{"id":761,"date":"2006-11-14T05:38:44","date_gmt":"2006-11-14T05:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=761"},"modified":"2015-08-09T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T08:58:38","slug":"mourn-you-meant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=761","title":{"rendered":"Mourn, You Meant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu1.jpg\"><br \/>\nFor the first time in my life, I visited the <i>Tugu Negara<\/i> (National Monument). I had been to <i>Taman Tasik Perdana<\/i> (Lake Gardens) before, but never this. Until the 4th of November 2006, that is.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu2.jpg\"><br \/>\nBenches (nearby, backbenchers argued in The Parliament.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu3.jpg\"><br \/>\nMetal contraptions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu4.jpg\"><br \/>\nThis picture makes a great jigsaw puzzle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu5.jpg\"><br \/>\nFinally, the Tugu itself!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu6.jpg\"><br \/>\nThey also had fountains nearby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu7.jpg\"><br \/>\nWater striders in the pond!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu8.jpg\"><br \/>\nA crop of the earlier picture. They&#8217;re also known as Jesus bugs. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu9.jpg\"><br \/>\nI felt like a tourist in my own country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu10.jpg\"><br \/>\nCHARGE!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu11.jpg\"><br \/>\nAn interesting way to spice up any stairway shot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu12.jpg\"><br \/>\nPalm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu14.jpg\"><br \/>\nAnd now, featuring the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/?p=760\">Fujifilm Digital Q1 with Cosina 19-35mm F3.5-4.5<\/a> at 35mm (210mm equivalent!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu13.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8220;<i>AARGH THE DUST!<\/i>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu15.jpg\"><br \/>\nHappy belated birthday <a href=\"http:\/\/talesofagecko.blogspot.com\" target=\"_BLANK\">Ivan<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu16.jpg\"><br \/>\nThis lamp was brighter than the infrared around it, overpowering the IR tinting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu18.jpg\"><br \/>\nThese hibiscus flowers didn&#8217;t reflect IR, hence their natural color.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/tugu17.jpg\"><br \/>\n210mm is a nice stalker length. The vignetting is due to the previous webcam-manual-focus-lens-holder being misaligned (which can easily be adjusted.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in my life, I visited the Tugu Negara (National Monument). I had been to Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens) before, but never this. Until the 4th of November 2006, that is. Benches (nearby, backbenchers argued in The Parliament.) Metal contraptions. This picture makes a great jigsaw puzzle. Finally, the Tugu itself! 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