title: fish seeker

Name: Ang Li Shian

class: Sec 4 AEP

Interesting functions of the N95:

·       The N95 has sleek sliding functions which allow the user to use the phone in any possible manner. The screen can be shown in both portrait and landscape; playing of music can be done by simply pushing the phone to the right to reveal a set of buttons; this phone has two cameras as well with 5 megapixels for the primary camera function.

·       Camera has different shooting modes, hard light, sepia and, black and white mode etc.

·       Build-in of real one player, Microsoft office and many more familiar software.

·       High sound quality

·       Like the different viewing modes of the phone.

Does technology affect the way we ‘see’ and ‘record’ our daily lives?

Technology has always and will always affect the way we perceive the world. Sketching, painting, molding, carving and etc, you have the lot. These are methods that we use to capture what we see and feel. However, when you think of technology in terms of ‘seeing’ and ‘recording’ our present lives, one would almost instantaneously have the camera and video cameras in mind. This is current technology.

It is only recently that technology has given the idea of looking “through a frame” and capturing it instantly. Therefore, the efficiency, freshness and potential of it have left so much area that is still left unexplored. It naturally affects our outlook of our lives because it is a new angle of perspective. Of course, not to mention that technology has given us adobe and finalcut, a computer and a camera in a phone, a DVD player and a web-camera in a computer and many more cool multi-purpose devices that reduce physical distances and time, methods of producing artworks and means of capturing our world.

Sometimes, the traditional methods of ‘seeing’ and ‘recording’, such as painting and sketching or even viewing with our naked eyes, would overlap with the modern methods of observing and capturing our lives. This would give a twist to what we think we see or try to record, creating again a whole new area for exploration as well.

Punggol:

Punggol is currently an almost deserted ghost town that has too many roads and buildings for its exceptionally small population. Mainly, it has a quiet and moving population that fish and picnic, camp and fly miniature planes and, enjoy the golf course and water activities etc which reminiscence the old Punggol that was once filled with pig farms, seafood restaurants and the humble Singaporean-style “country-side” landscape. The clearance came about for the new generation of urban Singaporeans to live and play, with a solid prediction that our population will increase drastically.

Nevertheless, right now, the quiet Punggol is still waiting for more development (to finish its half-build roads) and reclamation (more sand), patiently awaiting the locals to liven up the place in a decade or so. By then, Punggol will be like any new town, having its own MP, enthusiastic grassroots committee, many schools and libraries and, shopping malls and facilities.

 

Selected Photos:

Other than picking photos which are visually more appealing, I tried to choose them such that they share a common theme. The photos which I have chosen all depict a “seeker” or an observer in a sense, except for one that is entitled “Holes” that is meant for freer interpretation of the viewers (Of course, I have an interpretation of my own!) . They are all observing things around them, be it with their naked eyes or with a camera. Who knows what they are looking for (at), I myself was trying to piece them together to understand Punggol better.