Ideals versus Realities
During my pregnancy, I was telling Yang things like “I want to breastfeed our baby”, “I think I can tahan without epidural” (judging from my pain threshold), “I think it would be better that I take care of Hannah full-time”,
Category: At Home
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection (1998) – on rental. Romantic dramas on film can be pretty formulaic: the two persons typically do not like each other terrifically i.e. the conflict phase first, but from either natural or contrived circumstances will
Decisions… – Part 3
It’s also one of those unique things about being in Singapore – that grandparents are typically ‘roped’ in to help look after the next next generation. My parents for certain joke about it a lot when they’re asked what their
More morning photos
One perk of being in the public service is childcare leave where I can be at home and help Ling with Hannah, plus take more pictures of our growing daughter. It’s semester break for me now, so also the perfect
Student Barbeques
Working as an educator of 18+ year olds + that you live in a condominium can be quite a lethal combination… because your students will find every opportunity at semester break to hold barbeque events at your place. I’m staff
Decisions… – Part 2
Ling is less adverse to the idea of having home helpers. I’m on the other hand dead-set against it and want to only consider it as a last resort when we absolutely cannot manage at all. Many reasons. Reason #1.
How to photograph absolutely everything
There’s another photography book that is a constant companion beside my bed: and that’s Tom Ang’s How to Photograph Absolutely Everything. This is a hard cover, coffee-table sized photo book on how to photograph, well, most of everything: and it
Revisiting HDR
My first HDR – or High Dynamic Range – photographic attempts were over a year ago (blogged here) and didn’t turn out so well. So, after reading the HDR book I picked up from Kinokuniya I went about the house
More night reading
One of the nicest things about Kinokuniya – the Japanese bookstore chain – in Singapore is the store’s Privilege Card membership. Now, books aren’t very cheap in Singapore as a rule (though they’re still cheaper than what I saw in
Decisions… – Part 1
One of the discussion points that has been cropping up semi-frequently in the last fortnight is whether we should be getting home helper i.e. a ‘maid’ for the chores. We’re managing that and Hannah fine at the moment, but Ling
House of Saddam – Part 3
All of these historical character-based productions also rise or fall depending on how the lead actor does in the role. Cate Blanchett was consistent in both the Elizabeth films she did with director Shekhar Kapur, as was Helen Mirren in
House of Saddam – Part 2
House of Saddam is a four part HBO-BBC Television series that runs for a neat 4 hours, and dramatizes the last 27 years of Saddam Hussein’s life in power – from his forcing of the then ailing President al-Bakr to
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