Heard about the Canon Lens Thermal Mug a few weeks ago (they were given away at the Vancouver Winter Olympics), but didn’t pay much attention to it. Then I got an e-mail today from Canon indicating that they were giving these away with purchases of $200 or more from their eStore. I searched around and looks like Henry’s and Vistek had pre-orders going since last week!
Well, woke up this moring to some beautiful fluffy snowfall, the perfect snowfall that I’ve been waiting for to take some photos of. There was one problem though – WORK! I had to get to work!
Mother nature waits for no one, so unfortunately I’ve missed out on a great photo opportunity again due to work. Seriously, sometimes I hate doing the Monday to Friday 9-5 work hours. No, wait, I always hate doing the Monday to Friday 9-5 work hours. But it has to be done, need to pay the bills!
It’d be great if I can do photography full time, but right now it’s just not viable. So, unfortunately for this drone, I’m going to have to hope mother nature will work its wonders again over the weekends! LOL
Just wanted to wish my family and friends a happy Chinese (well, Lunar) New Year!
I totally lost track of time, been so busy with work and life stuff it just flew right by! I’ve also been doing quite a bit of work getting new graphics done for the website and hopefully I’ll get them up soon. Work has been coming in slowly, but it’s coming along! I’ve also burnt some midnight oil and got the Reviews section underway. I’m really liking the new layout and once everything is worked out, I might translate that to the blog section as well.
Anyhoo – thanks for visiting again and have a happy Year of the Tiger!
Spent a couple hours yesterday morning to install the BSH PCV Stage 2+ PCV fix with Catch Can. It replaces the OEM PCV system and adds a catch can to collect the waste, oil, vapours, etc. No more worrying about the typical PCV leak anymore, although I can’t say I’ve ever had a problem with it (yet). I’ll just have to keep an eye on the Diverter Valve now and make sure it’s not leaking boost.
The install was rather simple, although there were points where you say, “grrrrr”. Actually, there was just one point where I had to say “grrrr”. That was removing the driver side hose from the stock PCV system. I was afraid of damaging the clips that was holding the hose in place, you have to be really careful and patient when removing the clip. It was noted in BSH’s instructions as well. It may be easier if there was a second person to help, one person can work the clip while the other gently pull on the hose to separate it from the nozzle.
Anyway, after a few “grrrrrr’s”, I got the kit installed. The angle block from the catch can seems to sit pretty close to the belt, it just didn’t feel comfortable having something so close to the belt. I spent some time on adjusting the can to a position where angle block would sit farther away from the belt. I think I found a suitable position, albeit a bit unconventional, as seen in the pic. Guess time will tell how much gunk the can will catch!
Attended my brother’s wedding on Aug. 29, 2009 at the Liberty Grand (across from the CNE). It was a great venue with a lot of guests, the traffic and parking was surprisingly simplistic considering the fact the Liberty Grand is right by the CNE and Bill Clinton was there that day making a speech! They had their own photographer, so I tried to stay out of the way thus I didn’t take any actual wedding portraits of the.
Some photos can be found here.
