2009, SMUDGEstore Ann Siang Hill, Singapore set foot and was established.

In 2010, SMUDGEstore re-establishes itself in the heart of the city, Orchard Road Singapore.

2 months later, we are proud to announce the opening of our China flagship SMUDGEstore. It is set in the the world-famous spot
for fashion and culture, Xin Tian Di, Shanghai.

All set to go, for 27th September, 2010! Always moving, under gunfire…

From August till November will be a busy 4 months, where I gear up for a series of 8 concerts in China…
Beijing -> Shanghai -> Chengdu -> Guangzhou -> Changsha -> Kunming -> Wuhan -> Nanjing

Not going to be an easy feat, so here’s a couple of prep shots and a little glimpse of the show proper.

The concept takes its inspiration from 2 Corinthians 12:10 – For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Cheers! Way to go team, love goes all out to you guys!

One of the most uniquely interesting show venues I’ve performed in – a giant wave pool!

2010, the first Youth Olympics Games, hosted by Singapore.
I was selected to run the Olympic Torch for the second time, representing Samsung as Youth Ambassador.
It’s indeed an honour and joy to be representing. Especially when I received the flame from the President of Hungary.
It was a sea of Samsung blue that day.

my start point.

passing on the FLAME.

with the volunteers of the YOG

Finally, firmware update for the M9!
Of a few improvements Leica included in the update, i think the auto white balance fix
really helped! (the only minus point i experienced with M9 so far)

Here’s what LEICA says:

Improvements in the M9 Firmware Version 1.138 1. Camera Performance:
• Improved compatibility of SDHC cards. Nevertheless, we recommend our customers the “Extreme III” cards from the leading brand “SanDisk”.
• Improved Auto White Balance in conditions with power saving lamps and tungsten light.
Notice: The choice of SD and SDHC cards in the market is already very big and is constantly growing. Therefore, Leica Camera AG is not able to do comprehensive compatibility- and quality testing with all available cards in the market. We recommend leading brands such as “SanDisk”. Using other card types, will not damage camera or card, but as especially “no name” cards do not respect the full SD or SDHC standards, Leica Camera AG cannot warranty full function with those cards.
2. Bug fixes:
• Saving user profiles has been improved (changing from one profile to another did sometimes cause problems)
• Time display in “American” format corrected. • Auto power off bug fixed (camera did turn off automatically while using the Play Mode or scrolling
through the menu).