Labels: deep thots

Hooray to the end of the Hollywood Writers' Strike..

Yeah to the new season of HEROS Season 3... and Grey's Anatomy Season 5!!! hehe~
And they hurry up and load the entire season online?

:D

Labels: random crappy post

howto: redscale film

Redscale is a colour film technique whereby you reverse the direction of the emulsion in a film. Due to the way colour film works, you end up with high contrast photos that are very red, yellow, black tinged. (Redscale group at flickr.)

Below is a description of making a redscale film. It actually looks more complicated than it really is. I recommend reading through the instructions once before you first do it.

You'll need two 35mm colour films to do this (when you do it the very first time). I recommend finding some expired film somewhere for trying this out.

1. Let us start by naming one of our happy films 'A'. This is the film which will become the redscale film at the end.
2. Completely unspool film A. Just pull it all out.
3. Cut film A, leaving a small tab of tab of film sticking out of the canister. (Get an adult to help you with scissors if you have eye stabbing problems.)
4. Now we introduce film B, who is A's evil twin. Cut the leader off film B as shown.
5. Arrange film A and B as shown next to each other. Note that their emulsion sides are facing different ways - film B has the emulsion facing up (i.e. the lighter coloured side of the film), film A has emulsion facing down.
6. Take a piece of sticky tape, of the size shown in picture, and press both ends of the films against it, so that they are aligned.
7. Carefully fold over the sticky tape, tightly.
8. Do this part in either in a darkroom or a dark bag: Wind film canister A so that it takes up all the film from canister B.
9. Your films should now look like this.
10. Cut the film to separate the canisters. Note that if you cut in the right place, you can end up with another canister as in step 3, ready for making another redscale film with! (i.e. don't cut too close to canister B, leave a tab of film sticking out)
11. Now film A will seem odd and wrong because the film curls the wrong way. But it's all good.
12. Fashion yourself a film leader by cutting as per the dotted line in this picture. (I've already done it in this picture.)
13. And there you have it, a redscale film ready to shoot. Please remember to overexpose your film by a stop. You need to do this because the light has further to go to reach the emulsion (because it's facing the wrong way now).

Note that you may have trouble loading the film into some cameras (such as the Hexar AF, shown in photo) due to the film now wanting to curl the 'wrong' way. The solution to this is to curl the leader tightly the other way for a while.
-- Courtesy from http://soup.create52.com/technique/redscale/
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I wanna try doing this.. Rather then falling into the SCAM of purchasing from lomography.com
http://www.lomography.com/filmshop/lomography/redscale_negative_100

1 Pack

12 EUR / 15 USD

Woo~ expensive.. But i need to find some time to try this out.

DIY rocks. *and it's cheaper. teehee~*

Labels: films

#1 ASOS PETITE Deep V Ruffle Skirt Dress




BNWT ASOS PETITE Deep V Ruffle Skirt Dress (in the style of Jade Jagger)
Click on picture for a slightly bigger view.
Chiffon material with inner lining.
Has side zip for easy wearing.

Colour: Cream [The green pic is to just show what the back looks like]
Tagged size 12. (I think it fits UK10 or smaller better. :( Please judge fitting with measurements. Chiffon is defintely not stretchy. )

Measurements:
PTP 17"
Waist 16"
Length from top of dress 32" (i'm a 1.63m tall, the dress ends exactly like the model (mid-thigh))

Selling for $45.

#2) BNIB Delias Grace Eyelet Dress

http://store.delias.com/item.do?category

Labels: For Sale

This song is playing in my head since i caught it when my girlfriends! I think i'm a closet-ABBA fan. I know ALL THE songs in the "Mamma Mia" movie! The movie is such a hit amongst me and my friends! Really brings the nostalgic feeling! Man~ i remember hearing these tunes when i was growing up. My mom's fave songs; which she used to play on the stereo..

Sumi... i'm 100% sure you enjoyed it now!!! dun live in self-denial! *super trooper lights are gonna find me~* Tat's YOUR song! heehee~ We ladies had a ball of a time watchin this hilarious musical movie. And Sab! your "money.. money.. money~~"...

One thing's for sure; Mr handsome-and-oh-so-charming Pierce Brosnan CANNOT act in a musical. Singing: FAIL! Please go back to being your Bond, James Bond. The entire movie is basically singing the Abba hits. The way the scene is nicely set for each Abba song to fit in perfectly. Throughly enjoyed it! I was luffing my heart out thru' the show. Especially the calefares would pops up of NOWHERE and started joining in the song and acting all silly. Hunks who act all silly with their flippers; dancing on the jetty dock. So CUTE!

This movie is Highly recommended by ME!
Lame story plot. But enjoyable show as a whole.

After which... we headed to the Minds Cafe!! For old-school card and board games!~ I love playing such games.. cause it's just plain good-old-FUN! We requested for "stupid stupid" games.. haa.. dun wan any chim games~

In 2 hours.. We played:
1) Ugly Dolls (winner- sab!)
Something like snap!
We are supposed to shout uglydolls!! when we see matching cards. but i just end up screaming my head off. LOL.










2) Pink Elephant (winner - who ah?) Card game..
Something like taboo.. haa.. some funny actions to do..

3) Chicken Cha Cha (winner -ME! blue-chicken!!)

I.. little miss BLUE CHICKEN, won this! Objective is to steal tail feathers fr the other chickens. hee~ Memory game, i won though i have serious short term memory.











4) Sitting Ducks (LOSER - sab)


All of us gang up against SAB! KILL ALL HER YELLOW DUCKS!~









5) Snorta! (winner - who ah?)

To call up the person's *hidden* animal sound when we see matching cards. But after the SWAP card is shown.. we were "woofing.. chi-chi-ing.. quacking.. ku-ku-ku-ing~" away.. haa.. SUPER FUN!











I wanna come back AGAIN!
*psst... NTU staff and student have 10% off! Me is NTU staff!*

Finally we ended up with FOOD.. as usual.. Headed to Mad Jack at Prinsep street. And suddenly i realised i have 2 "boyfriends" i never knew of.. and i have a whole wonderful group of matchmakers around. Thanks ah ppl. I shall await for the surprise this saturday. I wan my "blush.. blush.." song. Please be original ah!

I love my girlfriends.. I love their company.. Their ability to just make me luff till i have a sore throat. Luff till i pengz.. ha~


On the other note..
My exam last friday was hmm.. ok ok. i guess. I GAVE UP on Duncan's part cause obviously i don't think i even understand a single thing he explain. I tried.. i REALLY tried. I can almost DIE of frustration. His formulas dun make any sense to me. Enthalpy, entropy, gibbs, hess are NOT my best-friends. I dun have a single clue wad's a state function. Physics is not my kind of stuff. I pinned ALL my hopes on Dr Baker's portion; whose stuff seems slightly more do-able.

All i hope for this is to just SCRAPE through. I don't need a distinction for this one. Just a pass would do. *sigh... i dun wanna retake this, man.... i really really dun wan to... :( * All i can do now is pray and wait for the results in 2 mths time.

Till my next exciting day again~ Au revoir~

Labels: happy thots, mind cafe, movie, outing

Labels: prayers

Labels: random thots

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VELVIA 100F (Cross-processed for a reddish hue)


VELVIA 50 (Cross-processed for a yellowish hue)


MY FRIDGE IS FULL!

Can't wait to pop them all into my holga~
I have 4 rolls of films PENDING for processing. 2 fr my vivi.. 2 fr my holga..
Can't wait to see the results... IF i can find time to head to ML...

*i need to find time~*

Labels: films, holga, random thots

Twinkle went for her sterilization operation on Monday. Was super worried as i've heard of horror stories of dogs being allergic to GA and never waking up. O.O

But Thank God, she survived it. Really Thank God for being with her.

Left her at the vet at 12pm. Brought her blankie along as her comfort thingy.
Collected her only at 8pm, that very day.

She was totally nua. And her tear-streaked face. Gosh, the moment i saw her, i wanted to cry as well. Her face were totally wet. :'( She must have cried a lot. Her stitch was done alright. They cleaned up her nicely so no bloody patches or wadever. Just have to wait for abt 2 wks for her wound to completely heal. No baths and rough playing for 2 wks = smelly twinkle.

Had to purchase an e-collar for her to put on, so that she doesn't lick her wound (leading to infection). She was quite ok on it, no immediate contempt against that idea. ha. *phew~*

That very night, she somemore quite ya-ya. Decided to be strong and wanted to walk around even though i laid her nicely in her bed. She STAGGERED along the way. -.- Like a drunken. *Took a vid of that; will put it up when i can find time - haha.. notti mommy*

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Weeks before the op, i told my mom to buy some white-fish for her. For her to heal better after operation. Ah-ma loves twinkle so much also... ...

So, the next morn, when twinkle woke up, she had steamed fish! Good life, yay? Steamed fish with kibbles. And boy am i glad that she had a GREAT appetite! My mom says that sick patients with good appetite will usually treat very fast. *smile~* She was still a bit sluggish on the morning, but it completely wore off in the afternoon. PENGZ.. and she went back to her usual antics. She managed to pee and poop without much trouble.

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Day 3.. Last day of my leave.
(Took 3 days off just to take care of her.. Just in case..)
Completely NORMAL. ha. Took a look at her wound. Seems like there's a little bleeding. Very little. I think it's cause she jumped around quite a bit when my neighbour popped by.

Just want to recover ASAP. So i can bring her out again.

Keeping her in prayers.
I know that God takes care of everyone, even the little pets he placed in our homes.

Labels: thanks-giving

I'm always taking pictures of NICE food before they get eaten.. My friends would usually go , "Hurry up Michelle. We want to start eating." Hee~ Just realised i had A LOT of food pics in my hp. =p always wanna blog about them but i just forget.

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First up..

Desserts for sweet tooth ppl~
Like me and my girlfriends~

Meal: Dessert-Time
Location: H-D @ HV
Mango and raspberry icecream WITH WAFFLE~

Chocolate.. Cookies and cream... Brownies... Chocolate syrup..
Oo.. la la~
Verdict: Do i need to say more? Haagen-Dazs leh.
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Next-up..

Meal: Lunch time!~
Location: Disney restaurant @ Anchorpoint

I suggest this; cause it looks really CUTE!~ At last try once to get a feel for it right?
Definitely a kiddy place. Their plates and bowls are all made of plastic. -.- Many kids were there when we went.

The Menu.
All cartoon pictures, no 'real' picture. So you wont know what you are really getting.

Mickey-shaped PIZZA!! + Macaroni & Cheese + Tabasco (my fave~)!
Check out the cute "movable" seats. Too wobbly for my liking.
Cutesy decor with huge screen showing different movies on different dates.
We watch the High School Musical on that day.

A little gaming section for the little ones.
Verdict: Surprisingly the food tastes GOOD! I like the dough of the pizza. It has like spinach-infused in it. Yummy~ The macaroni & cheese looks so-so only BUT the cheese is just perfect. Love the cheese... IF you have kids, bring them there!
http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/disney_restaurant_65307.html

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We are seriously FOOD ppl.. Cause just after the disney meal. Guess wad. It's teatime~

Meal: Tea-time
Location: TCC @ anchorpoint

I have to talk abt the decor in this tcc. It's seems whimsical! Ratten chairs at the outside, gives a rather english-tea feel. Soft cushiony seats for the inside. We wanted to go into this shop because of the DECOR! ha~

My asaki tea..
Green tea with some dunno-wad. Tastes weird actually *bleah* i rather drink normal jap green tea.

Sab's Peppermint Latte something.. *cannt remember*
Our DESSERTS!~
The strawberry thingy tastes AWESOME!! Layers of spongecake and strawberry pudding-stuff. Yummy!~ The dark-devotion, chocolate cake with melted choc inside, didn't taste THAT nice.


Verdict: Nice place to just hang out and have tea. Citibank cardholders.. 15% off!!

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I saved the BEST for LAST~
If you love pasta, or nice food, you MUST try this!!!!!

Meal: Lunchtime~
Location: The Pasta Shop by sakae @ tiong bahru plaza (beside donut factory)

The shop is enclosed by glass, thus a very open feel, which i love. Tiong bahru plaza is not really well-ventured, thus the ppl flow is quite little. Nice and peaceful place to dine. The pasta here is more japanese inspired. And the pasta is just "Mmm~~~~~~" That's all we could came up with after tasting it ALL.


My order!! Sliced pork with cream soup.
I TELL YOU!!! the cream soup is Mmmmmm................ SUPER NICE CAN????

Here's the AFTER picture. Not shy to share... haha. WIPED clean!!!
Here's May's oysters with bacon + wobbly egg. I wanted to choose this too! OYSTER! yummy~ Tried the cream of this pasta. VERY strong taste of oyster... :D
Ginny's Ebi + Spinach pasta in tomato sauce. Super fresh prawns.. Spinach is hidden under the pile, thus you can't see it here..
CX's salmon + yummy mayo on dried pasta. The mayo is super nice also! Nice blend~
I'm drooling now as i'm typing.... .... MAN! we must go back there AGAIN!!!!!

And also their dessert!
Mine's the green tea tiramusi.. (nothing special.)
Middle one is green tea ice cream on red bean pudding.. The GT ice-cream ROCKS! Has a really strong taste of green tea of a more sticky texture. We suspected it might be a home-made gelare kind.. NICE! And the red bean pudding is sweet and yummy!~ Mix them both up. PERFECT!
To the right is the creme brulee... Strong egg taste with melted sugar on the top. :D


Verdict: WE WANT TO GO BACK THERE AND TRY ALL THE PASTAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Till i try new YUMMY stuff again... hee~

Labels: food, food review, happy thots, pictures

i have been terribly stressed for the past 4 wks.

Utterly tortured by my school. It's AMAZING what the school expects from us. They completed the half of my module lectures over a period of 4 sessions (full 3 hrs each time). They gives us 2 entire wk of practicals, FULL lab reports due a wk after. Den they gives us another 4 sessions of lecture for the last part.

They just forget the tiny-weeny fact that, WE ARE WORKING FULL-TIME AS WELL.

Lab sessions were horrible, half the time.. no.. more like the ENTIRE TIME, we have no idea wad we are doing. Briefing by the lab demos stinks. Horrible and unfriendly lab techs dun help either. Me and my friends are like totally lost. We just wanna finish up wadever we are supposed to do and just FLEE out of the lab. BUT this leaves us totally stuck with the lab report.

Man.. Chemistry Calculations.. Was hopeless with that in my sec sch days. Am hopeless with them now as well. What's the deal with the no. of moles.. molarity.. molality.. concentration.. ion exchange.. electrons.. chemical equation.. equilibirum. HELLO??? PPL majoring in molecular biology DON'T CARE ABT THOSE! Tell me about bacteria.. genetics.. viruses... anything else.

This is my worst module till date. Chemistry sux big-time.

The feedback form (given at every end of the course) was issued to us. Not surprisingly, the entire class (including ME) had LOTS to write in the comment portion. Complain complain complain. Ain't gonna help us no more.. but at least hopefully the next batch get a better treatment.

BUT.. to my surprise.. the final part of the labs was relaxing. i was ECSTATIC when the lecturer announced that the lab reports are all due on the day of my exams! YIPEE~ meaning i have a whole 3 wks to SLOWLY do my report. And the requirements of which has been reduced. NO need for RUBBISH stuff like intro, method, results, discussion, conclusion CRAP. Just "RESULTS". Tat's it. Simple enough. PERFECT.

Thank God for the 180degrees change in the sequence of events. Man, i was so depressed on the monday about the quizzes to come(4 quiz in a week, wow... perfect planning. -.-) But really, Thank God for changing everything. Nice lecturer, nice pace of work, nice nice nice..

Coming to the end of THIS MODULE. Just need to scrape through this one.

I know God can help me with that. :)

Keeping a heads-up!

Labels: random thots, ranting

Zit Zapper

This easy-as-you-please combination has helped me zap unexpected and annoying zits overnight. Try it!

Yield: 1 application for a zit
Prep Time: seconds
Price Category: 1
Difficulty Level: 1
Shelf Life: Indefinite

Ingredients:
1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 drop tea tree essential oil

Blending Procedure:

Saturate a cotton swap with the apple cider vinegar. Add a single drop of tea tree essential oil. Dab the cotton swab on the zit and leave overnight. Cover with a small band-aid if your pillow might rub Zit Zapper off while you sleep. When you arise, you should notice the zit has diminished.

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Stumbled upon this. Seems quite interesting, easy to do and i have both ingredients at home.
But I don't get zits tat often, so i can't say tested-n-proven by me. ha~ Try it and tell me if it works. ;)

Labels: random-tip-of-the-day

with ELITECHROME EB 100; 35mm slide film.

Modded my holga to hold 135film instead of the EXPENSIVE 120mm ones. Getting poorer by the minute with the fun fun fun hobby. I'm watching like a hawk for ppl selling films and slides. Just ordered a Velvia 100, Velvia 50, Lomo x-pro slides. *muahahaha~*And i havent even played with my *rare* B&W film yet!

Simple instructions of loading a 35mm in a 120mm holga; are found here~! *click me!*

Videos to aid in loading the film:
Loading a 120mm film
Loading a 135mm film into a holga

And my colourflash is super fun can!! I'm taking shots of twinkle with different flashes. ha~ Since i mod my cam, there's no film counter for me. Have to count the no of clicks for each turn. Have to use this chart to help BUT i anyhow wind lah; guess i would have wasted quite a lot of film. :p And i keep forgetting if i wound my film or nt? Guess i'll have a lot of double exposures for this one. Hopefully my test-roll will turn out fine.. *fingers crossed*

Holga Holga FUN!

Labels: holga

♥ Name's Michy
♥ Living in la-la land
♥ Forever Lost…n Blur…
♥ Loves the whole world
♥ Loves DRIVING
♥ Loves lomography
♥ Crazy over cameras...