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Launch of Summer Fireworks

Posted by narrowband - 02/12/09 at 10:12:08 pm

I haven’t been going all out taking pictures everywhere I go, since arriving in Perth really. But well of course if you see me on Facebook you’ll notice I’ve some photo updates, but not a lot ;)

4-secs, f/14, ISO100
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2009 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix

Posted by narrowband - 15/10/09 at 08:10:24 pm

Having attended last year’s first-ever night F1 race, I was thrilled that I could make it for this year’s event as well.

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The Window Seat, Or The Aisle Seat, Sir?

Posted by narrowband - 05/09/09 at 12:09:47 am

Everytime I hear those words I’ll be torn between choosing a seat with ample legroom and a window seat. You rarely get both. If you get the seat near the exits, the nearest window would be at some distance away. When I was little I always loved the window seats, especially at night. I was a very curious little boy. The buildings, wings, lights on the ground, the flashing lights on the aircraft body, they were quite fascinating to watch. I even wished that the aircraft had bigger windows so I could see more. Then when I grew older I had to learn to appreciate legroom. I remember being given the emergency-exit seat, with all the legroom I ever needed. Despite having the stewardess’ jumpseat right in front of me (facing me), I found myself trying to peek outside the nearest window during various stages of flight. (You could argue she wasn’t pretty enough, but she was actually quite fine.)

“Actually I would prefer the window seat” I heard myself say today, instead of the usual “I’d like to have the seat near the emergency doors”. I traded off legroom for window seat today ;) I don’t usually carry much when commuting between Changi and KLIA, and I’m glad that airline companies recognize this. I paid a ‘Lite’ fare – a return Jetstar that cost a little more than a return Aeroline – where I can’t have check-in baggages. Today was particularly nice because I hadn’t felt this good about coming home in a long time. Important dates are over, the major stresses are gone and I really need a break. Even the lady at the immigration officer was being nice to me. She smiled and looked at my passport, did some stuff and wished me a nice weekend before clearing me. (Btw it’s common to have your occupation and company name written in your passport when you’re a working foreigner). I wished her the same and left for the departure hall.

I realized that everytime I walked through that metal detector I would expect the buzzer to go off. Today was no exception. I can never understand why sometimes the buzzer goes off, sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve even tried removing my watch and wallet but I’d still trigger the detector. But today, even the metal detector ‘gantry’ (Singaporean’s most dreaded word) was ‘wishing’ me a nice trip home. I held my breath as I walked through it and when nothing was heard, I smiled at the officer in relief. He smiled too. My pleasant homecoming didn’t end there… I was typing away on my laptop (gotta love the wifi) when a hottie came and sat next to me. She was in a dressed-to-kill combo of white silk dress and heels. Looked like she was headed for some ball or something. The True Fitness backpack looked a little out of place but it was cute nonetheless. Turned out she sat right behind me on the plane. Naw no exchanges took place ;).

And my seat? No I didn’t suffer a muscle cramp. But it was tight sqeeze. Anyway I wouldn’t have sacrificed my legroom if it wasn’t a short flight ;) Have a fantastic weekend, you!

Shorttalk: Narrowband is to answer a call of duty tomorrow, for his sister’s graduation ceremony. Guess? Free labour!

Cameron Highlands 2009

Posted by narrowband - 11/02/09 at 11:02:00 pm

There really isn’t much to do in Cameron Highlands besides checking out tea plantations, strawberry farms, cactus nurseries and stuff like that. Some people don’t feel like going for a holiday anymore just by imagining the lack of activities that awaits them. Let me teach you a trick – Bring along an SLR camera and you’ll enjoy wherever you go. Of course, nothing beats holidaying with your best friends too!

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Steamboat Macro

Posted by narrowband - 08/02/09 at 02:02:43 pm

I was in Cameron Highlands for the weekend, for some chocolate fondue, steamboat, mahjong, movies, strawberry plucking, and alot of camwhoring! We took around about 1000 shots in three days. Let’s begin with some macro shots of our steamboat foodstuff.

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Perhentian Island Challenge 2008

Posted by narrowband - 25/10/08 at 08:10:28 pm

I just returned from the Perhentian Island Challenge last week, which took place 17 Oct ~ 19 Oct. It was a much-needed, refreshing and timely breather for me, and I paid only RM170 for the trip. Cheapest holiday trip ever.

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2008 Singapore GP Weekend

Posted by narrowband - 14/10/08 at 11:10:39 pm

My apologies for the short (unplanned!) hiatus. I have been pretty busy lately. Today I want to share with you photos taken during my trip down to Singapore for the night race. Photos taken during the race itself can be found in my previous post.

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2008 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix

Posted by narrowband - 01/10/08 at 01:10:55 am

Singapore played host to the world’s first Formula 1 night race last weekend, and I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy it live at the Marina Bay circuit. I purchased the walk-about ticket a few months ago, which happened to be the cheapest one on sale. No regrets at all!
[Warning: Photo-loaded entry. Dial-ups may suffer.]

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Singapore Snapshots

Posted by narrowband - 20/08/08 at 01:08:07 am

Ah, nothing much happened in the past week. Well actually, many things happened. But I shan’t elaborate :D Was in Singapore for the weekend! I love Singapore :)

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Medan & Lake Toba, Indonesia

Posted by narrowband - 10/08/08 at 01:08:44 pm

I went to Medan and Lake Toba some time in March this year. At one time I even thought I wouldn’t be writing about the trip at all :p I went with three other friends, who were a rather publicity-shy lot. Therefore there are less photos of people in this entry!

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