tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:34:17 +0000心のさざ波Angry BunniesMashed PotatoItchy LegsCup of TeaOur StoryJapanismRandom InspirationHappy Times TogetherMessage in a BottleWallpaperWhat's Cookin'SandboxShutterbugJumping BeansFotosop is PhunScrapbook - Seoul in 6 DaysScrapbook - BeijingAbout mismatched socks, time-travelling dust bunnies and all things randomhttp://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)Blogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-7534507181858651112Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:46:00 +00002012-01-31T12:46:31.077+08:00ShutterbugPre-war buildings along the main road leading into Old TownDuring the boom of the tin mining industry at the beginning of the 19th century, areas along the riverbank of Sungai Kinta flourished. This town was known as Ipoh. In 1892, the Eastern part of the town was destroyed by a great fire. It was rebuilt and henceforth became known as New Town. Meanwhile, the area on the other side of the riverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/joDenIWj3AE/city-built-on-tin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bywrqNpCV_jA-XTtnZ0Fr2eqHTo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bywrqNpCV_jA-XTtnZ0Fr2eqHTo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bywrqNpCV_jA-XTtnZ0Fr2eqHTo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bywrqNpCV_jA-XTtnZ0Fr2eqHTo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/joDenIWj3AE" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2012/01/city-built-on-tin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-5760945534368756011Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:42:00 +00002012-01-01T17:18:20.473+08:00Cup of TeaIt's the year 2012. The year the Mayan calendar ends. The year the world ends. Doomsday prophecy aside, it's just another new year. Last I checked, there's this peculiar custom where people go about making new year resolutions, promising to become a better person this new year. I will stop reliving in the past and start worrying about the future. I will delete my Facebook account and spend morehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/QGtDMwS0Axo/slipping-into-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/02YEnO5Lb2sfatWNb_h4ow_sCN8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/02YEnO5Lb2sfatWNb_h4ow_sCN8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/02YEnO5Lb2sfatWNb_h4ow_sCN8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/02YEnO5Lb2sfatWNb_h4ow_sCN8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/QGtDMwS0Axo" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2012/01/slipping-into-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-3434656048510229568Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:49:00 +00002012-01-22T16:01:46.403+08:00Shutterbug I'm not posting holiday photos. This is sunrise in Penang. If you've spent some time in Penang before, look closer and you'll probably recognize that tiny patch of black trees as the tiny island close to Penang bridge. And on the horizon is Butterworth on the mainland. If you're thinking it's impossible to catch such a view in Penang, you can't be any more wrong. Sometimes, a shutter chance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/Jdba2B9iQk4/catching-sunrise-revisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0Exit Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan &amp; 3113 &amp; E36, Penang, Malaysia5.3593323556466625 100.316655635833745.358838355646663 100.31603863583373 5.359826355646662 100.31727263583375<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SyufBw6QCteYN9NC6TKxQD2tH88/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SyufBw6QCteYN9NC6TKxQD2tH88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SyufBw6QCteYN9NC6TKxQD2tH88/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SyufBw6QCteYN9NC6TKxQD2tH88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/Jdba2B9iQk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/11/catching-sunrise-revisited.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1825631626226638689Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:04:00 +00002012-01-22T16:06:39.823+08:00Shutterbug It was Deepavali, a public Holiday in Malaysia. But instead of spending the morning in the bed and compensate for the sleep debt accumulated over the working days, we ended up waking earlier than usual. The reason? Some silly promise I made to myself a few days back. I was driving to work on the coastal highway when the sun was rising from behind the hills on the main land. It rained the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/vn9lIxcZc8g/catching-sunrise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BEccVzxX2JBrHK567rwhXq52_ZM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BEccVzxX2JBrHK567rwhXq52_ZM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BEccVzxX2JBrHK567rwhXq52_ZM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BEccVzxX2JBrHK567rwhXq52_ZM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/vn9lIxcZc8g" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/10/catching-sunrise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-5696978279677176757Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:01:00 +00002012-01-22T16:08:28.313+08:00ShutterbugWhen the Chinese migrated to Malaysia (then Malaya) about 200 years ago, they formed closely-knit communities. Those who shared the same surname lived together and watched over each other. In the Hokkien community in early Penang, there were Five Big Clans, namely, Khoo, Cheah, Yeoh, Lim and Tan. These communities built their clanhouses and formed settlement around them. Khoo Kongsi is one of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/yPQ1EnUBwIQ/khoo-kongsi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Oa2YBFLolz8e_BYnUuf58rok_TU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Oa2YBFLolz8e_BYnUuf58rok_TU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Oa2YBFLolz8e_BYnUuf58rok_TU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Oa2YBFLolz8e_BYnUuf58rok_TU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/yPQ1EnUBwIQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/10/khoo-kongsi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-6880983168855163773Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:47:00 +00002012-01-22T16:14:46.784+08:00Happy Times TogetherIt has been months since my last post. Ever since I started working more than two months ago, free time has become a luxury. On the weekdays, daytime and nighttime is but an alternate between work and sleep. Weekends meanwhile, are for slumbering and being unproductive, except for the very few occasions when I'd somehow force myself out for a photo session. But what's a photo session without my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/LF6DbDjnUbo/evening-at-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0Penang, Malaysia5.2632341 100.48462275.2632341 100.4846227 5.2632341 100.4846227<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EB9DhZBcMXP7Kpvk2QaA-89T50E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EB9DhZBcMXP7Kpvk2QaA-89T50E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EB9DhZBcMXP7Kpvk2QaA-89T50E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EB9DhZBcMXP7Kpvk2QaA-89T50E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/LF6DbDjnUbo" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/06/evening-at-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-5912647227054266986Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:03:00 +00002011-07-23T23:13:37.880+08:00Happy Times Together We've talked about this since half a year ago, long before I returned from Japan - a trip to Redang Island. But planning a trip is never easy, especially if you're travelling to an island that is not as accessible as your local shopping mall... First, you'll need to either take a plane or a bus to Kuala Terengganu. Then, hop on a taxi to get from the airport to the jetty, where you'll take a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/459q-HpM6d4/redang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia5.7844414 103.00689265.7844414 103.0068926 5.7844414 103.0068926<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0LwIfngheCmadm4OT_xwpSVfuA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0LwIfngheCmadm4OT_xwpSVfuA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0LwIfngheCmadm4OT_xwpSVfuA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A0LwIfngheCmadm4OT_xwpSVfuA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/459q-HpM6d4" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/04/redang.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-5421236779654555575Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:56:00 +00002011-04-29T12:56:47.561+08:00Shutterbug After 5 years in Japan, I'm back to Malaysia. From now on, my photo album will feature photos from here, starting with Pulau Redang! Pulau Redang is an island off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the South China Sea. ("Pulau" means "island" in Malay language.) With no light pollution, the night sky was dotted with stars that you will never see in the cities. If you look closely enough, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/_g9dn3Ddfy4/glow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jgu9KlOwj5wFa_b1UlcrooBZpDg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jgu9KlOwj5wFa_b1UlcrooBZpDg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jgu9KlOwj5wFa_b1UlcrooBZpDg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jgu9KlOwj5wFa_b1UlcrooBZpDg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/_g9dn3Ddfy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/04/glow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-3982636909272470742Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:45:00 +00002011-04-29T12:59:18.924+08:00Cup of TeaI woke up this morning, wondering if yesterday was a dream. Just then, the building trembles as if to remind me it wasn't. Okay, point taken! So there I was, pushing the trolley back to the lab after sending my stuff to the post office. As I walked into the university compound, staff were coming out of the administration building on my left. The terrified looks on their face showed that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/zbSDpMTu04c/day-earth-shook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9daGlyty4eLMOHZHMIF27M7Q_OY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9daGlyty4eLMOHZHMIF27M7Q_OY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9daGlyty4eLMOHZHMIF27M7Q_OY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9daGlyty4eLMOHZHMIF27M7Q_OY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/zbSDpMTu04c" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-earth-shook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1992322255621568220Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:02:00 +00002011-04-29T12:59:54.053+08:00Our StoryI hate to be apart from you. Some nights, after putting down the phone, it's hard to fall asleep even though I've just talked to you. The deafening silence of the room reminds me how much I miss you. A girl who's willing to wait for his return - what else can a guy wish for? Remember the hesitance we had before we got together? How we worried if things would work out even though we're apart? I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/U9zr1ts5NEo/first-anniversary-part-iii-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QWSDjz8rtWi1t1iuDvLRe_skkvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QWSDjz8rtWi1t1iuDvLRe_skkvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QWSDjz8rtWi1t1iuDvLRe_skkvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QWSDjz8rtWi1t1iuDvLRe_skkvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/U9zr1ts5NEo" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-anniversary-part-iii-resolutions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1759116335552620489Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:01:00 +00002011-04-29T13:00:32.900+08:00Our StoryThe sound of the closing door reverberated through the room. Every thing was familiar but it now felt emptier than when I left a month ago. All by myself now, I no longer had to hold them back. The welled up tears broke loose. I was missing her already. What's left with me now was the memories of the things we did together in the previous month. Those memories that I had diligently etched to my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/nYJAlSsAQrI/first-anniversary-part-ii-watershed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ureSeD99mO1EBX2jMsB6AIxjZk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ureSeD99mO1EBX2jMsB6AIxjZk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ureSeD99mO1EBX2jMsB6AIxjZk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ureSeD99mO1EBX2jMsB6AIxjZk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/nYJAlSsAQrI" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-anniversary-part-ii-watershed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-2346378169565729613Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +00002011-04-29T13:00:54.201+08:00Our StoryLong ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship.It has been almost a year since we last saw each other. A phone call every night, frequent exchange of short messages, and an occasional love letter - these are what have been keeping our love strong. Yet at the same time, they can never appease my yearning for her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/kfBRxlskH_s/first-anniversary-part-i-shared.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiS7xDT1NmOU_3fC30Ckx_2fDtg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiS7xDT1NmOU_3fC30Ckx_2fDtg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiS7xDT1NmOU_3fC30Ckx_2fDtg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiS7xDT1NmOU_3fC30Ckx_2fDtg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/kfBRxlskH_s" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-anniversary-part-i-shared.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1087998420037547565Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:29:00 +00002011-04-29T12:51:24.954+08:00Shutterbug Took this long exposure shot in Odaiba. In the background is Odaiba's famous landmark, Rainbow Bridge. The problem with landmarks is, they're always "shot" to death, by tourists. For travel snaps, it'd be fine but if you're looking for something of a different touch, sometimes you'll have to go the extra mile. The spot where I took this photo was pitch dark. Even the rocks couldn't be seen. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/SNT0b023V-k/rocky-waters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/498UopwiYu6IB8E5VUegIZCzjpc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/498UopwiYu6IB8E5VUegIZCzjpc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/498UopwiYu6IB8E5VUegIZCzjpc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/498UopwiYu6IB8E5VUegIZCzjpc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/SNT0b023V-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/01/rocky-waters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1255009766119265339Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:54:00 +00002011-02-01T11:27:56.591+08:00ShutterbugI have never taken many HDR photos. The main reason being that you can never know the end result until you process them on the computer. Besides, I believe my HDR works will always be overshadowed by the Mt. Fuji HDR shot I took back in 2008. Taking HDR shots wasn't my initial plan when I went strolling in the vicinity of Tokyo Tower last weekend. But I took three exposures for a couple of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/70wvX4ujvTw/hdr-photos-from-around-tokyo-tower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/--AbGAZc0BISBu_nXUb6LDwZajY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/--AbGAZc0BISBu_nXUb6LDwZajY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/--AbGAZc0BISBu_nXUb6LDwZajY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/--AbGAZc0BISBu_nXUb6LDwZajY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/70wvX4ujvTw" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2011/01/hdr-photos-from-around-tokyo-tower.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-7067965174169514961Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:41:00 +00002011-02-01T11:28:34.930+08:00Shutterbug New year wishes from Yokohama, Japan! After months of hiatus from the Flickerverse, it's back to action! True, with the chilly weather outside, it's more tempting to stay in the bed. But I'm not ready to let my skills go into the gutter yet. Last week's trip to Marunouchi didn't return satisfactory yield. But Monday's trip to Yokohama was worth it. This photo was taken from the roof of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/auZCBJ986Bs/yokohama-blue-hour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-HoA6PSU0IQM1G5EvszTd4kubjk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-HoA6PSU0IQM1G5EvszTd4kubjk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-HoA6PSU0IQM1G5EvszTd4kubjk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-HoA6PSU0IQM1G5EvszTd4kubjk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/auZCBJ986Bs" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/12/yokohama-blue-hour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-7901076066011581042Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:55:00 +00002010-11-15T22:55:48.918+08:00Message in a BottleThere're two things that make me insomniac &#8212 Caffeine, and the longingness for you.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/qBuuSs7OhrU/longingness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0SGutSK6WgLe1x59XTKSKrk_M8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0SGutSK6WgLe1x59XTKSKrk_M8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0SGutSK6WgLe1x59XTKSKrk_M8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0SGutSK6WgLe1x59XTKSKrk_M8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/qBuuSs7OhrU" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/11/longingness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1870499860845061038Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:58:00 +00002010-09-05T11:27:13.625+08:00Japanism"We don't need the air-conditioner. Let's just leave the windows open. With the breeze, it's cool enough." Cool. Yeah, freaking cool. It's 35゜C out there. Jeez. Never mind if you're soaked in sweat working in the lab. No a/c, please. Global warming, remember? Reduce CO2 emission! Do your part in energy conservation! Welcome to Japan. This is where people really do care about saving the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/0IshQE6zeTQ/masochistic-environmentalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1BAkLhesxGEc0dOyKftlQ8EMU88/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1BAkLhesxGEc0dOyKftlQ8EMU88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1BAkLhesxGEc0dOyKftlQ8EMU88/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1BAkLhesxGEc0dOyKftlQ8EMU88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/0IshQE6zeTQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/09/masochistic-environmentalism.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-463837882794299234Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:48:00 +00002010-09-04T17:18:56.198+08:00Scrapbook - Beijing China is known as the kingdom of bikes. Most streets in Beijing are designated with bicycle lanes. So if you're in Beijing, visiting places on a bike might be a good idea. Beware though, if you're on the busier streets. Chinese drivers can be horrifying. It is not rare to see a car or two driving on the pedestrian lanes! While a big part of the population now own cars, bicycles of sorts still http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/PE_F-IoaYRM/bike-revolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8QHon7ULaDru_0hXvRcaXKHdiU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8QHon7ULaDru_0hXvRcaXKHdiU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8QHon7ULaDru_0hXvRcaXKHdiU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8QHon7ULaDru_0hXvRcaXKHdiU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/PE_F-IoaYRM" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/09/bike-revolution.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-6744456449666162881Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:10:00 +00002010-09-04T17:19:25.298+08:00Cup of TeaTwo days before May 28, hundreds of people started lining up in the streets of Ginza. Tension flared as policemen attempt to keep the sidewalks open amidst hordes of fans. No, dude, they weren't waiting to shake hands with the Pope. Haven't you been following the news? It was the launch of the iPad, dude! Still remember the time when iPhone was launched? We thought it was the coolest gadget everhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/ypMHATsDnSA/cult-of-apple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mEndwsrc-hELKA3XdO_Fx6KiX_g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mEndwsrc-hELKA3XdO_Fx6KiX_g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mEndwsrc-hELKA3XdO_Fx6KiX_g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mEndwsrc-hELKA3XdO_Fx6KiX_g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/ypMHATsDnSA" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/07/cult-of-apple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-5765849596187715934Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:03:00 +00002010-07-04T11:09:42.409+08:00Sandbox After a week's tweaking, the new template is finally out! It has been tested on Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. (For your reference, out of the five major web browsers, Chrome ranks number one in terms of performance while IE ranks the last.) Although I have tried my best to optimize it to IE, there is no reason to forgo the many features not supported by the browser. During the developmenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/Q9mg733Je_4/out-of-sandbox-template-v3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YiMN8tG1Yq49jf2_IlWLNgLVO0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YiMN8tG1Yq49jf2_IlWLNgLVO0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YiMN8tG1Yq49jf2_IlWLNgLVO0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_YiMN8tG1Yq49jf2_IlWLNgLVO0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/Q9mg733Je_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/07/out-of-sandbox-template-v3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-9109876722058055574Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:34:00 +00002010-07-01T21:09:07.413+08:00SandboxIt took me a year to realize that this template that I am using is not compatible to Internet Explorer. Alignment and PNG issues render the blog as disastrous as a plastic surgery gone wrong. I am not going to go on another bout of IE bashing (I have done that before). But when the new template is completed in the next few weeks, I'll perhaps make a quick roundup of the possible cross-browser http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/wtKm07ba6Fs/template-v30-sneak-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFmsmltjnDZNzwUkzu7WJ8DLTHA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFmsmltjnDZNzwUkzu7WJ8DLTHA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFmsmltjnDZNzwUkzu7WJ8DLTHA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFmsmltjnDZNzwUkzu7WJ8DLTHA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/wtKm07ba6Fs" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/06/template-v30-sneak-preview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-6397061879448527096Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:54:00 +00002010-06-06T08:55:00.131+08:00Shutterbug On the hillside of idyllic town, Air Itam, stands Penang's famous landmark, Kek Lok Si (literal meaning: Temple of Supreme Bliss). The temple is now more than 100 years old and is also the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. The pagoda (as can be seen in this photo) - the main structure of the temple - houses 10,000 Buddha statues. During the Chinese New Year, the temple is lighted up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/JHhGNMlWk_k/kek-lok-si.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePHXdj0G3nBYRZKEKWi_GPEXVk4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePHXdj0G3nBYRZKEKWi_GPEXVk4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePHXdj0G3nBYRZKEKWi_GPEXVk4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePHXdj0G3nBYRZKEKWi_GPEXVk4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/JHhGNMlWk_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/06/kek-lok-si.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-9129955064133767019Sat, 22 May 2010 14:45:00 +00002010-07-01T20:43:31.516+08:00Shutterbug Tokyo International Forum, 東京国際フォーラム Completed in 1996, this futuristic glass atrium was designed by New York architect, Rafael Vinolyl. The building is supported by an innovative truss system, which is shaped in the likes of a ship's hulk. Amazingly, the only structures that hold up the whole building are the two beams on either ends. The walkway in the building slowly winds up from the lower http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/j7Uzo42riaQ/ribs-of-steel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o4ZpfKxQ0aZBalhCc11udGK0hcc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o4ZpfKxQ0aZBalhCc11udGK0hcc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o4ZpfKxQ0aZBalhCc11udGK0hcc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o4ZpfKxQ0aZBalhCc11udGK0hcc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/j7Uzo42riaQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/05/ribs-of-steel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-1706862823727959973Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-01-23T21:00:24.635+08:00Shutterbug "No photos", says the sign. Uh, what? Snap. This is the St. Mary's Cathedral, located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Despite its humble scale in comparison to the famous Gothic cathedrals, it awes its worshipers in its unique design. After all, it is the work of the renown architect, Tange Kenzo.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/8E9b_bICG1E/house-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yeUoZ_2BEJ_KbWbH44xUZMGXAL8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yeUoZ_2BEJ_KbWbH44xUZMGXAL8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yeUoZ_2BEJ_KbWbH44xUZMGXAL8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yeUoZ_2BEJ_KbWbH44xUZMGXAL8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/8E9b_bICG1E" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-of-god.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970154447627417302.post-19715469549854282Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:46:00 +00002010-07-14T21:46:35.467+08:00Fotosop is Phun If God had Photoshop, it wouldn't have taken him as much as seven days to create the world...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~3/C9luaDYDioQ/digital-art-flare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kryptos)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3AyWf3jv8SHRWLW8ENbfwJdNYOg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3AyWf3jv8SHRWLW8ENbfwJdNYOg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3AyWf3jv8SHRWLW8ENbfwJdNYOg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3AyWf3jv8SHRWLW8ENbfwJdNYOg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Randomn3s5/~4/C9luaDYDioQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://randomn3s5.blogspot.com/2009/12/digital-art-flare.html