Mmm....Strawberries! Taken in Granville Island's Market
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
I miss holiday...
It has been awhile since I posted those NY pics. Thank you to some of you for your kind comments about the pics. I must say, for every one good pic, there are tens of bad ones. Hopefully as I shoot more, that ratio gets better...
Some of you know, those pics were taken with a Nikon D70 DSLR. Yes, that's right, a digital SLR! I got it when I was down in Boston for training. So far, I'm extremely happy with the camera. It's fast, easy to use, gives me complete control and takes great pics. If any of you are ever going to spend $500 on a camera, forget the point and shoots and move up to Digital SLRs. I promise your picture quality will go up tenfold and so will your creativity with it! Man, Nikon should hire me to do their PR or marketing.
I'm revamping my photo equipment and i'm getting rid of one of my film bodies and a couple lenses to make room for the D70. If any of you are interested, I'm selling a Nikon F70 body, a manual-focus 135mm lens, a AF-d 28-105mm lens /w macro, a 18-70mm DX lens (came with the d70 but don't need it) and some filters. There's probably some other stuff too in my kit that i'm getting rid of...i'll put those up here later.
Anyhow, can you tell that I've been involved with photography lately? I can't seem to get enough, I love taking pics, reading about cameras and places to shoot!
Moving on, Vancouver was a great trip. I couldn't believe my eyes when I got off the plane. There are MOUNTAINS around the city. MOUNTAINS! We went kayaking/hiking only 30 min from Vancouver and I swear, it was just as nice, if not nicer than Lake Superior here in Ontario which is like 8 hours away!
I think I'd move to Vancouver if Chris wants to. My only concern is my job. We have an office out there but the nature of the work in BC is travel. I'd be flying out of town for 3-4 days a week. It's fine now but if I want to have any sort of family, it doesn't sound so appealing. Neither does hearing that living costs in vancouver are 10-15% higher than Toronto. Can you believe they charge for new houses PER FLOOR? I heard in some areas it's like $200,000/floor. Ridiculous. No mountain scenery is worth that money! I guess it's boring T.O. for the next while.
I'll be working from home all week. Actually I'm working from home right now as I'm typing this, hehe. There are some perks to this job. I better get back to report writing though.
I want to create a picture gallery instead of posting each pic individually here so if any of you can help me with making one, i'd really really appreciate it!
Some of you know, those pics were taken with a Nikon D70 DSLR. Yes, that's right, a digital SLR! I got it when I was down in Boston for training. So far, I'm extremely happy with the camera. It's fast, easy to use, gives me complete control and takes great pics. If any of you are ever going to spend $500 on a camera, forget the point and shoots and move up to Digital SLRs. I promise your picture quality will go up tenfold and so will your creativity with it! Man, Nikon should hire me to do their PR or marketing.
I'm revamping my photo equipment and i'm getting rid of one of my film bodies and a couple lenses to make room for the D70. If any of you are interested, I'm selling a Nikon F70 body, a manual-focus 135mm lens, a AF-d 28-105mm lens /w macro, a 18-70mm DX lens (came with the d70 but don't need it) and some filters. There's probably some other stuff too in my kit that i'm getting rid of...i'll put those up here later.
Anyhow, can you tell that I've been involved with photography lately? I can't seem to get enough, I love taking pics, reading about cameras and places to shoot!
Moving on, Vancouver was a great trip. I couldn't believe my eyes when I got off the plane. There are MOUNTAINS around the city. MOUNTAINS! We went kayaking/hiking only 30 min from Vancouver and I swear, it was just as nice, if not nicer than Lake Superior here in Ontario which is like 8 hours away!
I think I'd move to Vancouver if Chris wants to. My only concern is my job. We have an office out there but the nature of the work in BC is travel. I'd be flying out of town for 3-4 days a week. It's fine now but if I want to have any sort of family, it doesn't sound so appealing. Neither does hearing that living costs in vancouver are 10-15% higher than Toronto. Can you believe they charge for new houses PER FLOOR? I heard in some areas it's like $200,000/floor. Ridiculous. No mountain scenery is worth that money! I guess it's boring T.O. for the next while.
I'll be working from home all week. Actually I'm working from home right now as I'm typing this, hehe. There are some perks to this job. I better get back to report writing though.
I want to create a picture gallery instead of posting each pic individually here so if any of you can help me with making one, i'd really really appreciate it!
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
bawston, massachussets
Americans eat way too much. I can't believe how much food there is down here! I know I was warned but still, it's almost to the point of ridiculous. I've been here for less than 48 hours and already I've had all-you-can-eat fresh boiled lobsters, an amazing seafood casserole stuffed with countless scallops and jumbo shrimp, seafood ravioli, beer (open bar yesterday!) and an endless supply of all the snacks you could ever want all day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all buffets. They said i'd gain 10 lbs in 3 weeks, I bet I could do it sooner....
It's kind of neat to have so many different international ppl around. We have spanish, korean, portugese, italian, german, japanese, singaporean, malaysian, american, canadian, african, swedish, dutch, french, mexican and columbian representatives in our class. It's just neat to sit around dinner and learn about what it's like to live some place else.
Speaking of dinner, I think I might have had too much to drink before dinner last night. It was my class's first dinner all together and I decided to make a toast:
"Here's to another 3 weeks of hell!"
haha, it's going to be a fun 3 weeks!
It's kind of neat to have so many different international ppl around. We have spanish, korean, portugese, italian, german, japanese, singaporean, malaysian, american, canadian, african, swedish, dutch, french, mexican and columbian representatives in our class. It's just neat to sit around dinner and learn about what it's like to live some place else.
Speaking of dinner, I think I might have had too much to drink before dinner last night. It was my class's first dinner all together and I decided to make a toast:
"Here's to another 3 weeks of hell!"
haha, it's going to be a fun 3 weeks!
Friday, April 01, 2005
Nervous
Some sudden nervousness about sharing at ACF tonight...What should I share about? Will people even care or relate with what I'm wanting to share? Do I really believe what I'm going to share? Oh Lord, help me....
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Finally, some time to update
I've been trying to update the blog for the past week but it seems that everytime I start typing, something came up and I'd have to leave the computer. Well, now that I'm back at work, I finally have the time, haha. The irony.
Well, last time I wrote, I was looking forward to London and once again, I'm going back to London this weekend. Last time was to see people and to catch up with some old friends. This time, it's mainly for a grad and oldy night. I've been asked to share something on friday and reluctantly agreed. I have an idea about what I want to talk about, but I'm still not sure how to go about doing it....
Things are going great with me. I've been doing well here at work, God's blessed me so far in all the work I've done. This weekend, I'll be flying to Boston where I'll be training for 3 weeks. From there I'm going straight to Vancouver for a week of holiday so I'm going to be away for awhile. I'm really looking forward to it. I've never been on a business trip before and I hear it's fun, especially when you don't have family responsibilities yet.
I feel kind of bad about two other people that work with me. One of them met with my manager and kind of got crapped on for not doing so well on the tests we've been given. I did well because I had more time and no pressure to finish them but I know this person's had a lot of pressure and less time than I did. It's unfair, yet in a way, I also feel bad for doing well. I know I shouldn't, but I do feel that maybe it was partly because i did well that my manager crapped on the other people for not doing so well. Politics of work....it's all new to me.
I can't wait to use my camera gear in the next month. I plan on shooting A LOT of film....
Speaking of which, i think i need to stop at Henry's to buy a few things before my trip....
Well, last time I wrote, I was looking forward to London and once again, I'm going back to London this weekend. Last time was to see people and to catch up with some old friends. This time, it's mainly for a grad and oldy night. I've been asked to share something on friday and reluctantly agreed. I have an idea about what I want to talk about, but I'm still not sure how to go about doing it....
Things are going great with me. I've been doing well here at work, God's blessed me so far in all the work I've done. This weekend, I'll be flying to Boston where I'll be training for 3 weeks. From there I'm going straight to Vancouver for a week of holiday so I'm going to be away for awhile. I'm really looking forward to it. I've never been on a business trip before and I hear it's fun, especially when you don't have family responsibilities yet.
I feel kind of bad about two other people that work with me. One of them met with my manager and kind of got crapped on for not doing so well on the tests we've been given. I did well because I had more time and no pressure to finish them but I know this person's had a lot of pressure and less time than I did. It's unfair, yet in a way, I also feel bad for doing well. I know I shouldn't, but I do feel that maybe it was partly because i did well that my manager crapped on the other people for not doing so well. Politics of work....it's all new to me.
I can't wait to use my camera gear in the next month. I plan on shooting A LOT of film....
Speaking of which, i think i need to stop at Henry's to buy a few things before my trip....
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