Happy Chinese New Year - 新年快乐

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR !!!!!!!
新年快乐 ！！！

May All your Wishes and dreams come true.
Hope that the world is a more peaceful place to stay, this country a better place to live in and my family and friends healthy,wealthy, happy and Prosperous.
The new year symbolise a new begining. Forgive and forget the past, let go all grievances.

祝你所有的美梦都成真！
愿所有的财运照着你！
时时吉祥！
刻刻平安！
身体健康！

祝你新的一年里~

一帆风顺

二龙腾飞


三羊开泰

四季平安

五福临门

六六大顺

七星报喜

八方来财

九九同心

十全十美

百事可乐

千事吉祥

万事如意

One Sunset

what lies beyond the horizon?
What tomorrow will bring?
As the sunset, the day closes to an end
The moon will rise,
Darkness will fall.
Will you see the sun tomorrow?

New Toy for my camera !!!

Yes once again, i got my camera a new toy to play with...

Telephoto zoom lenses with tele-macro function, optimized for digital cameras.

The high performance telephoto zoom lens is ideal for digital SLR cameras. This lens has two SLD glass elements in the front lens group and one in the rear lens group It is able to shoot with maximum magnification 1:2 at the focal length of 300 mm. It’s the ideal lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range.

New coating reduces Ghost and Flare.

The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range.

It is equipped with three pieces of SLD glass for high image quality

This lens has two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements in the front lens group and one in the rear lens group, the lens has excellent correction of chromatic aberration through the entire zoom range.

Macro shooting with maximum magnification 1:2

High optical performance is demonstrated throughout the entire zoom range. It also has a switch that converts the lens to macro photography at focal lengths between 200mm and 300mm with a minimum focusing distance of 95cm (37.4 inches). In normal mode the minimum focusing distance is 150cm (59.1 inches) at all zoom settings. Maximum magnification between 200mm and 300mm is 1:2.9 to 1:2.

Specications:

Lens Construction
-14 Elements in 10 Groups

Angle of View
- 34.3 - 8.2 degrees
Number of Diaphragm Blades
- 9 Blades

Minimum Aperture
- F22

Minimum Focusing Distance
- 150cm / (95cm Macro mode)
- 59.1 in. / (37.4 in. Macro mode)

Maximum Magnification
- 1:4.1 / 1:2(Macro mode)

Filter Size
- Diameter 58mm

Dimensions
- Diameter 76.6mm X Length 122mm
- 3.0 in. X 4.8 in.

Weight
-550g/19.4 oz.

Just a Poem

Took part in the Windows Live Loveguru contest.
"Win an Alaska cruise or new Lenovo netbooks this Valentine's Day!‏"



Hope that we could win this prize...

This Poem had been going through my mind. I dun know why i never say it out to Octavia. Maybe i am really not romentic enough to make an atmosphere.

Finally got a chance to put it across. Althought not from my mouth, but at least its from my heart...

Octavia this is for you:-

From the day you said yes,
I will be your man till the end of time.
To have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness or in health,
to love and to cherish.

Love : Your Hubby, Eric

If given a chance to go back, when do you want to go to

If thrown me this question, when do i want to go to.



I would want to go back to my wedding day. We just miss that day. Why did that day ended so quickly?

We are going through the 770 photos from that wonderful day. Really thank Ah tak, our photographer who captured all these memorial moments. I really treasure all these pictures.

That day is so romantic, so happy so filled with anticipation....
Okta look so wonderful, so adorable, so cute, so pretty, so joyful.
All our friends and relative join in the celebration.
God had been so nice, keeping the rain away, shading the strong hot sun.
The day is just perfect.

If that day could just stop a little longer ...................

7th December (Sunday)

7th December (Sundays)...

Year 2008 Its a date which i will never forget...
Coz it my wedding day !!!!!



But also on this very day, 7th December 1941, over 2 thousand people lost their lives.

On Sunday 7th December 1941, American neutrality in the Second World War ends when Japanese forces conduct a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Over 400 planes from six Japanese carriers bombed the harbor and airfield, and within two hours much of the American Pacific fleet was rendered useless. Losses were devastating: Five of eight battleships, three destroyers, and seven other ships were sunk or severely damaged, and more than half the island’s aircraft were destroyed. Fortunately for the Americans, all three U.S. Pacific fleet carriers were out at sea. A total of 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded in the attack. Japan’s losses were 29 planes and four midget submarines.

Some pictures to mark a dark chapter of modern history

Buddah Tooth Relic Temple

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum is a living cultural monument in the heart of Chinatown housing what Buddhist leaders regard as the Sacred Buddha Tooth Relic in a magnificent Relic Stupa composed of 420kg of gold donated by devotees. Everyday the inner chamber will be unveiled at stipulated timings in a ceremony conducted by resident monks and the public can view the Relic Stupa.

The Temple is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha. Entering the breathtaking 27 feet high main hall of the temple, visitors can see the beautifully carved wooden Maitreya Buddha image. From the grandeur and fine detail seen in this hall alone, visitors can appreciate the work of dedicated craftsmen who contributed their skills to the building of this Temple. The architecture, interiors and statuary, are inspired by the Tang Dynasty, an era where Buddhism flourished in China in a golden age of artistic and cultural vibrancy.

Other highlights of a visit to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum include the Buddhist Culture Museum, Eminent Sangha Museum, Tripitaka Chamber, Exhibition Hall where exhibitions relating to various facets of religious arts and culture of Singapore will be held regularly and a Theatre for cultural performances, talks and films.



On the roof, visitors can admire the pure elegant blooms of the Dendrobium Buddha Tooth, an orchid species specially named after the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum. Visitors can also rest and enjoy refreshing tea and healthy vegetarian snacks in the cozy Lotus Heart Tea House on the 2nd floor or visit the Dining Hall in the basement where free vegetarian meals are distributed daily. A shop on the ground floor allows visitors to purchase offering items, including the Dendrobium Buddha Tooth orchid and a range of books, CDs, handicrafts and commemorative souvenirs.

Things for Chinese New Year

Edited - sRGB mode 8bit

Vivocity

Mount Faber

Henderson Wave

Random Street Shot

2009 January News Year !!

How time fly.... We now had stepped into year 2009.

Last night while having dinner with Eugene, the topic on how we got to know each others partner popped up. It is like already past 4 years since we know each other in SIM.


Removing our wedding rings and see out ROM dates back to 01/02/2007, just turn of the corner it will be a full 2 years.



When asked about new year resolution, i pondered for a long time before i can say what is it. I should say i am the happiest man alive. Wife such a understanding and lovely wife, what more can i ask for. Well, it could be like i want to be with Octavia till the end of time.

I do totally agree that i am not a very romantic sweet sensitive person. There is no fairy tale proposal in a romantic restaurant, no fairy tale wedding set, no prince charming on a white horse. Even asking you to be my girlfriend is like so unprepared. No birthday gifts, no anniversary presents and not a single bouquet of flowers. (I did buy flower for our ROM and Wedding.. din i ??????)
(-_-)"
Okta, Thank you for being with me. I promise i will be better.. must give me time !!!

Right next on the list oh yes ... babies !!!!
Argh ... i dun deny the fact that i really have no good liking to little crawling humans. But my wife drools over them. Well, i am expected to produce healthy sperm for her to conceive. So gym on bed and healthy sperm producing food are on my daily calendar. geeez.........

Be a houseman!

yeah ... since my wife spend her time and energy in the shop, i think i should do some house work for her. yup, i am going to be a good house man !!!! do the dishes, washes the cloth, cook bla bla bla and the list goes on. Well lucky i am staying with my mum... the maid could come in very handy.. wakakakaaa....

Take up photography classes so that i can be the official photographer for my kid in time to come. i am expected to turn out nice and memorable pictures on the stages of their growth. ZZZzzzzzzz...... whose taking picture for me then ?!?!?!!?



Guess that all i can think of for now i guess...
i am happy if i could fulfill just little bit of them.

Homework ...

Happy New Year - Selamat Tahun Baru

My we wish all of you a

" HAPPY NEW YEAR" !!!!!!!!