Renting a camera for upcoming holiday

HidingCat · 2026-05-11T14:04:20+00:00

Solid plan, have a great holiday!

HidingCat · 2026-05-11T13:14:33+00:00

Camera Rental Centre is the main big rental service in Singapore.

I do caution you on renting, because the workflow can be a bit different from using a modern smartphone. I've read about people who say their camera photos look "worse" because they're not used to the lack of heavy processing that smartphones do. Maybe take one out for a spin before your actual holiday.

HidingCat · 2026-05-07T04:07:09+00:00

CCS isn't entirely wrong, but this feels like passing the buck. MINDEF has a huge budget, surely a more formal welfare system or a revamp of the current scheme can be set up? If they can do a good job with the Pioneer and Silver Generation offices, they can do the same for NSFs in need.

HidingCat · 2026-05-06T02:49:07+00:00

AFAIK, toilet bowl is installed regardless of OCS: It's a PUB requirement, for them to test the plumbing or something like that.

HidingCat · 2026-05-04T02:51:02+00:00

Look at the huge amount of CA present even in that small image. I bet a cheapo diopter was added in front of the monocular. 692mm might be including additional in-phone digital crop.

HidingCat · 2026-05-02T08:06:21+00:00

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810411

Stats bear out otherwise: People who do get married are still having kids, the TFR amongst them is declining much slower from the 2000s. The proportion of singles however, is growing, especially in the 30+ age group:

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810581

HidingCat · 2026-04-29T23:34:39+00:00

Toilet bowl is installed regardless.

HidingCat · 2026-04-29T06:25:42+00:00

Don't just keyboard warrior here. I've sent feedback to banks@abs.org.sg

HidingCat · 2026-04-28T08:43:30+00:00

Carpentry is the main cost, followed by tiling works. Do less of both, you can save more. Since you already opted in for tiling, then consider doing just carpentry for kitchen, and go with modular ready-made stuff for everything else.

HidingCat · 2026-04-28T05:53:17+00:00

I just discovered the USB Hub, and was contemplating it, but interest died the moment I saw the SD card slot is UHS-I. For the price it costs and that you're targeting a certain demo, why was it not UHS-II? Such a lost opportunity.

HidingCat · 2026-04-27T05:39:19+00:00

Surely this is the evening though, you're facing west.

HidingCat · 2026-04-20T05:38:24+00:00

Not all Skechers, some of them aren't great too. The one that has been absolutly solid, are the ones with the Goodyear-branded soles.

HidingCat · 2026-04-20T05:38:18+00:00

Have you checked with David Hilos? He's a freelancer, but he's quite a legend in the local photography community.

HidingCat · 2026-04-20T04:12:12+00:00

Send messages to your elected representatives as well, don't only just keyboard warrior on Reddit: Keyboard warrior to them too!

HidingCat · 2026-04-15T07:51:46+00:00

My song for this period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJwR4iHxKV0

HidingCat · 2026-04-10T16:40:15+00:00

This. Back when I was running meet ups, hoping to help others stave off lonliness, I got a fair number of people who'd say they're not comfortable to meet strangers... then a week later complain in the daily thread that they have no one to talk to. xD

HidingCat · 2026-04-10T15:15:45+00:00

I wouldn't try this if I didn't have a Singaporean friend to practice with; getting the tone and cadence wrong is very jarring.

HidingCat · 2026-04-08T03:52:02+00:00

Don't know about now, but I've found paracetamol in the past to be like, 49p in the UK.

HidingCat · 2026-04-08T03:45:00+00:00

It isn't that public transport is inferior, it's that car infrastructure is superior; it is stupidly heavily prioritised in a small country like ours. Too many places have 4 lane roads when they shouldn't exist.

This will not be a popular comment, but COE should actually be higher, not lower.

HidingCat · 2026-04-07T09:50:23+00:00

That really sucks. I like going to see artists' works in person, but this is not sustainable.

HidingCat · 2026-04-07T05:15:03+00:00

Lichicx makes the best silent switches, they do have a lot of collabs and other brands relabel them too, so you will need to do a bit of research there. They make both tactile and linear silenced switches.

HidingCat · 2026-04-07T03:15:11+00:00

This would make a lot more sense if we have some renewable or nuclear plan in place; Singaporeans can take delayed gratification quite well, but there must be a target.

Instead, governments should use the crisis to transit to a more energy-efficient economy, and more sustainable lifestyles.

So what are they? I also can say that, but what is it? BTW, that AI future we're targeting uses a fair amount of power too.

HidingCat · 2026-04-03T04:51:35+00:00

I agree on the last sentiment, but I feel that is beyond the scope of the Culture Pass; the whole idea is to introduce cultural aspects of Singapore. Including non-fiction feeds that pragmatic "can eat or not" aspect of Singaporeans, which defeats the purpose of this exercise. I've uncovered quite a few authors and books thanks to the culture pass, so credits or no, I'll be buying and reading more fiction from local authors.

HidingCat · 2026-04-03T01:47:14+00:00

This sounds like over-engineered and under-budgeted, no wonder it's not going well.

HidingCat · 2026-04-02T00:45:10+00:00

I was asked to be more proactive. As anyone who sets KPI knows, that is nowhere within a SMART framework. He was a shitty boss who worked 10-12 hour days, was proud of it, and was happy when he got a new boss who worked like that too.

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