Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
One Uniquely Singaporean thing we do is that every zoo we visit gets compared to the island’s Singapore Zoological Gardens. Truth to tell, the Singapore Zoo’s open concept was very novel for its time when that concept first came into
As history goes, Ballarat was the site of a gold rush that started in 1850s, and was instrumental to early settlers laying the foundation for the township that is today. The 25-hectare site comprises 60 historically-accurate recreations of houses, business
Our Melbourne itinerary was largely designed for the kids, and the first of four animal parks was included as an optional item with the first day tour we booked, and with Grayline (more comments of this day tour company in
Checking into the Pegasus Apart’Hotel @ A’Beckett Street was quick, and the paperwork had already been prepared before our arrival. Interestingly, we were not required to pay the $200 security deposit for incidentals. Rather, our incidental deposit was $1 using
The nightly concerts at Club Med Bintan was the second major event outing for the new Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, the first being Hannah’s K2 Graduation Concert a month ago. The shooting conditions were similar in some respects – fast subject
Of the whole bunch of us, I reckon Hannah probably got the most out of our Club Med Bintan stay. Ling wanted to try out a couple of activities (e.g. trapezing) but was trapped down by Peter who clung onto
Hannah has finally finished pre-school and will be progressing onto Primary One next year. She’s been really looking forward to starting in a new environment and meeting new friends and teachers, so much so that every night at bed time
Hannah’s last concert at her Kindergarten was today. Amazing how time flies – she’s had four of these now, and now that she’s at her last year as a K2 student, the concert was preceded by her graduation ceremony too.
It’s been more than two years since I last bought a new lens, having been pretty satisfied with the trio of m4/3 prime lenses – the 17mm, 25mm, and 45mm – that are considered mandatory for serious owners of the
My first impressions of the E-M1 against the E-M5 after several days of use! The E-M1’s overall ergonomics and handling surpasses the E-M5, easily. The handgrip makes it easier to balance the camera’s weight against mid-length zooms, and the two
I wonder sometimes if I suffer from minor GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome – a descriptor used among photography enthusiasts who love their photographic hardware as much, if not more, than taking pictures. I do take a lot of pictures
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