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30.09.02

Small world

 

Remember a while earlier, I wrote about a little kid whom I know nothing about her.

Yesterday my ex-colleague brought his daughter to my home to play. I found out that my ex-colleague's daughter is a very good friend of that kid. They are kindergarten classmates.

The world is so small!

 
   

Catwalk

 

Due to some duties and chances, I could take different types of pictures in the past such as sports, still-life, wildlife and portraits etc. My photography style is quite flexible.


If I am not what I am now (I still don't have a clue of what exactly I am yet), I can be a photographer.

I like taking pics of the nature the most, and I think I am not very good at taking portraits.

The worst is wedding photos, so if you are my friend, please don't ask me to take wedding photos.


taken in a fashion show 2 yrs ago.

I have never seen a cat appeared in a fashion show before.


Now I know what is a real catwalk. :)

 
   
29.09.02

Aaron

 

This is a very interesting picture I took in 1994.

A year after that, I met Aaron again. I gave him this photo and he autographed it with Love! :)

Although I am not a fan of anyone, he is one of my favorite artists. Yes he belongs to the stage.

 
   

Good friends

 

Lawrence took this picture for me.

Finally I get this picture today after a year's time.

I like this picture very much. All my good friends are there.

 
   
28.09.02

Orphans cont.

 

Here are the soon-to-be orphans.

Pongo (Dalmatian) and Beagle (Snoopy).

They are going to have a new home soon.

 
   
27.09.02

My profile

 
It is good to have holiday, can have more time to work on my site.

Added the my profile section today

 
   

Tennis

 
Added some tennis photos of my brother to the my photo section.

 
   

Chinese?

 

Someone forced me to post this pic.

I repeat, I hate seeing myself.

taken 10 yrs ago.

 
   

Donation

 

I changed the layout of the Miscellaneous section.

As you may know, there are both a wish list and a donation button.

They are my little tests. I wanna find out whether people (particularly those I don't know) will buy me things or donate money to me.

I am not that poor. :)

 
   
26.09.02

Consumption

 

I don't like buying technology products much.

A violin is still a violin after ten years while a computer/mobile phone will become obsolete in three years or less.

I still have a Mac 9600 which costed me a fortune six years ago. It earned a lot of money for me, still don't want to throw it away.

I am not a technology freak, my CPU is Celeron 500 only.

Surprise?

 
   

Overheat

 

Finally can put the back cover of my PC back.

Added an extra fan, seems running fine.

Still waiting for my new notebook. Very good, the price dropped this week.


 
   

Orphans

 

I feel happy that my friend Lawrence is leaving HK soon for a very challenging job in UK.

He will stay there for five years, doing research on a new European global positioning system.

I feel excited too but a bit worried about his doggies at the same time. Who is gonna take care of them?

Will go to his home and take some pictures of them next week.

 
   
25.09.02

Free script

 

I have used too many free scripts developed by other talented programmers all over the world.

It is time for me to contribute to the community.

I developed this image gallery script for my site since I couldn't find anything similar.



It is free for download now! :)

 
   

Too tired

 

The electricity company must be happy.

I forgot to switch off everything and fell asleep.

Wake up early this morning.

The first time ever I have time to cook breakfast before going to work.

 
   
24.09.02

Long-lost friend

 

I want to find a long-lost friend.

I will do something when most of my things are settled.

It is a bit odd to do so.

 
   
23.09.02

Stars

 

I had taken many photos of those movie-stars/singers in the past.

Scanned some today. This is one of them.

Magnificent detail in the extremely high resolution scan.



Extremely high resolution scan (3670 x 2525)
(don't click if you don't like him, no monitor can handle this large image size)

 
   

Netscape 7

 
Anyone tried Netscape 7?

It is fast and well-compatible with this site.

A good alternative if you don't want to use IE.
 
   

Better photo

 
Found a better photo of the performance.

 
   

Telephone cont.

 

A gentleman has signed my guestbook.

He posted a telephone number(obsolete now) which I used years ago.

Not many people know about that number now.

Who are you? Please leave your email/contact if you see this message.

 
   

Telephone no.

 

I found that my home telephone no. is almost the same as one of their branches.

No wonder so many people dialed the wrong number. :(

China Travel Service H.K. Limited

 
   
22.09.02

Duck

 

Of the same roll of film, got this duck photo (taken in Ocean Park).

Interesting composition.

 
   

More Cookies

 
Got a roll of film developed.

I am not their fan.



 
   
21.09.02

Mid-Autumn

 

This year's lantern for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A Qoo lantern.

 
   

Cookies

 
I know some of you may shake your head when you hear the name Cookies.

They are young and full of energy.

It is quite entertaining to see a group of nine young girls jumping and bouncing around.

They performed in Stanley tonight.

 
   

Collection

 

I have collected different versions of the Beethoven violin concerto for many years, and am still collecting nowadays. It is my most loved piece of violin music.

I added my collection of CDs to the my music section. Some of them are quite hard to find now.

Of the many versions I have, I love the one played by Kremer the most. Very compelling.

 
   
20.09.02

Performance

 
A photo of tonight's performance.

Anyone knows where is this place?

 
   

Prisoner

 

Hope this doesn't bother my readers too much.

I don't quite understand why people are afraid of this tiny creature. I find it has its own beauty.

I have tested it with Baygon Ultra Roach Gel. It ate the paste right after I dropped into his prison. It started cramping in ten minutes and died in two hours.

 
   
19.09.02

ABC

 

I have found my kindergarten word book at my parents' home today.

While other kids were studying A for apple, B for boy....

I was learning A for Andy, D for Donalds, M for Mc!

No wonder I still love McDonald's very much nowadays.

 
   
18.09.02

Hoax

 

Many people are now saying the Apollo mission to the moon in the late 60s/early 70s was a hoax. The astronauts didn't landed on the moon, it was a studio setup.

More and more inconsistencies were being found in the photos. Many of them are very convincing. Quite interesting.

As a person who is interested in photography, I have a question in my mind for many years. All pictures captured by those astronaunts were exposed perfectly. The Hasselblad camera they brought to the moon was very basic. Even with today's technology, you can easily get poorly exposed photos, how could they do that 30 years ago? I think taking photos in the moon is more difficult than in Earth, the contrast is so great that can fool an exposure meter(there wasn't one in their camera!) easily. Maybe those photos were selected from a large number.

I started to believe all were being made up by the US government.

Moon Hoax
Apollo Hoax
http://www.aulis.com/

NASA images
NASA's defense

What's your opinion Andrew?

 
   

Troubles

 
I don't want to be a trouble-maker, but even take leave seems bringing troubles to some people.

I am exercising my own rights only. Am I that important?

I want a short trip, but now... :(
 
   
17.09.02

Kid

 
There are some people you will meet them daily but you know nothing about them.

This little kid belongs to this group of people. She sits with me today.

I think she is quite cute (can't show in this pic). :)

 
   

DVD

 

Finished making the violin DVDs section, I found one of my DVDs is missing, maybe someone borrowed.

Hope it will appear again in my home one day. :(

 
   
16.09.02

Belated

 

What a careless father!

I bought Koala on 1-Dec-2001, he was 3 months old at that time.

I forgot he is already one year old now! Forgot to organize a birthday party for him in early September.

Bought some vege for him tonight to celebrate his belated birthday.

 
   
15.09.02

My music

 

The my music section is more organized now.

Though it is still empty in content.

 
   

Slippery

 
At 2pm, a bus nearly rushed to the beach and hung in mid air at Deep Water Bay.

Still not cleared at night, many heavy machines arrived.

MingPao news
 
   
14.09.02

Open area

 

If you like to have dinner in open area, Stanley is a good place to try.

Only available on Saturday.



However, don't try it tonight. Extremely heavy rain.

Even the drainage is overloaded.

 
   

Weather

 

Smallone spotted there is a new white circle at the upper right corner.
* now changed to a rectangle for technical reason


It is for showing the current weather of Hong Kong.

Click on it for more information! :)

 
   
13.09.02

Profile

 

I am writing up my profile. I think my site needs one. Will make a proper page once finished.

Date of Birth:
27-12-74

Marital Status:
Single but not too available

Sibling:
A long lost brother (Bring him back to HK if you know where he is)

Education:
I learned most things by myself (more effective than being taught)
I forgot most things taught by others (I feel real sorry to my teachers)

Pets:
rabbit, tetras, shrimp, iguana (no longer with me)

Idols:
Han-Na Chang (a young promising cellist)
Nathan Milstein (the best violinist in my heart)
Ansel Adams (the best photographer of the 20th century)

Most Respected Person:
Prof. Y.C. Lee (a man with great humanity)

Friends:
Those who will leave me messages.

Real Friends:
Those I will reply after leaving me messages. (vice versa)

People I hate:
Those who kill/eat rabbits

Favorite Activities:
Sleep-thinking (Think while sleep)
Staying home (To take care of my son)
Adding new things to my site

Things I like:
Coke (The best drink ever invented)
Coke (70% of my body is composed of Coke)
Coke (Coke can't gain weight!)

Things I dislike:
Seeing myself in pic (not handsome)
Being distrusted/misapprehended (Sooner or later, they will find out the truth)
Snails in my fishtank (I tried to kill them, but I killed my fish and shrimps instead :<)

 
   
12.09.02

Retake

 

A photo that can never be retaken.

Me standing at the top of the World Trade Center eleven years ago.


summer '91

 
   

Peaceful

 
Peaceful weather at night.

No rain, no wind.

 
   
11.09.02

Typhoon

 
Typhoon signal no. 8 has been hoisted in the afternoon, can get a half-day holiday.

Koala is so curious about the heavy rain!

 
   
10.09.02

Model car

 

While waiting for my Mini Cooper, bought this model car to quench my desire today.

Except the wheel rim, it is exactly the same as the one I ordered. Liquid yellow with black roof plus the sunroof option etc.



 
   

Reversed

 

Ever heard/used the Google search engine before?

It has been banned all over mainland China now due to illegal content.

A more interesting variation of the Google search engine is a reversed version.

You have to input the word you want to search in reverse order to make it work! Even the textbox is flipped!!!

Really worth a try, intriguing and crazy.

elgooG

 
   
09.09.02

Light

 
I tried my best, hope the sky shed some light on me this time.
 
   
08.09.02

Mooncake

 

Sorry Snoopy and Woodstock.

They won't exist too long! :)

 
   
07.09.02

Performance

 
Next scheduled performance is on 20 Sept.

Will play Memory, Hungarian Dance No. 5 and Radetzky March.

You must heard them all before.
 
   

Turtle

 

Sometimes it isn't a bad idea to be a turtle.

Especially in case of friendship and computer.

Slow and steady wins the race!

 
   

Expensive

 
Found!

The teddy bear is a real product for sale.

It is a bit big (37cm) and pricey (105 Euro)

Check this link out.
 
   

Teddy bear

 

Really interested in this cute teddy bear found in Philippe Starck's website.

Not sure whether it is a product for sale.

Smallone, do you like it?

 
   

Notebook

 

My choices are limited to two Samsung notebooks now.

They are the most powerful and thinnest P4 notebook I can find, plus my friend is offering me a big staff price discount.

Which one is better?

Their differences are in color and the top of the LCD.

P10 has a place for showing the audio control buttons when the notebook is closed.

 
   

Flower

 

Good sign! My bonsai finally has flowers.

I am a reputed killer of plants!

 
   
06.09.02

Philippe Starck

 

My most favorite designer Philippe Starck impressed me once again by his new design in eyewear.

Starck Eyes

 
   

Overheat!

 
I still can't solve the overheat problem of my computer.

I cannot make it run without removing the back cover.

I need a new computer, or else you won't be able to see updates of this log.

 
   
05.09.02

Serious accident

 

There is a serious accident at Repulse Bay this morning.

I got stuck in a minibus for an hour.

A double decker bus has turned into ashes within half an hour. The scene is horrible. Fortunately no one was being hurt.

To my surprise, I still manage to get back to office on time. Maybe I go back to office too early everyday.



The following news has a better picture, the bus looks like one of those buses being bombed in Israel.

MingPao news

 
   
04.09.02

TVB logo

 
If you pay attention to the TVB logo at the upper right corner of your TV, it has been changed to a translucent one this week.

Good move! Trust me, it can burn the phosphors of some TV sets if it is in pure white.
 
   

Dessert

 
Got my favorite 滿記 mango pancake as dessert tonight.

Yummy!

 
   

Farewell

 

So sad that today is my colleague Mr. Chu's last working day. Quite a surprise to me as I don't know about this beforehand.

He is a nice good guy!

Best wishes to him! :)

 
   
03.09.02

Chance

 

Got a chance next Monday, hope I can make it!

Need to do homework.

 
   

New layout

 

Is this new layout better than the previous one?

I need comments, thanks!

 
   
02.09.02

Stand up

 
When organizing my old photos, I found this cute photo of Toto.

 
   

Gift

 
Thanks Mui for this nice gift!

Any idea what is it?

 
   

Fully loaded

 
So happy!

 
   

As expected

 
As expected, many works!

 
   

Birthdays

 

Added a birthday function, will never forget birthdays from now on.

Post your birthday here if you are afraid you are not in the list.

 
   

First day

 

Like many students, today is my first working day after a long vacation.

Hope not many works are piled up.

 
   
01.09.02

New drink

 

Due to the shortage of Coke, I have to find other drinks.

Anyone tried mixing µâªá´¹ with ¦Ë½©­T®Úºë?

It isn't that bad, haha! :)

 
   

Coke

 
My fridge is as empty as my pocket, help!

How can my fridge have no Coke?

 
   

Tired

 

Worked till 5am this morning on the compatability between Netscape and IE, also between PC and Mac.

Now My Log works better in both browsers.

Stayed home all day, so tired.

 
   

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