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| Saturday, 13-Dec-2003 00:00 |
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::photo & imaging Asia 2003 @ suntec city::
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::unused chairs at the exhibition hall, arranged neatly::
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::exhibition overview::
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::sony cybershot model::
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I visited this expo because (1) my battery charger for Konica Revio KD500 was faulty, no thanks to my nephew and (2) to look at the photo exhibits and latest gadgets.
For (1) mission accomplished, the distributer for Konica (Sigma) has a spare (from one of the camera on exhibit) which they were willing to sell to me. Else I had to get it ordered from the customer support which will take long time. For (2), sad to say I didn't find anything new or interesting after looking at all the gadgets in Osaka 2 months back. But they do have lots of special offers and promotions.
Part of the exhibits where the poster girls on display as seen in the photos below..hahah
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| Friday, 12-Dec-2003 00:00 |
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::the national library::
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::the peacefulness of the library- i love it!::
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::used to wait for friends here...at the entrance::
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::the lush greenery outside::
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At lunch, paid a visit to the Central Library to return a Japanese language book. Borrowed a book about how to raise a happy cat, another Japanese language book and digital photography editing techniques.
Couldn't help but to snap some pics using my palm zire 71 before this whole building will be re-modelled and vacated for the new university. I am certainly going to miss this place, my first visit there was when I was 6 years. Took a long bus ride with my sisters and ended up having "Ice Kacang" as a desert and bookshop treat at the nearby MPH. Soon to-be like the library, they were all gone 
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| Thursday, 11-Dec-2003 00:00 |
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:: 3 giants of mainstream jazz ::
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::concert poster-from sistic.com::
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::Lee Ritenour @ work - Opening::
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::Spyro Gyra's having a ball::
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Thanks to Todd, I had free ticket (sorry Mike, it could have been ticketS) to the above concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Lee Ritenour, Spyro Gyra and Larry Carlton perfomed on heavy rainy work night.
What can I say..the music was great and as usual, Singapore crowd was lame! I wondered how could the crowd not moved by the groove and sat still as though they were watching a concert recital? Other than polite applauses, it was like watching a grandmaster chess.
Anyway, I enjoyed myself throughly especially when Lee and Larry played "Night rhythms" and "Smiles and smiles to go" respectively. Lee's music was inspirational guitar riffs, Spyro's was sax while Larry was blues and big band (as in his latest album).
With no photography allowed, my palm Zire 71 was trying to capture the moments...albeit the dark lightings and minus-flash....cheerio! 
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| Wednesday, 3-Dec-2003 00:00 |
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::9 chilean artist @ esplanade::
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::japanese-inspired?::
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::9 masks::
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after lunch at the esplanade, these are the only 2 of the art pieces that i have 'stolen' using my palm zire 71.
the damn device set off the camera shutter sound which resulted in a 'nice reminder' that no photographs are allowed for this exhibit..hehehe
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| Friday, 28-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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::lunch-time rain::
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::while watching for the traffic to clear::
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::old and new, the building next door is completed!::
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was walking in the rain during lunch, and shot some pics using my palm zire 71.
nice to walk in the rain sometimes...and singing in the rain 
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| Tuesday, 25-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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:: Selamat Hari Raya ::
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::my siblings and family enjoying mom's cooking::
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::my cat taking a nap, oblivious with the crowd around him::
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::more food spread::
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The end of the holy month of Ramadan is finally here...and Muslims all over the world are celebrating the month of Syawal which marks a new chapter after the month-long abstinence of worldly pleasures during the holy month.
Here, in South East Asia, we call it "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" whereas mostly elsewhere in the world, it is known as "Eid Mubarrak"...the only difference is, well....between the Malay/Indonesian and Arab language 
As for me, it's the time where my siblings would pay me a visit...(well...since mom lives with me), have lots of food and visiting their houses....it is only a small immediate family gathering this year...perhaps, if there's time, I will pay my other elder relatives a visit..but no promises
To my Muslim friends, "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin" (which means...Happy Hari Raya, and seeking complete forgiveness for any faults or sins or misdemeanour, etc etc...whatever!)
PS: pics are blurred deliberately, to protect the identity of the innocent ...hahah...still learning to be less shaky
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| Monday, 24-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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:: the pre-Hari Raya ::
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:: the water feature ::
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:: the little bloom...damn, still blurry ::
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:: soothing sound of water at night ::
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the only thing that i did this year for hari raya was to restore my water feature.
so, i bought new pump, plants, massive cleaning, and 48 hours later...a revitalised pond...i hope
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| Thursday, 20-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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:: nite lights in the living hall ::
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was trying on another digital camera which was under-utilised, despite having superb quality (5 megapixel) and excellent macro mode and black & white.
the camera i was refering to was konica digital revio kd-500z.
the subjects for my 1st test were from my living hall, and as usual, my curious cat, Sumoki was also within distance....
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| Wednesday, 19-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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:: kyoto signs ::
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::a love hotel, obviously::
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::it means how are you, in Indonesia/Malay::
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::hostess club, pubs, restaurants - under one roof::
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enjoy the sights of signs (?!) of Pontochoo-dori of Kyoto, Japan.
It is a traditional night-life district which falls a narrow alley running between Sanjo-dori and Shijo-dori just west of Kamo-gawa. It's best visited in the evening when all the diners, pub-crawlers and love-couples seeking escapades from the daily grind..
on the other hand, opps..i have forgotten about my Japanese word per day updates...so here goes:
â??æâ??ëâ??±â??ñâ??Ã??@(yorokonde) = I'd love too..
katakana of the day:
�(ta) � (chi) � (tsu) �(te) � (to), take note that � (tsu) looks like ¼ (shi), but it has longer strokes.
â??Ã?â??à â?? â??èâ??ªâ??Ã?â??¤?@â??³â??Ã?â??µâ??³â??ñ?IThanks Satoshi-san for pointing up the typing error for the katakana!
ps: if you can't view this, you need to have Japanese fonts installed in your browser
in other note: my car has been fixed (refer to entry on 9 Nov), it looks like new now..but i would rather spend the money getting away from here again...
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| Monday, 17-Nov-2003 00:00 |
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:: another old cinema - rex ::
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a grand opening of a cabaret club
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the tower of once famous rex cinema
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contrast between old walls and new lights
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as we were having dinner yesterday, opposite of us...we were looking at an old cinema REX which has been converted (many, many times) to a cabaret club. it has been an ice skating ring, disco, karaoke clubs, hostess clubs....but they come and go.
hope this new club will be able to sustain
here is to them 
cheers!
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