Bad day..

Today started out quite nicely, with the prospect of taking some good pictures.. Went for Masina tutorial, had some assignment to do cos Brian Lee (the lecturer) lost his voice.. Was done at 11am, went out of class and my mood swung from happy to SIAN! Juz like the damn weather.

11am only and it seemed like 6.30pm. It wasn't good. Overcast day, gonna rain like shit. Spoiling my plans to take photo! Argh!! So din really have an idea where to go la. Met BLoh at the bus stop, and he suggested that I can go Geylang to take some pictures (at Aljunied MRT there), so I thought ok, I shall go there. But before that, wanted to check out Toa Payoh first.. Hopped onto 157 but when it reached macritchie, remembered that Macritchie is the first reservoir in SIngapore, so.. it's heritage isn't it?! So yah.. Alighted at Macritchie.. and took out my cam. Came to this little concrete hut.. Can see it's quite old. So stopped to take some pictures. Managed to take 2 and was working out the angles when a old and grumpy and f-ed up voice shouted from behind

"EH! WHY ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES?"

Stunned by the outburst, I turned back and saw a old man (park ranger) walking towards me. And he repeated his qn of why I was taking pictures, giving that very bu shuang face.

"For project use." was my reply.

"You all ah, always say projek projek, you know you have to ask permission not. yada yada.."

By this time, he's in front of me liao. and he said "This is government building, you take pictures must ask permission. I think I better take down your Name and IC number." and he tried taking out his pen and paper. (I think he was trying to intimidate me) But I promptly reached for my wallet and gave him my NP EZ-Link card, to prove my claim that I'm a student. But well, after I took out, I dunno where his pen and paper go, din take down my particulars but just shoo me away. ya, as in really. "Aiya.. I think you better go away ah.. Dun take pikcher here ah.." And he continued talking crap.. while i just turned and walk away, he was still "screaming" behind me.. Fuck! How irritating is that.. I so wanted to tell him to put a fucking "No Photography" sign on that hut instead of the fucking "No Smoking". It's darn lame can.

Ok, I mean I understand it maybe one of the numerous redundant, irrelavant and irritating laws that SIngapore has, that the rangers have to ober and enforce. But fuck, can't he tell me in a nicer way?! I so feel like strangling him, I was already damn irritated with the bad weather and he had to come to make things worse.. I mean.. Going to a fucking nature reserve and reservoir park and you can't take pictures?!?!? Or maybe it's just cos I was focusing on a damn hut. But still! It's not like there was a sign to tell me or any other person that the hut allows no photography?!!?! I think it's at most a pump house or wad la.. Damn.. Rangers should really get some Customer service trg..

Ok. So bo bian and headed to Toa Payoh instead. Walked around abit.. See the sky sian. Was deciding if I should go home. But decided to go Aljunied via train after having lunch at BK. Ended up alighting at City Hall, cos I remember telling myself to get some pictures there. City Hall itself is surely heritage enough! But....... It was raining quite heavily.. So ended up walking around at Peninsula and Funan looking at soccer and photography stuffs..

Took a bus to Chinatown after that. Bought Corrine May's new album "Safe in a Crazy World".. Nice! Also bought JJ Lim's "No 89757".. Two nice albums I've got! Whoo.. Only highlight of the day. Haha.

Managed to go to Aljunied eventually.. Walked the back alleys and realised some of those buildings are really left untouched, looks older than those in Chinatown! So snapped some pictures here and there.. Lighting was quite bad, cos the sky wasn't clearing up after the rain.. So decided I should just finish that half-roll left in the cam and call it a day.. Hope it turns out well.. Bought FM2005. Hhaha... After sucha long time, finally got it! Quite nice to play.. =D

Anyway, seriously hope I can take some good pictures.. Feel good doing that and seeing it on the print! =D