SHORT FILMS -'Walking with Destiny' & 'The Wings of the Dove'

I've started a new, exciting chapter in my life.....FILM! It has been a joyful experience and there's much yet to learn. The journey continues......

Below is my first short film which was a part of the digital film course I participated in with my friend, Cher, from January to March of this year in Singapore. I include hers as we collaborated in its making.

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Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady of Lourdes, Please listen to my heart as I pray

for my near and dear ones, my family and all of my friends

that their needs be met.

♡

By MarieC1

Through space and time

Mystical sunset

Drifting colored tinted clouds

Somewhere, a light shines....

My Haiku gift to you

Hi to everyone,

I will be taking a short break.

If you have been visiting my blog,

I can't begin to tell how much it means to me.

I thank each and everyone of you

from the bottom of my heart.

May you always have a smile on your face

and a song in your heart.

Until then.... take good care.

Love and Light

The world's best "mash-up' Artist, Norwegian Recycling.

Peter Bull Blog

Your creativity has inspired and awakens the passion and joy inside me.

MarieC1

In this Velvet

♡

~A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself~

Josh Billings

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A secret Garden

A Secret Garden

By MarieC1

Recycling Emotions can change lives

Everything can be recycled including emotions

Lots of things can cause an emotional turmoil. For example, some people might have had a relationship that ended before they were ready. Others might have strong feelings for someone who does not feel the same way. Or maybe a person feels sad and angry when a close friend ends or abandons the friendship. Or one might loss an opportunity because of making a wrong decision and the list goes on. The causes may be different but the feeling of loss is the same; heaviness, emptiness and sadness.

All rejections touches the old wounds that have yet to be healed. It is therefore important to first examine the abandonment wounds in order to move forward.

Grief is a natural part of human healing process

You will experience many painful and conflicting emotions, including anger, resentment, sadness, fear and confusion. Don't hold back....don't be afraid to "Cry me a river". Tears can be cleansing and healing.

Things you should know as you begin the journey to recovery:

1. Spirituality - the basis of everything in life

Meditation or practice breathing.

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

2. Sleep Deprivation

Sufficient sleep gives you the energy and strength to cope with life's adversity.

3. Nutrition

Proper nutrients for a healthy mind and body.

In the beginning, you may loose your appetite or the reverse which is understandable. However the mind is unable to function if the body is starved of the life source ...food

5. Exercise - A healthy state of mind

Physical activities promotes the release of happy hormones endorphins and mood lifting adrenaline.

6. A Lifeline

Talk to a close friend you can trust, a family member, a professional or join a support group to help understand what you are experiencing. Only through opening up your heart can you really begin the healing process.

7. Distract yourself - for example:

a) Indulge yourself in your favourite hobby and that itself will simulate your mind to a more positive outlook in life.

b) Treat yourself to a spa vacation to unwind.

c) Do volunteer work e.g.help out in SPCA, old persons home etc. Remember, there is always someone worst off than us.

8. Music

Music can change a persons mood. Try listening to uplifting music.

A simple guide how to start the healing and recovery process:

STEP 1 - Identify the problems (self awareness)

1. Pen down your thoughts and emotions of what needs to be recycled. When you notice, label, and release feelings as they show up in smaller portions, they don't have a chance to build up inside.

2. Isolate the recyclable ones from the rest.

4. Examine what your frustrations are.

4. Look into what is causing the pain. e.g. betrayal, insecurities, jealously, unworthy, low self esteem and so forth.

STEP 2

1. Let us not look back in anger nor forward in fear. Stop getting angry, blaming yourself or others for your failure. Getting stuck in these hurtful feelings like blame, anger and resentment will rob you from valuable energy preventing you from healing.

2. Use your frustrations to create a positive energy by writing down your new defined goals. As you grieve the loss of the future you once envisioned, be encouraged by the fact that new hopes and dreams will eventually replace your old ones.

3. Remind yourself of your good qualities .

Give yourself time

Rome was not built in a day.

Healing takes time yet it does not need take years either.

The 3 Ps

Patient, Perseverance and Be in the Present

Just because you are feeling emptiness in your life right now, doesn’t mean that nothing is happening or that things will never change. Consider this period a time-out, a time for sowing the seeds for new growth. You can emerge from this experience knowing yourself better and it is through these life experiences that you grow into a stronger and wiser person. There are no mistakes, only lessons.

~When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. ~

Alexander Graham Bell

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Panasonic Lumix DMC- GF1

The world's smallest and lightest interchangeable digital lens camera with a built-in

flash

This compact camera has by far the best reviews, so I decided to get one in white, my favorite color.

Features:

-Auto focus

-A pop-up flash(build in)

-A support for an optional electronic viewfinder (which the camera does not have)

-A high resolution 3-inch LCD

-Full manual controls

-An intellignet Auto mode

-Megapixels - 12.1 MP

-AF system - 23-point

-LCD size - 3.0"

-LCD RESOLUTION - 460,000 PIXEL

-Bust rate - 3 frames/sec

-Battery life - 350 shots (you can only use Pansonic battery)

-Dimensions - 4.7 x 2.8 x 1.4 in

-Weight 285 g

Video:

A HD movie mode

Max movie evolution - 1280 x 720 (60 fps) Sensor output is 30 fps

Max HD movie recording time - Card capacity

Movie codec -AVCHD Lite, M-JPEG

The DMC-GF1 is available in two kits that you can choose from:

1. The first includes a new 20 mm (unstabilized) f1/7 pancake lens.

(Note that the 20mm pancake lens does not offer image stabilisation. If available, it can be turned on and off via the Mega O.I.S switch on the lens barrel, with three different modes accessible through the DMC-GF1's menu system)

2. The second has the 14-45mm Micro Four Third lens.

Other Micro Four Thirds lenses available are:
F2.8, 45 mm Leica DG macro w/ MEGA OIS
F4.0, 7 - 14 mm Lumix G
F4.0-5.8, 14 - 140 mm Lumix G HD w/ MEGA OIS (designed for movie recording)
F4.0-5.6, 45 - 200 mm Lumix G w/ MEGA OIS

Note: Whichever lens you end up attaching to the DMC-GF1, there will be a 2X focal length conversion ratio. So, the 20 mm pancake lens has a field-of-view of 40 mm.

All in the box:

-The 12.1 effective Megapixel Lumix DMC-GF1 camera body
-F1.7, 20 mm Lumix G lens [20 mm kit only]
-F3.5-5.6, 14 - 45 mm Lumix G lens w/MEGA OIS [14-45 kit only]
-DMW-BLB13 lithium-ion battery
-Battery charger / AC adapter
-Body cap
-Lens hood [14-45 kit only]
-Lens bag
-Shoulder strap
-USB cable
-A/V cable
-CD-ROM featuring SilkyPix Developer Studio and PhotoFunStudio HD 4.0
-202 page camera manual (printed)

I will share my feedback on performance and images in the next couple of weeks.

Perhaps you might also like to read on this MICRO FOUR THIRDS SYSTEM here.

MaricC1

LOST

MarieC1

~The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost~

K. Chesterton

Eye in the Sky

Happy New Year 2010 from Bangkok

Sharing rays of light with each and everyone in the universe

By MarieC1

At the Heart of Singapore City

Singapore, Marriott Hotel

I will be going on a short trip and will be back next week!

MarieC1

Christmas In The Tropics

These are some photos I took during Christmas at Orchard road. Please feel free to leave some comments.

Ion, the newest shopping center located at Orchard Turn, Singapore

Lights inside a Christmas tree house - before and after

Ray of Light

By Marie 2010

Merry Christmas Everyone

May peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through.

Photo taken by my dearest friend

Midnight mass today was enlightening

~The true meaning of Christmas is not recognised unless we open our hearts. To give the light of love to those who need it most is to have the real spirit of Christmas~

Church of Sacred Heart

Hole in One

The higher you climb.....the harder you fall

The harder you fall....the higher you bounce back

By MarieC1

Blowing bubbles in the wind

Jack Frost Nipping On Your Nose

Imagining a white Christmas in the tropics

By MarieC1

Cow in Kampong

By MarieC1

Currently away in Borneo. Will be back next week.

Marie on tour

Notre Dame De Paris

By MarieC1

I am currently away in Europe and will be back in two weeks time.

Love and Light

My Haiku thoughts

World of Sakura

Delightfully enchanting

Enlighten my soul

One rainy day, as I wandered into a back alley of Hida Takayama city, this vision of beauty appeared before me. All of a sudden I felt an inner sense of clarity, calmness and a wave of immense happiness inundated me.......

Yes, he often speaks to me through nature

By MarieC1