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Reading: love in lower case
This was a random book I pulled out from the library and a fun read. A short existential love story with a literature professor as the protagonist, referencing and alluding situations to all of my...
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Reading: When in French, Love in a second language
I made a note to read this book by Lauren Collins as I continue to learn how to navigate my intercultural marriage with a French man. The book is somewhat interesting, anecdotal and also a discourse in...
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Photography Project Photo a day #1
I was inspired by the Digital photography blog post on first steps to improve your photography is to make the effort to take a photo a day and stock take with this 365 days photography. Well, here’s...
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Photography Project Photo day #2
It’s actually harder than I thought to be disciplined enough to take a photo a day with my DSLR as I don’t religiously carry it out with me every single day. Here’s a photo from my terrace. The post...
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Photography Project Photo day #3
Part of the photography class I took, learning how to work with manual settings to take good photos in the night. Still getting the hang of the holy trinity of ISO, Aperture and shutter speeds. The...
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Photography Project Photo day #4
Learning more about lighting and motion blur… and shooting with a tripod. The post Photography Project Photo day #4 appeared first on Chicken Scrawlings : Food |Fun | Life.
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Photography Project Photo day #6
I love the moods that candle lit spaces create, but it’s hard to capture sharp images in the dark without a tripod. I think the leaves and diffuser bottle looks pretty well defined, so I think I didn’t...
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Photography Project Photo day #7
I decided not to cheat and edit any of the photos as it’s an exercise to compare 365 days of photos and how much better I get at knowing my camera’s manual settings. Here’s mini fish burgers at...
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Photography project #8-#14
I think daily posts are tedious, so I’m rounding up weekly posts. :) I don’t know if I am improving at this, but I think as with every new skill, it’s a work in progress. I am getting the hang of...
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Reading: The man who mistook his wife for a hat by Dr Oliver Sacks
My friend Mita recommended me this book and it was a great read. I didn’t know much about Dr Oliver Sacks until I was having a conversation with a friend who is a prof in neuroscience and another...
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PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT #15-#21
Wanchai wet market, two ladies kept moving and chattering in the frame so I thought I’d just shoot it anyway, the mad business of a weekday morning marketing session. I didn’t realise the right side...
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Photography Project #22-#28
A different shot of these Masala tea. The tea however is more a tea latte than a masala chai. I never noticed the little hoops for the melons to sit on in case they roll off the rack. I haven’t...
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Reading: Gut
A couple of friends were reading Gut and recommended it. It starts off accessible and fun – an easy to read educational book on our insides, but I have to admit I didn’t finish it because it got...
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Photography Project #29-#35
Slightly late on this one, had friends visiting and working on a few projects lately, including sewing, which takes up alot of my mindful meditation time in full focus. Some days, I also struggle to...
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Photography Project #36-#42
Lots of food photos as it’s been a little hectic and stressful this past week and I forgot to stop daily to look at the beauty in daily life. None of these photos have been retouched as I’d like to...
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Sewing Projects
I haven’t been reading as much as I’d like to as I haven’t been going to the library and am currently slowly getting through all the books I bought but haven’t read. Currently reading “Eating Animals”...
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Photography Project #43-#49
I bought a new 50mm lens for my Canon D1200, also known as the “nifty 50” and portrait lens. I hesitated getting one because I wanted to first get to know my basic kit lens and camera, but I gave in to...
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Photography project #50-#56
I have fallen slightly behind taking a photo a day and posting them! I didn’t think finding beauty in daily life would become a commitment and I am trying to focus on one thing and doing everything...
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Photography project: #57-#63
The large park right on the harbour at Sun Yat Seng memorial. I used to run along here when I lived in Hong Kong 5 years ago, closer to my old neighbourhood. So much lush greenery not far from central...
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Photography project #64-#70
Tried to capture the reflection of magic hour glow on the ICC building, but lacking mastery, turned out as a golden blob. Took this photo in pretty poorly lit conditions with the 50mm lens, and rested...
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