End of 2012. Start of 2013.

I have not kept up with the likes of my blog as of late. Which is a little bit disappointing but I have been quite busy. 2013 will be a fun year and I look forward to it. A few things have happened in the last stretch of December and that has made me very excited.

2012 started out a bit slow and I set a few goals for myself but they were not fully achieved. However, I have had a progressive year. Although it did not go as smoothly as I wanted; I put down some anchor points that will help me through 2013. These are the anchor points that we need to use and remember how they effect us on our journey through life. Always remember how we progress from failures and success.

I didn't really accomplish some goals that I had set out. Did not really lose weight nor did I fully fix my sleeping but I look to adjust that this month. I have a lot to do and catch up on. What do I look forward to this new year? Getting healthy. I have to lose weight and get back in shape. It's not something to just think about as a goal or a joke. I should put the energy forward and be serious about it.

In the past year I have grown more confident, a bit more active and have taking initiative to get things done and meet new people. I have to carry that energy forward and make use of it. No more diddle daddle. The last several months has been very exciting. I have become a huge fan of Lindsey Stirling. She is a violinist who is very energetic and has a great personality! I got the pleasure to meet her in person when she played a concert here in Vancouver, BC. Least to say I was super excited. I've loved a lot of her pieces and her playing in person is full of energy and passion.

Lindsey Stirling performing at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada

On top of that I got a CD and my violin case signed by her. It was truly an inspiring moment. I am very glad to have attended this concert and taken photos of her.
The rest can be found here : Lindsey Stirling Concert photo album.
To see Lindsey perform live and watching her passion and personality shine through her music, dancing and playing is very inspiring. It reminds us that it doesn't matter who tells us what we can and what we cannot do. We have to find it in ourselves to find the strength to go forward and achieve what we want.
Go down trying then to not have tried at all.

It is very frequent that we get put down by our own emotions. Our lingering expectations and hopes for something in hoping that our effort and time is recognized by others. There are times you think to yourself whether or not that time spent is worth it or not. If people even care. Sometimes it takes time for the progress to pay off. We get knocked to our knees but we have to climb our way back out. One has to look back on the past, the failures and the successes to learn from that experience to grow and progress forward.
Inspiration, motivation and passion is the fuel that a person needs to work towards their goals. Sometimes they are big goals and sometimes they are small goals we set for our daily routine.


I started working for a company local here in my city which has been fun. Like all workplaces there will be frustrating moments and times where I will really have to haul ass but it feels good to be there. What they hold for me in the future I am not sure but I look forward to it in the long run and we never know where it may or will take us. How this coincides with my future plans; I do not know but things will progress and I will find out. I really do look forward to promoting events and games in the local municipality and get the name out.

I got a bit of fun shooting a cabaret show in December for a friend and that was a lot of fun!. Cabaret shows are very fun to attend and watch. There is so many forms of dance and art.

Austin Jeng Photography Facebook Fan Page

All in all; 2012 could have been much better but I pulled out of a lot of slumps and I feel so much better emotionally and mentally. I do feel like I am striving forward and fixing a lot of problems that have been pulling me down in the last few years. Emotional slumps are the worst and to break out of that cycle has been a major relief. Sometimes you don't realize just how much you have connected with someone until they suddenly turn around on you and as time passes you watch all the bridges slowly burn away.

Life continues forward. Always remember to try to find the bright side of things, stay optimistic and objective. There are always things that will try to put us down and we just have to find that shining light and pull our way through. Friends, family and the communities we participate in are there to help us. Don't feel so  proud or be afraid to look weak to reach an arm out for a buddy to help you out. In the end; if those are the people who are criticizing you then you need to be looking for a different group of people. Look hard and dig around and generally (and hopefully) you find someone that can lend you a hand.

Have a good year everyone.
Good luck with life, school, family, work and our personal health.

Signing out,
Shroker

Objective for February

    School started in the first week of January and my goal among many things is to fully cut back on gaming. This also means spending more time to myself and not trying to run amuck doing things for others and maybe cut down on hanging out when I should be doing productive work. Since the start of the 2012 I have taken things in positive light.


    We all underestimate how important it is to get the right amount of sleep. We try to burn the midnight oil thinking that we need to cram as much information into our head before we sleep. That usually does not work out because you end up impending your short-term memory. Your brain is working on fumes and is not able to recall functions as fast. The more work a person uses their mental energy consciously and/or subconsciously they will feel more drained when they do not get the appropriate amounts of sleep.


    My goals for February is to get into bed by 10pm on the weekdays and probably 11pm or 12am the latest on weekends. Depending I might just keep it at 2200 across the board. It doesn't matter if I feel like I didn't do enough work. On the long run you want to carry your energy over instead of expending it all and running dry.
Cutting back on gaming and getting the proper rest is required. With that said, I shall go sleep.


Shroker

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

      I hope everyone had a good Christmas holiday and got some gifts and gave gifts to friends and family.
For those that don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoyed your holiday and got to take some time off your everyday things. I was out of town this weekend and just came back today around 1700 PST.
Received a lovely gift from my which I will talk about later.

Anyhow, take care everyone!,

Cheers,
Austin

Photoshoot - Mother/Daugther idea + individual

This is a quick update, doing a photo shoot in about an hour.

Today's idea will feature a mother/daughter style shoot and then will be individuals of the daughter.
Can't wait to do this photoshoot as I have been planning to do some sort of photo idea with her for quite some time.

Will post some samples and a link off-site to where I will be posting some pictures.

Both Facebook and high rez versions.

-Shroker

Pushing On.

I don't know how I do it.
Where do I grab this energy from?.
Something drives me, deep down it propels me forward.
I have been knocked to the ground over and over through time and space.
But I find a way to make my way out of it and find some form of energy and inspiration.

Struggling to make a bounce back after falling to my knees a year ago (Figuratively)  has been tough.
I am hoping to make my way through my problems step by step; things have been fairly well for me as of late.
I have my friends to thank and the special people I have met over the years to talk to, hang out with and make my way through things. Some of them struggle with everyday life and struggle a very hard battle to stay on their own feet.

My wishes are there for them, every single day. I hope everyone is able to keep on their toes to keep going forward.


Summer is here and I cannot wait to get back into shooting seagulls, sunsets, and many other summer related things.
I recently dug into my inventory of items and settled back into a groove that has been working really well for me.

Proper sleep and motivational things that have gotten me going. I recently broke my wallet about four months ago to put together my on-the-go
listening gear that consists of my Bower and Wilkins P5, Electric Avenues PA2V2 (Portable Amp V2) and my iPod Vid 30GB.

I will be updating my listening experience together on my blog and here when I finish up that post but it has been a great way to relax.
I have always loved my music and my camera. Splurging my wallet apart for products that will not come apart and pay off has been a beauty.
There has been a reserve that has been brought out from these.
I sat down sometime ago and fingered through my things and discovered that there was something about doing work with music from my speakers just didn't cut it.

Anyways, that is a whole other post but for now I shall resolve to my quiet peace and stare about into the night with my photos.
Here is a little photo of portable headphone amp, iPod and headphones.

 


Into the summer night, I drift away.
The sea of thoughts that overcome the sleep deprivation.
As the choir sings and the orchestra resonates in my ears;
I dream of a cottage by a beach.
The tides washing across the beach logs.
Crabs climbing out of there coves to explore the beachfront.

Wishy washy. The waves say.
A gleam of a smile spreads across my face.
A warm, comfortable evening this is.
The sun setting away, saying goodbye to the people below.

Good night and good bye.
I shall awake and see you all in the morning.
For now, sleep well and dream.
Dream of a world with infinite possibilities. 

Posts that will be posted in the next couple days hopefully

I have a bunch of drafts that I need to finish for this blog but I am hoping to get them done.
What to expect? My review and thoughts on the Electric Avenues PA2V2 (Portal Amp V2).
My listening experiences with my Bower and Wilkins P5 Headphones.

Life in general and some paintball related posts. I have been doing well past couple weeks although it has been an on and off battle. Getting my mood together and sleep has really helped.

Canucks are 2-0 in the series against Boston, just 2 more games to go. Stanley Cup, here we come.


"When you fall down, pick yourself up and march forward. Look at what made you fall and work around it".

It has been a good week.

Things have been shaping better this past week.
Despite certain events and I guess, sometimes wishing for more when in reality it probably doesn't seem practical ha.

It has been a good pattern so I am pushing it further and trying to get the best out of it.
I have a long way to go but I am hoping to grab life by the reigns again and take it forward.

Adventitious as it may be, sometimes I still have to look around and make sure I am going in the right direction.
Looking back has only distracted me from my goal and has made a sorrow mess out of me.


On other notes, I have yet to write my Electric Avenues PA2V2 portal headphone amplifier.
I have many interesting and wonderful points to discuss about it and look forward to reading the post.
I will have some photos to put up with it. That reminds me that I have to continue on my headphone post about the Bower and Wilkins P5 headphones. Got a couple neat things to write about and so that should be fun.

I might go and do that weekly quote thing I used to do ages ago and so that should be fun.
Thanks for following and stick around everyone.


-Shroker

Eh.

What an uneventful day, the things that can go wrong when accidents happen.

A new chapter

Turning over a new page.
Where will this go, I do not know.
I hope to get things sorted so I can work it out.
Time is short and there is only so much room for error.
A new gear and a new shift.

Signing out,
Shroker

Good steam. Good mood. Good groove.

Working on my programming assignments right now and I am in a good groove.
Assignments are coming along and they are elegant and smooth running.
Take forever to put together but getting all the details down is important and making sure you get all the crook and crannies is the way to go. : )

Hope to see you guys all later.
-Shroker

Weekend of Posts!

This weekend, while working on my coding projects, I am going to sit down and write my blog posts.
I have an airgun post to finish writing, working on a post about Paintballing since March, and a post about an album I am making, photos of around my old Elementary school.: Queen Mary Elementary.

Stay tuned!

School storm kicking up

School is kicking into high gear and it is time to get my game face on.
Haha. free time should be non-existent so I shouldn't be bumming around too much.
Lots of things to do but its all pretty fun.

Have to stay on top of my game and get the sleep that is required.
I have a few blog posts coming up that I want to finish when time frees up.
Get some photos in and set up the layout. : )

Stay tuned!,
Shroker.