My first impression of this phone in terms of photography would be it wanted you to test out different perspectives of photography that you haven’t tried before. Somehow, it triggered the effect to play with the different zoom which I would never do on the previous phones. And the capturing speed is fast.
Some of the photos capture while i was in the car moving on an average of 60 km per hour and I would said that the result was very impressive.
Capturing the truck while it was moving past by me in a carMotorcycle zooming by us and capture in a click of a second
Below are all the photos captured along the road while our car a moving
All the photos presented above are unedited and are captured with leica authentic. What do you think?
One of the recommended restaurants to try if you are in Ipoh, Malaysia, especially if you are a fan of roasted meat like duck, pork, etc.
Tasty and juicy roasted pork
Beancurd with Tofu. Ginger fish with shallots. Very good – and you can taste a lot of “Wok He”Long bean with minced meat. Very tasty as I am not usually a fan of long bean but for this case I really liked it.Pot of pork knuckleRoasted Duck. Very soft, tender and juicyRoasted Pork. This is the first time that I saw my daughter love the char siew
Another amazing part of this restaurant was how fast they served the food. For all the dishs above, it took less than 10 minutes to cook and serve. The price was very reasonable. For all the above, it was around slightly over RM200, and good for five to six adults.
Address: 1-3, Jalan King, Jalan Pasir Pinji, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
2023 is here. In general, majorities of the resolution made will fail. The longer the list, the failure rate will even be higher. Therefore, before proceeding further, there are three laws that we need to abide by and understand before making resolutions.
Keep it short and simple so that we can get the snowball rolling. We can always add more later on.
Keep it a habit to review it daily.
Keep in the right mindset; what do I need to perform to get it done?
To get it right, rather than focusing on the resolutions, we should focus on the processes and reviews. And this will ensure that 2023 will be an achievement year.Â
What you plant is what you get later on. If the five resolutions you make today are equivalent to five seeds. Seeds will remain seeds if we don’t nurture them regularly basis. Hence, make sure you start to think about planting toward 2023.
Easily made homemade soup. Simple but delicious. Here are some straightforward recipes you can use on your own. Simply prepare some potatoes, carrots, onions, corn, and pork ribs, combine them, and boil them in water to produce this recipe.
Here is a visit to a local aquatic shop, “Borneo Aquatic BN”. Previously, my daughter had been rearing this fighting fish. She named it Goldie, bred it in a small fish tank, and brought it everywhere in the house. However, unfortunately, when replaced with clean water, this goldie jumped out of the tank and died. Hence, because of this, we decided to get a more proper tank for the new one with more fish and appropriate aquatic plants. The following is the setup for the new tank, which cost around $190 in total and consists of the following; tank with a proper filter system and led light, wood, algae to grow on the wood, one pot of water plant, and aquatic soils that provide nutrients to the plants, one fighting fish (she named it “Goldie II”, and special fish food for Goldie II.
Here is what the setup looks like.
Here are some of the things which I learnt from setting it up.
1. The algae is sold separately from the wood, and it will take some time and patience to set it up properly. We will need to moisten the wood with water and then tie the algae with strings onto the blocks. So when you immerse it in the tank, the algae will be attached to the wood instead of floating, and it will take 2 to 3 weeks before the algae roots into the wood.
2. When the wood is immersed in the tank with water, it doesn’t sink but floats, unlike what we saw at the shop. After consulting with Borneo Aquatic, it took some time for the wood to sink into the water, and we will need the assistance of rocks or a weight tie to keep it at the bottom.
3. With the aquatic soil, the first time it is mixed with water, it will darken the water, as per seen in the picture above, and it might take days to clear up. However, even with this condition, it was not harmful to the fish.
What we learn from setting and rearing up the fish is that to create a beautiful tank environment, it takes a lot of patience toward the final product. This was the word of advice from the owner, and it was a good hands-on education for the kid as well. And I believe, it took a lot of trial and error and learning in order to achieve a nice tank.
Added below are some of the images taken at Borneo Aquatic. Address: Unit 26, Regent Square, Kiulap, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
CoralCute little ShrimpCrayfish – these are cute however, there might be a chance that they might eat fish in the tank, hence it was better to keep them separate. My wife’s friend got one and she found it amusing as they are moving rocks and others things around.
So the final decision was made to go for the Samsung Fold Z4 after much research. But the main reason was that it was something very different in comparison to the others. I’ve had the phone for about 2 weeks plus, so below are some of my personal opinions and experiences.
Yes, first of all, it was foldable and it was the first time I experienced it. In fact, it was a very different experience as over the years, the usage and feel, whether it was IOS or Android, came to a standstill as both are very mature and stable in their respective eco-systems. So over the years, when we changed to a new phone, the feeling of something new was very minor. Yes, there are changes, but not a lot of improvement.
Everything comes down to personal experience.
The front display Yes, it was relatively smaller compared to others. However, I think that it comes down to personal choices and daily usage. For me, I like my fonts to be the smallest and I am used to a Swype keyboard. Hence, the overall experience is very good even though the aspect ratio of the screen was comparatively smaller as I swiped with one hand. However, when viewing content and playing games, the front-screen aspect ratio was relatively small. Hence, it will be good for viewing email and messages but not ideal for viewing content and gaming.
When folded out, the screen size was good and comfortable for holding, with the weight nicely distributed. However, I think that this was not a common screen aspect ratio. Yes, we could force these apps to fit the screen size using Samsung labs. However, it was not perfect as some of these apps tend to crop slightly to fit the screen aspect ratio. And it doesn’t work well on the game that it was in portrait mode. For viewing content, it was a perfect size, especially for documentation, excel, Word, pdf, and others.
Camera-wise, although on paper, it was not the top grade. Regardless of the reason, it was good in my opinion. I liked the way that it had many flexible ways to take photos. First of all, you take selfie photos with the back 50-megapixel camera. When you unfold, you can take the images with the preview mode, which I like. One more thing that I find helpful is that it can also allow the subjects to preview live what they look like in the photos. Yes, it might not be helpful to most of us and we might not use it. However, this is a good gimmick, especially taking the kids’ photos. It was extremely difficult to take photos of young kids, especially when you got a camera or phone pointing at them. I think kids’ photography is the biggest and toughest camera, as you will have to be very patient in capturing the right moment and that the moment might never come. With the front preview on, it captures their attention and makes it much easier to take a perfect photo.
Below are some of the un-edited photos taken with it
Would you swap back to the conventional phone? Perhaps, as technology keeps innovating, and for me, I like to change and experience something different once in a while. But as for now, it was something new and different for me, and I like it at this moment in time.
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