Joshua Wong Recording Before Arrest

In his most somber, humbled and foreboding tone, Joshua Wong gives us the following,

"This morning, some time later, Mongkok will likely be cleared out. I don’t know if I will be arrested, if so, detained for 20 hours or 30 hours or whatever. All I really want to say is if arrested, I will be rendered incommunicado for 2 or 3 days. I really hope our pan democratic friends can continue their legislature fight and reconsider the referendum. On the street, our two occupied areas, in Admiralty and Causeway Bay, every line of defense, every iron barricade should be protected. This movement, already going on for two months; I really hope, I hope this recording won’t be aired, if it does, it means I am already under arrest, in detention. I hope NPCSC can rescind their decision and reconvene political reform … to become a reality. This movement, I fight for fruition not for retreat. I hope while I am in detention, we can hang on, to persevere … we can’t afford to lose."

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Thanksgiving 2014

How to crack an egg

Every time I crack an egg I am faced with the debilitating decision, do I crack it on the counter top or do I crack it on the rim of a beating bowl?  I have heard argument that if you crack the egg on the rim, chances are some broken pieces of the shell may get into the egg, so one should crack it on the flat counter top.  Personally I don't find either way makes any difference at all.  Still, every time I prepare any egg dishes I pause a little to contemplate.  Should I crack it on the rim or on the surface?

RAM

The MBP comes with a meager 4GB of memory.  I can analyze all the memory usage all I want and decide if I need 4GB, 8GB or actually 16GB under OS X Yosemite.  But I guess I have something better to do (actually I don't) than analyzing memory usage and reading the Activity Monitor.
PS:  If you have a retina display MBP, congratulations, you are stuck with whatever memory that comes with the machine.  No upgrade can be done to the RAM, short of buying a new one.  More power to Apple.  The mid 2012 non retina MBP models are quite possibly the last machines that are user upgradable.

Dude, leave the bottom button undone

Stephen Fung no doubt in my mind is a good looking talented dude who deserves to walk the red carpet just as much as Joan Chen and the other dude on the far right.  But I have to ask why, why button up the bottom button?  I will overlook everything but why the bottom button?  I totally get rules are meant to be broken, by iconoclast, but look what happens when you button the bottom button of a jacket.  You look restrained, uncomfortable and constipated.  Dude, don't do that.

We don't need no stinking "Still"

依舊美麗，光彩奪目 #鍾楚紅 #cheriechung #so #attractive #gorgeous #beautiful #famous #hk #hkactress #wonderful #great #amazing #love #unforgettable #forever

A photo posted by 鍾楚紅 (@cheriecheung_love) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:04pm PST

She is beautiful, period.
I would refrain from using the word "Still" or  "依舊"  It just reminds people, OKAY, me, she should be old, fat and ugly.  Even though she is not, but the word "still" or "依舊" just conjures up the image of an old, fat and ugly has-been actress that just couldn't be shaken loose.

Star Track Fall 2014 Finale

I am a stubborn person.  I am pretty adamant in shooting everything in aperture priority.  But for this finale I shot almost exclusively in shutter priority with exposure compensation at -1 to compensate the blacktop.  I don't like the face being blown by highlight so most of the time, I set at -1/3 anyway for a sunny day like this, I dialed it -1 full stop and I am happy I did.  I am really curious, how a AF-S lens performs in terms of auto focus.  My AF-D 80-200 is not bad I guess that's because I have never shot using an AF-S in the range in the situation.

How to Peel a Banana

http://instagram.com/p/vFUOA2pnsG/

Every time I eat a banana I am confronted with a hard choice.   A little voice inside my head asks Should I peel it from this end or the other end?  I pride myself doing things the right way like always not button up the bottom button of a jacket.  And if I do it the wrong way I like to be doing it the right wrong way knowingly.  Doing it wrong when you think is right or doing it right when you think is wrong is frustrating and maddenning.

Fun with Train

The evening commute is always full of unpleasant surprises. 

I guess I am still experimenting my route back home.  Or in other words, I still live in a fantasy world thinking that by changing my route home, I can somehow magically cut down my commute time.  While the truth of the matter is the commute is unpredictable, unbearable, unpleasant and mostly soul crushing at all time.  All of a sudden, the N train was stuck in the station not moving, no train was going uptown or Queens.  You were told to take the downtown train across the platform.  By the time you walked up and down the stair, some Queens bound R train came.  Now the downtown Q train was not moving.  You walked back to the uptown and Queens bound platform the train was gone you waited for three more trains before you boarded your train ....

Parent teacher conference

Parent teacher conference was a foreign concept to me.  Like one country two systems, rule by laws in China or something.  Despite what the name suggests it is not really any conference.  I never submitted any research paper or such.   It is more like meet your kid's teachers and talk three talk four In the span of 2 or 3 minutes.  Though honestly I have no idea what other parents talk about. How come little George got a C in Math?  Because he is dumb and lazy.  I have no idea.  I like the idea to put a face on the name.  Does that face live up to that alleged mean spirit my kid complains about?  I wonder.   I have the naivete to think that by showing up you show that you care about the kid's education and in turn the teacher cares or cares more knowing that you care enough to show up.  That's my theory.   It is like you put on a show from 5 to 8 what makes you think if nobody shows up?   What makes me hate parent teacher conference is it's hectic you run between different floors like an idiot trying to meet all the teachers.   What makes it more unpleasant is when some asshole parents acting they own the teacher totally ignore the allotted 2-3 minutes, pandering to the teachers with shit eating smiles ...

Mid Week Reflections

Or what I am thinking on my morning commute if I am not sleeping ...

I am still waiting for Fran Lebowitz's novel.  I hope it comes out before she dies or I die.

Did I vote?  I did.   It's multiple choice questions with seemingly no right answers.   So I just filled the ovals with dark ink like any mildly competent students taking any public exams.  Easy.

I know none of the words from the Word of the Day push notification.   I begin my day with affirmation that I am a semi illiterate.  Depressing.

I don't know what I did in my Geography class in junior high.  Perhaps that's exactly why.   Every time I try to find the best exit at the subway station I feel like a total idiot.  What does it mean the South Side of Queens Boulevard?  Inevitably, invariably and tragically I will exit the wrong one and walk the opposite direction.  No amount of Google Map and Apple Map on my iPhone can help.   Just sad.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p11

Lucas Gilman presents his D810 Icelandic photo trip and more.  Inspiring shots and tips straight from the horse's mouth.  The guy is candid and generous.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p10

The photographer and the model are engaging.  Not trying to put down anyone but I think they are the winning team among many of the teams there on the floor.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p9

Just in case you forgot, he shoots RAW.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p8

Alpa.  One day perhaps.

PhotoExpo Plus 2014 p7

The Nikkor 800mm f/5.6.  My kind of lens.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p6

Joe McNally doing his magic without forgetting to poke fun of Canon's AF.  He asked a volunteer from the audience to remove his pass which uses a Canon logo lanyard before he took pictures of him and casually made fun of Canon's AF.  The guy has two assistants holding loads of modifiers for him to shoot.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p5

A Nikon D750 is used to feed video to an overhead monitor.

PhotoPlus Expo 2014 p4

The Nikon D750 stripped of its skin.  More Nikkor lenses on display.  I didn't bother to ask to play with any lenses, the experience usually makes me sad.