Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
One of the most commonly heard criticisms of Phuket as a holiday location is that large parts of the island have been overly commercialized to cash in on the tourism boom, with beaches that were once famous for their serenity
One of the best things about living in Singapore is that our little island acts as a springboard hub to a lot of interesting places in the region. In fact, as our Ang Mo friend will attest, we encourage visitors
We haven’t been doing many staycations for some years now, on account that the hotel rates here in Singapore are, as a rule, pretty expensive. One would routinely pay much less for the same property and accommodation quality level just
Just a few days before we scoot off to Phuket for a short 8 day stay, and our itinerary is pretty much settled – though apart from the first couple of days that sees bookings, the rest of the itinerary
We’ve had our pair of guinea pigs for just over three months now, and there’s a lot more problem-solving in caring for them compared to hamsters. It’s not just dietary or that the maintenance of their enclosures is a lot
Usability and handling notes! As with all digital cameras in general, these imaging devices tend to do better when taking pictures in good light – and the smaller the sensor is, the most pronounced will be the issues of noise
I’ve always found taking pictures with the smartphone fiddly. They’re pocketable yes – but the lack of a handholding grip makes holding the phone to take any sort of a picture a routinely nervous experience. So, over the last half-dozen
Oddly, while it’s just about 6 weeks before our year-end 8 day Free and Easy holiday in Phuket, I’ve felt less of a compulsion to blog about our developing itinerary than say 11 day trip to Western Australia. It’s probably
This is a post about poop! There’s a pretty vibrant and lively FB group for guinea pig owners in Singapore, and there’s a lot of sharing, discussions and cute to-the-max photos of cavies in the forum. A frequent question that
Many imaging devices of both the still type (e.g. cameras, smartphones) and video (e.g. camcorders, smartphones too LOL) like to claim that they are stabilized, and feature mechanisms and technologies to reduce if not eliminate what’s commonly known as ‘camera
I didn’t think for a moment that home studio recordings were going to be easy. Never mind that I wasn’t going to do both video and audio recordings and any mistakes would be very hard to correct. I reckon professional
Coming out a crash course on home recording equipment, the basic outlay seemed to be: Microphones: two basic types are dynamic, and condenser – with the former more suitable for low-frequency audio signals (e.g. drums), and latter for higher-frequency audio
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