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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

159 of Project 365: Sun Yat Sen

According to my mom, dad was an admirer of Sun Yat Sen.

ISO: 250

Exposure: 1/60sec

Aperture: 5.0

Focal Length: 26mm

Flash Used: No

Monday, September 13, 2010

Rubber Tapping

Rubber tapping tools on display at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.

Mom excitedly asked if I've taken a picture of the rubber tapping tools & started to tell me interesting facts about rubber tapping which I never knew. Invaluable lesson which I believe many might not know too.

妈妈: (非常兴奋的问我) 有没有把这个拍下来?

我: 哦，还没。(喀嚓，拍了一张，就是所见上图)

妈妈: 以前我们去割橡胶的时候就是戴酱的灯在头上。

我: 哇，酱high tech 啊！为什么要戴盏灯割橡胶?

妈妈: 因为割橡胶要早上两，三点，天还没亮的时候就起来割，所以要戴盏灯才看得到。

我: 为什么要七早八早，天还没亮的时候去割橡胶? (本人非常反对任何干扰正常睡眠的非自然活动)

妈妈: 因为天亮了，橡胶树被太阳晒了，就不会流出来。只有到了晚上，橡胶才会流出来。

我: 哦，原来如此。(上了一堂课)

妈妈: (指着右下方的一堆种子) 这些就是橡胶的种子。

我: 这个我以前有看过。(因为曾经有人把在地上磨过的橡胶种子烫我，所以印象深刻)

妈妈: (指着橙色的物体) 这就是处理过的橡胶。

我: 很像石头叻！

完毕！

晚晴园 (Wan Qing Yuan)

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

158 of Project 365: Broken Wrist

Sprained my wrist more than two months ago before I finally decided to go to Eu Yan Sang to get it checked. The doctor said there's a mild infection of the vein near the joints at the wrist hence I'll feel discomfort whenever I move my thumb. Besides being "bundled" up, I was also being prescribed with 7 days' worth of medicine (shudders). I was told that this is a common problem faced by mothers who have to carry/lift their kids. Of course, I don't have to carry any kid but I think my huge carry-all bag is no laughing matter. Well, I can still live life as per normal but I have to refrain from carrying heavy stuff. I wonder how is that possible?

I took this picture with my left hand holding the camera upside down. The final picture has been rotated twice to get it in the right position. Today, I took all the pictures using "Shutter Priority" mode instead of the usual "Manual" mode and I must say that the picture turned out pretty well. After adjusting the aperture & ISO the brightness of the picture came out exactly like I see it. Another milestone in my photography journey.

ISO: 200

Exposure: 1/8sec

Aperture: 5.0

Focal Length: 21mm

Flash Used: No

Lunch @ Tampopo

Tampopo at Ngee Ann City

157 of Project 365: Glowing

Do you have any idea what you are looking at? It's my external disk drive when in use; the dots will light up when my laptop is on.

ISO: 400

Exposure: 0.5sec

Aperture: 5.1

Focal Length: 28mm

Flash Used: No

156 of Project 365: 笑一笑

假笑，微笑，大笑，狂笑，痴笑，奸笑，要笑不笑。不管怎么笑，希望一笑解千愁。

以下就是我的招牌笑。口不口爱啊?

ISO: 400

Exposure: 1/13sec

Aperture: 5.5

Focal Length: 35mm

Flash Used: No

155 of Project 365: 算一算

怎么算还是不够。

ISO: 250

Exposure: 1/30sec

Aperture: 4.3

Focal Length: 19mm

Flash Used: No

154 of Project 365: My Notes

Recently, I've started making notes in preparation for an upcoming exam. This brought back memories of my school days when day-in, day-out, we were frantically jotting everything flashed by the lecturers. I believe nowadays, laptops have long replaced paper & pens, instead of writing, students are typing their notes.