SAL50mmF1.8SAM lens

bought a new lens from MS color Pro at $202 via credit [usual $199]. the SAL50F18SAM. sony sells at $219.

i can also achieve nearer distance with this lens without attachment and great for low lighting as well.

this is a shot with my kit 18/70. due min dist the focaing is bad especially for black items.

and kit with macro but flash is forced.

this lens has a great focal length of 1.8 allows me to blur behind when using aperture priority.

and with macro on falsh with the kit lens.

am looking forward to the new macro lens that will be out soon, maybe lunch 2gther with the A380.

new ram for old macbook

bought new ram thru ebay.sg but didnt did bids bt via direct sms. $37 for 2gig of kingston DDR2 pc5300 667mhz ram.

my oiginal ram was 512x2 for 1gig. i took 1 out and applied the new one into slot0 so now i run at 2.5gig rams.

my spinning color wheel while loading safari pages are almost irrelevant now. quite a boost to my overall performance. contemplating to upgrade to either 3gig or 4gig of ram .... this should increase the life span of my 2nd gen macbook.

generation kill blu-ray

something is wrong with the publishing .... cant add pictures. nw it's back .... crazy.

silver ps3 dualshock3 and fanboys dvd

my white dualshock3 dropped on the floor couple of days back. it has dropped previously. but this time when i shake the DS3 i hear broken parts rolling inside the controller. the right trigger or what u call the R2 button becomes alittle loose. i find playing wolverine origins accidentally triggering his special powers, a light tap now activates the key.

got no choice, not a good time -, but there'll never be any good times anymore, so i bought a silver replacement.

had been putting off buying Fanboys movie as the rental is up in the Play! kiosk already. committed 2day on a dvd version of this movie.

sideshow darth vader + playmobil

am a little disappointed of picking up the hulking Darth Vader by sideshow toys. the previous 2 figures, utapau clonetrooper and stormtrooper had used hot toys inner body but vader this round dont share the logo on it's box. must have been just a generic sideshow body, but at a huge size.

another disappointment will be the suit that will prob disintegrate over time, just like the medicom vaders. but can i not buy this new induction?

this figure comes with some extra hands, mine's the normal so i dont have the choking glove.

the box itself towers over the stormtrooper box. but really, does it warrant a $225 pricetag? glad i got mine at simply toy's member discount.

vader likes to show u his belt. plenty of pvc used. sigh. finishing is alittle raw overall.

his central system is held up by pvc suspenders. u might wanna make some adjustment if it''s not centralled.

here's a comparison with the 2 troopers, vader is a head taller. maybe i'll take out my medicom figures but i know their height will be put to shame.

mr bean makes another cameo.

the chain on his cape will likely be sucked into his neck so do peel it out carefully. i love the look of this helm, pretty detailed.

it's a great figure no doubt, but medicom has it's ups as well, the removable helm on diff vader (Ep4 and Ep3 versions) especially. great start for any new 12inch or 1/6th collector who wants a vader in their profile.

buy at own risk.

my wife got me this ghost figure by playmobil with her vivo vouchers. this fellow glows in the dark like my previous ghost but my old one is a old man while this playmobil has a skeletal suit and gory face. essentially, playmobil was my fave toy line as a kid. i'll make up storylines and episodes to follow. hope lucas will be into them when he grows older, a young director, just like before his father was.

early linkin park cds

i've gone to HMV to check out the linkin park cds, in particular getting "hybrid theory" and "reanimation". to my dismay, hmv sells "hybrid theory" at a high price and "reanimation" in a jewel box version. i tot i've seen better so i popped over to gramophone at taka and indeed they have the 2 cds i want at discounted price and a digipak for "reanimation". ontop of the discounted sticker, citibank cardholders get additional $20% off. i walked a few rounds in kino with my e63 connected to linkinpark.com and went back to gramophone again to pay for a thrid cd, the "hybrid theory EP" MIJ for 3 tracks not in the albums, namely "step up", "my december", and "high voltage" which appears in other singles of LP.

my LP collection is complete, short buying the Jay-Z collaboration and the Live in Texas cd/dvd.

am i not getting a LP tee? saw a few at HMV.

bravia S40

adrian sim posted a lead for the S40 bravia at only $399. i was out with the zombie family and when i checked on facebook and we planned to head there in the evening after the day's outing.

only the silver one is on sale. or what is left. adrian later said harvey norman has a same deal too. silver one is pretty cool.

here's the accessories. remote and manuals.

haha, tv in the kitchen. this will prob be the place when my wife or baby sleeps so i can carryon watching a blu-ray or play a ps3 game. that's the purpose of this tv isnt it?

the connection points are pretty standard for sony tvs. 2 hdmi at the rear with 3 comonents, few composite, and a dvi for the pc. a hdmi and a headphone jack at the side. the volume and channel changes are on the top.

a handle is provided for users to self screw to the tv so to lug the tv around. but will it be safe to just hold the handle, i suggest grabbing the bottom and the handle together for a safer lift.

now i'll need a extension cord so i can be more mobile. game on.