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A review of what I have accomplished and experienced in the past year.

There some days when you just feel disconnected from photography.

A fashion runway is not a common sight along busy Orchard Road.

This is my fourth attempt at NaNoWriMo. I failed last year. I hope to win this year.

Instead of my usual photo walk in Orchard, I decided to shoot in Little India on a Sunday.

It is a Chinese tradition to hold a celebration when a baby is one month old.

My recent Orchard Road street photography sessions were done with just the Leica M8.

Using only the Fujifilm X100 for street photography.

Street fashion and publicity stunts are just some of the interesting sights along Orchard Road.

I’m starting to use a shorter focal length when I shoot on the streets.

If you want a taste of Singapore street fashion, Orchard Road on a weekend is a good place to start.

There was a dog adoption drive in town sponsored by Subaru and LostPaws.

Whenever I shoot in Orchard Road on a weekend, I’ll encounter publicity stunts.

Spending my weekends shooting on the streets.

My initial impressions of shooting in the street with my Leica M8.

It still feels surreal but I’m slowly coming to terms with the fact that I bought my first Leica.

Watermarks only discourage rather than prevent stealing.

Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law on the birth of their first child.

My portfolio site is finally live. I have been fiddling around with several set ups but I’m proud to announce its official launch.

Here’s a guide on how to choose your first DSLR camera..

Translations of wuxia novels are often too literal and do not bring out the full flavour of the story.

The Fujifilm X100 is my first camera purchase in 2012.

My experiences in 2011 has made me a wiser person. Welcome 2012 and new challenges.

My brother has become the first in my family to be married.

This is my third consecutive attempt at NaNoWriMo.

A list of cameras I want to add to my collection.

My abstract digital piece from 2004, featured in the Photoshop Creative magazine in 2010.

I deleted my Friendster account because it deleted the old profiles and became a social gaming site.

I got the Billingham Hadley Small camera bag because the Hadley Large is too big some days.

The Ricoh GR Digital III is a great street camera.

This roll of Fujifilm Superia 200 had quite an interesting journey. It was loaded in my dad’s Nikon F3 but the shutter tore after a …

I bought the Olympus XA2 went I saw it on sale in Cat Socrates. I’ve heard a lot about it and I knew I had …

The iPad 2 changed the way I consume content. The iPhone started it but the larger screen of the iPad made it the device for …

Flickriver is a very good way to browse photos from Flickr. The site allows you to scroll downwards endlessly from one photo to the next.

The BIllingham Hadley Large is an excellent camera bag. It is stylish, practical and durable, but it doesn’t look like a camera bag.

I bought my first MacBook. I was convinced by the MacBook Air demonstration videos but had no reason to buy it. And then I had …

Kenny Dalglish is the new manager of Liverpool FC. The King is back! All hail the King!

The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4G is the lens to get if you only need one lens for your Nikon DSLR. It focuses fast and produces …

New Year resolutions generally tend to reflect the ideals we wish to achieve but have the tendency to be unrealistic.

I would definitely recommend Eat, Pray, Love, especially if you are going through a tough period in your relationship or recovering from a failed one.

The AF-S 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR II lens came with a Nikon lens bag, but I wanted a bag that could carry my camera body …

I wasn’t able to resist the temptation of the AF-S 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR II lens.

The list proposes a list of wuxia terms to be used in their original forms in translations to immerse the readers in the setting.

If your camera has the live view function and has a dedicated ISO button, you can preview your white balance setting.

The aperture is an opening through which light enters a camera.

The shutter speed you should use depends on the lighting in the scene.

What do do when your zoom lens starts to creep in or out on its own?

Do you know why you shoot? Why do you shoot?