I guess in life, if things are not hard earned, they are not as rewarding. Spiritually speaking. That applies to your recent promotion, you love life, those pineapple tarts that you have spent hours and hours of cooking to find that perfect balance, those regular practice sessions for climbing that one mountain, and etc. Not to over-dramatize, like I [...]
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Learning Spanish In Singapore At Las Lilas, Recommended?
January 11th, 2010 No Comments
One reader wrote in and asked my opinion on learning Spanish as a language and learning Spanish at Las Lilas, the school where we learn Spanish. Since I do come across questions like these from time to time (like from my friends via Facebook and Messenger), perhaps it is a good idea to share my [...]
Tags: Spanish class
It’s Time Of The Moon Again
December 4th, 2009 9 Comments
Last evening, returned home from a lovely dinner gathering with Symantec, Cynthia was already in bed. I opened the window, cool air greeted my face. As I extended my vision from near to far, from the golf course on the other side of the reservoir to the pitch-dark sky, I saw a bright dot. It [...]
Tags: Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · moon · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon D700
Still Wilfrid The Paparazzi, On Felicia And Nathaniel
December 2nd, 2009 6 Comments
If you recall, a year ago, I was happily sharing the exciting news of my nephew and I sharing the same birthday. Decades apart, of course. Looking back at that blog entry, what a bizarre piece of write-up I produced! So much details then that I would have forgotten now. Like I often say, keep [...]
Tags: Indonesia Nov-Dec 2009 Trip · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Wilfrid The Paparazzi, At Volcano “Kawah Putih” (Bandung South)
November 29th, 2009 8 Comments
There are many reasons to process the photos not long after the trip. First, viewers are sharp. They may ask why this set of photos is not as good as the previous set. Second, some people may look thinner or … erm … quite the opposite then than now. Especially after one long year. Third, [...]
Tags: Bandung Dec 2008 Trip · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
SanDisk ExpressCard Reader for CompactFlash Cards – Speed Tested Here, And It Is Fast
November 23rd, 2009 16 Comments
“Come to think about it, what you are holding is quite a rare thing. I have not heard of a ExpressCard reader for CF cards,” said one photography friend of mine. To recap, I have tested the new SanDisk Extreme Pro here. I love what the new card can do. That got some of my [...]
Tags: SanDisk · SanDisk ExpressCard Reader
SanDisk Extreme Pro, In Fire And Ice We Trust
November 2nd, 2009 14 Comments
I love photography. And it is not everyday news that you wake up one day discovering that the product you use has a new model is double as good. I am a proud user of SanDisk’s Extreme IV CompactFlash cards for my Nikon D700. It was their top of the line product trusted by the professional [...]
Tags: blogger event · Nikon D700 · SanDisk · SanDisk Extreme Pro
Pollo A La Crema De Maíz Con El Arroz Al Vapor – Now, How About That?!
October 14th, 2009 12 Comments
Thank you for not hating my doodles. Drawing can be very therapeutic at times. Truth been told, though we often complain in the Spanish class that we dislike homework or deberes, I reckon we all secretly love it. This week’s homework was to write a recipe or receta. In fact, I looked forward to writing it as [...]
Tags: doodle · Spanish class
This Is The End Of The Spain Holiday Series
September 19th, 2009 8 Comments
I wish I could save the best for the last. But my favorite photo album is still the journal of the previous day. Followed by the “Jelly Fish” post that some of my friends refer to.
The writing of this set of journal have been one helluva journey. A total of more then 22,000 words not [...]
Tags: Mallorca · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Spain · Spain June 2009 Trip
¡Uff…! Our Spanish Exam Certificates From Las Lilas
September 15th, 2009 13 Comments
It felt like yesterday when we returned home with two certificates. A moderately hard earned albeit minor achievement in our routine life. Now that I am reading that entry I wrote back in January, have you noticed how much the certificate’s template has changed? From that entry, I notice that Cynthia and my scores don’t [...]
Tags: Spanish class