Monday, September 21, 2009

混血 Half Blood



屋主搬离开后遗弃在屋外的小花。本以为它会自生自灭,怎知道一晃就过了一年,还开出了漂亮的混色花。



When my landlord move out, he left over some flowers outside the house. At first, I thought that these flowers will die off as no one is putting in effort to take care of them. Who knows, they still manage to grow up well and bloom with mixed color flowers.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

想象的力量 Power of Imagination

我很喜欢刚刚才看完“游戏王”电影的结局。整部戏讲的是一个坏人如何利用科技来控制他人跟着他的意念去行事。

Just back from watching the movie "Gamer" and kinda like how it ends. This movie is talking about how a bad guy control other people's motion through his thoughts using a mind control technology.

在电影结尾的时候,戏里的好人正在很努力地要将手中的刀子捅进坏人的肚子以置坏人于死地。但是,坏人却用通过思想成功阻止了好人的行动,并将刀子转回来对着好人。在僵持不下的时候,好人对坏人说了一句话:“不如你尝试想象我真在将刀子捅进你腹部?”。这让坏人流冷汗的句子成功深深地烙印进他的脑子,并慢慢地将刀子转向插进怀人的肚子。

At the end of the movie, the good guy is trying very hard to stab a knife into the bad guy's stomach but somehow stop by the bad guy's thought. The good guy then tells the bad guy :"Try to imagine that I'm stabbing the knife into your stomach". And guess what ? The knife slowly turned direction towards the bad guy that started to imagine on what he was being told.

当我听见那句话的时候是感到震惊的。这就是所谓想象力的力量!虽然我曾经从书本或文章上读过很多关于想象力的例子,但这活生生的例子却是能够将它的意思表达得淋漓尽致。真的很佩服戏里的好人能够利用人这个听了就会想象的弱点拯救了自己的性命。

I was stunned when I hear that speech. This is the power of imagination ! I had been reading articles and books that talk about examples on this but this movie scene just illustrated the best part out of it. This good guy is just so clever to use the weakness of the human's imaginary in order to save himself from death.

一直以来我都向身边的朋友强调想象的强大力量。只要一直想象着自己要达到的目标,那总有一天是能够达到的。观赏了这部电影后,我更加地肯定成功之前只要透过想象力去相信要达到的目标,那么在加上一些的努力就一定能够达到目标的。=)

I told many friends that power of imagination is tremendously incredible. As long as we believe in what we want to achieve, then we will manage to do it by end of the day. After watching this movie, I'm just more firm that no matter what I'm going to do, as long as I'm firm and imagine the scene when I successfully achieve it, I'll be able to do it one day. =)

Thursday, September 17, 2009

婚礼摄影 Wedding Photography


去年文宾妮燕结婚时用S2 IS拍摄的照片
Photo taken last year during BP & NY's wedding with my S2 IS

这个周末将会很忙碌,路上的人们赶着回家过年。星期天我得赶场-做兄弟为亮哥接新娘兼职拍照、然后晚上又要喝志彬杏芝的喜酒。

另外,好不容易才能够安排到时间为俊源拍摄休闲版的结婚纪念照。更想不到的是,俊源竟然心情好到答应我的提议——到昔加末去拍摄他的结婚纪念照。这样方便我回家,又同时能够带他们两公婆去走走,哈哈!

感谢阿亮和俊源给我机会磨练摄影技巧,我一定会努力为大家呈现最好的照片的!

This coming weekend will be a busy weekend. Many people will be hitting the road to go back kampung for Hari Raya celebration while my timetable is packed with photography sessions. On Sunday, I'm going to be Liang's wedding photographer at Nilai during day time while attending CP & SJ's wedding dinner back at Melaka.

Besides, so glad that JG manage to free up his time for casual version of wedding photo shooting session on Monday. Something that even surprised me is that he agreed to pay a visit to my kampung, Segamat for the photo shooting session. With this arrangement, I can go back home for holiday and also bring the couple to visit around Segamat at the same time, haha.

thanks to Liang & JG for giving me the chance to polish my photo shooting skills. I'll try my best to meet your expectation!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

一路顺风 All The Best


我比较习惯称慧芬为广东发音的“飞鸿”。十多年前开始是这样子,相信以后也是如此。虽然有时会比较正式地叫她做阿Fon,但习惯了的叫法还是无法完全改过来。

I'm more used to call Fion as "Fei Hung" when I talk to her. 10+ years back was like this, and I believe it will be exactly the same too. Although sometime I'll call her more official name Fon, but somehow I had get used to what I had been doing for years.

这个强女子独自到河内去工作了三年多,现在又毅然放下所有事情到英国去继续深造。当我知道的时候真的从心里面佩服她的勇气,挑战了在语言不通的国家后接着挑战下雪的国度。给我这个恋家的人,应该需要很很很大的勇气才敢这么做吧?

This tough lady had been working at Hanoi for 3+ years before she decided to let go everything to further her studies to UK. I was really admiring her when she told me her decision on this for her braveness to challenge the snow climate after taking down the difficulties to live in a nation that she totally have no idea what they are talking to her.

在这里要祝慧芬明天的飞机一路顺风,好好地享受一年的学生身份。还有,谢谢她在我去年的北越行的“鼎力相助”,让整个旅途十分顺利和开心。

I just want to take this opportunity to wish Fon all the best and enjoy her new identity as a student for next 1 year. Besides, thank you very much for helping out on last year's North Vietnam trip as it was a very nice and enjoyable trip for me.

当我想到明年的过年贺卡上可以用“学业猛进”来祝贺她的时候,嘴角就忍不住要往上翘了 =p

When I think that I'm going to write for her on next Chinese New Year card, I just can't stop my mouth to curve up =p

Saturday, September 12, 2009

已经不新的新钞 No Longer A New Notes



几个月前,国家银行发行了新的五十零吉新钞。不定时看报纸的我是在提钱的时候才发现原来有这么的一回事。

Few months back, Bank Negara launched the new Fifty Ringgit notes. I only get to know this new notes when I was drawing money from ATM as I didn't have chance to read newspaper everyday.

和之前的五十零吉钞票比较之下,感觉上新钞的面积小了许多,但实际上却只缩水了那么几毫分。还有,新钞正面的元首头也缩小了,不知是不是暗示着我们元首的统治者地位没有以前那么高了?另外,原本被切成两半当背景的国花大红花终于正式地被带到前面来,娇艳地绽放它的马来西亚式热情。

Comparing to the previous RM50 notes, I feel like the new notes shrink down a lot, but actually it is just few milimeters smaller. Besides, The Agung's drawing also become smaller in the new notes. I'm wondering if someone is trying to hint that the power that our Agung holds had been sliced down a lot. On the other hand, it is good to see that they finally bring the picture of our national flower, Hibiscus from background ( that cut into 2 on top and bottom ) to foreground and painted it with striking red, seems like trying to express its Malaysian style of passion to everyone.

至于背面么,之前被引以为傲的钻油台被换成棕油树。这象征着即将没落的国家汽油工业正悄悄地被棕油种植业取代了,再加上近几年才开始成为主流的生物科技工业,应该会是将棕油原产品摆上国际舞台的背后推手。可是,我怎么想也想不透究竟那个国父被放在同一个地方是代表着什么意思。

On the back of this new notes, the image of petroleum drilling platform that was one the proud of our nation had changed to image of palm oil plantation. This represents that our petroleum industry is shading out from the country's major focus as the petroleum stock available is deteriorating in a very fast speed. On the other hand, palm oil plantation industry, which is a very hot industry in the country, together with the help of bio-technology industry, brings the hope of the nation to shine at international level. But somehow, I can't figure out why they put Tunku's image there, just feel like the nation's independence warrior doesn't relate to the palm oil industry that well.

欸,干吗我在写完这篇文章的时候觉得自己好像是有点在帮忙政府讲话的感觉?

Err, why I have the feelings like I'm talking on the behalf of the government when I try to wrap up this passage ?

Note : Agung = King