Continuos effort 不断的努力 ...

I have always believe,

that if one continue to put in 

100% effort all the time, 

somehow things will 

work out at the end
 ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

An invitation to call 邀请播电话 ...

I think before people start writing on 
the "Facebook or Twitter wall", 
many people already practiced 
writing on a real wall 
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

Three Man 三个男人 ...

Do Men chat more then Women do

...

I don't know, but here as I was 

waiting for the rain to stop at Crab island,

these men chat for more then 2 hours

next to me in a coffee shop

...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

A Helping Hand 好帮手...

Sometimes we do need more then
two hands 
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Chronic mobile phone users ...

We did not have mobile phones nor internet when I was a kid, 
and I never did fall in love with the use of public phones.
...
And so, I spend a lot more time 
talking to my friends instead of typing to my friends
...

Near Petaling Street
Kuala Lumpur

Where do we go from here ...

I think sometimes the cards we dealt with are never fair,
but life must go on 
regardless of what cards we hold in our hands
...

Near Petaling Street

Kuala Lumpur

Entertaining a Crowd 招待人群 ...

To be able to bring the audience into the show 
must be a great way of entertaining the crowd 
...

Universal Studio 新加坡環球影城
Singapore

Animax Carnival 2012 アニマックス嘉年华 ...

Animax or アニマックス (in Japanese)
allows one to temporary act
as fiction characters in the real world, 
it seems the young are fascinated 
with this role-play
...

10-11 March 2012
@ One Utama, PJ 

Why does a Flamingo stand on one leg 为什么火烈鸟站在一条腿 ...

Scientifc answer
"Heat-regulation", 
because if they stand on two-legs in the water, 
heat will draw away faster from their body
...

KL Bird Park ...

When light in darkness becomes an inspiration 当光在黑暗中成为一个灵感 ...

To see the light that is hidden in the darkness is to
become inspired...

KL Bird Park ...

Seed of Life 生命的种子 ...

I had lunch the other day with a student of mine
which is a devoted christian,
he explained to me about 
"The Seeds of Life" which represent 
the Six days (I think) of creation 
in which God created life
...
For an hour of lunch, 
it was a fascinating story
...

Lake Garden, KL ...

Floating Life stolen half a day 偷得浮生半日闲 ...

Habit if not resisted,

soon becomes a necessity...
Therefore, reading is 
always a good habit
...

Melaka China Town

Time to Pray 时间祈祷 ...

I remember when I was a young scout,
it was the first time to spend the night
in the school compound;
I was in-charge of making the fire
to cook a pot of noodles,
unexpectedly, with the wind coming,
a tent next to the fire went into blaze
...
"Help !", I remember I shouted ...
next I said to myself "Its time to pray".
...
I have always thought that the "time to pray"
literally means a specific time;
like Friday for Muslims and Sundays for Christians
...
But I think that
Anxiety, Fear, Worry, and Care
are the most common occasions for prayers.
...

St. Andrew's Cathedral,
Singapore ...

Sun dried tomatoes in Oil 油浸番茄干 ...

I finished my lecture early one Friday 
and casually walked into a Turkish 
Product exhibition at the 
KL Convention Center
...
I had an opportunity to try some of these
sun dried tomatoes soaked in olive oil, 
the Turkish promoter really gave 

me a good run down about it
...
Low in calories, a good source of dietary fibre,
vitamin A (I think), minerals, 
and good taste, 
what more can one ask for
...

Eyes on Turkey Exhibition
March 1-3, 2012, KLCC

Close one eye 闭上一只眼睛 ...

It was Thursday last week, 
at around 4:30pm +, 
I was lecturing a class in KL, 
I thought I was dizzy as I did not had lunch that day,
I saw the tables in front of me swaying from left to right,
and I stopped talking,
Standing still, I could feel the building swaying, 
it really was the Indonesia Quake.
...
All other classes stopped and everyone left, 
I continued and finish the class at 5:30pm, 
my apologies to my students
for closing one eye to the Quake
...

Read the Bible 阅读圣经 ...

One of my student
told me that his resolution for this year
is 
to Read the Bible within this year
...
I am not a religious person 
but I think God Bless her
...

St. Andrew's Cathedral, 

Singapore ...

One man's garbage is a nother man's treasure 不需要的东西 ...

While we may get rid of the
"unwanted stuff" everyday in the city
...
We should respect others who collect 

and make good use of it
...

Little India,
Singapore 

The perfect Poached Egg 完美的荷包蛋 ...

Each one of us may have a different taste 
for a perfect poached egg
...
For me, it will be when the white 
is no longer runny and the egg yolk 
is just beginning to harden at the edges, 
encasing the lush, runny, flowing yolk 
ready for a dip of a toast.
...

Breakfast at 
Grand Park City Hall Hotel, 

Singapore

Lao-Tzu about Life 老子对人生 ...

Lao-Tzu believed that human life and everything else 

in the Universe is constantly influenced by outside forces. 

 He believed the key to truth and freedom

is “simplicity”. 

...

Lao-Tzu encouraged his followers to observe and 

seek to understand the laws of nature; 

for perhaps nature is our greatest teacher

...

Lake Garden,
Kuala Lumpur

Fear 恐惧 ...

I remember the first day of my swimming class,
the instructor said that the last day of the class 
will be everyone jumping off the 10 foot diving board
...
For the entire semester, while learning the backstroke, 
freestyle, and the breaststroke, I never stop fearing
about that final day's task
...
Thinking back, I realized that there is
no more fear when one deliberately jumps
...
That, I apply to almost everything 
I do at work or with a camera
...

Boat Quay 

Singapore

With Nature 与大自然 ...

To some, the tree with the moving leafs 
are just some green thing that stands in the way
...
But to the the eyes of a person with imagination,
nature is imagination itself
...

KL Bird Park 

A Kiss is still a Kiss 吻 ...

There may not be a right or wrong way 
to Kiss
...
But the birds may be showing 
the best way to Kiss
with the eyes wide open
...

KL Bird Park

Biggest Decision in Life 人生最大的决定 ...

The other day I had a farewell dinner 
with one of my student and friend who is 10 years my junior, 
he was diagnosed with diabetes at 35 but refused 
for medication and after 2 years with better eating habit and exercise,
his last test result few weeks ago was negative
...
He left his job in a multinational organization, and decided to 
move to Australia for a new life and new beginning at 37, 
he is a workaholic perhaps like myself when I was younger 
but he now thinks that life may not be just all 
about higher salary and career advancement, 
I congratulate him and cheer for him for his new adventures
...

Little India, 

Singapore 

Too tired for another shot ...

I remember I used to be able to 
shoot on the streets for a whole day 
from dust till dawn, 
2 weeks ago in Singapore 
after only 3-4 hours, I had enough 
and this was my last shot of a building 
called the "Mustafa Center" before I 
took a taxi to head for the hotel to check-out
for my flight back to KL 
...
Mustafa Center is one of those shopping marts 
in Singapore which opens for 24 hours,
I bet the night scenes on the streets are great here
...

Little India,
Singapore

Classic Barbershop 经典理发店 ...

Gosh, I remember it used to be just 
Ringgit $0.80 (that is about $0.25US) for a haircut
in these Classic Indian Barbershops 
some 40 years ago, 
you can still find a few of them in both the city 
of KL and Singapore 
...
I remember having to sit on a stool placed 
on the seat so that it is high enough for 
the Barber to perform the haircut, 
gone are those days 
a basic cut in KL now cost RM$10 or US$3 
...

Little India, 

Singapore

Fitness Crazed 健身气疯 ...

For the past few years, 
there was a fitness craze in both 
Singapore and Malaysia where Gyms 
of various kinds sprung up in the city
...
I feel it is a good thing as the weather is 
so hot and rain is unpredictable, 
one can walk into a gym anytime of the day or night
...

Boat Quay, 

Singapore

D90 ISO 100 4s @f/18 -2EV AutoWB FL@105mm

Lion of Singapore 鱼尾狮 ...

The Lion Head symbol was introduced in 1986 
as an alternative symbol of the Republic of Singapore
...
Hence, sometimes we call
Singapore the "Lion City"
...

Merlion Park, 

Marina Bay Singapore 

Religion and Daily Living 宗教和日常生活 ...

To some, 
Religion is really
a part of their Daily Living
...

Little India, Singapore 

It is just how it is 老外游客 ...

I have travel quite significantly in Asia 
from Pakistan in West Asia to Japan in East Asia
...
I have realized that Asians treat white tourist
far better then Asian tourist
...

Central Market, 

Kuala Lumpur

The Helix Bridge 螺旋桥 ...

I was here last year in April on a teaching assignment, 
and just two weeks ago I was here again teaching in Singapore,
and I told myself I would come here again, 
and again in the future;
It is really an awesome place.
...

Marina Bay, Singapore