I hope you will realise soon enough that your photographs look like shit that not even heavy editing could ever save your photos’ life.

I am not saying that I am the best.

But I am in fact, telling you the truth.

I do not see you as my “friend”, but at least I am not giving you any false hopes.

You have no idea how ridiculously pathetic you sound and look.

I can do nothing except to cringe my nose and clench my teeth.

That is beyond.

I really want to visit places like Chongqing and Nanjinguan, before The Three Gorges flood them up forever by this year.

Dad told me that “It is too late”.

Everything I do, or want to do is always “too late”. I might as well just give up.

There is a difference between an encouragement, and giving false hopes.

For example: If a photograph is badly taken i.e. overexposed/out-of-focus/pixelated, just shut up rather than give comments saying that it is a “nice” photo.

Perhaps you want to make someone’s day but I believe that there are so many alternatives for you to choose from. But did you know that this is, in fact, giving false hopes to people? Or let’s just say, giving people credit when it’s NEVER meant to be due.

This gives them false hopes, in a sense that they think that they are bloody good just because of your comment, and they start thinking that they are “photographers”; spoiling the market for actual photographers out there, who actually have talent. Or in other words, making this a huge discouragement to them.

And sometimes you give the same comment on a much better/lookable photograph, it makes it all confusing that whether you are “just being nice” or you truly mean it.

If a person asks for your (honest) opinion, just wing it. Why fear that the person may not like it (or you)? As cliché as it sounds, the truth hurts. What is life without going through such treachery?

I am not saying that we have to be horrid to them when we give our opinions. You can always nicely tell them rather than give comments that they do not deserve.

By the end of the day, people would appreciate honest criticism instead. After all, honesty is much more worth rather than being a “Yes man”.

And I am not just saying this. Even The Bible tells us so (Proverbs 28:23), but most choose to go their own ways.

Sad.

Das ist Simon Schütz, und er hat endlich ein blog nach ein paar jahren.

Wir beide werden bald berühmt. Seien sie vorbereitet!

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Simon, my pal from Germany, is finally blogging (with style).

http://subtilmitstil.blogspot.com/

The hospital has been a temporary residence for the past four days.

Not only is it boring but to add more bore to that, it feels like a slow death with telly programmes on repeat; and WiFi moving at a slothful pace.

On the bright side: Four pillows on the bed - SCORE.

Why did Debra buy a box of RM1.40 ‘Made in China’ crayons?

My answer:

Thank you, and sure thing. Happy holidays, doll. :) x