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My sis and my dad's mobile contracts had just ended and my sis helped me get an iPhone. The deal was worth it and we did not pay much for it (as there was a promotion for corporate lines).

I've never owned an iPod or any other apple products before and i used to wonder what's so amazing or incredible about them. There is a huge technological and aesthetic gap between my previous phone and my current one as my previous phone's casing no longer stuck to its body (exposing the glue underneath), had no wifi, touchscreen, or big memory space.

Now i am addicted to my iPhone; i have downloaded over 62 applications to date and played numerous games on it. Some of the applications are really interesting and useful, for example, providing news (Straits Times app & iToday), and providing information on parking charges, traffic and weather updates, stocks, maps, etc. But i know this addiction is not going to last too long after i get used to the fanciful, aesthetically pleasing and entertaining stuff the iPhone offers.

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Italy + Brussels Trip Day 3 (28 Apr 08) (Part 1)

Day 3: Venice to Lido

We woke up early the next day and took the bus to Venice. We had planned to take the water bus to explore the region around Venice before heading to Treviso in the evening.

Taking the water bus

Passing by a bridge

Passing by the nice church we saw yesterday in Venice

And me

Intricately designed building

Rialto Bridge in full view

B&W photo

Metal skull outside a museum

Doge's Palace and St Mark's Campanile

Sitting on the water bus

The island opposite Venice

The colourful buildings in Venice

Buildings in the seafront

Getting further and further away from Venice

A dome like building in Lido

We alighted at Lido which is the last stop for the water bus. Lido is a 11 km long sandbar island adjacent to Venice and it is popular due to the beach there.

At a souvenir/tidbits stall

Walking to Lido Beach

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Italy + Brussels Trip Day 2 (27 Apr 08) (Part 4)

Continuing the tour of Piazza San Marco in Venice...

Al fresco cafes in St Mark's Square

Many pigeons in the famous square

Group photo

With St Mark's Campanile

Jewish group singing some jewish songs

Doge's Palace

Side view of St Mark's Basilica

Group photo with St Mark's Campanile

The patrons of Venice, lion of Saint Mark and the statue of Saint Teodoro of Amasea

A closer view of the Lion of Saint Mark

The beautiful seafront

Photo by the sea

More photos as we relax by the seaside

Serene photo of the boats and an island in the background

Gondolas

Sunset view of Grand Canal

Rialto Bridge in the evening

Lights on approaching night time

Buildings silhouette at night

Chiesa degli Scalzi at night

The lit up canal

We had our very late dinner at one of the shops selling sandwiches near the train station before taking a bus back to Mestre where our hostel is located.

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Changi Beach

Went to one of the beaches in Changi to help out with Kok Sheng's project on Monday. Took a number of photos of the marine creatures there during the low tide.

A dead crab

Several seashells

White and purple sea cucumber

Thorny sea cucumber

Black sea urchin

Thorny sea cucumber clinging to a rock

Orange sea cucumber

Carpet anemone

Dead fish washed ashore (or perhaps fishing leftover?)

Biscuit sea star

The underside of the sea star

Beige sea cucumber

A red/orange lump of something that looks like a fat sea cucumber

I wonder what that is on the sea grass

3 sea stars

Sunset

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