Pinhole Glasses

I wear glasses and have been since I was 10 years old. Initially, I was nearsighted ..but as my age caught up, I couldn't read the prints on the newspaper! I need reading glasses now and I'm JUST 42! People like my Dad needs reading glasses, right?! But as my ego (actually, my pocket!)would have nothing of that sort, I just resorted to reading news on the internet! Hah!

Then I found out about this "pinhole glasses"...theoretically it sounds good. I ordered them and just received it today from www.pinhole-glasses.com . Where else would you get them, right! Mine came with the black "Ray Ban" frames. I wonder if they have something more fashionable, or maybe if we could customize the design to fit more contemporary frames.

Anyway, these Pinhole Eyeglasses have some explanations on how these eyeglasses work here.
The explanations are very clear with little scientific jargons, except the occassional "cornea", "pupil" and etc, words that most of us would understand...well maybe not the "myopia", "hyperopia" but hey, that's when the good 'ol dictionary comes handy, eh!

To cut the story short, I was really surprised when I first tried it on! I could see BOTH near and far objects CLEARLY with those eyeglasses! I even let my grandmother of 99 years old try it on and she said she could see things clearly. But one thing for sure, she sure looks cool with those glasses ! Then everyone in the house wanted to give it a try! My missus tried in on, then all my 4 kids...then family members whom I didn't even know they had eye problems, want to try it out too! Now I know who are supposed to be the "specky" guys and gals in the family, but are too "proud" to admit or to wear one! Hah! Gotcha!

Found a great site (thanks Nadya!) to recite the surah yasin ! It's got the rumi text too to aide in reciting, for people like me who has a tough time reading the quran. It comes with audio and all..Have a look, I'm sure you'll love it!

MacBook

It's been exactly 3 months today I've had my MacBook. How do I feel about it?
WONDERFUL!! And that's even an understatement!
I have been using a computer since it was DOS. I still remember when my dad bought one way back in early eighties (or was it late 70's?).. Anyway, it used those floppy disks to boot! And it came with a THICK manual. I think I still have that manual somewhere..
Then came Windows OS when I was in the US..then 95, 98, NT, ME, XP, VISTA..

To make a story short, I've summed it up this way:

What I don't miss in Windows?
Windows applications and its long list of softwares

What I miss in Windows?
Crashes, Viruses, Hangs, Long hours spent on fixing Windows

But hell yes! I CAN live with that!!

Waiting Area

Last monday, I had to accompany my sister, the youngest in the family, to the hospital. It's the General Hospital in JB. She had to have something done to her jaw, blah, blah, blah. Her story will be on another note.

The waiting area was a large floor area but divided into 3 sections: Psychiatry, Ear,Nose& Throat (ENT) and my sis's area the dentistry. Each had different ways of announcing the next patients. The dentistry would just holler out loud the next patient's name. The ENT would pre announce with a bell thingy, like on hotel's reception counter, the one you just tap to get that friendly ting-a-ling bell ring. And at the psychiatry counter, get this...they used a mic with 2 big loudspeakers, 2 feet tall each!

Wouldn't it be better to use that soothing ting-a-ling bell thingy on those people in the psychiatry department? I mean, after all, those people are "affected" in the minds...wouldn't it be like "provoking" their minds even further by using those big loudspeakers. Yeah, like you have a big headache and somebody just turned the music up! You would be pissed...I know I would!

The big loudspeakers should have been used by the ENT counter! That is where you really need it guys! Hard of hearing patients.., cannot hear at all patients..
Don't they ever learn?

Too busy ?

It's been a while since I last updated this blog...been reaaaallllllyyyyy a while! Maybe I've been too busy..mebbe have been too busy taking photo assignments, too busy with becoming a Nikon Pro Trainer, too busy with SPACEUTM photography course, too busy with kids getting back to school, too busy with forming a team of wedding photographers under my wings....Nahhh!!! TOO LAZY would be more appropriate!!!