Student Street Photography Awards 2012

Here are my entries for this photography competition. I'm usually quite apprehensive towards photography competitions because being art, judge's taste and preferences can vary greatly. Oh well, all you can do is give it your best shot (haha, pun!). But yeah a photography award still eludes me. I want one soooooooo badly. About time for me to be able to tell people that I'm an 'award-winning photographer' because just telling people that you love taking pictures doesn't have the same kick to it. LOL

 Bustling traffic in Tokyo

Jazzin Good Times

I've always had this thing for jazz music. Went around London with Mehul and Adam looking for a good place to listen to some life jazz music. Took us some time but we eventually stumbled on one. Turns out most clubs don't open past midnight. Hmphh. I don't like to think that there would options other than generic clubbing with loud beats, not that there's anything wrong with that. There's a time and place for everything.

Ronnie Scott's the name. A big venue compared to the ones that I'm used to. I prefer smaller venues for their intimate atmosphere. Booths are designed in  semi-circle around the stage, making it look like a mini stadium. Small red lamps illuminate the table tops. Looking around you spot groups of people just bobbing to the music, totally captivated by every beat and swing of the band. Music was not bad. Style was more along the contemporary fusion-ish genre so it was something different. I like it old school!

Regardless, I thought it was a rather good night. Food, music, and roaming aimlessly around the streets of London. Such a bohemian lifestyle. At least that's what it felt like.

So hungry

Been getting intense craving for specific foods lately. And I've sort of stopped cooking because I can't be bothered cleaning up after that annoying flatmate I have who keeps messing up the kitchen. Simply not cleaning up after him anymore so the entire kitchen is a dump right now; bones all over the table, clogged sink, dirty dishes, overflowing garbage. Seems to be the trend with other friends who have flatmates from the same region China. I blame the one child policy; producing a spoilt generation of teenagers who care for no one else other than themselves.

Excuse the rant. Today was not a really good day. Got up early in the morning for lecture. Such a huge effort. Lecturer did not turn up. Had a flat viewing this afternoon. Estate agent did not turn up. Gave him a call and was scolded for apparently being late. Our appointment was at 3pm. We were there before five past three. Agent claimed that he was there and left at 3.08pm. Such delightful customer service.

Empty Bowls

Busaba Eathai @ Leicester Square, London

Had dinner with a few friends here on my last visit to London. Busaba Eathai was recommended by Sue Jan, whom we had lunch with. It's a really popular place to dine at, and we had to queue for quite a while to get in. The restaurant is dimly lit and square wooden tables are arranged throughout the space like a school cafeteria.

They pack as many people as possible on to one table, so expect to meet some new acquaintances during your dining experience. I wasn't particularly fond of that concept but it seems to be the norm in Chinatown, but understandable considering the amount of customers around.

Signs of spring

The walk to lectures just became more beautiful. Flowers are popping up all over the meadows. This particular stretch is filled with yellow coloured ones. I find it intriguing how they seem to grow in some sort of aligned pattern.See how the bundles of flowers are roughly spaced evenly from each other? Order in randomness. Hauntingly beautiful and deep isn't it haha.

Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Just something I shot for a newspaper article. This club is closing soon and there's sort of a small uprising going against it's closure. Something about the university claiming back that property. Oh well, never been there.