Certificate of Achievement

Was invited to Canon's prize presentation to the 30 finalists at their HQ. It was really nice, seldom get this kind of opportunity to get invited to prize presentations, especially if you are one of the receipients.


Island Life

Certainly brought back the memories of shooting pictures 12 hours in a roll, and to complete the 3 very tough assignments. You will know if you take part for next year's Canon Photo Marathon.


eC with Jonathan Drake, one of the judges


eC with Canon's MD

Got to hang out for a while during the refreshment seesion.

Spent the rest of the day playing badminton with my office people. It was fun with all the laughter. Ended the day with a few round of pool at Paradiz Centre.

There's going to be a few photography competitions from now till the end of the year.


Photo Contest International 2004 - 2005

Theme: "At the heart of the image"

Categories:
(A) Art
(B) Documentary

Notes
Entries to the art category will be judged on the extent to which they exhibit artistic qualities and convey a fresh sense of creativity.

Entries to the documentary category will be judged on the extent to which they communicate the time and the background of the scene and show the magic that exists in daily life.

The same photograph may not be submitted to both categories.

Entries are accepted from 1st September to 30th November, 2004.

Entries received via the Internet will be accepted until 24:00, 30th November, 2004, Japan time.

All you shutterbugs out there, go on and have a try! You never know until you try!

My cell group just multiplied last week. Will be still in the same area, cozier group size.

CPF Housing Top-Up Grant Scheme

To encourage single Singaporeans to marry, Singles Grant recipients who later marry a Singapore Citizen or a Singapore Permanent Resident can apply for a “Top-Up Grant” under the CPF Housing Top-Up Grant Scheme. As a married couple, they will be given a Top-Up Grant which is the difference between the current Family Grant of $30,000, or $40,000 (if they buy a resale flat or their existing flat is within the same town or within 2km of their parents' home) and the Singles Grant that they have already received.

CPF Housing Grant Scheme for Family

First-timer married couples can buy a resale HDB flat to set up their home and apply for a CPF Housing (Family) Grant to assist them in the purchase. The grant is $30,000 to buy a resale flat from the open market or $40,000 if they buy a flat within the same town or within 2km of their parents' home. The married couple buying a resale flat from the open market has a wide range of flat types and locations to choose from to meet their living needs.

Fiance/Fiancee Scheme

Your fiance(e) must register your marriage with the Registries of Civil within 3 months from the date of collecting the keys to your flat.

When I have a new house with Eliss next time, these are the things that I want.

Home Entertainment



A XBox console will be hooked up with a set of Bose Acoustimass® 10 Series II Home Entertainment Speakers System.



An Apple G5 to edit my photos.



Or an iBook G4 will be good too.

Wish list



A Nakamichi VU 29 TV grade LCD screen that provides a better dynamic response, viewing angle and contrast ratio.



A Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 3 TV set.

Hi, welcome to my new my blog!

I have not been updating my blog for a while because of technical problem.

It's been a long holiday for me, and Christmas is coming too! So that explains the snow flakes... to get you guys in the Christmas mood.

I update my Yahoo Photos quite regularly. Will advice when there are new pics.

I've posted some stuff to sell at Yahoo Auction, like sneakers and clothes. Do drop in and have a look.

A year is going to past, just like that. Wow!

It has been quite an incredible year for me.

As I read my blog last year, there were a few goals I set for myself for 2004.

To own a car. I bought my dream car in July this year, a black Honda Civic VTi.

To learn a new skill. I picked up photography, bought a Nikon D70 earlier this year and even started to take part in competitions. The Canon Photo Marathon being the most recent.

Went out with my parents today for lunch. It's been a really long time since we did that. I'm always busy and comes home late. Don't get to talk to them much.

We ate at Toa Payoh. Very hard to find a parking lot because it's free parking today.

Went down to Golden Mile to pick up the bus ticket to KL for a friend. Why? Long story.

Headed to Mustafa to grab a new phone for my room. The $6.90 model I got at Sheng Siong sucked totally. No more cheapo brands, so I got a GE.

Came home and cooked a few dishes for the family. Pan fried dory with pesto and red curry chicken with potatoes. Wanted to cook Thai green curry, but couldn't find the paste in my neighbourhood.



A wonderful service by Pst Ulf on a Saturday evening at SIS. When he comes, there is always something new to learn from him.



I enjoyed the part when he said about how God warned Noah - the only good man left in a world full of corruption and violence to prepare for a great flood. With his sons he built a great ark and the animals marched in two by two.

Noah built his ark for a century. All the people around him mock at him, calling him crazy. Although Noah warned them about the great flood, no one took his heed.

By the time the rain started to fall, Noah was ready. The ark was a refuge until the waters went down, leaving Noah and his menagerie high and dry on Mount Ararat.

If the village folks would have listen to God's words, they would have survive. They could have built an ark for themselves too.

All the knocking sound of the ark symbolised judgement, like how the judge will hammer to pass the verdit.

But when Jesus was crucified on the cross, the knocking of the nails symbolised freedom, for we are forgiven by His blood!

What a powerful message!


Henna painting

I went down to Geylang Serai yesterday to have a festive feel of Hari Raya.


Hand painted mini helmets

The place is packed with people doing last minute shopping.


Turkish kebab

Lots of food and festive goodies were available. I ate some otah and a chicken wing. Didn't take much photos, too many people squeezing everywhere.

It rained halfway and I had to run to hide at the nearby Kg Ubi Community Centre.

What a day!