The Real Count Dracula

Contrary to popular belief, Count Dracula is not the guy to make blood sucking look sexy on a public media platform and nope he is not a cape donning prima donna with a brethern of sexy female vampires as his henchmen.

Count Dracul was born Vlad Tepes in 1431 in Translyvania. His forefathers were rulers of Walachia and Dracula came about as they belonged to a secret fraternity of Knights known as The Order of the Dragon or Dracul.

Dracula itself meant son of the Dragon or as some call him: the son of the Devil.

Vlad Tepes was held hostage for long periods during his youth by the Ottoman Empire. Upon his return, he was soon made the ruler of his lands. Vlad the Impaler was an exteremely violent man who liked war and enjoyed torturing his victims who are all prisoners of war.

The atrocities made by Vlad in the German stories include impaling, torturing, burning, skinning, roasting, and boiling people, feeding people human flesh (their friends or relatives), cutting off limbs, drowning and nailing of hats to the heads of people.

Impalement was Ţepeş's preferred method of torture and execution. His method of torture was a horse attached to each of the victim's legs as a sharpened stake was gradually forced into the body. The end of the stake was usually oiled, and care was taken that the stake not be too sharp; else the victim might die too rapidly from shock. Normally the stake was inserted into the body through the anus and was often forced through the body until it emerged from the mouth. However, there were many instances where victims were impaled through other bodily orifices or through the abdomen or chest. Infants were sometimes impaled on the stake forced through their mother's chests. The records indicate that victims were sometimes impaled so that they hung upside down on the stake.

Such was his attrocities that he was named Vlad the Impaler and later became the inspiration behind the Character of Count Dracula.

The Origins of Vampirism

From the Book of Night onto Day ( NOD )

Eve was not the first woman that God made as a companion for Adam.

Before Eve, there was Lilith. She who was made the same way as Adam. She was not the submissive specimen that will yield to the demands of God and Adam. She questioned God and longed to claim her birth right. For that, she was casted out of the Garden of Eden.

Not long after, Adam and Eve were also casted out after eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Eve bore Adam 2 sons- Canine and Abel. Both were given control over the land. Canine over the plants and Abel over the lifestock. Canine and Abel in turn had to give their their choicest crops and lifestock as a sacrifice to God. Canine's sacrifice was not looked upon positively as Caine's ability to grow and harvest them was born of God's curse upon Adam: that he should toil in the dust of the Earth. Abel's mastery over the animals came from God's gift of the same skill to Adam, and this made his sacrifice pure. Thus Abel was blessed over Canine.

Canine rebelled and murdered his brother in cold blood and flee the lands in fear of God's wrath.

It was during his time fleeing from God that Canine meet Lilith in the lands of Nod, east of Eden.

She gave Caine succor and showed him the power she had found, and Caine, desiring that power, fed on Lilith's blood to gain it. He then fled her house rather than battle her rage and continued his journey alone. Among his newfound powers were invincibility against Adam's descendants, great speed and strength, ability to manipulate time, shadows, flesh and mind; these powers would later evolve into the Disciplines which his children would wield, although with far less potency than Caine possessed.

At this point, Caine was visited by the archangels Michael, Uriel, and Gabriel, each in their turn and offering Caine salvation if he would but seek forgiveness from God for murdering his brother. Caine rejected each offer, feeling that God was a hypocrite and that he was the wronged party; enraged by his lack of humility and the bitter defiance he showed them and God, each angel cursed Caine:
Michael cursed Caine to forever fear fire;
Uriel cursed him to be unable to dwell in sunlight and to live forever in darkness;
Gabriel cursed him to be neither living nor dead, neither human nor beast, unchanging, undying and ever without hope; to feed upon blood alone; that hunger shall devour mercy; and that his offspring shall war with one another, young and weak against old and strong, that he may be their judge and know what it is for a father to condemn his children.

Shoot me! Shoot me now!

A sneak peak of the photoshoot I did yesterday night.....

Fashion jewellery for sales in a bazaar on May Day.

Meanwhile, the insanity continues.......

CRAZY

The schedule for the end of April is CRAZY!!!
Things are happening so fast and unexpectedly that it drives me insane.
I am like high on 2 dozen cups of coffee and I did not even drink any.

* The Phoenix starts bouncing up and down on the tree branch like a gummy bear.*
Jam pack schedule: Tonight: Get Ornaments and products from colourangelz than rush back home, bathe, set up equipment and shoot till drop..... most prob after a few more cups of coffee and another sleepless night....although this is sleep that I don't mind missing..... afterall, we are like trying to build our nest for the future and every little bit counts.

Day 2: Go to work and reach workplace before 0830am...... do all e paperwork to get ready for next sem's lessons..... get ready for the left over lessons this semester and do up a proposal for lesson buffer..... knock off a 0530pm than rush down to teach kid tuition at 0630pm to 0800pm..... than go to city hall n meet dear dear after her class....... than go back her.... finally can rest...maybe after 20 cups of coffee..... ha ha... hyper hyper...bounce bounce.....

100 reasons why I cannot fail ( Part 1 )

1) I love Aver too much and want to give her a good life.
2) I want to do my parents proud as they have always been there for me.
3) I do not want people who love me to worry about me, parents n Aver included.
4) I love Aver and want her parents to accept me so I gotta work hard.
5) I wanna prove people wrong about their views about me...... friends and relatives included.
6) I believe I have what it takes to fulfill my dreams.
7) I believe and view it as a mission to change the perceptions of people's perception of beauty in Singapore and beyond.
8) I believe I have what it takes to become the best Photographer in Singapore and beyond.
9) I want to let the world see my talents.
10) I want to let the world see that Singapore does have alot of talented people.
11) I want to travel the world with my camera and Aver- the girl I love.
12) I want to have my photos exhibited all over the world.
13) I want to be famous all round the world as a photographer.
14) I want to go to Taiwan and shoot Willie when he gets famous since he is just an inspiring friend.
15) I want to go to Taiwan and shoot FIR , a dream since I have been following them a few years back since their first album.
16) I want to make a difference in other people's life.
17) I want people to feel good about themselves and be happy and I know I can do it through photography.
18) I want people to always remember those wonderful moments in time and help them celebrate their love and union thru photography.
19) I want my works to be seen all over the place in food and product photography.
20) I want to win International rcognition as a photographer.
21) I want to celebrate me and Aver's love as we meet each other thru photography.
22) I want to be the perfect lover for Aver and be worthy of her.
23) I want to travel to Japan and shoot the people, the buildings, the history and the culture there.
24) I want to be the eye to the world with my camera n my lenses.
25) I want to heal the world and bring it together thru my craft.
26) I want to show the world that we can love each other thru my craft.
27) I want to leave something for the generations to come.
28) I believe I can show the world their voice thru my craft.
29) I believe me and Aver are meant for greater things together.
30) I know both me and Aver can accomplish alot if we put our heart to it.
31) I do not wanna look back in anger and regret not chasing my dreams when I had the chance.
32) I know I can do it my way. Great Leaders walk their own paths. Paths that are not yet created.
33) I want to be able to walk hand in hand with Aver , leaving our tracks in the sand, than washing our feet before going into our house at the beach.
34) I want to leave a legacy for our next generation, but without any expectations.
35) I want to walk to have Aver by my side as we travel the world feeding that pink monster.
36) I want to go to all the famous museums of the world with Aver and appreciate Arts of all kind.
37) I know to make sure Aver and me are the happiest couple on Earth.
38) I want my parents to lead a good life too after what they have done for me.
39) I want my brother to be looked after despite his disabilities as he has the right to live like anyone else.
40) I know I can make my grandmother proud of me.
41) I want to lie on a lavender field with Aver and fall asleep as the Sun scorches our skin.
42) I want to let the world remember my name.
43) I want to publish my own picture book.
44) I want to publish my own photo book.
45) I want to publish another photobook with my dearest Aver.
46) I want to give Aver happiness.... even the Emerald Hill house.
47) I know life is about actions and what you make of it and I know I have to be responsible.
48) I want to be accepted as the best and in the process go to any place that my dearest Aver wanna settle in.
49) I know it is my destiny to do this.
50) I used to have nothing to fight for...... I now have Aver. I fight for noble causes and this knight shall live to serve his lady.

Aim

Sitting at mac ....typing away on aver's com....low bat now.
Was planning my future alone while she is in class.
Thinking about wat the big unknown holds.
The idea of venturing out of the little red dot struck me.
I need to be inspired..... there is a need to find myself n others like me.
A few destinations come to mind....Taiwan, HK, China, Australia....Europe but mainly USA....at least creative ideas n individualism n being different is encouraged there.

Random Ramblings

The mandate from heaven demands that the dragon be removed from the throne.

The real meaning of SPCA- Some People Care Alot.

Building character and opinion is important. Otherwise there will be yet another soul-less being on Earth.

Everyday I see Tuna on a Conveyer belt, rushing to pack themselves into a tin.

By Yours Truly,
Designerwhere