This was taken in a shopping mall in Penang. The many varieties of faux flowers certainly appeal to the photographer of none other than yours truly. The colors are attractive, bright and inspiring. Not only are flowers inspiring, they are also cathartic to look at and I have noticed that when people fall sick, you bring them flowers to cheer them up during a hospital visit. The wonders of mother nature.

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About the FiringSquad Editor’s Challenge, Sponsored by the Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor. The Editor’s Challenge is a writing and video production competition hosted by FiringSquad and sponsored by Intel that invites any and all to participate. The deadline for written submissions is Wednesday February 28th, after which entries will be judged by the FiringSquad readers and editors. 15 contestants chosen from each of two preliminiaries to go through to the second round. Video Challenge submission are due Sunday February 25th and Sunday March 18th. The competition goes through until May 2nd, when the winners will be announced. The only rules are that the submitted article or video must be gaming or technology-related.

As for the coveted prizes, the top writer wins a $10,000 writing contract for FiringSquad, plus $1,500 cash and an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. The top video production wins $1,000 cash and a $5,000 video production contract, plus an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. Finally, the two runner-ups each will receive $500 cash and an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor.

To view all the written submissions for preliminary 2, click here. As for the video submission viewing, you may click here instead.

This was taken in a local hotel by the beach in Penang that was recently opened. The kumkuat plant and large green vase with a big red ribbon reminds me of the occasion of the festivity of Chinese New Year 2007. I just strolled along the hotel premises and took some amazing photos before heading for the beach apartment since it was along the way.

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I just came back from my beach apartment stay in Batu Feringghi, had tim sum and rushed back home to check on my emails and other stuffs. I guess in a way, I am addicted to blogging and is part of my life now. If I don’t work by the computer even for a day, I feel that something is missing and not complete for the day. Well, the beach apartment stay was good, and the sea breeze refreshing as I put on praise and worship songs to hear and read the news.

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