Dear Disco,

BYE BYE

2011-06-25T18:49:00.003+07:00

THIS WILL BE MY LAST EVER POST ON THIS BLOG. FROM NOW ON I WILL BE POSTING HERE.

Instructions

2010-08-01T10:04:00.002+07:00

For analogue pictures and discussions stay here. For style inspirations and everything else, click here.

Not Throwing You Out

2010-05-30T21:12:00.001+07:00

Click Here

2010-03-26T15:41:00.006+07:00

It's A or B, or both.

2010-03-11T16:15:00.001+07:00

Have you seen my tumblr?

It's that time of the year for lists.

2009-12-17T22:02:00.002+07:00

The Land Down Under

2009-11-25T10:37:00.009+07:00

I must admit that I have become a chronic bad blogger. I haven't posted regularly in months and when I do, I have resorted to uploading photos only without any text and I'm trying to get away with it but deep down inside I feel like I am cheating and I hate to cheat in any way, except when knowing that last minute exam studies would only lead to a fat F. So here I am again, trying to explain

Top Dawg, Yeah Dawg, O.G Dawg

2009-10-12T11:30:00.004+07:00

Hello. My name is Yashica 635 and I am new in town.

2009-09-30T12:25:00.002+07:00

When You Are Alienated, At Least You Can Be Yourself

2009-09-23T15:10:00.001+07:00

Please Say Hi Soon

2009-09-19T11:56:00.001+07:00

I Sold My Shit So I Can Go To The City And See The Lights

2009-09-18T13:36:00.005+07:00

My Number One Drug

2009-09-15T11:45:00.002+07:00

I Like My Shit Laid Out On The Table

2009-09-13T14:36:00.002+07:00

I'll Do My Scientific Best To Command Your Fleet

2009-09-11T08:24:00.003+07:00

Visa Chakra

2009-09-09T16:42:00.016+07:00

I love doing visa runs. Too bad they only happen twice a year. But I also love having friends that have to do visa runs. Bisa nitip. Nitip apa? Nitip apa aja. And since two slick anonymous cold-hearted males snatched my bag earlier this month a.k.a jambret - I had to bite my tongue, say adieu, and part ways with my Russian Escort and her accompanying friend, the Color Me Badd flash. Two things I

September

2009-09-01T22:58:00.011+07:00

Four posts last month. Pretty good, considering the overly-busy period of August. I gotta share some of the month's highlights, good and bad:- Reunited with my robot.- Lived with a humanoid roller for almost two weeks.- Caught up with friends, lots of them.- Visits from family overseas.- Having all of the above, leave the island one by one. Sucks.- Being robbed on a bike. Sucks more.- Losing my

Whatchamacallit

2009-08-05T00:56:00.026+07:00

I might not have a clue but I think I have an idea or a slight answer to the biggest current question of the universe - what will happen in 2012? The collapse of the earth as we know it? The end of mankind and life altogether? A weather catastrophe wiping out our entire race? Or the encounter of aliens, UFOs and the unknown - a shift to the fifth dimension? I'd like to say yes to the last. It is

140TWOSTEPSKANK

2009-08-05T00:34:00.004+07:00

One random night out, we came up with some random thoughts, over some random drinks in a place I feel very random about with a friend who is not so random. We somehow pulled the idea through, came up with a more than appropriate name, a crazy track list, and a few dates around the corner. Watch out for some full on 140bpm, tricky twostep beats and some skanky moves coming right atchu.

Bye Bye

2009-08-04T08:58:00.008+07:00

I suck so much for breaking my daily routine of writing and posting here and on RottenFresh. But I've been so busy and although sometimes excuses are just excuses, this time it is for real. I've been stressed with moving and settling down in my new home which I've dubbed the lonely love loft. I am loving it, but moving and the process that comes with it, is really just a

THE TEASER

2009-08-01T21:33:00.004+07:00

Sexxxy in Spandexxx

2009-07-18T15:55:00.005+07:00

Again I should post more I know! I've been having problems with the internet recently though - not being able to see, log-in, post on RottenFresh and had issues with posting up pics on blogger. Hmmm. Clear cache.Anyway there's heaps going on lately with little surprises here and there. Just like today. I woke up and got 25 piggies from LSI for the L-CA+ rumble called Sexxxy in Spandexxx to

Eat, Pray, Love

2009-07-06T14:23:00.002+07:00

I picked up this book on my flight home from London because my iPod was running out of battery and I had seen all the movies in the plane (hell yeah to cheap pirated DVD's)! Plus, a third of this book is based in Bali and it's getting lots of buzz recently so I just had to see what it's all about!The book follows a woman in her mid-thirties who decides to get a divorce, ultimately leaving her

Made My Day

2009-07-01T18:42:00.005+07:00

Again I didn't know it! I scored Lomohome of the Day for the secondth time (this time on the new site!). Really stoked. Plus what they wrote about me is so true! Thanks LSI and Anabanana for keeping me up to tabs! Can't wait for the piggies :)Don't forget to check out my Lomohome.

High Season

2009-06-30T18:13:00.006+07:00

I've been mentioning this a lot lately because in fact the season is here. And I really have been in the mood to feast, fete, party and disco. I even have a new anthem now. Download If You Were Born in the 80s by Calvin Harris. You'll get in the mood like me. Got the song from one night in Sentosa to celebrate their 3rd anniversary. The DJ dropped the track and like a true groupie I made my way

Home Improvement

2009-06-28T21:09:00.007+07:00

Got home in the wee hours of the morning, fell asleep and woke up 12 hours later - had one hour of sunday daylight. Doesn't happen too often but it is high season already so you know what that means. I'm far from tired now so I decided to do some things around the house and about - e.g. re-organize my shoes, picked up good ol' Italian from Warung Italy, checked out a new shop 'Le Toko' at the

Say who?

2009-06-25T08:54:00.004+07:00

I forgot to mention that the Contributor's page is finally up and running since last week. Now you know who's who behind the dish. Che-che-check it out!

Keeping Up

2009-06-24T20:08:00.005+07:00

June. What a hectic month this has been. Seriously, I don't think I have EVER been this busy in my whole life. Ideas keep flowing - constantly demanding me to keep up to tabs with it while juggling three other equally important things at once. I love multi-tasking though, it makes me feel alive - really. I'm my happiest when I'm busy, so busy I don't even have time to check my facebook :) It's

The New Era

2009-06-22T12:00:00.005+07:00

"Kitsch … is one of the major categories of the modern object. Knick-knacks, rustic odds-and-ends, souvenirs, lampshades, and African masks: the kitsch-object is collectively this whole plethora of “trashy,” sham or faked objects, this whole museum of junk which proliferates everywhere."- Jean BaudrillardTaken by Vstephanie, 2009.

Literally Swamped

2009-06-21T18:27:00.006+07:00

Needed to cross off many things on my to-do list so that has been keeping me overly busy lately. The preparation for the exhibition is in full gear with many, many meetings and phonecalls to make. In the mean time, I'm still shooting with the Lubitel, still experimenting endlessly with the L-CA+ and have uploaded new pics to my LomoHome and participated in a few rumbles. Check out the following

Mic Check

2009-06-15T22:00:00.004+07:00

I developed the first Lubitel roll, along with the BBQ L-CA+ roll and one of my B/W Fisheye London rolls today. Pretty happy with all the results. Some very nice ones in between :) But I just want to post some of the Lubitel ones as I'm still practicing, and playing around with all the settings and currently it is the most important project. And lots of feedback would be very helpful!I used

Hits and Misses

2009-06-14T21:09:00.011+07:00

I picked up my new dear friend, the Lubitel 166+ on friday from the courier and immediately tried shooting with it on the BBQ I hosted at my house. Then...one plastic mishap happened soon after the other. Firstly, there was still a 35mm roll loaded in the Lubi from the Jogya crew and I intended on finishing that off on my get-together but the roll just wouldn't advance (at one point I felt like

Splinter VS. Hitchcock

2009-06-13T20:13:00.004+07:00

When I visited Monoflow in Belgium we decided to do L-CA+ doubles in front of the TV on a rainy day. We watched Psycho and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back to back through the eyes of our L-CA+ buddy. The results were too cool for words. I posted up this double project on Lomography.com under the 'doubles with you' section and they have finally published it. Come see it here for yourself. Get

Rare Dromen

2009-06-12T09:25:00.001+07:00

“I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time.”- Calvin & Hobbes

Did I Tell You?

2009-06-11T15:08:00.012+07:00

Yes, yes, yes! The Lubitel 166+ is somewhere packed safely in a box, probably travelling immigrant style in the back of a truck, slowly making its way to the island to see me! I'm so stoked! It will get here any day now and I can't wait to play around with it. We are going to get down and serious though because I have to start shooting for "Spread the Love" and I know the Lubidubi is a hard one

Rumbles and Rumbles

2009-06-11T14:47:00.003+07:00

I haven't participated much in rumbles lately becausea) My Lomo account has been acting funnyb) I've been too busy being a bag ladyc) I'm still in the process of scanning new rollsBut now I'm slowly getting on top of things, plus I miss all the rumbles and I'm also missing the taste of piggies :)I can't let anymore rumbles pass me by. Today, since I've had some time in my hands, I decided to look

Off The Wall

2009-06-10T18:37:00.003+07:00

Today's mission: print 55 3R photos to cover a canvas of 95cm x 65cm. Tonight's mission: assemble a geometrical pattern on canvas using lomographs.Objective: Complete my Lomo Wall.ProgressStay tuned!

Can Cannes

2009-06-10T11:16:00.005+07:00

The Diana Instant Back was a special guest at the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet this year. She was escorted by Magali Aubert, the Editor in Chief of Standard magazine which is published in France. Check out the festival through the eyes of the instax Diana:

Urbain Feature

2009-06-09T15:45:00.003+07:00

I wrote an article a few months back for Urbain Magazine, a new wicked free publication based in Jakarta run by my friend Kreate. I did an article about the colette x Lomography collaboration of the Diana F+ camera clone and the book "Dianalogues Part 1: Through a Woman's Lens," and writing about my experience as being one of the 18 winners picked to contribute a story for this sick photo-novel.

Ink Think

2009-06-09T08:26:00.005+07:00

I've been wanting to get another tattoo lately, in time for my 22nd birthday. It's been about two years now since my last ink session with Mahyar and I promised myself I won't have another affair in the next five years but I suck at planning. It always backfires. I'm still contemplating though, mostly in doubt - maybe it's too soon? Will I be completely covered with ink in the future if I

The Hulk VS. Karaoke

2009-06-08T22:30:00.002+07:00

Pulp Fiction VS. Singapore

2009-06-07T18:05:00.003+07:00

Yes and No

2009-06-06T15:24:00.004+07:00

"Popular culture is a contradiction in terms: if it's popular, it's not culture."- Vivienne Westwood, april 2002.

I'm Happy

2009-06-06T14:23:00.004+07:00

Scoured the streets of S'pore on 0 sleep but it all paid off: Like it?

Clubmaster Hunt

2009-06-04T18:30:00.003+07:00

I'm signing off for the next 24 hours. Have to go in and out of the country. Not so stoked about having to fly but definitely excited for the"great" sale aka retail therapy. Write you when I get back!Taken by vstephanie, somewhere above France 2009.

Paradiso Bowling

2009-06-04T09:53:00.008+07:00

Taken by vstephanie, Bali 2009.

The Godfather

2009-06-04T09:18:00.002+07:00

Ashes and Snow

2009-06-03T12:37:00.007+07:00

Check out this amazing work by Canadian artist, Gregory Colbert. He explores the unique and natural relationship between humans and animals.The exhibition, which has travelled around the world, has received more than 10 million visitors worldwide thus naming it the most attended exhibition ever in history. And I'm not surprised.I'm completely speechless....Check out the rest of his work here.

Happy Birthday Norma Jean

2009-06-02T09:07:00.009+07:00

"I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else."Yesterday, marked the day of Marilyn Monroe's 83rd birthday. I wonder how she would look like now if she were still alive. I found these amazing rare photos of Marilyn online so let's remember her as the sex symbol she once was.... "A sex

Fear of Flying

2009-06-02T08:20:00.007+07:00

I've been travelling so much this year that it surprises me how many flights I have been on alone in the two months that I was gone. I've always hated flying because I always fly solo, I rarely get upgraded and since I'm on my own payroll I prefer flying on a budget- well, I don't prefer, it's more like I have to. I have flown 12 flights this year, with a total of 52 hours of being airborne, to 8

DearDisco @ RottenFresh

2009-06-01T16:30:00.009+07:00

RottenFresh.com is a new online publication based in Bali and they blog about all things "cool" - from art, design, fashion, surf, movies and music, you will be sure to receive the full rundown in just one place. If you don't know RottenFresh, I'm sure you've seen all of their logo stickers invading our little island (I even stuck one on my holga!). Well, I'm proud to say that they are now

Housewarming

2009-06-01T08:51:00.009+07:00

Have a lot of things to do today. But between my routine-morning-email-check ups I found out Lomography sent me an update saying that they have successfully moved my old home to my new home! Yes, all my old photos aren't gone! I'm stoked everything is finally merged to the new site. I therefore want to kindly invite you to check out my new home. Mi casa, su casa. Enjoy your morning!Taken by

Lubitel Launch + Asian Faces Exhibition

2009-05-31T21:38:00.007+07:00

From Jakarta to Bandung to Surabaya to Jogya. Watch this space for the upcoming BALI event.

LOOM Magazine 4th Edition

2009-05-31T16:27:00.005+07:00

Text and photos by vstephanie.Click to enlarge

Don't think, just buy!

2009-05-31T16:08:00.002+07:00

If you are in the 021 (Jakarta) and want to get your hands on some funky plastic then make your way here:

LOLIPOP

2009-05-31T15:46:00.006+07:00

Lomography is booming in Indonesia and last year when I regained my love for plastic, the idea of creating a LOMO community in Bali somehow creeped up in my head. Naturally I emailed the Lomographic Society Indonesia (LOMONESIA), formally introducing myself and sharing them my vision of creating a community with a shared love, where we can all enjoy the lo-fi wonders together and to ultimately

Sticky stuff

2009-05-31T02:05:00.006+07:00

When I was a kid, I used to collect stickers - books and books of them. I even traded stickers with my sticker friends. Yes, I had sticker friends. But I also had heaps of cool stickers. From the Hello Kitty ones to the Flintstones to whatever-was-wicked in the sticker world - I had it all. I don't know exactly when I abandoned my sticker hunt and why. Well, I didn't really go cold turkey - I

116

2009-05-29T15:12:00.013+07:00

Back in High School, I used to look forward to attending my English IB class every other day (Mr. Solomon was also my favorite teacher). I love literature and I love studying it. I probably love writing the most and reading the least - unless it's a classic or the book has an eye catching cover (kidding!). It's cliche to say how admirable and talented Shakespeare is - it's like stating the

Friday wishlist

2009-05-29T10:52:00.003+07:00

Ear Feast

2009-05-29T09:22:00.016+07:00

ANJULIE - BoomCRYSTAL ANTLERS - AndrewGAY BLADES - O ShotHEARTS REVOLUTION - UltraviolenceLaROUX - In For The KillLISSY TRULLIE - Self Taught LearnerLITTLE BOOTS - Meddle (Ebola Remix)MAPEI - Public EnemyOF MONTREAL - For Our Elegant CastePASSION PIT - I've Got Your NumberPHOENIX - 1901PLASTISCINES - BarcelonaSANTIGOLD - LES ArtistesSPINNERETTE - Ghetto LoveSTARDEATH AND WHITEDWARFS - I Can't Get

Wise words

2009-05-27T10:24:00.016+07:00

Well to solve all my problemsTo get out of drugs I'dI'd had enough of thatI'd had the college I'dHad the earning the moneyAnd the material tripI decided i was gonna'Find a new way of lifeAnd so i took of on my bicycle.- "Sunworshipper" by MyloTaken by vstephanie, Europe 2009.

Google Day

2009-05-26T16:15:00.015+07:00

I ran a search today to see if something interesting would pop up. It is really freaky sometimes knowing that the net makes every piece of personal information very accessible to the millions that surf it. I was just doing a general check up and I found that I was quoted in an article for The Jakarta Post when I participated in the "Made in Bali" expo which was held last year in October. I

Ring of Fire

2009-05-26T11:22:00.013+07:00

A few custom designs we made recently:

Piling up

2009-05-26T00:39:00.009+07:00

I don't want to break the routine of posting amidst this busy period of work, drama and just plain life. This weekend was chaotic and I'm not going to elaborate further, for now. Sometimes you are just at the wrong place at the wrong time when something truly unnecessary happens. And you get sucked into it in the after math. But today I had to gather myself for work, e.g. cashflow. The website is

If you ain't cowboy, you ain't shit

2009-05-23T09:59:00.011+07:00

I've been following Erin Wasson like a homeless puppy, obviously not physically but the joys of having internet makes visual stalking very accessible. I love her. If I could trade wardrobes with anyone in the world (and legs), it'd be her... in a split second. Hands down. She's a model turned stylist as cheesy as that sounds but she's no where near cheesy, trust me. RVCA is one to spot that

The firestarter

2009-05-21T18:12:00.011+07:00

UntitledFrom a faraway distance, her gleam no one can miss. Everyone glares her way, and so prolifically she achieves this. It is intensifying though not as bright as the sun she ever so strives to be. She is too far-flung from reality to realize that perfection is not for her, anyone, or me.Like a girl without sight, she continues floating through a world of delusion. She

Burning off steam

2009-05-21T16:01:00.012+07:00

I felt like I did a lot and went through a lot today, mostly emotions. I felt like I was swinging back and forth, from one side to the other side of the pendulum, again and again. I'm not even going to bother writing about all the frustrations that showered me today because I would not know where to begin. I did cut my hair. And it is not a reaction to my anger and definitely not spur of the

Vanity, sanity

2009-05-20T20:38:00.013+07:00

Sadly I can't find myself a nice rolodex when I need one really badly. I've been looking here for months now. I have way too many name cards lying around the house and I still have trouble looking for that little plastic card so I can call my electrician man (need to switch a few lights)! I was so tempted to buy the crappy rolodex I saw in the shop here but I resisted because what's a rolodex

Le Chat Noir

2009-05-20T09:44:00.009+07:00

I stepped on my cat this morning as I got up from the dining table to feed him because he blends in with my dark wooden floor. I feel so bad. He let out a cry but I know Hari is a trooper. At the same time I think he's retarded since he tends to chill in certain walkways of my house making him prone to becoming a doormat. He just never learns. He also frantically follows me around in the morning,

Words are pictures, pictures are words

2009-05-19T15:42:00.006+07:00

One day when I was going home from class in London, I came across a little lovely poem in the central line tube which is part of the "Poems on the underground" collection, a project launched in 1986 to expose the general public to the beauty of poetry. I quickly wrote the poem down in my phone (good technology) and today it somehow popped in my head so I decided to write it here in case I lose it

Poems on the underground

2009-05-19T15:28:00.005+07:00

AlicanteUne orange sur la tableTa robe sur le tapisEt toi dans mon litDoux present du presentFraicheur de la nuitChaleur de ma vie.An orange on the tableYour dress on the rugAnd you in my bedSweet present of the presentCool of nightWarmth of my life.-Jacques Prevert (1900-77)

Update on Beta

2009-05-18T09:02:00.005+07:00

Lomography.com is back, up and running after something went so horribly wrong that the site was temporarily closed for all its users. Unfortunately I've had the itch to upload all my new photos during this time (especially since I had super sonic internet in Europe) and wasn't able to because my account wasn't working. I couldn't even participate in rumbles, but some people could - quite unfair,

Doubles: The Money Shot

2009-05-16T14:16:00.004+07:00

vstephanie vs. day3hugger with the Diana F+ and L-CA+. I received the roll from the states and took it with me on my Europe trip. In the following lomograph, I shot the London Eye while the first exposure was taken in Florida, USA. The roll had unexpected results, good and bad. This one is my fave:I still have to pick a title for it. Thoughts?

Copy/Paste

2009-05-16T12:30:00.007+07:00

Je pense bien que le monde est calculéJe pense bien que tout est encadréQue nos pensées sont tracées dans l'air auparavantEt tu crois que la derniere priseElle a mis du temps à ta douleurOuvre les yeux le monde changeAh oui je sais qu'un jourPour voir plus clairTu dois oublier tous les mensongesAh le monde change, le monde changeSoulage ton coeur, soulage ton ameAh le monde changeEt tu crois que

FYI

2009-05-15T09:31:00.003+07:00

Dear Disco,I hate popping in a pirated DVD, only to find it skipping halfway through the movie. It is such a tease. I kick myself in the butt each time I leave my lens cap on because black photos are not so nice after all, but I never learn my lesson. I dislike the fact that I have four remote controls at home, governing my access to entertainment because technology is not my friend. I get

Just like a black stallion horse, with skates on you know....

2009-05-15T09:16:00.003+07:00

OK, so this is my FIRST blog entry. very exciting! I decided to cave in and join the fun of blogging after some intense peer pressure (joking Queenie), and am wondering if there's a slight possibility that this could become a part of my daily routine. Usually I write one entry and I forget that I even own a blog so now I'm back to square one to try it out again - fuck twitter anyway.Well cheers