We just got a new digital camera because its chinese new year, the old one was 4 years old and couldn't work without something to tape the cover to the camera body (you see the latch is broken and it just won't switch on if the cover is not completely closed).

It's a second hand discontinued Canon A70 off the yahoo auction. Brought it home and played with it. It has all those fancy shutter, aperture, focus speed stuff which is Greek to me. I experimented with it yesterday and here are some photos of what it can do.

It can do night shots like this


It can capture how messy our house looks like just after the kids have gone to bed and before we clear things up.


It does children shots like these too. In close up

and in weird places


I also want to take a shot of this camera but realise this model doesn't have a 'take myself' mechanism. I should have just stuck a mirror in front of the lens and click.

Anyway with this new camera, I'm close to ready for the chinese new year. Now I only have to change money for ang pows, clear up some work in the office, finish my preparation for this Friday's children service, buy chinese new year goodies, clean up the house, decorate the house (before my parents arrive), shop for some new clothes for the kids and meet up with a friend I promised to meet up before the new year ...... err anyway Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!