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WonderLens: FishEye

WonderLens: FishEye

Just bought an interesting product... the WonderLens (FishEye).

Avid photography amatures and pros alike would immediately recognize the "FishEye" term... supposedly wide-angled lens for their beloved camera...

...suitable for most camera lens of mobile phones, digital cameras, video cameras, as well as web cameras!

... the FishEye Lens comes with a spring cord and handphone string that allows you to conveniently hang / hook / attach it along with your handphone or camera, so you can bring it anywhere you want!

So how does it perform?
Well... I attached it to my HTC Touch Diamond's F2.8 Autofocus 3.2megapixel camera and took the below pictures:

Normal:

Attached with FishEye Lens:Normal:

Attached with FishEye Lens:

Interesting isn't it?

The WonderLens range still has 3 other types of lens in its product line... keep a lookout for it in town!

Toe Shoes

Toe Shoes
Picture taken from Jeslyn:

For the record, I'm a US Size 8 for shoes...
SOMEONE GET ME THESE SHOES~!!! PLEASE~!!!

Perfumes

Perfumes

Alright, for those who are perfume users, or those who has intention of buying perfume anytime soon (be it for yourself or to others as gift), take note...

Warehouse Sales... all these brands you see below...

Below: Ferragamo incanto dream

Retailing at S$100+ at the shopping malls...

This "TESTER" box is only selling at $45. Yes~! That's S$45!

All of you out there should know they always place a Tester-bottle at the display counter. What you can get off here, is the actual thing without a doubt, just that its the TESTER bottle; comes in the dull-brown box, and the perfume bottle is without the cap.

But HECK! Who cares! What's important is the perfume smell. The bottle stays at home, cap or no cap, it does not matter.

(Close friends of mine would notice the desktop in my room; Yep, I took this picture, cuz my sis bought it)

Then again, if you want to buy the product in its proper packaging (in its beautifully wrapped box and comes with the bottle cap), you can still get it at S$65 (yes, you pay an extra $20 for just the useless cap and the box). Still, its much cheaper than the $100+ at the shopping malls!

Below: Little Vials of vaporiser and EDT (samples)

Since I was there, I picked up the below for S$1 each (although they are samples and not meant for sale), minimum have to buy 3 pieces. But the selection there was ALOT! So I just picked any 3 that caught my eyes~ just try out, and if I like them, I'll return and get the bigger bottle~

WHERE IS THIS PLACE??!!

10 Ubi Crescent Lobby B, #07-30, UBI TECH PARK
Opens: Mon - Sat 11:00am - 6:00pm

Tip: When you reach level 7, just let your nose do the finding... you can't miss the perfume smell...

For those driving, you can park your vehicle across the road (inside UBI INDUSTRIAL PARK), its free parking inside.

Note: Permanantly open until stocks run out. No specific sale period.

China Olympic Adidas Jackets

China Olympic Adidas Jackets

Original post from The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

(BEIJING, July 15) -- Chinese medalists at the 2008 Olympic Games will wear tailored uniforms featuring the colors red and yellow and a "lucky cloud" pattern, according to Xinhua.

Red and yellow are the dominant colors of the Chinese national flag.

Designed by the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology and made by Worldwide Olympic Partner Adidas, the suits were selected from more than 2,000 entries in an international design contest over a year's time.

Ma Jilong, director of the sports equipment center under the General Administration of Sport of China, lauded the uniforms for their elegance and aesthetic quality.

Adidas has tailored the uniforms for every competing Chinese athlete, manufacturing an unprecedented 17 sizes for heights ranging from 1.40m to 2.26m. The suits are handmade.

Above: Girl's cute~!

It was reported that every athlete will be given two suits, one for the victory ceremony and the other for their personal collection.

Olympic diving champion Gao Min gave a thumbs-up to the outfits, saying they feature the auspicious atmosphere of the Olympic Games and reflect the spirit of Chinese athletes.

Q: I so very much wanted to get my hands on these beautifully designed victory track jackets by Adidas of China's Athletes... saw it on TV and its love at first sight! But it appears very much limited edition...

Guess I can only keep a look out for any of those athletes auctioning them online, or wait for someone with lotsa guts to go "chiong" this design out!

Oh by the way, from Adidas Online Store, you should be able to find many "Made for Beijing" Adidas shoes and Clothing...

Word of Mouth

Word of Mouth
Reckon most of you would have noticed already that I've added a couple of advertisements on my sidebar.

STRAPYA WORLD - for anything you can think of to hang off your mobile phone. I visited the site and was hooked for almost an hour... the stuffs there are so kawaii~

Q's Corner - All items are hand-picked by me! Will slowly increase the merchandises as I go along... I started off with Toys first... and I've pre-fixed a couple of categories in advance. So for those of you who have no ideas as to what to get for you boy-boy or girl-girl, drop by my "For HIM" and "For HER" category for some ideas ya.

Shopping Time

Next on my buying list...

WAR

In the war for customers... the one offering the best deals wins...

Currently, my contract with M1 has matured... I possess the POWER to move to whichever service provider I want, now that True Number Portability is in place. My number follows me.

In the past 6 months, M1 has sent me such $100 handset upgrade voucher THREE times, and followed up with a phonecall from their customer service officer, checking if I have recieved the voucher.

In the last phonecall, here's a rough recall of our conversation...
M1: Hi Mr. Yong, just a follow-up call to check if you have recieved the $100 handset voucher from us?

Me: Yes, I've received it. And this is the 3rd piece already, and I have absolutely no intention to use it.

M1: Oh? Mr. Yong, may I ask why you have no intention to use our voucher?

Me: I am disappointed with M1's promotions. Simply not agressive enough.

M1: Thank you for your feedback Mr. Yong. We'd also like to invite you to our M1 "You Deserve Better Fest" at Suntec City Convention Centre Level 3. The event is from 21st to 22nd June and you will find very good promotional deals from us.

Me: No, not interested. Too late already; SingTel and StarHub has already held such promotional activities at Suntec City last weekend. Where was M1?! Its too late.
(You're crazy man! I've barely survived that 1 whole week over that SingTel Megafair event at Suntec City last week. No chance am I going back there again!)

M1 = FAILED!!!

(Looks damn cheapo)

STARHUB = WIN!!!

Which service provider do you think I will switch to?

22nd February 2008

A DAY's OUT
Headed out today with the intention to recce Sim Lim Square for Wacom Graphics Tablet... and since I am heading out~ might as well plan the trip a little~ and bring my camera along~ (^__^)

*Refuel at Esso... inflate tyres... drop a cheque... head to Temasek Poly...*

Temasek Polytechnic's Library Lvl 8; when's the last time you've been there?

Why am I there? Because its the best place to get your hands on the latest editions of very expensive books!

Especially books like these! (am I turning Geek or wat?). TP Library is a treasure cove, selections are so much better than the National Library, and the fact that I can find most of the latest books goes to tell that TP students are not really reading much.

On the way towards SLS, along Jalan Besar, stuck in the usual traffic jam and spotted this banner... wondering if such services are still in demand...
A&T: Tape Duplication / Systems Conversion / DVD.VCD Encoding / Looping Service. Call 6396 5225.

Still along Jalan Besar, before Mayo Street: this is the 5th time I've passed this hotel and I had purposely planned this route so I can get stuck in the traffic jam to take this picture! I kept forgetting my camera the previous 4 times... My secondary school friends might find this hotel familiar...
Finally reached Sim Lim Square, Singapore's largest electronics and computer centre!I tell you, despite being there countless times, I am still very much thrilled by all the gadgets there! Its like Pokemon... gotta collect them all! Next on my list is a SmartPhone or HTC Touch, then a Video Camera, then a digital SLR... but I am broke!

Had checked out Nintendo Wii prices. Japanese sets are selling for as low as S$330, and as high as S$530. Whereas the US (local) sets are selling for S$660, to as high as S$700+.

Not counting Wii-Sports (which is a standard package), some shops sells the Wii package with 2 free (C.M.I) games, while some 3 free (C.M.I) games. Funny thing was, the shop at the basement dared to count the Wii-Sports game = 5 free games inside. *C.M.I. = Cannot Make It. There are even "Modified" / "Refurbished" sets there (which allows you to play pirated Wii games, amid unstably) . But I have no interest to ask.

If you're gonna buy Nintendo Wii there... do your homework thoroughly first before heading to SLS. Check through at least 4 or 5 shops. They are hush about the prices, and I could tell they hate quoting prices over the counter, yet cannot refuse telling me. Also, they are trying to get rid of their Japanese sets, hence quoting you very low prices, assuming you dunno the difference between US and Jap versions.

When I further enquired about the US sets, this fella whipped out the calculator, and before pressing his magic number, asked me: "What's the lowest price you've got so far?". I smiled at replied: "Market price range lah, what's your rate at?". His magic number: S$668.

Lowest US package I am seen in Simei: S$620... WIN.

Anyways, I was there for Wacom Graphics Tablet! Almost forgotten about my purpose. Kokuhen-san was telling me he bought his first Wacom tablet for around S$400+... but my budget is only like S$100+... was there recce-ing for "pah-liah" brands...

Below's a Genius brand (Taiwan) 4" x 5.5" tablet, retailing at S$79 @ atf Multimedia Accessories (level 4, you wun missed it).

A 8" x 6" tablet is more of a decent size, retailing at S$129. (I asked the boss for permission to photograph this). Hopped around a few other stores and conversations summed up as:

Storekeeper: you wun find wacom here (SLS) anymore, no shops selling, people scared off by the price, so we dun carry anymore.

Finally, at another shop at Level 5... I spotted another Genius brand 8" x 6" tablet, no price-tag. Below it, is a second box, same brand, same dimensions, just different packaging. Upon examination, the box on top is newer, and comes with better bundled softwares. Here's the conversation of the day:

Me: Boss, wats the diff between these two ah?
Boss: No difference, same, just different packaging.
Me: (pissed that he’s not telling me one of them comes with newer bundled softwares) So how much is this?
Boss: Erm, wait ah, let me recall…
Me: (already prepared to get shit answer)

*there are 3 sizes of tablets on the shelf placed in ascending order of sizes…*

Boss: Oh, its S$49 (smallest), S$59 (medium), and S$69 (largest, the 8”x6”). Yea.
Me: (ROFL, No shit!) S$69… hmmm~(faking a bit)
Me: (pushing my luck) $65 can anot?
Boss: Very cheap already lah… S$67 lah~
Me: Okay~ (woo hooo!)

Guess what? The bundled software comes with Photoshop CS3 Extended (trial)!

Leaving the place... chanced upon this telcom shop... reminds you of SingTel, no?
Had some time left before picking up tonic-babe, so I hopped by 四马路 area... spotted another Zodiac reading!
Click picture for larger view...
Further to the left of Burlington Square, Summer View Hotel, ideal place for stay over if you've got foreign friends coming over. SLS is just 5 mins walk up the street. Ask me for a scan of the name card ya (while I still have it).

Just a stone throw away from Summer View Hotel (can you spot its sign-board in the background?), you'll find Hawaii Hostel.

Looks like this from the outside...Right inside before heading up the stairs...
Office is just the first room to the left, on level 2. Counter's tend by a skinny Chinese uncle in his 50s. Rates are as low as S$16 for a hostel room, $26 for a single bed room (with aircon, common bathroom), $30+ for double bed room with toilet and aircon, $40+ for 3 beds with aircon. Max price is S$48.