9Some of us had grown up eating from these type of blue and white porcelain plates but had no idea why it is design like these. There are some even saw these kind of plates being used in hawker centers or food courts where famous dishes like char kuey teow are being served on top of them. Let me tell you the story behind these plates, so you don't need to dig thru the whole library of webpages to find it. These plates are known as rice gran plates or ling long plates which is a common name called back in China which stands for exquisite. These plates originated from Jingdezhen, which is known as the porcelain capital for China. The plates originated back to the early 19th century, but these white grain rice version came to southeast Asia in the mid 70s to the late 90s. There were really many versions of these plates being produced, the most common one is the one you see in the picture here. At the top edge of the plates, you can see some symbols which looks like bats a...
Konica Autoreflex T2 is not really a popular camera in the past unlike Canon or Nikon. One feature of this camera which I like the most is the solid metal finishing. It makes the camera looks more vintage and older feel. The front view of the camera This camera also comes with 1.4 57mm Hexanon lens which takes good and clear pictures. Hexanon lens are known for it's quality and sharpness. Camera like this are less expensive compared to Nikon F2, Nikon FE and Canon A1. The price range for a Konica Autoreflex T2 is about 200 SGD around that pricing. The Konica lens cap is very flimsy and it can drop off anytime. This is one of the cons of the camera plus it is super heavy too. The camera is so crafted well until it looks like a leica
Finally got my hands on this 23rd edition coin and banknote catalogue. I was really waiting for quite awhile to own one of the latest catalogue book as my previous catalogue book were quite a few years back in time. Bought at a price of RM 80 (I got discount cause I bought some other banknotes from the seller as well at that time). The retail price of this book is RM 99 (SGD 33). This catalogue is authored by Mr Steven Tan with the help of his other friends. This book offers a complete price guide on Malaysia, Singapore, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei banknotes. After browsing through the book, I found this book very helpful to me as it helps me to determine the value of the banknotes and coins well. If you are looking for a good price guide, I would want to recommend to you all this book.
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