B+W Circular Polarizer Filter (A Gift From A Friend)
I am not even 1/3 as popular as most celebrity bloggers out there.
My traffic barely touches the 1,000 visits per day mark.
10,000 unique visitors per month always seem to be a dream for my blog and me.
Like it or not, I don’t see myself as a celebrity blogger like Kenny Sia, Ringo Tan, Timothy Tiah, Shaolin Tiger, Kimberlycun, Fireangel, Suanie and the many more heavy weight bloggers in Malaysia blogsphere.
However, I think I am blessed with a lot of loyal and nice readers who never stop reading my blog over the years, treating me as good friends, buying me meals, baking me cookies and muffins, writing me snail mail and cards and even buying me gifts or souvenirs.
I woke up feeling drowsy due to insomnia during the previous night and saw a package sitting on top of my notebook. It was from Chong, a relatively new reader of mine who happens to use the same camera as me, Canon EOS 40D. We never meet up before.
Looking at the fragile sticker behind, I carefully opened the parcel and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the writings on the box.
B+W Circular Polarizer Filter for 67mm. This piece of glass, I estimated it to be somewhere around RM250 +- RM50.
The function of a CPL filter, an illustration I grabbed from Wikipedia would explain it clearly.
For the uninitiated, B+W is probably the best filter manufacturer around since the early age of cameras. It is considered a branded item and very well known among photographers. It is made in Germany and using brass. Hence, the excellent built quality and weight.
Inside the box, was a short note that reads, “Souvenir and be-late-d birthday gift from Singapore. Cheers, Chong.”.
Friend, while I truly appreciate the gift you got for me, isn’t the gift a little too expensive? I even feel guilty about it. I was merely joking about getting one for me as a souvenir while you were in Singapore. Honestly and seriously, thank you very much. It could probably be the best birthday gift I ever received so far. I owe you one, big time.
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Tags: 67mm, B+W, Birthday, C-onn.com, Camera, Circular Polarizer, CPL, Filters, Gifts, Photography, Presents, Schneider Kreuznach, Singapore
June 25th, 2008 00:27
Sigh…. i am so gonna need one… i look to the sky remember?
June 25th, 2008 00:43
Waaa…. got a gift!! So nice :D
June 25th, 2008 04:00
lucky bugger! =_=
ur bday passed wayyyyy long ago oso stil got gift
…
lucky bugger >:P
June 25th, 2008 09:33
I would get you an expensive gift too. But that’s only because I have a crush on you. ;)
June 25th, 2008 10:23
Nice~ Take care and make good use of it! Now go get us more pictures! :P
June 25th, 2008 10:28
Wow.. Sho nice of Chong… Hehehehe.. Envy sei yan ah ~~
June 25th, 2008 13:05
Fuhyor!!!
Envy sial!!
I nak jugak. CIR POL dem syok to use le..
June 25th, 2008 15:26
Nice. When you gonna get me one too?! :)
June 25th, 2008 16:32
There is nothing to feel guilty about. :)
June 25th, 2008 19:31
Wah, handwriting very pretty oh!!
June 25th, 2008 21:13
Talk about what blogging can bring us huh!
June 25th, 2008 22:04
fuhh… CPL man!!! somemore is B+W…
a superb nice gift from chong hehe
make good use of it jason hehe… waiting more nice shots
June 26th, 2008 00:52
That is so sweet, great to make new friend thro blogging!
I have the same dream . . .lol! anyway it’s fun to blog, get to meet so many new friends!
June 26th, 2008 01:06
Wah,got gift,so good~
June 26th, 2008 01:06
sweetness! :)
June 26th, 2008 01:57
Robin : Well, when you first pay arrives, I am sure you have enough money to get one for yourself. ;)
Sue : Yes, very nice of him.
Gary : Haha. Who would have expected that, right?
Peter : LOL. You don’t need to have a crush to get someone a gift, right?
Jeremy : Hehe. Will do, once I know how to use it effectively.
Ahlost : Haha. Agree. Too nice to be true. LOL.
Kamkuey : I don’t know how to use it yet.
Neo : When I am really really rich. :P
Chong : Friend, thanks a lot for the gift. Thank you.
Cheahwey : Haha. Oklah.
Bryan : Yeap, totally unexpected.
Hungryping : Hehe. Yes, best of the best. :D
Bigboysoven : Yes, so when will you bake me a cake? :P Haha.
Dev : Yeap, very good.
Felicia : Totally.
June 26th, 2008 05:07
I barely touch 100 a day. So nice got readers like that.
June 26th, 2008 07:34
Wahhh, baiknya him …
I also baik, blanj you makan. BLUEKKKKK…
June 26th, 2008 11:12
lucky bugger, lol.
June 26th, 2008 11:16
chong rox! lol
June 26th, 2008 15:33
Huh? Singapore got Poslaju oh?? pls correct me if i am wrong…
June 26th, 2008 16:57
i think pos laju singapore branch already established at singapore when singapore is a part of malaysia at that time so it “hidup” till now “GUA” ^-^
June 26th, 2008 17:56
Simon : Don’t bluff. I think you have wayyyyyyyyyyyy more than that.
Ellone : Haha. Yalah yalah, but that also because you lost the bet.
Ahbing : Yes, I am. :P
smashpOp : Totally. :P
Tommy : I am not sure. But Chong sent it to me when he was in KL. He was in Singapore for work. Haha.
Dev : Haha. Probably.
June 28th, 2008 22:42
ish .. lucky b@stard!
hey … my birthday over not long ago .. can burn transformers 18 copies for me?
ahhehehehehe
June 29th, 2008 13:49
you are so lucky.
how i wish i can have a good camera.
June 29th, 2008 22:33
Dan : Haha. Yeah, I know. :D 1 copy enough lah, just replay it again and again.
Cendrine : Don’t wish, buy one. :D
July 2nd, 2008 03:29
dat’s so cool..taken any shots with it yet?
July 2nd, 2008 10:30
Sandg : I tried, but the product wasn’t as great as it looked. Still learning how to use it and the weather in Malacca was not so good doesn’t help either.