Tuesday, February 17, 2009
let loose
since i had a health screening scheduled today, i took the later part of the day off to just to shop. it was great to have an empty orchard road. even better when you get to spend time with mum + come home with shopping loots. i even had the time/energy/mood to go for a short run in the evening though it was more of trying to offset the guilt for not exercising for the longest time and a meager attempt to get back into shape and the old weight. but being the lazy ass that i am. well.
till the blue moon comes again.
till the blue moon comes again.
Friday, February 13, 2009
business.
Am set to go off for my 1st business trip in 1.5 weeks time to Malaysia for training. And all of a sudden, there’s flight/hotel/payment arrangement, meeting points and credit card application to think of. It was rather embarrassing for me to mumble along the lines of “I don’t have a credit card” when asked to fill in my credit card particulars.
But what I am most happy about is that training ends on Fri so I decided to extend my trip and spend a short weekend with my cousin and fly back on Sunday instead. *grins!
But what I am most happy about is that training ends on Fri so I decided to extend my trip and spend a short weekend with my cousin and fly back on Sunday instead. *grins!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Polaroid
A businessman plans to rescue the abandoned format for the sake of art.
Emily Dugan reports
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Independent.co.uk
For a generation, the Polaroid camera gave near-instant pleasure to millions of users around the world, chronicling everything from births and weddings to the downright explicit. But when digital photography came along in the 1990s – with instant images and the ability to edit and delete pictures before they see the light of day – Polaroid was doomed, its iconic white-framed snaps apparently defunct.
When Polaroid announced last February that it would stop production of its instant film, it seemed the much-loved camera was gone forever. But within weeks, a group of users had started a global campaign for the format to return. And now, thanks to an unlikely saviour, their pleas have been heard.
If all goes to plan, the Polaroid factory in Enschede, Amsterdam, will soon be making film again thanks to its new owner, an eccentric Austrian artist and businessman named Florian Kaps. Mr Kaps, 39, has dedicated the past five years to instant photography. He set up Polanoid.net, the biggest Polaroid gallery on the web, and the first ever Polaroid-only art gallery in Vienna, called Polanoir.
Now he plans to save the film. "The project is more than a business plan; it's a fight against the idea that everything has to die when it doesn't create turnover," said Mr Kaps.
Dubbed "The Impossible Project", the development of new film for Polaroid cameras launches today. Working with the Manchester-based black and white photography company Ilford, the machinery is in place to produce film of two exposure types, each compatible with both the classic SX-70 cameras popular with artists and the more modern 600 series.
Work has begun on a prototype. By hiring 11 of the original Polaroid team from the factory floor, Mr Kaps aims to mass produce both colour and black and white film under the Impossible label by December, coinciding with the projected date that existing stocks will run out.
Emily Dugan reports
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Independent.co.uk
For a generation, the Polaroid camera gave near-instant pleasure to millions of users around the world, chronicling everything from births and weddings to the downright explicit. But when digital photography came along in the 1990s – with instant images and the ability to edit and delete pictures before they see the light of day – Polaroid was doomed, its iconic white-framed snaps apparently defunct.
When Polaroid announced last February that it would stop production of its instant film, it seemed the much-loved camera was gone forever. But within weeks, a group of users had started a global campaign for the format to return. And now, thanks to an unlikely saviour, their pleas have been heard.
If all goes to plan, the Polaroid factory in Enschede, Amsterdam, will soon be making film again thanks to its new owner, an eccentric Austrian artist and businessman named Florian Kaps. Mr Kaps, 39, has dedicated the past five years to instant photography. He set up Polanoid.net, the biggest Polaroid gallery on the web, and the first ever Polaroid-only art gallery in Vienna, called Polanoir.
Now he plans to save the film. "The project is more than a business plan; it's a fight against the idea that everything has to die when it doesn't create turnover," said Mr Kaps.
Dubbed "The Impossible Project", the development of new film for Polaroid cameras launches today. Working with the Manchester-based black and white photography company Ilford, the machinery is in place to produce film of two exposure types, each compatible with both the classic SX-70 cameras popular with artists and the more modern 600 series.
Work has begun on a prototype. By hiring 11 of the original Polaroid team from the factory floor, Mr Kaps aims to mass produce both colour and black and white film under the Impossible label by December, coinciding with the projected date that existing stocks will run out.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
ladies' night
last night's hang out & chocolate martini was soul comforting.
when i got home i just couldnt stop thinking about the possibility of having our own business. and also, our intention to go Europe next year.
thanks too for helping me with my outfit!
when i got home i just couldnt stop thinking about the possibility of having our own business. and also, our intention to go Europe next year.
thanks too for helping me with my outfit!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Sunday, February 01, 2009
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