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Hannah and Concerts

Posted on 1 Nov 20121 Nov 2012   by Ling

I remember clearly when Hannah had her first performance at her playgroup at the age of two and a half years old. It was DISASTROUS. I went there armed with cameras to record the special occasion but ended up with

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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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Hannah @ 30mm – Part 2

Posted on 20 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

Another weekend and more pictures of Hannah with the 2 weeks old Sigma 30mm f2.8! Hannah on Saturday mornings is usually up at around 7 AM-ish – about an hour after I get up, which means that the two of

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Olympus E-M5, Sigma 30mm f2.8    1 Comment on Hannah @ 30mm – Part 2   

Work-in-Progress – Part 9

Posted on 20 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

Another visit to the ongoing construction of our new home @ The Minton condo. We headed out earlier than usual this Saturday morning, and fitted enough time to visit the site from three different locations: Blocks 143, 142 and finally

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Posted in New Home    Tagged Minton, Nikon D7000, Sigma 18-250mm   

Re-entering the Kitchen: Spare Pork Ribs in Plum Sauce

Posted on 17 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

It all started with a neglected bottle of plum sauce in our fridge. I just cleared and tidied up the fridge recently. And I’m very proud to announce that all the items in the fridge are neatly organised and packed

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The secrets of slumber

Posted on 15 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

My best friend Doreen, an experienced teacher in primary school education, once shared with me that a child grows and develops when she is sleeping. Being uninformed then, I used to associate sleep with down time for the body to

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Hannah @ 30mm – Part 1

Posted on 14 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

New series of posts with the 30mm and my favorite photographic subject! The spread of photos here were taken throughout the week, and all on the newly acquired Sigma 30mm f2.8 lens .The bokeh isn’t as creamy as the 20mm

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues    Tagged Olympus E-M5, Sigma 30mm f2.8   

Yummy Toddler Foods: Kiwi in Orange Juice Popsicle

Posted on 14 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

Feeling the unbearable heat these days? The popsicle to the rescue! :) Trying out new recipes for popsicles is so much fun as they are quick and easy with satisfying results. Making popsicles give a lot of room for creativity

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Sigma 30mm f2.8

Posted on 8 Oct 20123 Apr 2018   by CY

The Panasonic 20mm f1.7 has become the lens I use most often when I’m at home or taking pictures of Hannah. The lens is beautifully sharp in the center, works wonderfully well in low-light, and starts-up quickly when attached to

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged m4/3, Olympus E-M5, Sigma 30mm f2.8    2 Comments on Sigma 30mm f2.8   

Yummy Toddler Foods: Simple Carrot Salad

Posted on 7 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

From the wide array of recipes which use carrots, I like raw grated carrot, carrot cake and carrot muffin best. Yang loves carrots but he likes them cooked to just tender to bite. Enter the raw carrot salad today! :D

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Art & Craft @ Home

Posted on 2 Oct 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

  There is no right or wrong, when it comes to making art   Making sure that you have fun, is the most important part!   Splash a little paint, draw a little line   Just make sure that you

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Pluto

Posted on 30 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

Shortly after I picked up the Goofy stuffed toy from Hannah’s favorite character from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoon series, I asked her to pick her second favorite character – which she immediately replied ‘Pluto!!’. The toy arrived over the

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Posted in Children Blues    Tagged Olympus E-M5, Panasonic 20mm f1.7   

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