Sunrise

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I rarely get a chance to take a picture of rising sun. Sunsets are much easier to catch because you just have to wait for the right time and you have the whole day to wait for it while you really have to wake up early in the morning hours to be able to catch a glimpse of the sunrise.

While I was doing my rounds this morning, I happened to pass by a window directly looking towards the sun beginning to rise. I immediate took my iPhone, waited a few more seconds and took a snap. It was a good timing for me since there was a little cloud cover that helped filter the blinding rays.

Framed Art

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This is another framed artwork on the hallways of our hospital particularly on the newly renovated area.

Hospital or Gallery?

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Would it be nice if you happen to be admitted in a hospital that is clean and beautiful? This is not an advertisement for the hospital that I worked with, but recently our hospital had undergone various stages of renovation. The newly renovated area have hallways that can be easily mistaken as a gallery. Framed artworks hang on the walls and I guess this speaks a lot to the kind of culture the company has. I guess all these art pieces may make the whole hospital feel more cozy and homey and patients as well as visitors can feel relaxed when they enter the premises. Every time I do my rounds, I can't help but stare on these art pieces as I pass by. The featured picture for today is just one of these framed artworks that graced the hallways of our hospital.

Hong Kong

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As what I have blogged before about my mom's collection of fridge magnets, I would try to focus on each item and tell the story about what I remembered from that trip.

It was our first overseas trip as a whole family. That was February of 2007. Together with us was my brother's family, too. We embarked on a Hong Kong tour that included a visit to Disneyland and Ocean Park. There were other side trips to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, Victoria Harbor, The Peak while on board the Peak Tram and of course the night market. Our Hong Kong tour was in time for the Chinese New Year. We were able to witness the longest, biggest and most spectacular fireworks display that we've ever seen. It was held at the Victoria Harbor. Embarking on a guided tour has its advantages and disadvantages. If you are on a guided tour, you get to see and visit all the most popular tourist destinations and attractions the city has to offer. The disadvantages though is that you cant have your own time. You are always on the run to catch up with time or else you can get separated from the group. It was hard for us to totally absorb the beauty of the place that we visited because because you have the schedule to follow. All you can do is to immediately snap pictures and maybe you can fully appreciate the beauty of the place that you visited by looking at the pictures later. It was totally overwhelming. Overall, it was quite an adventure but the bottom-line though was that the whole family was enjoying each other.

Souvenir Shops

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Whenever you visit a new place specially if its for the first time, you may want to get something from that place that would serve as a reminder of the happy or not-so-happy moments you experienced in that place. Las Vegas, being one of the major tourist destinations in America also boasts with many souvenir shops all scattered throughout the city. This particular souvenir store in the featured photo today is one of the biggest souvenir shop in the city. Its actually a combination of various shops that has their own specialty items to offer to tourists and locals alike. It may be t-shirts, play cards, souvenir mugs and shot glasses, miniature wine bottles and a lot more. This is just a part of the whole business center, it actually occupies a whole block on a street corner.

Refocus

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After trying out my new macro lens for my Nikon DSLR camera, I went back to where my thrill of macro photography started. I used again my cute little macro lens attachment for my iPhone. Again what will be the easiest subject that you can find around your house are the flowers. So here again is another macro shot of a flower using my iPhone's lens attachment.

Theater 3

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Gateway to entertainment. Movies used to be one of the cheapest form of entertainment. Nowadays, with advancements in technology on imaging and sound reproduction, cinema theaters are also increasing their ticket costs. If you want to watch a more technologically advanced movie like 3D and IMAX it costs even more. That's why online movies for streaming and downloads are already the norm in watching movies. Even DVD rentals are still in business. Make no mistake, I specifically mentioned DVD and not VHS or even Betamax tapes. These are no longer in circulation. Despite all these affordable alternatives to watch movies, people still patronize movie theaters because these are first run and newly released films. DVD copies are only available about 3 to 6 months after a movie is being shown in theaters.