My DIY "dry cabinet"

After the bad experience with fungus in my camera and lens, i am taking it very seriously to keep my dslr and lenses in a proper condition. Previously i couldn't care less about it 'x' The sad thing about the fungus is, even after sending both my D40 body kit and my lens for cleaning, i still see the "cobweb" on my photos. I only found out in the end, the cobweb thingy on my photos will only appear if i use an aperture of more than f4.0. Weird isn't it :( 

Nevertheless, insufficient budget and other commitments which prohibits me from upgrading to another DSLR made me learn to adapt with my current situation.Thanks to my newly bought 35mm F1.4 prime lens, i can choose not to use aperture of more than f4.0 by playing around with the shutter speed and aperture. But recently, i tried to build my own little "environment" where i keep my dslr and lenses...read on to find out how i did it :D

Strawberries and such

This post is just about strawberries so i dont know i why named the post "stawberries and such". There is no "such" only strawberries...lol! but it does sound catchy...maybe someday i will open a cute little pink shop and call it "Stawberries and Such" kekeke

My New Toy

Would you believe i bought a new camera just for this blog??? Lol...yeah i knew you wouldnt believe me...but i just did! meet my new Nikon Coolpix S570 compact camera in PINK!!! Did you hear that??? i finally bought a pink gadget!

Langkawi Trip (Part I)

Took opportunity of the long weekend holiday to go to Langkawi last week! :) Silly me didnt know that Firefly has direct flights from Penang to Langkawi when i booked the ferry tickets online

I had my qualms about taking the ferry ride which takes around 2 hours 45 minutes but i brushed it aside telling myself that i have survived express boat rides to Sibu before and i was fine!

But on the morning of the trip itself , we were greeted with ominous clouds and rain :(

but still! i was positive! =)

yay...to and fro tickets costing rm115 per person!

upon stepping onto the ferry i felt giddy already...it could be just my mind playing tricks on me so i tried to remain positive...but as the ride started, and the wave rocked the ferry left right left right and occasionally up and down...ughh things didnt seem to look so good anymore

the rainy weather continued and the sea water was BLACK in color...
it was so scary that i didnt dare open my eyes for most part of the journey. to make matters worst, people left,right,front and behind were vomitting =_="

that's me but i didnt vomit...i was on the verge of doing so. nothing gets you going like the sight of people vomitting! haha. during the ride itself, we agreed that our first stop upon reaching Langkawi would be the langkawi airport to book firefly tickets for our return trip! LOL

our little ride in langkawi

this was included into the hotel package...rm155 per nite...cheapo huh?

all over langkawi there's empty roads and more empty roads

look!!! buffaloes!!!

so sakai i know..but i never see real life buffaloes before!

(TO BE CONTINUED...)

Farewell Lunch at Mr Ho

Just got back from Singapore...my bag's still unpacked from the trip and now i have to do my big packing for my move to Penang this sat... arghh...

there are loads of outdated photos on my computer n camera so i just had to post some stuff before they all get forgotten...

Some of my colleagues gave me a farewell lunch at Mr Ho's fine dining on easter sunday...i think the place would be nice to take nice photos in natural lighting so i brought my dslr there on that day, which is quite a rare occurence for me :P

they are having set lunch menu with an entree,main dish and dessert for only RM15.90!

here comes the salad...

and we had extra orders of mussels...

this is the fried rice with roast pork and fried egg on top from menu 1

looks like your simple average joe dish but at the end it proved to be better than our oglio olio with roast pork from menu 2 :(

here it is...

i find it a little on the bland side...i would prefer their pesto spaghetti

we also ordered the small sampler plate which didnt prove to be small at all!

a combination of roast chicken, roast pork,sausages,pork ribs...

and of cos came the dessert at the end...love the bread pudding =)

made me search for bread pudding recipes on thet net :P

Buah Sukun aka Bread Fruit

Someone gave us sukun (bread fruit) last week. Sukun is one of my favouritest food! =) And i m always overjoyed to see buah sukun in the house :P

I love to eat it fried...

First, it is sliced thinly...

then deep fried to perfection!

it has a certain unique starchy taste which i absolutely love! do you like sukun?

Light Graffitti

Read about light graffitti from November 2008's issue of Digital Cameras and so i decided to try it out :)

Camera mode set to Shutter priority...following pictures taken at exp 2 sec, F/20, ISO 800 :D

first attempt...

FAILED...

2nd attempt...

FAILED...i was using my handphone to "draw"

so i resorted to using a flash light next...

better but still cant see what im writing...

ahhh....at last...

i was actually trying to write PC ..short for PINKCOTTON ...but it turned out like PE...bah!

Bubbless!!!

Last Saturday morning, i packed some 1901 hotdogs for a small bubble blowing picnic at the Friendship Park...

Ok ok ...it wasnt 1901 hotdog lah...it's my own homemade hotdog...nice or not? i learn from 1901 hotdogs punya =)

See?? such nice weather...must go outdoors...

not hot and not rainy...

tho it was drizzling a little by the end of our little picnic...

brought along my 99cents bubble solution

blew small bubbles...

and big bubbles...

and some went into my mouth bcos of the wind blowing back at my face :(

but it was a lot of fun...who knew 99 cents would create so much fun :P

Finally!

Finallly!!! i have my Nikon speedlight SB-400 in my hands!!! muahahahaha

At only RM420, this baby is sure a steal! and what's more...every single cent spent on this is from my paid posts writing...i m so proud of myself *gives myself a pat on the back*

and its enough for me to buy disposable batteries for it, a diffuser and i m cashing out again soon! i so love paid posts! :D its not enough for me to quit my day job..but hey! some extra pocket money for my extra purchases is great!

This mini flash performs its function, affordable and its super mini...suitable for my small D40 DSLR :)

certainly a nice bday gift for myself...heh :D

Me and My DSLR

I admit i have been neglecting my DSLR for soooo long :(

I think i m just plain lazy to lug around that big camera around...heee...so i hve been keeping it safely in its bag... bleh ;p

but on Friday after work, me being in a such a jolly mood with the long weekend break and all...i finally brought my DSLR out for a stroll in my garden...

just a 1/2 hour walk and i find so many nice phototaking subjects in my very own garden!

did you miss my dog??? it has been a while since she appeared here...wahaha

anyway she says hi too 'x'

and there's even a stupid butterfly who wouldnt budge no matter how many shots i take of it...or...............is it...........*gulp*................................dddddead?

Suddenly i love my camera very much again 'x'

I look forward to the day when i can use the money i earn from paid posts to buy myself an external flash unit...wahahaha i hope its very soon!!! ;)