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Sunrise without the sun? Buntal is the place for it.

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:07:00 +0000

Monday (13th Oct) 3.15A.M- I received a call from Aelred , "Dude, Its raining so heavily. What do we do?" The thunder and lightning were so loud that time. Rain pouring heavily. I was rather disappointed. We decided to wait for a while, see what happens. Half an hour later, the rain toned down but thunders and lightning were still roaring. I made the bald decision to go to Buntal as planned.

Aelred was our driver, though he isn't into photography. I, on behalf of Seth and Dawson and myself would like to thank him for waking up so early to drive us there. 20KM away from town, the whole journey were wet roads and drizzle. All we could do was pray that it doesn't rain at Buntal. Miraculously, it didn't! And so we reached there at about 5.45A.M. Unloaded our tripods and equipments. We arrived 20 minutes later than scheduled so we were racing against time. As soon as we paced down the seaside, all we could possibly hear was the water lapping and our own laughter.

3 of us-Seth, Dawson and I walked back and forth to scout for nice angles. Not surprisingly, there wasn't any sun. What is a sunrise without a sun, eh? On the upside, the clouds spread quite nicely for a dramatic feel.

Am sorry for the tiny res. That's the limit of my blog template. Click here for a bigger picture.

This was the color of the sunrise. Not very appealing when its about to rain, sadly.

Big guy, Big lens.

Tired driver.

And then, just 45 minutes after we arrived at Buntal. We could literally see the rain chasing after us. Since it was a long beach, we ran for our lives once we saw the rain hit shore. Ah!!!! It was as if tsunami was coming. The villagers standing nearby were looking at these "tangkap gambar punya orang" running like mad chickens.

Could the weather have been better? Certainly. But we had a fun time laughing our ass off Aelred's unorthodox ways of "expressing his thoughts".

Looking forward to the next trip there :)

orenzai

Miaow...

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:17:00 +0000

I was blessed to be able to try out the Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens fitted on a Canon 400D.

Very simple. A good lens shooting a RM800 cat. How cool is that? :P

Recently, more and more people are jumping into the SLR bandwagon at very early ages. During my time when I was in Form 3, I was probably the only one in my age to own an SLR. Now, you see SLRs everywhere. Even those that are under 10 years of age! It has its pros and cons I must say. Good news is they get to explore their talents at early age. Bad news is that some just buy an SLR just because it looks cool and then set everything to Auto mode. It pisses the hell outta me!!! I really hope any one of you out there that plans to buy an SLR, please make full use of it. Do not put those great features installed in the camera to waste. :)

Now that I'm in Form 5, I am very happy to have a small group of photography enthusiast sharing the same interest as me!

orenzai

Its the Milk Bottle!!

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:46:00 +0000

I got this cute milk bottle fan for RM10 from my friend. Comes in handy when in times of need. But that wasn't the reason I bought this milk bottle. It's because, well, it's cute!!!*shrugs*

I tried a couple of shots with the bottle. This was what I came up with using my flash fired wireless-ly.

The high key effect on the last 2 shots weren't edited. The flash was fired from behind and a reflector placed in front. The overexposed shot looks really nice :D

orenzai

Impressionism

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:10:00 +0000

I'm having my mock exams going on now. Lots of things going on. Had my first wedding shoot last week. I have tonnes of photos sitting in my computer waiting to be filtered.

This shot is an attempt to create an impressionist feel to the photo. I did a bit of tweaking to the color when my friend on Facebook noticed that the photo was a bit too warm.

1/6, f32
ISO 200
D40 + Nikkor 55-200mm VR @ 200mm

This shot looks very familiar eh? Got this concept from one of Vista's wallpaper. :D

orenzai

Smile!

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:49:00 +0000

Damn I feel that the "Photos:" tag on every series of photos I post up is kinda dull and "mono". So today onwards, its just the title!! :D

These are 2 shots I took during a pre-Merdeka celebration assembly at my school. Just so happen to pull the magazine photographer and grabbed his camera for some shots.
It was a Olympus E-520 mounted with a Olympus Zuiko 40-150mm lens. Their crop factor on the 3/4 system makes their focal length very unorthodox. Candid shots are one of my favourite.

If only Malaysians where more open, then street photographers will have a much easier job. :D

I am very sorry bout the pimples. I do not know how to use the clone tool and healing brush very well so I chose to left it that way. It's because of the boost in contrast that made it much more visible than it actually is.

Comments, anyone?

orenzai

Photos: Boon Ping's Birthday Dinner (sort of)

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:19:00 +0000

I was invited during the last minute. Went there. Dawson bought his new SLR, D90. Was there to poison myself. The dinner was haste and everybody was sort of rushing to God-knows-where. I think the upcoming exams is getting onto everyone, except ME. So here are some shots taken using his camera. Just trying out what its awesome noise control is all about. :D

Boss sedang fikir masa depan.

What a good way to kill yourself

My shot of the night. No cropping. I hate cropping

Just to show the "leet-ness" of my shirt :P

Anyways, happy birthday Boon Ping, in advance.

orenzai

Photos: Old but Strong

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:06:00 +0000

Cars, nowadays no doubt have all those electronics that those of the 50s have. But, they bring so much meaning to it, it can never be the same.

*taken using N5800

This is a car which God-knows-what model is it. But it looks very cool. It was actually pale yellow in color. I did some tweaking to the hue and isolated it outta the distracting background.

orenzai

Photographers' Evening Out

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Had this talk just now over at the Old Courthouse downtown. Speakers were Alvin Leong, Saiful Nang, Jason Victor and Brendan Goh.

Initially, I was very disappointed when I called up Alvin Leong Academy of Photography to make reservations for this event and they said it was fully booked. Then, I left them my contact details in case there were spots available. Fortunately, they changed over to a bigger auditorium. Garrick, Edgar and I went.

Met few of my friends here and there, all sharing the same passion. I tell you it was really a fun night. "Things" came pre-installed with Windows which gave us all a big laugh. Hey, Shit happens alright? So yeah, we moved on with the talk.

Saiful Nang was really inspiring. Judging from his looks, he should be in his mid 20s. And you know whats the cool thing about him? He is a self-made millionaaire. The other few photographers were also very good at what they do, wedding photography. Their photos were an eye-opener to us all.

The talk finished quite late. 1130 to be exact. Garrick and I who have yet to take our dinner didnt know where to go. We ended up eating at McD in the airport.

orenzai

Set free

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:08:00 +0000

Well, not really. But I am now much less busy than I was for the past 2 weeks. Lets see... exams... edgar coming over to my house... exams... problems here and there... Well, it isnt exactly the best of the months but it isnt the worst either. So let me just recall back on the productive things I have done. ~~Study less, sleep in class, spend more than triple of my allowance.~~OK I havent actually done much. Bleh!! :S

So, today, exams, done. Sam called Garrick and I to help them take photos for their class. I nonchalantly accepted the offer. Actually, its an opportunity. Really. Let me ask you, where on earth do you find 29 teenagers to let you "control" them left-right-up-down-jump-squat huh? Hahaha. I'd have to thank Sam for this. They were all very easy going and spontaneous i must say :)

I finished early, 9.30a.m. Garrick came to pick me up from school. Its my first time sitting in a Beamer 5 series!! OK so we had brunch. Went strolling in MPH. Was there half an hour reading this book by Allan and Barbara about the differences between man and woman. LOL. Yeah, I know. I was bored! whatdyu want me to do? :)

Then 12 noon, we went over to waterfront to meet Sam and her classmates. Shot quite a few shots. I stink like a goat!! Then, we (Garrick, Sam, Nicole and I) went over to Bing! at Padungan to view those photos we took earlier on. Garrick loaded his photos. I managed to have a glimpse at the Win 7 which failed on me upon installation. We ended playing with my external flash to try out the different angles of lighting we could achieve wireless-ly. I tell you, it was fun. :) I managed to "find God". Garrick was cool. Samantha was busy "flashing" away. LOL. Nicole, on the other hand, realized what photography fever could trigger when you have 4 SLRs placed in front of us photokakis.

Shot of the day

*taken by Sam Si

Love every bit of this shot. Who says you need a studio to take product shoots. You can do it in Bing! :D

Then we came back during rush hour, 5pm.

Very tiring yet fun day. Have to thank Garrick for taking us out, and Sam and Nicole for the treat. :D

orenzai

Photos: Lines

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:50:00 +0000

Looking up, down, left, right,in, out, over and under the tree. Couldn't really find much to shoot. Until the curvature and lines of the leaves caught my eyes.

I like this shot a lot.

orenzai

KOI Karate Championships

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:32:00 +0000

On Friday, we, the scouts of SMK Kuching High were assigned duties to help out in the KOI Karate Championships. Players came from all around the world. Had fun there. Its a 3 day event, which includes today and tomorrow. But I signed up for intensive classes that clashes with this event. Sad. Here are some photos I took with my phone.

1. This was what I was operating throughout the day.

2. Jisedai united

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4. You see a baboon in this picture? :P

5. Cute little boy. 9 years old IIRC.

6. Young Winners

7 This guy is scarey. The kid was totally terrified when he was grabbed from behind. Snap!! :D

It was really fun hanging out with the scouts again. I miss those great times with them. Laughing and making fun of each other.

orenzai
orenzai

Tagged

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:17:00 +0000

Ok this is the first time I am posting these type of stuff in my blog. But, so what? haha :P

Zhann tagged me =)
If you are tagged, answer these 25 questions.

1. Besides your lips, where is the favourite spot to get kissed?
- Cheek

2.How did you feel when you woke up this morning?
- Sleepy. I never like waking up. CHOICHOICHOI dun take it the wrong way -,-"

3.Who was the last person/people you took a photo with?
- Ling tchii, Aelred, Dawson

4.Would you consider yourself spoiled?
- Not really

5.Will you ever donate blood?
- Why not?

6.Have you ever had a best friend who was of the opposite sex?
- Yup :)

7.Do you want someone to be dead?
- Do I look like a hater to you? lol

8.What does your last text message say ?
- Forwarded chinese msg. meanuingful

9.What are you thinking right now?
- Thinking bout lots of stuff. Very tired. Wana sleep. but still thinking

10.Do you want someone to be with you now?
- Yes

11.What was the time you went to bed last night?
- 12.30am

12.Where did you buy the tee you are wearing now?
- lol. old shirt. dunno where

13.Is someone on your mind right now?
- yes

14.10 CREATURES to do this quiz .

THIS IS an ORDER !
1.Edmund
2.Aelred
3.Vivian
4.Kathleen
5. Seth
6. Zhann
7.Liang
8. Melvin Kho

15.Who is no.2 having a relationship with? (Aelred)
- Isnt in one. But he wishes very much to be with somone

16.Is no. 3 a male or a female? (Vivian)
- Sekia girl :P

17.If no.7 and no.1 get together, would it be good? (Liang and Mund)
-They dont even know each other well okay. (copy from zhann :P)

18.What is no.1 studying about? (Edmund)
- Calculus

19.When was the last time you chatted with them?
- Too many to rmb

20.Is no. 4 single? (Kathleen)
- Yes she is

21.Say something about no.2.( Aelred)
- Small, short, nicknamed dickhead. Temperamental. Fun and childish. LOL

24.What will you do if no.6 and no.7 fight?( Liang and Zhann)
- boys wont fight with gals

25.Do you like no.8? (Melvin Kho)
- We are in good terms. though we seldom talk

*off to sleep

Reverting back to Malay?

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:38:00 +0000

[Scheduled post]

Its saddening to see that our government is going to change back Science and Maths into Malay language in the year 2012. English is a global lingua franca. I do not, cannot and will never understand WHY on earth are they reverting back.

Let common sense take over for a sec. How does ''widening the gap between rural and urban students'' and ''lack of proficient English speaking teachers'' be good enough a reason to abolish PPSMI after only just 6 years of implementation?

I know, the media says that lots of researches and studies have been carried out before making such drastic decisions. But base on all the reports shown, don't you think its evident that the pros outweighs the minute problems that could be ironed out over a period of time?

They say “The gap between rural and urban students has widened since PPSMI started." Answer to address this problem is to train more teachers, post them out to rural areas so that students there can pace up with the others! Yeah, easier said than done. However, its just a matter of time before we all start to go backwards again TOGETHER if we revert back to BM.

Did we not remember how much effort the government put in for this whole PPSMI thing to get going? All those textbooks, software written, teaching courses... We are the first country to have implemented such conversion from BM to English and the world is looking over us to see if we succeed. Now, 6 years and its already "proven" to be not effective???

All the while, both Science and Maths are thought in BM. To convert them into English and expect it to work out in 6 years is just like expecting me to turn into the King of Pop overnight. Its a big change. Big changes brings big implications, yes. That's why we have to give it more time. Many others and I reckon that the implementation of PPSMI needs at least 10 years to realize its full potential. Its just unfair to jump into conclusions assuming that "it just isnt working". My teacher told me earlier that they have already started writing the textbooks in BM 2 years ago. Does this mean that they actually realized how "ineffective" this whole PPSMI thing is just after 4 years of implementation? I am very ashamed to say that all of these are just pure bullocks. The government is listening to the wrong group of people for advice.

Okay, enough about WHY they are reverting it back to BM. Now lets look at HOW does reversing the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English policy be of any good to us? I honestly cant see why.

My brother, 9 years older than me, studied Maths and Science in BM. He was complaining about how much a hassle it was when it was all taught in BM. They had to relearn all the terms in English when getting into Uni, especially those scientific terms. Most of the words are directly translated into Malay, which makes it very confusing when trying to convert them back to English. Not easy. If we are going to study those subjects in English sooner or later, why bother teaching them in Malay and then make us relearn them in English? Makes no sense.

Dr Mahatir said that said his intention was to ensure that Malaysians were able to face global challenges at the earliest opportunity.

I am very much agreeing with all the things Dr Mahatir said HERE.

To further prove my points, you can read more about what the unhappy parents and students are saying. Many of them are thinking of transferring their students to private schools and to Singapore.

Yes, nobody said that making this whole PPSMI thing to work is anywhere close to easy. But at least dont give up so easily!!! :(

Downright furious and disappointed.

orenzai

Photos: Sematang Sunset & Sunrise

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:28:00 +0000

2 weeks ago, my teacher, Kim Teoh came over to Kuching for his 3rd batch of photography class. I was the 2nd batch. We went for a 2 day photography trip to Sematang. God did we take lots of photos. To what extent you ask? We all went into the ladies toilet to take photos of a palm-sized grasshopper.

Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr Fong from Wixin Photography and his friends for making this trip a fun one. I learned a lot from the others. Made new (and crazily fun) friends :D

In this post, I would first post up photos of the sunset & sunrise of Sematang. When taking photographs of sunset & sunrise, there are a few things that I have picked up.

Every second counts!- When it was 6 PM, I thought the weather today wasnt really good. To my surprise, as the sun set minute by minute, you can see how the whole atmosphere and mood of your photos can transform. The afterglows seemed to have produced a very nice pattern as it shone on the clouds while the sun itself hides behind the mountains.

Be prepared- The clouds changes its patterns really fast. When the sun shines on it, the effects are very apparent. Not only the clouds, but also the water tide, boats that pass by etc.

White Balance Marvel- The "orange-ness" you see in my photos are not as warm as it looks like. With some tips from my fellow friend, Paul Moh, he told me to play around with the White Balance. Setting it to "Shade" gave the whole photo a new mood. I tried a few types of presets and my advice is to not use Auto White Balance. Try the presets out one by one to find the suitable "mood" to your photo.

OK I have shared what I have learned from the others. Now let me share my photos. I hope you will all like it.

All the shots are shot using my good ol Nikon D40 + 18-55mm kit lens + 55-200mm VR + a Hoya CPL fitted on

*shots are not arranged in sequence

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Sunrise was at 6AM
11. Shutter speed for this shot was 15 seconds IIRC.

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All comments & critiques are greatly welcomed. Thanks for viewing :D

orenzai

Photos: Pizza

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:01:00 +0000

My mum bought this piece of pizza MAS Catering. Damn the pizza was BIG. Literally. Its delicious too. :D

Looks yummy huh? :P

Photos: 620 Back to School Day

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0000

As the title implies, the event was held on 20th of June. Main objective of the event was to raise fund for the rebuilding of the new admin block and science lab.

Target: RM6.5 Million
Total amount raised to date: RM2.28 Million

SMK Kuching High is a goverment-aided school. Thus, the need to raise fund ourselves. It was a very tiring event. Whole day from 8AM- 4PM.

V.I.P. incl. the donors. The uncle of the left with a 'tongkat' donated RM150,000 :) Great thanks to him.

The scouts at their best. This Monkey Bridge is as tall as a 2 storey-building.

Scouts

Each club had a classroom to themselves. Exhibiting photos and other stuff.

Demo on how to do a CPR

*Photo by Kathleen Hong
Games held. Pay-to-play basis. Organized by the Interact Club.

*Shot using Olmypus E520
Spotted this Lexus driving into the carpark. My first time seeing one of this model. One word. Cool.

*Shot by Zhen Yang
Singers making the crowd wet their pants.

*Shot by Edgar Tan
Then there was also pony riding service.

All in all, a very tiring day. I had to take care of my photography club AND take photos of the event along with 2 other photographers. I cannot believe they didnt hire a professional photographer for such a big event. I found out that Olympus's SLRs are actually quite good. I liked it.

orenzai

Photos: LimKokWing Photography Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:14:00 +0000

So I went to this photography workshop on the week before last's Saturday, which was on the same date as the UGS gathering. I didnt know Sam was going. Luckily she did, if not I'll be all alone :S I wouldnt call that a photography workshop at all. But its free, I got to make some friends, drink some free Nescafe. So why complain eh? :P

These are some shots I took. Just some mediocre stuff.

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Comments and Critiques are very much welcomed. I like C&C so keep them coming.

orenzai

Pushing it to the limits

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Yes, its 3.24AM now and I am still awake. Lemme tell you why.
For the past few days I have been sleeping at 2AM the LEAST. Then, I wake up at odd hours like 2.30PM or at 7AM. My body is pretty screwed as it couldnt keep up with the hectic me.

And so I woke up at 7.30AM for some LimKokWing Uni photography workshop event that went from 8AM to past noon. I came back for 5 minutes, then decided to go over to the snookerium for a round of snooker. Was there till 6PM and then rushed over to Sam's house for the UGS gathering. Reached there. Made a whole new bunch of friends. Then we had our dinner. Pizzas, Spaghetti, KFC... you know, all those junk food which youngsters like me like to eat.

I chugged a lil too much. I think my tummy didnt like it or something. I felt bloated the whole night. I had cold feet and heavy-headed. Yeah thought it was just not nuff sleep. Who knew, I got fever. I only found out when they were like "Dude, you heating up". I was so blur. We went home at 1AM. I quickly went to get a good nights rest. I was damn cold. I didnt even need to turn on the air conditioner.

Worst thing about fever is that when you sleep, you will always get nightmares. Not pleasent I tell you. Woke up all sweaty and dizzy. All of a sudden, I felt like puking. Went to the toilet. Had virtually Everything vomitted out. Hugging the toilet bowl is NOT good. Then there it is, me blogging about my day and how I screwed up my body.

*Drink hot water. Going to sleep*

orenzai

First timer

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Let me pull myself together "update" you guys a bit on my life. Its been busy, and its going to be even busier in this coming June.

I just finished my exams one week ago. Then school holidays commenced. First week of the holidays have just ended.

Last Sunday and Monday, I worked in The Champs Snookerium for 2 shifts of 8 hours. It's my first time working in a snookerium. Came home at 2-3am in the morning. It was a great-cum-suffering experience. It was great because I was exposed to a "snooker environment" for 8 hours a day just by watching people play---Suffering because I had to inhale 8 hours of cigarette smoke, which, by the way, is really not good for me, my health, my future. (good god I sound like a philosopher or something)

Wednesday- Then I had this Lodge Badminton Open tournament which was held in Sentosa Sports Center at 7th mile. It was my first time there and my first time joining a badminton tourney too. Got so pissed coz we were told that the event was to start at 8AM. Being the punctual me *cough*, I arrived there at approx. 8AM as told. Once I got hold of the order of play. WTF 6.30PM??? Oh yeah great... =,=" And so we wasted all the effort to force myself to wake up so early in the morning just to know that my match is starting at NIGHT. So we came at night. Our (Edgar and I, we only played doubles) opponents were players from KBA. So we went into the court thinking that we might have a tiny little bit of chance to win. WHO THE HELL KNEW that we got buried alive. The score was..... gah..just forget bout it. SIGH! Take note though, we are club players. We weren't in any way favored to win the match. :P

So I had my Thurday and Friday vacant due to our early exit from the tournament. Lets start with Thursday. Aelred who had a driving license and a car. Took me out after my Accounts tuition. We went to Sarawak Club. My first time too. :D Guess what? I actually for the FIRST TIME played snooker in a non-smoking environment!! What an achievement!! *giggles* It was just sheer fun playing snooker in a quiet, clean, fresh environment. How I wish my parents were rich enough to be a member there.

After tuition, Eric came over to pick me up. He told me there was something that needed to be discussed. Blur. I sat down with a bunch of Cript Ballas's crew. I was stunned when they say that I am a crew of theirs starting from then and there. Well not that I have any prejudicial impression towards them, its the fact that I had this opportunity literally handed to me, was quite shocking. I took the job. Yeah yippy hurray... :P

Friday/today, I was supposed to wake up at 6.45AM and then follow Vivian's car to some St Thomas's Interact Club Telematch. I set my alarm. Put it on LOUD mode just in case I turned off my alarm then she would call me up. Sadly and WTF-ingly I didn't wake up till 12.30PM. She called me then and I was like, "hello, yeah I am still sleeping..." then my brain "woke up" I quickly woke up and told her to gimme 5 mins and I'll be ready. She went," ITS 12.30PM EDI OKAY!!" oh shyt... Guess what? I slept through my alarm, 11 missed calls and 5 SMS. My phone was just beside me!! Gosh I hated myself.

Anyways, I took a cab down town. I went for movies with my friends. Here's the interesting bit. It was supposed to be a group of friends. In the end, It became a double-date (first time) -,-" BUT here's the twist, me and the other girl were just "fillers". :D We watched the movie Angels and Demons.

It was, should I say, VERY complicated. But not as complicated as The International. For one, I am not a christian. So I don't know all those terms that had to do with Christianity. They say the book is interesting. Then only I remembered I had this book on my shelf for 1 year. -,-" My bro lent it to me but I didn't take the effort to read.

After movies, we went for a stroll in Waterfront. Sunset. The couples were "progressing" really fast I'd say. So CONGRATULATIONS :D We went for McD later on.

I then went to a gathering with the Cript Ballas crew. Came back at 11PM. See I had so many first time experience this week. Haha! Yeah that's about it. My fingers hurt real bad now. :S

orenzai

TMNet is driving me up North Pole

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:46:00 +0000

I know it has never been a good ISP even before I owned one. I have heard many complain about it. However, there wasn't a choice. It was the backbone of Malaysian broadband. EM isnt really like Klang Valley or KL where u can have loads of other minute ISP companies to choose from.

Last night, I had problems connecting to WLM at around 10pm. The internet was working fine. I then decided to use ebuddy while waiting for the WLM to recover by itself hopefully the next morning. Today, I tried. For the WHOLE DAY I couldnt connect. I troubleshooted. It says that its the Host file problem. Easy. I have encountered this problem before. All I do is just restart my computer. It didnt work. Never mind.

I reinstalled the whole thing properly and cleanly using CCleaner then again and again using Zap messenger and the same error keeps on coming out. Then after I tried to replace the HOST file with a fresh one, NEW ERROR came out.

Once you click on the sign in button, the error pops up immediately saying that the service is temporarily unavailable. Error code was 80040154 (I googled so much til I can even remember this code in my head). I tried all the solutions provided and it worked for all of em on the net. I did not give up.

I uninstalled it AGAIN and decided to install it with the previous version, Windows Messenger 7.5. This time, it TRIED to sign in buy still failed. I troubleshoot it and this time it passed all ticks except for the Key Ports. By then, I start to suspect its TMNet (how stupid was I to not have realized that in the first place before starting to destroy my whole computer). I then ping-ed msn.com and hotmail.com. I couldnt connect to the whole MSN network.

Still not done yet, I flushed the DNS in hope it will work. At first, yes it enabled me to log on to msn.com for a while only. However, my MSN msger wasnt solved. I am now at wits end. I have killed the last nerve cell in my brain trying to figure out what went wrong. I called up 100 and 1300889515, they were all "busy" which I think is just sheer b***s***. I waited for at least 10 minutes.

I am writing all of these in a rage of fury. RAWRRRRRR!!!

Wrong side of the bed

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:44:00 +0000

1 month ago, I was a strong and healthy man. Waking up everyday feeling fresher than ever. 1 month later, Its all going on the wrong way. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, I guess.

Just to get things kicking

Man was it a horrifying experience. I going to PBK as usual on a Friday noon. Listening attentively was I, David called me from 2 tables away from my right. He was talking bout something. I, the dramatic me, replied him by showing a fist with a big smile on my face. It was in a joking gesture. Back to listening attentively.

5 minutes later, Bahluddin (or whatever his name is) talked to one of his staff (Or should I regard them as his stuff? Bleh, no that's too mean). She came over and called me to the back of the class. Puzzled, I followed her. Shocking enough. I was called to leave the class immediately with RM120 put forward. My god was I stunned, with my jaws hanging, saliva pouring down. WHAT? You effing kidding me? When I demanded for a reason the staff said "the teacher doesn't like me" YOU CALL THAT A REASON. Bahlubabidin came over moments later. With that gush of anger in his eyes (which I didnt understand why) he pointed to the exit and asked me to leave. I asked why and yadayada he didn't give me a reason yadayada........

I went back to my sit. Class went on. I went home. Told my mum. She said: "just change tt lah" Huh. So did I, sadly though, I couldn't take back that RM120 which rightfully belonged to me. I didn't leave then and there because I had something he didn't which was called PRIDE.

Its a trend

Grandma ill. In and out of the hospital for several times now. Mum flew back to Penang twice in the past 2 weeks. To make things worst, the maid fell sick too. Vomit blood and stuff. After that she ran away, fear of being sent back to her hometown.

Uncle had a surgery. A lump on his back. Fever several days after that when he was back.

Then it was me, for about 1-2 weeks now. I have been getting serious headaches, perhaps its the migraine again. Its coming back. My gastric is acting up again. Too little inside, pain. Too much, pain. After every meal I feel bloated. Waking up everyday feeling very heavy-headed.

They say...

My concentration level hasn't been on the up side. I cant even COPY correctly. Word by word. Yet I still get it all wrong. Unforgivable. Sit me down. 20 secs... I'll be staring at nothing for the next 2 minutes.

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Things haven been working out well for me at school, too.

My friend, is breaking down because of his crush. All I can do is listen. You cant force, can you? Eh?

The school's debate team is preparing for the upcoming inter-school English debate competition. So I skip.... well... most of the lessons to go to the Access Room to help out. Yeah, my PA teacher was not very happy about that. I missed all her lessons. Just when I thought I would be a good boy for once and attended her lesson. BING! BANG! BOOM! She released her "4 day load" on me. Yeah, she's as scary as it sounds. Trust me.

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Just today, somebody said that I am BORING. I thought that was the last word in the whole dictionary to describe me? I mean, if you say I am noisy, stupid, dumb, mean, evil... I'd understand...But oh well. Time passes by. Things change. Hah!

Sheer Bad Luck

My bro's car just got broke in when it was parked outside his friends house, which, was near our house. Co-passenger window broken, CD player stolen.

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20 minutes before we go for Badminton- Kelly, Wei Kai and Aaron dropped by my house for a round of cards. Big 2, as we call it. Damn. I really am not in a good hand. Being the biggest loser. RM20 *spoof*

Final words

Everything happens for a reason. Saying that "nothing happened" or "there's no why" is not a reason. Its an excuse.

Things have changed. Cards are no longer in my hand. I just have to wait and see what happens next.

Hoping for the best.

*Damn, my head's acting up again. Going to bed*

orenzai

Buckle Up

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:07:00 +0000

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Exam in 2 weeks

Parents nagging me off the rooftop

Life getting a lil too monotonous

OK, here I am. Where? In the Access Room of my school. Surfing the net for "information" on the inter-school debate topics (just helping, not joining). However, I tend to do the other stuffs better. Facebook, blogs, Youtubes.... SHHH!!!

You see, semester exam is going to be on 18th May a.k.a. IN 2 WEEKS TIME. But i am still here getting out of class, fooling around. I really have to start getting my ass on a chair and in front of a book trying my best to force myself to study. Time and time again, I barely survive every exam by studying during the last minute. I must say, am quite good at it now after 5 years of "training". =D

Nuff said. I need to study. For one, my parents are nagging me over and over and over...*snoring* You know, perfect epitome of the character in Shakespeare's "Life's Brief Candle" Now with the presence of my brother, it's like... 3 times the charm. One after another, everyday.

My life has been pretty boring for the past weeks. Sh*t is happening all around me.

Frienjds... Financial crisis....
Games ... Family members falling ill...
Badminton...
Sports...

*Eat...Sleep...Eat...Sleep....Eat...Sleep...

orenzai

Photos: Sony Skinny T (DSC-T90)

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000

Some shots of the new Sony Skinny T. It was slim, but IMO its just "cukup makan" wont say its very thin though.

All the shots here are taken using 2xNissin Di622 Flash triggered via optical trigger. A small reflector was used to bounce back some of the light to make it even. I wasnt good at it. Trust me, it isnt as easy as you think it is. Credits also go to Edgar Tan for experimenting with me the different angles of light.

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*The camera belongs to Kathleen Hong.
orenzai

Photos: Nikon Photohunt

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:58:00 +0000

Last Sunday- Nikon Kuching Photo Hunt which was co-organized by SPAS and PCP Publications, was held with great success. Approx. 60+ Participants joint--Half of them were from other parts of the nation.

I shall let the pictures do the talking.

Jong's Crocodile Farm

Indian Arc

Gambier Street's Old Fish Market

Winners for the event. They wont Nikon Binoculars. :D

Effing Photobucket wont let me upload another one shot. I dont know why.

orenzai

Whats up

noreply@blogger.com (Or3nZai) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:14:00 +0000

Lets see...its been 3 weeks since my last post. I really dont know what to blog about, or should I say I dont know where to start.

Let me just try to "fill" up my April's archive with pictures.

I just got darker in the past 3 days because I joined the inter-school tennis tournament. I seriously suck at tennis now, always have been, actually.

This is a shot from the new Sony Skinny T, or codenamed T-90

Am planning to do a brief review on this unit.

orenzai