On my second return to capture some of the iLight installations, I made this photograph of the Merlion. I was waiting for the Merlion to be lighted up (it starts at 7.30pm, btw) and couldn’t resist taking the opportunity to try out the LEE Big Stopper. Albeit pleased with the results, I believe that I should be able to make more outstanding pictures. I really can’t wait to explore more of Singapore and Malaysia to make more landscapes.
I took the opportunity after work to make some photographs at the iLight festival at Marina Bay. I was kinda camping at Esplanade’s Outdoor Theatre and listening to some music played by some Korean band and enjoying my light dinner just by the river. People were busy taking photos left and right and I was tempted. I took out my newly acquired tripod (albeit 2nd hand) composed the scene, pressed the shutter and waited for about 65 secs for the...
This particular scene was iconic right before MBS was constructed. One could easily identify this is indeed Singapore just by one glance. Nevertheless, it’s still popular simply because it’s the heart of Singapore’s financial district. Our very own Wall St, if you will. =)
Personally, I have always felt that the ticket price for Universal to be a tad too expensive. @ $70+ per ticket, I couldn’t justify myself to go in. Nevertheless, standing in front of the gate is always FREE! =)
lol, well it was hacked alright. i didn’t put enough security in place.
well, happy april’s fool! did i get ya? kekeke
in case you missed it, do see the hacked page here.
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it’s been a while since i’ve gone on a trip with my family and this time it’s mc’s first time going on a holiday with my parents too!
this time it’s a really short trip (3d2n) to penang. thanks to the freaking delay from jetstar. =\
nonetheless, the primary objective of the trip was for my parents to visit the house mansion where my mom spent some time during her younger years. it’s the cheong fatt tze mansion on the right.
in the eighties, the cheong descendants couldn’t maintain the mansion anymore (who could? there are 38 rooms and 5 courtyards to upkeep!) and it was sold to others as an effort to preserve its rich history as well as its intricate architecture. they did a good job on the restoration works, but according to my parents, the house didn’t quite have the same furniture the way they remembered it. we had to pay rm12 per person to visit the house and they have tours going on each day for tourists to visit.
the rest of the trip was food, food and more food! penang laksa, char kuay teow, prawn mee, wan tan mee, or luak, etc are all local delicacies there. my calories must have shot way up high during the 3 days there.
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this event rocks! forget about geeks taking over the world, the speakers from this seminar is totally cool. they know their stuffs, convinced thousands of people all over the world and literally tour around the world as an adobe evangelist!
with the recent exposure to more GA stuffs and how idevices hate flash players, i’ve slowly given up on developing on flash by the day. not by choice, but compelled by clients who want to have their website supported on ipads and tablets. no more full-flash sites, no more flash-based navigations, no more complicated flash stuffs, etc. it’s a good thing, but very soon, i find myself forgetting to upgrade along with the birth of actionscript 3.
as3 has been around for some years now. developed some really simple stuffs on as3 and i still liked as2 better. but after attending the seminar, i feel i gotta move on to as3. the only reason was, flash can now develop apps for iphone, ipad, android and soon-to-be-released blackberry playbook. when i say flash can develop apps for iphone/ipads, it doesn’t mean apple allowed flash player on their mobile safari browsers. it meant flash can finally be used to create iphone/ipad apps natively. yes! you can now create these apps as .ipa files and .bar files for android phones.
using only 1 file in flash, you now have the possibility to create for multiple platform for ios, android, playbook, tv (certain modern tv now have integrated adobe air support), pc, linux and mac! you’ve got to see how the evangelist paul burnett present. it got my attention and i really hope to be able to develop apps on ios, androids using flash! with the introduction of this capability, i don’t have to learn how to use xcode and objective-c to develop ios apps and then relearn another language for androids. i just have to rely on actionscript 3. shioks.
some highlights of the seminar:
“The day will focus on this year’s big issue – publishing your content to multiple screens and multiple devices. We will feature some of the best content from Adobe MAX, a whole bunch of stuff that is more recent than MAX and a huge amount of stuff that isn’t even released yet.”
“This year we are also doing an Adobe Town Hall – for those of you not familiar with this, it is a lively, straight talking forum where you get to ask anything you like of the team (within reason).”
“And everyone’s favorite session each year – the Sneak Peeks, is back with a shoebox full of bizarre and amazing futuristic solutions to problems you may not even know you had.”
by the way, when playbook is out, try to see what it can do. it’s really a mini computer in your hands. it’s capable of multitasking (at the same runtime – yea i seen it run quake 3 arena AND need for speed AND 6 other graphic intensive apps at the same time – lived!). that’s all? nah, it has some other handy features but i was more interested in the raw processing power it can handle in today’s applications. plus, like ipad2, this playbook can also output to your HD TV/projectors via hdmi port. with this in mind, you can just bring your bluray-ripped videos to your friends house with home theatre and enjoy cinema-like quality! if i had the money to burn, i’d definitely get myself one of these toys.
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gosh these days are so hectic that i don’t have the time to update anything! here’s a pic taken by the official photographers and i received an email from them saying that they spotted me and demanded that i pay them $33 to be able to download my photo in high resolution. well, it’s not a super photo, so i’m glad with just a low res preview photo. anyway, it’s stylo right?! lol.
the cycling event was fun! although it’s my first time and its a 20km distance, it was really fun to be able to cycle on the roads along with other people at your own pace! i seriously don’t mind taking part again next year.
there’s still phuket trip to be logged, greg has done his, so you can pop by his blog to see some pics.
Learn MoreWill be heading down to f1 pit building for the 20km event soon. First time taking part in such large scale event. Feeling excited!
Learn Morethat’s right, will be heading to phuket soon in a couple of minutes. stay tuned for more pics and adventure in the next few days!
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*drum roll*
PASSED!
yay! very unexpectedly cos at the time of exams, i was preoccupied with the idea of going to the States with mc. thus, all my mind was on the trip then. it was until the very last minute that my trip was confirmed cancelled and i had to take the jlpt exams.
great to know i didn’t waste the exams fees, but i guess i gotta continue my jap lessons again. i’m feeling super duper rusty in the language now.
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: indeed leafie! natas is happening this weekend! *gleam*
: *mimicking Jetstar Air* K & MC, you need a honeymoon!
: omg, i totally forgotten i have a blog since nov!
: why you like me never update blog ah? hahaa!
: yup, that was on purpose too! you were the 2nd person to spot it! haha
: i just realised.. the K & Q on the ROM invite, looks like King & Queen.. LOL
: I think when someone as life changing as Jobs passes away, whether you hate or love Apple, you still must pay respect to the man.
: nice revamp! 
: Looks awesome bro!
: heh thanks gin!