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International Street Performers Festival Part 2

So here is Part 2 of the International street performers festival.
Oh gosh I love pentax and my 50-135mm
Forgot his name, was like Bob something.
Unlike the other street performers, HE is actually doing tricks instead of garbage talks and jokes!
Plus this guy was hilarious!

Balancing Crystal Ball while dancing.

His moves were so smooth that the cystal ball seemed to float on air.

balance balance and dance on rope.

Swing Swing. I had to get my aperture down to F14 to capture his motion.

Last move… amazing

It was mad crowded, and they were too tall…(or I am too short)

Last show I watch before leaving…

This was kinda random…

Great that’s it. (I only had the time do photoshop the first and last one, but I guess original is OK eh?)

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International Street Performers Festival

Went to international street performers festival last week.
Most photos were taken by my 50-135mm f/2.8.
The sun was so brilliant that I don’t need to do much post-modifications.

The street performers festival itself is much grander compared to the Finge festival (of course its far greater multinational!)
These street performers have great oratorical abilities, as the show itself is entirely free, they make their profit from free donations by the audiences.

Well after all, I think I spent $3 dollars in total, 2 for a refreshing lemonade and 1 for the indian magician; how nice was I :X

The show was boring…This guy and his spiky helmet…
Talks too much. This is why sometimes I hate street performing, you stand there for 20 minutes, listen to their jokes and only get see something new in the last minute.

This was the street performer which I donated a buck for him. Good magic show.

How cooprative are Canadians, I bet no one will ever let their bud touch the ground in Hong Kong

Sword swallowing…

These are the kinds of photos where you need to take it in an particular angle to create an invisible pressure on your audience.
And yes, street performers like to swallow stuff =.=

These performers were from NYC

Alright, enough photos for today… will update the rest tomorrow.
Now I need to continue writing my gay The Tempest essay thanks to Shakespeare.

加拿大. 龍捲風暴 . 死亡距離

在香港落下了九號風球的同時

加拿大捲起龍捲風暴

照片不是我拍的, 以下是一段在Capital Ex拍下的短片

上網搜查了一會兒, 對上一次刮起龍捲風是1987年
想不到我在加拿大留學短短六年就遇到這些天災

晚上10時, Uncle Hayes 車我們回家,
天還沒黑, 望出窗外, 整個天都是黑雲,雷厲風行,雷電交架
源途不斷看到有火光, 整個城市像陷入火海裡
去到哪裡都聽得到消防車救護車聲

我們駛到大學區, 天啊
整條街就張那些災難片甚麼明日之後地球毀滅密碼一樣,
全區也停電了,
街上都是車輛在沒有交通燈之下摸著黑
雷聲也越來越響亮,
由於沒有燈的關係沒有駛進我街的小路
停一停車放下我
獨個走回家
黑黑的, 從雷電的閃爍隱約見到地上全都是倒下來的大樹…

幸好我還算平安的回到家
回到漆黑一片的家裡
望著天空
不到五分鐘,
下冰雹, 雖然肉眼完全看不到冰雹
但憑聲音都可以估計出冰雹體積有雞蛋的大小

另一方面Uncle Hayes 車到大學宿舍門口
開始下冰雹的時間就是其他朋友打開車門的同一時間
關門, 等….
同行的另一部車去了朋友家”避難”

一直都沒有恢復電源
沒有電腦, 沒有收音機
完全不知道龍捲風的破壞程度
而我就坐在廳的沙發上,
望出窗外

想著死亡
也許會有更大的冰雹落下跌穿我住的小屋
也許真的會被龍捲風連屋拔起
也許之後會被捲到天空中
墮下來摔死掉
人類就是這麼的渺小,
死實在不難, 隨時都可以
若果真的要在當天死去, 我會後悔
後悔自己甚麼偉大的事都沒作就去了
後悔自己今天還有很多重要事情沒有完成
後悔自己沒有時間交代好遺言
後悔自己沒有跟所愛的說句我愛你
In fact, ironically, you will not even have the time to regret afterall.

我躺在沙發
隨著救護車聲陪伴睡著了

第二天早上天朗氣清

活著是多麼美好

考車牌 – I Don’t Understand Why

I don’t understand why.

This was my third attempt trying to get the write my driver’s exam (Written section, class 7). Not that I’ve failed, but in fact I didn’t even have the chance to write it.
First time it was my homestay family’s disapproval, I need their signature due to the fact that I was still under 18.
And after I moved, turned 18, well prepared; something came up suddenly, didn’t go write it.

And now, this time with a very well-prepared condition, I failed to go write it.
Just before I step out of my apartment, I realize that I will need my passport.
And I CANT FIND MY PASSPORT! Been searching it for two hours, and right now the registry office had already closed.

So what’s next? Maybe God doesn’t want me to drive.
Sometimes it gets a little frustrating because we CAN’t understand God’s plan.
I hope I find my passport anyways…

Our Rooms 我們的房間

Just like you, or any other typical kid, I used have all sorts of youthful furniture in my room.

I remembered my bedroom was just as large as mine now. I remembered a double decked bed with a unsalted smell of sequoia; a chaste white closet with two lower drawers, having all my precious stickers over on it, a shallow brown desk with a hot black lamp which I use to scrutinize my toys. I had all kinds of fiction books under that desk; I sincerely read them over and over, hoping the righteous prince of Zalo would just magically survive in the end. I remembered my urge to finish the second Harry Potter, even it was five hours later than my friend’s bedtime.

Everything in our room, not only presents our youthful naivety,
but also our precious memory.

Now all my story books are either kept in a paper box deep inside the storage room, or torn apart into the trash
My old furniture must have dumped into the sea, or burned to the ground.
What’s left?

Now I have a box of chemical molecule models under my desk; a key chain with a 4GB flash drive that contains thousands of papers and researches files.
Now I have my Campbell’s Biology, Nolte’s Neuroanatomy, Thomas’ Calculaus right next to me.
I guess the only story book I have left on my desk is the Harbrace borrowed from the library.
What’s left?

Bible Study @ Uncle Hayes’

Went for a bible study last week at Uncle Hayes’ place
(Right, I will start writing in english again!)

And this time we started with Romans, Chapter 1: 1-8
Had a great time comparing the four gospels descriptions on Jesus’s resurrection.

Fooded after. I can’t remember what these western style spring rolls were called, but they were darn good (mainly because of the salsa) – and with cheese in it.
This photo was taken by 43mm f/1.9

This is Mr Philip Chow with his roll.
Also taken with 43mm (I think) + flash.

The nature of this photo’s construction is an irony if you look at it from a photographer’s point of view.
Left side we have philip’s funny face and his spring roll, in contrast we have vertical and horizontal lines on the right side, – which usually indicates stabilization. Well not suggesting Philip is not steady; but just this photo being ironic.

Oh God, draw me close to you.

Leaving Hong Kong – Unpleasant flight and English 111

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話說過了漫長的七月一和七月三
(七月一上篇 & 七月一下篇)
( 七月三上篇 & 七月三下篇)

就是七月四即是我最後一天
shopping shopping
買褲,買鞋, 買攝影師之眼和另外一本書

整天也在下雨 :X
跟好朋友吹水到十二點
回家, 沒有睡 (我比較喜歡在飛機睡)

早上5時45分上了天台, 大霧多雲多蚊沒甚麼好影

9時半出發搭的士…去巴士站
去到岩岩走左部 =.=
呆等20分鐘 …

其實今次都是第一次坐巴士去機場
$24 only, 剛剛好平的士十倍
又可以長睡一小時半, 真好

又在下雨呵! 天卻是藍的!

跟平常一樣都是Air Canada

Air canada 新機有個人電視
比以前好很很很多了

以前每一次別人問我” Hows your flight?”
我也是回答說 “Air canada sucks”

每次坐飛機也是在機翼旁

不是就沒有窗口位

算了吧機翼也可以有它的特別

飛機很乾呵, 所以不斷流鼻水

有點辛苦

到達溫哥華

轉機回家休息

每一次回到加拿大都會聞到屬於加拿大的味

真的是一種味道,也許是樹木乾地和空氣混出來吧

對了我們的olfactory nuclei 是跟屬於Emotional memory 部份連在一起的

所以嗅覺會常常影響到我們的情緒

而加拿大的味每一次聞到都是陌生帶點傷心的

還是需要一段時間去適應

第二天就要去上課了, 英文唉 =.=

第一天就要大量看書, 這些英文書比我的腦科書還厚 =w=
由於degree 需要我讀, 沒有辦法吧….
很多人問我今年何解這麼早就
就是讀這summer course 可以將一年的痛苦縮作六星期, Good deal i guess.
這一科我要求很低, D 就夠了 (GPA = 1.0)
作天交了文, 今天present 完, 快要準備寫下篇文…
比起平時我讀這寫其實workload沒算甚麼
問題是我完全沒興趣, 拿起書就像催眠一樣….

‘都是靠summary 算吧

幸好在圖書館裡借了幾本textbook =.=
不然就要浪費千多元….

見到這本Harbrace Anthology 就想死了

還有三大本text, 圖書館沒有, 遲點去破費

眼要休息了下回見

http://www.memorti.com/blog/july-1st/

July 3rd 累行日攝影記下篇香港公園 Hong Kong Park + 山頂 Hong Kong The Peak

累行日上篇: http://www.memorti.com/blog/hong-kong-central/

哇!

原來離開香港已經10天了
時間過得這麼快
除了讀書外還算是有點東西做….
遲點再update
今篇比較多相, 請大家慢慢欣賞

話說拿到了study permit, 吃過自助餐, 便到附近的香港公園兜兜然後上山頂
雖然天很陰, 光線強度卻正適合花木攝影

這些可惡的荷花沒有開, 開了的都在很遠,
我的pentax 50-135mm f/2.8 根本就不夠zoom
唯有crop 吧

看這相時有點後悔沒有買CPR filter 才走… =w=

個人十分喜歡這張相

在DCHome 看到原來有人會在花上滴膠水=v=

(香港也很多這麼有公德心的人)

其實接觸了單反相機差不多一年, 到沒有怎樣影過綠色

看別人影的就多了….

現在JPEG直出也哇了一聲

全場只有這粉紅的荷花”仔”

很遙遠, crop crop crop

比較近的就是黃色的這朵

準備搭纜車

這張Photoshop 了很多黑點
要好好清潔我的 16-45 f/4.0 呵

太平山下, 下年一定要晚天去

What an ugly Rabbit

Snap Snap

這個平台好看來好張沒有甚麼好影,

其實動動腦筋就可以構出一張屬於自己的圖了

下山時已經六點了本來想去一趟這個雀館
關了 =w=

下年吧

最近在看攝影師之眼
好書一本值得一買
教了很多concept 構圖問題

下回 – 飛機 + 開學(summer school =.=)

累行日上篇: http://www.memorti.com/blog/hong-kong-central/

累行日上篇中環金鐘 Hong Kong Central

累行日下篇 – http://www.memorti.com/blog/hong-kong-park_hong-kong-peak_photos/

走前四天, 其實應該說是三天才對(第四日飛)

為了更新我的Study permit, 煩得很, 要多謝Ann Chow 在大學跑來跑去替我取文件花了大半個下午

七月二, 下午去了加拿大領使館, 他們告訴我還需要一分大學取錄更新文件,
可惜的是領使館星期五六日休息, 星期一便太遲了 (星期日飛),
無計之下要求約見領使, 談判了一大輪憑我這爛口才應急下領使叫我第二天若她出來拿文件給她!!
當然文件拿不拿到亦是另一個問題… 試試吧, 回office send email 給大學告訴他們事件有多緊急 (我地下晝佢地仲訓緊, 唯有等下)

在甚麼都不能做之下晚上去跟朋友們吃飯吹水

會家後大學回復了我, 來回了幾封email後叫我要寫張permission letter 給我一個朋友, 用這信交給大學換我的文件
沒有fax 沒有scanner 凌晨一點半荒蕪的清水灣, 怎麼辦!?!

試了叫朋友冒簽我的singature, 不行, Office 跟我朋友說完全不行 (我都無諗過佢地真係check 個簽名加拿大人咁懶)
哈哈哈 last resort, 出動了相機+閃燈, 拍下簽名, photoshop 一下, paste 去我permission letter裡 =w=

整個跑來跑去, scan 來 scan 去, print 來 print去的過程完了正是我們香港七點早上,
可惜家裡沒有printer, 睡不了兩小時就要起床跑到Office, print 文件, 再趕去中環約見領使… 真的很累…

最後當然是成功, 得到了study permit introduction letter – (正式的還沒有拿到!)

下午約了朋友吃午餐
需然是很累, 但都要應約
又是香格理拉酒店, 不過港島這所比尖沙嘴好很多at least 有海鮮
自助餐也不理了喝了大杯咖啡

朋友介紹的格仔餅, 很厚身是平常的兩倍 $10抵~

So fat

自助餐其實最好的就是有各式各樣的甜品

中環snap 幾張

下一回香港公園 + 山頂

累行日下篇 – http://www.memorti.com/blog/hong-kong-park_hong-kong-peak_photos/

Watch 17 Again online

回到17歲 (17 again), 在香港進戲院看了兩次, 有意思, 值得一看
今天Tom365 update 了，現在跟大家分享分享

Director: Burr Steers

Writer (WGA): Jason Filardi (written by)

Release Date: 17 April 2009 (USA)

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Plot: About a guy whose life didn’t quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.

If you don’t know how to use qvod player, you may want to click http://www.memorti.com/blog/watch-transformers-2-online/ (An example using qvod to watch transformers)

Watch HERE

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