As most photography freaks would know, getting yourself a dSLR (In my case, it’s a Canon EOS 40D.) is only the beginning of more splurging.

After six months, I finally saved enough to get myself the Canon Speedlite 580 EX II. Yes, the flash gun that could fire up to 13m, according to the technical specification.

It adds extra (a lot of) weight to my already heavy camera but with a flash gun attached, night shots would be much easier. It’s going to take some time to learn how to use it effectively though.

Chong, does my camera still looked small? LOL. Honestly, I still feel it’s small but the weight, is quite a bit.

Three test shot of my Chevrolet 2008 Concept Camaro cum Bumblebee.

Robin introduced to me the Hoya close up filter +4 some time back and I was tempted to get one. With my kit lens minimum focusing distance fixed at 45cm, a close up filter could really close the gap and allow me to focus even closer than before. As I don’t have the budget for a macro lens, a close up filter would be good for the mean time. However, I noticed the sharpness and picture quality have dropped a little. For RM84, I am not complaining.

Focused at 85mm (136mm on full frame) without close up filter.

Focused at 85mm (136mm on full frame) with close up filter.

That aside, again, million thanks to Bryan for allowing me to defer his debt payment and buy my flash gun first.

Yes, that is about it for my camera gadgets, for now. I want to travel, really.

She’s my newest colleague in The Star Malacca office.

Instead of coming up with some plans, we made full used with what we have and our team members’ ability to come up with something really unique and out of the blue.

Sunny and Sid to bake the cute little dolls. Joe to get Hannah Tan to endorse our group; Cedric for the awesome photoshopping skills; Hwei Ming for the photography; Timothy for the guidance and advices; and Joshua for all the inputs and ideas. Me? I contributed something, at least, something.

Now, introducing our Group G’s miniaturized creatures in a short story!

Again, Mister Potato is organizing a competition where anyone can win a trip to Old Trafford, the home stadium of EPL 2007 / 2008 champion Manchester United, by collecting Mister Potato empty packets or paper seals.

To show my support for the competition, I headed out and got myself a bagful of Mister Potato products.

Well, of course I got the two most important prodcuts, the limited edition Mister Potato packet and canister pack. I have two seals already, what about you?

Have you bought your Mister Potato yet? You wouldn’t want to miss out this chance to visit Old Trafford for free, right? Visit Mister Potato home page now!

Stumbled upon this at one’s blog. I smiled a little, and then ended up smirking. Me and my sarcasm.

暧昧不是爱情。
暧昧是，比好朋友再亲，但比情人远一点。
暧昧是，我会常常在MSN等你上线。 当你几天没有上线，我就会有些担心。
暧昧是，我会不时去你的blog看看有没有更新； 而且我会留意字里行间，你对我有没有什么暗示。
暧昧是，有感觉，然而，这种感觉不足以叫我们切切实实地发展一段正式的关系。
暧昧是，明白人生有太多的无奈，现实有太多的限制。 我知道没有可能，但又舍不得放手。
暧昧是，有进一步的冲动，却没有进一步的勇气。
暧昧是，你不是我的情人，但似乎你比我的情人更关心我和了解我。
暧昧是，我会编一条围巾给你，但大家从没有开始过。
暧昧是，我感冒时有一个会在晚上打电话来，特意提醒我服药，叫我盖好被子早点睡的普通朋友。
暧昧是，每当你提及你的另一半时，我会万剑穿心。
暧昧是，甜津津又同时酸溜溜的。 往往从未开始，已叫人不安，患得患失。
暧昧是，别人以为我们在搞地下情时，我会沾沾自喜。
暧昧是，别人问我们是否恋爱中，我张口结舌，不知道怎么回答。
暧昧是，常常挣扎不表白。 我怕表白之后，我既得不到一个情人，却又失去了一个知心好友。
暧昧是，见到你，我会心跳。 见不到你时，我会挂念你。
暧昧是，两个人都会互相猜想。 你是不是已经暗示了什么？ 我是不是自作多情？
暧昧是，会互传手机短讯，无规律地偶然约会。
暧昧是，除了情人节之外，其他的节日，大家都交换礼物。
暧昧是，我很想多走一步，但又怕会吓怕了你。 我会很小心流露自己的感情。
暧昧是，两个人没有承诺过什么。 但虽然如此，我愿意付出的，比有承诺的情侣更多。
暧昧是，是一扇门，我可以停留在门外，也可以踏进房子里面。
我们的“暧昧”，我们却不属于对方…

P/S : I wanted to translate, like I always do with my Mandarin posts, but figure it doesn’t make any sense after the translation. 暧昧, I suppose, is intimacy.

Honestly, when is the exact date of the dumpling festival? I have yet to eat any. It was on Sunday and I have eaten more than eight (8) dumplings in two (2) days.

Among these 14 pictures, there are three (3) which are not taken by me. Are you able to identify them or differentiate my photography style to another photographer’s (without checking the ExIF)?