The Popping Fireworks

What a news. I failed a paper. I know big deal. A paper. Then again, I don't have many exams for this sem, and yet I failed one. Felt like a hopelss retard. I am now listed to take the repeat paper. Oh, if you are wondering - It's 'Applied Math'.

Mum and Dad; I'm sorry I've let you down.
and Amir; I was damn embarassed to even tell you.


Truth is I almost back out from going to this event, because the guilty thought of 'going out & having fun' fueled me up all of sudden. Come the 'Let's face the ugly book, nerd!" invade my mind.

But Pian came to rescue, a little bit. When you are down, having someone around just something you need. At least I thought so. ( and so the Jamoca Almond Fudge and Nuts to You at Baskin do gave some boost!)

Well one night- harmless right? haha~

This particular fireworks is my favourite! Hands down baby.

Like a dandellion being blow at, right?

Here's my fellow pal. Mado said " Eh, kite ni cam boleh buat persatuan Photographer MISA kan...". MISA stand for Malaysian In Sapporo. He got me chuckles at that thought...haha nice one...

Mado, Me and Pian.
(I look so kerdil stuffed in the mid with them =( )

This got me excited to drag my dad to find me nice spot to photograph some fireworks back in Malaysia soon, especially during the Merdeka Celebration. Any nice spot suggestion people?? Please~~

But first I'd have to drag my butt off to study, if not then how am I ever coming back?

Pour me luck you popping showers of fireworks!

Me Being Cynical?

Still in exam mode.Period.

Means endless struggle with alphabets which make words, and then into sentences. Then sentences turn to paragraphs, and so on the cycles takes, and you get the pictures ayte?

POOF!! the creation of the so thick textbook!

(you can see I was till clinging on the hope of alphabets foundation) Reality Check! Nope! Japanese Character baby!

Wanna see how my name spell in Japanese Term?

シャフィナ　ﾋﾞﾝﾃｨ　モハマド　ガザィ
Syafina Binti Mohd Ghazi

Pardon me on being a little bit cynical, but exams do get me, and especially when it is not in alpahabets. On my vague memory of the struggle during High School with Hani Sensei, I secretly think she despise me, because my lack of putting my mind in Japanese class.Right Mizu?Tayn? Anyone?

( I can recite it by heart all the yelling thrown at me, though)

and Dear Hani Sensei, I'm still is ignorant, sorry but I do.

Last Autumn pictures. Atleast I made it here, right Sensei?

and of how cynical I mean I am, look at this post on my sis blog.(Yeah Im that cynical and bitter.)

P/S: Do you want me to spell your name in Japanese? I may need the excercise =)

Thanks to Mizu, Tayn and Syaz... I'm putting my best foot forward in these exams, lets kick some ass!!

Choo Choo! The Exam Routes

I despise exam, well, who don't? Sssshhhh~ (Keep it to yourself if you like exam okay)

I felt like an old wreck of train making its way to all the stations.

Like the black hard hot coal being thrown down the train stomach, I sluggs down the black cold nasty caffeine.

Stations by stations need to go, papers by papers need to survive.

When will I see the end route? or a Detour?

Mista Conductor pull and goes " Choo ~ Choo! "

Hang in there, ol' train....

" Choo ~ Choo! "

Here's to you exams, you make my route complicater than it already was!

It's already Summer!!

Yesterday ! yes Yesterday we went Hanabi Matsuri, well let just say Firework Display in Sapporo. A most awaited event of the year, and I was busy doing some research on how to capture some great firework.....well I did done some study though. But we got late!!, due to our lack of knowledge to put on a 'Yukata'. Sorry, I'm not the one wearing , but I helped to put it on. =P

So apparently no great fireworks photo, because lateness made me stumbling on my camera setting....darn~~~

But if there's camera, ofcourse there's pictures!!

and when the actuall purpose of bringing a tripod to so that ''I got a steady grip while shooting fireworks'' didn't turn out as I planned, - there's a silver lining to everything ayte?

So the tripod bassically rock my world yesterday!


You wouldn't believe if I say that this was taken at 10.00pm, total darkness, since its the purpose for 'Fireworks Display'. and yet my picture is somewhat sastifying enough lighten up!


My ISO was at 1600, if you look closely, it is noisy, but I couldn't care less for now.

And I guess shutter speed was at around 1~2 seconds.

Hands down my favourite of the day! Total rad right this picture. Aha~

"I hate flash and so I think this is totally my thing."

A) Tripod! Less shaky hand of mine~ ( and the photographer could actually be in the pictures too! ) Haha ( ' ' , )

B) Longer shutter speed! More lights could be let in.

c)Upping the ISO. So that the picture would be lighten up even in the dark.


Mr Ghazi; this one for you incase you are wondering how the subway train in Japan look like. and I miss you dad~


and Amir: I like you in your green shorts yesterday :) , but the compliment doesn't seem to get out because seriously; my tripod 'wow' me over your green shorts. and here to tripod! You rock babe!

Family Potrait; Abang Kadri & Kak Ila with chubby Iman

It's their 2nd anniversary , and I was looking for a change, I mean I want to shoot some family potrait- So I offered them. And they took it, despite how very amatur newbie I am. I was very nervous that day, I was so scared that my pictures would turn real bad. But to my no surprise it turn out not that really bad. Here are some of them.



Here is the apple of their eyes. Iman. Iman Yumiko something..her name..cant really remember..but since she was born here, she can get Japanese name, right? XD


The proud parents and the very-very one of a kind attitude infant Iman....naughty isn't her?



I can go wild with editing sometime, so maybe I over did it. Tee hee =). Wanted some drama+vintage-ish feeling, not sure I got it right though~

Then when Iman hit the snore-land time for some mummy and daddy lovey dovey pictures~


Up here are my favourite of the day! Somebody say pure tranquility with your love one? Ahhh so soothing~~

and now my latest greatest installment for props! Bubbles!! Not my idea , theirs, but I really like it. Fun!


Lastly, I can see Iman will look up through her mum a lot. Dear Iman, I know you'll learn a lot from your two greatest parent, and I just can't wait for you to start doing great stuff.

Iman is 7months old, she can't barely crawl let alone talk. But last night I Skype-d wit her and saw through video cam that she giggles a lot seeing her own pictures, as if seeing another different baby, but it's her and how could she know right?

I'm so glad I did this for them, and I am looking forward to more oppurtinities like this!

Somebody tempt me! I am so 'game' for it~

Two Hotties? Too good to be true!!

Recently while watching Takuya Kimura's Talk Show, I was strucked when Josh Hartnett walk in!! Freaking damn JOSH HARTNETT... Owh I have this big crush on him since Form 1. Where I scribbled his name on all my books. And whenever anyone go over my desk and pick one of my book, they were gonna believe that the desk belong to a student name 'Josh Hartnett'. Haha.



About the movie. " I Come With The Rain ".
Well there's the collaboration of movie between three actor from different nationality, Korea+U.S+Japan.

The trailer of the movie. Here.

US : Obviously Josh Hartnett
Japan: Kimutaku! or Takuya Kimura
Korea: errr not sure..

I have no liking whatsoever over Japanese actor except Kimutaku, I don't really know why, but I am smitten with his charm and wit. Although practically he's already reaching 40.

Owh the movie, must watch. atleast for me.

O' Sweet Lie, O' Ugly Bitter Truth

Lie to me, as little as convincing it may seem, just lie,

True that truth suit more, but-

but for now, I can't bring myself to discover the truth

because oblivious as it is;

a lie is much more sweeter than the ugly bitter truth.

Assuming to just get it clean, we let out the ugly truth, but give it a thought; "How's the truth going to affect?" ?

What you don't know doesn't hurt you, right? Do a favor; spare them the pain. Just lie.Temporarily. After all, the ugly truth know their way out. It's just the matter of time.

Tegan & Sara - I was Married

To point that I'm a big fan of lying; no, I'm not. You can snort, but seriously, I'm the "honesty the best policy" ' s girl. 100% . I am now less than that 100%. Something had changed my perspective.

P/S: That is my pair of favourite sneakers. :)

A shoot out and picnic while I'm at it.

Start my saturday with a picnic with Kak Ila and Abg Kadri. Guess what we had?

Nasi lemak! hah~ My long long time havent had it in a while breakfast. ( Nak harap aku masak? Kirim salam la)

and another thing that make me hungry?

Bubbles!!! I dig bubbles!!!


Got to buy myself one later too...cute for props!!

Potrait; Amir Hamzah

Here is my version of 'Tear Drops On My Guitar'. And sorry, mine doesn't feature Taylor Swift though.

To say that he doesn't smile a lot , no, he do smile a lot. But I guess he just feel intimidated or nervous infront of the camera...

- although another reason, I think he thought he's cuter or more macho-like trying to pull the model pose. Can't really say he made Miss Jay proud. ( Sorry Amir..) :)


Can you really tell whether he can play the guitar or not???

and can you see me in action through the very-very-reflective shade?? ( tee..hee...)





And down here is my favourite of the lots. The colours just make me go butterflies in my tummy~


and just for the record; Amir just got the shade, his brand new Ray Ban! and I was having a hard time persuading him to take it off.

Now isn't that better.Much..much more human like.

Ps: He cut his own hand, the attempt to cut a watermelon failed him. Not to worry, he's okay. =)

Frustrating Harry Potter Alert

Went to watch the Harry Potter and the half Blood prince...and I found myself yawning all the way. God, it was bloody slow. I swear that I can finish half of the book by the rate of the movie going on.

Seriously folk; Pick Up The Book, Leave The Cinema.

Here is one of the pictures I'm working on, I'll be posting more~

Self Potrait; Lonely! Non?

Oh my long lost imaginary friend, why not you sit by me?

There seem too much emptiness lately.

Fun By The Beach

Last weekend we had fun by the beach. Feasting some seafood. Playing some volleyball. Several actions involving sand and human. Dipping oneself in the very salty sea water.

Just let the picture tell you the rest because afterall pictures shows thousand words right?

Syafina Ghazi

I listen to Tegan& Sara, Fall Out Boy, Ingrid Michealson, Micheal Buble, Snow Patrol, The Fray, Lenka, Augustana, John Mayer, Priscilla Ahn, Sara Bareilles and Fine Frenzy.

I watch Grey's Anatomy, Brothers&Sisters, House, Eight Simple Rules, How I Met Your Mother, Kate and Jon plus eight, Jamie Olliver, Runaway

I read Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, Dorothy Khoomson,J.K Rowling, Stephanie Meyer, Sophie Kinsella.


Other random things:

1) I take myself a morning person, I get grumpy if I woke at noon. But I do casual sleep in.

2) I love the smell of fresh laundry ( and NO using the drier )

3) I sniff bread, litterally exhale the scent of it before I eat.

4) I love wrapped present, especially with ribbons, even if the present is a toothbrush.

5) I talk a lot. Like a LOT.

6) My idea of cozy is spread on a couch,tuck in a blanket,with Micheal Buble for background music, and a book to read.Plus some food.

7) I'm in terror if my pantry is empty.I stock it up with cans of Cambell Soup, boxes of cereals,biscuits, chips and many more.

8) I love colours! At the moment is the pair of yellow and purple!I am crazy over polka dots, stripe, checkers plaid.

9) I greet people with the kind of enthusiasm that as if I haven't meet them for so long.And I smile so wide, that you can see my molar and the rack of teeth.

10) I ditch umbrella over hooded shirts, so that I can play in the rain.

11) I think I'm right all the time, hence I love argument. Though I hate being told I'm wrong, I secretly think I need it.

12) I love observing people and guessing their stories, even if I'm wrong.

13) I love strolling down the 'Memory Lane', so I love making and capturing it.You can guess why I do photography.

What's your story?

A Succes Attempt ( About Time ! )

Well here are the pictures of my attempt on making Martha Stewart cake.


How about switching to food photography?

The down side is for sure an extra few calories will come in package. Hehehe

Secrets Sharing

News! : Sharing secrets is actually a sign of intimacy. (What?? ) Fine..fine..not exactly news, but I was struck to ponder about it lately.

Remember how a secret leaking in a family starts something like this:

"If I tell you this, promise me not to tell anybody else, especially Makcik Sabariah…."

Sound familiar ayte?


Then the next thing the secret owner know is; not only Makcik Sabariah knew about it, almost all of her other aunts, uncle, cousins, nieces, nephews….you name it, knew about her secret which was suppose to be share with one person only.


Does she get furious?


Maybe yes, or not.


And she could shrug it off nonchalantly afterward. (As if the secret wasn’t a big deal)


After all she was risking about the secret by telling it in the first place.

Well, here’s the thing: look, she was in fact quite clear about the possibilty of the secret being leak to her other family member.

Obviously it doesn’t matter to her much if they knew. Why? Because the levels of intimacy between her and her family. And I could take a guess that the person who she trusted with her secret at first wasn’t fool enough to leak the secret to anybody that she wasn’t intimate at.



Okay. Trying to find a test at where your relationship at now? Try sharing a few secret with them. (Boyfriend, girlfriend, becoming sister in-law, or whoever new in your life).

Because sharing secrets:

1. Intimacy
2. Trust
3. How the listener react. If he flee in surprise, he is not ready then.
4. And maybe a secret or two would be return back. Perhaps by trusting a person your secret, you are granting yourself the person trust in you too. Wouldn’t it be golly lovely then.

Go on and spill some secret~~