Travelog: Me and our journey

It's almost the end of 2009 and our tenure in Geneve almost ended! For our last trip, we decided to visit Spain!  Why Spain? In fact, we wanted to run away from the cold harsh winter time in Switzerland!  People suggested Barcelona or Madrid but we wanted to steer away from the hustle bustle of metropolitans and opted for a more relaxing and scenic trip. Thus, we decided to explore the remnants of the Islamic presence in Spain in the Andalusia. So on 21st Dec 2009, we booked our flight using Eastjet from Geneva to Malaga, Spain, the nearest airport in Andalusia and we made as our base booking an apartment there for 3 days. How nice when you can take some fresh air in front of your hotel with jean and just a t-shirt in December in Europe. To ease our movement, we rented car from Hertz to fit a family of five and picked it up at the Malaga airport itself. Coincidentally, we managed to get a sedan Citroen C4! The next day, our first itinerary was to head to the most beautifu...

Bulan Disember ::   musim sejuk :: negatif  7  darjah celcius.   Kami melawat rakan dan suaminya dalam kini sedang melanjutkan pelajaran   sarjana   di sebuah universiti di Lugano, Switzerland. Amat jarang rakyat Malaysia melanjutkan pelajaran di Switzerland, apatah lagi   bandar   di Switzerland seperti Lugano. Bandar cantik dengan jumlah populasi kira-kira 70,000  yang terletak kira-kira 400km dari   Canton   Geneva, Switzerland yang bersempadan dengan Itali, kira-kira 80km dari kota fesyen Milan. Mereka berdua sahaja pelajar Malaysia di situ. Mungkin bandar asing bagi mereka. Mungkin. Menyingkap sebulan sebelum itu, saya masih ingat saya menerima panggilan dari rakan saya ini, Siti Juriani dan suaminya yang menghadapi kesukaran untuk mendapatkan rumah sewa di Lugano. Ketika itu mereka sudah tiba di Lugano. Bukan tiada rumah sewa tetapi disebabkan deposit yang diminta sangat tinggi oleh agen. Deposit unt...

This is my re-produced version of my facebook note posted way back in October 2009.  I think this is a very interesting topic to discuss. I received few questions about digital cameras (dSLR) - what camera should I buy? Which one is the most important, the lens or the camera?. These are the most difficult questions to advice on. But there are certain guides out there. It would be most helpful by referring to the basic questions firs t: "What is your budget?"  I must say that all the advanced features in a dSLR will come at cost. It seems that dSLR technology doesn't ever stop to breathe because every year manufacturers are coming up with another new version of dSLR to attract potential customers. "What are your needs? Once you have decided how much you want (or can afford), ask yourself the following questions: (i) What do I want to photograph? You should also think about what kind of subjects you will be photographing. Are you just taking snapshots, pictures of f...