Some interesting sites...

It has been long long time since my last update to this blog, it's almost 10 months! Anyway... My video post to Facebook failed recently due to the video was using a copyrighted audio background, we used someone's song as the background music. So, to enable the upload, I tried to Google for free background music. My last choice would be using GarageBand's free loops. The return results was cool! There was a website that I can generate an mp3 with the length of music that I want, but... yeah, there's always a but. I was excited by the claim on the homepage. ...provides royalty free background music for any type of multimedia project... But as I tried it, it's not really as what stated in the homepage. So, I used GarageBand's free loops instead. Anyway, come across this website just now. The music provided here are FREE! The terms of usage is cool! If you are making $$ from your work that uses his music, you are request to donate a small part of the $$ ...

Weibo (微博）is something like Twitter, Chinese version. This is the second Weibo introduced here. The author of this Weibo put this as the introduction : 但愿每一句深情的表白，可以拨动你寂寞的心弦！ 真的不大願意用英文來介紹這微博，不會翻譯那一句簡介。Google translate說是：I hope every one soulful confession, you can toggle your lonely hearts!要怎麼翻譯嘛～ Anyway, I found this Weibo very interesting. I think writing love letter is something very sweet. The writer must be in a very happy mood while writing it, whether or not the recipient like it. :P 開心就好嘛～ I never thought such romantic thing would really happen... Until someone in my office have a bottle of chicken essence on her table with a little note yesterday morning, "當你覺得累的時候喝。。。。“ From anonymous. This is so sweet! No one claimed to be the happy person. Just in case if "you" reading this, it's not me who put the chicken essence. I would like to know who too! :D OK, back to this love letters page. It is not exactly love letters, but beautiful wording related t...

I have another photoblog to introduce here. I read about this special photographer that she takes her own levitation photographs. From levitation photos, you’ll see people (or object) are in the air, floating in the air. In her website, she mentioned, she is using Canon EOS 5D Mk2 camera. (I only know this as Canon DSLR camera.) This allows her can get to places as far as 10 seconds distance away from the camera. If she would need to be further away from the camera, she’ll ask someone to help to take the photos. To take these levitation photos, the shutter speed must be high, or else the object (person) will be blurred. I love this! :D Check out her website at http://yowayowacamera.com/

Ever since YH introduce the creative photos from this blogger, I have been following closely to her blog. Jamie is a photographer from NYC. She updates her blog almost every day with stunning photos! Something very special about her photo is, it’s “moving”. Yes! She has some “dynamic” photos. I know about gif file, and I have seen people using gif file to showcase some part from movie, but I never thought of using this feature in photography! In my very tight and do or die schedule, her blog is something that I am looking forward, every morning, after I turn on my laptop before I start my work. Is she going to have those gif files again? Is this a gif file? These questions pop up in my head every time when I open my rss reader. Check it out. She also occasionally has some giveaways too! http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/ Example of her work :

Found a special blog as I facebooking recently. The blog owner promoted his blog in one of the fan page that I followed. I like his idea of doing this. (I think it’s he, not she, just my guts feel.) He draws pictures, or I would rather say the story board for the songs that he chose. He does attach the actual MTV from YouTube and then his art work with the lyrics. These pictures are very nicely put matching the lyrics. Check it out! 歌&漫, by Zinc. http://zinc-sketching.blogspot.com/ I tried to mimic his work using MS Paint. Hehehe… Probably this is a good hobby to do during free time, or busy but bored time. :) My sketch...

I’d like to introduce a blog today. The blogger, 雅晴, is from Taiwan, and just released books on 100 kisses in Paris. I didn’t have a chance to read those books, but I admire her for dare to dream, and dare to work it out. Before the books were released, there are people who admire her, and of course there are people who criticize her. It became a place of argument in her blog whenever she has a new post. She closed down the comments for a short period. Recently, this blog mostly write about her activities, and also her dog, and some of her thought. She seldom talked about her boyfriend now. Today her blog is about some happenings that she’ll give a public talk. If you just happened to visit to Taiwan during that period, you may want to consider meeting her there. :) http://www.wretch.cc/blog/angelduck777 Oh yeah… I forgot to mention, she is a pianist! :)

I should start working, after watching the drama and also working on today’s photo and post it to my blog and Facebook. It’s been a long while, I really should start to work. But... in case you don’t know, today is 七夕, the 7th day of the 7th month in lunar calendar. There are quite some stories, or related tradition activities today. My English is not really good to tell the stories, so I’ll try my best to briefly talk about one of them. This day, is also referred as Chinese Valentine’s Day. We have 2 yearly, I think, one is on the 15th of 1st month in lunar calendar, and the other one is today. Today is the reunion day for 牛郎 (niu lang) and 織女 (zhi nv). 牛郎is a mortal, where 織女is a fairy (Any other term? I got this from Google translate, probably deity? I am not sure.) They were in loved, got married, and have kids. When the 天帝 (Emperor of Heaven) knows about it, He summoned 王母娘娘 (The Queen Mother?!) to bring her back to heaven. 牛郎had a 灰牛大仙 (immortal cow), who helped him to chase afte...

I spent months to go through every post in this blog, just because I was touched by his lyrics, I’d like to know what he’ll put in his blog. I was surprised to find out his photography touched my heart as well. Mayday is the spokespersons for BenQ. I was tempted to get one BenQ camera when I see this post... (Time tickling and I am still can’t find that post entry...) OK, I am unable to find out the post that I wanted to share here; it was photos of somewhere out there, not in Asia, but in a neighborhood. But this one is not bad too, don’t you think so? I love “long” photos, that’s why I love Canon pretty much, it has that setting to choose. However, the photos that he shared here close to square shape. I am not sure if it’s due to the blog settings, or the photos being cropped, or BenQ has this setting. :) What inspired me most about his blog is this entry : http://ashinmayday.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=978325 He wrote daily activities of Mayday, and their...

There was a hit from this Korean drama last year, Boys over Flowers. My friend lends me her VCD, and I watched it day and night except during working and sleeping hours. I am attracted to this talented girl who is the main actress in this drama, Koo Hye Sun. I googled, and read a lot about her. She was started as an online popular sweetie, then she starts her career as an actress, and story goes on. I was very surprised, in fact, in real life, she is so talented in music and art! The time when I was reading about her, she is having her illustration exhibition! I am soooooooooo e.n.v.y! This is her personal official site. I like the layout of the website. However, it’s quite “heavy” in terms on, the page load slower than others. It’s using flash in the web design. For non-critical web system like this, it is fine to use flash. However, I still prefer fast loading web site. I just subscribe to basic package from the internet service provider, so.... If you know Korean, check out her webs...

If you are interested to watch leng chai and get to know leng chai, you must not miss this blog! The blogger update this blog irregularly with Asian actor’s basic information and photos! I can’t remember exactly how I found this website, but... I guess it must have been due to Takeshi Kaneshiro! :D There was once I was googling for his photo... Google must have brought me here. Hehe~ This year, the website only updated with a new blog entry, introducing a Thai actor, Andrew Cronin. I don’t know him, frankly. But, he is kinda cute and cool. Check it out! http://asian-actor.blogspot.com/

Wow, I can’t believe I have “abandoned” this site for several months! My favourite’s bookmarks are piling up. Got to “clear” them ASAP. :D Yesterday, I went to QBM with PY during lunch time. As we “window shop” at Jusco food department, I asked about cheese. I am not fancy about cheese, but... somehow, I like cheese baked rice or spaghetti. As we went back to work, she sent me this URL on the cheese baked rice recipe! I am so delighted! What’s running on my mind is, I should get part time job, earn some pocket $$, but a table top or something, put my oven there, and forever there, so that I can use the oven more frequent, rather than keeping it in the living room, and put back to the “store room” after use. I am sooooo tempted to cook myself this dish! Alas! My mum will be here soon. Most likely I’ll have to wait until I got my kitchen back! :D Most of her blog entry is food and the recipe! Well, I haven’t really gone far in her blog, but the cheese baked rice is definitely caught my e...

I wanted to write about this blog for a long long time… (Alright, it’s not that long, she just started this blog not so long ago). When I got to know her blog URL, I didn’t visit the website, until one of our common friends strongly recommend the blog. You know, kids stuffs, I am not really interested in. :P Until this friend of mine describe her as a freaking cool lady. She works, married with 2 kids, and she is still able to make bento for her kids, regularly! I ADMIRE her a lot! I mean, A LOT! Check out her website here : http://www.kidsdreamwork.com/ And, one of my favourite bento is… tada~~

This blog was introduced by my friend, my ex-colleague, my junior… well, someone who loves to surf Internet as I do. Karen Cheng was a web developer and designer. There were some portfolios in her sites. She writes a lot about her kids, fashion, arts, things she does, and last but not least, her own photo shooting! I like the way she organizes her blog, packed, but tidy and clean. The way she presented the photos is really fantastic. My friend and I was once try to figure out how she did that! She really deserves to earn awards for her site. :) http://www.karencheng.com.au/