Looking back 2011 July-Dec 回头看2011七月至十二月 ...

It has been great sharing with you
my thoughts and views through
a camera in 2011
and I have enjoyed your creations

...

July 2011
Putrajaya Flora




August 2011
Sri Bala Thandayuthapani Temple, Seremban




September 2011
Brothers wedding at Sungai Petani, Kedah




October 2011
MotoGP at Sepang




November 2011
KL Lake Garden




December 2011
Christmas at Pavilion, KL

Looking back 2011 Jan-June 回头看2011一月至六月 ...

It has been great sharing with you
my thoughts and views through
a camera in 2011
and I have enjoyed your creations
...

January 2011
Thaipusam in Penang

February 2011
Chinese New Year in Klang





March 2011
Air Balloon Fair in Putrajaya




April 2011
Marina Bay at Singapore


 

May 2011
Lotus at Alam Perdana, Klang





June 2011
Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur

Time to reflect again 又是思考的时间 ...

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
A speck of time is more precious than an ounce of gold
...
It is 2 days left of 2011, 
It was slightly around 4 minutes to count until 363
using my stop watch just now;
But the actual 363 days that went past seems faster.
...
The last week of the year has always 
been a time for me to reflect on the past 
and put some thoughts about the coming year
...

JOGOYA Japanese Buffet Restaurant 

上閤屋日本料理 

Starhill, Kuala Lumpur 

The Next building 未来建设 ...

有錢能使鬼推磨 
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
...
I guess this is the next muli-million dollar 
luxury apartment
in Kuala Lumpur 
for the few who can afford it,
the rest of the citizens of KL will be just 
looking at it from a distance 
...

Jalan Perak, 

Kuala Lumpur

My friend, a hawker 我的朋友, 我的老师, 一个小贩 ...

有志者，事竟成
yǒu zhì zhe, shì jìng chéng

Where there is a will, they is a way
 ..
my friend for 40 years since first year in primary school 
has been a hawker all his life after 
dropping out from high school 
...
I respect how he had stood up 
to life on the streets of KL all these years 
...
he is not just a friend but 
my teacher in life
...

China Town, 

Kuala Lumpur 

Merry Christmas from KL 圣诞节快乐 ...

你的平安是我的愿望
 nǐ de píng ān shì wǒ de yuàn wàng
Enjoy your holidays and be safe 
...



Berjaya Time Square, Kuala Lumpur

Mid Valley Mega Mall, Kuala Lumpur

Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur

Peace on Earth 世界和平 ...

世界和平 
shì jiè hé píng
Peach on Earth
...
Wish you a Merry Christmas 

and may this festival 

brings abundant joy and happiness 

 to you and your loved ones

...

USJ 11

Subang Jaya 

Christmas Wish 圣诞愿望 ...

平安夜
Ping an ye
silent Night

May your wishes come true

in this Christmas

...

A simple wish 一个简单的愿望 ...

选择的自由
Xuan ze de zi you
Freedom of Choice
 ...
Peace cannot be kept by force, 
it can only be achieved by understanding
(Albert Einstein) 
...

8th December 2011 - 15th February 2012 ...
The 143 life-sized United Buddy Bears are in Pavilion, 

Kuala Lumpur

Arrival of Winter 冬至 ...

冬至
dōng zhì
...
my grandfather migrated from Guangzhou, China
before the World War II to South East Asia
...
As a Cantonese, we were taught that 
today (Chinese calender 11th month 28th day) 
is the day of Winter passing
and this day has more significance 
then the Chinese New Year
...
As today, we celebrate the good year that we had
汤圆 "Tang Yuan", a sweet soup of glutinous rice flour balls 
which symbolizes
unity and harmony within the family
...

at home

Be Safe on Christmas 圣诞节 ...

危 

wēi 

Danger 

... 

Before we put our child in a shopping cart, 

we should think twice

about his or her safety

...
Please be safe on this festive season
...

AEON Shopping Center, 

Bandar Botanic Klang 

Officially Winter 正式的冬季 ...

梅花雪
Mei hua xue
Snow Plum Blossom
...
Is it true that winter is 
officially from December 21st. every year 
...

Painted by me
...

A Passage of Discovery III 丰彩人生 ...

人算不如天算
rén suàn bùrú tiān suàn
...
God's plans always supersedes mans
...
I practiced hard and was hopeful to
have the approval of my teacher to at least 
display maybe just one of my paintings 
in the "once in two-years" art gallery 
organized by my teacher,
but I had to go on with the cataract surgery
and left painting for 3 months
...

But, looking at my classmates creations 
left me a thought that 
my painting skills probably should be kept
to myself until a few more years of practice
...

Art & Calligraphy Exhibition 2011 

第三届余赋文师生作品展

13th - 18th December 2011
The Annexe Gallery, Central Market

Sifu 师傅 ...

一日为师，终身为师 

yī rì wéi shī，zhōng shēn wéi shī
...
One day as a sifu (teacher), 
Whole life deserve the respect
...
Every day I learn from someone,
whether it is my wife or my kids, 
students, or someone
I meet on the road, 
and of course, 
you in the blogging world
...
You are my teacher,
and I respect you for the rest of my life 
...

JOGOYA Japanese Buffet Restaurant

上閤屋日本料理

Starhill, Kuala Lumpur

No Camera 不允许拍照 ...

Security guards were standing behind me 
when I took this shot 
...
Neither do I feel foolish nor brave
I think you are right, it is just silly
...
I think there is a new rule here
as the guards were not protesting

to those who were clicking away

with their point and shoot

but 

warning those with the DSLR
...

Tokyo Street
Pavilion, KL

"Cheers" father 对父亲的喝彩 ...

my father never spoke to me too much,
neither did he tell me how to live,
he lived,
and let me watch him do it
...

Aeon Shopping Center,
Bandar Botanic, Klang

An Old Coffee Shop 一间老咖啡店 ...

I never knew just what it was about this  
old coffee shop I love so much
...

Imbi Pasar,
Kuala Lumpur

Buffet Behavior 自助餐行为 ...

Picture yourself in an all-you-can-eat-buffet,
the way we behave in a buffet-line could very well
determine how we really eat healthy or not
...
Then again, is there such a thing 
as a healthy buffet-line 
...

Jogoya Japanese Reataurant
Starhill, KL

Maneki-Neko 招财猫 ...

The lucky cat adorns the entrance to many
Chinese and Japanese Restaurant I have visited
...
I think it is called "Beckoning Cat"
which is believed to bring good luck to the owner
...
I wish you Good Luck today
...

Sunway Pyramid

Haunting 困扰 ...

The thought of what my 
life directions could have been 
if I had graduated from Architectural School 
still haunts me 
from time to time 
...

Putrajaya

Tolerance 容忍 ...

I am a Buddhist,
but sometimes
I go in with permission, 
sits quietly at the corner 
of an Indian temple, a church, or a mosque
...

"Iron" mosque
Putrajaya

Thoughts of Loneliness 孤独的思想 ...

Loneliness is the mind filled with 
"gray emptiness", 
it always seems so difficult to walk away from it,
where everything else seems to make sense 
except those in our heads
...
The worst ever thing is when we don't
even know why and what we are lonely for,
when that "gray emptiness" 
is the loudest thing in our heads
...

Gold Coast

Sepang

Love-Hate HDR 爱恨高动态范围摄影 ...

I heard about HDR photos last year when I first
bought my DSLR,
the more HDR photos I see,
I realized that one can either hate or love them
...
Some professionals I came across 
seem to find the whole idea of HDR to be
offensive and an insult to their photography
...

Twin Towers from Traders Skypark
The picture was shot at F18 10mm hand held 3 shots of -1, 0, +1
and used photomatix to process it before finishing touches in lightroom

Waiting for Christmas 等待圣诞节 ...

14 days to Christmas 
十四天到圣诞节
...
I think the anticipation for Christmas
is like being a child again and again
every year
...

Sunway Pyramids shopping center
and Christmas Latte at Wisma Antarabangsa

The Married Truth 已婚的真相 ...

It may be better that a marriage
goes wrong before it begins 
...

Lake Garden, 

Kuala Lumpur

Togetherness 天生一对儿 ...

But let there be spaces
in your togetherness
...

Lake Garden,
Kuala Lumpur