Nagoya & Kyoto Through My Dad's Eyes

My Dad took R2 for a week trip to Nagoya & Kyoto. Its amazing how the camera can go even further than the owner does. Me, myself I've never been to Japan and it will be on my adventure-list right after Southeast Asia Escape, UK, & The States. I guess I'm gonna save my second Europe trip for pre-weds. (BIG amen to that! I mean to the soulmate, Europe can wait haha) =p

Anyways, I took the liberty to randomly select some of my Dad's shots and edit it further to enhance the beauty of the cities. Call it a Dad & Son project. I'm glad to found out that my Dad now is up to par with me enthusiastically in photography. And maybe in some case, way more excited than me, like he's now taking a casual course with his friend, a pro photographer. Also for this trip he borrowed his friends 55-250mm Lens. And now he already signed himself in for a photo competition.

Wow, that was fast Dad. I remember two months ago when I wanted to get a 7D you're still blank, and now you're forcing me to get an L-Lens. No complaint though. I'm all smile for that. We can share investment in lenses & equipments then =D.

Love,
Your Beloved Son

p.s: R2 is the name of my camera. you gonna hear him often. =)

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Two Best Covers of Man In The Mirror

Just wanted to share what I think is the two best covers of MJ's original. The song itself has finally caught up on me and influence me in many ways. Especially for a wordgeek like me, the lyrics are just an inspiration in itself. Added the harmony and the melodies, its officially my all-time-favorite. Thank you MJ, you da' man! And yeah, smile on, shine on peeps. Rubs. =)

http://www.youtube.com/v/5dzAbn0A4Ic&hl=en&fs=1
James Morrison's version is just wow-ing. His voice added more weight on the song emotionally.

http://www.youtube.com/v/aNZJgjbHLy0&hl=en&fs=1
And this one, my favorite Youtube Star at the moment, Gabe Bondoc. Love the glasses dude. And yes, like you always did, you bring the groove into the song. *thumbs*

One Good Thing Will Lead to Another

I was late today. I supposed to get into office as early as 8.29 cause one minute after it will turn 8.30 -- meaning: L-A-T-E (yes in that striking red color). And so this morning I clocked in at 8.38.

I hate being late. I don't like being late. And I don't want to be perceived as 'punctually challenged'. And so I started to ponder. Let's do a bit of backward thinking. Why was I late? Could it be that I was late because I overslept? YES! And why did I woke up late? Ah, that must be my tendency to sleep late. Why did I sleep late? Because I can't sleep early. Why can't? Cause I'm well adjusted with late-night browsing, chatting, twitter-ing and blackberry-ing, movies or whatever activities to entertain me.

Now, let's do some forward thinking. Nine minute can make a whole lot of difference. Let's say my boss arrived on time, and she had something important to do with me, and she looked for me. Let's say its a prospective customer looking for a rough-terrain crane. I wasn't there. By the time I got into office, the offer might have been passed on to other. And there I just lost a 2-billion worth of deal.

And, just for fun some triple-fast-forward thinking. Now that I missed it. I might not be able to reach my target. And since I can't reach my target, no extra bonuses whatsoever at the end of the month. And since there's no bonus, I will have to postpone my further investment in camera and lenses (aiming for a Canon L Lens 24-70mm f/2.8 at this moment). And since I postponed the lenses, I might not be able to capture the photos I wanted. I might missed the opportunity to catch that beautiful frame of the recently appearing rainbow-on-sunset. And that means I won't be posting any new photoworks here or to my Tumblr. Which if I had the amazing rainbow photos uploaded, somebody might bump into my page and get very well interested to the point of hiring me as her photographer for her pre-wed.

Am I talking nonsense? I suppose not.

What if I forgo that one hour of late-night activities, whatever that is. That would grant me an extra hour of rest. Meaning, I will be able to wake up on time and fresher of course. And get to office on time. Etc.Etc. You know where I'm going.

In conclusion, could it be that one good thing leads to another? (and vice versa) I suppose very much possible. It's just a decision away. A decision to be discipline. Each and everyone of us has the equal chance to make that decision daily. Be wise.

Smile on, Shine on.
Rubs