{"id":1053,"date":"2016-12-22T13:35:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T05:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/albertyap.com\/blogs\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2019-05-23T14:54:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T06:54:56","slug":"looking-back-at-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albertyap.com\/blogs\/2016\/looking-back-at-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me kick-start the first and only\u00a0post for 2016, \u00a0which was long overdue as the last post I made was August, last year. \u00a0As mentioned earlier, I was relocated to Singapore due to work, and been very busy with many things at hand. \u00a0Now that 2016 is coming to an end, and I think it is time, to have a summary of everything.<\/p>\n

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Rio, Brazil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For work, this year I travelled to 3 new countries that I have never been to. \u00a0First, I had the opportunity to worked in Rio Olympic 2016, Brazil for Nikon and many-many renowned photographers around globe. \u00a0It was a great experiences working along with the team except the pain of communication to the local when ordering food, going places and doing things. \u00a0Not to mention the painful long-haul flight, jet-lag nights and etc. And while we were still there, we’d had the opportunity to go on a hike on those prodigious mountains. And for that, I luckily had bought with me some Padded Mountain Bike Shorts<\/a>, which eased my experience a great deal.<\/p>\n

Christ The Redeemer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon announcements at Photokina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then, I visited Photokina in Cologne, Germany. \u00a0The largest photography event of the world and it is huge.<\/p>\n

Entrance to the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The train station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While in Germany, I have eaten too much of a pork until I felt like going pork-less for a while when I am back to Singapore. \u00a0Please don’t get me wrong, the pork knuckles are the best I have ever had, but eating that everyday is just too much.<\/p>\n

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The busy Ap Liew Street, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the last trip of the year was recently in the month of Dec, I visited Hong Kong office to conduct an internal training. \u00a0I have finally seen it with my own eyes, the fast-pace-ness of the locals, the tiny-houses and lifestyle over in this highly populated city of Asia. \u00a0Though I don’t have a lot of spare time to try the famous local delicacies.<\/p>\n

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Behind the high density population.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Red Cruiser of the night in Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was also involved in the production of a short TVC for Nikon Malaysia, for a\u00a0all-rounder coolpix camera for kids, the cute S34 (The previous post was done on previous model, the S33<\/a>). \u00a0The 30s version of the TVC is now released on the official channel<\/a>, or you can view them below.<\/p>\n