What I am Doing Now (22 July 2022)
I came back from Uluwatu, Bali, fully recharged, but my work has quickly drained the energy. 😅 I don’t know when I’m going away next time and to where (hopefully to Japan at the year-end). Just looking forward to the next short break until the eternal break (retirement) comes. A few months ago, even before …
What I am Doing Now (17 July 2022)
Since yesterday, I’m in Uluwatu, Bali for my friend’s wedding (Daniel from “The Photography Enthusiast Podcast”, listen on Apple or Spotify ). It’s my first time in Bali, but Uluwatu is a quiet place with nothing much around, which isn’t necessarily bad for me. 😅 In fact, I’m thoroughly enjoying “me time” away from my …
What I am Doing Now (8 July 2022)
Nowadays I’m thinking a lot about retirement. What age to retire, how much I need monthly to survive, how much should be saved by then, etc. I’m hoping to retire early like 55 (I’m 48 now), freeing up my time to devote myself fully to my IKIGAI (Japanese word for “life purpose”). That said, it’s …
What I am Doing Now (1 July 2022)
As my ongoing effort to “go smaller”, I’m also trying to offload photography accessories that I’m no longer using. I have several of such items like my previous tripod (Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 ), Manfrotto XPRO Aluminum 5-Section Monopod , Gorillapod Focus , B+W 77mm Circular Polarizer Filter , etc. These things served me well in the …
What I am Doing Now (17 June 2022)
Once again, I’m changing the post format. 😅 Really can’t make up my mind. No more blogging, just occasional “photography life” updates only. So, recently I’m thinking about making my gear smaller, e.g. shooting with a smaller camera and possibly with a single lens only. For starters, I replaced my tripod with Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 , …