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
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
House of Saddam – Part 1
House of Saddam (2008) – on rental. The show begins with a thickly moustache middle-aged Iraqi celebrating his daughter’s seven birthday. He welcomes his friends and well-wishers. One could had easily mistaken this man to be just an ordinary loving
Uncommon bravery
I haven’t been a follower of local / Hong Kong / Taiwan / Japan / South-Korean TV drama serials for the last 20+ years now. In fact, my vaguest recollection of watching an Asian drama series comes from my lower
Macroing revisited
I haven’t been digging out my Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro for a spin since our Singapore Botanic Gardens visit a year ago, so dug it out on Saturday afternoon to take a few quick pictures around the house. The first
Danger of SMSing while driving
It constantly amazes me when I drive to see the occasional motorist texting while driving on the road. I was forwarded this Youtube video that illustrates the dangers of SMSing while driving. Be warned: it’s very graphic.
Pratas @ Shifu
A couple of weeks ago, Matt asked if February next year would be a good time for him to come visit us in Singapore again. Yep – the ang mo is back, and Ling and I have yet another opportunity
Son of a (flash) gun
The two most significant contributing factors that account for the large image quality difference between a compact camera and a DSLR is in the size of the sensor relative to the number of pixels the camera is rated at, and
American Midwest
Here comes the proverbial post on traveling and destinations I’ll like to visit at some point! Ling has visited most of Europe (I’ve only been to Denmark bleh) so whenever I bring up Central Europe for instance as a possible
Handwash fetish
This is one of the weirdest posts I’m doing for a while – and it’s on hand soaps LOL. I’m sure each of us have our own little fetishes. Me, I’ve got a fascination with hand soap. The stuff that’s
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