photography...

got my DSLR for like close to a month..
loving it...
loving my end creations...
still hav lots to learn especially learning on how to take care of every single details before snapping a great photo...

anyone interested to be my model? hehehe
:D

14 months

ended up to be like that...

Gu Lang Yu...

finally decided to join my dear teacher and friends to this island called Gulang Yu..
at 1st i decline to go as budget was low...
but i guess my decision is priceless especially spending time with this delicated teacher..ms sun sun...

so what is so special about this place? read this:

adapted from http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/110241.htm

Gulangyu -- A Piano Island


The roar of the waves breaks on the rocks. Impressive melodies surround and linger on this island made famous because of its piano-laden past. As a place of residence for Westerners during Xiamen's colonial past, Gulangyu is famous for its architecture and for being home to China's largest piano museum.

Covering a total area of 1.78 square kilometers, Gulangyu Island is located off the coast of Xiamen City in Fujian Province. The Chinese name also has musical roots, as gu lang means "drum waves," so-called because of the sound generated by the ocean waves hitting the reefs. Yu means "islet."

Gulangyu Island is known as the piano island because people here love the piano. As early as 1913, students in schools run by foreigners started learning the piano. The enthusiasm for music later spread to more ordinary people on the island. Many piano families have since then come into being and produced accomplished musicians.

Located five minutes by boat from Xiamen, Gulangyu is really a Shangri-la-like tourist attraction. No road vehicles are allowed here, bicycles are the only means of transportation. In recent years, some battery-powered sightseeing vehicles commute from the beach to the port, as more and more people come to Gulangyu sanatorium to recuperate.

No tourist can afford to miss one attraction located on the island -- the nation's largest piano museum.

Divided into two exhibition halls, the museum guides visitors through a vivid history of the instrument with displays and illustrations. All different types of pianos such as miniature pianos, automatic pianos, accordion pianos and round-shaped pianos, are on display. It is difficult not to start playing the instrument when faced with such an amazing variety of instruments. But be careful. It is forbidden to touch them, as these pianos are cherished collections of overseas Chinese, who hope to allow more people to see and be inspired by these displays.

Riguang Rock is a scenic spot on the island where you can get a bird's-eye view of the whole of Xiamen City. Hundreds of flowers grow on Riguang Rock, which is a 90-meter-high peak on Gulangyu Island. With a gentle sea breeze, it's a quite cool place during the hot summer. On the hillside nestles Riguang Monastery, where the early rising sunlight penetrates. Ascending to the top of the rock, one can see the sea.

At the foot of the rock, there's the Memorial Hall to honor national naval hero general Zheng Chenggong of the late Ming Dynasty. In the vicinity, one can find the site where general Zheng directed his fleet.

From the baroque building to the Gothic cathedral, from the Shanghai-style alley to the Fujian-style courtyard, Gulangyu is filled with different architectural styles. That's why it is often described as a showcase island of architecture, attracting architecture students from across the nation and the world every year to find their source of inspiration.

For people living in the hustle and bustle of today's metropolis, citizens on this island seem to live in a paradise with a relaxing, healthy and placid lifestyle. Unfortunately, more and more youngsters leave the island to work in Xiamen, but they still prefer to return every day because of the sound of nature on the island.



looks interesting to me..especially the piano museum!!!!!!
never seen a real accordion piano...cant wait to go!! :D

ps: but 1st i really need to get my camera skill up to standard...gambateh!

joelin and jiun finally graduated!!!!

well done girls! u hav done a great job today!!!!

lazy to put pics here...too slow...
so do check out the pics in my fb...
not very very nice though...still in the process of learning... :P

D90

i finally got my 1st DSLR...
goin to hav lots of fun with it...
anyone interested to be my model?? :D