Had the opportunity to meet up with an old friend this afternoon on Sunday afternoon. Not that my friend is old, (we are both as young as we can be) but we have known each other for almost a decade already. We don’t meet up often, but when we do, it’s a rather interesting experience.

It’s an enjoyable process of sharing our photos. It’s not just simply viewing the photos, but compared to viewing it from an online web album, the commentary is that much better than simple captions entered just for the sake of filling up the text box. I’m guilty of that too, but that’s the reality of it all. When I used a film camera for my trip to Nepal way back in 2004, I got myself a photo album. It made sense, since I had to process the negatives and develop prints. It’s very different nowadays. I’ve gone thru 2 big trips trips already, and both instances, everything is all digital. The plus point is that without the printing, there’s no cost involved, and less consumption of materials and eventually, less wastage too. However, somehow there’s a lack of personality too. The digital web album provides reach, but lacks that personal touch. There’s only so much that can be entered into the caption; it lacks feeling and emotion that can only be filled be speech.

It was fun sharing about our travels, and experiences.

Naturally, it progressed to something that concerns all of us residents of singapore. There is always this comparison between what we have got, and what can be worse. Thing is, we should constantly be comparing with what’s better, not what’s worse. Only then will there be any progress. If you compare with something of a lower standard, then complacency will start to set in, and there will not be any motivation to improve. Still, at the end, it’s nice to know that someone else shares roughly the same sentiments with me.