Merry Christmas

Because of the subprime induced economic downturn, we downsized our Christmas tree this year, from a whopping 5~6 feet to a mere 4 feet one. It's a balsam if I am not mistaken, not that it means a lot or anything anyway.

Rockefeller Center Christmas

We had a hard time finding free parking on the street so after circling the area for like 30 minutes, I broke down and had our van parked into a garage.

Rockefeller Center Christmas

Alex looks the happiest when he's with Mom.
I think Harry was actually hiding behind Alex and Mom in this picture. According to his pediatrician Harry weighed the same the year before. Usually the fillflash washed out the face, so this time around I dialed down the exposure 0.7 stop and it worked out better.
The 18-70 is not a pro grade lens by any stretch but I find it surprisingly capable and versatile. If I stop it down to f5.6 or f8, and shoot it in decent lighting, I think the result is pretty acceptable. That said, I don't mind getting some real nice glasses like the Nikon 17-35 f2.8 or the Nikon 17-55 f2.8 DX. But you make good use of whatever you have (and continue to long for something you don't have).

The Christmas Tree

Bought from Garden World near Francis Lewis Blvd. and 46th Avenue, man, their website is pretty messed up. They can use some help. This is a 5-6 ft Fraser Fir, smells good. The decoration is done by Jin, Alex and Harry.
This is taken by a tripod given by me from Fung, thanks dude. This is on self-timer.
I am listening to some iTunes, most of the songs I don't even know I have, I used Autofill, all together 93 songs, and they turn out not bad, mainly olllllllllld songs like from the 80s or even earlier.