Hubs' new toy!

What did i get for Hubs birthday this year?

A Fujifilm FinePix X100
click here for more on Review Cnet

The good: Cool retro design; great picture quality even at high ISOs; unique hybrid viewfinder; leaf shutter mechanism for quiet operation.

The bad: Confusing menu structure; rear controls a bit messy; performance a bit sluggish.

The bottom line: The X100's design, hybrid viewfinder and image quality are its strengths, but it won't satisfy users who want a camera that delivers snappy performance.

Review:

Looking at the FinePix X100 is like peeking into a page of the history of cameras. After all, it was modeled after old rangefinder cameras, such as the Canon QL17 and Minolta Hi-Matic 7, which were popular in the 1970s. The retro styling brings about a sense of nostalgia for older shutterbugs, while the trendier crowd may find such a design to be unique and cool.

Given that retro seems to be the trend for camera designs nowadays, it's no wonder that the X100 made waves in the imaging industry and among enthusiasts photographers when it was unveiled at last year's Photokina. Its specifications, such as the APS-C-sized image sensor and hybrid optical viewfinder, are also strong features that pit the Fujifilm against the likes of the Sigma DP2s and Leica X1.

The FinePix was scheduled to ship in March, and few shipments made their way around the world before Japan, where the X100 is manufactured, was struck by the massive 9.0 earthquake. Production was halted for a short while, and this drove up the FinePix's price on eBay. Some units were selling for US$2,000, much more than its recommended retail price of US$1,299 (S$1,699). At the time this review was published, a quick check on the Web confirmed that Fujifilm's factories have resumed production of the X100.

Wrapping hubs Birthday Present

TOP SECRET!
i snucked out of the house one day with daddy to buy his present while he was sleeping...
so here's after wrapping the presents!

WJ's 35th Birthday Bash

hubs turning a year wiser...and we decided to gather his primary school friends for a good hearty BBQ! Hubs marinated the meat the night before with a sulk that his birthday was coming soon and he was marinating and doing the dishes...but hey... I'm the one carrying the "ball"....

it's 130pm and The boys are put to work!

while the kids are on their iphones.... turn on the cartoon movies for them to watch, they simply ain't interested!!! They love their iphones more!

then the kids tried to make a house with cushions!

it's almost 3pm and finally they got the fire started!!!! OMG...

Vanessa baby is super duper happy moving and pushing the stool!

while Kimberly is busy with new found toy and rocking horse!

Happy mum and Vanessa baby!

home made salad with bacon bits, egg, nuts and all sorts of salad dressing!

mummy look at me!!!

wj's chocolate cake!!!

Group gathering of the boys and next the birthday boy gets to take a photo with all the girls including 25months old Vanessa!

hubs and me!

wj and his uber cool looking cake cutter!
Make a wish dear and blow out the candles!

Happy Birthday in Advance!!!

someone is thinking....

Glutinous Rice Ball Craving

hmm...somehow my mum always made them in pandan ginger sweet soup but i like them this way instead!

Joash Baby Shower

Straight after my visit at the BabyExpo...i had to rush off for a good girlfriend's baby shower at Toh Tuck (west zone)...and the traffic was so slow coming down from the east side! Also it was due to the rain i guess....everyone's being extra cautious.

me and another girlfriend of mine and we are both expecting to due in the same month!
- May 2012!!
and both are us are expecting boys too!!!

here's my pretty girlfriend whom just delivered a 3kg boy and looking terrific here!!! All glowing and radiant. And a picture of the sweets which they are giving out to the guests.

here's a picture on the polo sweets which they lovingly put their son's photo on them!

here's another picture of kit kats being made-over!

Baby #16 - What i bought at the BabyExpo!

Here are my buys from the BabyExpo!

After buying more than $100 purchase, buyers are entitled to buy Avent milk bottle teats for $5 each! So i bought the Pink, Blue and Orange ones because the milk bottles which i bought came with the yellow and green ones...so now i have a complete set.

I also bought some nifty colourful bibs $10 for 3... these most probably are for going out purposes...at home will use the plain white ones which i haven't gotten down to buying yet!!!

And of cos the biggest buy of the day was the 3-in-1 stackable AVENT sterilizer which cost $105 after less.
The 4oz twin pack milk bottles were $20
The 8oz twin pack milk bottles were $26
Wash cloths $3
Baby Romper $2
Mothercare 5 Rompers in a pack $15

Baby #15 - Baby Expo! BabyCare Festival!

hello peeps!

here's some updates on my pregnancy...just over the weekend was a hectic saturday for me! - Confinement lady's bed being delivered > BabyExpo > Joash Baby Shower > have to get ready hubs' Birthday present! > Grocery shop for the BBQ the next day!! PHEW!

And Sunday we were having friends over for BBQ which i suspect will last the entire afternoon!

The Baby Expo held over the weekend...
17 Feb - 19 Feb at Hall 4A
11am-8pm

Hopefully those parents out there waiting for a good bargain managed to get what you wanted...fret not if you have missed the first baby expo, because there's another BabyFair by Mediacorp coming up this weekend at the Singapore Expo again.

BabyCare Festival
24Feb-26Feb
Singapore Expo Hall 3A

so catch it if you can...if your schedule is too tight again...then well! i heard there's the Takashimaya Baby fair coming up in March!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

To all my readers out there! happy valentines to you and your loved ones!
Although this year's Vday did not fall on a weekend, i hope you managed to spend some quality time with your loved ones on the weekend prior to Vday, or Vday itself. I heard some couples are even planning on celebrating on the weekend after Vday! Beat the crowd and roses might be cheaper too! So it doesn't matter which day it is, as long as you had a great time!

this year, due to my big tumtum, the little one is always kicking about, we decided to tabao our dinner from Aston's and pig out at home for Valentines' day.

here's a look at our pre-wrapped presents over the weekend. WJ and I went to a shopping mall together and separated our ways for 45mins to get a present for each other! at home, he wrapped my present downstairs while i did his upstairs! heehee....so we didn't know what we bought for each other - element of surprise! I likey!!!

after we brought home our take-outs from Aston, we cooked a pot of clam chowder from the can, lit up some tealight candles and laid the table.
And we are set for our romantic candle light dinner! - hahah!!!!

here's a look at the spread on our dining table!!!

poor ahren thinking that 1 out of the 3 presents (quickly puts his paw to claim his present), at least one must be for him since there are 2 of us only...but NO! hehe....i get 2 presents from wj and wj gets one! hohoho...sorry ahren, your present is your birthday cake!!!

yup! wj bought me a ck watch which i have been eyeing for the longest time plus a pjs and a crotchet hairclip!

guess what i bought for wj?
a GPS reader for his car!!! and he's quite pleased about it! new toy, new gadget. good...now i don't have to read the streetmaps for him anymore.

Ahren's 12th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Little Fella!!!
mummy loves you! and so does Bruddy although he doesn't show it...but he still reads bedtime stories to us! and bought you a cake and sang you a birthday song. :)

Gift from colleague

thank you munchie!!!