Friday, December 31, 2010

Chin Huey in Straits Quay...

The remorse feeling of me makes me write this blog post to show some beauty of Straits Quay with the vibrant and gorgeous model - Chin Huey. Major credits should goes to Chin Huey, and she should conceited as she manage to add colors to Straits Quay - an under development shopping mall/residential area.

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a remarkable shot. I've been brought to the security office 'mercilessly' after this shoot... -.-"

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Personally, I like this shoot a lot, as the directional lighting from left bring a little bit feeling of studio portraits. :p

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I took this photo sneakily from the staircase...

#4
That's how Chin Huey add the colors to Straits Quay!!

#5
She is also sweet as the lollipop, and the wallpaper is meant for her. :-)

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#7
Thanks to Joey for the human-made wind to come out such effect.. :-)

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a seductive post from Chin Huey..

Thursday, December 30, 2010

我在圣诞节2010做了什么?

这个圣诞节,在短短的9个小时里头,我将自己分成了3个角色:生日会、昔日猪朋狗友的庆祝会和同事的庆祝会...

一个对我日后很重要人物的生日会,当然是斯文、稳重的一面。当然,带着一个薄面具做人,感觉肯定非自然。在这个生日会,给自己打了70分而已,感觉自己有点迷失方向,失去平时自己懂得怎么寻找的平衡点。也好,我还可以在他面前拥有进步的机会...

昔日猪朋狗友,既是从中学到学院的一班‘死党’。因为之前要上下午班、夜班,导致两年以内都无法出席他们的聚会而疏远了彼此的感情,想借此机会去见见这班‘Long time no see’的老朋友。很明显大家都‘发福’了;同时,大家都纷纷地找到另外一半,双双对对了,很替他们欣慰。老样子,都会玩一些游戏来增加圣诞晚会的气氛,顿时,觉得自己老了,有点‘代沟’的味道;不过,还是很尽情地参与了...因为脑海里不停的播映着4、5年前的画面,气氛一样,只是景色、人物都已经换上崭新的一幕。我,还是很enjoy...

过后,从Tj. Tokong驾车到Air Itam同事家。刚踏进家门,就被要求喝一杯需要配一小匙盐巴的 - Bombay Sapphire,是Dry Jin的一种。说真的,味道超难喝,很干烈!喝到凌晨2时许,觉得到自己的极限了,晕沉沉地走到车子,不知怎的觉得胸口的气被顶住了,慢慢地驶到安全的拐弯处,呕吐了...很辛苦,那时候对自己说,不要了,以后都不要了!

直到隔天早上,一点进食的胃口都没有,直到下午3时许,才恢复了食欲,吃了一碗面线 + 红鸡蛋,原来,26-Dec-2010是我农历的生日。我很愧疚的吃完整碗面,那普通的味道却带着妈妈的心意,好温暖,真的好温暖....

转眼间,这又是一年多的照片了...每当觉得自己很‘废’的时候,都会回顾一下以前,比较一下现在,为的是得以进步....

Thursday, December 23, 2010

80后的2010/2011 困扰

好久没有和一个好朋友这样子闲聊了,难得可以毫无隔膜的吐出满肚子的苦水,身为听众的我,也是很乐意给些真诚的意见...

80后的我们,在2010年纷纷收到同龄的一些婚讯;很自然的,就会让人觉得:“..是时候结婚了..”
又或是在办公室/友群里,被说成:“和某某很有可能”、“某某人很钟意他/她”、“身边的蜜蜂/胡蝶多得不计其数”等等。这一切,在我眼里都变成‘正常’了...

朋友告诉我她有点困惑,明知道有人很钟意她,但又很肯定他不是自己的那杯茶。她不想破坏了和这位朋友的友情,另一方面又真的不想让他有任何遐想, 还真的很烦恼!

想了想,这次我竟然一点意见都没给,还真的不太像平时的我呢!想了好久,手板是肉,手背也是肉,还是不要破坏这大自然的定律才好,让他们顺其自然吧! :-)


看起来,这像是一条很寂寞的街道,就连大自然的风也不光顾的情况下,显出了非一般的宁静!好喜欢早晨这闲荡荡的感觉,好棒!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

江枻丰为情坠楼自杀的后遗症

这件悲剧发生后,几天内成为本地中文论坛的热门话题,在刚过去的周末这话题更是白热化。我逛了一逛本地数一数二的中文论坛:Cari(佳里) ,有很多Lala仔和Lala妹竟然觉得这是一件可歌可泣,并可以见证‘真爱’的‘壮举’;很多90后的少女更开始质问自己男友会不会这样为自己‘牺牲’....

我傻眼了,怎么90后的人都那么‘不会想’?!?! 续之前的部落格,看来我的看法对了一大半:家庭悲剧是问题的根源,导致现在的华社都自私了!

之前有点控制自己的情绪,不想写一些那么主观的部落格,但是我真的想借博客的力量,告诉那些懦弱、自私、爱逃避、无能的年轻人:无论是因为什么原因而自杀,这都是自私、怕事的行为。别以为江枻丰为情自杀是真的想放开他女友,反之,这为那些在世的人带来许多不必要的悲伤、麻烦。试想一下,现在他的前度女友该以什么心情来面对这件事?懊悔?自责?这就是因为爱她而作的事吗?

在论坛里,发现有这么一个偏激的想法,完完全全的反对我的观点。她在面子书,对于这场悲剧给了以下评语:

看了那个为情自杀的事件后,有点感触,有人认为那个男生去自杀是太傻了,有些人认为他很专一,我个人认为不是说必要还是不必要,爱情是盲目的,爱情是可以牺牲的,但牺牲不是说拿自己的命去自杀之类的,从这件事来说,爱情是真的会让一个人想不开,想不开是因为太投入,太爱一个人,既然为了避免发生类似的事件再发生,那以后感情问题就别太投入,对某个人的爱别去到尽,对他说我爱你其实只是一个虚伪的表现,慢慢的大家会变得假情假意,那以后大家要如何来看待感情这个问题呢?然后世界不再存在真爱这回事,大家都不需要再受伤,适合在一起就结婚,而不是因为爱对方才在一起,那怎样想象以后的世界是会变得怎样的,人类和机器人有什么分别?既然如此人类何必需要感情呢?尤其那些玩弄感情的人,你们真的那么喜欢玩弄别人的感情吗?感情这问题真的那么好玩吗,看到人家对你生不如死的表情你很开心吗?看到人家为你自杀你很开心吗?
恳请大家以后认真看待感情和爱情,不要随便伤害对方!

读了之后,还以为她也算是理智的人。谁知,她接下来的回复,让我觉得她这段的评语,其实在字眼的另一面
人为何会有五情六欲,如果不需要就不要做人吧...请你认真想过还是体会过才讲这些...
看看这些人,还是很赞成:“...人,为最爱的人殉情是可以体谅、理解的...”

就这样,又一单为情坠楼案在世界的另外一角发生了...



我相信,这都是江枻丰为情坠楼自杀的后遗症...90后的你们,是否可以醒过来,看看这些所谓伟大的爱情故事其实一点都不伟大,反而让人觉得很无知,让身边关心他们的人悲痛欲绝 - 这就是所谓的伟大?

Sunday, December 19, 2010

a bad experience in Penang Straits Quay

Recently, I heard about Penang new shopping mall – Straits Quay, but I have no idea what it looks like, just keep received a lot of positive comments: beautiful & nice environment, romantic, and suitable for portrait photography.

That’s what my buddy told me, a guy from Ipoh. I feel shame that I need an Ipoh guy to told me what is the famous thing in Penang now.

Then, they ask for portrait photo shoot at Straight Quay. I was thinking: Wow, what a good timing for me to hear about this shopping mall, and have photograph session there.

I wake up at my usual time - 6am, and get myself prepare for this photo shoot; maybe I’m getting too excited. We meet up at McD Sunrise tower, fill out my stomach with McD Fillet O’Fish breakfast set, and drive toward to Straight Quay.

When I arrive, I need to direct by the security officer to the right car park, before I equip myself with my lovely gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 85mm f1.8, Nikon SB900 Flash, & Nikkor 35mm f2.0. We spend our 35 mins ‘warm-up’ time there with some building shoots, before the arrival of the gorgeous model : xxxx.

After everything is ready, I made my first shoot with Nikkor 85mm f1.8, and I heard a very unfriendly voice shout at us:

“..Hey, you all can’t take photo here!! You need approval from our head office before you can do so!!!”

I’m so surprise that we’ve been stop by the security officer there. I tried to explain to him that we’re don’t use the photos for commercial purpose but for personal interest only, and our explanation seems to be ignored by this Indian security officer, and ‘invite’ us to meet his ‘boss’ in the security room.

I went there with my buddy: Luke, and we’ve been told that we need to get approval from their Sales Gallery office, and make the payment of RM500 per hour before we can take photo there. Again, I talk nicely to this Chinese ‘security officer’s head’ that we are not from any Magazine/Publisher that will use the photos for commercial purpose. And again, my explanation being ignored and rejected by this ‘uncivilized creature’, with a very unfriendly way I would said.

I know I can’t continue the conversation with this ‘creature’, so I request to talk to someone who has higher authority. He provides the contact number with a unfriendly way, and I just call up this lady straight away.

This lady: Emily, request us to meet her at the information counter. While we’re waiting, (stand there approximately for 20mins), some of my buddy just took 1 or 2 scenery photos inside the building. Their action attracts an Indian security officer come to ask us leave the building as no approval from their head office. Due to I do not speak the language as this poor creature do, I just ignore him, and continue standing there to wait for Emily.

At last, Straits Quay has someone civilized, and understandable that I can talk to. We provide her all the personal blog web addresses, and explain that we – bloggers, can help them do a free advertisement through the web to gain more people get knowing about this new shopping mall. Finally she allow us to continue our photo shoot there for 2 hours. I take this opportunity to feedback about we’ve been treated in a very unfriendly way by their security officer’s head.

Honestly, although the place is nice, but I would say they hire wrong people who totally do not know how to handle this situation in a proper way.

Please take a look to some photos that I taken from Straight Quay…

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The Banner...

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Still under construction..I believe this will turn into a very interesting place :-)

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Suddenly I see this view is better than Gurney sea view. What do you think?

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The Light House of Straits Quay..yet to complete

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I just love the sky so much....

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View from light house :-)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

吉隆坡22岁华裔青年江枻丰为情坠楼自杀

这是一件极令人痛心的一个自杀案。同时,这也让我十分震惊,怎么这个时代了,还会有‘殉情’的悲剧上演?意想不到的更是这么一个帅气的小男生,竟然会为了一个树,而不顾家人以及其他关心他的人,放弃了这一大片绿油油的森林!

在自杀前45分钟,还在面子书 (Facebook)倒数,却没有一个朋友、家人相信,反而大家都以为他在借面子书来发泄他分手后悲伤的心情,谁知道,他,真的从14楼跳下去了....就这样,这自私的行为结束了一条宝贵的生命!

在还未跳下去之前,还要给自己拍了一张‘最后的照片’,Post上网后,就往外跳了...

听人说,要自杀需要一股很大的勇气,我很好奇,怎么这男生宁愿用这股勇气来自杀而不要鼓起勇气来面对分手的事实,难道,这也是一宗家庭悲剧‘后遗症’导致而成吗?

过后,他父亲声称不相信自己儿子这自寻短见的事实,但是看了孩子的遗体,不得不强行让自己相信,儿子真的为情自杀。奇怪的是,这父亲竟然怪责儿子的三位好友没有在他分手后加以劝导,而导致这场悲剧发生。我心想:既然身为一个父亲的,会基于某原因而无法向自己孩子多了解,然后给与支持;反之却把这父亲的责任推到别人身上,这也够‘尽责’了...

在这里,很感谢江枻丰为华族反映了现今社会的‘病态’,也希望他能够在九泉之下得以安息了!

更过详情:
http://cforum1.cari.com.my/news/kwongwah/news.php?Id=9559

虽然这里的设备不齐全,蚊子又多,不过,在这里长大的人拥有一个纯洁的思想。看见这一片稻田,我的思绪也清静了许多...

Sunday, December 05, 2010

折腾的一个星期:喉咙疼

近期的健康真的下滑的许多,支撑不住的身体渐渐发出许多‘警报’,先是发烧、背椎酸痛,紧接着就是喉咙疼痛。这痛楚折腾了我整整一个星期,无论三餐都是白粥蒸鱼,满肚子也每时每刻都装着玉米水,这喉疼就是不愿离我而去,导致吞每一口口水都像是将一根根坚韧的针吞进喉咙似的疼痛。

自己在服用药物后,趁药力还未发效,在床上自己静思:即使多有权力、财力的人;又或是拥有千万个仇恨,只要病倒在床上,这一切都要归零!

听起来好悲哀,不过这就是事实。想到自己病倒的样子,爸妈、至爱、朋友担心的模样,其他的,都不重要了,就只有和自己说:
我一定要赶紧好起来...”

喉咙就像这些堆积的石砖一样,好干硬,尽管你洒多少水,也于事无补...