Since I was a kid, I’ve had a habit of making a Christmas wishlist. While I rarely got what I wanted, I would go to sleep on Christmas Eve filled with excitement and anticipation of what Santa would give me. My father even got the address of Santa Claus in Finland from his friend, and [...]
A good camera bag is essential to photography enthusiasts. I used to carry my camera in a Lowepro bag in an adidas messenger bag. When I bought the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens, it became the lens that I used most often. While the Nikon 18-55mm II kit lens is a good basic camera, it made [...]
I decided to participate in this year’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Procrastination knows me by name. I often find myself twiddling with ideas for stories but those only went as far as the drawing board, sometimes literally. The luckier ones got fleshed out in my draft notes but I have yet to put my [...]
It has been a while since my last post. I’ve been doing many extra hours at work so I’m usually asleep once I get on on train and bus on my way home. Back at home, I get my daily dose of Facebook before I attempt to absorb all the knowledge from photography books. I [...]
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Failed NaNoWriMo attempt
NaNoWriMo 2009 ended half a month ago. Unfortunately, I was unable to win in my first attempt at the annual writing event. I was confident of doing well with only minimal planning for the settings and characters. And I was amazed by how ideas just kept flowing from the pen. As I wrote, new ideas [...]