DIY Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera

Got this new toy a few weeks back, but due to my high level of procrastination, i only fixed it yesterday.

It came in a box, and this is how the inside looks like:

It took me approximately 3hours to fix it (plus minus toilet break, water break, stare-into-nothingness break, dreaming-about-Johnny-Depp break). I felt so proud of myself.........until i read the online manual.

Me:

'One hour' is the biggest lie ever told by manuals. To justify myself, i shall make up as many excuses as possible as to why it took me so long to fix the camera.

#1  The instructions were all in CHINESE. 

You see ah. You must understand my hardship. My knowledge of chinese words are very limited hor. I can only write 1-10 and write my own name hor. Other complicated words i no understand hor. That's why it took me so long ^^V 

#2 .......the umm....

Ok fine, there's no #2.

Some parts were a bit more complicated than the rest. Small screws, and tiny parts with springs...etc. Since the camera parts are all made out of plastic, they are pretty fragile. You don't wanna over-screw and break any parts because then you'll have to buy another camera just to replace that one small part. 

The operation table

TADA!

And when the real camera meets the mini camera.

The mini camera

You get a real mini camera couple!

The real mini camera couple

And they lived happily ever after....

Peace.

For some reason, i don't know what/why, i woke up at 620am this morning. The dumbest thing i have done this year (so far), is that i stayed on my bed tossing and turning for almost 2 hours. That has gotta be the most unproductive 2 hours of my life in 2012.

So i decided to go downstairs and grab myself a cup of hot milo, and have an early breakfast with grandma. She is up early, as expected. And there was this great peace that suddenly filled the house. Everyone else, except the both of us, were still asleep (and they still are, as i'm typing this). I really enjoyed that moment of serenity. Something that i've been missing out on back at KL simply because the only reason i woke up early was to study for exams.

Then it dawned upon me that this peace that i'm enjoying may not be what my grandma is feeling. Waking up to quietness every single day and spending the whole day alone at home is definitely not something to look forward to, and it pains my heart to know that this is how she has been living for the past decade. The house only comes alive at night when my uncle comes home from work. Only at night will she have someone (in human form) to talk to and to watch TV with. I know not how she truly feels about this. But if i were her, this long term 'quietness' would be nothing but loneliness to me.

This is when i know i have made the right decision to sacrifice some possible 'achievements' that i could have had if i were to spend those few days back home, and stay here for a few more days. I don't know what else i can do for her, but i'll do what i think is right. And at this very point of time, i know it is.

I'm gonna make the best out of my semester break and make it the best one yet - both for me and grandma :)

The Shower Experience

My encounter in the shower just 30minutes ago has inspired me to write this blog post. With the super rainy-and-always-flooding-and-as-a-result-causing-massive-jam-on-the-road-and-trees-to-fall weather these few days, it has made my university bathing life much more interesting (miserable) than it usually is.

Here is what usually happens to me.

The rain pours.

Goes into the shower, turn on the water tap, and realize that the water is too cold.

So you stand there for 5minutes to double and triple check if the water really IS cold, and you spend another 5minutes deciding if you should risk your life by showering.

"To shower, or not to shower..." "Maybe i should get out and shower later."
"What if the lightning strikes and i get electrocuted? I don't wanna die bathing....and naked." 

Then you realize that you've wasted a good 10minutes trying to reason things out.

You: "This cannot be happening. 10minutes have gone by already?? I just got in!"

Then you think to yourself, "I shall not waste the 10minutes that i've wasted. Shower, mama's coming in."

"Have mercy on me."

Dear readers,

before i proceed, allow me to explain to you that there are 2 ways in which you can have a grand entrance.

#1  You can tap some water onto your body, count to 3, and RUN.

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OR

#2  You can skip all the steps and just RUN.

But truth be told, it doesn't really matter which way you choose.

Because at the end of the day....

you'll still end up....

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PEKCHEK.

The end.

Not my day.

This is exactly how i feel right now.

Had my first Microeconomics exam this morning. AND, i didn't do too well. 60 objectives in 1.5hours. Time wasn't enough, brain wasn't functioning as well as it should have functioned, and lots of careless mistakes. Answers were given right after exam, and i scored 41/60.

19 wrongs. 19 wrongs. 19 wrongs!!!

It is totally unacceptable. This test is supposed to be the easiest test of all since it only covers the first few chapters of the syllabus and yet i flunked it.

Le sigh.

So in order for me to release stress and to express my frustration towards myself, i have decided to to the gym and sweat it out OR i could destroy all the exercising machines like this:

Kthxbai.

A new blog in progress!

Raining krusty krabs! Every (tham-ziak) person's dream...

We sisters are in the midst of starting up a Tan Sisters' blog. It'll be a blog where we post up random happenings at home, stupid conversations which take place at home, funny videos...etc. The main purpose of doing this is for us to record down the story of our sisterhood so that one day when we grow old, we'll be able to look back and laugh at all the things that we did/said.

Ideas and blog design are still in progress (not that there are a lot to design, it's a slow progress simply because all of us are computer/photoshop/html code noobs).

But it should be up by this week ;) Stay tuned!