Thursday, November 03, 2011

Books books books!



If you're a shopaholic, and you like books, this book sale can drive you crazy!
Well, it did drive me a little nuts.

There's big variety of books, and the books are very cheap! Price from RM3 to RM40. Most of the books I bought are photo books, with hard cover, and most of them are around RM25! Photos from National Geographic!

If you've missed it this year, there's always next year! I'm gonna prepare RM500 and a trolly or a traveling bag with wheels to carry the books next year.




http://www.bigbadwolfbooks.com/

Sunday, October 09, 2011

KLPF - 2011 Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival

Last week was KLPF again. This is the second time I went. The first time I went was in 2009. (Click here to view the old blog post.)

Went with Patrick and MC Yap.

This time I went because I want to listen to this guy's talk again. 林声. Lin Sheng.

Photo took by Patrick with his phone.

He talked about portrait photography. He shared some of his works, photos he shot for his clients. He said a photo can be used to capture the soul. Some of his artistic photos are blur, to show movement of a dancer.

After listening to his talk, it reminded me that my photos should have a story to tell other people.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Changed or grew?

I prefer to think that people doesn't change, they grow. Growing up (or growing old) is a process we can't stop until we die. Our body, our mind, our soul. Growing, is a process that makes us who we are today.

When we grow, we learn, we gain experience, we experience things that makes us who we are.

What kind of person do I want to be? What kind of career do I want? I can't just change myself to be what I want in a second, I have to learn, realize what I want, how do I achieve that? I have to grow, I have to remember the lesson taught, know why do I do this.

I need to grow. My body, my mind, my soul.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Bad Decisions

We make decisions everyday. Some are just tiny things like coffee or tea, and some has bigger consequences that affects your life, people around you, the community, or even your country.

Good decisions are rewarding, and sometimes it's the bad decisions that has more impact in our lives, that we learn from.

I've join a partnership with a photographer and videographer since last year. And I decided to quit on September. I've learned a lot working with them. But I also learned that choosing the right people to work with is more important. I can't see the future in the partnership, I do not want to work with them. Even thou there's money coming in, but I'm not happy with what I'm doing.

I do not wish to be tied down working with them, doing stuffs I don't have the passion in it.

On top of that, my social life gets affected. Had some misunderstandings between my friends, I don't get much time to attend church, I've missed out on some responsibilities, some tasks I had to do.

I'm glad I've decided to quit that partnership. And I can see God's blessing coming to me. :)

Saturday, September 17, 2011

3rd blog post in 2011

So, this is my third blog post in 2011, and it's the middle of September now.

A lot has happened during the past few months.

Went to church's youth camp, started a partnership, quit the partnership, design and printing jobs here and there, bought a midi keyboard controller, my first watch, photo shoot and designed for my buddy's CD album.

I'm gonna remind myself why am I keeping this blog. To record some lessons I've learned, experiences, events, so that one day when I read my blog again, I can see achievements, and how much I've grow.

Thursday, April 07, 2011

The Rich Gets Richer

Recently I went to primary classmates gathering. After 10 years graduate from primary school, this is the first gathering we had.

We all got connected via facebook, and it's actually kinda creepy that almost everyone these days have a facebook account.

So, one of the friends talked about getting the franchise of McDonalds. You need to have RM3,000,000 to open a McDonalds, and in 2 or 3 years, you'll earn your 3 million back, and then you'll start earning more and more money.

Why is the system this way? Why does the rich gets richer? And the poor has to keep working like hell.

I recall a conversation with another friend, he says, rich people's children are more talented. They got more chances to learn musical instruments or drawing, or other hobbies compared to poor families. They can afford to buy the instrument, have music lessons, or lessons to teach drawing, or get equipments for other hobbies, these children get to learn, get to exposed to those stuffs in an early stage, so they got more chances to get better at it than poor or average income families.

And another conversation with another friend, who's interested in photography, he told me, that rich people have more chances to take good photos, or improve in photography. One of the reasons is the equipment, the lens, the camera, the external flash, etc. If a person never had money to buy macro lens, he'll never get the chance to take beautiful macro photos.

Makes me wonder, this world works in a funny way. The rich gets richer, and the poor... well, things are different for the poor or average people.




Oh, here's a Bible story that came to my mind when I write this blog post.
The Parable of the Ten Talents
KJV Matthew 25:14-30
(14) For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
(15) And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
(16) Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
(17) And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
(18) But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
(19) After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
(20) And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
(21) His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
(22) He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
(23) His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
(24) Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
(25) And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
(26) His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
(27) Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
(28) Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
(29) For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
(30) And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

2011 New Year's Resolution

Language:
- Learn Japanese (Read, Write, Speak)
- Improve English (speaking, writing.)

Art:
- Improve drawing
- Graphic design sense
- Video (Shooting, direction, editing)
- Photography

Music:
- Saxophone
- Bass
- Guitar
- Piano

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Read an article about Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret.

Gonna do my calender and paste it up my room.

Click here to read it.