Since i was young, i regarded my 10th uncle as my best friend. I'm always alone and i get lonely every time. But my uncle always has something for me to do so i won't get bored.

My uncle is an artist, producer, director. He went to NAFA. When i was young, i would always go to his room and see him doing some drawings or meddling with some animations in his computer.

He would always put me on his lap and let me help out with his animations. I remembered doing something like a comic strip. We would watch films together and he would comment bout the bad things and the good things.

I definitely remember him doing up this art piece. It was a dragon. It was like air brush or something. It was beautiful. The most beautiful dragon that i've seen in my life. He took a long time to finish it cause he wanted it to perfect. And to me, it is perfect.

He taught me how to do a lot art. He would prepare those glue which needed the guns, hot guns is it? Nail polish, some wood stuff, pen knife, alphabet macaroni. I learnt so many things from him. (Since young, i knew how to hold the pen knife correctly. Heh)

He once used my grandma's house for filming before, that was when i was in love with film-making. Hearing the director call out "CUT!" "ACTION!" had a big impact on me.

But i grew up with a camera in my hands. I had my first camera since i was 10. Only when i was 13 i got a SLR. It wasn't a digital one though. When i was 16 i got my DSLR. I joined Media Club, Photography in secondary school. I love photography. Love it when you hear the shutter and expecting a perfect picture to appear.

I love doing duties. Taking photos of events and capturing "the moment". It can be beautiful, it can be ugly.

I realized that i love taking shots of people, so i wanted to be a fashion photographer. But knowing Singapore's limited need for fashion photographer, i gave up.

But i still love filming. As long as i'm behind a camera lens, i'm happy. It can be a camera or a video camera, i love it all.

My dream is to film a war movie. One which involves a photo journalist and how he was assigned to take photos during the war and the things he has to go through.

How i get this inspiration?

I was reading my history text book (I LOVE HISTORY) and saw a photographer, and wondered, why would they risk their life to take photos during a battle?! But then, there a new found respect for them. They risk their life so the future can see how the past was like. Cruelty and blood. What people should not do.

I wanted to make a film out of it. I know there are films about them made before. But i want one to my name.

Imagine this: When the movie ends, the credits come up and your name appears and producer/director. The feeling inside is indescribable.

I'm just a school photographer. But when i see my name attached to a photo in the school magazine or banner, i feel that i'm seen. I mean people are going to see the picture.

Photography and film-making is beautiful. Stress? Yes. But when you see your final product, you will think that all your stress is worth it.

Somebody make my dream come true please?