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My first attempt at moblogging since this was posted from my 9-month old iPhone! However I am sending this through a wifi network so perhaps this is not a strict moblogged entry after all…

Recently, two new digital SLRs were let loose on the market. Both kits (body + 1 zoom lens) will be sold for less than SG$1800 (or about US$1200). Both sport very similar 10.2 Megapixel sensors.

Since my previous overseas trip to Japan, I had wanted to get a “decent” digital SLR. For its convenience and of course quality. Despite the bulkiness – to be pragmatic, I will not be lugging with me on every single trip – I feel this is the right thing for me.

I was initially quite tempted by the Sony model, with new features (on-camera image stabilization for increasing sharpness in low light conditions as in the past I liked taking photos in churches or other historical buildings). But after talking to the folks at John 3:16, I am having second thoughts. In any case, it’s best – unless there is an urgent need – not to get the camera upon release. There is likely to be technical issues which need time to resolve.

So, all I can do is wait for now…

Perhaps something from this list of Nikon DSLRs?

Have you ever had the feeling that when things go wrong, they like to appear in a cluster!?

Well, since Chinese New Year this year (February for the non-Chinese people out there), I have been trying to fix up two PCs for others: one was my former work-horse, stripped-down and sold, and the other was bought from a colleague since it has become a “white elephant”. For the former, prior to it being delivered I noticed that the BIOS was not retaining its settings as soon as power was disconnected – turned out to be a non-critical problem that has at yet no good solution for this series of motherboards from Asus – which after further tinkering was eventually replaced by a second-hand Gigabyte board. In the process, I managed to stuff up another Gigabyte as a result of failed BIOS update and blew up a PSU! Fortunately, the current incarnation seems to be pretty stable and I am not touching it any more… Well, as for the other, there were minor “inconveniences” along the way since this board (MSI Neo2) has only 1 IDE slot and most of my hardware was IDE and not SATA. 🙁 However, as they say, all’s well if it ends well.

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Recent acquisitions.

Hot water kettle, steamer and electric coffee percolator (at least this is what I think people call it?).

Had an opportunity to take the MRT – also known as the Metro, Subway, Tube, etc., elsewhere – and overheard the following conversation between a teenage couple.

“Try not to miss me too much!” said the girl as she headed to the door.

Don’t know about you, but it made me cringe inside when I heard it. Perhaps it’s age catching up with me, and it’s a sign that I am no longer anywhere near Generation X-Y-Z… 🙂