Now we know why the Ultrasharp 2407WFP dissappeared off Dell's site... as anyone could have guessed, the 2408WFP is the replacement and it started showing up today, sans any rebates or discounts. Good is that it supports 110% gamut and better contrasts ratio but it's still a W-CCFL backlight vs a LED backlit option. It does sport a displayport connector though.

For every time I pray
I move the hand of God
My prayer does the things
My hands cannot do
For every time I pray
The mountains are removed
The paths are made straight
And nations turn to you.

Recently, I went to have breakfast at the small town coffee shop. The owner recognized us and asked for the photos we took of him and his wife a few months back in December. When he saw the prints, you can see that he was so happy and full of genuine joy. I mean it's just three 4R prints that don't cost a lot of money but honestly, the joy on his face was simply priceless. I'm sure he's making a decent living and they're doing okay but I realized that their joy is so overflowing that it also became part of my joy.



Happiness is a bar of soap, a good friend tells me. The more you try to grab hold of it, the more it will slip out of your grasp. How true when Reverend Anthony Loke shared with us that thirty years ago, the dream of 1-2-3-4-5; one wife, two kids, three-bedroom house, four-figure salary, five-figure bank account. Guess what is it now? Assuming one wife and two kids is pretty much the standard for Chinese Malaysians, we'll probably be looking at three cars, four bedroom bungalow, five-figure salary and a six-figure bank account! 1-2-3-4-5-6! There's no end to this rat race.

On this day, my birthday, I realized that I don't need a lot of things, nor will birthday presents really bring me genuine joy. Like the hymn, "I seek the giver, not the gift", I also know in my heart that I've already have the two greatest gifts I can ever own in this life. My friend, redeemer, God, savior who has given me eternal life and the most precious gift on earth, my darling, lover, wife, best friend and companion. Some people can say that surely I wouldn't refuse a gift - and yes, while I would love a new car, a new DSLR or more lenses or a 30" LCD monitor, those are just things. When I wake up in the morning and see my sleepy darling beside me, it's just makes me feel so blessed. The Lord gives and takes away, but still I will say, blessed is the Name of the Lord.

This photo was originally shot with manual settings -- I was busy in the church building when I heard the vehicles approaching and didn't check the setting, resulting a a severe over-exposure. Even a 4-stop pull-processing in Adobe Camera Raw can't help much but I kinda like the results though!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
~ 1 Chronicles 16:34

No idea WTH is with the name but it looks cool and is close enough to the Iosis prototype shown last year. Only shame is our silly little protected market will make sure it costs more than the average double-storey home. Shucks.

But I'm blogging about Sony Ericsson's new X1... Yes, it runs Windows media and looks like quite a cool phone to get but let's see how it works in the wild first. What? No flowers or anything? Well, yes, I did buy flowers but we prefer a little quiet time at home with a home-cooked dinner.

Interestingly, Sigma's APS-C sensor compact is staring to become at least order-able and not the vapor-ware that it was. I wonder how the other camera manufacturers will react. I guess time will tell if there's a market for this type of products. I, for one, would be in the market for such a camera but at this moment, the price is about $100 over the mark. A $699 price tag is much easier to swallow - plus also perhaps a 28-70 lens to boot rather than the fixed lens. If you'd like to buy one, click here.