happy snap
21/03/2008
Well, my Happy Snap showed up on Tuesday, which was perfect timing because I was going to be chilling on Wednesday and Thursday. So far I’m pretty pleased with Happy Snap.
Granted it’s a little slow and the picture quality can’t compare with the 400D, it’s relatively small and nifty enough to bring around all day. It’s about the size of Mr C’s Canon 850IS, but lighter (more plastic in the body will do that), and the lens is flushed in with the body (unlike the S1 IS which pertrudes).
So yesterday we went back to Shanghai House for lunch, only to find out that they only serve the savoury soy soup and rice rolls on weekends. Blah!! So we had some noodles and dumplings instead, and headed to the park.
It’s starting to warm up a little, and after we sprung forward an hour, the days seem to be pleasantly longer. It was still pretty chilly at Golden Gate Park, but nothing compared to the crummy January weather, so I enjoyed myself and the little sunshine. There were these gulls and pigeons everywhere, and that was fine, but they leave massive amounts of bird poop – some still wet and nasty – everywhere on the ground. It was a little distracting navigating between pools of bird poop for shots.
After some chores at home, we headed off to Costco for a little R&R (retail and relaxation), but they were out of the Magellan Maestro 4250 we were looking for. Turns out $100 off a unit like that was too good a deal and they ran out of stock on it. We could go to the cashier and grab a raincheck, but the lines were massively long (think NTUC Fairprice lines on a weekend, and triple the length of the lines and the number of counters) so we left pretty much empty handed.
Ended up buying it online, so it should be here next week. Yay, my sense of direction is on its way!
