Tuesday, 26 July 2011

iPad2 by Apple inc.

Gee. i can't believe i caught up with times! For three days now, i am a proud owner/user of iPad2. 64GB, 3G + Wifi. Cool stuff. Still trying to enjoy it though. Actually, not an Apple (Macbook) fan but Singtel have this offers that is really tempting and will create a sense of need in you, i know its false but tried anyways. Welcome to modern-day age of gadgets...

Not used to having to open an eye-catching device in public transport. Always thought that people are looking at you and thinking that you're a nerd. But i guess in Singapore, people really doesn't mind. Just make sure you wear earphones with volume tamed as not to let the guy two seats in front of you getting annoyed with your weirdo music genre. Things that you cannot do in our beloved Philippines. Try it in a jeepney from Labangon to Colon and see if you won't go home empty handed. Reality sucks!

For three nights in a row i slept about 2am only to spend meaningless hours tinkering with the iPad2. Sh*t this tablet doesnt support Adobe flash movies (*.swf) format. Darn Steve Jobs! i dislike the way i can't have total control of my new device. no right click and stuff like that.

One thing i immediately liked is the Mail apps that unite all of my online web-based free email (yahoo, gmail, ymail, hotmail) accounts. Need a lot of "getting used to" in order to enjoy Stevie's creation. Should learn. Must learn. To the point that i can be able to teach - my non-techie wifey. Planning to give one for Christmas.

Hmmm, how about my two sons Kevin & Daryl? Sure they will hi-jack their mom's iPad2 by then, haha... Anyone know for sure if Cebu customs won't tax an OFW coming home with 3 brand-new "still-in-the-box" iPads? i don't want to pay extra 'grease-money' for it... any ideas? anyone?


My new best friend. Apple iPad2.

Goodnight future me. Hope you won't get tired reading my non-sense-trying-to-get-sleepy doodles of words.

Goodnight mother earth!



KOM in Seoul, Korea

04-July-2011. Seoul, So. Korea:
Hello Ritz Carlton!

After a 6-hr flight from Changi airport and a 45-min limo-bus ride from Incheon airport, a welcome chocolate awaits in my room. Executive floor on the 5th level, with balcony. 5-8pm is the free flow drinks and finger foods in the exec lounge at the 12th floor.
Nice place. Cozy bedroom. Comfy bed. All by myself! *sob*

Welcome Mr. Perez.

 Empty bed.




Nice view from the lounge... enjoying Jack Daniels and Hite beers to drown the night...

Overall, it was a nice respite. Anything free and away from office is good hehe  :))






Sunday, 19 June 2011

2011 Li-Ning Badminton Open - Singapore

Today morning played badminton with friends from India, Pakistan and Singapore (Chinese). Usually we play every Sunday 9am-12nn in Greendale School in Punggol (behind Punggol Plaza mall). Quit earlier than usual at 11.30am to head home and took my canon 550D & 70-200mm f4L IS lens. Hopeful to shoot Lin Dan in his best (like yesterday's game against Peter Gade of Denmark).

Today was disappointing. Lin Dan chickened. Chen Jin (or Jin Chen - whatever) won by a walk-over that was boo'ed by all spectators including me... BOOO! made in china. Lutong macau.
Wanted to post all my shoots but felt lazy today, perhaps by next weekend folks.



2011 Li-ning Open Singapore today, Lin Dan (BWF seed #2 in red) disappointed hundreds of badminton fans by choosing not to play china compatriot Jin Chen (seeded #17 in yellow). Sketchy report cite he got "abdominal flu" ... kabag lang naman yan. Sana inexhibition game na lang para to delight fans who came to see Lin Dan play. Die-die oso must play lah!

Samples of my shoot for the tourney, featuring my idol (after Peter Gade) Taufik Hidayat. Although he lost against Wang Z. Yeah you guessed right from china - again!



You can see my fb for the photo albums. Thanks for following.
Good night... lunes na naman bukas.

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Footnote:
1/BWF World Super Series Ranking 2011 (2011-19) Last updated: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:35 AM

Sunday, 5 June 2011

HP Pavilion g4-1020tx, ATBP (2011 RSAF Open house, Paya Lebar Airbase)

Yes finally i had some savings to buy me a new hp laptop. first thing i did was install Lightroom3, PSE 8 and PS CS5. Of course i still installed my favorite GIMP 2.6 and Canon DPP...

Played around with LR3 to create an HDR effect for a single photo. Actually, not a real HDR because it was not shoot "bracketed".. just tweaked Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, Contrast, Clarity, Vibrance, Saturation & Sharpening - all available tools inside LR3.


Like the way it turned out, sureal. My favorite is #2 & 3. By the way, above photos were snapped last RSAF Open house @ Paya Lebar airbase, Singapore 28-29 May 2011. RSAF showcaesd newly acquired F-15SG Strike Eagles.

Maybe i need to try the real HDR (tone mapping) for a bracketed shot one weekend. Let me know if you are interested to have the original photo so you can practice your Lightroom tweaks or a bit of tone-mapping.

Got to go guys, was tired today. Played badminton with officemates for the upcoming GE corporate tourney. Good night!

PS. whoah, i missed my mother. It's her 75th bday today. Can only call long distance but cant see her, maybe next year i'll make it home mama.

Saturday, 21 May 2011

What? me - actor?

Uh-uh... hell no. Got email asking if im an actor. Haha I WISH! <lame>... that poster was just a sick joke. And this blog was not started to be a publicity stint for a fans club! I hope we're clear on that.

Let me see if the movie will be horror or comedy... hmm. I thought we're clear on this - there is no movie Selda Uno.

Yes, haven't decided the leading lady yet. No word from Megan as of blog-write time...

Oh yeah - enough kidding. Forget it.

Good morning ME. Today is Sunday 22-May-2011, 8.41am. How are you doing ME?
Yeah "Fox" i heard you. But its not gonna happen.

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PS. Yes, im a struggling amateur photographer. Have no portfolio. Well, aside from www.facebook.com/joey.pellzer and http://www.flickr.com/photos/53884375@N07 They're not really portfolios, you know what i mean.

Flickr Username: pellzer photo
Flickr ID: 53884375@N07
Flickr URL: http://www.flickr.com/people/53884375@N07/



Uh ok. you need to find your Flickr ID? Similar to the above? I found a site that do just that, visit: http://www.adamwlewis.com/articles/what-is-my-flickr-id. Yes it did found mine. Hope it helps.

Selda Uno

A movie that is not. Yesterday, just found it amusing making a doodle on a test photo i did using available window light. The photo Exif data as follows: Manual, 1/200s, f2.8, ISO200 @ 70mm. I dont have Photoshop in my old Lenovo personal netbook coz it will crawl (cant install it in my work laptop either) so im using the open-source free GIMP 2.6 (download at http://www.gimp.org/). Going back to the spoof movie poster, i cant help laughing at it, knew its lame but nevertheless it painted a grin on my otherwise lonely planet face. Decided to make a blog out of it for my own consumption when say im older haha... im not expecting people to read or view my non-sense crap anyways.

But i dont have a blog site. Ahh, there it is - Blogspot by Google. How convenient.

Let me hit the keyboard. Can type alright but how to post images? Ahh... tutorials. Gee. Move aside Robert Ludlum, Dan Brown and the likes. Haha... of course im just thinking aloud. All for me. I bet no one will read this blog anyways. Wait, except my kids. Aha good idea. No read - no allowance. Hmm not really good but sinister. Ho-ho-ho <echo> oh-oh... ?!

Im really not in the mood for tuts right now so i'll proceed posting this first ever non-sense blog to see how user-friendly the site is...


Not bad for a starter. Managed to squeeze this photo in with no fuss. Tried editing post and profile - breeze. Guess my first ever blog is done. OMG! im a blogger now. Big deal? Yeah i know. Im a starter. Hopefully can continue talking to my future self thru this time capsule. Oh i just got the idea: this blog format will be like talking and bragging and nagging the future ME. Uh -- let me see if i can make this blog private or at least sound like one.