Happy Vesak Day
Happy Vesak Day 衛塞節快樂
Taipei Taipei, I am coming
“台北玩夠夠” 六天五夜游
I mentioned at the beginning of year 2010 that I am planning for a trip to Taipei. Finally, it is approaching in less than 2 weeks time and I am getting really excited to visit this vibrant city.
As this is the first time I am planning for a DIY family trip… I have created a “Let’s Play at Taipei” 6 Days 5 Night itinerary. It is still the Chinese version and I will be translating to an English version soon. You can download it at the link below.
下载“台北玩夠夠” 六天五夜行程
Download “Let’s Play at Taipei” 6D5N Itinerary
Taipei Taipei, I am coming!!!
Singapore Airshow 2010
Singapore Airshow 2010
Singapore Airshow 2010 was held last weekend at Singapore Changi Exhibition Center. I went there on Saturday morning hoping to snap the photos of the aerial and static display of the aeroplanes. The price that I had to pay was sun burnt on my forehead, my face and my hands… red like a roasted pig head.
Luckily I still managed to snap some photos and here are some of the samples that I have taken at Singapore Airshow 2010.
My Test of Continuous Servo AF
One of my intention was to learn and pick up some experience to snap the fast moving planes using the continuous serve AF (AF-C) focus mode.
I was using a 18-135mm zoom lens to snap the flying planes. I set my camera focus mode to AF-C and focus area to dynamic. It was fairly easy to use this setting, simply press on the shutter button and the camera simply does the job on its own.
There were some moments that the camera could not focus correctly and as a result, I could not press hard on the shutter. I still could not figure out correctly yet what happened. I am not sure if that is a limitation of the camera or it might be my skill issue.
Anyway, I will find the next opportunity to test the AF-C mode again just to gain more experience with it.
RSAF F16 and Apache AH-64
Chinese New Year 2010
Happy Tiger Year 2010 虎年行大運
Very soon, we will be celebrating Chinese New Year in 7 days time. It is also very special this year because the First Day of Chinese New Year falls on the Valentine’s Day (Feb 14) as well.
I went to Chinatown few days ago just to experience the atmosphere of Chinese New Year preparation. Chinatown in Singapore is the best place to experience the atmosphere as the place is decorated with lots of lanterns and also lots of stalls are selling CNY related products.
Spring Flowers & Auspicious Food are Must Have
Chinese New Year also implies the arrival of spring. Therefore, many people like to decorate the house with some spring flowers. As I walked pass one of the temple at Chinatown, it places many pots of pink and red “Fake” spring flowers right outside the temple.
Even though it is fake, I still can’t help but to snap a few photos and I still like it as it brings out the feeling of Chinese New Year.
Spring Flower
