A Year of Adventure

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2013 has been a great year for me. There were a lot of ups and downs, but I also witnessed how God walked with me and built my faith whenever I was facing trials in many kinds. 

This year, I prayed a Sun Stand Still prayer, and I know that adventures are waiting ahead of me. I don't know what God will take away from me so that I will not be too comfortable in my life in order to achieve my audacious vision. 

After two years of being a Christian, I slowly discover the gift that God has given to me, and the reasons why He designed me to be like me - an introvert with sensitive feeling, but love to be the center of attention. 

And because of the Sun Stand Still prayer that I prayed, things that seemed impossible to me started to become possible. I can see God's abundant blessings pouring onto me. Amazing, that feeling is truly amazing at the moment when I witness God's blessing.

Yet, I must remain humble - I am here to serve others, with all that God has given me. Like what others said:" What you have, is a gift from God, what you will become, is a gift for God."

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All photos were taken in Mont Salvat, with Polaroid SLR 690 and Polaroid PX680 color films.

                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                   

Adrien Fournier

"Idioteque"

by Radiohead

Who's in bunker, who's in bunker
I've seen too much
I haven't seen enough
You haven't seen enough
I'll laugh until my head comes off
Women and children first
And children first
And children

Ice age coming, ice age coming
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both..

       Thank you Adrien for willing to be topless in a cold winter morning for photo shoot. Joel, our housemate moved out and gave me his beautiful English style flower couch. I love it so much and started to plan a few photo shoots with the couch before the couch is given away to our neighbour. 

       I tried to learn some French vocabularies from Adrien, but I gave up, because my tongue doesn't like to pronounce French words. What a coincidence that I cooked Thai Tom Yam soup on the first day Adrien arrived in Melbourne, he couldn't bear the spiciness and ended up ate nothing for dinner - not a good experience for his first day in Melbourne. We chatted about his hometown, Chartes in France, and had a look at his grandparents' house, uncle's house and his house from Google Map - it's always interesting to hear about other's story. You will be one of the top skater in the world! We will miss you deeply Adrien!

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Eloise Grills

" Dreams Never End " 
by New Order

My promise could be your fiend
A given end to your dreams
A simple movement or rhyme
Could be the smallest of signs
We'll never know what they are or care
In it's escapable view
There's no escape so few in fear
Give in a changing value

Her cardigan is from Japan and her skirt is from Amsterdam.
She loves Homer and she has the coolest tattoo ever!

Oh I love the writer's vintage style!

It took us some time to pronounce her name properly,

it's pronounced as Elle + Loiuse. 

When I first saw her outside our Polaroid gallery,

 she was wearing a red vintage skirt and writing an article for FilmNeverDie.

The sun shined on her pink hair and I thought:

"Wow I must take a photo of her."

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        Polaroid PX680 Colour Film

I'm Not Yours Anymore

" I'm Not Yours Anymore "

Light me up a cigarette and put it in my mouthYou're the only one that wants me aroundAnd I can think of a thousand reasons whyI don't believe in you, I don't believe in you and I

Light me up a cigarette and put it in my mouthYou're the only one that wants me to dieAnd I can think of a thousand reasons whyI don't believe in you, I don't believe in you

I'm not yours anymoreI'm not yours anymoreNo, I, I'm not yours anymoreI'm not yours anymore

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Flower Bed

I am lying on a flower bed

Surrounded by everything good

Like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace

Thank you Ebby for climbing up and down the ladder to shoot this for me.

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This photo was taken last November when I spent my whole Spring time in Malaysia. 

Thank God for blessing me with a few photography jobs, 

that's why I was busy editing photos for my other blog: aweiding.blogspot.com

During the last trip back in Malaysia, I had one side of my hair shaved, dyed my hair into red colour (inspired by the Disney cartoon "BRAVE"), 

spent some quality time with friends and family (although I stayed home most of the time), rescued a kitten who fell in the sewage twice, 

adopted a grey kitten, started to read the New Testament, and attended four weddings and a funeral.

Once I arrived in Kuala Lumpur airport in September, drama has started... Like my close friends always say:" Your life is always dramatic!" Imagine me sharing my stories of 27 years to new friends, they certainly know that one night is never enough for me tell them everything. 

I hope they still remember the way I acted and the way I talked -- entertaining.

But I am skipping telling the dramas this time, it's a brand new year and it's time to thank everyone around me!

Thank you to my parents for always waiting for my return and also providing me with a warm shelter. 

Thank you to my brothers for spending a quality trip with me.

Thank you to all my friends for helping me shoot my portraits, buying me meals when I had no food, bringing me out when I had no transport, being my audience when I was excited to talk and bringing me joy!

Thank you to all my new friends for making me feel that the world is a bed full of flowers.

Thank you to all my clients for believing in my ability.

Thank you to my best friends and my cousin for listening to my testimonies.

Thank you to my boyfriend for always being there on the other side of the hemisphere and supporting me unconditionally. 

Thank you God for healing my dog DingDong from sickness.

Thank you God for granting me a grey kitten who brought me so much precious memories.

Thank you God that all my friends and family members are safe and healthy.

I was planning to write this post during new year time, but times flies too fast, I know. 

It's been three months now but I would still like to write down my new year revolutions, 

it's better late than never. 

I must finish study my bible.

I must write down all my testimonies.

I must read at least two books this year 

( I know I am a slow reader because I imagine too much when I read).

I must paint at least one painting.

I must launch my own photography website.

I must be more and more creative during every photo shoot.

I must control my temper and remind myself not to have negative thoughts. 

I must not be selfish and always save the best for others.

Last but not least I must love myself more and rock my life!

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Alina Cioaga

This is the first collaboration between two artists.

Young and talented, she is a Footwear Designer from Romania.

Sweet and funny, she and I have endless topics to chat about.

Her name is Alina Cioaga. 

 Negative of Peel Apart Film

 Negative of Peel Apart Film

I am not your Puppet

Please don’t control me,

Please don’t tell me what to do,

Please don’t insult me,

Because I am not your puppet!

This shot was taken on March 2010 at 5am.

The setting was inspired by rosiehardy. 

It took me 3 hours to shoot myself because I had to set the self-timer, ran from the camera and posed, in 10 seconds.

Quite tiring, but it was an achievement -- my very first self portrait! I ended up having bruises all over my knees.
Then I spent 3 hours to edit the shot.

I was so depressed back in that few months-- jobless, hopeless, and sleepless.

Not knowing where to go,

not knowing how to love....


So I jumped out of bed from another sleepless night and start my own self portrait!