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Friday, October 03, 2008
2008 Canon Digital Photomarathon (VI)
The moment I see Deepavali decorations up in Little India, I know. It's time for the photomarathon again. It's been a yearly event since 2003 and every year it's in October. And somehow, we would always end up in Little India without fail. Gu's right. Every time when we took part we would complain like crazy about the tasks, vowing never to sign up again. But when the time comes, we just couldn't resist it. Leon & I signed up already. It's the challenge, I guess. Leon said this time, he's gonna hang around Suntec City area, no more island-wide chase. I agree. Too tiring to be rushing all over the place to get our shots. I was at Alan Photo Trading yesterday. Bought the EF24-105 f/4 L IS lens to replace my broken EF25-70mm f/2.8L. The focusing ring on the old lens was damaged during last year's holiday trip. Canon service centre told me they no longer have the parts for this discontinued lens. I decided to get the EF24-105 because of the the longer zoom, the IS and the lighter weight (even though I'm a sucker for f2.8s). Bought a grey set so it's cheaper. I need to do a rigorous lens test over the next few days since I'm only given the shop's 7-day exchange warranty. Planning to wake up early this Sunday morning & head down to Changi Beach for some dawn photo-shoot. I've been neglecting my photography for a while. Time to pull the dusty o' tripod from the store-room and get down to some serious shooting. Yeah! Labels: Games, Photography
Sunday, September 28, 2008
F1 Singapore GP
There's only 1 word to describe F1... deafening!
I read about Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Reikkonen and the others.. but I'm not a F1 fan. In fact I was rather annoyed by the traffic jams caused by road closures for the F1 event. I was caught in so many jams at the perimeter of the F1 site over the last few days. Hubs told me we were invited to this BBQ event at the Marina rooftop Saturday night where we would have a nice view of the race. My response was luke-warm. There's no way we could drive there and the thought of jostling through the huge crowd did not excite me. I was right about the crowd. We parked our car at Bugis Junction and took the MRT to City Hall. The stretch through City Link was unbelievable! So many people about! Many in the red Ferrari polos & Ts. The moment we stepped out of the underground shopping centre into Marina Square, we heard it. That unmistakable roar of racer zooming past. That was when I felt the thrill. We quickly made our way to the Marina Square rooftop tennis court where the private event was held. Forget about the food. Lousy. But the view was good! We could see on-coming cars on one side and the cars making a sharp 90 deg turn at the other side. The cars were travelling very fast and I could see sparks when they braked to negotiate the bend. It was really exciting! And the noise was very very loud. Were given earplugs but those didn't help much. And I couldn't help but remembered Gu. He complained about his friend calling him up just to let him listen to the roar of F1 cars. I sent him a SMS asking whether he wanted to hear that again.. heehee.. I was so glad I brought along my video cam. I'm editing a video clip I took and will upload it to YouTube. Labels: Games
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Coolcat is ....
Copied this meme from Texas Biscuit. Goggle your name in quotes with an is.. e.g. "[your real first name] is".. pick your favourite 10 responses and post them. 1. Coolcat is almost certainly a Vampire 2. Coolcat is a reform meth addict 3. Coolcat is just adorable 4. Coolcat is not only a funeral flower but also used for decorations at weddings 5. Coolcat is a sweet, outgoing farm pig 6. Coolcat is found in moist, low-lying prairie 7. Coolcat is very trusting and will jump into anybody's lap.. is already spayed and litter-box trained. 8. Coolcat is rechargeable, extremely silent, small and handy, also splashproof 9. Coolcat is an interactive Computer Mediated Communications (CMC) server 10. Coolcat is the favorite food of the Grizzly bears heheh... apparently I am a pig, a puppy, a cat, a panda.. a rechargeable vampire (shape-shifter vampire since I could change into all those other animals) which is a also served at Grizzly bears' dinners. Labels: Games
Friday, February 23, 2007
Life's a Movie
Haven't done this for a while. So. If your life was a movie, what would the soundtracks be? Here's how it works, 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press Play 4. For every question, type the song that's playing 5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button 6. Don't lie Mine came out like this OPENING CREDITS : Sailing by Christopher Cross omg! I haven't heard this for a really long time. Sailing.. takes me away to where I've always heard it could be. Just a dream and wind to carry me and soon I will be free... Lovely! WAKING UP : Being Boiled by Human League my window faces east.. damn sunlight. so. bright. so hot. FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL : Show Me Your Soul by Red Hot Chilli Peppers FALLING IN LOVE : Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield BREAKING UP : Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who a bo then? PROM : I Love You Porgy by Nina Simone LIFE'S OK : Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi DRIVING : Lost Without Your Love by Bread more like lost without my map GETTING BACK TOGETHER : Soul Sacrifice by Carlos Santana WEDDING : Tea-House Moon by Enya lovely song for a wedding march-in.. BIRTH OF CHILD : World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode FINAL BATTLE : Two Steps Behind by Def Leppard whatever you do I'll be two steps behind you.. and let you do the fighting first! heehee DEATH SCENE : Mr. Bojangles by Robbie Williams this song always make me feel sad.. but I love it just the same FUNERAL SONG : Who's Crying Now by Journey END CREDITS : There She Goes by Sixpence None The Richer Hahahe Give it a try! It's fun! Labels: Games
Friday, February 17, 2006
Cloud
 Saw this at Darth's blog and did mine too! It's quite nice and I wouldn't mind having it printed on a T-shirt. Zoolander is finally being screened here after 5 years! It wasn't exactly banned here. In the movie there was a plot to assassinate Malaysia's prime minister. My guess it wasn't shown out of respect for Dr. M of Malaysia. The relationship between Singapore & Malaysia was a bit strained back then because some political issues. Anyway I've already seen it on DVD a few years back. Ben Stiller's Blue Steel, Ferrari and Magnum looks which were the same suck-in-cheek, pouty-lips, pinched-eyebrow gaze, was hilarious. Of course I had to switch off whatever little intelligence I have to watch this show. Labels: Games
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
South-Parked Me
 Was clearing my hard disk when I came upon my South-Park character. A while back, Gu aka Klang sent me a link to this website where you can create your own South Park characters. I created mine but forgot all about it until now. Might be an old link 'cos I'm not a South Park fan. And according to Gu, the character you create might even be your sub-conscious-self. Well. I don't know about that sub-conscious bit. But I think mine looks really cute. Labels: Games
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Sci-Fi Canon
so.. this is the Sci-fi Canon list? i'm supposed to bold those i've seen. Arethusa and Darth did their Sci-Fi Flick Expert Level check. Now, let's see how i fare... The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (huh?) Akira Alien - my 1st movie date with my now-husband-then-boyfriendAliensAlphaville - forever young... i want to be forever young.... nope! haven't seen thisBack to the FutureBlade Runner - love it!Brazil Bride of Frankenstein Brother From Another Planet A Clockwork Orange Close Encounters of the Third KindContact The Damned Destination Moon The Day The Earth Stood Still Delicatessen Escape From New YorkET: The ExtraterrestrialFlash Gordon: Space Soldiers The Fly (1985 version) - my 2nd movie with my now-husband-then-boyfriend..wait a sec.. why all the scary shows?Forbidden Planet Ghost in the ShellGojira/Godzilla - does the original Japanese show count? cos i didn't watch the US versionThe IncrediblesInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 version) - this is one of creepier shows i've seenJurassic ParkMad Max 2/The Road Warrior - fell in love with Mel GibsonThe MatrixMetropolis On the Beach Planet of the Apes (1968 version) RobocopSleeper Solaris (1972 version) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes BackThe Stepford Wives SupermanTerminator 2: Judgement DayThe Thing From Another World Things to Come Tron12 Monkeys 28 Days Later 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2001: A Space OdysseyLa Voyage Dans la Lune War of the Worlds (1953 version) 24 out of 50. Ok. I fail.... did i mention i am not a sci-fi kind of person? (2 blogs within a day! I'm on a roll here *LOL*) afternote....Edwin just messaged me today. Apparently i got mixed up. Alien was shown way before my ex.boy.friend.now.husband started dating. So it was Alien(2) we watched. So my score currently stands at 23/50.Labels: Games
Friday, July 15, 2005
Word Game
Perhaps anyone reading this blog could help? Gu is taking part in a contest of which the grand prize is a Mazda 6. But one of the requirements is to solve a word puzzle in order to find out the venue where the lucky draw would be held. We managed to figure out all the rest except the last sentence which is made up of 5 words... _ _ n a _ _ (no idea at all!) _ y e _ (dyes? eyes?) _ (single letter.. will have to be 'i' or 'a') p _ _ _ e_ _ (pigment? planets? plateau?) g _ m _ (game? gems?) Somehow I can't form any a coherent sentence. Any suggestions? p.s. The hunt for venue ended. Gu went and written his about it at his blogLabels: Games
Thursday, June 23, 2005
I taste like Alcohol?
 I tashte like Alcohol.
Heh. Heh. I taste like beer. I like beer. Buy me a beer. I'm not drunk, I can drink plenty without... What was I saying? Beer. What Flavour Are You?
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Got this from Texas Biscuit. Thought I give a try. Hilarious! I was hoping to be coffee. It's Thursday already and I'm looking forward to the weekend. I've been busy the moment I got back from vacation. Imagine! I landed at 1am on Saturday and at 9am I'm already back in my office. And the next day (on SUNDAY!), I attended an urgent meeting called by my client who was worried that I might not be ready to give an important presentation on Tuesday. And on Monday, this same client, having received some last minute info, wanted me to incoporated those into my presentation. And as a result, I had to work through the night to get it ready for the presentation scheduled at 9.30am the following day. I'm getting too old for this.
And I haven't even opened up the DVDs I bought from USA. I got 2 complete seasons of CSI: Miami, a set of 3rd season Starsky & Hutch. I enjoyed watching CSI. All 3 of them, LV, Miami and NY.
I totally lost track of Desperate Housewives. Having missed so many epsiodes. So looks like I'll have to get the DVDs too unless I can find someone who has recorded all of it.
There aren't many interesting movies on now. The latest being Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Batman Returns and War of the Worlds. I don't think I want to spend $8 per pax watching Mr & Mrs Smith. I'll probably go rent the video or something. I'm not a Batman fan and I've outgrown Tom Cruise.
Don't think I want to spend the weekend on movies. Think I'll bring the kids swimming instead.
Labels: Games
Friday, May 20, 2005
Thank you for the music
I got tagged by darth who was tagged by nat who was tagged by..... 1. Total volume of music files on my computer?13.1GB (yikes!)2. The last CD I bought was..Comme Ci Comme Ca - Janet Seidel3. Song playing right now..Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson4. Five songs I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me.. (this is a tough one.. so many to choose from... hmm..)
These Are The Days - Jamie Cullum
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
It's Probably Me - Sting5. Which 5 people are you passing this baton to, and why?No one in particular to send to. So why don't you just volunteer?  Labels: Games, Music
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Peanuts Characters Test
 I did this Peanuts Characters Test at okCupid! And here's my results... I'm a Schroeder
Wishy-Washy: 65%, Mental: 46%, Physical: 50%
A prodigy from his very first appearance, Schroeder idolises Beethoven and spends most of his free time at the keyboard of his piano. He plays backstop for Charlie Brown's baseball team, but his heart belongs to classical music. The best way to get rid of annoying distractions is to yank the piano out from under them. I like Schroder. But me? a prodigy?  Peanuts is one of my fav. I have some of the comics. But my collection is far from complete. I like all the characters though my fav is Linus. This test is at The Peanuts Characters Test. I don't think the test is too accurate, but it's fun! Labels: Games
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Answers in Songs
I got this from Texas Biscuit who got it from Darth, who got it from Bella.
"Choose a band/artist and answer these questions only in song titles by that band/artist."
I choose David Soul. Recently been listening to old songs from 70s & 80s.
Here goes....
Are you male or female: Silver Lady
Describe yourself: Nobody but a Fool or a Preacher
How do some people feel about you: Dreamers
How do you feel about yourself: Bird on a Wire
Describe your ex girlfriend/boyfriend: Tattler
Describe your current girlfriend/boyfriend: Simple Man
Describe where you want to be: 1927 Kansas City
Describe what you want to be: Tomorrow Child
Describe how you live: Seem to miss so much
Describe your current mood: I wish I was
Describe how you love: Going in with my eyes open
Share a few words of wisdom: Don't Give Up on Us
Labels: Games, Music
Thursday, March 24, 2005
The Alcohol Knowledge Test
Bourbon Congratulations! You're 104 proof, with specific scores in beer (40) , wine (116), and liquor (26). Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you're going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It'll take more than a few shots of Wild Turkey or 99 Bananas before you start seeing pink elephants. You know how to handle your alcohol, and yourself at parties.
heh heh..
Labels: Games
Monday, February 28, 2005
Musical Honesty
Can't remeber where I got this. I cut-&-pasted into my notepad a week back. Instructions: 1. Open up the music player on your computer. 2. Set it to play your entire music collection. 3. Hit the "shuffle" command. 4. Tell us the title of the next ten songs that show up (with their musicians), no matter how embarrassing. That's right, no skipping that Carpenters tune that will totally destroy your hip credibility. It's time for total musical honesty. This is what I've got.. 1. 1927 Kansas City - David Soul 2. I Won't Hold You Back - TOTO 3. Venus - Bananarama 4. Eternal Flame - The Bangles 5. The Promise - When In Rome 6. Keep The Faith - Bon Jovi 7. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson 8. Sacred - Depeche Mode 9. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra 10. I Won't Leave You Lonely - Shania Twain Eternal Flame? yuck... don't really like that song. The rest are mix of pop & rock. Except for Shania Twain's, the rest are mostly 80s. So what's the conclusion? Beats me! p.s. Just realised my songs span across late 70s to current times. That's 30 years of music. Labels: Games, Music
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