JULY 18, 2010
My vacation to Amsterdam was a great multi-media experiment. We brought a couple of tools or toys (depending on how you look at it). And, it was an adventure every step of the way.
Stuff we brought:
a flip MinoHD Camera
a "gorilla" or "spider" tripod
a handheld camcorder
a sony video camera/microphone
a tripod
2 digital cameras
a Macbook
lights
batteries
tapes
converter
power strip with two USB ports and three AC/DC plug-ins
* The two things we used the most: our Flip camera and our Macbook.
* The thing we forgot: a firewire cable (which was important but we still managed to get one at the MAC store in Amsterdam); a charger for my digital camera. (darn!)
* The two twitter tools I really like: Twitvid and Twitpic
* Without a phone to use internationally, we used Twitpic and Twitvid from our laptop to send video and pictures.
* What I wished I could have got going: Skype from our laptop.
* Things I learned along the way: not all airports have free wi-fi. Just because some places have free wi-fi doesn't mean it's actually fast or efficient for uploading pictures or video clips to a blog.
BLOGGING: We used Blogspot. I prefer that over Travelpod. It's fast, it's friendly, it's used by many more peeps.
To get a video clip of the WorldCup finals/thousands of fans in Amsterdam onto or our blog, it was a matter of shooting a quick clip on our flip camera, uploading that to iMovie, editing/trimming it, rendering it, and then posting the clip. In order to send the clip back to Sacto (for use in any other capacity, i.e. for air), the easiest thing to do was to just post the clip on Twitvid.
FTP: We would have had the ability to ftp had we needed to (per breaking news).
Still learning lots of things along the way...but this international trip took our multi media skills out of our "comfort" zone--always a good experience to have.
-Suzanne
Twitter: @suzannephan
Facebook: @SuzannePhanNews10
Blog: www.suzryan.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
World Cup and Netherlands: We catch up with some Californian fans
JULY 13, 2010
World Cup and Netherlands: We catch up with some Californian fans
In a crowd of thousands here in Amsterdam, I managed to find a few locals from Northern California.
In Rembrandtplein aka Rembrandt Square, I bumped into Paul and Gina Gamble and their daughters. They were visiting from Oakland. After visiting several different countries, they made a stop in Amsterdam just in time for the World Cup Finals.
"It's bringing the country together," said Gamble. "It's a spirit that is beautiful. I feel lucky to have the opportunity to celebrate the true spirit of international competition--football. It's not about money. It's about national pride."
Gamble and his family have been in Amsterdam for four days.
Here's a video clip from Gina Gamble.
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Meanwhile, I connected with Julie Tam of Grass Valley via the internet. She's a student of UOP and she's in Amsterdam for the summer for an internship.
"I am working as an Intern for the non-profit Aflatoun, an organization that promotes children's financial education all over the world," said Tam in an email.
Here is her take on the big game.
"I had the amazing opportunity to see the final game at Museum Plein, a park here in the city, with 20,000 other people. Everyone was wearing orange, dancing, and cheering; there was so much energy. I have never seen so much national pride! At the same time, not everyone there was Dutch," said Tam. "There were people from all over the world in Amsterdam on Sunday to support the team. The collective disappointment when Holland eventually, dare I say unfairly, lost was heartbreaking. I really wanted to see the team win. Even though I am not Dutch, Amsterdam has become like home to me. I guess you could say I caught the "orange fever"!"
Abram van Eijk is a former Modesto resident, and is also now in Amsterdam.
He talked about the chance to witness Netherlands in the World Cup finals.
"As for the Netherlands in the finals, that was a bit of a heartbreak! There was an electric atmosphere standing amongst the 140,000 or so people in th Museumplein in Amsterdam watching the game on Sunday and when Spain finally capitalized, the energy was just completely taken away. " said Eijk. "There weren't even cries of despair--it was more just an eerie silience and it continued that way through the city."
By Suzanne Phan, sphan@news10.net
Twittter: @SuzannePhan
Facebook: SuzannePhanNews10
World Cup and Netherlands: We catch up with some Californian fans
In a crowd of thousands here in Amsterdam, I managed to find a few locals from Northern California.
In Rembrandtplein aka Rembrandt Square, I bumped into Paul and Gina Gamble and their daughters. They were visiting from Oakland. After visiting several different countries, they made a stop in Amsterdam just in time for the World Cup Finals.
"It's bringing the country together," said Gamble. "It's a spirit that is beautiful. I feel lucky to have the opportunity to celebrate the true spirit of international competition--football. It's not about money. It's about national pride."
Gamble and his family have been in Amsterdam for four days.
Here's a video clip from Gina Gamble.
************
Meanwhile, I connected with Julie Tam of Grass Valley via the internet. She's a student of UOP and she's in Amsterdam for the summer for an internship.
"I am working as an Intern for the non-profit Aflatoun, an organization that promotes children's financial education all over the world," said Tam in an email.
Here is her take on the big game.
"I had the amazing opportunity to see the final game at Museum Plein, a park here in the city, with 20,000 other people. Everyone was wearing orange, dancing, and cheering; there was so much energy. I have never seen so much national pride! At the same time, not everyone there was Dutch," said Tam. "There were people from all over the world in Amsterdam on Sunday to support the team. The collective disappointment when Holland eventually, dare I say unfairly, lost was heartbreaking. I really wanted to see the team win. Even though I am not Dutch, Amsterdam has become like home to me. I guess you could say I caught the "orange fever"!"
Abram van Eijk is a former Modesto resident, and is also now in Amsterdam.
He talked about the chance to witness Netherlands in the World Cup finals.
"As for the Netherlands in the finals, that was a bit of a heartbreak! There was an electric atmosphere standing amongst the 140,000 or so people in th Museumplein in Amsterdam watching the game on Sunday and when Spain finally capitalized, the energy was just completely taken away. " said Eijk. "There weren't even cries of despair--it was more just an eerie silience and it continued that way through the city."
By Suzanne Phan, sphan@news10.net
Twittter: @SuzannePhan
Facebook: SuzannePhanNews10
Saturday, July 3, 2010
10 more random newsy and non-newsy things about me
JULY 3, 2010
1) I come from a family of teachers and engineers. My grandfather was a teacher (after he spent his early 20s in Vietnam as a print journalist). Many of my relatives were teachers. And then, the rest of my family--virtually everyone single one of them is... an engineer. :)
2) If I was no longer reporting, I'd still want to do something similar--documentaries or something photography-related. In my next life, I think I'd like to be be a teacher.... or maybe a doctor.
3) One of the most profound places I've been to in the world: Varanasi, India--considered the holiest place in Hinduism. It's where people bathe, wash their clothes, and pour their loved ones ashes in the the Ganges River; where the caste system is still visibly evident, and where cows and cow patties are everywhere.
4) My grandfather spent 15 years in jail/re-education camp run by the Vietnamese communist government. He is a man of amazing principles.
5) One of my uncles--before he passed away from cancer-- was a Buddhist monk and spent time in a monastery in Burma.
6) One of the most unusual stories I've covered: Heaven's Gate mass suicides in Rancho Santa Fe--north of San Diego.
7) One of the most amazing stories: flying in a helicopter with the National Park Service and two bear cubs over Yosemite National Park; Landing in the snow and watching crews return the orphaned cubs to the wild
8) Stories I covered with the biggest media turnout-- even garnering international interest : Scott Peterson trial, Laci Peterson murder investigation; Heaven's Gate Mass Suicides
9) I skipped 6th grade.
10) I love milkshakes, creme brulee, chocolate chip cookies, and all desserts in general.
1) I come from a family of teachers and engineers. My grandfather was a teacher (after he spent his early 20s in Vietnam as a print journalist). Many of my relatives were teachers. And then, the rest of my family--virtually everyone single one of them is... an engineer. :)
2) If I was no longer reporting, I'd still want to do something similar--documentaries or something photography-related. In my next life, I think I'd like to be be a teacher.... or maybe a doctor.
3) One of the most profound places I've been to in the world: Varanasi, India--considered the holiest place in Hinduism. It's where people bathe, wash their clothes, and pour their loved ones ashes in the the Ganges River; where the caste system is still visibly evident, and where cows and cow patties are everywhere.
4) My grandfather spent 15 years in jail/re-education camp run by the Vietnamese communist government. He is a man of amazing principles.
5) One of my uncles--before he passed away from cancer-- was a Buddhist monk and spent time in a monastery in Burma.
6) One of the most unusual stories I've covered: Heaven's Gate mass suicides in Rancho Santa Fe--north of San Diego.
7) One of the most amazing stories: flying in a helicopter with the National Park Service and two bear cubs over Yosemite National Park; Landing in the snow and watching crews return the orphaned cubs to the wild
8) Stories I covered with the biggest media turnout-- even garnering international interest : Scott Peterson trial, Laci Peterson murder investigation; Heaven's Gate Mass Suicides
9) I skipped 6th grade.
10) I love milkshakes, creme brulee, chocolate chip cookies, and all desserts in general.
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