Today is our last day in our office. Tomorrow, we will start using the new office somewhere in McKinley Hills. (So can we be called as the girls from the hills? Hehehe)

So today, we are committed on buying our favorite, Red Mango at Megamall. We won’t have this easy on the new office. I wonder if they have that on Serendra, huh?

Hmm, but if this is really yogurt, why do I feel guilty after each cup? :p

The reason I bought the 50mm f/1.8 also known as the nifty fifty was because, as an amateur, I want to achieve bokeh on my photos.

But what is bokeh. It is a Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens. If you notice that any shiny item on the background, once taken out of focus, becomes a little dot of light? That’s a scientific phenomena and it’s always a circle dot. Cool huh?

The above photo was not taken with my 50mm. I took this using my kit lens. Below is a simple bokeh tutorial.

So how do you achieve the bokeh effect on your pictures with a kit lens?

1. Make sure your subject is very near.
2. Make your background very far.
3. Zoom in (more than 50mm).
4. Use a big aperture (reason why the nifty fifty does it great. aperture is f/1.8 Note: the lower the number, the bigger the aperture. f/1.8 is a bigger aperture than f/2.0)

Try it!

While women love collecting jewelry, some men are into collecting coins as another form of investment. Coins, like jewelry, increase their value over time. This is one way to preserve and increase family wealth. And you can pass them on from one generation to another.

There are several choices in metal collection. Silver has proven to be an industrial commodity over the years, thus making it an investment opportunity. You might be surprised to know the silver price at Monex is one of the most competitive ones you’ll see in the market. Check their website to talk to an account representative or to see live prices.

I have this habit of browsing pictures over at Flickr. I realized that a great photo doesn’t necessarily need a high end for-professional-use kind of camera. In fact, I saw several macro shots taken with a point-and-shoot camera. I guess this only proves that a big factor in creating a great photo is the creativity of the photographer.

Although, let’s admit that those expensive lenses can make these great pictures, uhm, greater.

Two days ago, they started giving away brochures about the new office. I observed that pictures shared were mostly taken inside the building. I must say some office furniture reminds me of the very chic Google offices.

I told my team mates that I think the brochure pictures aren’t informative enough, not giving any idea how our new building looks like from the outside. For one, not all employees had been there. I only got the chance to check out the building when hubby’s team held their fun run in the area.

But I was informed that picture taking is NOT allowed in McKinley (roads outside of your building). You would need a permit to do any. Boo!