thou shalt not kill sharks

my sweet yap holidays #7
Originally uploaded by pats0n.

I must admit, sharks never strike me as beautiful or anything the conservationists claim; i don't want to be anywhere near them nor do they stir anything in me the way pandas do when they appear on tv. however, i see the necessity of conserving them for their important function as a potential keystone species, regulating the food web in the marine ecosystem. i doubt the government would risk the ire of the citizens and cripple a multi-million industry for the sake of a disappearing species, important as they may be for the good of the environment. what we can do is contribute to the growing awareness that we all risk dangerous environmental repercussions if we consume sharks to their extinction.
no, i'm not an ardent crusader for shark conservation; this is just a response to my friend's blog post.

?_? Ronald?

This cacophonous video gives me the creeps. Ronald McDonald like you've never seen him before.

the velvet bridge

the velvet bridge i was building to reach
you
came crumbling
down

but it's alright
there's more where it came from

About a girl

Was at Partyworld KTV with the history boys a few weeks ago. It amused me to find Nirvana's About A Girl in the song list. It was even more amusing the backing track was some cheesy MIDI music and I couldn't listen to it, let alone shout along with it. Shout, because I can't sing for nuts.
Anyway, I haven't been drawing for some time. No points for figuring out who that girl is.

B&W-riverraft pt. 1

B&W-riverraft pt. 1
Originally uploaded by Kobacabana.

Clearing my room of junk, I found a stack of old photos I developed in the darkroom years ago. Scanned and uploaded them on flickr. I haven't got anything to blog about lately, so I shall write about them over the next couple of days.

This one is taken during the singapore polytechnic river raft race 2000, which held a joint photo contest to jazz up the event. Back then, I was taking the SAFRA monochrome course and the photo was used for the contest and to fulfill my course requirements.

And the delicate little raft sets sail...

i've got a feeling

For those who know me, Beck is easily one of my most favourite anime series. It's been a long while since I attended any gigs and seeing this anime music video (AMV) brings back nostalgic memories. This is a Beatles song and it's a great way to while away the time strumming on the guitar along with it.
Speaking of gigs, my friend Rocky will be going to the San Francisco Outside Lands music festival. (www.sfoutsidelands.com) That lucky guy! He even got to watch Iron Maiden's concert recently, and was raving about the pyrotechnics and giant devils. For now I'll just make do with youtube.

Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay

A beautiful sad song. Elliott Smith is an extremely talented singer-songwriter. I first heard his song on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack and ever since I've associated him with tragic folk ballads.

Anyway I got to know this song through Sad Kermit, who did a rather good cover of it: