Delicate Lives 柔弱的生活 ...

Every living moment is a blessing 
...

Kowloon Park 九龍公園

Kowloon, Hong Kong 九龍, 香港 

Another shopping center isn't what we need 我们需要另一个购物中心吗 ...

I am not against growth 
but we need larger parks with more greens, 
not huge space of concrete walls with large air conditions
...

Paradigm Mall 

Kelana Jaya, 格拉那再也 

Protect Oneself 保护自己 ...

We live in a society where 
awareness of dangers and self protection is essential
but
building a fortress to protect oneself 
is a dangerous thing to do, 
as isolation is most vulnerable 
...

Kepong Metropolitan Lake Garden 甲洞大都会湖花园

Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡

Do we pamper our kids too much 我们呵护我们的孩子太多了吗 ...

I used to blame my father 
for not pampering me at all, 
now I blame myself 
for pampering my kids too much
...

Candid at 
Silwermind Bay 銀礦灣沙灘

Mui Wo, Lantau Island 香港大嶼山梅窩 

Momentary lapse of time 瞬间流逝的时间 ...

Looking at the world one frame at a time 
...

KLCC

They say that 他们说 ...

Pains come with age, even computer crashes, 

and relationships fall apart

...

the best thing to do is

Breath, Reboot, and

knowing when to walk away 

from a bad relationship  

...

Gasing Hill 加辛山
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8 ISO 200 1/90 @ F5 0EV

Liquor and my childhood 酒和我的童年 ...

It is true,
there remind me of growing up 
with my father 
coming home drunk every night
...
I really don't like them  
but when I see them, funny thing 
it is a bad reminder and at the same time
also a good reminder to not indulge in them in my life 
...
Well, I had one beer yesterday evening 
after lecture before driving home
...

Nikon D90 with 50mm f1.8, ISO 800 1/80 @ f4 -1/3EV
Istana Hotel 吉隆坡帝苑酒店

Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur

A drop of water 一滴水 ...

In every drop of water, 
there is a story of life
...

Man's Pride 男人的自豪 ...

Sometimes, a proud man is not necessary a grateful man
...

Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣

Hong Kong  香港港島

Forget about it 把它抛在脑后 ...

What ever is worrying you right now,

take a deep breath, 

and forget about it 

...

Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮靜苑

Diamond Hill, Hong Kong 鑽石山,  香港

Could humankind really meet its end in 2012 人类的结局是什么 ...

Is the world going to end on the 21th December 2012 ?
according to theories based on a purported 
ancient Maya prediction
and 
the 2012 movie released 3 years ago
... 

Well, I was not thinking too much about it 

AND

Oh, I hope not !

I have so many plans for next year 

...

Nikon D90 with 70-300mm G, ISO 1250 1/25 @ F5.6 0 EV (M) AutoWB

Sai Wan Ho 

Hong Kong

Dino GT ...

But where is the Ferrari Logo

...

Nikon D90 with 50mm f1.8, ISO 200 1/4000 @ f2.5 -1/3EV

The Star Motor Carnival 2012
Sept 14-17, 2012
Stadium Bukit Jalil Carpark, KL 武吉賈利勒國家体育场停车場

Travel Lens 旅游镜头 ...

We are going to have a family vacation
at the end of this year,
I really want just to carry 1-2 lens to go with the D90;
perhaps the 50mm f1.8 for low light 
and another all-purpose lens.
...
Should I buy one of these 
Tamron 18-270mm ? Nikon 18-300mm (DX) ?
Nikon 18-200mm (DX) ? Nikon 28-300mm (FX) ?
Or
Just stick with my Nikon 18-105mm Kit Lens
...

Testing the Nikon 28-300mm lens 

at 300 mm on the D90

Testing the Tamron 18-270mm lens 

at 270 mm on the D90



my Kit Lens Nikon 18-105mm
on the D90

The new VW Beetle 2012 新甲壳虫2012款 ...

Love that cutenees,
Love that color, although I prefer Blue
Unmistakeably a Beetle (The New or the Classic)
...
You can get one of these at
less then $20,000 USD in the United States,
but if you want to drive one of these on
the streets of Kuala Lumpur,
you will have to drum up at least $40,000 USD
funny isn't it 
...
Guess I will stick to my 990cc Malaysian car which has been
with me for 9 years, cost me less then $10,000 USD
...

The Star Motor Carnival 2012
Sept 14-17, 2012
Stadium Bukit Jalil Carpark, KL 

武吉賈利勒國家体育场停车場

If burning incense can 如果燒香可以 ...

If burning incense can
burn away negative qualities of oneself
to reveal the Pure self within
...
Surely it does not, and it is a symbolic action 
and yet it aught to be a powerful one 
if only those who burn incense 
realizes the purpose of them doing so
...

Wenwu Temple 文武廟 

Hollywood Road, Central Hong Kong 香港中環荷李活道

Durian Recipe 榴莲食谱 ...

Durian, a native fruit 
and not everyone agree with it's Strong Odor, 
I like it as a fruit, even ice cream, or cake 
BUT 
as a creamy sauce on meat with rice, 
it was very tough for me
...

Durian Pork Ribs Rice at Next Stop IOI Mall, Puchong

榴莲紅燒排骨饭

Can you imagine the fruit used for the sauce of the dish above,
see Below the Durian Fruit

Durian at SS2

榴莲

Delight in existence 存在的喜悅 ...

How often do we feel delighted
when we wake up everyday
to find that we are alive
...

Po Lin Monastery 大嶼山寶蓮寺
Hong Kong Lantau Island, 香港大嶼山

Cultural Identity 文化認同 ...

Growing up as a Chinese immigrant
in a predominantly Muslim Country,
we are now perhaps the 3rd or 4th generation of our forefathers 
...
It is sometimes tough to be reminded 
that we are not a truly "Cultured Chinese person";
But on the other hand, Malaysia is a Plural Society and
we grow up experiencing the varied Cultures of the different People,
and I honestly think that has been all good
...

Ngong Ping 360 昂坪市集
Hong Kong Lantau Island, 香港大嶼山

Cheap Lens 便宜的镜头 ...

Nikon 70-300 f4-5.6G 

Price USD $130, 

I bought it 3 years ago with the D90.

Most people tell me it is a cheap and useless Lens, 

Last two months in Hong Kong

I was so reluctant to remove this lens 

from the D90

...

I am not a Pixel Picker, 
you can check-out shots taken using this lens at 
Flickr Set on Nikon 70-300 f4-5.6G on the D90
Let me know your thoughts 
...

I Miss Hong Kong 我怀念香港 ...

I had two trips to Hong Kong 
in the Month of July and August, 
I am back in KL for 3 weeks now
but I definitely miss Hong Kong;
I enjoy my lecture over there, 
lunch and dinners with my students, 
and photographing on the streets of Hong Kong 
...

These Oyster are Huge but really not my liking ...



The Beef Slices are not bad ...


This is the Herbal Soup Base for the Dip ...

Dinner with my students on the final day of lecture in Hong Kong
Hot in a Pot 滾得棧
Tin Hou, Hong Kong Island 天后, 香港島

Taking a Nap 小睡...

As a lecturer, I am teaching
from 9am to 5pm, 
there is never room for a nap
...
At home, my chance for a nap
is when I am watching a movie
...

Central, Hong Kong 

中環, 香港 

In Safe Hands 在安全的手中 ...

It is fortunate that most children 
are in the "Safe Hands" of their parents, 
but I think some are not so lucky
...

Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣

Hong Kong  香港港島

Lonely Planet 孤独星球 ...

Most of us sit in a box-like cubicle in the office, 

After work we lock ourselves within the 4-walls we call home, 

When we die we are buried six feet underground in a box

...

I wish the classroom I teach has no walls, 

I like to sleep and watch the skies above me, 

when I die, just throw the ashes of my body into the open sea 

...

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong 

鲗鱼涌, 香港 

A picture tells a thousand words 一張圖片告訴千言萬語 ...

One of the things I really appreciate 
from working in a Japanese factory for 10 years 
before moving to Consulting and Teaching 
was to have learned the Art of communicating  
complex process flows
using drawings 
...

One of the facilitation sessions in my class recently in China

Graceful Aging

No one can defy the aging process, 
admitting that we are growing older 
does not mean defeat, 
but it means embracing new challenges 
in a different phase of our lives
...

Kowloon Park 九龍公園

Kowloon, Hong Kong 九龍, 香港

A Lotus and a Bee 一朵莲花和一只蜜蜂 ...

The bee is attracted to the Lotus 
because of the sweetness of its honey,
but I am not sure if the bee notice 
the beauty of the Lotus 
...

D90 on 70-300mm at 300mm G Lens, ISO 1250 f6.3 +0EV AutoWB

Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮靜苑

Diamond Hill, Hong Kong 鑽石山,  香港

We are all Actors 我们都是演员 ...

When we are asleep, 
we are all directors in our own dreams
...
And when we wake up, 
we are all actors as the world is our stage
...

Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong 

沙田馬場, 香港

Oh, when we were young 哦，當我們年輕的時候 ...

Too bad to think that the older I become, 
the more time I spent on thinking 

about the decisions I have to make 

and the decisions that I have already made
 ...

Silwermind Bay 銀礦灣沙灘

Mui Wo, Lantau Island 香港大嶼山梅窩

Luck or Destiny 运气或命运 ...

All these randomness, 
or are we destined 
to hear what we should be hearing 
or see what we should be seeing
to eat what we should be eating
or have what we should have
...
But
If anyone does not help himself, 
Luck or Destiny cannot help him;
that much I know 
...

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Hong Kong Kowloon 

香港九龍黃大仙區

An address at The Peak 山顶上的地址 ...

An address at the Peak, Hong Kong 
is surely a statement of "success", 
these homes cost around USD $4000 per square foot, 
A typical home here is around USD $30,000,000 
with views dominated by green forest, 
the big blue ocean and the Hong Kong skyline, 
and all within 15 minutes reach to 
Hong Kong's busiest street at Central 
...

From the Peak-360, Hong Kong 

香港太平山山頂

God's Middle Finger 中指 ...

Greeting visitors at the entrance to one of the 
most visited Temple in Hong Kong, 
"The Wong Tai Sin Temple", 
there is a God statue with 
a middle finger gesture;
I myself find it a little weird too
...

Hong Kong Kowloon 

香港九龍黃大仙區

A relaxing week 一个轻松的一周 ...

It’s been one of those weeks where everything feels 
so easy going and relaxing
...
I came back from a 2 months lecture in Hong Kong, 
this one week off with no lecture has been just amazing
...
breakfast with my wife, 
going to the gym at 10 am where it is empty,
sipping a cup of coffee at 3 pm, 
chauffeuring the children from school in the evening, 
watching TV with the kids at night, 
going through the photographs of the Hong Kong trip 
after my family has gone to sleep.
...

Hong Kong Park Conservatory 香港公園溫室

Hong Kong Park 香港公園 

Iced Tea without the Ice 没有冰的冰红茶 ...

If you are ever in Hong Kong, 
try this Iced Hong Kong Milk Tea 
sitting on a bowl of Ice, 
I am back in Kuala Lumpur 
and I quite miss it 
...

Tai Hing Roast Restaurant 太興燒味餐廳
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong 鯽魚涌, 香港

We're essentially alone 我们基本上是孤单的 ...

With family, kids, work, and social activities, 

and all that sense of purpose we think we have; 

why do we sometimes 

still feel that plain loneliness within ourselves

...

Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong 

沙田馬場, 香港

Hong Kong Street Artist 香港街头艺人 ...

It’s hard to describe the sound of
Sai Yeung Choi Street in Hong Kong's Mongkok area,
it is said that at least there are 20,000 shoppers
flocking each hour on the these streets

...

It is a little funny that Chinese People used to think that 

Street Performers as "Beggars" 

but perhaps times has changed, 

these pioneers of Street performing are 

starting a kind of Revolution 

pushing Performance Art outside the comfort zones 

onto the streets of Hong Kong 

...

MongKok, Hong Kong 

旺角, 香港