After painfully collecting and converting every penny to miles for years, we now have an option to fly for free -once- to practically anywhere in the world. While I know that I should be grateful to have such luxury, I found it surprisingly difficult to pick a country. The miles start expiring next year, which means we need to make a decision in few weeks time. Holding an infamous passport does not help :( ..
Maybe one of these days I should go and buy one of those glow-in-the-dark globe and play cap-cip-cup-kembang-kuncup on it :) !!!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Met ultah mas Dodol :)
Beberapa hasil cepretan sambil mamam-mamam di rumah jeng Dettol.
Seperti biasa, perut kenyang hati pun berdendang riang :) ..
Seperti biasa, perut kenyang hati pun berdendang riang :) ..
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Singapore Dreaming .. or are they?
One true heart-warming movie about family. Kudos to Collin Goh and his wife for capturing Singapore life beyond the 5Cs, the never-ended Government campaign and the air conditioned malls of Orchard Road. More of the movie here. As a true Beng would say "Highly recommended movie. Buy the real one and support local talent can? Dun get Pasar Malam version wan hor!"
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Mamaman adem, murah, dan huenak!
Cara bikin:
Ditemukan di Chatuchak Market, benar-benar pas untuk mengembalikan semangat di hari yang panas!
- Tuang coke/fanta/sirup gak jelas ke dalam kaleng bekas CDR.
- Taro kaleng di drum ajaib yang kayaknya isi es.
- Masukkan tusuk sate (yang kayaknya di pake ulang :P ..) ke dalam kaleng
Ditemukan di Chatuchak Market, benar-benar pas untuk mengembalikan semangat di hari yang panas!
Monday, November 27, 2006
For sale ...
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 macro EX (Canon Mount)
Super sharp lens, good for product shoot, macro, and some say potrait :) ..
Lens pictures:
Sample pictures taken with this lens:
Please bid happily here. Buy now price is 480SGD!
Super sharp lens, good for product shoot, macro, and some say potrait :) ..
Lens pictures:
Sample pictures taken with this lens:Please bid happily here. Buy now price is 480SGD!
Saturday, November 25, 2006
HK Disneyland undercover
A toned down version from the last one based on Princess feedback ...
Disclaimer: As much as possible, I tried to be objective in my observation. However, it is fair to note that I grew up with imaginary Disney's classics character dancing in my head, I love Disney, and I believe that Disneyland IS the happiest place on earth.
Learning about my trip to HK Disneyland, most people asked me how bad it was and whether it's worth a visit. It's a funny thing that no one asked me how good it was instead! Rather than answering your question, I will let you make your own conclusion after reading this post :)!
1. HK Disneyland crowd is not the best in the world. Lot of cut queuer, extremely loud people and most of the time they have a tendency to stand to close to your comfort.
2. These people use their kids as cover. Their modus operandi is pretty simple: step one - let the kids jump the queue, step two - Its Moms turn to jump the queue while pretending to scold the kids (duh!).
3. Tripod is very useful to intimidate the cut-queuer! So far I manage no one cut our queue (yet).
4. In contrary to my expectation, the toilet is actually very clean. Kudos to those cleaners behind the curtain.
5. HK Disneyland is not a classic Disneyland. With so many new character coming out, you will find more reference to Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Aladin, etc (vs. the original classic character like Mickey and Donald). If you an old timer like me, you better safe more and go to the Japan/US one instead.
6. If you are looking for a thrilling ride, unfortunately there is only one for you to take, the Space Mountain. To be fair, except for Disney adventure theme park, Disneyland usually don't have that many thrilling rides. You better of going to Ocean Park if that what you want to do.
7. No Small World Castle and Haunting Mansion in HK Disneyland (duh!). While they have Winnie the Pooh version of Small World nothing beat a hypnotic small world tune :)!
8. The queue is unbearable in HK Disneyland. Due to lack of rides, and space, and the kiasu behavior, we end up queuing for hours and hours to take the rides despite going there on the weekdays :(.
9. It take more than half day to finish HK Disneyland. With the amount of queuing that you need to spend, it will take you full day if you intend to take ALL rides.
10. There is plenty for everyone in Disney. I believe it is a matter of personal experience. There are actually plenty for everyone, and walking around the mainstreet itself is consider fun for me. If I have to choose, one should not miss the following rides/attraction: Lion King Show, Donald 3D show, The Parade (only twice a day), Golden Mickey show, and the firework.
11. The firework is inferior from other Disneyland. Although its good, I don't think it is worth queuing for hours to sit right in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle. My recommendation is actually to shop around in the main street, grab some food and then just watch the fireworks from far-far away.
So will I recommend HK Disneyland for you? If you love Disney and have not been to any Disneyland, my recommendation is to go and visit HK Disneyland. If you are not into Disney and looking for the rides, you probably would rather to skip it and go to a bigger Disneyland (Japan is still my favourites) or go to parks that specialized in rides. But hey, if you really love Disney and Disneyland like me, you should not ask such question, do you :)?
Disclaimer: As much as possible, I tried to be objective in my observation. However, it is fair to note that I grew up with imaginary Disney's classics character dancing in my head, I love Disney, and I believe that Disneyland IS the happiest place on earth.
Learning about my trip to HK Disneyland, most people asked me how bad it was and whether it's worth a visit. It's a funny thing that no one asked me how good it was instead! Rather than answering your question, I will let you make your own conclusion after reading this post :)!
1. HK Disneyland crowd is not the best in the world. Lot of cut queuer, extremely loud people and most of the time they have a tendency to stand to close to your comfort.
2. These people use their kids as cover. Their modus operandi is pretty simple: step one - let the kids jump the queue, step two - Its Moms turn to jump the queue while pretending to scold the kids (duh!).
3. Tripod is very useful to intimidate the cut-queuer! So far I manage no one cut our queue (yet).
4. In contrary to my expectation, the toilet is actually very clean. Kudos to those cleaners behind the curtain.
5. HK Disneyland is not a classic Disneyland. With so many new character coming out, you will find more reference to Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Aladin, etc (vs. the original classic character like Mickey and Donald). If you an old timer like me, you better safe more and go to the Japan/US one instead.
6. If you are looking for a thrilling ride, unfortunately there is only one for you to take, the Space Mountain. To be fair, except for Disney adventure theme park, Disneyland usually don't have that many thrilling rides. You better of going to Ocean Park if that what you want to do.
7. No Small World Castle and Haunting Mansion in HK Disneyland (duh!). While they have Winnie the Pooh version of Small World nothing beat a hypnotic small world tune :)!
8. The queue is unbearable in HK Disneyland. Due to lack of rides, and space, and the kiasu behavior, we end up queuing for hours and hours to take the rides despite going there on the weekdays :(.
9. It take more than half day to finish HK Disneyland. With the amount of queuing that you need to spend, it will take you full day if you intend to take ALL rides.
10. There is plenty for everyone in Disney. I believe it is a matter of personal experience. There are actually plenty for everyone, and walking around the mainstreet itself is consider fun for me. If I have to choose, one should not miss the following rides/attraction: Lion King Show, Donald 3D show, The Parade (only twice a day), Golden Mickey show, and the firework.
11. The firework is inferior from other Disneyland. Although its good, I don't think it is worth queuing for hours to sit right in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle. My recommendation is actually to shop around in the main street, grab some food and then just watch the fireworks from far-far away.
So will I recommend HK Disneyland for you? If you love Disney and have not been to any Disneyland, my recommendation is to go and visit HK Disneyland. If you are not into Disney and looking for the rides, you probably would rather to skip it and go to a bigger Disneyland (Japan is still my favourites) or go to parks that specialized in rides. But hey, if you really love Disney and Disneyland like me, you should not ask such question, do you :)?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
.. rainbow song
Red and yellow and pink and greenPurple and orange and blue
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
- Chatuchak Weekend Market, Nov 18, 2006
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