How does death come upon us?

How does death feel like?

Vision starts blurring...

Light starts dissipating...

Heart stops beating...

On the way back from uni today,

I saw a dead bird getting run over by cars on the road...

On the way back from uni today,

I saw a crashed car on the side of the road...

On the way back from uni today,

I still think about how death comes so easily...

I'm still not over the fact that someone close has left this world...

I'm still not convinced that it is reality...

A dream...yes it's all a dream... i wish...

We all will meet death one day...

But death...

Why does death...

Come so soon for those who aren't meant to leave this world so early....

I am not being emo...

My wrists are still scar free...

It's just that all these got me all thinking...

about death...

Today is BLOODY hot. It felt like summer. Not a midsummer night's dream...but like a blazing hot summer in australia. But it's not even summer yet!!! I hate summer. 40 degrees of hell... the breeze feels like STEAM. the sunlight feels like toothpick poking through your skin. Everything is wrong about summer. There's nothing i like about it. No...i dun think there is anything i like about it.. BUT WHERE WAS SPRING????? my goodness.. only a few months ago, it was bloody cold. ok.this is what i remembered from the past few months till now.

Just less than 10 years ago, dad brought home our first digital camera. It was a Nikon Coolpix, but I can't remember which model. It had a 3.1MP sensor in it, and had one of the highest megapixels during that time. How much was it? RM2000+ for a 3.1MP Nikon camera. We loved it! It used compact flash memory which cost a few hundred for a 256MB compact flash. Digital photography was still new to us in the family, and pixels didn't really matter. The transition from 35mm film to digital was also adapted really fast. After all, all we did was just 'point n shoot' and not bothering about changing it to other settings. "A" (automatic mode) was Absolutely Amazing for us. Then the years went on, and the Nikon was left aside in the box and used occasionally for special events such as birthdays. Pixels in cameras increased like how the Australian dollar increased. I'm not talking about the Australian currency now, I know how badly it's dropped, but over the past 10 years. (by the way... it's AUD$1 is approx. RM2.40 now)
3MP was the best you could get in the late 20th century. RM2000+ was the price you'd spend on a 3MP camera in the late 20th century. Today, 3MP cameras are ANCIENT. People would be too embarrass to bring out their old 3MP digital camera. Now, almost everyone has at least a 5MP camera, because the prices have dropped dramatically due to the big market out there. You could get yourself a 5MP kodak digital camera for under AUD$100 now, that's how cheap it is.

I've recently made myself interested in photography. All this while, photography was really just point and shoot to me. As long as i get a picture, I'm happy with it. Everything has changed now after buying my first camera. Yes, MY FIRST in the year 2008. All these while, all my photos was taken with my phone. It started off with a Nokia 6670 which was a staggering 1.3MP. Then i upgraded myself to a Nokia N80 which was 3MP. All these were non-autofocus. Then came my Motorola V8 which was a 2MP camera phone. Why did i degrade myself??? Well, I didn't think much of photography and always thought that the quality of a camera phone is no match with an actual camera. Being a 5MP N95 compared to any 5MP camera out there, the result is obvious. There's is only so much stuff you can fit into a phone. Now, I'm using a 2MP autofocus LG Prada. I must admit, the quality is not good, but autofocus is always there for me. My first step in my self-taught guide to phography is reading magazines. I only bought my camera like 2 months ago, and now I'm a proud owner of nearly 10 photography magazines. Just by reading and not physically getting out there to photograph, you learn a lot of techniques that creates a good photo. I am considered really new in photography, like a new born baby in the photography world. It'll be a while before I can create stunning pictures. As for now, teaching myself through books is the best way to go.

Anyways, I'm off topic. PIXEL WARS!!! Like i said, it was only less than 10 years ago, 3MP was the highest pixel. In 2007, Canon came out with the world's highest pixel camera, which was the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. It boasts a 21.1MP sensor in it, and is the most common used full frame Dslr. How much is this??? It's about AUD$21000+. Yup! it's THAT expensive. Almost every pro photographer owns one of this.

Guess what I bought today??? MY CAMERA BACKPACK!!! Initially, i ordered a sidebag with a camera compartment at my uni's bookshop. The main reason i wanted to get a sidebag was because i wanted something to hold my new camera, as well as my laptop. The ladies at the bookshop said that they'll contact me after they've receive it, which is usually in 2 weeks time, no more. It's been nearly a month now, and yesterday I went to find out whether if my bag has arrived. "No..." no...my bag hasn't arrive yet, and the camera compartment (which i have to buy separately) is out of stock. Nil. No more.. So, i was really disappointed... so I thought "hey, why not get a backpack instead???" Because i'll be going for holidays, and a backpack is much more convinient than a side bag. So i went to Crumpler's website to check out the backpack they offered. oh, for those who duno wad Crumpler is??? It's just a company that makes really trendy and good quality bags for gadgets such as your laptop, camera, video camera, etc. SOooo...this morning after uni, I went to the city to get myself the backpack which I REALLY like after playing with it in the store. Wasnt what i wanted at first, but found it to be really really good! =D Here are some photos.

FINALLY!!!! I FINISHED UPLOADING ALL MY PHOTOS!!!! now i can start blogging. Today, the 9th of October (someone js reminded me that my post all no date one) is UWA's annual SPRING FEAST!!! wad is spring feast??? well, think of it as... PASAR MALAM!!! hehehe... it's where the uni students gather together to sell food, drinks of different cultures. They have the spring feast as one of the activities for multicultural week. Anyways, less talking and more pictures.. that's wad most ppl wan. So, let's get started!!!