L.O.S.T.

Spring cleaning at my primary school

2012-01-02T05:23:00.000+08:00

This happened few days ago after Zen Yang and I had breakfast in the morning, we decided to drop by our alma mater - SJK (C) Perkampungan Berapit and it was just a coincident that the day we went there, the teachers and students were having spring cleaning. Just then we were there so we decided to help out as well.

Through the spring cleaning we found this little piggy which was Zen Yang's creation in 1998! It was being featured and kept in a cupboard till today! It was very nostalgic to be able to see things that we created so many years ago and we also really appreciate the school for keeping it for such a long time!

The tables and seats are like miniature now and I can hardly fit in it. It brings back a lots of old memories that were long been hidden. Revise through all these bits and pieces feels really great!

it just too much to express in words and i don't even know how to express them. it was just a day fill with lots of memories.

Something changes, something remains.

2012 is finally here, i wish everyone a Happy new year! I wish in this 2012, we shall try something different and do things that we always wanted to do but had yet to be done! This is the promise I made for myself.

Duck noodles

2011-12-30T06:28:00.001+08:00

There was a piece of memory that I lost and luckily I found it recently. So decided to write it down before I forget it in again.

There was a bowl of duck noodle that I surely won't forget it taste. Although it was just a duck noodle from instant noodle cooked with microwave but it was the best I ever tasted.

I remember I dont like duck noodle at all. But that was the turning point. Awhh... That was so long ago... Hope someone else will cook me something else in the future that carve a mark on me.

小時候，幸福是一件簡單的事。長大了，簡單是一件幸福的事。

自己的另一片心空

2011-11-23T15:38:00.001+08:00

刚刚看了星空，可惜是盗版的，画质也很差！决定当它在电影院上映时，再去看一遍就是了！其实我看了戏都有很多感想但就是不太散于表达个人看法。至于这部电影，有一个很生刻的印象就是小美问小杰，“两个人之间的爱会消失吗？”然后小杰说，“会”。小美再问，“那怎么办？”小杰说。“不知道。”

本人也很同意，但至于所谓的消失我认为时变了质。一切都回不了原点，只能一直往前走。走着走着就能发觉另一份爱。不同的爱不代表那不是爱，只是不同的爱而以。而人们都只爱看见自己所要相信，所向往的东西而已。自己蒙了自己的眼睛。

每个人都可以拥有幸福，因为我相信这世界是公平的。只要努力，勇敢地争取。

Door

2011-11-19T03:08:00.000+08:00

My friends happened to be ~~complaining that~~ asking why it has been ages since i update the site, so i guess i shall write something about myself so that one day later, i look back and i can recall what i had done.

My first sem in Uni is coming to an end which mean exams is round the corner and in fact is later this afternoon as i typed. I don't think much had happend but yet a lot, which is always contradicting.

Yea life is always contradicting, you want yet are afraid to get it. In my opinion, you are just falling into the comfort zone and scare of losing what you have now while pursuing something you dont have and what if the thing you pursued is not what you want again? As a matter of fact, no one knows! We just have to do it, then only we will know.

I always shut myself off towards other people because i though the door was lock all the time because i always felt that when people that you care about left you, they took the key together with them.

But it's not! Because "When God Shuts One Door, He Opens Another". This took me awhile to realize it, else i be hiding under the shadow all the time. The thing is, you still need to look for your own door!

For a better tomorrow! :D

Jun Hua's Wedding slide show

2011-10-04T02:43:00.001+08:00

It's been quite a while since my last post, since this is for my friend's wedding. It has to be up here! Watch it in HD over here.

My Cousin Wedding

2011-05-22T22:30:00.001+08:00

It was like months ago since I took all these photo, till then only I decided to post them here. I hope you all enjoy.

I wish them happy marriage!

Chinese New Year has come and goes

2011-02-14T00:46:00.000+08:00

Took quite a break during the Chinese New Year and get chance to meet up with a numbers of friend. Though it was a bit havoc during the New Year period but luckily everything still under control and manageable if you knew what had happen.

Took most photos during this festive season especially of my home town- Bukit Mertajam.
is not too big nor small but is a place I felt warm and there really no place better than there!

At the town of Bukit Mertajam is actually a market where the photo within this post is all taken a night, a day before the Reunion Dinner, where most of the people came out for to made their last minute shoppings.

This temple is at the heart of BM town, where all the hottest events happen here especially during Hungry Ghost Festival, almost the whole Malaysian Taoist Chinese will gather here to perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased.

The Market at BM opens early in the morning where most of us still sleeping soundly at our bed, they started working as early as 2a.m. which my grandpa used to be a fishmonger he does wake up that early to fetch of some fresh catches from the distributor.

More on the BM night shots available here.

Love having festive season at home, it felt much warmer that way.

Views From Marine Barrage

2011-01-26T22:10:00.000+08:00

During last December become I went back Penang for New Year, Vincent had drove me all the way to Marine Barrage to take a few shot of the night views towards Marine Bay Sands and the Singapore Flyer.

He had always want to go there but is not easy to reach there as personal transport is always the best choice and luckily he had his uncle car for the week! Without any hesitation, we make it a wish came true!

Singapore Flyer and its surrounding

Larger view with faster shutter speed to prevent the Singapore Flyer from going blurry

Marine Bay Sands viewed from Marina Barrage

Did some portrait before we pack up and go!
Lately my colleague all got new gear for camera! We shall organized a photography outing as soon as possible after CNY! So more take!

It's January and I loved it!

2011-01-23T20:56:00.000+08:00

Time zoooom! Haha... and it already 2011! Haven't been writing much for the past few months because can't find any mood or inspiration to do so! But now it is already 2011! Is a whole new year with full of new resolutions!

Hmm... thinking about how to list them down.. but surely not today! xD

Just bought myself a Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 Manual focus lenses. If you are into photography and camera gears, you should already know that! Is a very sweet lenses that you surely want to get your hands on it! purely SOLID!

Some sample photo taken with it below!

Taken from the view of my window 17th stories above the ground!

Lovie dovie! A bit no so sharp but I just like their pace was synchronized!

Clark Quey overhead bridge, took this because I went the wrong way and have to walk all the way back again!

Happy Marriage Edwin and Stephanie!

2011-01-23T20:44:00.004+08:00

Woot! This is a long lapsed update for the Wedding photos I taken for Edwin and Stephanie. Thanks to them I had a great learning experiences taking the photo with them!

Besides that, it all came to Terrence who introduce them to me and gave me the opportunity to take such a nice photo album with them.

They are a pair of fun and loving couple which is clearly shown on the last shot above!

谁最了解我？我看是几米！

2010-11-01T01:23:00.000+08:00

水瓶座

“人不是鱼，怎会了解鱼的忧愁。

鱼不是鸟，怎会了解鸟的快乐。

鸟不是人，怎会了解人的荒唐。

人不是鸟，怎会了解鸟的自由。

鸟不是鱼，怎会了解鱼的深沉。

鱼不是人，怎会了解人的幼稚。

你不是我，怎会了解我。”

我总是相信世界上有一个人，她和我一样是个不一样的人。
我不知道她在哪里，可是我可以感觉到，所以我不在乎身边的人是否理解。

Saw this from other people blogs, and find it point straight to the point!
I am hard to be read, but if you are reading me like a book, because I let you so. It's because you are important to me.

So how does jimi read you? Go here

Going to Hong Kong in T minus 5 Hours

2010-10-14T01:50:00.000+08:00

Phew~! Finally I managed to sort out most of the photos taken during the previous wedding photo shoots and select some of them to be feature in my blog. That was an interesting experience and a tiring day. Took me about a week to finish sorting them but not yet done doing some minor tweaks so that they are ready to be hand over to the owners!

Oh yea! Finally one of my must visit country is going to be Checked! Hong Kong!
I still remember the last time that I planned to visit there was in the year 2008 but too bad it doesn't happened. Then this trip was suppose to happen on this year July where I am to meet Khai Sheng at Hong Kong but due to work commitment I was not able to make it as well! During that period I was actually sailing at the sea! Somewhere between Sumatera, Malaysia and Singapore.

That has cost me 200SGD for changing the flight date. I had thought of forfeit the air ticket but yet now i am packing my stuff for early flight in the morning! Can't wait to be there! Feeling excitement already!

The past few week had really been very busy because the vessel I used to work with came back for some repair and upgrading. Due to the tight schedule, I was required to work late and hands on. That had cause me drop death early in the evening and don't have personal time as well. Now is the time to gain back the privilege! A vacation is what I need!

Ok... more on Hong Kong after I am back!

Kim Cen and Catherine Wedding

2010-10-14T01:33:00.000+08:00

First of all I would like to thank Kim Cen and Catherine for giving me this wonderful opportunity in taking their wedding photos! It was my very first full coverage of wedding photo shoots and there are still lot more for me to learn from. This is really a huge step for me as before I am only covering certain parts of the wedding ceremony process.

Kim Cen and Catherine were really a wonderful couple as they had been in a relationship since 7 years ago and still counting. This shows that their love for each other is even tougher that the world hardest material - The Diamond. Catherine is a teacher, that why her sisters were all dressed in formal whereas Kim Cen band of brothers decided to suit up themselves to look like a nerdy students ready to be lectured!

I hereby again wish them Happy Marriage!

Out for Wedding Photo Shoot at Johor Bahru - Masai

2010-10-02T16:40:00.000+08:00

Phew, finally get all my stuff packed!
In my bag it has:

Nikon D90 (borrowed from Ryan)
Nikon D80 (Just get the shutter box replaced!)
Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR I
Nikon 50mm F1.8
Tamrom 17-50 F2.8
2 X Nikon Speed Light SB-600
Charger for the AA batteries
Charger for iPhone
Charger for Nokia backup phone
My Laptop XPS M1530
500GB Seagate Freeagent Portable Hardisk
Charger for my laptop
Checklist of stuff to be shot!

I serious feel that is a little bit too heavy! Further more with a tripod and a bag of my clothes!
I already feel the weight now!

Ok! Ready to go! Hoping for a fruitful wedding photo shoot!
Will be staying over at the bridegroom house for the night so that I can be there early morning for full coverage!

Lapsed Photos - Padi Field at Permatang Pauh!

2010-09-22T22:21:00.000+08:00

I find that I missed out quite a numbers of photo taken during the previous Chinese New Year! Though I posted them at the facebook and Fotologue.

Luckily when I look back at my photo catalog after I fix my comp and reformat my hard disk then only I noticed that. Seriously I really wonder why I didn't upload them though I though I did! If anyone of you remember you saw those photo at my blog, please let me know maybe some glitches happened and they were gone. *scratching my head*

This was with the help of the enthusiast Chin Hou and Zen Yang for meeting me in evening of Year-pass Eve which is also the day I reach BM!

We went to Permatang Pauh Padi field for all the shots below!

Bukit Mertajam - My Home Town

Zen Yang brought along his Er Hu and change into his Zhong San Zhuang (Traditional Chinese Cloathing)!

Some behind the scene before we jump into the result! Thanks to Human Light Stand! Chin Hou really helped me a lot with it! Due to the sunset and Zen Yang is facing the sun, we need a strobe with an umbrella to light him up from the silhouette.

Different touch of colour processing.

It was really a great experience to shooting out at the field! Very challenging luckily it was not a paid job because I still find that I didn't do well enough for it.
For this photo session I found that Wireless Trigger for the SB600 and the pop up flash actually can't work well if you are direct with the sunlight, you would need to redirect the pop up flash so that it was not directly flash into the sun, else the sb600 will not be able to trigger wirelessly.

The sun really set itself at a fast pace, perhaps the happiest moment passes the fastest in time! Soon after that we had to pack up and go because non of us bring along the torch light to maneuver around the padi field in dark! Maybe next time! Padi Field in the dark! That might be interesting as well!

Too a group photo marked the end of the day! And starting of a whole new year!

I think I should do this more often!

Long Waited Mount Kinabalu Via Ferrata

2010-09-12T21:37:00.003+08:00

I had a lot of electronic device breakdown for the pass few week! First is my D80 shutter box next is my Hard disk! But luckily I did backup of all my photo in a separated hard drive!

So now is time for the Via Ferrata @ Mountain Kinabalu at Sabah!
It was actually a very random trip that my colleagues and I had. Vincent suddenly asked me about a short trip at Mountain Kinabalu then I said sure why not! Then they begin to ask for quotation at Sutera Harbour. Instead of going through Travel agents you can actually plan yourself by going to http://www.suteraharbour.com

But that wasn't enough for us. One of my friend say he wanted more out of the trip, then I told them that I once saw advertisement at the Laban Rata Rest House that there was something like rock climbing where you will have to wear harness and protective gears but I don't know it was actually Via Ferrata.

Then my friend Zhong Han went all the way to do some sourcing on the net and we finally end up at Mountain Torq the provider of World highest Via Ferrata! That's how we all end up doing Via Ferrata 3000 Meters above sea level!

That's the Starting Point of Via Ferrata.

Of course before stating this extreme sport, safety is the most important! get the harness checked, head gears on, safety rope tightened and double checked!

The one in Red is the instructor. To do the Via Ferrata at Mt. Kinabalu, you must be attended by a guide and the size of the group is 1 to 6. Without the guide no one is allowed to do the Via Ferrata on their own.

That's how it looks like for the descending on the Via Ferrata.

That's Pig tail! Which we have to hook on our guide rope into it like a check point. Safety Feature. So i can say that is very safe to do Via Ferrata at Mt. Kinabalu.

Those are commonly found along the cliff of the rocky mountain. You can use it or don't use it. But best is to use it. XD

Is not easy to take photography up there as you have to tuck in all loosen item securely else they will be hitting on the rocky surface and scratch your equipment.

That's the carabina, which you need to hook on the guided stainless steel rope all the way. hook and unhook at each pig tail!

That's steps that you you descend vertical surface.

That's how it looks like when you were descending! is 3000m above sea level!

That's one of the Via Ferrata Highlight - Hanging Bridge!

Soon after we descend, the fog turn very heavy and the visibility is about 6 meters. The Fog is made out of water vapor which chilled the atmosphere! I think when we started to descend it was around 10 degree Celsius. When it fogged, it drop further more to 6 I guess.

That's the 3 wire bridge! And even a 2 wire bridge which I don't have the footage of it because it started to rain soon after we crossed this bridge!

That's my friend hanging at the cliff!

That's more or less about the Via Ferrata at Mountain Kinabalu. No photo taken after this because it rain like quite heavily and I have to keep my camera back into my pouch.

It was really freezing cold up there where the wind doesn't stop blowing! The trail is quite long as well. WE stated at 7:30 a.m. and only manage to finish it at about 12:30p.m. and we were all soaking wet, starving as well!

This Mount Kinabalu was my second visit on it and I am sure there will be a third one! Via Ferrata? Yea... is a little bit expensive but worth to do it once in a life time!

Short Trip at Kota Kinabalu - Mount Kinabalu

2010-08-23T21:09:00.001+08:00

Just a few days ago, five of us arrived at Sabah, Kota Kinabalu mainly for a single purpose - Hike the Mount Kinabalu!

First day when we arrived, there were nothing much for us to do other than eat and walk around the town. I find that the living standard of Kota Kinabalu is actually quite high. One plate of chicken rice is about 5 ringgit compare to the 2006 when I left my home town to Singapore, the chicken rice was only 3 ringgit something.
It just prove that, Malaysia is moving forward very fast!

Beside hiking the mountain, you can see that almost everyone of us had a DSLR! wow it only shows me another thing. The living standard of every human being is getting higher and higher! You can easily get a DSLR at less than 800 Singapore Dollar!
So minor objective of the trip was to share some photography skill. The above was archive by using f2.8 wide open with wide angle and extremely close to get the distortion!

Saw this housefly at a bookshop! It was so steady that it doesn't even move itself when I pointed my camera just about 20cm in front of it.

Team Keppel said it all! With the can do spirit, we conquered the Peak as well as the Via Ferrata which is the highest in the world!

So what is it about Via Ferrata? Next post you will get it!

Sabah Mt. Kinabalu Here I Come AGAIN!

2010-08-19T01:04:00.000+08:00

In year 2008 I conquered the Mt. Kinabalu! More info here
This weekend, I am going over there AGAIN! Departing tomorrow!
For this trip we are going to archive the Mountain TORQ via Ferrata! So what is that? take a look > here <
They should explain better than I do!

We had a very tight schedule! So Hopefully everything goes according to plan!

This was taken during the last trip! Iconic shots of the Mt. Kinabalu

This was the previous team!

Now we have TEAM KEPPEL at RAGE!

CAN DO SPIRIT is BURNING!

Baby Newborn

2010-08-19T00:44:00.000+08:00

Did one of my friend's baby newborn quite awhile ago, decide to put it up here for sharing. More of them all available on my Fotologue account.

Is Tough to get a good newborn baby shot. Well after I took those photo, the first thing I went back home was to look up in the internet for references. Yes I found some and they are really good. Subscribed to their feeds and will start accumulating ideas from there. One of my favourite - Capture By Carire

Helix Bridge Portrait

2010-08-19T00:35:00.000+08:00

Woohoo, last Sunday Jain Lih came all the way down to SG to meet up his friend. Of course he never miss out JSPO's gang! The main highlight was we were with our big and small bag running over Esplanade area to do photo shoots~! Great one..! He will post his master pieces while I just took some of it when we were at the Helix Bridge which took the shape of our human DNA. No wonder is call YOG DNA...

It was so crowded that is hard to take a clean shot without people obstructing.

Li Jia joined us as well. I guess they were so afraid of the sunlight that why they were either under the umbrella or the hats all the time.

Discovered some feature in the Lightroom that allows you to smoothen the skin tone very easily as well as brighten up the iris. Pretty nice! It was the adjustment brushes!

Most of them were exported to Photoshop to do a minor tweak under kubota actions scripts. Very fast and easy!

Is there any meaning behind the photos?

2010-08-01T23:00:00.000+08:00

Sometimes when taking photos, I don't like to do snap shots and get away with it. More often I try to think of what i wanted to tell or show to the people who are looking at in.

Revisit Henderson Wave awhile ago

2010-08-01T22:55:00.000+08:00

THe previous time i visited Henderson Wave was during the day, this time round my friend and I decided to pay it a visit again during the night!

It wasn't easy to shoot during the night because you need more stuff to do so. For the photo below, they were all mounted on a tripod and taken with long exposure.

The Bridge is quite shaky when there is people walk around, so need more patient to do the job!

This particular photo was done by taking 3 different exposure from -2EV , 0EV and +2EV and merging them using photomatix.

It's fun to take photo of landscape or structure during the night, but the down side is... you need transport to do so!

My Cousin's Wedding Dinner

2010-06-22T23:10:00.000+08:00

Took a lots of photos lately but hardly get the correct mood to update them.

Quite a while ago, I had decided not to attend my cousin wedding as my project was schedule to be going for trials at that particular period. But when I know i was firm to be delay and one week before my cousin wedding dinner, I book a return flight and went back home for it!

I am glad to be able to go home once in a while as it will be totally refreshing! Even though it was a very busy weekend but i believe I spend it to the fullest!

First day midnight when i reached Penang Airport, I was welcomed by Khai Sheng and we went for supper! Then we headed back to his home and spend one night there. Had a long chat with Khai Shing and Khai Sheng and it really brighten me!

Then the afternoon starts the photo shooting! We shoot a lot!
Below were my fews.

Khai sheng was helping me out during the Dinner as well and both of us took so much photos that I haven't even finish compiling them yet. xD

After the dinner, we went to Chung Ling Butterworth to meet up with his friend. I never been there before, but with the help of iPhone and Google maps... there we go...!

Stayed another night at Khai Sheng house this time with Zaolon! He and Zaolon had a long chat while I hit bed earlier... exhausted! Next morning we head for food hunt at Jawi! had lots of Ku Chai Koay! Think back of it! I again miss Penang's food!!

Paid a visit to Shi Long in the morning. He is doing great and hope is getting better everyday! +U oo!

Then back at night, meet up with old friends from JSPO again! Zaolon, Tze Qing, Zing Yi, Yih Wen, Yan Yee,Rachel, and I. I think I think miss out anyone because it was sooo long ago d.... xD Hope to see you all again!

More to come!

A bit of everything

2010-05-07T00:41:00.001+08:00

Well I am here to express a little of everything about me. Sound not like me isn't?
There is hardly me for quite a long time since i started blogging.

about 2 weeks ago I participated in an event which is quite similar to Amazing Race but the event I am in it is call Amazing Marine Time Race.

I am sure you be able to spot me in it. Sometimes I felt that, I am not really into doing something but I will keep on trying to convince myself into doing it. The outcome did amazed me because it was out of my expectation but yet I feel that I shouldn't be need to convince myself in doing something. It is better to start with the willingness in doing it.

I love burger, I used to hate beef but recently I like it but only if it is burger. Reason behind it? I don't know that either. Just treat myself with Carl's Jr. Yum... and 2 scoops of Ice creams. Arh.. made my day... esp rum and raisin! After that got myself a ticket to Iron Man 2. Woo... better day it is!

Well not to say that I was not in a good day so that I treat myself better, it just that I am but tired of telling myself to do this to do that and yada yada yadda.... bla bla... Well still made some progress in getting knowing myself of one thing. I just need a person to listen to my craps. That's all. Not just any.

Last but not least, if you have all the time in this world, you should watch the link below.

A little bit of everything.