Thaipusam – DSCF2963(lr)
Image by williamcho
Most kids have their heads shaven for the festival. Some sort of penance I presumed.
Looks like he is not too happy with his new cut. The barber obviously did not do a good job. Street shot with a flash fill.
Singapore Itasha
Image by Danny Choo
Our Mirai Itasha was cloned in a different shape and color by Gen Concept and the folks at Sozo – they did an incredible job! Thanks to Maurice for handling the project.
Gundam Diorama
Image by joeszilvagyi
1st place in the diorama kategory. This is diorama does a great job of showing off the effectiveness of the camo paint job.
Can You Stop The Machine – London Eye
Image by Sprengben [why not get a friend]
Hey you, if you came here from explore page I would kindly ask you to FAVOURITE this image. This would help me a lot 
Thanks and have a nice day!
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“To infinity and beyond” – This quote of Toy Story always comes in my mind when I create photos like this. By using exposure times longer than 15 seconds you always get some special effects which you cannot see with you eyes.
Maybe that’s why a lot of my photos use the technique.
Desk Diary 2009/01/08
Image by Danny Choo
I love writing for dannychoo.com and wish I could spend more time writing but have made a sacrifice to write less so that I can concentrate on building my company. There is so much huge momentum right now that if I dont keep the momentum going then it could all collapse and we would be back struggling to get through the rough seas again.With so much press of late about dannychoo.com and my company, a load of client requests have come in at the same time and I need to get more hands on deck to help out. Finding folks fit for the job is not easy and it does not always go well. Even the General Manager at Amazon made a few hiring mistakes too – some baaaad ones ^^;
If you find that you are trying to do too many things, stop and take a look at where you want to go. Are all the things that you are doing making a difference in getting you to your destination?
Could it be that 80% of progress is made from just 20% of the things that you are doing? If so then you need to concentrate more on that 20% and make a sacrifice to drop the rest – its tough to drop stuff that you want to do but once you train yourself to do so then it gets easier because you start to see the results.Have a look at the Pareto Principle over at Wikipedia to understand this 80/20 phenomenon.A more simpler way to look at this – I walk into a food court in Singapore (for example ^^;) I see Poh Piah, Singapore Laksa, Char Siew Rice, Satay, Hainan Chicken Rice, Won Ton Noodles, Starfruit Juice, Teh Tarik and moar – I love *all* these foods but unless I get an operation to increase the size of my stomach, there is no physical way that I can eat all of that without causing damage to myself – so I make a sacrifice and eat only what I can.The key to note here is what I mentioned above – "without causing damage." When we over do it and push ourselves too far, we damage ourselves in some way or another. The body is susceptible to getting sick easily when its tired.
Anyway, I’ve been babbling on now and should practice what I preach and get more rest. Just a quick update on other stuff before I hit the sack.
These photos of the desk taken just now after a day of working on the new site design for Otacool 2 – Will announce tomorrow.We have been working on the new design of the Good Smile site too – tis looking lovely.
Managed to get a Figma and Nendoroid for you for the next giveaway – hope to run that this weekend and announce the Tamaki winner at the same time. You notice that I now chain the giveaway’s – winners are announced in the next giveaway.Also spoke to Bushiroad and managed to get them to give you some goodies too – that will come after the figma and nendoroid giveaway.Ah, I may need some folks from 12 regions around the world to join me on my own regular show on Japanese TV – details soon.Don’t forget to reintroduce your Dollfie daughter on figure.fm too ^o^
Red Bulls
Image by kenleewrites
For a couple years, I’ve been blaming it on lack of sleep and too much pressure from my job. But recently, I discovered the real reason:
Interview with Chef Thomas Keller
Image by Sifu Renka
Below find a transcript of my time with Chef Thomas Keller. It is unedited and so I must ask for pardon if certain sections (likely mine) don’t appear as refined as they could be. Short edited version here: www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/aprons-icons/2009/12… A great image of Chef Keller by Taku Kumabe.
