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The last weekend before the last three exams of P2. I can't wait for it to be over for so many reasons. P3 should be better with my guests here, new people from Fonty, and electives.

It's 10:35 am, no motivation to go through corporate finance material. I think I will rather finish my The God of Small Things, an amazing book once you go through the first 50 pages.

New camera

Speaking of photography, I am currently shooting with Nikon D70 that has completely depreciated over the last five years. It served me well, I cannot complain, but wear and tear is undeniable at this point as the sensor is beyond the repair. The camera survived sand storms of Burning Man, humidity of Thailand, and care-free backpacking all over the world. It is time to change and it is ONLY a question of money. I want Nikon D300 and maybe even a lens that is part of the set 18-200mm with all its cons, it has tons of benefits for someone like me - a lazy non-professional who likes versatility. My current 35-70mm lens is no good, my Nikkor 18-24mm/f 2.8 wide lens is still amazing.

I am wondering if I should just start with a Nikon D300 body and stop going out to save some money for it. Or buy the whole set and stop... eee... travelling?

Photo piracy

Sometimes I do weird things - I look for my pictures appearing on other peoples' websites. I found one another day - the picture of the roof terrace of the Luis Barragan house in Mexico City.

It appears on Phillips Garden's blog with no reference to my website, flickr, anything. I am not asking for money, but this is not cool, right? And how did he get that picture anyway? My comment with a fair question of my copyrights he simply deleted. Out of sight, out of mind! It´s good I have my own blog! Ha!

Memory's slippery slope

Guilty as charged, going back through 2008 pictures - Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia was one of the most impressive places in South America -

Pictures - good to have a camera after all