狗与人 Dog and Man ...

Feed a dog and it might follow you around 
...

Imbi Market, Kuala Lumpur 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75mm f1.8 

ISO 640 f2.2 @ 1/200

我讲你听 The Talker and the Listener ...

Guess who is talking and who is listening 
(hint: man on the left, woman on the right)
...

 

Pavilion, Bukit Bintang 

Olympus OMD EM5 with m.zuiko 75mm f1.8 

ISO 1600 f1.8 @ 1/80

面对面但在不同的世界里 In Different Worlds ...

一个希望隔壁的是恋人，
另一个希望隔壁的是老公.
...

Bukit Bintang KL 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 75mm f1.8

ISO 1000 f1.8 @ 1/400

街幸存者 Street Survivors ...

for many, 
it's a way of life 
...

Pudu Market Kuala Lumpur 

Olympus OMD EM5 with m.zuiko 45mm f1.8

ISO 800 f3.2 @ 1/1000

第一道曙光和最后一道日光 First and Last Light ...

Bless you, on the first light of the sun;
Bless you, on the last light of the sun, 
Bless all for a good day to be alive
...

德洛嘉隆 Teluk Kalong 

丁加奴州甘馬挽 Kemaman, Terengganu 

Nikon D7000 55-300 

ISO 200 f8 1/125

荷花疗 Lotus Phototherapy ...

Best times in weeks, 

a Sunday morning 

at a Lotus Pond 

...

 

巴雅英达湿地公园 Dengkil Payah Indah Wetlands

Selangor Malaysia
Olympus OMD  EM1 m.zuiko 75-300mm

ISO 320 f6.7 @ 1/400

不用焦，是正当生意 Preconceptions ...

Don't worry, it's legitimate business
...

Chow Kit Market
Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 45mm f1.8 

ISO 500 f1.8 @ 1/1250

医生忠告 Doctor's advice ...

Despite the doctor's advice, 

I sneaked out for 

a cup of black coffee 

this morning, 

with my camera

...

Imbi Market, Kuala Lumpur 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-40mm f2.8

ISO 100 f4.5 @ 1/400

奥斯陆，期望年底再去一趟 Oslo, here I come again in a few months from now ...

I still remember those 

wet and cold nights 

in Oslo December last year, 
the weather is not something I am familiar 
but for me it was like an
'unexpected excitement'
of walking inside a large refrigerator

...

Oslo, Norway 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-50mm 

ISO 1600 f3.5 @ 1/20

Mj handmade 4U ...

This morning, my breakfast in the market
next to a makeshift stall 
and had my photo therapy 
for an hour with these 
beautiful little hand-made toys
...

Imbi Market, Kuala Lumpur 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 

ISO 100 f4.5 @ 1/125

生命是什么时候开始 When does Life begin ...

Before birth, 
At birth,
when we finally realized we are 50 and not much time left, 
or After we are dead
...

Putrajaya Flora

Niko D90 Tamron 90mm 

ISO 500 f3.2 @ 1/4000

我们每天都在等待着什么 What are we all Waiting for ...

Just what is it that
we are all waiting for 
until the day we take our last breath
...

Little India 小印度 

Singapore 新加坡 

Nikon D90 18-105mm

ISO 125 f5.6 @ 1/60

他们的未来 Future ...

I am very worried for all children in the 3rd world 

of the future they will be facing 

...

2013 Pongal Festival 

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡黑风洞 

Nikon D90 55-300mm

ISO 400 f5.6 @ 1/80

一起的那些日子 Days Together ...

We are Earthlings,
we are in this together
...

平等院寺 at Byodo-in temple 

宇治 Uji  

OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-50mm 

ISO 100 f8 1/80

记得莫莫人最喜爱的座位 Remember that someone's favorite seat ...

It will not be the same 
without that someone sitting on it 
...

Beserah Fishing Village 關丹柏色拉漁村 

Kuantan 關丹 

Nikon D7000 55-300 

ISO 200 f4.5 @ 1/640

什么是快乐 What is Happiness ...

If craving for 'worldly things' did not bring you happiness 
then 
craving for 'nothing' may just do the trick 
...

Beserah Fishing Village 關丹柏色拉漁村

Kuantan 關丹 

Nikon D90 55-300mm 

ISO 200 f16 @ 1/250

英年早逝 A good life ...

'Live Fast, Die Young, and Leave a Beautiful Corpse'

inspired by the movie 'Race with Destiny' about James Dean
...

 

Kepong Metropolitan Lake Garden 

甲洞大都会湖花园

Nikon D90 Nikkor 18-105

ISO 100 f7.1 @ 1/1600

打情骂俏 Love is in the air ...

Plain and simple, photography is not easy, 

one has to make an effort to take good pictures, 

to find meaning in the ordinary
 ...

Hibiscus Garden KL

Nikon D90 Tamron 90 mm f2.8 Di

ISO 200 f7.1 1/200

一个民族的纪律 The Discipline of a Nation ...

When people understand and practice
their duties and responsibilities 
to themselves and to society
...

皇居東御苑 Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden 

Tokyo, Japan  

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-50

ISO 1000 f9 @ 1/200

井底蛙 The Frog in the Well ...

The frog in the well may know nothing in the ocean, 

but to not know too many things may be a blessing 

...

吉隆坡蝴蝶园 KL Butterfly Park 

湖滨公园 Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 60mm

ISO 320 f3.2 @ 1/500

日本人的方式 The way of the Japanese ...

It is always never easy to have an open mind
when coming in contact with a different culture
...

秋叶原 Akihabara 

东京 Tokyo 

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 12-50 

ISO 1600 f4.5 @ 1/125

神賜 God gave ...

If there is a God;
God must have gave the earth to enjoy, 
not to destroy
...

Spring & Autumn Pavilions 春秋閣 

Kaohsiung City at Tainan, Taiwan 台湾台南高雄 

Nikon D90 Nikkor 55-300 

ISO 250 f5.6 @ 1/250

九霄云外 Cloud nine ...

A certain good feeling, 
sometimes;
looking through a view finder 
of a camera 
...

 

Olympus OMD EM1 m.zuiko 60mm 

ISO 1250 f3.2 @ 1/250

尷尬时刻 Awkward moments ...

Especially when there is an eye to eye contact 
of a stranger
through the view finder of a camera
...

Olympus OMD EM5 m.zuiko 45mm 

ISO 1250 f4.5 @ 1/125

不只是另一个公园 Not just another Park ...

an Autumn day
Yoyogi park on a weekday, 
without the crowd, 
so quiet and peaceful
...

代々木公園 Yoyogi Park 

渋谷区 Shibuya, Tokyo Japan 

Olympus OMD EM5 12-50mm 

ISO 250 f8 @ 1/100

面无表情的都市 Blank faces ...

Sometimes me too,
wondering about without a reason;
but I think it's good
to free the mind from reasoning,
sometimes
...

Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣 

Hong Kong 香港港島

Nikon D90 70-300 

ISO 1250 f4 @ 1/100

大吉大利 The Chinese Dream ...

There is this certain truth about 

the Chinese 'Achiever' mentality, 

making many of them hardworking and hunger 

for social status, wealth, and prosperity. 

I generally think I am hardworking but 
may be the odd one out in terms of 
social status, wealth, and prosperity.

...

 

Streets of Sheung Wan/Central 中上環街道

Hong Kong 香港

Nikon D90 70-300

ISO 640 f4 @ 1/1600

劳动节 Labour Day ...

While many of us are enjoying a day off, 
there are many others still have to make a living today 

 ...

 

Imbi Market 

Samsung Note 3