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iPad Mini Retina and Old Flower Eyes

Posted on 23 Jun 201423 Dec 2018   by CY

Six months ago I picked up the Google Nexus 7, that very compact Android tablet designed by Google. The tablet is still very much alive – to/fro from home and work every day, and inside the side pockets of my

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Year in Review – 2013

Posted on 31 Dec 20133 Jan 2020   by CY

It’s the end of another year, and Ling was asking just the other day when I was going to do another one of my end-of-year review of our big ticket and asset decisions in 2013. To be fair, we’ve kept

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Computer Assembly – 2014 Edition

Posted on 28 Dec 201325 Feb 2017   by CY

If there’s one thing I dislike about living in this part of the island, it’s the amount of dust that gets blown around the house. When we first moved in our current home, we actually had a routine where we’d

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Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 17

Posted on 19 Dec 201325 Feb 2017   by CY

Ling was sharing a story that she posted on Facebook just this morning. Conversations with Hannah again. H: Mommy, what’s the fan for? Mommy: To cool us down when we feel hot. H: Orh. H: It can also blow my

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More Droids

Posted on 18 Dec 201325 Jan 2024   by CY

Ling has all but given up trying to find the right gadgets when it comes to my birthday. There was this occasion when she bought an (expensive) electronic shaver, that on my first try using it, turned my chin into

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Accessorising the E-M5 – Part 2

Posted on 9 Dec 20133 Apr 2018   by CY

Continuing from the first post on accessories for the E-M5. Unlike the couple of Nikon (D)SLRs I’ve had, the E-M5 uses an electronic viewfinder, which itself is a prodigious user of battery power. The pair of Nikon DSLRs for instance

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Accessorising the E-M5 – Part 1

Posted on 30 Nov 20133 Apr 2018   by CY

I’ve had the Olympus E-M5 for about nearly 19 months now, and only just realized that I haven’t done a post yet on a couple of accessories that I use with it. Over the years I’ve used DSLRs and now

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Year in Review – 2012

Posted on 28 Dec 201217 Jan 2020   by CY

There’s yet another sign that time passes by so quickly, and it’s how soon I have to write another end-of-year retrospective post! Every year end I write a long post to reflect on the ‘big’ (e.g. costly and involving technological

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iPad (4) Retina

Posted on 18 Dec 201223 Dec 2018   by CY

I had a Windows Live Messenging conversation with the wife yesterday afternoon, and it went like this. “Dear, I have a confession to make.” “I know. You bought yourself a new toy?” “!!! Dear, you’re so clever.:)” “When you have

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eBay Sellers

Posted on 22 Oct 201224 Oct 2012   by CY

A few years ago I put up a status update on Facebook; and it read like this: “The wife has discovered online shopping. I’m dead.” That of course elicited a lot of ‘Likes’ and humorous comments that followed that status

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Spoilt Apples and New Droids

Posted on 14 Sep 201227 Jun 2019   by CY

The screen on my 1 year 4 months iPad 2 went kaput over the weekend. Initially I was just astonished. Weren’t Apple products commanding premiums because their products do not compromise on quality? But here’s the funniest thing. After Ling

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Blog Writing

Posted on 20 Aug 201214 Jul 2018   by CY

Interestingly, over the years while we’ve had many friends who’ve tried blogging, not many keep up with posting after a while. I think a good part of it is that blogging in itself isn’t convenient, relative to social network sites

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