Beijing

Well, before I even begin this post, I would like to just say that this is 2 years late.

I travelled to Beijing in 2013, with my dad. I planned to do a post back then, but school got in the way. And somehow, I felt that my photos were meh (read: mediocre and boring). Hence, these photos have been lying in my external drive since then, untouched, and unedited.

Yesterday night, as I was feeling frustrated while studying for Chemistry (yeah, my previous post wasn't true. My Mid-Years only officially ended today), I decided to look through these old photos. And I was amazed, as I was able to find a few gems amongst the pile of rocks. (My geography teachers would beg to differ though, as they see beauty in granites, limestone, etc. I do love rocks too. After all, I'm a geography student. :)

It's interesting how when you look at things from a different perspective, with a different mood and focus in mind, you're able to find the beauty in them that you've previously missed out. I just wished that I had been able to pick out these beauties when I was still back in Beijing, 2 years ago.

This will not be a recount of my trip to Beijing, and it will be merely a photo gallery sort of thing, with the quintessential things of Beijing, some touristy shots, as well as the nature found outside the central city. I've carefully selected and edited all the photos individually, and I hope you'll like them as much as I do. :)

P.S. I'm still working on the Part 2 of my June in Pixels post! Stay tuned for it as it'll be up very, very soon. :)
P.S.S. I have just purchased something super cool (photography related, of course) and I'm so excited to use it and to share it (or them?) with you guys on this space!!! :)

June in Pixels (Part 1)

Hey everyone!

So my short 1-month break is officially over now, and I'm back in school, sat through a couple of Mid-Year papers (and survived, thankfully) and I'm currently enjoying my fleeting yet much needed post exams break. So here's the promised post: a review of June!

So here are the places I went, things I've done, all recorded with these pixels. :) I've decided to split into this post into 2, so it won't be overly long! Click here to view Part 2!

The Pinnacle@Duxton
I visited the place with my parents, and the view up on the 50th floor was amazing. I've already written a post about it, so click here to see more of the place!


SEA Games Carnival
The SEA Games Carnival was held in conjunction with the 28th SEA Games, and there would be a mini-concert every weekend. I went down on the final weekend with Xin Hui, and we watched many performances by the local talents, including Tabitha Nauser, Daphne Khoo, and The Sam Willows. I think this was probably my first ever "concert", and I really love the atmosphere of live performances. :)

I must admit that before that, I've never actually listened to the local musicians. And after the concert (let's just call it a concert hehe), I was really in awe. They are all so talented and deserve much more recognition! Not forgetting they're seem like really, really nice people too. Here are some photos I've taken that day. (Sadly and unfortunately, I deleted the photos of the other singers by accident so here are only photos of The Sam Willows... :( note to self: always check that all photos are imported before formatting SD card.)

The "Finale" event, with everyone getting on their feet and some cool smoke

May I just say, I really want to try out concert photography hehe

Of course, night time bokeh is an absolute necessity.

Punggol
This is actually the second time I went to Punggol Promenade. About a year ago, I made my first ever visit there to the lalang field (which my friends and I did not manage to find), so this time round Xin Hui and I decided to head to Lorong Halus Wetland, which is connected to the Promenade via a bridge.

We did not walk the way I used to walk, because the path was muddy and Xin Hui was wearing sandals. (Tip for future explorers: Do not wear sandals when exploring) Hence, we had to walk the other way and after what felt like an eternity, with tons of walking and perspiring under the hot sun (looking at you, Singapore weather), we finally arrived at our destination. And guess what! We caught the golden hour! However, most of the time the sun was hiding behind the cloud hence I could only get a few photos with the golden goodness. Nevertheless, it was still a rather great time :)

The Shoot-off: she snapped a photo of me a moment before I took this HAHAHA

Click here to see the version of this photo on my Flickr!

"Painting" the plants, which was a photo idea that didn't really work out. :(

The sky turned pink a while after the sun has set

And that's the end of Part 1! Stay tuned for Part 2 of this post :)

Elsa
P.S. I didn't proofread this so hopefully I didn't write anything nonsensical in my current extremely-sleepy state of mind hehehe.