Archive for the ‘Hobby’ Category

Choosing between Canon EOS-60D and EOS-600D

My friend asked me, why did I choose to purchase Canon EOS-600D instead of Canon EOS-60D? I had been using Canon EOS-400D for over 4 years. It had been serving me faithfully. Unfortunately, recently, the built-in flash was not functioning properly and it was too expensive to get it repair. As such, I need to [...]


Purchasing My Blu-Ray Player

I was in no hurry to purchase my Blu-Ray player, till I bought my Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]. Purchasing a Blu-Ray Player was not really an easy task for me. There were many inexpensive Blu-Ray Players out there on the market. But I had other thoughts. My current set-up was a [...]


Star Wars Video Collection

That day, I was showing off my recently purchased Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]. One friend excitedly excited, “You bought this set already! I was figuring out how to convince my wife to allow me to get one!” He carried on, “I am unlikely to watch these discs anytime soon. I had [...]


Bought the MechTech Deluxe Toy – Bumblebee from the Movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon

I can’t resist the temptation and bought a toy from the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Last evening, my friends asked me to join them to watch this movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D. I did not watch the first 2 movies. But I had heard that the review was good and I [...]


Having Fun with Tokina AT-X 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 Fisheye DX

Finally, I have the opportunity to try out Tokina ATX107PRODXC 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fish Eye ATX Pro DX over a weekend. I had been thinking of buying this Tokina ATX107PRODXC 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fish Eye ATX Pro DX for quite sometime, because there was a few occasions when I wished I had an ultra wide angle or [...]


Taking Photos of Gundam Deathscythe Scale Model

Over the weekend, I took some time to take some photos of my Gundam Deathscythe Scale Models. I wanted to bring out the darkness of Gundam Wing Mobile Suit. So I have to work mostly in darkness and used LED touches as my main sources of light. Sometime back, I did some operations to insert [...]


Facebook Cafe World Layout: Let the Customers Walk

I think I have one of the most unconventional layout for Facebook Cafe World. And I don’t know if such layout would get me ahead with Facebook Cafe World, but I do know, I have some fun watching the customers walk. It was all started when I messed around with my wife’s Facebook Cafe World [...]


Taking a Photo of the Moon

Last week, it was almost a full moon shining bright up there. I had not successfully taken any photo of a moon before; I took this opportunity to test doing so. I took my camera and my furthest telezoom lens to somewhere I would not be disturbed and I could get a clear view of [...]


More Tests using Circular Polarizing Filter – Shooting Beyond Water Surface

In one of my earlier posts, I shared an effect using Circular Polarizing Filter. Recently, I had the opportunity to test out more effect using Circular Polarizing Filter – reduce reflection for shoot before water surface.


How to Dominate Facebook Mafia Wars Guides Listing

I have been seeing my friends posted their Mafia Wars on the Facebook walls. And I saw the advertisement on the high number of players playing this game. This make me curious to try out the game myself. And that was how I started playing this Mafia Wars. Throughout, I had some interesting unexpected gain [...]