Summer is Here

Summer officially came a few days ago. However the temperature today is blisteringly hot. It seems we are on the middle of August already. The Kanto region of Japan recorded the highest temperature so far for a June month : 39 degrees Celsius! That is really hot.

Is it because of global environmental change? Winters also recorded abnormally low temperature on months where we expect warmer weather. If June temperature is already past 30 degrees I wonder what the temperature will be in August.

I like to go out during summer because the sky is so clear and blue; the sun brightly shining all over which makes photographing nice places more enticing. I also would be running and jogging early  mornings and late afternoons just to enjoy the warmth rays of the sun hitting gently my sweaty skin. 

Hopefully it will be a summer to remember.

Running for Good Health

I received the results of my annual check-up recently. There was nothing for be concerned of of the findings except that I need to be active and control intake of non-healthy foods as it seems my weight, fatty content on some body areas, and some other cholesterol sensitive areas are high.

I don't have a body builder's body. I don't have  6-pack abs. Instead I have a growing beer belly which I need to slim down so as not to make some of my jeans obsolete.

The doctor said I need to change my sedimentary lifestyle. Stay away from computer and hit the gym. Or start running frequently to remove excess calories that builds into body fat if you sit in front of the computer right off the bat after eating. Well yeah I do have keyboard itch as I like reading news, updating my network (personal and professional social sites), writing a blog, editing photos and the like.

I need to change, big time. I have to jog every weekend for a start. I have to to the gym and lift weights, do sit-ups and other abs crunching routines.

Food intake has to be controlled also. I need to eat breakfast as I currently miss breakfast frequently. Coffee, by the way, is not considered a breakfast item. My dinner habit has to change too. Sometimes I ate past 9 PM which is not good time for supper. I also have to follow the new "food-plate" initiative. More on fruits and vegetables, if possible half of your plate is filled from this food group. Less on meat products, just enough to sustain the protein requirement.

I believe these are not difficult lifestyle changing habits. For good health is wealth.

But I have to read magazines, of course, health magazines to cover my itch for reading.

IELTS Exam

I will have my IELTS exam next month. Though I come from a country where English is the lingua franca and where I use English as my day to day business communication tongue, I still have to have an IELTS result to officially prove that I can communicate in English fluently. Such requirement is needed when you plan to immigrate or live permanently in an English speaking country such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand or USA.

I am confident that I can pass this test easily. However, I still have to prepare properly and hopefully achieve above average results.

The test is divided into four categories: Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing. Of the four tests, I feel I am weakest on the Writing category. It is not easy to organize your thoughts, write fluidly using the best words and using grammar that artfully conveys the subject/thought you are writing about. Yes, it is easy to write a few sentences or even a few paragraphs. But it is not easy to coherently write a complete article without messing up some words or sentences or ideas. What I mean is you usually repeat words redundantly. Or you keep on writing on a loop until you reach the end of your article. Normally, you edit and edit until you reach the desired results but in IELTS exam you don't have the luxury to edit many times.

So here I am blogging as much as I can to practice and practice and practice until I will be as confident as my reading, speaking and listening skills.

By the way, this article has 4 paragraphs, 15 sentences and about 250 words.

Instagr.am

Instagr.am is is a photo sharing application designed for use on Apple iOS devices. This App allows users to share their photos after applying a variety of effects or filters. Users can share photos through the Instagram app or using a variety of other social networking products such as Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare.


I have been using this for a few days now and yeah it looks cool. It seems to be addictive at times. 

As you can see I just have a few photos yet. Let me just say these are just trial/test photos to get me familiarized with the functions of the App. Later on I will be posting nice photos that will hopefully get some attention and increase my current followers from 1. 


I also like this community because to be honest there are really extremely nice photos posted around. I have been a long user of Flickr but this community seems different.


So I hope I can also post one photo a day on this community.

Why Can't I Blog at Least One Post A Day?

I have always asked this many times myself. And it seems I don't have the answer. It is not that I don't have time to do this. In fact I have  a lot of time to at least update this blog once a day.

It is not that I don't know how to write a 300 word article. In fact I do make a lot of communication, emails, reports that even go beyond 10 paragraphs .

It is not that I don't have a subject to write about or love to write. In fact, I have extremely varied interests ranging from photography, to technology, to sports, to health, to music , to movies, to books. Ohh, my mind is just full of interests and imagination.

What is it then? You know what....I think I have too much interests on such a wide subject that I seem to get lost of what would I blog then. This blog is supposed to be about my love for photography. But I have included subjects about technology. I seem to get lost of what the blog is all about, and then so goes my interest to blog at least once a day.

So from now on, this blog might be about photography but I will just write anything that fascinates me whether it's about the next Iphone or who wins this year's Wimbledon or updates to my PC which I seem to find enjoyment by tweaking and adding new stuff.

So, starting today June 21st, I will be at least posting 1 blog a day.

P.S. Please do remind me if I miss one day.

Cherry Blossoms

It is that time of year again when the cold dark winter days burst into life. Where flowers bloom and the sun keeps on shining giving warmth all around.

I'm Back

It's been a while since I posted my last blog. I have been very busy lately that I did not have time anymore to post and write something that interest me.

I just got hold a copy of Photoplus April 2011 edition. This edition featured boudoir photography. My genre has always been landscape photography but the thought of photographing sexy and beautiful ladies in lingerie always appealed me. Someday I would be doing this and fun it would be!!!