christmas lights bokeh

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my last post for the year as i will be away for my most awaited christmas break. i will be on hiatus for three weeks. i am so looking forward for this as i had my plans laid out! and i can't wait to eat my fave food (neverending list). to my blogger friends, Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Maria , i will go and eat puto bumbong and bibingka! Sardonyx, i'm not sure if i will be able to go to Manila Bay but i will try my best to get a classic sunset shot (crossing fingers that weather will be nice). see you all next year!

this would be my last post for Sky Watch this year. i will be going home next week and will be on hiatus for three weeks starting Monday. as much as i would like a sunset post, i'll be posting this one as i love the clouds. i will definitely be back next year! amazing skies are up again! have a lovely weekend everyone! and a happy Christmas too!

as promised to blogger friends (hi Dennis and Reena!), i'm posting my newest toy (christmas gift for myself). all of my new photos come from her. a little way out of budget but worth it, i'm maximizing it to its full usage (wi-fi, youtube) but most especially i'm enjoying taking pictures and the free photo apps. well, let's just say that i am really influenced  by  Chase Jarvis whereas he would always say that, "the best camera is the one that is with you" which is really true! pardon the lack of creativity for the photo though. :)

taken from the old rail bridge that i always pass by whenever going to school. i had to hike up a little higher because it was up on a hill, i've been eyeing to do this ever since. it was a sunny/hot midday (around 1pm). imagine how weird i look in the middle of the day just to take this photo! :D

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i'm not sure if i'm having technical glitches again as one of my blogging friends left a comment that she can't leave a comment in my blog.

this was on my left side, the other half of my Sky Watch post last week. i was in awe watching the clouds. have a lovely weekend everyone! :D

goofing around with one of the cute little boys! :D

couldn't think of anything else. it's like my brain is in comma :D

a different photo for Sky Watch. this was taken two weeks ago on a bright Sunday afternoon, around 2pm. i rarely see this kind of clouds these days. i'm loving the old school filter/application i have used with this photo. have a lovely weekend everyone! :D

is the sun :D

i do get lazy and try to be creative. but most often than not, it's a miss! :D

this was twilight today, took this photo at around 7 pm tonight and i did literally wait for the golden hour (which i hope was correct! :D). last week was a terrible weather and i said it was predicted that it would rain until the end of the year. but i guess i was proven wrong. temperature yesterday was scorching 32 degrees. but i am not complaining! :D amazing beautiful skies are up again at Sky Watch. have a lovely weekend everyone!

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this post is for batman, it's his birthday today. happy birthday batman! :D

7.00 - 11.00 pm free parking :D

if it's best to be alone

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juggling again...work, reading, net, sleeping...so many things to do, so little time! ooppss, 30 days to go! :)

the weather's been quite predictably unpredictable. news said it would be raining almost everyday until end of the year. so i guess we'll be having a couple of rainy gloomy weather ahead, i hope i could see a glimpse of sunset or even sunrise as i haven't seen one for this week. photo above was from the trip i had last August. look closely and you'll see part of Malaysia :D. have a good weekend everyone. more amazing Sky Watch  photos are up!

my partner in crime and a dear friend. having fun posing in front of the camera. trying to see if i have the eye for portraiture as i don't usually use (hahaha!) people as subject. but she's quite happy with the outcome though. do you think i have a bright future with this?! hahaha!

canopy of the bridge i always pass by whenever i take the walk to and fro school.

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really loving my christmas gift for myself! :D

my fave day of the week. Sky Watch day! i rarely have sunrise photos as i always have to rush to go to work. but when i saw this, i had to stop and get my camera. i don't think i've ever seen a pinkish light on a sunrise. have a lovely weekend everyone!

which i usually pass walking back to the MRT station.

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trying and testing my new toy. i am so ecstatic with it and i'm really enjoying it. worth what i paid for! :D

one of those fiery sunsets in my files from last year. i stumbled upon this while checking my old photos. taken with my trusty point and shoot. i just so love the layer of clouds and the light reflected from the setting sun. amazing and wonderful skies are surely up! check it here! have a lovely weekend everyone!

is about to bloom :D

or lilac?! :D

shot this afternoon on my way home. i was planning to take a moon shot since it's been ages since i did the last one, then i just happen to pass by a church and then snap this shot. amazing skies from  all over the world are up here. time to visit them! have a happy weekend everyone!  

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birthday greetings to a friend (hi Sardonyx)who never fails to make me laugh whenever i visit her blog!

i could crop them much closer :D

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please don't ask me what flowers are these. i've been eyeing to have a picture of them for the past few days unfortunately i'm always in a rush when passing by the pavement where they are found. hence it's almost wilted

the school staff has adopted him and his siblings, they were found outside school premises four weeks ago (yep they were newly born when found). everyone's taking good care of them (feeding and potty training :D). as much as i would like to bring him home i can't because i am not allowed to. this little fella really captured my heart. made me miss my ken. isn't he adorable?

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for a friend who asked for a favor, just give me a few days to do it. i have a couple of stuff to dribble and dabble but i promise to make one for you. :D

Sky Watch day again! taken on our way back to Singapore from the Penang trip i had last August. amazing skies are up again! have a lovely weekend everyone!

who would not love sunset or twilight? it's Sky Watch day again! have a lovely weekend everyone!

of a horse :D

i'm having the impossible task of fixing all the photos i have of my little babies then send them to their mummies. crossing fingers i would be able to do all of it for the coming days as there are tons of them.

Sky Watch day! we're not having good weather for the past few days. this was taken last week.  it's really hazy added the fact that it would rain sometimes equals colds! brilliant sky photos are surely up! have a lovely weekend everyone!

is NOT my favourite colour!

i've noticed that i've posted some yellow flowers. but definitely not my favourite colour. though i have to admit that whenever i see yellow flowers, i have this joyful and sunny feeling. besides, yellow flowers symbolises friendship too! so this is for all my blogging friends! how do you feel now? :D

one of the mummies, saw this reptile flying (yep, flying, it passed on her peripheral vision) from somewhere and landed on the tree trunk. i took this shot vertically but i've decided to make it horizontal. i've never seen anything like this and i haven't heard  of a lizard flying. maybe someone could help? and btw, i didn't get close to him, i'm just glad i can zoom my lens, i'm not a fan of lizards or some reptiles. :D

...you need to stand out from the rest  :D

a friend asked me if i have any sunrise photo. i had to dig up old files to check if i have. this was taken almost two years ago on my flight back home. hopefully you like this one Maria. i have used my trusty p&s for this one. i love the noise and the vignette effect it gave on the photo. so old school for me. as it is Sky Watch day, amazing skies will be seen for sure. have a lovely weekend everyone!

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thank you for those who have offered prayers for the people affected by "Ondoy/Ketsana". let us offer prayers for those who were affected by the earthquake in Indonesia (we have felt the tremor here last night too) [edit: please pray for Pepeng/Parma] to pass without much damage to the Philippines.]

for the people who has been affected by Ondoy

Sky Watch day. definitely interesting, stunning, and brilliant skies are up tonight. have a lovely weekend everyone!

yesterday, was the most heart wrenching moment i had. my 15-month old pupil is still at the hospital after a terrible accident (he's been at the ICU for almost two weeks now). his mother brought his older sister to school, i never really had the chance to speak to her and ask about the situation for i know the whole family is still under stress. upon going out, she passed by our classroom. i found her staring at the classroom, and she brokedown, silently crying. i felt her pain, her agony...it really broke my heart into pieces. all i could do is hug and comfort her. i know she's trying her best to be strong and tough, she was telling me how gorgeous and friendly her son is...and telling me that the situation is bad. i told her, we are all praying for him and hoping for the best of this whole situation. i've been really affected with the situation as he has been in my class since he was six months old, i've literally seen him grow. he is really a gorgeous, sweet, adorable, friendly and lovable  boy. i'm still hoping and praying....

 

had to look from my files again as we are having hazy skies for the past few days. definitely amazing skies are up again at Sky Watch . have a lovely weekend everyone!

 

feeling so much better after a stressful and emotional weekend. for a special kiddo...will still pray for his speedy recovery.

 

 Sky Watch day! i'm loving the clouds here. amazing skies are up. have a lovely weekend everyone!

 

or  not???

(Blythe doll taken from the last Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention)

 

day which brings a huge smile on my face! Sky Watch day! taken on the plane to Penang, one of the mountains in Malaysia. it's a little darker as the camera was against the glass window of the plane. have a lovely weekend everyone!!!

enough said :D

 

for my friend Photo Cache/Maria , i've been planning to have a thank you post for her award two months ago :D. thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! hope you like this one! :D

 

i'll be rounding up my Penang series with my last food photos. i've actually saved the best for last! :D food above is Assam Laksa. now, this is different from the traditional laksa that i've known here in Singapore. the laksa here has coconut milk, but this one has sour fish soup (reminds me of the taste of sinigang, :D). i really wouldn't mind eating this laksa everyday but sadly we're still searching for a good assam laksa here. 

 

that is char kway teow. still different from the usual ones served here. it's much tastier and white! :D both are actually really yummy worth the hassle we went through to buy them (we had to brave the heavy downpour to buy them). i will really miss these foods! (sorry, i couldn't make proper explanations about the ingredients of the food that's why i had to search for a good link about them). 

hope everyone became hungry with this last food post! hahaha!

 

amazing skies are up again! my fave day of the week, Sky Watch day! still with my Penang series. i'll be rounding up this series of photos very soon. have a lovely weekend everyone!

i feel guilty...i've been to Penang for the beach yet i don't post any beach photo. to be honest, i have never spent an entire day at the beach. either we lie at the sand, have a little tan and go back at our hotel to swim at the pool. wondering why? because the beach is not suitable for swimming as there are a lot of jellyfish around (although i haven't seen one). probably we weren't at the good season too because the water is brownish (or because of the reflection of the sky). maybe on my next vacation, i'll make sure i'll take a good shot of the beach, wherever i may be. :D

i know...i've been posting a couple of food entries since my visit to Penang. but i can't help myself as i've got a couple of food photos that i managed to shoot before my other hand is desperately trying to attack them. haha! the food above is kueh pie tee also called as Top Hats as the pie tees look like them. i've never tried them before and was happy to have had. too bad i can't find a hawker centre here that serves them. the filling for this are jicama, carrots, shallots and prawns. yumyum! don't ask me how fast i managed to polish them off. let's just say waiting for it to be prepared took a longer time rather than eating them :D.

               the last piece topped with chili sauce.

 

it's my fave day of the week. Sky Watch day again! amazing skies are up again! still taken at Penang, Malaysia. from the balcony of the apartment where we were staying on our second night there. i had to rush up to see if there will be a stunning sunset. have a lovely weekend everyone!