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lara croft shoots wedding

Thursday, 21 May 2009
Shooting with two camera bodies can be a little bit of a pain in the butt. Slinging one over each shoulder sometimes results in a collision and as I stand and squat and move around, one would occasionally slide off.

Frankly, I wish I didn't have to hold anything. If the cameras would just float in the air around me at the ready that would be just peachy but unless I'm related to Magneto from the X-Men, that ain't gonna happen now is it (I checked ok, lifted the palm of my hand and concetrated real hard...nothing moved).

The other thing I thought of was a holster...yeah like for guns but it would be for cameras.

Exhibit A: Lara Croft
See, hands free, they just strap on to your body. However, this would require shorts (really short shorts) and shapely thighs.





Exhibit B: John McClane
Great idea, just gotta lose the dirty clothes and lower the holster a bit, wouldn't wanna be tucking a camera under your armpit now do you?





So anyway, I've always wished they made holster for cameras and lo and behold, they do! My friend just pointed me to the Black Rapid website. Check out this double strap:





It's exactly what I've always wished they'd make but now that it's available I don't know if I'd be game enough to wear that to a wedding. I remember one of the videographers had a big black vest on for strapping the video camera to himself and I thought he looked like he was with the bomb squad.

Honestly, it looks ok on a dude but on a chick? If you find any photos of this on a female photographer, do let me know! BTW Gizmodo appropriately called this double strap a "John Woo's take on wedding photography" haha.

I hope the guy in the photo never finds this post 'cos I'm about to say that it reminded me of this:





Very innovative but for now, I'll just stick to my slidey shoulders until I see it in action =)

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i think the video guy is using steady cam. my video guy use it while he was filming my wedding. but the strap thing for two cameras are cool :) (22 May 2009 17:09)  

how many problems would that double strap solve *sigh* I use only primes at weddings so it would be perfect.. if it didn't look so .. umm ... dude in the infantry! (25 May 2009 10:33)  

There's one more option Natt, these things: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/video-spider-camera-holster-is-a-little-bit-want-mostly-idioti/

Kim. (28 May 2009 20:51)  

Haha i love this post. I've been looking for something like this too. There's another option which is less "GI Joe" like: http://www.cameraslingers.net/ (22 August 2009 22:34)  

first time fritters

Thursday, 14 May 2009
Has anyone been watching Master Chef? I've missed a couple of episodes but I love this show. It's so inspiring and it makes me wanna try new things.

My mum is a great cook and of all things she passed on to me, her culinary talent didn't quite make it through the umbilical cord. I did have many opportunities to learn from her but I was a lazy daughter. I'm Thai and I can't even make Tom Yum soup. I've tried a few times and it never tasted right, my last attempt involved a jar of pre made paste 'cos I've given up on trying to make it from scratch. Oh how my mother would be so proud.

I can't cook anything that is too complicated or has long list of ingredients. I love looking at all the pretty pictures in cook books and just wish I could snap my fingers and have it appear right in front of me. Sure I've tried recipes but sadly, I don't follow instructions well. I'm definitely not a calculated type of cook, I am more intuitive...but with um...bad intuitions.

Anyway, being inspired by Master Chef, I was determined to try something new. I came across this rather simple looking recipe in a magazine - Haloumi & Zucchini Fritters. I love love love haloumi, it's my favourite cheese. I've never made fritters but I have haloumi and zucchinis in the fridge so why not, let's have a crack.

Now, the smartest thing I did was to halve everthing 'cos I knew there was a high chance of failure (eventhough this looks VERY easy). Recipe said to grate zucchinis and haloumi:








After that, I read that I'll also be needing eggs, plain flour and spring onions. Umm perhaps I should've read ALL the ingredients before I started 'cos I didn't actually have flour. Argh fine, I'll get off my ass and go buy some flour.








Then you just mix it all up (with a bit of pepper) to make a batter and then fry it.








Notice how it looks kinda burnt? Well, here's the thing...you know how the stove has a dial where you turn the gas on. One end is low heat and one end is high heat right? So I figured, if I put it in the middle...then it's medium heat which is what the recipe required. Wrong! Go on and laugh, I already got laughed at today and a question to boot "well, if you leave an empty pan on low heat for an hour, is it still low heat?". I'm such a doofus.

The fritters:





The verdict: They were so freaking salty but that ain't my fault 'cos I didn't add extra salt. A bit burnt on the outside (due to my medium heat geniusness) and a little soggy on the inside 'cos I couldn't leave them on the pan any longer. BTW, half and egg and one egg is the same diff right? Hmm the batch was meant to make 12 but I only got 7...maybe I made them too fat.

Looks like I won't be auditioning for Master Chef next year =p

P.S. I feel ick. That's a very sizable chunk of haloumi in there.

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Yum Yum!! Can I have some..... (20 May 2009 16:05)  

milli

Tuesday, 12 May 2009
The best thing about really small kids is their lack of inhibitions. They'll give you plenty of expressions and candidness. My favourite shots are not always the ones of smiles but those different looks that really show their characters and moods.

Some photos of eighteen months old Milli from a recent portrait session:



















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grey's anatomy

Saturday, 9 May 2009
Gery's Anatomy is my FAVEST show on the planet and it's the only one I could watch over and over again. Every episode would make me smile, laugh, gasp or well up with tears but for the very first time, after watching the show's latest episode (Season 5, Episode 22), I totally balled my eyes out!!!

If you haven't seen it and don't want to ruin it for yourself then I'd suggest you stop reading this post right now =)

If you've been following the show, you'd know that Izzie (dying of cancer) has been planning the perfect wedding for Mer and Der. She was about to get ready to attend the wedding when Meredith came in and said the dress wasn't hers. Alex then popped in the door dressed up as the groom and it was that moment when it dawned on Izzie (and me) that the perfect wedding will now be hers and Alex, that was the moment that I broke - no joke. I was balling, sobbing and wiping my eyes with tissues. Eric was sitting next to me laughing his head off 'cos he's never seen me do that before. He was thoroughly amused!!





Loved the part where she wobbled and it was her best friend, George, that helped her walk down the rest of the aisle.








Love the groom's vows and wow how impressive is Alex. He has pretty much been a jerk for the most part of the show but boy how much has he changed and grown into a loving man.








Aahhh great episode, awesome show, totally satisfying....I heart Grey's Anatomy =)

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I got all excited all over again seeing these photos. Grey's is my secret addiction :) (10 May 2009 06:52)  

We're not even up to this part yet, I don't even want to know where you watched this! What a great story line! (12 May 2009 14:04)