Tree of life 生命之树 ...

Took some time alone on a Saturday morning driving back to Nature ....

I think sometimes it is good to be away from the city ....

from your colleagues and friends ...

and maybe your wife and children too ...

That is what exactly I did on a Saturday morning, driving alone away from the 

city of Kuala Lumpur to an outskirt small town 

called Ulu Yam (乌鲁雪兰莪) just about an hour or less from the bustling city of KL.

The entire driving took me 3 hours with just a single photo shot of these trees ....
I did more thinking then shooting today ! 

Thank you, teacher and friend 谢谢你，老师 朋友 ...

I have the opportunity to spend two days with a friend and teacher

 in photography when he came to Malaysia. 

It was my pleasure just to see how my teacher searches for his compositions of the subject ....

It does not matter it is on the streets of Kuala Lumpur ....

Or a cafe in the town of Melaka ....

Composition and interestingness are something a good photographer always looking for ....

The little pointers of the 2 days was perhaps worth more then 

a year of Photography magazine I read in a year ...

I had only known my friend a teacher Mr Nobu San in the photo community in the internet ...

But our 2 day meet and photo outing together is something I cherish for the rest of my life ...

Thank you, teacher and friend ....

Apologies when we are wrong 当我们做错了必须道歉

Something I keep reminding myself everyday for the past 40 over years ....

To accept an apology isn’t easy for either person involved. 

Apologizing can be, if done correctly, a very humbling act. 

The most difficult thing for me yet to learn is to apologies to 

my wife and children when I was wrong !

Orchid 兰花 ...

Orchid Park in KL city ....

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Chlorophyll 叶绿素 ...

Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) 

is a green pigment found in almost all plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.

Its name is derived from the Greek χλωρός (chloros "green") and φύλλον (phyllon "leaf").

Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, followed by the red portion. However, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum, hence the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues.

Chlorophyll is consumed by people for its nutritional benefits. It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties and may help cuts and wounds heal more quickly. Chlorophyll has vitamins A, C and E, all antioxidants that help scavenge free radical cells that can oxidize and create cell or tissue death.Chlorophyll is vital for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll is essential to the process of photosynthesis, 

which allows plants to obtain energy from light. It is often called the building block of life. 

Without chlorophyll there is no life.

Are you free to do lunch tomorrow ? 明天午餐, 你有空吗 ?

“Are you free to do lunch tomorrow?” my boss asked me ...
“We’re going for the buffet lunch at Trader’s Hotel”, Kuala Lumpur
at Gobo Chit-Chat Meet & Eat, 

5th floor, opposite KLCC ....

offers stylish all-day dining, with a sushi bar, Thai appetizer buffet, open noodle kitchen and bakery.

A kaleidoscope of animation illuminates a curved, 10-meter high ceiling, creating a unique urban dining experience. 

Temptations ...

to Health conscious ....

to something Chinese I adore ("Sticky tofu paste") ...

.. and such beautifully decorated pastries you don't want to calculate the calories ....

And temporary put aside your pride ....

For a me, I had just a bowl of Vietnamese Beef Vermicelli ....

Gobo Chit-Chat Meet & Eat 

 is strictly a non smoking area.

Hours: 6.30am - 11pm

Location: Level 5

Dress Code : Smart Casual

Traders Hotel, KLCCt

Natures Abstract 大自然的抽象 ...

One may point out that abstract photography lacks realism,
but I believe it is a realistic depiction of a less familiar dimension ....

especially when the abstracts are created by nature ....

Temptations of a Monk 诱惑和尚 ...

Though resisting temptation is never easy, 

God promises to reward us for being obedient.

All men are tempted. 

There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, 

provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

~Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? 

I tell you that there are terrible temptations 

which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. 

~Oscar Wilde

Scarlet-Red Dragonfly meet 遇见猩红蜻蜓时 ...

So, my project for the day was FLOWERS but instead I met a Scarlet-Red Dragonfly ....

at Kuala Lumpur Hibiscus Park two days ago ....

Whenever I meet a dragonfly, I will stay at the spot for more then just a few minutes ...

as it will just fly back to the spots in front of you inviting and teasing you to photograph it ....

you can play with it from different angles, and it will show off its ....

Someone once told me I should be shooting these dragonflies in black and white but ....

maybe not .... 

 as I like them the way they are 

especially this Scarlet-Red Dragonfly ....

Thank you little scarlet-red dragonfly 

for spending 30 minutes with me 

on a beautiful Saturday morning ...

Hope you like it !

God Blessed 心中有佛 ...

The following images are taken at "Poh Ling" Temple, 

just a short walking distance from the Petronas Twin Towers ...

When you are lost .....

Find some time to be with God .... 

Seek the answers within your self through God ....

And you will be blessed ....

May God Bless you regardless of your religion and wherever you are .... 

Happy Sunday ....

Iran Solo Exhibition (2) 伊朗个展 (2) ...

Iran Solo Exhibition 伊朗个展

18-21 November 2010

Kuala Lumpur Conference Center

The exhibition is not a large one and I think I was one of the few visitors in the entire exhibition hall, and so with permission from the booth owner, I could play with the angles I like in the exhibition hall ....

Did take me a while to get this one with the right dof ...

A wonderful little handy craft with the book of Quran, as tiny as a fifty cents coin ....

The professor of arts from Iran explained to another visitor about this art piece while I was busy photographing it ....

I think there is about 100 booths in the exhibition and only 3 to 4 booths showcase handy crafts, others are medical equipments, food, furniture, and scientific equipments from Iran ....

Although with only a few booths on crafts, 

the exhibition showcase some amazing art works from Iran ....

Iran Solo Exhibition (1) 伊朗个展 (1) ...

Iran Solo Exhibition 伊朗个展

18-21 November 2010

Kuala Lumpur Conference Center

From a distance and I thought this was a craft painting, it was actually a hand sewn carpet ....

An Iranian woman sitting on the carpet that she is working on ....

with her delicate hands, 

precision ....

and patience ...

Her Iranian sisters in the next exhibition booth displays the beautiful Iranian crafts ....

of beauty ...

and elegance ....
many thanks to "Shokofe hae shahed" carpets for allowing me to photograph these amazing crafts.