My New Digicam
November 12, 2004
Sold my Olympus C-120 through an auction site and got a new digital camera, Canon IXY 30a, also known as IXUS IIs and Powershot SD110. IXY 30a as it is known in the Japanese market is a 3.2mega pixel, 2X optical zoom camera. The camera is known as IXUS IIs in the Korean market and else where in Asia. Though IXY 30a and IXUS IIs are same in every aspect the later one is compartively expensive. According to the vendor IXUS IIs is marketed (and may be manufactured) in Korea in collaboration with LG so it is bit expensive. As I got the Japanese version the manual is in Japanese, basically worthless for me, but the camera has several language options so won't be difficult to operate.
Olympus c-120 is a good point-and-shoot camera but I wanted to get a new one as it consumed 4 AA batteries, is bulky and indoor/night shot with flash isn't really good. You can view my photo gallery to checkout the pictures taken by c-120.
I had read several reviews before buying the Canon IXY 30a. Actually had read reviews of IXUS IIs as the reviews of IXY 30a are in Japanese. Let's see how it performs.
Back to Seoul
September 20, 2004
Thought I'd be posting my next blog from Kathmandu, but here I'm posting it after virtually 2 months. Was busy hanging around with friends and visiting uncles/aunts who had invited me for lunch/dinner. Spent 2 weeks in Kathmandu, basically eating and shopping; no wonder i gained 2 kg in such a short period.
Check out the pictures from the trip.
Soni has also put few pictures in her album.
Going Home
July 31, 2004
I'm really excited and eagerly waiting for the day I'll fly back to Nepal. Have been away from family and friends for almost a year and I'm really happy that I'll be with them soon. Though I'll be staying for only 2 weeks I plan to make full use of it. Hmm I've already started to make a list of things I plan to do and eat. Hmm I miss nepali food.. MOMO will definately be on the top of the list. Well you can get momo in korea as well, but it just doesn't have the taste that a Nepali would look for. Momo or mandu as Koreans calls it is just not juicy like ours.
I plan to leave on the 7th of next month (aug) and reach KTM on the evening of 9th. Will be applying for transit visa as I'm thinking of spending a day at Bankok. Being a Nepali getting a Thai transit visa is not as simple as it is for Koreans. Koreans don't even have to apply/pay for transit visa. As for a nepali and people from certain other countries, we have to fill the same application form 4 times and sumbit 4 copies of everything and it takes around 3 days.
My next post will be from KTM. :)
2004 so far
April 20, 2004
Haven't updated the weblog for a long time and lots of interesting as well as frustrating moments have passed. Lets see if I can recall those moments and write briefly about them.
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October 25, 2003
Nepal being a landlock country I had never seen sea except in movies and television. The trip to Jaebu and Daebu Islands has been a memorable one. For the first time I saw Yellow sea with my bare eyes.
It takes about 2 hours from Seoul to Jaebu Island. We left Seoul at 3pm and had to wait for an extra hour before reaching the Island. Jaebu Island is connected to the main land with a motorable road that is submereged in water most of the time. The road is clear only at certain intervals. In the picture you can see the submerged road with Jaebu Island in the background.
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