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Notebook 2017

Posted on 15 Apr 201713 Jul 2018   by CY

Continuing from a post from just over a month ago here. The month of March came and went past without Microsoft making a formal announcement on the highly anticipated successor to the Surface Pro 4. Insider information though revealed that

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The Piano Project – Part 6

Posted on 13 Apr 201713 Apr 2017   by CY

There are two things I’m especially grateful my parents did when I was a child: buy us an Apple II computer, and let my two brothers and I learn the piano. Both of these things had immeasurable impacts on what

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Brother P-Touch PT-H110 Label Maker

Posted on 3 Apr 20173 Apr 2017   by CY

This is one of those little home gadgets that’s a must for those of us who like everything neat and organized (e.g. me!). I’ve been wanting to get one of these at a stationery store. Popular Bookstore has a couple

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Watching the Surface Pros

Posted on 10 Mar 201717 Jul 2018   by CY

Many of us would be hard-pressed not to think of ‘Apple’ if asked to list a prominent technology trendsetter. To be fair, their first and early iPhones, iPads, iPods and MacBooks did turn their respective industries on their heads. Of

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Magical Magnet

Posted on 9 Mar 201724 Apr 2017   by CY

As parents of young kids, we have to wrack our brain cells to decide what to buy for presents – whether it’s for their birthdays or Christmas. We generally avoid electronic gadgets and video games, with Hannah’s Nikon Coolpix L29

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Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 31

Posted on 4 Mar 20173 Apr 2018   by CY

If there is one large down side about owning multiple m4/3 camera bodies, it’s trying to decide which one to bring along for vacations when space and portability is premium. I’ll have to decide soon enough which two of the

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Parenting a 7 Year Old

Posted on 3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017   by CY

For all intents and purposes, I reckon we have it fairly easy with Hannah. Our 7 year old listens to instructions well, is conscientious, generally diligent and always seeking to do well. She’s adapted well to her new school environment

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Learning Music for Kids

Posted on 3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017   by CY

Both Ling and I started our formal music and piano lessons when we were in junior Primary school, which is about the age that many parents here today still get their children started at too. Both of us learned the

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Peter and OCD

Posted on 28 Feb 201728 Feb 2017   by CY

If there’s another one thing that sets Peter apart from his older sister, it’s his occasional-OCDing. Though thankfully, most of it is harmless and even beneficial for us parents. For instance, our boy at just a few years old now

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AirTurn PED

Posted on 29 Jan 201725 Feb 2017   by CY

We’ve had our new Yamaha U30BL piano for a few months now, and its usage hasn’t been quite what I initially thought it to be. Specifically, Ling barely touches it, while I have been on it more than I initially

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Chinese New Year 2017

Posted on 28 Jan 20173 Apr 2018   by CY

I reckon in a few years time when Hannah turns 10, we can do a series of CNY Family pictures to see how the kids have grown every year! As is tradition, here are our family photos on the first

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues    Tagged m4/3, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, Olympus E-M1   

Notes and Pictures

Posted on 19 Jan 201713 Jul 2018   by CY

Normally, most non-techie persons wouldn’t be aware of the in and outs of the smartphone industry. But the Samsung Note 7 battery exploding fiasco of 2016 was so widely reported that it even became talking points for persons who couldn’t

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