FDC01
A.K.A. SQ28m
Rave beyond rave!
I stumbled on this magazine page of February 2010 Female while getting a haircut yesterday at Clementi. It was on a digital camera – a toy digital camera! Went to the website www.8storeytree.com and was wowed away by the digital toy cameras they had. They had a few kinds but I was taken by this review of the FDC01: http://www.ndroo.com/blog/?p=2737
Got myself to Sunshine Plaza today, the day right after I saw the magazine ad! I was so psyched! I even called the shop up twice. :P Got myself a pink FDC01. So hard to say the name. “FDC01″. Pleh.
I wanted the pink one cos I didn’t want to have another blue camera – it’s reserved for the Diana F+. :D
Took 7 shots before ZW left my house today. Of which, 5 turned out FABULOUSLY. For a camera that doesn’t have a viewfinder, I am amazed by the outcome. I am, though, somewhat dismayed that there is no preview of pictures. But it makes the process all the more exciting, having to go through the traditional way of “developing” the entire film before I can see the results. In this case, an “entire film” is 2GB of a micro SD card worth. Haha…
I also chose this camera for its USB charging function. I didn’t want to have to buy a new battery after every 100 or so shots (I think?). Although the internal battery may die on me and then GG. :|
As you can see, I am really excited about the camera. It’s a keychain, and you can expect that I’ll carry it with me everywhere I go. I think I just might capture every damn thing around me for a bit. Heh…
The first 5 successful photos:
*B&W*
LOVE the halo effect!
New hair cut. Can you tell the difference? My hair’s so much lighter now.
*Noise*
Can you see the (pink) heart?
Fuji Apple
*Normal*
This pic’s actually rotated.
There’s also a *Vivid* mode but I’ve yet to take a successful pic with it yet. There’s also video function.
Stay tuned……..
No go
We decided not to go ahead with the HDB bidding. I think. But we’ll most likely still go down to see the showflat for fun. :)
It’s really quite scary how all of a sudden, I’m an adult and I’ve to start making big decisions like who to spend the rest of my life with, what kind of house to buy, when to get married blah blah.
For those in my shoes, here are some tips I got from my mom: -
I guess it’s not our time yet, cos Zw is still studying. But my mom also said it doesn’t matter if we get lesser loans than we could get if we had dual income.
I will support Zw’s decisions for his future! (But please, Zw, don’t make me an unmarried old hag at 28 thanks.)
P.S. And it struck me that I’m turning 24 this year. OMG. Can you believe that 1990 was TWENTY years ago???? When did that happen? How come time flies so quickly? Where did the past 5 years of my life fly to???
I tried to sleep
I just joined this group on Facebook. I thought I was the only one who ever did this! I thought I was weird cos when I was really young, eight in fact, I asked my then-classmate (her name’s Dorothy) if she day dreams before she sleeps. She gave me that “what’s wrong with you? what a weird question to ask” look and said no. So yea, all through my life I’ve never told anyone that I day dream before I sleep and thought it was something to be ashamed of. Well seems like 331,217 people are in the same boat as me so I’m coming out of the closet. Haha!
I wonder if people like us have a more creative imagination than the rest of the world? I started this habit from as long as I can remember, which was like five years old. :P And I could not find any article on Google regarding people who day dream before sleeping.
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Happy Christmas 2009
It was an eventful Christmas. Tonight, we had a paternal-side gathering. I’ve not seen them since CNY and it’s good to catch up! The kids have grown and have become less shy. They’re all really cute, minus some spoilt nasty little thing. (I do have a very strong opinion about spoilt children. Especially spoilt single-children of the family, treated like the king.) Anyway, Anna especially has come out of her shell somewhat. :)
Alvin brought his American dog, Chippy, the Cocker Spaniel. Chippy is really shy. I wonder how he managed a 20-odd hour journey from US to Singapore, plus a 3 month quarantine here. He is really a well-behaved little angel. :) My two dogs really scared the shit out of him. He’s usually very friendly to other dogs, I’m told. But my dogs… Haha…
Tonight, Chip bit Belle. I think Chip was just really irritated with Belle for something and adding the party atmosphere, Chip got a little crazy and bit Belle. Belle had a gash on her head and she started bleeding profusely, with splats of blood on the floor as I carried her to the toilet to get washed. She was such a sport and never once put her tail between her legs! She even wagged her tail. She got so much loving attention from the little kids. Shannon thought that Chip was jealous that Belle was getting a lot of praise from my relatives (“Belle is so tiny and cute!”) and so Chip attacked her. Haha, little kids are so precious!
Afterward, it was presents time. The kids were told to sing us a few carols before my uncle (and other relatives) gave out the presents. Kids being kids, they immediately tore open the wrappings for their toys. Such a joy and I remembered the time I was in their position. That was 15 years ago, perhaps.
This morning, I went with Zw, his mom and sis to St. Mary’s – the church that his mom frequents and he goes there sometimes. I guess I felt guilty that I was enjoying christmas and the christmas atmosphere so much these days that I thought I’d pay some attention to the real meaning of christmas. Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. :) I might be a hypocrite, but I just feel so saddened by non-Christians who treat this day as a family/friends gathering and celebrate christmas in front of a christmas tree and turkey and ham, and singing worldly christmas songs. They never once realise the real meaning of christmas. Think about it, would any of us celebrate Hari Raya the way we celebrate christmas, if not for all the heart-warming music and lights and sights?
Anyway, I enjoyed christmas mass a lot. But there’s something about the simple sermon that makes it a little disappointing. Do Catholic messages always have to be so simple and on-the-surface? I am wishing for some light and it’s not easy.
P.S. Zw got me a Novita Aroma Diffuser with pine essential oils which I absolutely LOVE! Good timing too, cos I’ve got a flu.
Thank you darling! My gift seems pathetic in contrast.
Avatar
Just watched the movie this afternoon – and it was fantastic! Definitely a must-see in my opinion! I give it : 
The CGI was visually stunning. Not once in the movie did I think that any of the images I saw on screen were fake. The cinematographer really took me deep into this fantasy land without me doubting that everything I saw was really fantasy. He made it so believable. Our CGI technology has grown leaps and bounds from the time of Toy Story, when the humans looked totally unrealistic. A US$250 million well-spent?
The plot, when dissected, is really just a Pocahontas story. Foreigners find new land, foreigners see indigenous people (in this case, aliens called Na’vi), handsome foreigner sees beautiful indigenous girl who happens to be the princess of the tribe, girl is betrothed to alpha male of the tribe, handsome foreigner and beautiful girl dislikes and distrusts each other but falls in love eventually, homeland is threatened by foreigners, tribe gets support from other tribes and chases foreigners away. Yada yada.
Despite the simple storyline, one cannot help but get themselves involved in the story. And I found myself inevitably rooting for the Na’vi and hoping that the humans get slaughtered. What made the plot a winner was the Avatars – humans going into the minds of their genetically mutated clones that are Na’vi. Just like the protagonist, I could not help but wonder what was reality and what was but a dream. This twist in plot – this amazing cloning/data transferring technology – is so incredible. Incredible to us modern humans, that I could not help but feel sorry for the Na’vi who were caught unaware that Jake could possibly be spying. Afterall, that girl (what’s her name? I never caught it.) was with him 24/7, or so she thought.
Three-quarter way into the movie, I was even thinking about buying another movie ticket and watching it again. That’s how good the movie was to me. This movie is definitely going to win some big awards next year.
Some other thoughts…
The Na’vi girl has such luscious lips that I’m so envious of!
The actor that played Jake, Sam Worthington, has such a forgettable face. But he has a very likable voice, which is why he is also the narrator.
It is actually quite disgusting, if you think about it, that one species (Jake, the human) could fall in love (as in sexually) with another species. It’s like a man being attracted to a horse. It defies morality, doesn’t it?
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