Monday, June 29, 2009

AU2009 - Shanghai Tang

After attending the PMA Australia Imaging Technology Show, we decided to grab some snacks at the Shanghai Tang restaurant as it was still quite early for dinner.

 

 

The Shanghai Tang Restaurant, located on the Mezzanine Level of BreakFree on George, Sydney, introduces modern Shanghai cuisine known as “Crossover” to the Chinese and Western food lovers, by offering a selection of over 60 dishes.

 

 

Interestingly, the Chinese words in their logo emphasizes on the Xiao Long Bao and La Mien (noodles). In addition, according to BreakFree’s website, some of the chef’s recommendation include Sweet and Sour Caramelized Pork Spare Ribs, Shanghai Xiao Long Bao with Crab Meat, Pan-fried Buns filled with Pork, Pumpkin Cake, Braised Beef with Shanghai Noodles Soup, and lastly, Hot and Spicy Tan-Tan Noodles. So, I guess the Xiao Long Bao and the Noodles are a must try.

But since we were only here for snacks, we decided to give their Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, …

 

 

… pan-fried dumplings, …

 

 

… and soya milk a try.

 

 

Generally, I would say that the food was good, but a bit pricey for the quantity that was served.


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AU2009 - Australia Post Bicentenary Celebrations

Started back in 1809 operating from a house in George Street, Sydney, the unofficial Australia Post was born. An ex-convict, Isaac Nichols, was the first postmaster taking charge of letters and parcels arriving by ship. This helped to reduce and avoid chaos of people rushing onto the ships as soon as they arrived at Sydney’s wharves. In 1989, the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation, trading as Australia Post, was corporatized and until today, they have the monopoly of the postal service in Australia.

 

Two hundred years later, a bicentenary celebration was organised to commemorate its 200th anniversary. Among the events organised for the celebrations was the Re-enactment of delivery of first mail in Circular Quay, exhibitions and a Bicentenary Concert in Darling Harbour.

  

 

The exhibition featured historic Australia Post vehicles, uniforms, photographs and other archival materials.

 

 

Against the beautiful backdrop of Darling Harbour, …

 

 

… the free public Bicentenary Concert was held on a floating stage featuring David Campbell with special guest Jessica Mauboy.

 

 

At the same time of the celebrations, a street performer also took the chance to attract crowds by displaying his skills using the Australia Post truck as his backdrop.

 

 

Happy birthday Australia Post!!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

AU2009 - PMA Australia 2009 Imaging Technology Show

The Photo Marketing Association International together with the Photo Imaging Council of Australia had just organised an event to promote a new show concept for the Asia-Pacific photo imaging industry. 

 

 

Being held for the third time in Australia and claimed to be the Southern Hemisphere's largest photographic imaging exhibition, the event is targeted at photo dealers, photographers, graphic designers, sign-makers, government officials, marketing executives and enthusiast photographers.

 

 

With over 100 exhibitors,  the show offers the latest photo gears, model shooting opportunities, free photo tips from experts and amazing photo displays.

 

 

Going down the sponsors list, Canon was showcasing their line of printers, Ixus cameras, underwater camera, dSLRs and lenses.

 

 

Interesting exhibits from Canon include the new PowerShot D10, which is their first water-proof compact digital camera, …

 

 

… and their cute SELPHY series photo printers.

 

 

Kodak was also showing off their line of printers, cameras, picture kiosks …

 

 

and their newly released Zx1 Pocket Video Camera.

 

 

Fujifilm was more focussed on their kiosks, allowing visitors to print their pictures on-site.

 

 

Also available were music store kiosks, where visitors could listen to the songs for free or to buy them directly, …

 

 

… e-wrap kiosks, for visitors to print out stickers to decorate their phones, laptops, cameras, etc, …

 

 

.. and lastly, Photo Gifts kiosks, where visitors could print photos on to shirts, mugs, calendars, etc.

 

 

Besides, the presence of Bob the Builder and Tweety Bird helped to attract crowds to the booth.

 

 

Following the trend, HP was also showing off their picture kiosks.

 

 

Similarly to Canon, Nikon was also showcasing their dSLRS and lenses, …

 

 

… but with the advantage of visitors getting to play with three of their ultra-zooms.

 

 

Although not a sponsor, Olympus also had one of the largest booth with a viewing platform connected by a spiral staircase.

 

 

On the platform, several kind of lenses ranging from an ultra-wide to ultra-zoom were mounted to their range of dSLRs for visitors to play with.

 

 

On the ground, they showcased the newly released PEN E-P1 dSLR.

 

 

Maintaining its design from 1959, its a new advanced dSLR with a classic touch.

 

 

Besides, they also show visitors how weather resistant their dSLRs were by torturing them with water sprays.

 

 

Panasonic also had a similar torturing session by running water through their new LUMIX DMC-TS1 digital camera.

 

 

On the other hand, instead of just spraying and running water through the cameras, Sanyo dipped their camcorders into 3 aquariums, similar to what Canon did to its PowerShot D10.

 

 

With all the water theme surrounding it, Sony’s booth differentiated itself with a soccer theme. Similar to what Olympus and Nikon did, they allowed visitors to play with their range of dSLR lenses, taking pictures of the stadium backdrop.

 

 

Another interesting display from Sony was a comparison of their wobbling camcorders with SteadyShot mode on and off.

 

 

Adobe was also on-site to showcase their powerful Photoshop CS4, with a live tutorial session.

 

 

Other interesting displays around the show includes the gorillapod, a tripod that could be twist-and-turned to cling on anything, …

 

 

… and Tamron’s booth with a vintage backdrop.

 

 

All in all, for the average consumer, the show offers an in-sight to all the latest water-proof gadgets, and the range of dSLRs with their specialty lenses to take different kind of photographs.

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