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17th-Oct-2010 06:01 pm - unfaithful
lykke li
 I think he's unfaithful. Also that he's unemployed. if everything was open. maybe we can close this and open a new chapter. i think everybody needs that now.

The hardest part is the part in between. undefined. inconclusive.
15th-Oct-2010 12:19 am - Singlish and accents.
lykke li
As a singaporean, I have to say, not a lot of us are proud of our accents. Mainly, they are those who are aware of their accents. Therefore in the presence of a foreigner, be it american, british, filipino, japanese....blah blah, we fake it. Some ppl think tt singaporeans only speak with a different accent with american or british. No. It really goes across to all foreigners.

So..there are like various arguments in regards to this matter. I would like to bring up one point being mentioned. The argument is that you will be influenced by the different communities you are exposed to. So let's say you hang around british ppl alot, you start to sound like them. 

In singapore, we are exposed to so much american TV, that we start to adopt some....innotaions...grammer. Like the word, "cool", "lame", "bucks", OH MY GOD", "WHat the hell", Are you serious?" And the raising of tone after we finish a sentence.

Example:
Used to be--> I dunno la...
Now--> I dunno?

I think it's only natural.

I mean I didn't speak in like hokkien terms until I started hanging out with ppl from TP. Because, my secondary school is such an English school.
So when I went to Temasek Poly, I was like. whoa...these ppl are speaking so differently. So gradually you learn to be a bit more like them.

When you spend time with people, as much as you can, I think most ppl try to close the gap of differences between each other. It's just very awkward to be different. When you speak in singlish and you hear american english back, it's just weird. So most of us just change so the difference is not so great.

You know I have a colleague from miami. He still has his American accent after being in singapore after 2 years. But sometimes in some words he use, I can hear the singaporean accent just like slowly seeping in. 

So this proves it. language is versatile, it can be influenced and changed.
9th-Oct-2010 04:33 pm - Black and white
lykke li
 Don't you just find it silly that people think their photos look better just because it's black and white. I really have no idea what to say except a very hesitant "yeah..."

Anything else I had in mind to say would have been offensive. That's why I'd rather be quiet most of the time. (It just occurred to me.)

Being an amateur photographer I'd say I do have a right to criticize or otherwise appreciate other photographer's work. I really don't. So I know how to compose a picture reasonably. I'm able to find the right exposure. I know fast shutter speed captures fast actions and a wide aperture could create a low depth of field.

And then what? Nothing. I know how to take good-looking conventional pictures that looks good conventionally. But ultimately, they're just pictures that don't mean anything.

A picture doesn't become good just because an effect is applied to it. black and white, mosaic... wadeva.

So I'd like to know, what makes a good picture? What makes a picture legendary? Worth remembering? What do you think?
21st-Sep-2010 10:02 pm - Sorry.
lykke li
 I feel sorry for myself. That's not good. Time to stop. Everybody, has a reason to feel sorry for themselves. But don't drag other people into it. Their not part of the problem. You are. 
18th-Sep-2010 01:17 pm - A Friend.
lykke li
The end on my internship is nearing. If it's any consolation. I met a friend who's actually smart. It's been a while. I'm happy about that. ;)
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