Some paths do not seem to appear as it should be. You see a nice flat green grass surface that you think is passable but turns out to be a mire that is only visible by the time you set your tires into it and submerge your nice clean car into the muck. The hardest part would be getting the car out, unless if its a 4 wheel drive.
Hectic week is back, and I'm so stressed up, though I've always been reminded in my head of what Sir Iswandi used to say, 'everywhere you work is stress'. Work has continued to pile up on my desk. Plus its been constantly raining out there, which totally ruined my plan of running at the stadium in the afternoon. So much for trying to lose weight this week. Well at least raya is just close to an end, finally. I must say, all that eating has made me nauseous throughout the month.
Indeed, it has been a hectic day since Monday. I'm gonna be having a pretty tight schedule ahead of me this week as we wrap things up for November. Guess I'll be on a hiatus for a while. I'll be back blogging after things settle down a bit in a couple of days. In the meantime, I have no interesting pictures to show you today except this one which I 'accidentally' caught on one of my recent site visit photo-shoots:
Like every other people on this planet, I've been experiencing another dose of the Monday Blues yesterday. A huge pile of work to be completed in a week time, the terrible weather, and I wasn't even feeling well throughout the day yesterday (sore throat). Nevertheless, I've found the remedy for all that; I went jamming with the boys after work to clear my head off.
I used to be as thin as a stick prior to my early Pre-National Diploma days in The Business School. Over the years, I struggled to keep my weight at its most optimum. I was a fitness addict back then, so basically I did a lot of cardiovascular activities (running, hiking, swimming etc) to help maintain my shape and to avoid weight gain. That all stopped by the time I was in my second year. Beginning 2008, I realized that I'm gradually putting on a lot of weight and the figures just doesn't seem to come down!
So what really caused this weight gain? Well, based on my observations, I noticed that some of my seniors put on a lot of weight prior to their final years up until their graduation (though some managed to shed off successfully after that) and its kinda like a tradition for the students of Business School to experience this phenomenon (that's right, juniors, you could be next, hahaha). But one thing for sure, its the lack of exercise and the high craving for food during those stressful second year that resulted to this physical change.
Now, thanks to Aidilfitri and an abundance of open houses, I've reached to the point where I am in a highly potential risk of being overweight. If I don't do something about this now, It'll just get worse. I must return to my initial weight, the way I started when I got into the Business School 3 years ago; fit and healthier. I still got my old clothes that I no longer fit due to my waist size, but I'm pretty determined to be able to wear them back because I still love them.
Things have been hard for me lately. The most obvious is when I climb the stairs to work. Its a 3 storey climb and I could not even catch up with my own breathing. And when I'm too relaxed, I tend to be sleepy fast. Looks like my pair of legs are longing for a good hike on the hills (did I ever mentioned I used to conquer 9 hills in Shahbandar?)
Most importantly, I definitely need to change my eating habits. Lately I have this tendency to eat until I am full, with a combination of sweet drinks on the side. Its really hard to avoid it, especially when its given to you for free. After all, Brunei is a country abundant with free food! Well, this is where I should keep a contsant eye out starting today. I must watch my diet.
These past couple of nights since the function last Sunday, the Havoc Bloggers have been up all night compiling all pictures to be post-processed. Generally, lots of editing needs to be done, but in this case, thanks to Marriz' contribution of the studio lighting, it really helps in achieving quality results with minimum editing required.
Editing is an essential part of photography, a necessity to ensure the best possible output. I mean, who doesn't want a better quality picture anyway? Of course, there are those who do not need editing on their pictures and still produce great photos right out of their cameras, but in reality, even the pros have to be in their digital darkroom to fix their images before print or distribution. Saturation, hue, color balance, levels, curves, sharpening, cropping, spot healing, cloning, etc are just basic examples of what adjustments need to be done in every single photo. It's a lot of work but satisfaction is the goal.
I've been an avid PhotoShop user for almost a decade now, but I still consider myself a beginner. There are many out there far more handal than me in their editing skills on the Adobe image editing software. Me, I'm still learning. As with photography, this is a whole new world for me and allowed me to even spend more time with CS3. All I need now is a faster computer.
Att: Business School Students who have attended the Hari Raya function.
