If your ang mo friend is coming over…
…what would you recommend him? Okay, this is my list of things to do: Topmost on the list: Must bring him to try our local fare, of course!! I mean, we don’t have much of a natural heritage here, or
CGAT '08
I was caught up at an international gaming conference held at Suntec Convention Centre over the last three days. The conference is quite a mouthful, but here it goes: “International Conference & Industry Symposium on Computer Games; Animation, Multimedia, IPTV
HDR and CPL
One of those things I’ve never really gotten around to doing is play around with Photo editing software. I’ve had them for years – e.g. the very first digital camera I bought in 1999 (a Canon S10) – came with
The human touch
Something warmed my heart recently. I was halfway tearing a parking coupon at the car park of ICA (Immigration and Checkpoint Authority) when I heard some knocking on the glass window of the passenger’s seat. I looked up and saw
"But my face is oily…:("
One of those effects of those weeks of spreadsheet-peering is that I’ve become intimately familiar with pricing of camera systems, lenses and accessories. It’s funny too, because currently right now, the local camera body prices for the Canon 40D and
"Got game or not…?"
Ling can say the strangest things. I was explaining and showing her the different functions on our D300 yesterday at home. Clearly impressed, she asked innocently: “Wah – got game or not too?!” “Aiyoh dear, you think this is a
Boys (and girls) with toys
After a nearly six month search for a new camera system to replace my current Konica-Minolta DSLRs setup, we finally decided on going with Nikon. We picked up a Nikon D300 at MSColor yesterday. This post will be really long
Moo
There’s a comment written by one of my students a year ago during the subject feedback for my Alice programming classes – that I must have a thing for cows. How’s that come about? Well, my object of reference in
Typing
I remember a funny occasions during one of very first few days teaching 13 years ago. I was typing something on the keyboard when a colleague leaned over and said, “Wow – are you the new secretary?” She didn’t know
e-Bay scamming
I did most of my thesis writing at my home in Farnham Street rather than the office at Curtin University during my years in Perth. During those long days of writing, the television was usually on. I think I watched
Rolling dice
If you’re a fan of Dungeons & Dragons, here’s an interesting link that’s worth a visit. Based on your responses to a very long list of questions, you’ll get a detailed report on the level, character class and alignment that
Don’t spill the beans
I’ve been on this crave for Jollibean’s beancurd since those days when beancurd & pancakes speciality shops started sprouting all over the island. Now, there are also Mr Bean and Pin Le – to name a few. In my personal
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