. Up till before the recent Genting job, I had been contemplating not accepting anymore of these kinds of jobs. After the disgust at the shoot up at the highlands, I've decided to make a stand to never accept alcoholic or tobacco jobs anymore; a stand I intend to stick by, irregardless of how much the job pays. Money isn't everything, and I certainly do not intend to be bought out just to shoot drunk people make their lives a total misery. Alcohol and tobacco companies are very rich. I do not intend to help them become richer by shooting their events that will be made into promotional videos, that eventually will be used to help rake in even more money. It's alright 'losing' such jobs, because I know I gain a whole lot more and there is nothing more than I want to do than to please God and do right in His eyes.

Smashed

I was never one to enjoy clubbing or frequent night spots. Part of it is because of my inability to dance and also because clubs are packed with sleazy people, it's smokey (even though I used to smoke, I didn't like it) and this is one place where you'd definately see the worst of mankind show up.

Was up at Genting Highlands on a shoot for a tequila launch. For those who do not know what tequila is, it's some yucky kind of alcohol =) I never enjoyed videographing these sort of events. I remember having to shoot 4 of these last year, and James edited all of them. The whole agenda at these parties is to just enjoy the free flow of the particular brand of liquor and drink the night through till you're probably smashed and puking all over the place; be it on your gf's dress, on the floor or in someone's hand!

At this tequila launch, it was worse than I've seen from the previous liquor parties I've videographed. The venue looked much better; a convention hall as compared to some club, and people were seated at round tables like a hotel wedding dinner and there was a stage with 2 indie rock bands slated to perform. However, on each table were bottles of tequila. These bottles were at the disposal of the drinkers. How'd you think they handled that? People in general have this pathetic way of drinking. When it's made totally available, even when they pay for it for exorbitant prices at clubs, people just wanna have these ego trips and either force others or themselves, to drink up as quickly and as much as possible and before you know it, no one has a good time. Well, unless you are the sort who finds being really pissed drunk, not remembering anything from the night before, puking all over the place and having a massive hangover the next day, FUN =)

Needless to say, this crowd, consisting of people who SHOULD know better than to drink like a bunch of kiasu clowns (due to their profession but I won't say what), became rowdy. Unfortunately for Tempered Mental and Estranged, 2 fine indie bands; their shows were scrapped due to this. Tempered Mental were only into their 4th song when they were abruptly 'ordered' off stage. Not a very happy moment considering 2 of their members rushed up after work for this gig.



So I left the party a little over 2 hours before it was actually due to end as the crowd got too rowdy for me to videograph (they were tugging at the camera all the time and were forcing me to drink). I put away my disgust and was happy that I had the earlier opportunity to take a walk in the cool highlands air. I also had my tiny little hotel room to myself, as my 'room mate' didn't come back to sleep. Turns out his galpal was in the hotel as well, in another room.

The next day was for enjoyment. To my surprise, a few of the drunkards actually made it up for breakfast. They wanted to have something to eat and go back to sleep. Free (provided along with hotel room) food, why waste right? =P There was an all-access voucher to the theme park, so off I went, to enjoy another round of walking. I was never a fan of rides so needless to say, I just watched =) Besides, the queues were long at most of the rides and it's never fun being at a theme park alone.

One interesting thing did happen while I was at the theme park though. This old couple came up to me suddenly...and the following is the 'script':

Man: Excuse me, excuse me...can you put the film for me?

(I'm caught off guard and just look at them and then their primitive looking camera and a roll of Fujifilm.)

Woman: Mmm...please please help..

Me: Erm...alright, load the film for you. You don't know how to do it...

(So I take the camera from them as well as the film and before I can even finish trying, as I had to meddle here and there, it was an OLD camera; the man takes it from me as if he knew how to fix it. Yeah, why ask me then? Haha!)

Man: No, no...not like that. It's supposed to be here.

Me: (Politely) Emm..I don't think you're supposed to do that. (Tries showing him how I think it should be done.) You guys didn't ask the people at the camera shop to help?

Man & woman: They don't know. We asked already.

Me: How long have you had this camera? And how did you use it previously? (baffled)

Woman: 3 years. (My eyes rolled a little but not in their view. 3 years and you don't know how to load the film into your own camera??)

Me: You've had it for 3 years and you have yet to learn how to load the film? How did you use it previously?

Man: mmmffffmfmfmmfmf (struggling with loading the film. At this point I was just observing, and chatting with the woman.)

Woman: Normally my son does it for me. I never have to do it. Now I must learn how to use it. (I wonder why they didn't ask before they came to Malaysia.) It takes very good pictures. We have a digital camera but I want to use this camera to take good pictures also.

Me: I'm sure.

(At this point, the man had engaged another family to try to load the film, but their attempts are fruitless as well. I stand there like a pillar, just watching for a while, before smiling, nodding my head at them and excusing myself.)

I continued enjoying my walk, headed off for lunch where only quarter the drunks came for, excused myself, thanked the clients and made my way for the checkout and came back down to hot, humid and dirty Kuala Lumpur.

A subtle reminder?

Your Birthdate: June 24

Born on the 24th, you have a greater capacity for responsibility and helping others than your may have realized. You may also become the mediator and peacemaker in inharmonious situations. Devoted to family, you tend to manage and protect. This birth date adds to the emotional nature and perhaps to the sensitivities. Affections are important to you; both the giving and the receiving.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Interesting...heh heh heh...

=D

Back again

Yesterday's early worship practice was great! It's always going to be a fun and energetic affair when Pastor Sivin, James and myself are on deck. God blessed us with gifts to play music and I guess we always come together and just play well together. I also feel that we connect on a musical level, hence the band chemistry. All in all, we just want to serve God at 110%. Worship this Sunday is going to be fun and exciting!

As always, we have our prayer meeting after worship practice; where we sit and listen to each others' sharings, talk about what's happening in the world, as well as pray for anything, everything and for each other.

Yesterday, while in a prayerful mode, it suddenly hit me that I'm so thankful to God for bringing me back. This time, back to an environment that I've been very accustomed to - and that it's the Church environment. I do all I can on a daily basis, to ensure that God is the center of my life, the driving force behind everything that I say and do. Of course, I'm not perfect; but my heart is set for Him. Last week, we didn't have Life Group and last Sunday, I was out of town on a job so I didn't attend service. It's not long that I was away but I somehow felt a great miss, and it was simply wonderful to be back at the Life Group on Wednesday, and practice today. Being close to God means so much, and it really fills my heart.

I now look forward to Sunday, again...

=)

Nerd action

I'm a nerd. Heh..and proud of it. I bought the Revenge of the Sith PS2 game yesterday, and I finished it today! =) It's not bad...lots of lightsaber action. If you haven't watched the film, don't play the game! Speaking of the film, the preview opens later tonight! Thousands of excited Malaysians will throng the cinemas to catch Episode 3. May the Force be with you all...

Identity

Point me in the direction as You will it Lord. I will follow but also will strive diligently to align my efforts in finding the right way with what You want for me.



The path is not often this open and smooth.



Sometimes, we view the grass as greener on the outside, when it could actually mirror something else. I'll be careful to choose my path, but not be fearful of trying anything that comes my way. I'm optimistic now, very enthusiastic and excited. Now is the time to explore, to find something, or somethings, to build on. If the path leads to me being abroad, so be it. These are exciting times!



There is a burning desire again. Desire for what, that I won't say; but it's definately more than just one thing. I feel it so strongly, it's so exciting. I'm glad Jo and me share the same enthusiasm and optimistic outlook. We're planning for the future and we hope things work out =)



There is always hope. And hope is a wonderful thing to have. I'm thankful for new insights that ultimately will help me identify with what the future holds, and thankful for opportunities to experiment and try everything in the next 5-10 year plan. I can afford to do it at this age. I want to make the best of it.

Closure!

Wow...amazing is what I'll call the final chapter of the Star Wars saga. I won't say no more as most people won't be catching it till next week and I don't want to be the source of 'hatred spawning', there's enough of that in the movie itself! I'll write my thoughts about the movie after a few more weeks maybe.

For those who want to catch it, tickets began going for sale TODAY at GSC Midvalley. Go quickly and queue up to buy them! May the force be with you! =)

(Photograph is trademark & courtesy of 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)

Arise Lord Vader

I'm so excited...I've waited months for this. Thanks to a friend, I'll be watching a special sneak preview of 'Revenge of the Sith' tomorrow morning! I just can't wait...

(Photograph is trademark & courtesy of 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)

Ignite

A couple of weeks ago, I saw my life summed up in this phrase: 'Project: Australia, Fall, Ignition, Revival, Restoration, Inspire, Rejuvenate'. Before that week was out, and till today, it's summed up as, 'On my way: Ignited, Reviving, Restoring, Inspired, Rejuvenating'.



IGNITION, REVIVING, RESTORING, INSPIRED, REJUVENATING.

The going's been tough for me, beginning from a month ago. I've been through some crappy times before and this one is among the worst. However, things took a swing for the best, and work and the things I'm passionate about took me out of the funk. Only by God's grace I believe, did I manage to handle the bitterness and soreness I felt in my heart.

Yeah...so, I've been ignited again. On my way, all geared and ready to kick some a**. I'm beginning to feel and see things as I did in 2002, the year I feel is arguably one of the best I've had so far; and my work is a huge contributing factor to that. I'll be going to Australia most likely in July, and I'm pretty psyched about it. I need a break, finally! I'll write more about this trip another time. For now, I'm on my way...I'm ignited again, am reviving, restoring and rejuvenating gradually and am certainly inspired again!

I thought to myself, that although I am feeling better now, I still want to go away for a while. I wouldn't want to run into another brick wall, and regret not going. The purpose of this trip? Well, I know i'd love it there, I've needed to take a break (it didn't necessarily have to be overseas though) and I guess I want to just go, while still in my youth, meet with God, journal while I am on my travels and take as many photographs as I possibly can.

Here is the beginning of the post that I didn't get to finish a couple of weeks ago, and the continuation of it:



IN THE MOOD.

I'm in the mood for something... I really am. It's been a couple of weeks now. Still no sign of inspiration to blog or anything. To state the obvious, my life was getting mundane and troubled too. It's been tough to get going recently. (the part I managed to write and not finish from before.)

(con't) But I was in the mood for something. For recovery, to break out again, just like I did 3 years ago. I managed to do that. It's felt good to be drowned in work for a bit. I do enjoy the adrenaline from time to time, the quick pace in this line of work and in the city; but not ALL the time though.

I was also in the mood for...doing a short again. Well, I've said I'd dust 'Fall', a short film I planned to do 2 years ago, off the shelf. I've decided that if I don't get it done here in KL, I might take the project to Australia and shoot it there instead =) While I'm at Australia, I'll be lugging my video camera with me too, so I'd be expecting to shoot some stuff there.



END OF THE JOURNEY?

Kevin turned 22 a couple of weeks or so ago. I remember us throwing him a little birthday thing among us band members last year and he was almost in tears =) Well, this year, the band gathered actually to talk business about signing with this record label, and after our meeting, we actually surprised Kevin again with his 22nd birthday cake and song.

One of the things that's been most frustrating over the past year is the status of the band. Are we in, or are we out? Are we still together or are we going separate ways? In short, what the heck is going on?

It's tiring having to explain when friends ask. It's tiring to answer questions when you don't know what to tell in answer, or have nothing to say. The last I wrote on this matter, the band had come to the end of its journey. Now...the journey might have been revived. Watch this space for updates.





THUNDERCATS ON THE MOVE.

Growing up, Thundercats was arguably the favourite in the battle for 2nd place in my heart (behind Transformers of course!), in the favourite cartoons category. I had never bought anything online before but one day, out of sheer fun, I went on ebay and surfed for Thundercats merchandise and saw this really cool tshirt. I purchased it and a couple of weeks later, it arrived! As you can see, it's wicked cool! =)



TUGU NEGARA.

Then, one of Jo's American friends was in town for half a week. So, we took him out. One day, I had to take him out by myself and took him to see whatever was available in the Lake Gardens, National Mosque and National Monument vicinity =) It was a nice experience (I had a field day snapping photographs of course!). As Malaysians, and KL folk especially, we take for granted what we have right at our footsteps. I've been to see the Tugu Negara only once in my life, as my father told me when I was a little boy, "you have to at least see your National Monument once in your life as you're Malaysian". Yes dad...I agree. I went in to the National Mosque for the first time ever after that! We even visited the Museum, my first visit after MANY years! *grins* I appreciated the experience taking Travis around. He asked many questions, and it made me wonder about myself when I couldn't really answer half of them because I took things about my own country for granted. Food for thought really...







BAPTISM.

When Joey asked me one day before Sunday, to be his sponsor during his baptism, I was like, "huh? Are you sure?" No, I wasn't reluctant. I wanted him to be sure of his decision. I was excited to say the least, I was going to be someone's God-brother, proper. Me and Joey don't know each other that well yet, but I'd like to be a good example to him and help him through with his spiritual walk; and to be a good God-brother to him as James is with me. Our life group, 'Episode IV', YES, EPISODE IV, the Star Wars episode; welcomed 2 newly Baptised friends - Joey and Grace, as well as 3 newly affirmed friends - Carmen, Rachel and Elizabeth. Our group's really growing together and it's good to see us united as always =) Praise God!



ON MY WAY...

So after another turbulent few weeks, and non-activity in this space called my blog, there finally is life again, just like my life. I hope this hurdle is past. It's never easy I know...life just isn't, especially the life Jesus walks with me. But I know Jesus walks with me, and that's all good for me! I'm smiling a lot again, and seeing things very rapidly and sharp, as I'd like for myself to be...doing all I can to stay at my best as much as I can.

AMEN.

ENFJ: Teacher Idealist

Alright, so I did another Temperament Sorter that my friend Liz shared with me. My type is ENFJ - Extroverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Judging.


Here's how The Keirsey Temperament Sorter described ENFJ.

The Idealists called Teachers are abstract in their thought and speech, cooperative in their style of achieving goals, and directive and extraverted in their interpersonal relations. Learning in the young has to be beckoned forth, teased out from its hiding place, or, as suggested by the word "education," it has to be "educed." by an individual with educative capabilities. Such a one is the eNFj, thus rightly called the educative mentor or Teacher for short. The Teacher is especially capable of educing or calling forth those inner potentials each learner possesses. Even as children the Teachers may attract a gathering of other children ready to follow their lead in play or work. And they lead without seeming to do so.

Teachers expect the very best of those around them, and this expectation, usually expressed as enthusiastic encouragement, motivates action in others and the desire to live up to their expectations. Teachers have the charming characteristic of taking for granted that their expectations will be met, their implicit commands obeyed, never doubting that people will want to do what they suggest. And, more often than not, people do, because this type has extraordinary charisma.

The Teachers are found in no more than 2 or 3 percent of the population. They like to have things settled and arranged. They prefer to plan both work and social engagements ahead of time and tend to be absolutely reliable in honoring these commitments. At the same time, Teachers are very much at home in complex situations which require the juggling of much data with little pre-planning. An experienced Teacher group leader can dream up, effortlessly, and almost endlessly, activities for groups to engage in, and stimulating roles for members of the group to play. In some Teachers, inspired by the responsiveness of their students or followers, this can amount to genius which other types find hard to emulate. Such ability to preside without planning reminds us somewhat of an Provider, but the latter acts more as a master of ceremonies than as a leader of groups. Providers are natural hosts and hostesses, making sure that each guest is well looked after at social gatherings, or that the right things are expressed on traditional occasions, such as weddings, funerals, graduations, and the like. In much the same way, Teachers value harmonious human relations about all else, can handle people with charm and concern, and are usually popular wherever they are. But Teachers are not so much social as educational leaders, interested primarily in the personal growth and development of others, and less in attending to their social needs.

There is another description by J. Butt, which is more elaborate and can be read here.

Yeah...=) So that's me I guess *hehehe*

Guardian

My mentor invited me to do these online surveys a couple of weeks ago, in order to evaluate myself a little and also just gauge the sort of person I am, just for fun. I thought I'd give them a crack and share one of them.


Your temperament is GUARDIAN.

Guardians, are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply--and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses.

Guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be done, they can be counted on to put their shoulder to the wheel. Guardians also believe in law and order, and sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost. Perhaps this is why Guardians honor customs and traditions so strongly--they are familiar patterns that help bring stability to our modern, fast-paced world.

Practical and down-to-earth, Guardians believe in following the rules and cooperating with others. They are not very comfortable winging it or blazing new trails; working steadily within the system is the Guardian way, for in the long run loyalty, discipline, and teamwork get the job done right. Guardians are meticulous about schedules and have a sharp eye for proper procedures. They are cautious about change, even though they know that change can be healthy for an institution. Better to go slowly, they say, and look before you leap.

Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population.


If you'd like to check for your own temperament, go check out Advisor Team: Temperament Sorter =)

79

You Will Die at Age 79

79 You're pretty average when it comes to how you live... And how you'll die as well.

What Age Will You Die?

Hey...I was born in 1979 =) So I'll be gone when it's 2058? You can tell that I'm bored can't you?

KONTOT Short Film Convention

Dear everyone,

2 of my friends - Nai and Farah, have organized this short film convention and would like if this was spread around. Read through it, i'm excited for them! I'll be sending in my short 'Scarred', in for the convention as they have requested. It's a few years old already but the girls feel not many have watched it.

I do not have any new shorts since then to put on show, but I'll be getting into it again soon. I'll be shooting a short called 'Fall' which I've recently dusted off after a 2 year hiatus, and its in the pre-pre-production stages now *haha* I'll also be organizing a reunion and get-together with my old Film & Video gang from Uni, as it is important for indie filmmakers to have a group to support and encourage each other and work on each others' shorts. We all have kinda split up, hence all of us not doing any shorts for the past 2 years. I'll be working on Aaron Chung's new short come early May as a volunteer cam assistant and possibly on another project called 'Aman', but the latter is only a possibility at this stage. I'm excited to be getting back into some of the indie shorts stuff again! Many friends have been asking me what happened to me. Well, i hope to have an answer for them this year as I have planned.

I might go to Australia in July for a much needed break. I'm trying to plan it out and manage my finances to go. I do hope i get to go as i might even take on a short course in photography to better my skills. I'm also considering shooting 'Fall' in Australia if I am going =) Let's see how it goes!

Anyway, I have to run now. Do email the organisers if anyone has any questions, or email me if you want to keep in touch or share any views or ideas with me. If you can't see the flyer and form properly, please ask me and I'll email it to you! Take care!

Best regards,
Chin Hor

LIVE & LOUD - Alert former FTV-ers

I just felt really drawn to blog while reading Kev's comments on my tagboard. Live...AND Loud. *rubs my hands together* Now, the band's technically been split for ages. I have yet to really whack the drums except for when I served at Church, but I don't whack it there like I usually do. It's be great to pound the skins of my drumkit. If only I had a home for my drumkit...

Prior to today, I haven't blogged for about 2 weeks. A couple of people asked me why, and if I was busy romancing away. Are you kidding me? I don't even think there was time for that. And no, I've just been too fed up, tired or lazy to blog by the time I even had time to (late at night usually). I think I found sleep a better alternative to occupy my time. Now there are around 8 new entries, all up. Knock yourselves out =P


REUNION - FTV Gang - Are you bums out there? =)

There was a time, just over 2 years ago, that a group of us hung out almost every single day on end, before, during and after college; a bunch of Film & Video enthusiasts. Well, none of us were really film experts or anything, but we enjoyed hanging out, working on each others' short films and being there for each other. It was a fun fellowship. We had some great times, great times.

Where are we today? Work life has really changed most of us. The ones not included in this list, well, they're still in college, good for them =) I don't think any of us really lost the knack for film or doing indie flicks, it's probably not a priority right now. We all have our own reasons. Whatever it is, I feel it's time we all had a get-together! I know some of you read this blog, so spread the word.

As with tradition (=P), I'll initiate this gathering and you guys help make it happen ok? I miss those times we went for movies, on preview nights or on opening nights; and the times we went out to eat, went for yee sang, and shot short films at all sorts of locations; some scary even! So, here's a list of who I remember to part of this little fellowship:

1.Myself 2.Michelle 3.Joy 4.Mien 5.Yu Ming 6.Alfred Loh 7.Clarice 8.Bridget 9.Chut Liang 10.Jonathan Yap 11.James Tan 12.Eugene 13.Li Wai 14.Amy Lim

Those who are part of this gang and not on the list, well, you do know you ain't in the stinkin' country right? =D Benny and Alfred Pang, we wish you fools were here! A few on the list werent always with us, but you guys are very much a part of us now! =) If I've missed anyone out, just msg, call me or leave a comment and let me know. I need confirmations and volunteers to arrange this reunion =)




Arise...Lord Vader! Man...I'm so psyched and cannot wait to watch Revenge of the Sith! A friend of mine is so kind to be giving me tickets to watch the preview. Wonder when that's gonna be *grins*

Restoration

** From today's wonderful sermon at Church, shared by Jedi Master Tan Soo Inn =) **


The Restoration Mandate - Galatians 6:1-10

1. Sin is destructive
2. That is why God calls the church to rescue those who are caught in it.
3. The purpose of such rescuing initiatives are restorative, not punitive.
4. Which is why it is to be done gently.
5. Indeed those doing the restoration must be aware that they themselves can fall too.
6. Which is why only those who are mature spiritually should take leadership in such restorative initiatives.
7. Helping people come back from a pth of sin is one way we carry one another's burdens and fulfill the law of Christ.


It was good seeing Master Jedibaba again, although I didn't expect to and it came as a surprise seeing him walk through the doors of BLC. The first time I heard him speak at BLC, he was just another stranger to me. During the 2nd visit, I was more attentive and we got to talk a little bit. After that, he made his Jedi presence felt on this blog and Sivin told me some of his comments which made me feel unworthy and embarrassed. Today, there was a sense of friendship, and respect. I enjoyed today's service a lot. I'm not one of those weird or fanatical Christians. I accept him for who he is and it's not my place or anyone's to judge his past. We are sinners too, and hey, we're talking restoration here! =) I enjoy his talks, he's a good speaker with lots of good insights and experiences.

For some unexpected reason, Jedibaba said this to me during our first conversation today before service began, "I'd be very surprised if a couple told me they didn't argue. In fact I'd be very worried. It's a good thing when people argue, it shows that they care about something or some things enough". Very interesting, although I don't know why he suddenly talked about couple stuff *haha*



I was digging into my sandwich during refreshments after service when I noticed little Elysia tucked in comfortably and peacefully. I couldn't resist and just snapped away. While taking all those pictures, I couldn't help but notice just as everyone has been, that she looks a whole lot like Gareth did when he was born. Anyway, she's so adorable =) Her hair looks really cool by the way!

I'm gonna cut my hair tomorrow hopefully. Am tired of my hair looking this way and making me feel this way. It's time for a change. I'm also afraid of being like my dad and start balding *gulp* I'd be darned but I reiterate as I always have that if and when I do begin to bald, I'll take it all off. There are a couple of people scaring me by saying my hairline's receding, man...I don't think it has changed since I was in secondary school.

After almost 3 years, I finally became a member of the church library today! I've never been much of a reader, kinda lost the knack for reading since I was a boy. Why? Well, that's a story for another blog entry I guess. I borrowed 2 books today for the first time! One was a recommendation by Sivin, something to help me, called 'Leadership by the Book' and the other is a book with a concept that has intrigued me for a long time, called 'Letters from a skeptic'. I'm not sure yet but I have a feeling I could shoot a short film or something based on a concept like this. We'll just have to wait and see.

Another busy week ended today. Another week with a need for resolution. For now, there isn't one yet. Will there be restoration? Who knows? I'll leave it to God. For now, I'm tired. I need His help. Whatever happens, whatever it is, I'll trust and fear nothing.

Waiting...

"Learning to wait is a process of growth".

and

"God says there is a value in waiting; in expectancy for God's promises".


I don't like waiting to be honest. I never did. I still don't. The strange thing is, I'm most patient during the times you wouldn't expect me to be, and I'm most impatient when it's times you think I would be. Well, I'm learning to wait, learning to be more patient.


Waiting in expentancy,
surrendered to Your sovereignty,
I'm hungry for true intimacy Lord,
For the things of your heart...

Blue or Red?

I like these sorta places...some hotels have these near its lift areas. Well, this hotel did, and I like the tone, lighting and colors. Although it doesn't look like it AT ALL, for some reason, it just made me think of the Matrix, and the blue pill or red pill scene.

Rarities

For a person who takes a whole load of photographs on an almost daily basis (i've had complaints from all sorts of people!), I hardly take any with family (I'm not around them that much to begin with :S).



A rarity these days, but when dad was in town, and when we went down to his hotel where he was staying to have dinner, I couldn't help but just take a picture.

Flare series

I like the look of these photographs, taken during BLC's 2005 edition of the Stations of the Cross.

Presence

"God is present, even in His absence".

I found this to be very powerful. We overlook the fact that God is ALWAYS by our side, just because we do not 'see Him' or 'feel Him'. And during moments of pitch black darkness, during the slumps and downside of things, we can trust that Jesus will be there to touch us on our shoulders, take our hand and guide us back into the light.