When you were young - reminiscence of the olden days

Back to my routine - walking around the city taking pictures. This time the destination is Arab Street and the surroundings. I used to go to this place often but that time I don't have a DSLR. So after a long delay, I finally go to this place again.

I know there are a lot of interesting shop around this place but i always go at night so most of them are closed. So this time I got a chance to see them during the daytime.

One more thing, I went to the Little Children Museum. It is very small and you have to pay S$2. Nothing much to see but some of the stuffs are quite interesting - remind me of my childhood ^^

Please bring me home

What is a Vespa doing in a children museum??

Bla.. bla.. bla...

OK, bear with me.
This one going to be a long post. And it is the word not the photo.
So let's start.

When I bought my camera I was thinking of buying 500D but after thinking of it and discussing with a friend I decided to buy a 40D. It is a good buy and I never regret it. My friend said once you buy your DSLR, then there goes the money. Filters, lenses, tripod, etc, etc, etc.. But that only happens when you are really particular about your gadget. He said there are some photographers very particular about the sharpness in the image. They can zoom in to 100% just to see if the image is sharp or not. See the noise, etc... Crazy?? I thought so too that time.

Guess what. In few months (to be exact, 4 months after I bought my camera) I turn to be like that. I am not happy if my image is not sharp. Not happy with too much noise. And the best part not happy if my image is a bit slanted (I know can correct it in Photoshop, but it still not perfect since it is done after the image is taken). He said a bit slanted is very wrong, but slanted a lot is a style - I agree with this.

Well.. enough nagging. Guess I have to practice more if I hate those problem. Hopefully will take better images from now on. Oh yea don't worry, below still have the photos. And YES!! I am also not happy with them.

Hideaway in the City

One more thing. Though all my photos are crappy, all were shot by me. So please don't use it without my permission. I remember all my photos ok..

UP!!

This one is a delayed post. All the photos have been in my laptop since few weeks back but I guess I am too busy doing nothing or maybe too tired after the trip to take these photos. I can tell you, Old School is a nice place to take photo but the trip day is really a pain. Try to climb the staircase there any you will say the same thing. I wondered how my friend manage to work there and have to climb the staircase everyday. Anyway it is a good exercise to keep you in shape. Well at least keep your leg in shape ^^

Classic

I've always wanted to take picture of the Old Supreme Court at night. So finally last week I get the chance to go here after work.

Fenced - for F1

Convo

Last week was my friend graduation ceremony and I didn't know. Another friend told me a few days before so I was obviously not prepared. No gift, no plan to come to the ceremony as well. In the end I came up with this idea to go there and took some photos for her. Guess this is my kind of gift for her. Become her photographer of the day.

CONGRATS TIN!!

The BIG Feast

It's been a while I haven't posted any new photos here. A bit busy these days. Still taking photos but don' really have time to process it and post it.

Anyway, we had lunch together last week (in some restaurant near our office) to celebrate Rendy's and Mark's birthday. Since our photographer is the birthday guy so he shouldn't take the picture. Too bad our other photographer was on leave so the task fall on me since no other people use DSLR in our company.

Burden..... I never use flash before and I can say I am still very lousy in taking pictures. So people, I am really sorry if the photos not that good.

* I had to learn anyway since the next day I have my first assignment to take photo of some people we interview for one of our magazine.

Gosh... see how many plates we had there

Au Naturel

Literally - for the images.
All the images are not altered.
Only cropped.
Is that count as alteration?

close up

The color are way better than this. Wonder why it turns out differently. So all along my photos here turned out a bit desaturated.

something i didn't realise

My family came to Singapore last week and I was too busy showed them around so I didn't have time to post new photos. But of course I still took some photos - anyway I was their photographer for the time they were here.

I always sort of model and up until I saw the photos I took I just realised, they can be my model. My bad.... I never taken their photo since I bought my camera (only my sis when we went to Phuket). And I realised they are quite photogenic and very aware of the camera which sometimes quite frustrating for me cause I like candid..

Mommy

Aunty

Travelogue Day 5: Until we meet again..

5 Days passed and it is time to say goodbye. There are tons of places I haven't visited in Phuket (like Similan Island) so I guess maybe next time I will visit again. Time? I don't know when. So, until we meet again.....

Just some things I might miss from Phuket

Unbelievably messy wire

Thai language I don't understandThose flea market selling colorful stuff (and the fact you have to haggle for things you want to buy)interesting shopping malland of course the beach..

Travelogue Day 4: So Many Places, So Little Time, Not So Nice Weather..

There are still a lot of places we haven't visited and according to my long list which I made before I came, these places need at least half a day to explore.

So we started by hiring a taxi for half a day. Cost quite a lot but I was surprise when we were picked up by a van. Not so expensive for the whole van and just two of you inside plus driver.

So first stop, I really wanted to go to Phromthep Cape. This place is well known for it's scenery, especialy during sunset. I wanted to go there around evening time but since today's weather is a bit gloomy. I guess we wouldn't be able to see the sunset.

On the way, our driver asked us if we wanted to stop at Karon View Point. It is very nice of him since I actually never mention I want to go there. Since it is on the way to Phromthep, why not??

Karon view point - not so clear view because of the gloomy weather

Once we arrived at Phromthep, the weather was very bad. It rained heavily and there were strong wind. In the end I didn't have a chance to see Phromthep Cape. I only saw it from hill at the side of it.

Windmill?
Gloomy day

So we head to Phuket Town to go to the market. It was stil raining so I figured it will be better if we just go to the market first (at least it is dry) and go to the other places after the rain.

Thai KFC

Next desination is Wat Chalong. It is the biggest temple in Phuket and very beautiful. But again, it was the rain that didn't allow me to take many pictures. Though it was raining, there were still a lot of tourist around the temple. Guess weather won't stop anyone from going to their destination.
Last but not least, the Big Buddha of Phuket. This giant Buddha statue is located at Kata view point. From the top of the hill you can see a breathtaking view of Phuket town. I suppose in a clear day it will be very nice to take pictures from the hill top.

Travelogue Day 3: Tranquility

Today we moved to Karon Beach. The beach is located at the south part of Patong Beach.
Upon arrival in the hotel I realized Karon is not as crowded and noisy like Patong. There are a stretch of shops near Karon circle but somehow time passes slower here.

We decided to blend with the place, enjoying our quiet time. It was raining outside also so we were not able to explore the place.

Our hotel at Karon - SugarPalm, Karon
Nice, clean budget hotel - only 3 mins walk to the beach

Nothing much we can do in Karon. Most shops sell the same thing like in Patong. We wanted to buy some local snacks but couldn't find one. Choosing a place to eat also quite difficult. In the end we ended up in this Mediterranean looking restaurant and order Thai food there. The food is not too bad.

somehow I can't remember the name of this restaurant

Strolling on the beach is a good option at Karon but since it just rained, the wave was big. Not many people around - it feels like you own the whole beach.

not really ABANDONED
i was there

Other than the beach, Karon also has a temple called Wat Suwan Khiriket. When we went there, some people were preparing their stalls for pasar malam. Here, finally we found some snacks from Thailand. This crackers made from pancake skin? I guess.. egg white and jelly. It is very nice, I can stop munch - even now..