Wow, was this taken that long ago? Taken during one of my lunch time photo walks a couple of summers ago, I was eager to play around with my 85mm f/1.4 lens. The 85mm is a standard portait lens that every photographer should have in their kit. At the time, I was still learning how...
I haven’t drawn in so long I’d forgotten how leisurely it can be. This is a still from this week’s episode of Mad Men (S06E09). Five minutes on a trial of Sketchbook Pro. So far I’m really digging this program. Unlike Photoshop, it’s optimised out of the box for digital drawing and painting. Most functionality...
Most places have an iconic dish that immediately springs to mind the moment you utter its name. The U.S. has me thinking of ribs and buffalo wings; Italy stereotypically implies pasta and pizza; Japan would conjure images of sushi and ramen. Singapore, on the other hand, is all about its Chilli Crab. Chilli Crab and...
I’m really getting into riding at the moment. In the last week alone, I went on two group rides and one solo ride. I could have done another two group rides but I think my girlfriend would have filed a Missing Persons report!
I was in Manila in the first half of April visiting family. While I was there, I took the opportunity to take in some diving. Thankfully, this is an embarrassingly easy thing to do in the Philippines. Blessed with 7,107 islands, the keen diver has a nigh endless supply of dive sites to choose from....
V and I slept in after a boozy BBQ at Gonz’s last night but we weren’t about to spend the day indoors. It was too gorgeous outside to let the last fleeting days of this late summer go to waste. We decided to do a tour of Bare Island, an old fort built in the...
We were discussing Vietnamese restaurants with our good friend Liz recently and she directed our attention to one that immediately got mine and V’s attention. Occupying a specially designed space created by award winning designer Matt Woods, the newly opened restaurant oozes style. It’s supremely trendy and chic, which is only fitting for a place...
I did an intermediate rider training course last weekend at HART called Dynamic Handling. It was a very educational morning learning and refining cornering and braking techniques. Bonus upgrade: due to the inclement weather, learned a bit about wet weather handling too. The course itself is excellent, covering correct riding posture, quick stops, cornering, steering/countersteering,...
There’s a lot of things not to like about Valentine’s Day. It’s externally forced and commercially motivated. Bookings at restaurants are difficult to obtain. Prices are exorbitant and service is usually bad (due to full bookings). Let’s not forget the traffic. It’s so bad that a lot of sensible couples I know go out on...
I took delivery of my shiny new toy last Friday, a 2013 Kawasaki Z800. Since then, it’s been on a group ride up north to Palm Beach and to and from work everyday, clocking nearly 300km. I did my research and due diligence looking at other bikes in its class; primarily the Yamaha FZ8 and...
I’d recently visited various family members in the States (yet again) for the Christmas season. What may represent a geographical challenge to others represented a geographical opportunity to me. This trip had me spending quality time with different cousins in Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Washington DC and New York City. I’ll post pics from those...
One night in July last year, V and I were exploring Mexico City’s Centro Historico, the city’s historic centre. It was the perfect balmy evening for a wander, for taking night photos and better yet, for sampling some of the street food! The city’s main plaza, the Zocalo, is in the Centro Historico and is...
