Hello stranger! I was invited to Lomography Singapore's Lomography WILD party some weeks ago, which was tons of fun!

The Camera

The bloggers were each loaned a lomo cam to document the event with, and I was assigned to the La Sardina (along with a flash). Mine had a wide-angle lens with multiple exposure capabilities. It's a gorgeous cam, and like most lomos, real easy to use. I particularly love the Pattern editions. Not the exact design I used, but with the flash, it looked a little like this:

Random obligatory "WHEN DID I TAKE THIS AND WHAT IS THAT" film shot.

The Party

For instance, the bloggers were asked to judge a live fashion catwalk show- the "wildest" contestant wins! FYI, the competition was pretty wild. Highlights included a contestant offering to bare a little more skin, and some awfully strange dancing.

I also found out, upon reaching the event, that bloggers were automatically in the running for best dressed- according to the animalistic dress code, of course. Yusrina's fierce prints won her a brand new Animal edition camera!! (Off-topic, but wow, finally a legit use of fierce where fashion's involved..?)

And speaking of Yusrina, it was really nice to see Liyana, Shane and Yusrina again! I haven't had the time to attend any events lately, and getting to play catch up with other bloggers was really enjoyable.

The Outfit

Blazer: Global Citizen
Dress: Topshop
Cuff: CK
Shoes: Vestiges

The Photographer-for-the-Day

The Potentially Scarring Images (Compulsary)

In conclusion, the La Sardina was great, and it was a remarkably fun day. A huge thank you to the Lomography SG team for having me, and thanks for throwing such a marvelous party! ♥

Surprise! It's a new post... on time!

How are you enjoying the holidays so far? I've been stuffing my face full with Pig's Stomach soup, and it's been simply splendid.

Samsung kindly lent me a NX200 for the NAPBAS trip, and as a result, I've been neglecting my D90. Some of you may recall the mini-review that I did for the NX100 last year, and I've decided to do a more indepth one for the new model. So without further ado, here's my take on the NX200!

The Technical Overview

• 20.3 Megapixels with APC-C size CMOS Sensor
• ISO 100 - 12,800
• 1080p HD Movie Recording
• Weight: 220g
• 3.0" AMOLED Display

In English, it means that it's a really light mirrorless 4/3 camera with a spectactular ISO (film speed/light sensitivity) range, "true" HD and a crystal clear display.

Flash vs No Flash

Chiffon Blazer: Global Citizen

As you can see, the flash doesn't make much of a difference in the day, lol. It's fantastic at night, though. The NX200, like its predecessor, does not come with a built-in flash. My set came with an external flash (SEF8A). I believe that the previous flash I reviewed ran on batteries, whereas this one is "powered" by the camera itself.

My opinion regarding the external flash hasn't changed- It's one of my favorite things about the NX series, as it makes your complexion look really good. Just take the photos in this post for instance. All the camwhore photos were unedited!

(And this is also why they don't usually ask shallow women to review cameras...)

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Photographer: Lenne Chai
Hair: Mark Cheng
Makeup: Jennifer.es
Wardrobe: Depression
Model: Arekusu Chung (Looque)

Special thanks to: John Voon

You might know by now that I take forever to retouch photos, so it probably won't surprise you that this set isn't complete yet! Nonetheless, I thought that it was so apt for Chinese New Year that I simply had to share.

As for the title of this series:

輕功 is ~basically~ a form of the mad ninja skills more commonly known as Chinese Martial Arts. Or you could think of it as an exaggerated form of Parkour, I guess.

Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! ♥♥♥

(Photography by Lenne)

I'm generally anxious about potentially romantic holidays such as Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day and even My Birthday if I don't have anything exciting planned in advance (e.g alcohol intoxication).

Which is why it was kind of surprising, even for someone like me who's easily infected (by viruses), to be experiencing warm, fuzzy feelings this festive season. And considering how I've been dreading Christmas for fear of a heightened lesson in loneliness, I'd say that it's been pretty awesome. It's always comforting to know that your happiness doesn't have to depend on another.

These photos were taken during a truly magical day I spent in Perth, during a very happy point in my life. I had gone exploring, and was standing alone in a vineyard when a flock of brilliantly coloured birds filled the sky. They were merely inches above me when they swooped overhead, and as a city girl who's never been remotely near the wild, I stood frozen to the spot. Frozen with a newfound awe of nature, and frozen with the newfound realization of the insignificance of our existence.

What an awkwardly honest festive post. Maybe it would've been simpler to link that fateful incident¹ to miracles, then attempt to use that to bring up the birth of Baby Jesus?

¹ My phone fell into an MRT (train) track this day last year, and it's still alive! And I haven't misplaced it. Yet.