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Trailer with iMovie’11 #HPAmp

claudia — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:00:26 +0000

Finally I tried the new movie trailer feature on the iMovie’11. It took a little more time than I’d expected to create, due to the lack of clips but I still got it completed within minutes. It’s really very cool and simple to create attractive clips. My first clip is dedicated to HP Singapore‘s 40th Anniversary & Christmas Party. See if you catch yourself or someone you know from it…

This Christmas, if given the time and opportunity to, I would love to AMP (amplify) someone’s Christmas with a personal session of photo shoot with me! I promise to capture great shots of him/her or a lovely couple and they’ll get to keep the photos in digital and view them in a lovely album made just for them from me. Yap! That’s how I would like to AMP my Christmas. Who’s up to get AMP-ed by me? :P

Santa where are you?

claudia — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:10:54 +0000

Dear Santa,

I’ve been waiting for you for almost 30 years, but you’ve still not found me. Guess I’ve been on your naughty list all these years. I don’t know what I’ve done to stay there for so long, but I’ve always tried my best to be nice to everyone around me. Perhaps I’ve been misunderstood, but I stay true to who I am, and I know deep down, to those who really know me, know that I’ve been a nice person. So Santa, will you grant me my wishes for this year?

Here are my wish list if you decide to stamp the “nice” chop on my file this year…

I wish for a Canon EOS 7D, to strike first prize Toto on Monday and Thursday, a big office space for my team, another cat to play with Yuniko, a free shopping spree at Funan, a year supply of cheezels and M&Ms, a house with swimming pool, a new car… and many many more wishes for me in 2010.

See, its not that difficult to fulfill my wish list right? So Santa, when will you come through my window with your big red bag? I’ll make sure I’ve got all kinds of cookies and milk waiting for you by the window ok?

Thank you very much Santa!

XOXO,
Claudia

Ok, Claudia! Time to wake up! Go do your Christmas Shopping lah! Stop dreaming! Quick wish your readers merry christmas!!

Go have a blast!

A Christmas All Decked Out in Singapore

claudia — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:31:55 +0000

Have you seen the lighted up Orchard Road already? I was among the many who were decking out along Orchard Road on Saturday night to witness the switching on of this year’s Christmas lights. In its 26th year already, Christmas Light-up along Orchard Road is a yearly affair supported by Singapore Tourism Board.

Present at the switch-on ceremony is his excellency President S R Nathan. There were the usual speeches, performances and cheque presentation to the Community Chest from the donors (Hitachi and Starhub).

Performace by JazzKids

Guitar Ensemble and Sparkz, AWWA Teach Me

They sing beautifully!

Mr Hwang, Vice-Chariman of the Community Chest gave his welcome speech. And I couldn’t help but imagine him in red hat and suit when he was speaking. He looks like Santa isn’t he? Doing good deed sure makes one own a benevolence smile…

Community Chest raises funds on a yearly basis to meet the needs of the social service programmes we help support. Community Chest ensures that the fund-raising costs are kept to a minimum. As these costs are covered mainly by Tote Board and Singapore Pools (Private) Limited, every dollar raised by Community Chest will be made available to social service programmes under its care.

The switch on event was hosted right at the start of Orchard Road, at the atrium of ION Orchard. Before the official switch-on, Orchard Road was dark and lifeless. And just like magic, when the lights come on, everything just fell nicely in place. The joy of Christmas can be felt immediately (at least for me lah!).

See how beautiful the lights are! Shots all taken while on a moving topless bus (Hippo Bus), so pardon the quality.

The Blue Zone

The Orange Zone

Orange moving onto the Red Zone

The Red Zone

Actually its not that bad right? Moving bus + no tripod + shaky hands for night shots! Ok lah! LOL! All photos taken with the trusty Canon Powershot SX120 IS.

Other than all these beautiful lights along Orchard Road, this year, the light-up will also be stretched all the way to Marina Bay! I will sure be heading there after the APAC is over. And one more thing which I missed very much about walking down Orchard during Christmas is the well dressed up buildings! I remember many many years ago, all the shopping malls along Orchard will be dressed up for a contest. But it was discontinued in 2002. I am so so so delighted to know that this year, it is going to happen!!

To mark the transformation of the new Orchard Road, Orchard Road Business Association will be bringing the Best Dressed Building Contest back. Get your cameras ready for the great dress-up at the following shopping malls:

Forum the Shopping Mall
ION Orchard
Orchard Central
Paragon
Shaw House
Takashimaya Shopping Centre/ Ngee Ann City
Tanglin Mall
TANGS Orchard
The Centrepoint
The Heeren
Wisma Atria

For more details about the Best Dressed Building and how you can be part of it, go to ORBA’s Christmas site.

To find out the many more exciting line-up and promotions for this year’s “All Decked Out” Christmas, head over to Celebrate 2009 website!

Ending this post with a group shot of fellow friends and bloggers who were at the switch-on ceremony…

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!!!

I is can’t wait for Christmas to come!!! Christmas Party anyone?

OH! I forgot! And that night, I got to not just meet President S R Nathan, I shook his hand for like few minutes while he asked which media I was from! Hurhur! Ok, end of story.