CharlesKey

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2009-05-28T22:17:00.001+08:00

Announcement!!!!

1st..I'll be moving to www.charlesmonkey.com
2nd, I just finish my finals.
3rd, New member of the family, my 2nd wife, D60.
4th, I'll be perfoming in the French music festival, singing yodelling.28thJune08.

Well, That's all for this blog..should be continueing there d.

I've moved to www.charlesmonkey.com

Clerck or Clerk?

2008-05-22T07:41:00.002+08:00

Went to mamak with my college friends yesterday.
Then we saw this on the tree...
OMG!!!
spelling error..
Now I understand why they need a clerk...so that the clerk can help them spell things..haha

My final exam starts next tuesday...OMG!!!
Well, gonna be burning mid night oil d..
Actually not sort of mid night oil la, cz I've started since 4 weeks back, so still can relax a bit..hehe

Haven't been updating much lately, so jz post this up..hehe

Yesterday we even went to Sherlyn's "so called",~~rombongan sambil belajar~~ ke pet shop..OMG!!!
too bad Sherlyn wasn't able to join us, nevermind, after finals, we can go until kao kao..hahah

Some might ask, Charles, your finals is like next tuesday, why are you still so relax arr, go here, go there, photoshooting here & there, foot spa every night and stuff...worst still, onlining almost 24 hours...(Wei, I sleep b4 12 ok...whr got 24 hours?)

haha..Just like what I told you guys, I always enjoy life to the fullest.
I learnt my lesson to start study early, so, I was quite prepared for exam.
I did spend 3-4 hours a day studying for the last 4 weeks, I think it's quite enuf kua...

My study time is, morning, then class finish on 4pm, after that 4pm, means, YAHOO!!!!
PLAYTIME!!!!

Ish, I already have plans for my coming holidays..haha
first, want go hiking with college friends,
Then Need to practise my song for the coming Fete de la musique French Music festival.
Then....go photoshooting la, abo...U wan me stay at home shoot ah boon everyday ke???hahaha
after ah boon sienz d how?

Webcam fever

2008-05-19T18:15:00.003+08:00

Ever since I bought a webcam from PC fair, I've been webcaming almost everyday..well, at least the first 2 weeks, then was busy to prepare for my assignments and final exam..
well, final exam is like 7 more days..So happy wei, finally got holiday liao..

But hor..me now also feel like holiday la, cz hor....I'm playing all day long..
well, I do study like mad too..at least in the morning for 3 hours, and at night for 2-3 hours..

okie, back to webcaming....
well, I've been doing lots of crazy stuff in webcam too..
some cannot disclose la, me so ugly some times ma..haha

okie, jz show the ~~"innocent"~~ one's here.hehe

well..do I look like a Kam yu lou(golden fish uncle)
hahah..I look like one of those hamsap lou who doesn't reveal their face too much one...\
hahaha

NAH!!!
Let you smell...hahah
was showing off my leg to my fren, we both did the same thing, but dun have her permission, so can't post here..hhaha

Webcam from 8pm-4am...
WALAO!!!!
I really did that wei...fell asleep pulak..my fren took a shot of me..hahah

OMG!!!
Syok sendiri, act cute...
swt...
Sudah so old d, some more wan act cute..haha

Ah Boon Yg paling disayangi..

2008-05-19T08:01:00.002+08:00

This is a short video I took of Ah boon climbing up and down...
He gets very active during the night and start climbing everywhere one..hahaha

Ah Boon is my favourite hamster, he is vr vr kuai and vr cute mia..hehe
He always sleep on my keyboard, then I can't use my computer, cz he is sleeping on my keyboard...swt..haha

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2008-05-18T09:46:00.002+08:00

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Circle=light=hope.

2008-05-18T07:49:00.004+08:00

How to do this effect?
just simply aim yr camera directly to the sun, try to zoom until u get the effect.

I can't explain why this effect happens, but just know how to do it accidentally.
so, try it now..it's cool

as for the blueish color,
just change your white balance settings to "incandescent"

this shot was shot in gurney plaza,
just right above, on the roof..

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Enjoying life to the fullest..

2008-05-17T07:13:00.000+08:00

Well, I'm trying my best to live life to the fullest..
Why suffer when you have the chance to enjoy..

well, Some ppl might be thinking..
well, Charles no need worry and nothing to be sad and stuff everyday so free and happy..
You might be wrong at this point
I am not like what you think, like every teenager, I do have my own problems and my own stress..

The point is, forget about stress, just enjoy..
you'll have a better life..

I'm so happy since I started college,
Have friends who are able to cheer me up when i'm down,
share happy times.

Ok, yesterday, was drawing cats and stuff and send to sherlyn, and everyone else..hahah..
Then Sherlyn go printscreen it..OMG!!!

Thx sherlyn, for the pix..
OMG...I'm feeling like a 5 year old now..hahahah

How daring R U?aka..Attention seeker post.

2008-05-15T21:58:00.006+08:00

Do you know CharlesKey?
He is a daring person who doesn't care what others think of him,
He doesn't care what are ppl's impression of him,
Not just he behave like a kid(psst*he still using kodomo lion)
He also behave weirdly in public places.

Today, went to gurney plaza with Hass, Sherlyn, and JJ.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I cried in MPH last week when I went out with my frens.
well..acting to cry of course..
after that, I have a goal, a project, is to faint in gurney plaza,
somewhere that has more traffic, more people passing by..
Of course not the main lobby la..

This time is some where near Gurney plaza's GSC counter..
well, it's quite fun doing it..
Guess that's what I should enjoy while I'm young..
doing crazy stuffs.
after older d, cannot do this kinda stuff d..

The above shot was shot outside celebrity fitness while there're nobody around..
Just to try ma...
need to practise first..ehehe

This is the real thing...
Was very nervous...
Walk till almost infront of GSC area there, then act to faint.
My frens told me that, ppl were looking,
well..hope so la..(OMG...attention deficiency too serious d)

anyway, finito...
psst*my head still hurts, for falling down on the floor 3 times when I was pretending to faint...swt...

BlogTv

2008-05-15T08:19:00.002+08:00

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CharlesKey(me lor) personally feels that this internet tv is a cool website to check out.

Cz it's like live video ma..

It also provides live chat ..so can check it out lor.

Emo Boom Tze

2008-05-15T00:00:00.005+08:00

It's being a very busy days since I started college..
until I didn't see Boom Tze for 1 week plus..
Even Boom Tze also merajuk and got emo...

Did anyone noticed that Boom Tze is slimmer or izit me mata sepek?
Anyway, I'm not such a neglected master wei..
I dun have money to buy cat food ma...
price height like hell wei..last month bought RM12, now selling at RM17..
WALAO EH!!!!

It's ok la, since Boom Tze is a stray cat, he knows where to get food..
Did I mentioned stray??
Yes, he's stray, but I just dun care and claim it mine..:P:P:P

Emo...emo....

Kesian Boom Tze ok..
See his face...
All the scratches...ish...
He kena kick and hit by people..
I also dun understand why is people so cruel...swt...

You see hor, Me and Boom Tze so fren one leh..hehe
Or izit me force him to take this pix one?hahaha
(psst* I treaten nt to give him food if he dun wan take photo wif me wei..)
HAHA..OMG!!!
Jz kidding la..

Ok..About my red hair...ish...
I did rebonding, so the color also follow to fade ...swt...
Anyway, Have dyed it back red d, Next photo of me got red hair again..hehe

okie...habis cerita..going college...

Lomography-Reflections?

2008-05-14T13:34:00.002+08:00

Sorry guys, was kinda busy lately with college..
Got quizes and finals is in 2-3 weeks..WOW...That's close..

Was kinda bored this morning..actually..
It's my hand gatal la..hahah...
At first jz planned to shoot some photos with boom tze...

Then suddenly saw this car..WOW..cool..
Then ma shoot it for lomography lor.

I'm still obsess with lomography..
well, I jz can't take my hands and eyes off them, they're just too tempting...

Canon models part.2

2008-05-13T20:02:00.004+08:00

Well...Was kinda skeptical to post this at first,
After some support from my dad, I decided to post this up.

On that day I did not use any flash at all, not even the build in flash, jz off flash shooting..
The aperture from F4 onwards, and shutter is 1/125, ISO 400..

I was surprised that the results is quite ok, not really under expose nor over-expose.

Very happy to experience shooting runway models actually..
Well, I'll try my best if I have another chance in the future.

Baby kia

2008-05-13T10:53:00.003+08:00

His name is baby kia, it's the albino version of golden hamster..
I saw this 2 weeks back, and find it interesting to have a unique albino hamster..hehe

So decided to buy it..
At first we try to name him..

well, since he is white, we called him ah pek..(Hokien for white..)
So, it sounds like old man....so we change it to pek pek...
well...pek pek sound vulgar enough...
Then 9pek9bo(aka my dad) go change it to ~~chibai~~...
well, guess wht..
Golden hamster is famous for long fur...
So my dad say, when the fur long time he will tell me :Charles, yr chibai mor long d....
OMG!!!!!!!

Worst still, he say, if I forgot to bath my smelly hamster..wht happen???
:Charles, yr take yr chao cibai to wash...OMG!!!!!!!

OMG!!!
Siao wan....
My hamster so cute also wan to name until so vulgar mia things..hahaha

My fren suggest Xiao bai... but another fren say, after my dad go relate it with chao ci "bai"..hahahahaOMG!!

So, finally, have come to an end..when I name it "Baby kia"..
So, he will be baby kia until he's old..hehe..

Me+CM

2008-05-12T21:34:00.002+08:00

Thanks to 5Xmom for this photo.
I got lots of picture of CM, everytime I go any of the event, I sure have lots of shots of CM wan,
But I never have a shot with CM, simply because, I am pai seh..

Thank to 5xmom this time,
She help me to ask CM to have a shot with me..

2nd, it's cool finally meeting 5xmom, she's an icon, and my idol.
cz of the way she writes, WOW, it's so cool.

And hor, If u meet 5xmom in person, she shoot photo so fast wei, macam reporter mia, so fast..

One more thing..this is the first time me going to places with tonnes of reporters, but didn't kena kick by them..

You know, everytime I go events, sure kena kick until whole leg everwhr blue black one..
hahaha..

Back to basic

2008-05-12T18:58:00.002+08:00

What's this??
This was the shot that cause an electric shock to me..
The reason why I started photography.
It was on OCT14 07', 2am in the morning that I shot shot this.(that was like 6-7 months back)

Well, why did I started photography?
After taking this shot, I got so shocked...I was like OMG!!!I did something cool...

From then I began to be obsess with photography,
From taking water splashes, to taking droplets, CDs spectrum, Smoke, reflection stuff, milk splashes, insects, to portraiture...

well, Since I started photography, I really learnt a lot..
I learnt to be more creative,
to be more patient, and look at things differently.

Well, photography rocks!!!

New banner

2008-05-11T16:18:00.002+08:00

Noticed my banner?
Finally decided to change it..
And notice the "monkey" word..have put it back..hahaha

Was thinking of simple less pictures banner, that's y I changed it..
Ok, tht's all for now..wan go sleep d..swt..

Canon Models

2008-05-11T08:38:00.002+08:00

Well, this is my first experience shooting real runway models.
Was kinda skeptical with the effects at first cz I do not own a speedlite flash or whatever they call it..(U know the big big big flash la..)

fortunately, they were like 80-100 photographer yesterday..
well...can you imagine what happens when they flash?
Hmm..bingo..I also got the light la...hahhaha

Some of my shots turns out overexpose, cz sometimes too many flash clashed together creating too much of lights..

I've learn so so much throughout this shots,
I've learn about catching the angle, the expression of the model.
capturing at the right time and the right amount of frame is totally important.

Hmm..exam is just around the corner..hmm..must jia you d..
Next stop...Lomography again?hmm..tak tau la...
I really hope to have more special and unique shots rather than doing common shots ..
Was thinking of usin reflection as my theme again..hahha..

suggestions..suggestions...

Nic

2008-05-10T16:08:00.000+08:00

This is my nephew, Nic.
Remember Suyi?
This is her elder brother..

Well, it's the day day I shot suyi the other day..jz split it up to 2 post

Both of them are really funny, running around with 20-30 balloons..WALAO!!!hahaha

I"M BACK!!!!!

2008-05-09T22:02:00.002+08:00

Was kinda busy lately with stuff lately..
Have being wasting time figuring out what to write for my assignment..heheh
I finally chose "art of lomography"

I've being vr vr busy with my books..
and thankfully, I managed to cover 400 pages withing 9 days..
another 250 to go..well..jia you lor...

Also, I've being invited to sing at the "la fete de la musique" aka French music festival on the 28th June in new World Park.
So be there to support me ya..hahaha

hmm...and...and...
Ok, My stupid red hair..
Guess what...It's faded...It still have some red on it, but looks more like brown to me now..
Maybe I'll go on the second round soon..hehehe

As for the photo below..
well, Was so bored and stress, and tired..
suddenly took my camera out to play..
guess what..I found some thing useful.. tht is the curtain thingy that you put on top of the bed mia....

Sort of cool...
Anyway, that's all for today..hehehe...

btw, the below shot is not edited, was playing with white balance & Shutter speed..hehe

blah..blah..blah...

2008-05-06T20:30:00.002+08:00

okie, haven't been writing about my life for quite some times..

Actually there's nothing much lately since I started college..
I go college everyday, come back, blog, shout, check mails, then sleep, second day wake up go college again...blah..blah..blah..

Ok, I'm having business communication and English for this sem..
And it's a 7 week short sem...OMG!!!

Time is running out..I have 3 more weeks before my final exam and I have like 300-400 pages of text to read..OMG!!!
I've done 170 so far..
so..jz gambateh la..

also I have english assignment to do, I have to write an essay and pass it up on friday..
I still can't decide wht to write on..
I have 3 choices...
-Premarital sex?
-Art of photography?
-Art of lomography?

which one is the best?

anyway, everything will be about study study for the next 3 weeks...
I'm gonna stick to my college library for the next 3 weeks so that I can concerntrade..

Lomography the Taiwanese way!!

2008-05-05T23:37:00.002+08:00

Lomography was introduced in the early 1990s

Where a couple of student discovered a small Russian compact camera.
They then started to experiment with new artistic shots, creating off killing effects..
Results in flood of authentic, colourful, crazy, off-the-wall, unfamiliar and often brilliant snapshots.

Major exhibition has shown in major cities and 100,000 lomographys is shown in a time.
Creating an international reputation of lomography.

As for now, Taiwanese has been so obsess with lomography lately,
They started their own style of lomography,
From Human portraiture to still life.

And one of the most photographed subject for lomographys are pipes and traffic lights..
Their style of lomography includes using more chemical on precessing the film which creates even more faded & under saturated effects..

Note, The previous lomography I posted were all over-saturated..
This time, I'm trying out the under saturated style, aka taiwanese style..
Another famous characteristic of Taiwanese lomography are blur and high on noise..
WOW!!I tell u, I really love that kind of effect.

And today, I'm trying out with traffic lights shots...
here it is..
voila..

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DAY 5

2008-05-05T19:58:00.002+08:00

ok, day 5..
I've gone red for 5 days..
Let's guess and see how long can this red last..

You know right..
Red doesn't usually last long..Sometimes within a week...all gone..
And guess wht..
I feel that it's fading..
Cz I seen some brown on my hair..

could it be my previous brown hair tht I didn't dye?cz I did highlight only ma..
certain part still didn't cover yet..

Besides..the red isn't that red dy...
How leh..so sad..I go spoil my hair..and the color doesn't last..ish..ish...swt..
I'm using color shampoo d..but it seems that my hair color still fades..ish..

Let's just sit back and see how long can it last..

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Lomo+Kodak motto & concept

2008-05-05T09:18:00.002+08:00

The motto & concept of Kodak's Lomography is "Just take, Dun think"

Well..what does that mean exactly?
It means dun think too much whether it's nice or not,
Just take as many as posible, then choose the best.

Also dun evn look into your view finder or LCD..
And the shot below is shot at knee height..I did not even look into the LCD or view finder to compose my photo..

So, that is what I got while taking Suyi's portraiture.

So..Why not start lomography today?
It's fun, cool and beautiful!!

Red headed

2008-05-04T22:33:00.000+08:00

I somehow beginning to love my red hair..
Although It's quite red,
lucky I jz did highlight..if no mampus la aku...
I'll totally freak out..

Imin is right...red does make my skin looks fairer..
And It make my features stands out too...
especially my eyebrow..hehehe

Maybe red does suit me..hehe..
As for now..I so very the love my red hair..
I'm now officially pure angmoh...hahahaas in red hair=angmoh..hahaha

You know what?
I realise those aunties in the market are even more daring than me..
Cz they have redder hair than me..and their hair color is like super bright..OMG...

I surrender..kalah terus..

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Suyi Part. 4

2008-05-04T09:45:00.001+08:00

Suyi..My niece again..

She's such an angel, And She's so cute I tell you.
She's my cousin sister's daughter.

Was taking some shots of her this morning outside the market at Rifle Range..
She took So so many ballons from Digi's roadshow..
WOW..It's about 20-30 balloons she took.

Ok, about my style of portraiture.
If you notice, I love go up close & personal.
Means you take very very close shots of yr model.
Emphasize on my model's face.

It makes the model stands out more..
Using a F2.8 and above lens doen't really give me nice depth of field..
Plus my censor size make almost no dof most of the time.

I dun own a 50mm F1.8 lens, this makes portraiture much more challenging to me.
I have to think of ways to try to get my model stand out.
whereas 50mm makes yr model stands out easily cz of the depth of field.

Remember, never ever take portraiture from near distance, take from far, but use zoom.
Cz shooting near might make the face distort.

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