A different life... leading to CNY

For so many years, the time leading to CNY has been relatively easy... I just had to make sure I got my new clothes, help mother with some of the task like chaffeuring her to places to get the CNY stuff, and packing Ang Pow (with chocolate coins) for her school kids...

Well, for this year... By the time the clock strikes midnight on 26 Jan 2009 (start of CNY), I was literally flopped in front of the TV with no strength to move at all - upper body muscles (or tissues whatever you want to call it) was screaming for some relief and the soles of my feet was throttling like crazy.

I had spent almost the entire 2 days - Sat and Sun, cleaning the entire windows in the house, which comes to 6 different sized panels of window, with various degree of dirt on it. After which, I had to iron all the new clothes to be worn for the next 2 days. Then, move boxes around to ensure the living room looks clean and uncluttered (yes, some of the boxes were moved to a room for the time being) as my relatives will be visiting. Mother wants the living room to be as nice and neat and without any boxes or articles around.

I am certain there were more tasks that were performed but my brains were too tired to think, and recall what they were. Heck, I am still not recovered from it as yet.

Thankfully, most of my CNY days are relatively quiet... No need of any more exertions, other than driving to my relatives place. Actually, I was left in peace to work on my new rig on the 2nd day. Usually, my relatives would come over to my place on the 2nd day, but this year, interestingly, we had a merry-go-round in our visitation. I went to my aunt's place first, then together we proceed to my uncle's place. After that, my aunt and family came over to my place. Not long after they left, my uncle's family came over to my place.

So, all visits were done within 1 day. Rest and relax for the 2nd day!

Next year, preparation for CNY will start 1 month ahead... No more 2 days scramble to get things done... It's too tiring!!!!

What a start to the day...

Sigh... Who would want to wake up to a flooded kitchen? Well, I definitely won't want it but it did happen to me this morning. It seems that the recent change to the kitchen tap has affected the flexible pipe that connects to it that that pipe has burst, which happened when I was still asleep... So, currently I am not certain when it happened, and how much water has flown from the burst area. I do know that the kitchen floor was flooded, given the fact that the drainage hole was somewhere around there...

It's a good thing that it did not reach higher than 5 cm, which is the level which the other cabinets are elevated. The other was that we got the contractor to place in switches during the last small renovation we did, so it was more modular in shutting down the water pipes - only 2 taps were affected by the shutdown - kitchen tap and the water heater tap.

Went down to the stores and bought another pipe and had to fix it in myself. This leads me to think how on earth did those people do it when the piping and the joints are of such awkward positions! I mean the joint for the straight pipe and the flexible pipe is exactly that the corner which leaves little space to maneuver the wrench in either loosening or tightening of the screw!

Oh well, it's fixed... Just waiting for the wet area to get dry, and then having the task of placing all those stuff back into the cabinet below the sink...

St Luke ElderCare Charity Golf Event Part II

Ok, Did another round looking at all the photos again... Here are some more...

This guy was chipping the ball into the green,
just managed to get the follow-on swing and the flight of ball.

This was a "could have been perfect" shot... The spray of sand was nice,
the guy was in nice follow-up of the club swing.....
Except for 2 glaring points - The "extra" man blocking the picture... and
where is the ball?!?!?!?!? (Taken from 75-300mm telezoom lens)
Golfers are not aware of lens trailing them, and they don't bother!!! Sigh...

The next part of the event - dinner cum lucky draw....

They look rather bored isn't it??? The umpteen time that he has drawn from the cup.... :P

In this case, I think she is worried that Chris is too enthusiastic
about the draw that would cause the cup to drop! :P

Finally the "token" glam shot... :D

Ok.... That's all folks....

Note: One more week to go.... Yipee!!!

St Luke ElderCare Charity Golf Event

Was a fair bit darker than before after the day at Laguna Golf Course for the St Luke's Eldercare Charity Golf... Yes, volunteered to be a photographer there... I have to say this... After looking at all their shots (by jx, tehpeng and shutterbug), I felt I am not one good photographer for such events... Maybe I should stick to fishes!!!! :P

Anyway, here are 2 of them... I have not really decide what to do with the rest of the shots...

This is one of the first few shots taken with a brand new 12-24mm F4 Tokina lens, the idea is there... But, haiz...

This is one of the most satisfactory shot that I have got. I like the frame of the swing along with the flight of the ball.
Had to post this in B&W as I find the difference in the green patches of the fairway distract the focus...

And this is how MizSnooze looks when she holds Shutterbug's Cannon EOS1D....

The cam seems to be very big in her hands.... :D