Flickr, Magazines & Me

i’ve had my flickr account for five februaries now. up to date my 24,916 photos uploads have garnered 71,103 views. my trigger happiness really took off during my overseas stint. holidays are still the main occasions for my upload frenzy, but i’ve also snapped quite a number locally. some pictures are better than others, but i’m not aiming for any professional standard so i’m not too discriminating about my uploads. my best pictures are organised in one set.

in the mean time many magazine editors comb photo hosting sites like flickr for images. usually you are promised to be credited for your photo without any additional benefits. i always request for a copy of the magazine issue. something the geek taught me.

a month ago, two such magazines appeared in my mail box. one from travel + leisure south east asia and one from european travelogue.

“european travelogue” is not really stated in the isreali magazine in a language i can understand. so i’m not sure if it is printed on the cover. but european travelogue is the organisation that approached me for the photo so “european travelogue” it is.

the featured photo is of the indonesian cuisine, rijsttafel that was taken at rice table, singapore. you can see the rice table tissue packet tucked under the plate of rice.

it is very intriguing to see my name amidst hebrew. also i learnt that hebrew publications like chinese, begins the first page  of what western literature would call the back. the back of this israeli magazine happens to be a singapore airlines advertisement, how apt.

the january edition of travel + leisure south east asia featured my photo of jones the grocer at dempsey. the crediting is a lot more inconspicuous though.

other requests to use my photos often fall through because my point and shoot camera cannot capture images of 300 dpi. even so, i’m not motivated to get myself a dslr because for its sheer weight and bulkiness and also because many prosumer point and shoot cameras can already yield great pictures.

so now and then, i’m sufficiently delighted by such magazine features of my photos.

Christmas Bling

i chanced across an online jewellery shop that is based in singapore with designs that i like. the next natural step is to “add to cart”. i ordered two items from crumpled suede; snow flakes reflection earrings and a  just a ‘lil loopy pendent. because crumpled suede is based locally i could do a bank transfer instead of a credit card purchase.

the response from crumpled suede is swift and service prompt. what really pleasantly surprised me is the custom made packaging that came with my order.

the earring hooks are looped in the black ribbons and the finer details of the earrings are sewed onto the black satin-like cushion.

i shall be visiting their website very soon.

add them here on facebook.

who will live longer, this bag or me?

“who will love longer, this bag or me?” is the question that timbuk2 poses in the tag that comes with my commute slim. it continues with the audacity, “chances are it’s the bag. no one’s calling you a wimp, but we build these bags with bombproof ballistic nylon and the durability of a timbuk2 bag is legendary. what you wouldn’t find in this bag is a pvc liner. we’re using a few other materials that are just as strong and waterproof and don’t kick mother nature in the ‘nads.“

i love it already.

just before walking into epicentre at wheelock, i did say to the geek that i’m on the lookout for a messenger bag. i’m glad i said that before i laid my hands on the timbuk2 commute slim because it absolves me from impulse buying.

it has both form and function. the intuitive design fulfills everything i need in a messenger bag. sufficient space for my macbook, additional volume for other items as large, lots of compartments, stash away spaces for my ipod that is separate from the main compartment.

there was no price tag on it. the slightly larger sized model is priced at SGD168. i bench marked my price point beneath that value in case you know, the smaller the more expensive it is. the sales staff at epicentre got back to me with the price of SGD119! that’s a very good price for a timbuk2! the next step was guiltless no brainer.

and i’m glad i made the purchase because this model is no longer in production. according to the timbuk2 website, this model is no longer available because it has upgraded to commute 2.0.

i still prefer this because the front flap noiselessly opens and closes with strong magnets rather than with velcro or clips. also, access to the laptop and larger items is separate from the front flap which makes for easy retrieval with the top opening zip.

like what it says, “just open up the bag already.”

turning 29 today

out of curiosity i checked out the time at which i was born – the world became a better place at 11.15pm 29 years ago. =P

contrary to how many others bemoan the looming big 3-0, i’ve counted down to that milestone ever since i was in my mid 20s. the 30s somehow appeals to me the chic prime time of an independent urban woman who can hold her own. now i only have 365 days to ago which also means that from tomorrow, i’ll have 364 days to work my butt off before my metabolism goes over the hill.

check out the G11 that the geek for me for my birthday!

thanks one and all for the kind birthday wishes!

miracle of miracles!

yesterday was turning out to be a sucky day because in the morning my camera malfunctioned and in the evening butter fingers me dropped my bunch of keys in the elevator shaft.

however i managed to solve the problem with my camera by manhandling it intrusively and about an hour ago i spotted my fallen bunch of keys hanging at the ground floor lift lobby by a string.

a kind soul must have found it a few floors down and decided to hang it up for the owner to claim.

whoever you are, thanks so much!