Jun 15, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Random Geekery
You’ve seen it in the movies… the assassin opens a case or pulls out his drawer, and the weapons are all neatly arranged in a form fitted foam. Everything has been built to fit snugly, with the instruments being lovingly cared for. I’ve wanted...
Jun 5, 2018 | Drone Footage, Drone Shots, Indonesia, Random Geekery, Singapore
This short video is my showreel of footage using the Mavic Pro. Footage was shot at West Coast Park in Singapore, and Batam...
May 21, 2018 | Drone Shots, Indonesia, Photography, Random Geekery, Travel Notes
I’d been coveting this image since I arrived here. Earlier this afternoon, after a morning of thundershowers, the overcast environment provided the perfect light capture this image of the pool surrounded by the rest of the buildings housing the rooms of this...
May 20, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Mobile Devices, Photography, Random Geekery, Tips and Techniques
Over the past couple of years, I have been conscious about how the weight of my gear has impacted my love of photography. Overseas trips started feeling like work instead of an opportunity to relax. I am partly guilty of allowing my passion overtake my own down time....
May 19, 2018 | Drone Shots, Indonesia, Photography, Random Geekery, Travel Notes
This was shot earlier today using my DJI Mavic Pro. This is the tennis court at the Holiday Inn Resort in Batam. I haven’t flown the drone since November 2017 as a result of either not finding enough time, or not finding a location in Singapore where I could fly...
Apr 22, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Piano, Piano Performance
Once in a while, a song comes along and sticks in your head because you’ve made a connection with it. This is one of those songs. I first heard this song on a Malaysian Airlines flight to Siem Reap. The lyrics are what got to me. “Here’s to the time...
Mar 20, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Piano, Piano Performance
This was the second of two pieces that I performed last Sunday at Pianovers 71 at the URA Centre. After performing Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”, I thought that I would fare a bit better on this piece. As my luck would have it, I...
Mar 17, 2018 | Piano, Piano Performance
Last Sunday, I had a double header of sorts. After missing out the previous week due to time constraints, I got the opportunity to perform two pieces. This was the first – “Bullet with Butterfly a Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins. My frustration about...
Mar 15, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Home video, Random Geekery, Random Musings
Here’s one from yesteryear. I dug these out of the vault, after having shot them over a decade ago. To cut a long story short, after graduating from University, I had gone through a phase where I had trained in martial arts. I had started with Tae Kwon Do. Along...
Mar 3, 2018 | Geek Stuff, Piano, Piano Performance, Video
I’d originally learned this piece 18 months ago and recorded it using a GoPro. There was nothing special about the production, with the GoPro’s on-body mic being used to capture the sound. Today evening, I decided to re-record this while feeding the audio...
