Slow to Pick Up

I just found out another AD is leaving in mid January, and an AM a few days after a designer's last day tomorrow. The kill record is mounting higher. And obviously, I'm the last to know these things.

Boss, I respect you in some ways, but I can't respect you for this type of management. Haih. Gonna drink some Milo and pop some pills before sleep. I hate this life, but I need to survive this final lap of the year.

No Steroids

I'll take my body where it should go, so no hard drugs for me, thank you.

Focus Blur

You know when you manually focus with a camera on a target then point it at another subject at a difference distance quickly and then back at the original target, you get that sort of motion blur of focus? I experienced that today! I was staring at a huge alphabet on some book, then when the waiter brought another object to cover part of the letter, my focus shifted to the tray even though I was still staring at the alphabet. It happened for a split second, of which the waiter moved at the alphabet came into full view and proper focus again. Wow! Sorry, I get all excited for all the strangest things.

Just some time ago there was a new invention, a light field camera, which snaps a photograph with infinite zoom. It's a little complicated, but I promise you it's really groovy. You can try the inifinite zoom effect in their gallery here.

Been on a roll with watching Running Man, still not as great as Happy Together, but still. Yoo Jae-Seok is still as awesome as ever.

Hmmm, all my friends are asking me to shop in Hong Kong. Will try to do more hardware shopping than fashion though; that I'll do in Thailand.

Just discovered that another high school classmate is gay. My class alone has three already (that we know so far). What are the odds?

Hope tomorrow will be a blast!

The Puppet Dies

Had banana leaf rice with some of the uni mates, glad to do some catching up!

Then was supposed to go swim, but rain fell. I stayed at home to try to rehydrate my parched body.

Used the LRT to get to KLCC this time, and I think it was the best lesson learnt from last week's MPO session.

Met the friends and had dinner together.

Then the MPO began.

Rimsky-Korsakov was an appropriate start, setting the mood of an emotional ride for the rest of the night. Being in the second row muffled the acoustics a little... Oh well...

Dvorak's Violin Concerto by Benjamin Beilman showed a little hesitation with the down-bow movements in the first part, but gradually got better. He is young and still have long to go.

It ended with Stravinsky's Petrouchka, a depressing and agitated story of a puppet who ends up dead, in a way of sorts. It's psychedelic, with moments of urgency and agitation at every corner, but ends with a sense of mystery unsolved. A strange way to end an MPO, but great job to Hans Graf for conducting.

Timpanist was a male with interesting short and even mohawk, and last week's concert master is now playing as the second lead. Was able to see Mr Asia violist up close, and even had peeks at Uncle Double Bass. Saw plenty of familiar faces from last week upon turning around too.

Overall, a very enjoyable day.

This is for Yesterday XLII - Woke Up at 11

Yeah, one of those rare moments my body gave up on me. Ugh. Hope today will be better.

Tearing A Little

An FA Artist left today, and she was one of the best person to have around, lighting the office up with her innocence and optimism. She's a mum, but she treats us all like her own children. I teared a little.

It's gonna be harder now.

I just have to last a little longer.

China trip leave finally approved.

Weekend is almost here, can't wait!

Mid-Week Mid-Afternoon

A rare moment of blogging, since the presentation at the client took the entire morning and a little of the afternoon, and just got back from lunch with colleagues since my house is the checkpoint me and my AD. It went relatively well, but work will pile higher.

The middle of the week already feels burdensome.

But, I'll never stop loving!

Edit: Got back earlier, but there's still much work to do for the rest of the week month year. Completed Wind-Up Knight fully, what an achievement. Also managed to book tickets for MPO this weekend with friends; what fun!