Entries from AntBlog701 tagged with 'photo'all capsicums are now singularRemember this photo (posted in this won't be on Engrish.com entry) few months back? I am very glad to report that I revisited the same vegetable and fruit shop today, and I noticed all the capsicum price signs are... the Quarter Pounder equationI am not a big fan of McDonald's Restaurant. However, I do eat in McDonald's. Particularly at the time when I am in a unfamiliar place and don't feel like to try something I am not familiar with. In Melbourne,... invisibleSHIELD for iPhone 3GWell, since I got my iPhone 3G on the first day of sale, I've been using it extremely carefully. In fact, I've been using it with the plastic wrap on when I was in Melbourne last week. Thanks god the... Bastille Day and Wendy's at La Perouse, 200814th July is the French revolution day, commonly known as Bastille Day. I joined Laurent again to celebrate this day in La Perouse, south-eastern Sydney. La Perouse is named after a French captain Jean-François La Pérouse, he landed in Australia... I got my iPhone 3G!If you have been reading my blog for the last days (or perhaps weeks), you should notice that I've been talking about iPhones and iPhones. I guess none of you should be surprised that I got an iPhone 3G... I can't afford the Monster CableWhen I bought the PlayStation 3 on Wednesday, the salesman managed to sell me Monster Cable branded HDMI cable. His point: that is the only HDMI cable I should have as it is the only one ‘certified’ to deliver 1080p.... photo of the dayToday, the Rankwick Council and République Française celebrate the close ties between Australia and France - “La Perouse • World War 1 • Today” in Memorial Park, Matraville. I went there with Laurent. Here are some photos of moi. Photo... I got a Blu-ray player (a.k.a. PS3)Finally, I got a Blu-ray player for the Sony Bravia 52-inch LCD TV delivered two weeks ago. With a 52-inch LCD TV in Full HD (1080p) resolution, it seems a bit silly not get get a Blu-ray player. And... Apple Store Sydney Grand OpeningMost of you should know that I went to the grand opening of Apple Store Sydney today, and I was there with Laurent since 3.30am this morning. Actually, I was not there for the entire hours. I came back... queuingFor the important Apple Store Sydney opening, how could I not be there? Photo of Antony behind the bars ;-) (actually, queuing for Apple Store.) I don't usually wake up this early, but for Apple Store Sydney grand opening, I... Nespresso LattissimaIf you've been reading my blog, you should know that my Aeroccino broke down early this month. Since then, my morning has been a hell. It's not really that bad, except that I have to get a coffee from 2... Sony Bravia LCD TVAs mentioned on Tuesday, the new television has arrived today this lucky Friday the thirteenth at 4:15 pm. It is big (to me anyway), and the picture quality (HDTV) is amazing. Much much better than previous CRT TV (30-something inches,... Belkin CushTopLast month, I bought Belkin CushTop. If you use the laptop on you lap for a long period of time, you should consider getting one like this.... happy birthday LaurentToday is Laurent's birthday. Like last year, I bought him a birthday cake. Actually an ice cream cake from Australia's famous ice cream outlet - Wendy's. (Sorry Don, it is not Wendy's (hamburgers fast food restaurant))... Mauve, Rust, Chocolate, Sage, Mink, Slate Blue, Stone, White and FoamAnother post about furniture again. You might recall that Laurent and I got the couch on 17th May, few days later, I bought four Pinto 2 cushions from Freedom Furniture. Photos of the four cushions can be seen in Grumpy... the golden rulesOn Wednesday night, Laurent had a Potatoes Workshop cooking demo in Glenquarie Library, I went there with him. I couldn't stop myself noticing the Golden Rules in Glenquarie Neighbourhood Centre. (click on the thumbnail above for larger photo.) A very... Grumpy wasn't happyLast Saturday, after the floor polishing, Laurent and I got the new couch in. Somehow, I forgot to invite Grumpy to sit on the couch. He wasn't very happy. Yesterday, NSW's public teachers were on strike, and my Grumpy decided... they discontinued it? The trouble of getting Lipton teaLast week I was looking for Lipton Decaffeinated teabags in Woolworths. I couldn't see any in the local Woolworths, so I asked the staff for Lipton decaf tea. (Yes, I specified Lipton brand name.) The staff walked to the aisles... Maryborough, I've been there.Laurent and I went to Maryborough last year during the Mary Poppins week. We had great time there and we were gracefully hosted by Bob and Joyce. I'd like to thank them again for the great host. Monique from... new couch and an ottomanAs mentioned earlier, Laurent and I went to pick up the couch today. The couch took us two trips to the furniture shop, as it is one block away from our place. Presenting the Miller Chaise, and the newly polished... floor polishingLaurent decided to have the floor polished in the living room and corridor. As a result, I can't access to my bedroom. The guys came yesterday, they did the smoothing and first coating of the wooden floor in the living... unusual meat and I cut my fingerLaurent's cooking school was busy today, and he needed a kitchen hand to assist him, I offered him my help. He had a team building for Tracy's Big Day Out. They chose Native Australian food for the menu. What does... this won't be on Engrish.comThis won't go on Engrish.com website. (click above image for larger photo) Firstly, sorry for the poor photo quality. It was taken by my outdated Sony Ericsson K750i mobile phone. This photo simply won't go onto the arrogant native English... my iPod touch has a DockFinally, I got a Dock for my iPod touch. Thanks to Jimmy from Taiwan, he helped me acquired a prior version of the Universal Dock released in 2006, Apple iPod AV Connection Kit. This is not the new Apple... invisible shield on MacBook ProIf you like me would get annoyed from ugly marks and scratches, and you recently bought some gadgets, you might like invisibleSHIELD products. As mentioned on Wednesday, I received my invisibleSHIELD for MacBook Pro. Previously, I applied invisibleSHIELD on iPod... two's better than one, part 8A few weeks back, I bought two mouse pads from IKEA. Actually, I only needed an extra one, but IKEA has them for $0.99 each. So I got two. They look rather nice when you put them together. To... pink rock saltRev. Dr. Wu Yi knows well that in my cooking, pepper and salt are the two main ingredients. And everything tastes a lot better once it is served on square plates. I recently acquired some pink rock salt. So... one more bag, Booq this time.On Wednesday, I decided to get a new backpack. I had been looking for a new laptop since I ordered my MacBook Pro in late February. You might recall that I bought a Crumpler Sinking Barge, then exchanged it for... Time Capsule (1TB) has arrivedJust before I start about this exciting Time Capsule product, there's an update about the car that broke down on Wednesday afternoon. The car was fixed this morning. The cause: gear box was damaged. They also 3 whatever smaller items.... Vodafone mobile broadbandInternet in Australia is not a cheap as in the United States of America. It is expensive here, most internet accounts come with quota system. If you live in metropolitan area, it is relatively easy to get broadband installed... Invisible ShieldI received my 32GB personalised (engraved) iPod touch on 3rd March. The first night, I was using it extremely careful, trying not to create any scratches. The following day, I bought Belkin Leather Sleeve for iPod touch. (It comes... The Ten CatmandmentsYesterday, besides the Coca-Cola showbag, I bought an interesting item - a tea towel. A “Ten Catmandments” tea towel. Some of the interesting Catmandments: Thou shalt never curse my name. Thou shalt remember my food bowl and keep it bountiful.... it's important to have a comfy chairSome of you may know that I got quite a few items in the last two months. I got more light from Freedom, then a new desk (Zed Desk also from Freedom). Finally, after a long wait, I upgraded laptop... down by 1, up by 2, then down 1 up 1. Crumpler bags againFew weeks ago I mentioned about my new Crumpler bag - The Sinking Barge. On 11th March, the following day after I received my MacBook Pro, I decided to exchange Crumpler backpack (The Sinking Barge) to two shoulder bags (some... cheaper by the bulkI have to admit that I am not as advanced or hi-tech as some modern 21 century kids. During my school years, I copied down (almost) everything on the board by pen and paper, I did most of my... presenting MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.5GHz)As mentioned in previous entry, after a long wait, I finally received my MacBook Pro yesterday. I've been playing with it for a bit. The machine is simply amazing. After using the 12-inch PowerBook G4 for almost 4 years.... my PDA, my touchI've been playing with my new toy - iPod touch since I got it few days ago. Previously, I had an iPod Clickwheel (4th gen, mono screen), then I have an iPod shuffle. The impression of iPod touch is still... iPod touch hath arrivedSome of you should know that I placed my order on Apple Store last Thursday. I did not tell many people exactly what I ordered besides a 15-inch MacBook Pro. There was a bit of drama yesterday about the second... Thriller 25, Neverland troubleI am still buying music in CDs! I've getting most of my music from iTunes Store for the last many years, but I still buy music CDs. The latest one I bought was Michael Jackson's Thriller 25, in special... one more CrumplerI have 3 Crumpler bags already. The first one I bought was a camera bag, then I bought a 12-inch laptop bag, then I bought another smaller Crumpler bag, used for camera. Yesterday, ahead of Apple's new MacBook Pro,... Sunday's Royal rendezvousThere are photos of the two majestic ships cross part in Sydney Harbour on Sunday. This was Queen Elizabeth 2's last visit to Sydney and her final trip around the world. Later this year, she will go on her... Queen Victoria is here, Queen Elizabeth coming tomorrowOne of the world's largest cruise ships Queen Victoria is in Sydney today. The newest liner from Cunard Line - Queen Victoria docked Circular Quay this morning. (click above image for larger one) Queen Victoria is just two months old,... size does matter; hello another ZedSome of you may know that Jessica gave me a Zed Student Desk (Freedom), it was a beautiful desk, except a little bit small. Like many other people, I simple like a glass top desk. Finally, I decided to... my Valentine's mealYesterday was Valentine's Day, instead of celebration, I was helping Laurent with his La Péniche Restaurant. It was quite busy. I took a photo of five major courses from his 8-course Valentine's meal: Those are Velouté of Japanese Mushrooms &... expensive rose dayToday is the expensive rose day, also known as Valentine's Day. The price of roses starts at A$10 a stem. I did not buy any roses (to Don, I am poor). I still have unfinished roses I made from icing... it is important to keep a recordIn this days, it is very important to keep a record for your own good, and if you like me, you might want to record as much as possible. Consider the situation like that, you were arguing with someone, and... let there be lightThis is a photo of my office, excuse the untidy and the messy. It was under its normal lighting (ceiling light and Klasbo lamp (on the left)): It does not look that dark, but for the purpose of comparison, I... it has been a yearTime certainly flies. It has been a year since Tom passed away. I don't think I have much to say, except that I used to get a balloon from Moore Park Supacenta, and tied him up with it. (One... Enchanted Wide Conversion LensFirstly, I'd like to thank John W. and Rev Dr Wu Yi for giving me two movie tickets. I watched Enchanted movie with Laurent tonight. Enchanted is a loving homage to many classic Disney animations of yore. All the... number talksHere are some numbers from the 8-day trip to Central West NSW. If you are into numbers. So here they are: Total mileage: 1560km (969 miles) Total spendings on petrol: A$220.26 (to Don: the car does not take gas) Total... 5.5 hr to fully charge a battery?Charging a rechargeable battery requires 5.5 hours? Well, it seems to be reasonable if you compare that to regular AA or AAA rechargeables. According to the manual of Energizer Ultra Compact Charger, charging a AA NiMH with 2500mAh capacity would... NYE2007 midnight fireworksAs mentioned in previous blog entry, there are the photos I took from Sydney's NYE07 fireworks (midnight version). It is certainly worth the wait for midnight fireworks. All photos were taken by Sony Cyber-shot DSC H9 in its built-in... Happy New Year 2008Happy New Year. I spent 8 hours yesterday on Mrs Macquaries Point, sitting under the sun. Laurent and I arrived at Mrs Macquaires Point at 4pm. We were quite lucky that we got a reasonably good spot, in fact the... finally I paid off the cameraFinally, I paid off the Sony Cyber-shot DSC H9 I bought in Bundaberg. My Canon PowerShop S50 was damaged in Maryborough, and how could I survive the rest of the trip without a camera.... my first homemade milkshakeAs mentioned yesterday, Laurent gave me a shake maker. Since 2001, I started drinking thickshakes, especial Wendy's supa-shakes. There's a difference between milkshake and thickshake: the portion of milk to ice cream, otherwise, they are the same. The recipe of... Merry ChristmasThis is what happened just an hour past midnight today (25th December 2007). Laurent and I are worse than kids, I will admit that. We went to bed few minutes before midnight, and got up at 0.05 (5 minutes past... Christmas treeI don't usually decorate Christmas trees, but Laurent insists me to do so. Laurent decorated his with gold this year, I re-arranged it slightly. I wasn't going to put the Christmas tree at all, but decided to set up one... bloody cheap water spray bottleI bought a water spray bottle (sprayer) from Coles yesterday, and it broken after 10 minutes. From the photo above, you can see the the head is not joined to the rim (the red ring on top of the bottle.... my hard earned FlyBuys awardYesterday, I received the award I redeemed from my FlyBuys points. A digital kitchen scale. I've always wanted a digital kitchen scale, although I don't cook much (except during Laurent's Cooking Class), I just somehow want one. The FlyBuys points... my first decorated cakeFor the last 8 weeks, I've been taking the cake decorating class in Laurent's Cooking School. Finally, there's the result: It was not that fantastic actually, but it was my first cake that I decorated it myself. The cake itself... Dan Baker is out, Callea breaks upAccording to The Advertiser, former Home and Away actor Tim Campbell (played Dan Baker in Home and Away) is out. 2004 Australian Idol runner up Anthony Callea who was outed in March recently broke up with his partner and... soft box light tentJust a quick post to mention about a new toy I bought, a soft box light tent for photography. Lighting is pretty the most important part of photography beside knowing the basics and how to control the camera. (To Don:... Sydney lights up for ChristmasCity Council puts up Christmas lightings on Martin Place tonight for Christmas. The Christmas decorating will be on every night until Christmas Day. Somehow I think it is a bit too early for Christmas decoration. It is still November. There... new Apple KeyboardAfter the Aperture workshop training in Academy Store on Monday, I bought the new Apple Keyboard, wired one. The new Apple Keyboard, although does not look comfortable to type, it is actually very comfy. I don't have to press... Leopard has arrived!I got my Mac OS X Leopard! I arrived at Academy Store just about 10 minutes before the 6 pm, many people were outside. Every body rushed in, and many people can't wait to get home to install Leopard... my new toy: paper shredderWell, it is not a ‘gadget’ by any standard. It's useful to me. On Saturday, John bought me a paper shredder (as shown in picture below). Thank you John. Sorry for the quick photo without tidying up the area.... the stocksThe stocks is an interesting device used in the old days for punishment and public humiliation. As the Wikipedia states: “Stocks are devices used since medieval times for public humiliation, corporal punishment, and torture.” As for ‘public humiliation’ in... Casey Donovan liveLaurent's cooking school prepared lemon tarts for SGLBA's Lemon with a Twist event last night. (You can see Laurent's school/restaurant banner which was designed by me in the photos.) The highlight of event... 2004 Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan performed... two's better than one, part 6: drawersHaving two of the same items is always better than just having one. This is a photo long due... two drawers from IKEA. I bought those two IKEA drawers in late July.Somehow, I forgot to post an entry about it.... goodbye Canon, hello SonyWell, it's time to say goodby to my Canon PowerShot S50. I suddenly can't close the lens cover during the Walk Tour in Maryborough on 27th September. It happened for no reason. The camera itself is still functioning, can... Mary Poppins in MaryboroughSome of my friends might have noticed that I've virtually disappeared from the net for the week. The fact is that I've been away on holidays. I was in Hervey Bay from Monday to Wednesday, and drove down to... presenting iMac G4 (17") and new deskAs mentioned on Thursday, my 17-inch iMac has arrived. During the week, I've been helping Jessica packing. She is moving overseas for a new life. I got a few items from her, including a shelf and a glass top desk.... no iMac (G3) but nice GelatoI won the iMac DV 500MHz on eBay the other day, and scheduled to pick it up from Cronulla today. I received a phone call from the seller this morning informing me the iMac can't be booted up. I... new Pepsi glass bottleI visited Restaurant 07 with Laurent yesterday. There's one thing I feel like to report here, the new Pepsi glass bottle. I hold the new bottle for a while, it feels good. I haven't got the new bottle yet, but... cleaned up, much betterA while back I mentioned why I needed a labelling tool, it is simply that I have far too many power cords, USB cables and whatever cables around. It is very dangerous to unplug the wrong one. For the three... All food taste nice once you put them on square platesMonday was my third week of Italian cooking in Laurent's Cooking School. I made three dishes on Monday. I made Chicken Risotto, Cauliflower with Italian Cheesy Sauce and Amaretti Peaches & Apricots Crumble. Of all those three, I like... two's better than one, part 5: three is even better!This is a long delayed photo. I've meant to show it a while ago. There's my 3 NexStar 3 external HDDs. I have 3 USB 2.0 external HDDs. Those are Vantec NexStar 3 series. Some of you may remember... Bastille Day at La Perouse14th July is the French revolution day, commonly known as Bastille Day. I joined Laurent to celebrate this day in La Perouse, south-eastern Sydney. La Perouse is named after a French captain Jean-François La Pérouse, he landed in Australia on... Kitty Hawk leaves todayThanks god, USS Kitty Hawk leaves today, so does the unnecessary over-kill clear way get lifted today. The 5,500 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk have farewelled Sydney - and millions of dollars of their money -... inkjet vs laserA while back, I made a comparison on print ou |