Cameras

Hello, hello. I'm finally done with trials. My mum had been asking for tablet suggestions so I finally had some time to do some research. As I went through tens of articles and reviews, I was thinking to myself, 'are all these really necessary?'

Looking at all the gadgets, I couldn't help but wish that I could have them. One of those things is the Fujifilm Instax Camera. 

↑How did I get to an instant camera while looking for tablets? My attention span is really short.

I've always wanted an instant camera because my family rarely, if ever, prints out our pictures. I can afford it, but I don't really have money to throw around. Plus, we already have three cameras at home. Three.

Sony Cybershot T2

I'm not sure how it came about but right now it rightfully belongs to my sister. I just checked and it has quite good reviews. Well it wasn't really surprising as I've never had a problem with this camera, quality-wise. I'm not a professional, I've only just started getting interested in photography about a month ago and I haven't learned much yet.

See how I wrote 'no problem, quality-wise' up there? Well I brought it to my Japan trip, and guess what happened? It started vibrating! I couldn't take a proper picture at all. So I had to buy another camera. At the electronics shop, a Sony camera had initially caught my eye. It has a stabiliser which was good for me as my hands would shake. But Sony didn't have worldwide warranty. Guess what brand did? 

Olympus µ 7020

I had to settle down for this instead. I would be lying if I said I don't regret buying it. Even at the store, I was kind of hesitating buying it. But I had to get it anyway because of the warranty. Personally, I think a trip to Low Yat would fix the Sony if anything happened to it but I figured my family wouldn't really appreciate my say on this. So I got the Olympus µ instead. Honestly, I don't really like it. The pictures aren't exactly top-notch. I was hoping the pictures would turn out better on the computer but it's so blurry. I think my mum's old compact film camera does a better job than this.

Sony Alpha NEX-7

A month ago, my dad went to Korea. He brought this home.

It happened that my brother requested a DSLR from Korea, but instead he got this. My dad has next to zero clue about cameras, so he bought this as it was the most expensive there omg daddyyyy

My sticky fingers and I took the opportunity to start messing around with it. I've always been overwhelmed by DSLRs (the NEX7 is not a DSLR apparently but it's complicated enough for me to throw it there) but I thought I'd play around with this. I took my first shot. I zoomed in. I fell in love.

Unfortunately, being the noob I am, (almost) ALL MY PICTURES ARE BLURRY. Of course, I can always practice (I'm looking up tutorials now) but it's not my camera. = I won't be bringing it everywhere. I took it for the Chinese dinner the other day (the one I was supposed to write about) but I got scolded for messing around with the settings. And I'm guessing it won't conveniently fall into my hands like a lot of other things in the house because 1. it's expensive 2. "you already have a camera!" ←OTL

Why do I always end up miles where I started? As much as I want the Instax, I already have way too much. Can't be greedy now. Plus I have to save the money to buy clothes.

Urghh it's 2am. I should really stop blogging so late. Tomorrow got school some more. Good night u_u 

sweet light

Tired from thinking of what to do for my exam tomorrow, I asked my siblings to drive me to get some icecream. They complied.

After getting icecream, we took a drive around town. It was really impromptu (My brother: alright, let's go home /about to turn right, into our street/ My sister: TURN LEFT TURN LEFT) and I was pretty shocked. But it turned out to be really worthwhile.

I don't have any pictures (another add-on to my to-do list) but I realised that the nightscene in KL is really beautiful. Almost calming, even. When we drove down Bukit Bintang street, I got a good look at everything it had. The coffee shops, the shopping mall. The illumination was beautiful. And I thought, wow, I'm missing out on life.

I've never really been the sociable type. I'm friendly and at school I'm always beaming my smile but I'm different everywhere else. At home, with my family? We're close, but I'd rather not go anywhere. I'd stay at home and play games. Or study. Relatives? Even worse. Inclusive of ourselves, we have three relative families in our neighbourhood. And I rarely talk to them. We went to their house the other day and I couldn't even talk to them. That's how awkward I am. And I thought I got better this year as I started talking to the neighbourhood kids. I guess it isn't enough. 

I guess I am different from other kids. I mean, I get very cosy and feel just at home with Alphaians because, you know, NERDS, (I'm sorry Alphaians I still love you guys. No homo only bromo) but when I talk to Pei Wen and Ira, I look up to them. They're so sociable. We're so different. I want to be like them.

And I was filled with regret. Last holiday? Eleven days off? I didn't do anything. Just wasted them all like that. And I have my exams now. Didn't even study. I'm always like this.

Talking about regret, I was planning on writing a post after I've graduated, starting back with "looking back on these five years..." but no. I don't want to regret only after graduating. I still have some time left, right?

But before that, I have to survive through Trials.