Summer didn't last long this year, and autumn has already entered into the Southern Hemisphere. Autumn is a season of harvest. Servants of God, lets all reap generously!! (2 Cor 9:6)
"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." (Matt 9:37-38)
It's a lazy Saturday morning again. But today is a bit special. I went with Kathy to One Tree Hill for a walk and some photo taking. It's wonderful to have this kind of causal moment with her. Sweet and wonderful (although Wei always says I am the unlucky guy)...
Oh guess what? I have realized my photography skills have improved a little bit. Recently I have been paying more attentions on photo compositions and using the just-about-right lighting, two of the most important contributing factors to any good photo. I am more keen to take photos from more creative angles, but I still need to read more magazines, see how other professional masterpieces look like and try to learn from them.
Below is one of my favourite shots of Kathy. It I wasn't using this entry level lens, the origional photo's lighting would have looked just perfect. Indeed it was perfect but there was some minor yellowish colour. After adjusting on photoshop, this is how the final looks like:
Isn't this blog title familar to you? Yes, it is to me. There is a chinese saying "一子错，满盘皆落朔." It means if you made one mistake in your move, it might lead to the ruin of the entire game. This is a very cool philosophy and true in our everyday life. While God forgives mistakes (or sins), it is important to know, however, some poor choices are costing too much to make. The choices you made yesterday determines where you are today; and the choices you made today determines where you will be tomorrow. Hmm...this sounds so familar. = )
Or should I go for the more saturated one?
I am afraid life is more than this.
Youth
Visitors here include both youngers and seniors. Whether they are 16, 17 or 60, 70, they both enjoyed the cityscape in the Sky Tower.
Vertical Limit
Taking the lift to travel up the tallest building in the southern semisphere would only take seconds. Looked through the transparent glass inside the lift, I was trying to imagine the experience of free falling all the way to the bottom.
Adventurous
Occasionally, there are people who'd like to try out the thrill by patronizing the Sky Jump. Life is full of risks and uncertainty, if we keep trying we could explore the world and exploit great things in this adventure.
Him
He's Wei Hong. If it was not him, I would not have ended being on top of the Sky Tower twice.
Last Saturday CCM escaped to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and stunning view of Orewa. It was exciting and fun, but way too short. For more photos please visit my Flickr online photo album at http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeport/show/.
What a long day today! I got up at 8:30 in the morning for Orewa. Then we went for worship practice, followed by firework. Although we were a bit late (by the time we got there it has already started), I was still glad that we were able to see the most amazing firework in my life! This spectacular show "A little more light" was presented by GROUPE F from France. They are well-known throughout the whole. It's top of the class! Thanks to Angela who dropped us there! The entire Auckland Domain was packed amd after the show finished the traffics were all jammed. It was...WOW! Here are the pictures of the firework tonight and Orewa photos are yet to be uploaded.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but teh wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if y ou can raed tihs forwrad it.
When the nightfall arrives, standing from where I was just now, you will be amazed by the beautiful scenery. To me twilight is the most beautiful time of the day. It exhibits beautiful glory. Flourish, although it only last for a short while. Then the sun will hide behind the horizon, leaving us the crimson sky. Upon all my pending requests, I wish I could receive the key to the twilight, experiencing the eternal beauty.
So so so, the annual latern festival finally arrived on Friday. So after worship practice on Saturday afternoon we eventually got to join the crowd! Just as how it was like when I have been there about two years ago, it was really crowded. We were hardly moving inside such a fish tank! All we saw there were people, kids, food and more people etc. This year I also went to my favourit Riddle tent. But sadly I couldn't guess any outright to win prices until I came back home I realised I may have known at least one of them. Again it was not enough time as well. I really would stay there as the night goes on. Haha!
We also met Steph and Lynette who were voluntarily helping at the Lost Child tent. Steph certainly didn't know what to do when a lost child started to cry. I looked at her and Ishe stared at me with a blank face. It was funny. Lynette who was reponsible for talking to mandarin speakers but sometimes had trouble remembering her chinese words. After seeing how they were busy helping the people I really want to say the two of you are such awesome girls! I believe this is more than just simply making your CV look good. It's really a kind of inspirational stuff to do. From such we can enrich our social experience as well as many other skills. Yeah, this is something which youth should do more.
