Open Space

It is still fresh in my memory seeing the door next to the teaching office at the 1st floor as the access and hall way to the west building, and as a shortcut route to Trevithic building. For the last few months the door had been closed but never cross my mind that I'm gonna see this!

Entrance door 

Computers

Armchairs

What a transformation and superb idea. They change the place to become an open area, well equipped with armchairs, tables and computers for student to relax or study. I've been to Uni for the last 6 years but as far as I remember, nothing major has ever happen around the Engineering building, except to our library which had a quite similar renovation, but even that construction was a year ago . I'm really impress and honestly think it is a really good job. Well done!

Gourmet Society

To all food lovers out there, there is a bargain offer for a Gourmet Society's membership Card with an almost 90% discount privilege. The membership will be valid for 6 months at the price of £0.99, you can later extend the period but after that you need to pay it at the retail price value of £35. I first saw this amazing bargain in the KGB website not long time ago, they stopped the offer for a while after that but the good news is the deal is back again. I haven't try use the card yet but I certainly plan to take advantage of it later on some coming special occasions. The website seems to be reliable cause it's supported by the 118 118 advertisement company and the deal only works after they manage to gather certain number of applications. Either way, I reckon it wont be a big deal since I've got nothing to lose if I try this card. Give it a go guys... it might save you some pounds but make sure to read the terms and conditions and do check the site for more details as well. 


Have a nice weekend.

D-lux 4 Brown Leather Case

After went for my regular Friday's PhD management course yesterday, I straightly headed back home as I didnt feel like staying in the office and decided to work at home instead. Voila! I saw a white parcel left by the postman at my house door. I've been waiting for this delivery for ages. Guess what?! It's the original brand new D-lux camera case with box that I won from Ebay for a tenner. The retail price for the case is around £80, so I managed to save more than 50% this time, plus a cashback receipt from the topcashback website. The only thing that upset me a bit is the fact that the seller not honest to describe that the case is apparently for a D-lux 3 camera. Never mind though, it just need some minor alteration so that the camera will fit properly into the case later.

This is also my first time to strike a bargain when purchasing stuff from Ebay. At first I couldn't believe it and I even thought the case would never arrive after paying to the seller. Luckily it arrived just fine. I'm not going to write a review for this camera case cause there is actually nothing much to describe about it. Just want to mention that it is indeed a nice accessory to go along with my Leica. The leather texture feels soft to touch and it has the cool-and-old-school-look appeal carrying the camera with the case. Unfortunately I need to remove the camera stripe as it doesnt fit into the case cause they made it to nicely fit the camera alone but with very little space for anything else. Perhaps it does so to protect the camera from wobbling. Overall I am satisfied with it, just hoping Leica can reduce its price in the future.

BELKIN Cush Top

After I left for work this morning, Royal Mail delivered the cushtop that I bought from the play.com website. It was supposed to be send last Friday but I missed it. Luckily I managed to request for re-delivery and so glad to see the parcel when I came home. 

I firstly stumbled upon this useful laptop cushion at the House of Fraser in Cardiff, with £20 price tag but the one that I purchased online only costs me half-price. This cushtop can support my laptop when I don't feel like working on my study desk, and it can also avoid my lap feels the heat coming from the bottom of the laptop. Apart from looks smart, this mini cushion is practical, comfortable to use and also has compartment to put my laptop cable. I totally love it!

Iron Man 2

Last night we went to watch Iron Man 2 at Cineworld cinema in Cardiff and honestly I feel a little bit disappointed with the storyline and the ending. The actions however was awesome, just as the first movie.  The story concentrates too much on Tony Stark but despite that, they still introduced too many new side characters, for example the special agent portrayed by Samuel Jackson, thus making the other characters no chance to develop throughout the movie. I am a fan of IronMan and I even bought a special collector-edition DVD of the first movie but this sequel is definitely not my cup of tea. Anyway it still can be considered as an interesting stuff to watch in cinema this year.

Talking about watching movie, I would like to share a special website suggested by Martin Lewis page called the KGB. From this site you can get lots of great deals such as discounted cinema tickets etc. I even got myself a movie ticket voucher for a pound which I then used to purchase Iron Man ticket online. It was worth a try plus we did enjoyed our night out after a week of tiring weekdays! But then again, the movie is a bit let down, totally prefer the first one but if you going to watch it, remember to try the website I have just recommended! ;)

Malaysian Iron Man in action lol!

D-lux 4 Video Test

Today is a big day for UK citizen cause it's the election day. The day itself is gloomy and rainy perhaps to drop a hint about the outcome of the election. Hopefully, the result will bring new vision to UK economy and society. But I hope the current policies are not going to change much, especially the immigration law, no matter who becomes the new Britain prime minister. I am almost towards the end of my student visa with only six months left, so hopefully no more rubbish rules is added to the existing one. They are already cumbersome to me and the other international students.

Okay enough about the election.. now to the interesting bit. Here's a sample of video taken from my D-lux 4 just to kill my boredom. The HD movie is not bad at all but the build-in microphone is not really as good as my canon 500D. Another drawback about D-lux 4 is the incapability of the camera to zoom during the video, instead I can only shoot static movie capture just like Panasonic GF1.

Nevertheless, I can say that it is a nice feature to have a video mode for this camera; definitely better compared to other cameras in its class.

Semana Santa

In one of my previous entries I did mentioned about my experience seeing Easter celebration in Granada, Spain. Here's a short video clip that I'd like to share. I apologies for some interruptions in the clip cause I snapped some photos while taking the video. Hopefully it is not a big deal as the main thing I want to share is the event itself which was incredible. Enjoy!