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What’s Your Camera Journey

April 20, 2025

My first nice camera was a Canon T70. It was a film camera that I managed to get really cheap at garage sale back in the early 90s, but then digital began to replace film. My parents bought me a digital Canon point camera for my birthday. I think that camera was only 3 or 4 megapixel. It went a lot of places with me. Finally around 2005 I gave it away to boy who was graduating from the Fold Family Ministries. After that I went for a period of time without a camera. It felt weird to not be…

Hong Kong’s Work Culture

April 20, 2025

High rises, lights, expensive cars, watches and cameras, is that the kind of life you desire? Of course, the list of pleasures people seek could go on and on. It seems that Hong Kong has many of them. The food here is amazing. You can find dishes from every corner of the earth and it’s convenient. The city is well connected with buses, minibuses, MTRs, trams, etc… You don’t have to drive to get around and given the population density, you will probably be grateful you don’t have to drive. We are definitely spoiled here. At the same time Hong…

Weighing My Lens Options

April 3, 2025

A lot of people think that you really need to have fast lens to shoot nice pictures or video, but I have been learning that that isn’t necessarily the case. I am weighing my lens options. Specifically I am considering a full frame 70-200mm F2.8 zoom lens for my Panasonic S1 camera. The other thing that I learned is that they are really expensive. If money isn’t a problem for you, let’s say you are making good money from your videography or photography go ahead they are really nice lens. Is One Stop of Light Worth it The difference between…

SaiSha Road Widening Project Completed

March 29, 2025

About 4 years ago, I moved to TinLiu, at that time there were already construction crew workers working on the SaiSha Road Widening project, so this has been a long process. But good things come to those who wait. Now we can finally step back and enjoy the fruit of their labor. It's great, you can easily walk to your bus stop or drive to your destination without having to consider whether there will be a detour, an inconvenience, some noise, dirt, dust or any other undesirable factor. Check out Construction - The City is Taking Over. Not only that…

Is God an Escape?

March 23, 2025

Is God An Escape? Yes and no, in the Bible we read, in the world you will have trouble but take heart I (Jesus) have overcome the world (John 16:33), or come unto me (again Jesus speaking) all of you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30). So yes, when you run into God you can escape trouble in the world. Therefore God is an escape. There is a lot of trouble in the world and needing an escape doesn't make you less of a person. It gives you a source of strength…

Spring Leaves Are Budding

March 22, 2025

Some Trees At My School Spring is here and spring leaves are budding. I’m loving it here in Hong Kong. The sun is shining and there is newness all around us. I'm an English teacher and I often walk past the above budding trees and think, wow, they are so pretty; I need to bring my camera and take pictures of them. Sure, I know leaves bud every year about this time, but it's just one of those small miracles that we often take for granite. If you haven’t taken the time to notice or sit still and take in…

A Meaningful YWAM Shanti Graduation

March 2, 2025

My Experience with YWAM YWAM (Youth With a Mission) is all over the world and their making a difference in people’s lives. I first learned about YWAM when I was in my teens. Their motto is, "to know God and to make Him known." I went with a group of young people to Grenada to serve and we ended up severing on at a YWAM base. Grenada is the most Southern ward of the Caribbean islands. It was very tropical and very hilly. I think we did some digging and painting projects. It was about a 3 week trip. There…

Choosing to Shoot Less

February 22, 2025

I know that there are die hard people out there who would say shoot everything and I used to be one of them, but I am being more selective now. I just don’t have time and I want to spend the time that I do have in more meaningful ways. For example in the past, I used to shoot at every school event, but now I have been at my school for 7 years. Sports Days Add Value is an example of some of my previous shooting. It’s not nearly as interesting as it used to be. In addition, my…

Valentine’s Day Weekend Getaway

February 20, 2025

For our Valentine's Day weekend, Tracy and I decided to book a two night get away in MuiWo. There were a number of highlights to our trip. The transport, food, accommodations, hiking up to Lantau Peak and picture taking were all pretty cool. We decided to start our adventure off right after work on Friday. We both made our way to Tung Chung and then took the 3M bus to MuiWo, where we spent two nights at the Sea View Hotel. Yes, the rooms are a little bit small, but the price was reasonable, the decorations were contemporary and it…

Lijiang is Amazing

January 29, 2025

I had a very memorable Christmas holiday in Lijiang, China back in December of 2019. Yes, that was back before covid really exploded. I first published this piece in February of 2020 but had problems with it so I decided to republish it. Lijiang is still beautiful and these videos are well worth watching. This is what I wrote back then. Aside from the fresh air, and beautiful scenery, I really enjoyed being with close friends. David and I first met back in 2006, so we had a lot to talk about. A lot has happened for him and his wife. They…