July 21st, 2008
The Country of Billionaires..
Just read this interesting article of news at the BBC. Apparently, it costs many billions in Z$ to buy a loaf of bread. haha..
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Archive for July, 2008
July 19th, 2008
Effective Focal Lengths
I noticed my canon G9 zoom moves in steps and so I was interested to know what the focal lengths are like on it. The lens itself is a 7.4-44.4mm and obviously is not swappable. Took a picture at every step and checked the EXIF data for the focal lengths then calculated the effective focal lengths based on a crop factor of 4.55 based on other’s reports. Here are the details for my own (and perhaps other’s) reference.
July 18th, 2008
Photodump! – Outing to Vivo Edition!
Went to collect the fixed up flash after dropping my mom and aunties at vivo. Here are two pictures I quite like.
And the rest are here.
And just for fun, I got this picture. Hannah always seems to be asking to see any photos we take of her.
July 15th, 2008
NTUC!
Behold.. almost all the NTUC outlets in Singapore.
Shall be at almost every single one of them. hahaha..
July 13th, 2008
Music as a Symptom
As I read an unrelated book, I was just pondering something said during the music wordshops recently about why good people with great ministries like James Dobson, Max Lucado and certain others do not disassociate themselves with CCM. While its not an endorsement of the CCM movement in its entirity nor a justification, I do believe it might actually be the possibility that they unconciously believe that the choice of music is only a symptom, the effect and not the cause, and that these people have their concentration in other areas and believe that changing a persons musical taste does not preceed a change in that person’s heart. Illustrated by a question like “Why be concerned about that Switchfoot/Nine Inch Nails albumn in the iPod when this teenager has a family/drug/attitude/mental problem”. I do realise however, that this opens up some arguments the other way round. Its just a thought though. It also doesn’t seem to apply to the christian who has his life in order. But then again its abit cyclic to say that once the body is healthy the symtom can be tolerated and is okay. Okay, this is quite convoluted, shall stop and read some more.