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Showing posts with label ^ Toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ^ Toys. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

More booksssss

I could not help myself... got 3 more books. I was drawn into Popular Bookstore when I was just gonna go to Everise to get some eggs.2 from Jodi Picoult, Mercy & Vanishing Acts, another 1 is The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver.

Monday, September 28, 2009

More parcelssss...

Another parcel... this time from FedEx
It's the wireless sensor bar for my Wii & some other stuff. I hav been complaining about the stupid wire attached to the sensor bar. Yea, I know, I can't complaint my hubby don listen to me.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Esther ROCKs @ Bowling!

We started with Frisbee and taught her the A & B button... the rest was history. This was Esther's 2nd game & she already got 116 marks, playing all by herself... She got 3 spare & 1 Strike!!! I'm so proud. Daddy lose as it was his 1st game.

Even MIL played too & we had a lot of laughter playing Canoeing.... hahhahah...

As I kept complaining about the quality of the Wii projection, hubby finally did something about it and now the image quality is so good... He bought NEW wires, did his magic & I'm so happy the complaining works :) Bcoz I'm begining to think about PS3 for my Guitar Hero World Tour, now no need to waste $$ liau

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Rojak Kucei & Handsome 8 in coma

Can you guess what is this?
It's the table at the stall where we had a super nice breakfast sometime last week...
YUP! ROJAK KUCEI! The BEST in Kuching, some say in Sarawak! It's located at Batu Lintang area, near Prince Vogue Bridal Shop.
The RM5 Rojak with the super delicious fried drumstick... yummy yum yum!
We were at Batu Lintang area to visit our sick car, in coma since 2 weeks ago. 1st, the mechanic change the car battery, RM200+. As that fail, some test were done & found that the spark plugs got issue. Had to import the plug from West M'sia, cost us RM500++. As you can see, the cracks on the plug was very visible. But unfortunately, the check engine light is still there. *&$@#$%^&*!&*%^
After more intensive test being carried out, the mechanic advise was to change the Ignition Coil. This time hubby make all the arrangement to ship the parts in from Singapore himself & it was WAY cheaper than what was quote by the mechanic (who get their spare part from other ppl). Say YES to ONLINE SHOPPING!!! Genuine parts from MAZDA, Japan that cost RM1000+. I was praying hard this will be last part change... or else we gotta rob the bank to cure the car sickness liaw...
After 2 years, this is the 1st time our beloved 8 got so sick. So after burning ~RM1800, the car is finally healthy again, thank God.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Shopping again!

Oh NO! Not again! Something must has possessed me.

Why did I get it?
BUT I really NEED IT.

But now recession le
Really really worth it bor!
If dun buy now, later regret cry also no tears lor...

Shoooot... but 2 units?
Such a good deal, there are hard to come by 1, must buy MORE.
and husband & wife should b treated fairly. Each get it fair & square, no need to fight for it.

The CLUE:Guess what I bought?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

What's in the mail??

2 packages arrived, sometime weeks ago... heheh backdate blogging.
Hubby was smiling from ear to ear.
His gift for himself...
He said it's like Christmas, but better because he's getting exactly what he want! Dreamz do come true!
On the right is hubby's new Nikon lens 17-55 f/2.8 DX Nikkor & on the left is the SB900 (according to hubby it's the mother of all speed light).Had been debating whether to get Nikon or Tamron lens. Is the extra money $$$$ spent in getting Nikon really worth it?? The answer is YES!! This lens came in time for a wedding shoot and the photos all turned out so clear & crisp... no editing need to be done! I'm so impressed.

I was surprise that SB900 size is so much larger than his younger brother SB800. man... adding another 415g to the already overweight camera.
Now that hubby has these professional grade lens, he want to buy another D300 or upgrade ;) So he's letting go of his D70 with kit lens & also the AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens that spent most of the time in the dry cabinet. Anybody wanna buy it? Good deal oooooo. Message me if interested.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Tokyo Drift

Hubby was salivating over this car when he spotted it in SingaporeThe only thing I recognize was the Armani Exchange symbol on the hood.
Does this car look familiar to you???
hm... guys will always b guys. Because hubby straight away just said "The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift". This info is embed in a guys brain. Ask him, what is the anniversary date & he looks blank.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Wonders of Photobook

I got this package not long ago from PHOTOBOOK... my hand is there for size comparison nia
Adventures of year 2008... a photobook about our travel to Shen Zhen, Hong Kong, Macau, Bali, S'pore & KL made in 2008. It's an annual compilation that I just love to do... photo editing, designing the album layout (the new version of photobook is great), squeezing in 1 year worth of memories into a 40 to 50 pages photobook. Just upload the completed album, pay $$ and it would arrived at your door step in a few days.
Adding to my collection of photobooks... I started since 2006 with the 1st book, Journeys in 2005. It is great to have something that you have made yourself, like my pre-wedding photo album... Everyone at our wedding was taking turns to flip through the photobook and they were all very impressed and thought it was very nicely done. Before I discover the wonders of photobook, I did my own DIY photobook with printed photos & caption printed or cut & paste from mag then paste on the album which was tedious.

This album was for the 2004 Langkawi Trip, with the air ticket, entrance ticket & shopping bill etc all in the album, like collage.
Another album for Sabah Trip in 2004, where I climbed Mount Kinabalu. I enjoyed the snorkeling trip to Pulau Manukan the MOST!I even got 1 album for all the local trips made... like to Damai for the Rainforrest Music Festival with the girls.I started to search about printing a photobook when I wanted to print a photo album for my cousin as a wedding gift. I found Photobook & my life will never the same again. I realized that it was a fantastic way to both store photos and present them. I loved flipping through the pages once in a while to reminiscent...I am over the moon with the photobooks that I have created. It has made me think about trying to take even better photos in the future to create more books. I got 2 magazine style photobook which I adore. And it make a wonderful gift too. I even gave it out as wedding gift to my parent & MIL & godparent each.
This A4 size magazine style photobook is cheaper compared to the hardcover photobook at RM192 for 40 pages.This is the latest photobook invoice for ~50 page A3 Hardcover Photobook and mayb my last order too.
I just finish doin the math of the $ spent printing all these photobook. Overall, I hav spent a few thousand (~RM2XXX) on photobooks. That's quite a lot of $ le.

hhmmm.... Now I'm comtemplating whether I should buy a PRINTER & DIY all my photobook or not???
Hubby seems to support this idea but he insist on getting a GOOD Photo Printer & make my money worth while. So now, I've started a TABUNG Printer as it cost a lot of $$$, hoping that my dream of owning a kick ass printer will be in my grasp soooooon.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

under my umbrella ela ela...

Not 1 but 2 packages were received on Tuesday. ngam ngam we were at MIL's house when the delivery man came (on force leave mar). I had no idea what he bought this time.

Hubby excitedly open the 1st package. He was grinning ear to ear & said :
It feels like getting Christmas presents :)
See his happy face... It's a Professional Lighting Supports from Manfrotto. I like Manfrotto stuff as the quality is top notch. The stands are pretty compact when folded up and are pretty stable.
Then hubby proceed to open the 2nd package, which is slightly longer that the 1st package.
It's an umbrella ela ela ela.
Ta-da... it's actually a shoot through umbrella that has a detachable cover on them, one side of the cover is black other side is silver. So in all they are 3 in 1.According to hubby, the photography umbrella gives him a greater level of control over the lighting in a photograph. Umbrella diffuse a light source without compromising it's directionality. It is mostly used in portrait photography to provide a more natural look.

Me: But you have difusers. Won't the diffuser do the same trick??
Hubby: Diffusers don't work as well, as they don't spread the light enough. That is where the umbrella comes in: the light is spread across the whole diameter of the umbrella and not a 5 inch diffuser. Of course, I could just bounce off walls or ceilings, but it is just not as controllable as umbrella & flash combo.

With this "mini stimulus package" that hubby unleased, he added more toys to his collection with a really good excuse.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Would you?

We had an opportunity to test drive a Nissan 350z a few months back, but we did not have enough time to take a spin in this baby...
Would you test drive it
although you have NO intention at all to buy one?


Reason can be your spouse object to it. Road tax is ridiculous for this ride & drinks petrol like there is no tomorrow. Then there's the cost of maintaining it. It can be endless.

Although I know this car is out of reach (for now), but I would be jumping in joy if given a chance to have a JOY RIDE in this baby. Yea, sports car do make me go crazy.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

It's called Knee-Con

Our Humidity Control Cabinet (also called the Dry Cabinet) where we store our camera gear is running out of SPACE!!!

YUP.
Hubby got another TOY.
In a bid to stimulate the economy on his part.
Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8 VR
Last night the seller shoot hubby in the face with this comment after hubby spent a few minutes testing the HUGE lens.

Hubby: man... my arm hurt... it's so heavy
Seller: It's TIME for you to get in shape man!!!
Me: hahahhahaha

Then the seller ask hubby some Q as he was 30 minutes into testing this piece of expensive telephone pole, at least to me it is as it look so DAMN BIG & LONG & HEAVY.

Seller: So what type of photography are you into? Weddings? Landscape?
Hubby: hmm... anything & everything
Seller: Any reason you want this lens?
Hubby: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Me: HE JUST WANT to OWN IT.
Seller: I understand. Dream Lens eh?
Hubby: Yeah.

When we went Hong Kong shopping for this lens (as it was cheapest in HK), IT WAS SOLD OUT every freaking where. Hubby left HK with his dreams shattered. He vowed to return someday for this baby. But now, DREAMS can come true with ONLINE SHOPPING.

te-hee... using his trusty h/p to take images of his new baby...
I knew the 70-200 was a bit bigger, but nothing prepared me for this, weighing ~1.5kg! The sight of it still made me tremble a bit.
My Professional Looking Photographer hubby...
As his last toy, the D300 cost an arm & a leg, this new lens (xiao hei wu) cost him another arm & leg, his left ball & an ear too, so he is limbless & half deaf & half sterile now. As I know his shopping list is still very loooooong, and I might need his right ball someday, to ease him financially I'm promoting his photography services.

NOW OPEN for BOOKING.

1st come 1st serve.
Willing to TRAVEL!
Weddings, Outdoor, Portrait or even NUDE are most welcome!

Don't miss out!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Expanding our family

In addition to our expanding family,

please welcome the new comer in our home...


a NEW baby...


our precious...

a new phase in life...

a whole new experience...

High expectation in place...

Making our life more colorful...

After a looooooong consideration...

We finally decided to have this baby!

Yes... Although economy is still bad...

But u r so worth it....

More accurately it's what Hubby want. Man! they are never satisfied. But I totally support hubby's decision as I think it's a good investment. Capturing memories are an important aspect in my life.

It came in a box... hmmpp... look so ugly...
let me cherng it up... There! a new function of my lingerie...
Will the real Nikon D300 pls stand up... pls stand up...The manual consist of a freaking total of 440 pages o_O"Came with the photo editing software Capture NX
So handsome!
can't wait to see hubby create magic with this new baby

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Christmas Gift!

After filtering through the long Christmas Wish List for both of us, a final decision has been made. I think the choice we made was the best. As hubby put it, we need to play our part to help stimulate the economy during this critical moment of down turn. As a conscientious consumer, we started with a thorough research to pick the best model (hubby's duty). Then to compare price between the vendors (my duty)...

We kicked start our window shop here...
Can you recognize the place? Yup it's in Saberkas. The price comparison was useless as the price were same at ALL shops. So we can get it anywhere. no difference.Hubby decided to show his support for One TJ. The shop we chose is the 1 that we frequently passed-by with the BIG RED signboard "Compuway" on the 1st floor.
Hubby even jokingly ask if I wanted it in PINK color?!!Testing testing! Just 2 minutes in the shop and we were already paying for the stuff. This is what we call an "educated buy".Our proud purchase, a mini notebook or netbook.
The Acer Aspire 1 specifications:Our present under the Christmas tree... hehehe
It's so small in size... just what I want. And glossy white exterior seems to exude so much more fun.It came with a leather-like cover too...
6-cell batteries (longer lasting life)
The keyboard is decently sized, firm and easy to use.Free gift : Mouse, Notebook Cooling Pad, Card Reader, Keybpard Protector & Notebook Filter.Hubby checking out the new baby...I loved it, it's small, portable & functional.

p/s: Credit card accepted without any extra charge!