Things might not be as bad as it seems sometimes.

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Hi guys! Been rather busy these few days with photo shoots and all... Man, it was a hectic one. To be honest, I am not even done editing the photos yet even after burning two midnight oils (Three actually, if including setting up this temporary macbook my friend lent to me) but.... heck it, I need to come back to this space in awhile just to write out whatever thoughts I have this few days.

So this time round, my process of editing photos was rather slower and inefficient compared to the past. Why? Because my laptop broke down! My champion finally broke down after... 5-6 years? Damn, it lasted me so long. 

Even though its cranky at times, it can't startup unless it is plug in to the power brick (it became more like a...mobile desktop. The irony...), it's slow most of the times, the USB port can't work sometimes, for some reason it can't play video normally and all other problems. But hey, it lasted me so long! It witnessed how I started experimenting photoshop to actually using it as a skills to break into the industry, all my design work were created using this laptop and not to mention that cute laptop skin I pasted ever since I got it (love it). 
I love this laptop even though it can get on my nerve sometimes.

Now, the problem is not about it broke down and I need the money to fix it (although it's a problem, considering I have spent quite a lot previously for my camera fungus issue), the main problem is, I have near to 2000 photos, sitting and waiting in my SD cards for me to open them up and edit them. I can't since my laptop decided to break down at this critical moment.

My first reaction? Angry. I got really angry. At everything, how everything just wants to spoil my plan, schedule and all. How I have to spend another fortune after spending on my photography equipment issues. I started thinking how this year is absolutely not my year and how everything is not going as I planned. 

I started planning in my head of how to get money to fix my laptop ASAP in order to submit my work to the company. Nothing seems to work out and I'm really afraid I can't submit my work on time this time.

Then, I don't know how, helps arrived. My friend have this old macbook pro (running on windows and windows only) that I'm currently using it to blog too to lent it to me for the time being. It's old but work well with the programs that I have to use. He actually lent it to me without second thoughts. Without this laptop, I'm seriously screwed. 

Halfway through editing the heaps of photos, I received a text from a company I worked with in an event about changing some text in a video I have produced for them (when I have informed them to inform me by last Wednesday if there are any changes to be made since I don't have access to imovie all the time... ANYWAY). In the mid of my work and having this request at the same time frustrates me once again, thinking everything and everyone just wants to spoil my plan and schedule. 

Then, I don't know how again, helps arrived. My girlfriend saved the day by editing it for me on her mac with imovie even when she don't know how to really use it. Letting me focus on the work I have currently instead of worrying when can I submit the video to them again.

This may seem like a rant post but I have actually learned something from this incident(here comes the life lesson!),

Things might not be as bad as it seems sometimes.

Yes, things may cock up from time to time, disrupting your work and original plan hence slowing you down. I don't know how I am so blessed with all these people around me, my problems manage to be solved with such speed and little effort. 

What I am trying to say is, do not expect things to be adjusted to you or take things for granted. Things may go wrong, all the time. Instead of complaining and being angry why things doesn't go your way, adjust yourself to the situation instead.

You are the key to turning bad situations into a good one or making a problem disappear. 
Adjusting your mindset and attitude towards different conflicts and matter will make you a more efficient problem solver (which obviously, I did not). You might realize, hey, things are not that bad after all.

This time round, I am really grateful for having all these people around me. Thank you once again for being in my life and helping me without a second word whe

never I run into any problem. 


This year may not be my year, but I'm still very blessed to have you guys around after so many years.