Faster and Poorer

First up, I have just upgraded my internet connection to maxonline 6500. I took up the Xbox 360 plan and will be contracted for 2 years. It also means I need to shelf out an extra $12 for the faster speed each month. Though I wasn’t keen on upgrading, my Father and Brother keep complaining that the internet speed has become considerably slower ever since I bought my wireless router.

So as a result, I decide to kill to birds in one stone. I upgraded my internet connection and also preordered the Xbox 360 as part of the deal. The only problem I have with this whole thing is that I need to top up $299 for the Xbox 360 core system. I don’t mind paying this amount if they gave me the hard disk rather than a 64 mb memory card and a game I don’t even dream of buying.

The second thing is that I have been planning to buy a DSLR camera for a very long time now. Lately I have taken a great deal of interest in photography. Why the sudden interest in photography you might ask? I really don't know.

I feel that I need to take better pictures because my I cannot stand the blurring in my camera apart from the lack of features like exposure, white balance, aperture and focus.

I also want to manipulate my images with Photoshop and try to incorporate 3D elements in my photographs. I just want to experiment.

But I think the real reason for my motivation for getting a camera is because I ought to have a good foundation in photography if I am ever going to be a film director.

After all the film schools I checked put has some kind of photography classes. And since I am putting off my studies for the moment, I might as well take this opportunity to learn as much as possible.

But like all noble deeds, I have this lingering thought in my head. I feel it’s just going to end up as an expensive hobby I might get sick of it sooner or later.

If you have been following my ridiculous blog, you would probably realize that I am in a fix right now. There are so many things I need to pay for and without the constant income of my freelance I cannot help but ask myself whether or not I really need to buy the camera.

I even thought of selling, my Sony cybershot camera which by the way I took 8 months to save and buy, my beautiful Wacom tablet and my beloved Xbox just to buy my new camera. Although my Father is against me selling my stuff, I got no alternative unless of course I was to borrow the money from him and buy the camera.

God, why am I a stubborn headed mule.

So till my next post ya, its bye from Ganz.

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