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Posted on September 7, 2008
Went to prawn fishing with my church friends yesterday. Having stayed in Bishan for a quite a few years, I never thought there is a place for prawn fishing in Bishan park. It costs $15/hour and you get a rod with some bait – I think they used chicken liver cut into little pieces.
the prawn's favourite food.. yumm
One thing I realised is how easy the prawn gets hooked depends on how you place your bait on the hook. Basically, just make sure the sharp point of the hook does not protrude out from the bait. There, its just that simple.
I managed to catch around 12-14 prawns and it was quite a fun experience. The prawns would struggle for a short while, but once they are out of the water, they just gave up struggling. But you gotta watch out for their pincers when you remove the hook from the prawn. Though they are not big, they will snap at your fingers and I was surprised how strong they can be!
handle with care
When done fishing (or prawning), they have a bbq pit facility where you can cook the doomed prawns to your hearts content. For seasoning, just add salt! No doubt prawn lovers will go gaga over this part, but not being a prawn person, I totally skipped this part 
For those interested, you can find the prawn pond just opposite Salvation Army at Bishan, next to the golf course. And oh, its open 24 hours.
Posted on September 4, 2008
These days you see blogs everywhere. It is an epidemic I tell you. Rather to avoid it like a plague, I have decided to see what is it all about. What better way to do this than to start one myself
First, a little about myself. The name’s Daniel, and yes, I do have a daytime job. I have always been interested in digital photography and allow me to emphasise on the word “digital”. My dad used to have an old Pentax SLR which he passed down to me, but I have never been quite interested in photography until I had a Sony 2 megapixel cam back in 2001. Well, that changed my perspective in photography, because photography is suddenly so accessible. No need to wait and see how your picture looks, and make a trip down to the local photo shop to develop your shots. No more worrying about running out of films.
It is this change in perspective that gradually made me appreciative of what photography is about, at least to me. To be able to freeze a moment that is worth remembering, and to be able to constantly pursue that elusive image that will blow me away. Now that’s something timeless and worth spending time on.
Why go into wedding photography? Is it for the money? To be frank, the money’s helpful, especially when I’m looking at the enormous bills that need to be paid in preparation for my own wedding (yes, I’m getting married soon but more on that later) But, if I’m in it for this reason only, I don’t think I can last all that long.
For those of you who thinks us wedding photographers have it easy, just needing to press the shutter once in a while and all that, think again. A typical full day wedding lasts about 10 hours. Within these 10 hours, we have to be constantly be on our feet, paying attention to what is happening, thinking ahead and anticipating what is going to happen so that the shots can be taken, fighting with others (sometimes it happens, more often than not) to get a clear shot of the wedding couple, etc.
No, going into wedding photography requires much more than the promise of financial rewards. To me, a wedding is a happy occasion that I can participate in, and more importantly, help capture moments that hopefully can bring a smile to the wedding couple years down the road. It is also to pursue my own desire of capturing that one image that will blow me away.