// September 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography
I took these pictures during my recent visit to Phuket, Thailand. Located in the northern part of the island, Mai Khao is one of the more secluded beaches there. I think the place is really beautiful and serene.
// June 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography
This is way overdue. I was just looking through my photos folder and found some pics from my Singapore trip last year. Since I was just visiting some relatives and didn’t really go to touristy places, I didn’t take my camera with me everywhere. Here are two pics out of the lousy bunch. ^.^
I took this pic while I was on the Singapore Flyer. It was expensive and only lasted a few mins. Most of my pictures were noisy since it was very dark and I didn’t use a tripod. This one was the diamond in the rough. I love the glowing blue lights.
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Here’s a skyline pic of Bukit Panjang. There’s the BP mall at the leftmost part of the pic. I didn’t really follow the rule of thirds here but what the hell it looks pretty good to me.
// April 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography
I love how infrared photos look… they just seem so serene and misty. Check out this photo gallery of awesome infrared photos by Jeffrey Klassen to see what I mean.
I took a lot of landscape photos using my digital SLR during our trip to South Korea. I would have loved to take authentic infrared photos but I don’t really have the equipment nor the time to do so. I checked the internet for Photoshop tutorials that could mimic the look of infrared photos and found this tutorial. I tried it out on some of my photos and came up with the post-processed photos below…
Nami Island
Mt. Seorak
Jewel in the Palace
What do you think? I know they’re not as good as Jeffrey Klassen’s photos but they still look pretty cool right? You may also view the other pics from the trip at my South Korea 2009 Flickr set. I’ll try to post more pics when I’m not so busy any more. :-)
// April 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography
I’ve already mentioned this on my Twitter account but I think it’s worth mentioning again: our trip to South Korea was awesome! I had so much fun and took loads of pictures. I’m still in the process of sorting through all the pics but I already want to share a few shots of my favorite plant/flower/blossom, Cherry Blossoms. We came just in time to witness them bloom and they were beautiful.
Of course I’m no professional photographer but I think these pictures look great anyway. I’ve also uploaded these in my Flickr account. There are only three pics right now but I’ll post more pictures soon!
// April 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random
After countless days of anticipation, our trip to Korea is finally just a (probably sleepless) night away! Right now, I’m taking a rest from packing my stuff for the trip to write this quick post. I was kinda at a loss on what clothes to bring since I don’t really know how cold (or warm) it’ll be when we get there. But to be safe I packed a lot of stuff that I could layer or wear as separates.
Anyway I’m really excited about this trip but one thing I’m not excited about is the long flight. I hate being cramped up in a plane for hours on end. If you ask me, time is slowest inside a plane… the minutes literally just crawl by. Don’t get me wrong, I have no plane phobias or unreasonable fears about flying or anything. In fact, I think I’m the only person besides my sister who loves airplane food (that part I’m looking forward to). However, I’ll be staying in coach (as if I can afford anything classier than that) so that would mean backaches, leg aches and just general discomfort.
I don’t think I’d be able to sleep since this is a day flight, so to make the plane ride more bearable I have this list of stuff to bring:
That’s actually 6 things but since I don’t have the PSP or DS that brings it down to 5. I guess that’s it. I’ll get back to packing now. :-)
// April 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random
In two days, my family and I will be heading off to South Korea for the lenten holidays and I literally can’t wait! I haven’t been to Korea yet so it’ll be great exploring a new place with a different language and culture. Check out our itinerary:
Upon arrival at the airport, meet guide and proceed to local restaurant for dinner then transfer to hotel for check-in.
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to Everland Theme Park w/ passport ticket (Korea’s best theme park and 4th best in the world) consisting of Safari World, daily events and shows and also 40 other latest attractions. Then next stop would be a visit to Strawberry Farm where you can experience strawberry picking and taste some afterwards. Experience Kimchi Making and Hanbok wearing before transfer to Mt. Seorak for check-in.
After breakfast at resort, visit Shioheungsa Temple with Grand Bronze Buddha and Gwongennseong Fortress by cable car. Transfer to Nami Island (Winter Sonata shooting place) by ferry. Transfer back to Seoul for check-in.
After breakfast at hotel visit Daejanggeum Theme Park (Jewel in the Palace shooting place). Return to Seoul and enjoy Jump Performance (a new Korean hit show that will bring fun to everyone). Then visit Ginseng COEX Aquarium and be fascinated with the number marine species we have. Then spend the rest of your day at the underground shopping mall of COEX with lots of different things to choose from.
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to Seoul City Tour which include visits to the Kyungbok Palace, National Folklore Museum, pass by the Presidential Blue House, Amethyst Factory, pass by Vimjunoro Cherry Blossom Street, free time shopping at Myeongdong Street with a visit to Myeongdong Cathedral. Transfer to Incheon Airport for departure via Korean Food and Souvenir Shop.
I’m really really excited about this trip. I know that with barely 5 days, we won’t be able to even scratch the surface of South Korea but it’ll be a start. I’m not even sure about the spelling of half the places because my copy of the faxed itinerary is really really bad. Nevertheless, it sure looks like an activity-packed and exciting vacation to me. :-)
