渴望 Longing ...

And with the change of seasons, 
at least you have something  
look forward to next year 
...

代々木公園 Yoyogi Park 

渋谷区 Shibuya, Tokyo Japan 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 800 f8 @ 1/320

你看我看到的 What I see, you see ...

You see what my camera's viewfinder sees, 
these days you have to forgive me, 
most of the time I don't do any editing
...

德洛嘉隆 Teluk Kalong 

丁加奴州甘馬挽 Kemaman, Terengganu 

Nikon D7000 55-300 

ISO 200 f8 @ 1/125

我暗暗希望 I secretly wished ...

I don't remember ever having 

any private moments with my father

...

黑沙滩 Black Stone Beach 

關丹 Kuantan 

Nikon D7000 55-300mm 

ISO 200 f16 @ 1/320

树屋 Tree House ...

In 1982, I was Freshman in a College in United States, 

a young white man asked me 

whether we still live in Tree Houses, 

I told him of course all of us in Malaysia 

live in Tree Houses 

...

關丹柏色拉漁村 Beserah Fishing Village 

關丹 Kuantan 

Nikon D7000 55-300mm VRII 

ISO 1000 f6.3 @ 1/800

兴趣度 Interestingness ...

As I see it, 
Photography is an expression of an individual's 

observation of its surroundings, 

some planned but perhaps most of the time random 
and does not need explanation nor interpretation, 
a self expression and 
not necessarily require any recognition
...

Bukit Bintang KL
Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 45mm f1.8 

ISO 400 f1.8 @ 1/800

丰收节 Pongal ...

Happy Pongal day (Harvest Festival)

celebrating today at KL Batu Caves 

...

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75-300mm 

ISO 640 @f6.7 @ 1/1250

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 45mm

ISO 3200 @f1.8 @ 1/2000

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 45mm

ISO 400 @f1.8 @ 1/3200

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75-300mm 

ISO 2500 @f5.4 @ 1/1000

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-50mm 

ISO 1600 @f6.3 @ 1/80

吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75-300mm 

ISO 640 @f4.8 @ 1/3200

真诚 Sincerity ...

Accepting challenges we face daily,
Enjoying every moment we are alive, 
True to oneself and others, 
God bless those who believe these words as a way of life
...

 吉隆坡黑風洞 Batu Cave, Malaysia 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75mm 

ISO 4000 f1.8 @ 1/2000

犯罪受害者 Victims of Crime ...

In reality, if we are not victims of a crime, 
we seldom really understand 
the trauma they have gone through
...

Pavillion Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75mm f1.8 

ISO 320 f1.8 @ 1/800

穿衣品味 Dress Sense ...

As for me, 
I openly hold up both hands 
and admit

that I have no fashion sense whatsoever

...

Bukit Bintang, KL 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75mm f1.8 

ISO 2000 f1.8 @ 1/640

向往再次到欧洲 Netherlands in 2 weeks time ...

I am looking forward to be in Netherlands 
in 2 weeks time for a 1 week teaching assignment, 
and I will be in Den Bosch 
“Best Cycling City of the Netherlands”
(picture below is Oslo, I was there November 2014)
...

Streets of Oslo 

Oslo, Norway 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 1000 f5.3 @ 1/80

一个和平的欧洲 A Peacful Europe ...

All that's in my mind now, 
is for a Peaceful Europe; 
My thoughts and prayers are with 

the victims, their families, 

and the French people
...

Akerselva river 

Oslo, Norway 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 500 f4.5 @ 1/60

美 Beauty ...

'Beauty' is a socially constructed 'thing', 
of what collectively we think what 'Beauty' is or is not
...

Comic Fiesta 2014 漫画嘉年华会 

Dec 27-28 2014 KLCC 

Olympus OMD EM5 25mm 

ISO 1000 f1.8 @ 1/400

我们选择的生活 The life we choose ...

We live the life we so choose 
...

Hua Hin Railway Station 华欣火车站
Thailand 泰国

Nikon D7000 18-105mm

ISO 800 f5.6 @ 1/400

道路上的草莓 Strawberry on the road ...

There is much more to see 
when we can see things differently
...

Streets of Bukit Bintang using Fuji X100 Black Edition 

ISO 100 f2.8 @ 1/600

自拍恋 Groupfie ...

New Trend, 
Groupfie 
...

Comic Fiesta 2014 漫画嘉年华会 

Dec 27-28 2014 KLCC 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 25mm f1.8 

ISO 200 f1.8 @ 1/400

快門疗法 Shutter Therapy ...

As I am getting older,
I crave nothing more than 

a good day of shutter therapy 

...

Comic Fiesta 2014 漫画嘉年华会 

Dec 27-28 2014 KLCC 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 25mm f1.8

ISO 800 f1.8 @1/320

创造令人难忘的角色 Creating unforgettable characters ...

So what is it that 

makes some characters unforgettable

...

环球影城 Universal Studio 

新加坡圣淘沙 Singapore Sentosa 

OMS EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 320 f5.7 @ 1/60

熟不熟 Familiar Unfamiliar ...

Sea Dragon fish !

...

海洋水族馆 S.E.A. Aquarium 

新加坡圣淘沙 Singapore Sentosa 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 3200 f4.7 @ 1/20

高估摄影完美 Photographic perfection is overrated ...

When I had my DSLR, expensive lenses and a tripod, 

I could take much better pictures than I could now; 

and now that I am carrying a smaller camera, 

I have always tried to convince myself 

that photographic perfection is overrated 

as anyone can take a better picture

provided one has the 
right tools, time, a little technique, and patience

...

滨海湾 Marina Bay 

新加坡 Singapore 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm

ISO 800 f3.5 @ 1/6