The Autumn Girl is going to have Autumn this year

Saw the news of this event, I'm so touched and opened up my dry cabinet, took my precious GX1 and companions out, clean them, blow out every bit of dust particle.

And telling them a story, 3 years ago.

I was down, stress and not quite happy, exams were hard, and have to do crazy loads of stock takes.

I spent quite a lot of time on Youtube, browsing for my hobbies and came across a channel doing reviews for cameras. They were putting a Canon DSLR to test, rolling it down stairs, freezing and setting it ablaze, and it still work despite of its charred body.

But no I'm not buying that crazy bulk and rocket high priced lenses.

I browsed through and they did this new interchangeable lens camera yet very much smaller in size then DSLR, they call it the Micro 4/3s. And this Panasonic one they reviewing have a touch screen focus! So convenient like handphone.

 As a tech geek, I read through it and did research online, I decided to love it.

• I can't afford a Leica
• Olympus one is more expensive
• It's price is about a third of that gigantic DSLR and so are the size

But still I can't bear to part with $1000 plus.



And then I went back looking at the photos of my last trip to Taiwan, and felt so down.

The chrysanthemum photos were quite badly taken.

I went TW that previous winter, but it wasn't all winter more of end of autumn. We were on the train down to Hualien and the kind-hearted local strike a convo with us and ended up recommending us to visit 士林官邸 saying they were holding 菊花展, my eyes brightened.

And as the planner for the trip I secretly start to reschedule the plan and hope to have time to visit it. But it was already end autumn, the displays had been there for about 3 weeks.

And it rained buckets the day before our visit, a lot have shed.

I still have quite a few better taken ones, but my favourites are the white ones, which are mostly over exposed or off focus .

I'm an Autumn person,

• I like Autumn fashion, layering yet not dumpling
• favourite colour - maroon
• and my favourite flower blooms in autumn

Everyone who heard me say I love chrysanthemum can't understand why, some even joked saying it was offered to the dead.

Never mind, I won't blame them, because Chrysanthemums are gentlemen among flowers, no need to debate with you ignorant people.

They choose to bloom in autumn and not fight its glory in the spring, they come in many forms, colours and some look exotic.

I really love the white one, but its the only clear photo I got of it.

SO I MADE UP MY MIND TO PURCHASE THAT MICRO 4/3 THAT GREAT SINGAPORE SALE. Hope the time will come again where I can see them Chrysanthemum soon. My GX1 who served me SO WELL these 3 years, we are going to fulfill that greatest mission this year!

I have no doubt of its ability, and I had visited the Flower Dome 3 times, taken photos of 2 Garden Festivals.

I'm very happy with the photos it capture, crisp clear and not over exposed even if it is white.

I'm just worried about the arrangement of the exhibit, whether I can get close enough to them.

Dear Chrysanthemums, let us meet again!