I think I owe my blog and my readers an apology for the fact that I’ve not been feeding you guys properly.

First, there was an issue with my PC. It was malfunctioning with registry crashes almost every time I reboot. I tried to fix that but to no avail, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP whenever that happens. That really pissed me off, and on February 10th, 2006, my primary hard drive is declared dead. It took along with it my 3 years worth of precious photos collection, movies and videos collection. Imagine losing all your photos you’ve saved over the last 3 years. Pain in the ass alright.

This hard disk had been with me since Form 4 and it’s time for it to rest in peace. BUT NOT WITH ALL MY VIDEOS AND PHOTOS YOU FREAK!!!

And then there were web projects. I’ve a client who likes my template and he decided to use it for both his and his wife’s blog.

Tech Uncut is a blog about Web 2.0 businesses. Keeping most of my Fury v1.0 template, I created a new header image, changed a few icons, and removed the Japanese characters on the captions.

Time 4 Mom is a blog about motherhood. The client requested a cartoon baby for the header image. A new color scheme is implemented to comply with the client’s requirement. End result is happily accepted.

There was this MSN Messenger orgy this afternoon that really initiated me to write again. Thanks to bloggers like Wingz tai low, lilian 5xmom, mahagurusia, helen, dSaint, for the great XXX chat!

It’s getting colder nowadays as the summer comes to an end. With temperature averaging 25 degrees celcius, I better grab hold of the final few weeks of fine weather to get myself some shots in the summer. Too bad, there ain’t any spyshots in this series cause ya know, this is a family outing. So I’ll keep my zoomer in my bag.

Spirit of Tasmania. I can take one of these cruise to Tasmania for only $99.

Surfers surfing under the sun.

This is how it works.

Suicide attempt? Seaweed isolated from the water. I threw it back to the sea, where it belongs.

Seagull with wind surfers in the background.

Lone Seagull.

I’m not sure whether it’s legal to harvest these mussels, perhaps a small amount would do no harm? We took about 20+ home, most of them are mid-sized mussels, and they taste freshly great!

I haven’t been active on Valentine’s Day, for most of my life I’ve been a single, until I met my wife that is. Perhaps my own cupid was sleeping for the first 19 years of my life. That’s pretty bad huh?

Well anyway, for those who doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, remember to wake up your own cupid. Until then, Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s been a while since I last blogged. I’ve been on lazy-mode since coming back from New Zealand, and it took me more than a week to finally process the pictures and post them out here.

I don’t know why, perhaps it’s the lazy nature of the New Zealand countrysides, but I haven’t got any inspiration to write anything yet. Anyway, since the old saying goes “A picture is worth a thousand words”, I’ve prepared this 8,000 word post for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

The Flight

Panic status is still on ‘relax’ mode. That means there’s plenty of time to shop around for alcohol.

I’m flying on an Emirates Airbus 300 and I must say, I’ve never seen this feature on any other airlines before. There’s actually 3 different views that you can choose from! This shot showing the aircraft approaching the runway. It’s pretty cool ya know.

Just peel one of these off and stick it on your seat, and the air-stewardess will obey your command. No kidding, it works!

Welcome to Auckland

Auckland’s Sky Tower greets as I approach the city centre.

Sky City welcomes the year of the dog.

A big banner wishing you a Happy Chinese New Year.

One of the streets in Auckland decorated by the red Chinese lanterns.

Usual scene of the crowd in a casino during every Chinese New Year. Let me tell you, almost 80% of the visitors are Asians.

That’s all for now folks. More in the next post.