For so much happiness and sadness that has happened in 2012, it's good at how much I've learnt from my mistakes and how much I've grow. Probably the greatest mistakes made in mid year was the greatest grief, but I know I need to move on. We learnt from mistakes, grow, and move forward.

I'm glad that 3rd quater of 2012 has been real challenging for me. Going all in into my passion and making things great by receiving 2 awards.

It's the final day of 2012 and the final hour of 2012 that I'm posting this. Thank you 2012. The year that make me become stronger and tested a lot on me. I believe next year it's gonna be a better one for me and my family.

As for my resolution:
- Achieving my goals in life with the time target that I've planned.
- To be blissfully married to Ray Chua
- A healthier me
- The new working environment will bring me far in my career.
- Travel to Europe for Hotair balloon


It's been an awesome year. And I'm right now at the floating platform waiting for the fireworks to FIREEEEE~~!

As posted on 2nd Nov this year, titled SKC (Singapore Karting Championship), I shot and submitted the selected photos for competition for MOPSG, and in evening I got my results. My photos combination came in 3rd. Within a month, I've received two awards. It's definitely a great achievement for me and it's gonna be motivating much more.

Won myself two GP iPhone portable charger and a GP LED torchlight this time that cost up to around $150. Prizes aside, I'm glad that I've come this far. Efforts paid off. The feeling is really damn awesome! More projects coming up. More lobangs coming to me. And I'm really happy for making the right choice, the right moves.

Continue fightinnnnng~~!

Well, I'm not a believer of Jesus and therefore I actually don't really enjoy much of my yearly Christmas. Probably all I did was shopping and photoshoot the Streets lightings in Town and that's how I normally spent my Christmas. But this year, it's different.

After joining PK( Photography Kakis) for few months, I'm glad to have know another group of friends. Very fun loving people who are all older than me. Me being one of the youngest in the committee, but I'm proud to be active, joining them in many events. Even the one today.

I just came home with Boy after attending the Christmas Party held by PKians. It was a fun night at Changi Airport Recreation Club. All thanks to Liew, who works at the airport, able to get such a nice function room to party. It's my first time bringing boy into the committee. And I'm never afraid he will be bored there. Instead, he finds them all friendly and fun loving. That's what I wanna see.. :)

Not to forget gift exchange and cakes and karaoke and the Live Band with Robert, the pianist, and Liew the drummer. It's really an awesome night. Many photos can be view from my FB. A group photo to end my post:





PS: Can't wait for more Parties tonight and tomorrow.

It all came so true after doing what I've intensively been working hard for. From all I know, I should have started things right at the beginning. But i didn't. Prolly due to lack of exposures at that time. Thinking back, I've spent almost 2 years doing photoshooting when my basic was not even 'there'. 'There' as in... really understanding how camera works and how the settings really affect each other. Liew was right, there are many people out there who may not know their basic skills. And it doesn't mean that if you have a DSLR shooting decent photographs, you are a professional photographer.

I've spent my past 3-4 months mastering all the basics that I need to know. Be it photographing skills or basic editing. After an intensive training, where I spent 3/4 of my off days and free time on photography- 1/4 of the time I'm shooting, but 3/4 of the time doing editing. And I am amazed how fast things has change. I see it by the number of 'Likes' I received and the comment given to me based on my photographs. Also, comparing my past shots, I know I have improved. The effort is so worth it.

For the past two weeks, I started slowing down my pace. Spending only 1/4 of my free time on shooting as I'm busy starting my own business and preparing for my big day. Things are coming back up after the new year start. Meantime, I've sign up for seminars and talks by the Professionals to further enhance my learning process.

My recent award is a small contest held by Nikon, where they are collating photographs that showed portraits being a 'Beautiful Dreamer'. It is a small contest that won me a 'Premium Pen' which I have yet to receive. I believe my current standard is good for small contest like this.

After going through the basic, I'm more conscious into things like 'Composition' and 'Background' which are factors that easily attracts the sight of audience, and ALSO the factors that easily distract them too. Now, photographs are no longer photographs anymore. It's like an art piece that tells different story in different ways.

I've right now, found my style of shooting and things are still doing fine. Everyone has different views on how pictures should be. It's good to have your own style, but not everyone likes the same style.

All in all, to anyone who has big dreams out there: Learning and unlearning is important. Never be afraid to make mistakes while you are still in the learning process. If you don't believe yourselves being able to achieve the goals, who will? So start dreaming, plan it, work towards it...

Many people have been spreading the news that 12/12/12 is an unlucky day and it's a curse and blah blah blah.. But is it really that unlucky?

Things happened otherwise for me. The first min the time struck at 12 (ok, it's at 12:15am), I open my mail to know what have happened and open facebook and saw this!



This is really the biggest motivation for myself to have come this far. For how badly I wanted to win in photography contest, and entered quite a number, I've finally won something. Finally! The first person I shared my joy with was with my boy. Boy has been the most supportive person in my life when I wanted to go into photography. Much more when I even decided to go full force into photography, his support went way beyond I expect from him. He deserved being the first to share the news with. Next was Liew. Without Liew's guidance and all the push, I won't be here.

Now my photo is going to the finals to be 'Nikon Beautiful Dreamer' winner! :)

Happy max! woah...

I'm not contented yet. Time for more competition and more shooting..!!!
(Yes! Yes! YES!!!!)

All I can say is: BUSY!

I've been way behind time. So badly that I'm late in posting my photos that have yet to be edited. The amount of albums I need to edit is mounting up and I'm so behind time. Only manage to filter the photos today.

Have been busy with the horrible shift I have, and also the preparation for our wedding. Have been to many hotels looking for the poolside to hold our dream wedding. Been to many boutique to look into their photoshoot and gowns. And I'm glad our Pre Wedding Photographer have been found. Package signed with really good deal. Still looking for better photographer and videographer for our actual day.

All and all, I finally understand how tedious it is to prepare for wedding. It's really not easy if you are doing all the research on your own.. I'm really glad that my boy is doing all the planning with me. Not forgetting the little argument we will have during the process. Somehow it's memorable.. :)

After being attached to where I am working since I grad from Advanced Diploma, I'm glad that within a year, I can get myself out. It's much more than just a struggle in the ward. But now, I'm glad I'm counting down my days I'm working there.

I believe the coming year will be a much better year for me. By having office hours, I hope I'll have more time for myself and finally more time towards my next dream. It's definitely a good news for me, and I can't wait. As for where I'm going, I guess I have to figure out what that department does before revealing. Otherwise, it's finally time to count down to get out of hell. yes! hell..

Health is giving it's way on me again. For the worst thing I can ever handle, is my own health. I treat others, but I can't treat myself. And I guess I've simply used up all my MCs and I'm proceeding to applying NPL for falling sick. For all that I hope, I can get transfer out as soon as possible.

And today, when I was all prepared to spend my lovely Monday off, my gastric decided to throw its tantrums on me and there goes my off day. For the rest of the noon, I was rolling in bed in great pain. My regular medication doesn't come into much helps until I vomited all the gastric juices that's giving the gastric so much trouble. Till then, my body just felt weaker and I can't do anything much. Thanks to boy, who happened to have diarrhea (running to toilet 8 times as of record when I'm typing this post). And it's been terrible on us. Two weak couple, trying to take care of one another.

For all the sacrifices that I've made in my job, I guess I had enough. The poor manpower is definitely putting a lot of stress on the ward and my body had shown signals of worsening. I need a solution to these problems. And I hope for good health. Although I've been extra careful on what I eat now, totally cutting down on a lot of chillies, my irregular meals need to be adjusted back. From now on, I can no longer skip my meals. I have to eat, means time to eat. No point sacrificing my health, for those who don't appreciate my help and turning out falling sick, spoiling my body...

Life at work has been pretty terrible. The shortage of manpower over the past few months has been real hectic. Working over time almost every single day and non-stop working without having time for meals during the 10-12 hrs of working. And eventually people fall sick and there goes, manpower gets worse.

We are so prone having errors made during this period and I've learnt my lesson yesterday. Seriously I just hope situations could be better soon. Because even the newbies are wearing out. Everyone gets so tired of work.

I wish I had those motivation i have on photography, shared with my current job now. And I'm counting my months to end the bond with the organization. While doing so, I'm already venturing out of nursing. I believe one day I'll go back to nursing again, but not to the place I started.

Life's getting harder, but I'm gonna pull through. I know I can do it. Hoping my little gastric will not start throwing tantrum at me, and start war all over again.
Till then..