Time Flies...

From times to times I always comes back to my blog and post something, erm yeah you know.. Once in a while stopped by blog LoL?.. Today I am sitting in a coffee shop with my ipad while waiting times to past by till I pick up my daughter from school, checking email and deleting unread emails, this subscribed email from Jasmine Star who has always been my spirit mentor both in life and photography career draw my attention.. So I decide to share it here.. 

The 21st century definition of success isn’t concrete, but often times people are considered successful if they drive a luxury car, live in a multi-million dollar home, have a lot of social media followers, and/or travel the world. Whether you agree with this, it’s important to know what makes people successful in your eyes.

And then you need to check yourself.

Let me be honest:  it’s very easy to get caught up with notions of success, but they belong to someone else entirely. As entrepreneurs we’re tempted to look at others and long for what they have simply because we don’t have it…but do we even want it That’s the most important question. 

How you define your success will guide and direct your future decisions, so please be verycareful as you move forward.  

Please know…

Not having hundreds of thousands of followers is okay. 

Working as a part-time business owner is okay. 

Not running a large company is okay. 

Not having hundreds of employees is okay. 

Not making a million dollars a year is okay.

I doubt the above paragraph is grammatically correct, but I tried to show that what others consider success might be the last thing you want. It is okay (and totally suggested) for you to make your own rules, play your own game, and succeed on your terms.

For all intents and purposes, I’m a success. I can say this with confidence because I defined my own terms. And I want you to do the same.  

Someone might look at my idea of success and scoff, but guess what? I don’t care.

For me, owning a yacht, driving a Bentley, and/or having a butler open the front door to a mansion isn’t success. They are simply outward manifestations of having money.

And while I wouldn’t mind having these things (especially a butler like Jeffrey from Fresh Prince of Bel Air), they wouldn’t define success. Why? Because if getting the yacht meant working so much I couldn’t write every day or make my family a meal to eat together, then I’d be left empty and unfulfilled.

Having things isn’t success; living the life of your dreams by on your terms is.  

Shine on, 

j*

Have a Good Days everyones !!

In the middle of night, once again I am staying up late.. Web surfing, Replying email.. Of course this somehow has always seems familiar for me, when I was still, at least a part time photographer, back in around 7 years ago.. Do I miss taking photos? Yes I do.. Do I miss working as a wedding photographer? I definitely do.. But life and times somewhile doesnt really allowed us to live life, just that way.. Doing things we love, living lifestyle we were fond of.. Because, it will never be LIFE.. I live life, thats why most of the time I had to do things I ought to do, instead of things that I would love to do.. And working as a photographer in a way, doesnt really fit in my life, or should I say, the timing is wrong? Nevertheless, I am still looking for one day from now I will still be able to hold my camera, doing things I love..

I am......I am......I am............BACK~~~!!!

Its been year...or YEARS~~!!!! And it has been a long long journey in between all of this gap since my last post like what...2009? Damn... Even myself is ashame of my own for not lasting than at least a decade for this blog... NEVERTHELESS....I AM BACK..!! And hopefully this come back will creates something better to myself...Keep It On ! KamBaTeh Alex Voon !! P/s: Oh yeah pictures show a thousands words... I definitely miss Mataking Island.. the place only K..

Youtube - JS - Officially Missing You - Tamia (cover)

Found this clip at photomalaysia.com , they are really talented ! They are twins and they are Korean !

"Officially Missing You"

[Verse One]
All I hear is raindrops
Falling on the rooftop
Oh baby tell me why’d you have to go
Cause this pain I feel
It wont go away
And today I’m officially missing you
I thought that from this heartache
I could escape
But I fronted long enough to know
There ain’t no way
And today
I’m officially missing you

[Chorus]
Oh can’t nobody do it like you
Said every little thing you do
Hey baby say it stays on my mind
And I, I’m officially

[Verse Two]
All I do is lay around
Two ears full of tears
From looking at your face on the wall
Just a week ago you were my baby
Now I don’t even know you at all
I don’t know you at all
Well I wish that you would call me right now
So that I could get through to you somehow
But I guess it’s safe to say baby safe to say
That I’m officially missing you

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Well I thought I could just get over you baby
But I see that’s something I just can’t do
From the way you would hold me
To the sweet things you told me
I just can’t find a way
To let go of you

[Chorus]

It official
You know that I’m missing you
Yeah yes
All I hear is raindrops
And I’m officially missing you

Incoming, Outgoing, Outgoing, Outgoing! Insufficient Funds!

Had been quite free lately due to low season of tourism but i guess i would be busy with works again soon starting from end of this month till Dec, hopefully..? Anyway this post is just to try out my new template which i updated few days ago. The past month started from mid of September till end of this year is actually wedding's peak season, but pity me eh i had only shot 2 weddings so far LOL! Now i truly shout out loud that my camera gear is seriously under utilised! Will upload some of those highlights here as soon as i'm done with the processing together with some past weddings i shot which i didnt upload here. Oh yeah talking about camera gear, OMG Canon launched 1D Mark IV just 3 days ago! Click HERE to see some sample pics, the performance is making me drool and wanted this babe so bad! But only in my dreams lah...(for now..)

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My blog is currently under construction again thats why the layout is abit ran off. Apologize for any inconvenience cause, thank you for visiting! ^_^

My photo in a kopitiam... -.-"

Yesterday after a tiring working day i went out for a slight dinner with Keira instead of cooking at home.. We decided to go to a kopitiam at Hilltop so that we wont have to go too far from home.. Just short after we sat down and had our order i was shocked because this poster was just in front of our table and i actually couldnt recognized it at 1st haha.. A couple of months ago Sungku came asked for my help to shoot this photo because he said the client wanted to print it on brochure for advertise purpose.. So since then i never expect to see this photo again after i submitted the finalized work to his office, in poster size somemore! Yeah it might only be a simple limau kasturi but it was quite surprised haha.. Just like back in years ago my photos of G-cut academy 1st competition was published and sticked on poster everywhere.. Cheers everyone, have a nice weekdays ahead!

Falling sick ?

I will just drop by some slight post here as i have little time to online while waiting to transfer my tourists to a dinner. Last week after few days of exhausted non stop working day, not enough sleep and the hardcore weather plus my insufficient water supply for my body, i finally fell sick, as i'm typing this from this wifi spot i still feel some sore in my throat.. I started up with fever, flu and sore throat.. which made me thought that with my job which requires me to get in touches with hundreds of foreigner tourists everydays, i thought that i might influenced with H1N1, which almost like end of the world for me cause if i really do, that i have to be quarantine for a week or so before they could prove that whether i'm infected. The 2nd day of my sick day was very hard cause i was worrying till die as my fever was getting worse, yet i still had to work.. I went to the scan booth of H1N1 the same night at Q.E.H to make sure that i wasnt influenced, the waiting moment was very hard as it was killing me in my mind! So straight to the result that luckily i wasnt influenced, i was just too tired for work that my body couldnt take it anymore thats why it shows some red lights! So here is some advice to my fellow friends, if u have been out of this country recently and feel sick after u come back, better go and check so that u wont burden friends and family around u. Have a nice weekend ahead! Ciaos!

Out of line...

Havent been blog for ages as I had been out of internet access for months! The past few months i had been busying for moving new house and works, not to mention about this month which is incentive group month, i doubt that i even slept for 30 hours a week! By now i'm done with the new house moving's thingy, and June is coming to its end now so as to those tiring incentive group, will be back online as soon as i get my internet access (I'm surfing through some wifi coverage spot now). I havent been shooting anything lately, the last wedding i shot would be the one in May and even now i'm still doing the pics processing! Time has been short for me as i have too many things and stuffs and some planning but all of them cant be doing at the same time! Anyway below are some sneak tease of Warren & Kelly pre-wedding i shot in May, in fact this considered as my 1st attempt to pre-wedding shot cause all these while i shot only actual day wedding, so err.. if u feel like to C&C even its only few pics, u're very welcome to do so! ^_^

Lately...

Since last year worldwide economic down turn which started in the USA which has caused a ripple effect through out the world, Economists are expecting a worldwide economic slump in 2009 worldwide. But maybe many of us Malaysians are not feeling the effections because it doesnt cause alot difference in some other industry compare to 10 years ago. But in my industry, which is tourism line, it makes a big effections. Less tourist, currency rate problem, cost cutting, late payment, cheaper tour fees, minus fees tour, non profitable incentive tour.. With all these issues, tourism line becomes a tough job for lot of peoples since this industry is consider one of the majority incomes for most Sabahan. Nobody have any idea or actual predictions of how long is this ripple going to last.

I'm one of them, so instead of sitting duck and "tunggu mati", lately i made some worst preparation of letting go one of my current burden...

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My Lovely 7 seaters MPV Naza Citra... T.T

This car has been with me since early of 2007 and i'm the 1st owner.. I Love this car so much.. Now i have to watch it go away to other owner who have the extra dope to afford it.. Its kind of heart stabbing..

"NEVERTHELESS!"

Pls allow me to introdce my new babeh into the family hehe... I'm sure its soon gonna be my favourite! Its a little devil! ^o^

Aiyah sorry ah..No time to shoot the clear and whole pics of it yet cause when i shot these batch of pics it was kind of dark already hehe... I will come out with another batch of pics in the future post.. ^_^

Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie

This clip is pretty cool!



Found via Natalie's blog

Love is in the air !

First of all, I Would like to say "Gong Xi Fatt Chai!!" to everyone out there.. I hope its still not so late hehe.. I didnt had times to blog, and when i did, that was mostly when my mind was blank otherwise I was too exhausted! Didnt even had times to take pics! I received this forwarded sms from one of my old friend that says "To those I have wronged, I humbly ask forgiveness. To those I may have helped, I wish i did more. To those who helped me, I sincerely THANK YOU & wish you a truely blessed chinese new year!" I guess this sms was somehow spoken out some voices from my heart. Hope everyone is blessed within the whole year long of this 2009 new year!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !

Surprisingly I spent the countdown in my own room this year, no more working at airport, no more drinking session, no more hanging out with friends.. And most of my friends stayed home.. Guess this has something to do with the ages eh? Shot this pic back in 2006 at Sutera Magellan by my SE z610i, apologize for the pic quality. I havent shoot anything lately, has been neglecting my camera for so long, i think its about times to let go some of the camera equipment i have now cause they have been really really under utilised, watching them stayed put in the drybox has been a pathetic dilemma for me, have to let go them for a better owner so that they can be fully utilises rather than just being a decoration, decision's hard to make sometimes.. Anyway wishes all of my friends or whoever reading this, Merry Christmas & Happy coming New Year ! May all your dreams comes true !

Sunset..from my room...

Nothing's up..having a rest today.. Just sent out another group yesterday..the last incentive group of 2008 Hyundai dream tour.. There will be no more incentive group(hope so..) starting next month until april of next year..
A simply sunset shot of mine.. The day got dark very fast nowadays as its almost end of the year soon.. And Christmas day and New Year's eve is approaching soon.. I still remember last year i spent my countdown at airport working for tour, some of my friends called and shouted "Yooooo happy 2008 brother~!!~! Where the hell are u counting down ohhh~~??" and i answered "I'm at airport working man...Can i call u back later..?" then they replied "Huh what?! Dont play ehhh lin c~~!!" and i hanged up the phone "tut...." LOL!! Very funny cause i answered most of my phone calls that way the moment we stepped in year 2008 hahaha... It feels somehow..just like yesterday.. and we have to say goodbye to year 2008 soon.. Time flies huh ~~~ ??

A post a day, would make u cheeseeee!!

A friend of mine once said, "What for you upload alot of these kind of pics into your blog, these pics are worthless, they cant make you money, afterall its meaningless". Yeah perhaps my friend was right, my pics couldnt made me money, but overall this is my personal blog, its not some advertisement blog or media blog that requires nice pics and nice text so that those daily hundreds visitor would be please for just looking at your pics or read what you had to bluff or brag about.. So i dont give a d*mn about what peoples who visits my blog would think whether my pics is making me money.. I even doubt whether my blog have more than 2 visitor a day LOL! Afterall its just for me myself, its for SS(siok sendiri) and for sharing my passion. If you're so good and you have hundreds visitor a day, does your pics makes you a big fortune? If it does, then why do u have to end up like this today? Oh well, mine does, it makes me a big fortune in happiness! Pity me eh? ;) *peace*

Some old pics..

Nothing's up lately, not so busy and not so free. Found these pics in my harddisk taken around last year april-may when i was still using my kitlens 18-55 and the 50f1.8 haha... The flower pic is abit washed out cause i shot it at 1600 ISO under bright sunny day hahaha! Well..its kinda nice looking back at some old pics cause then u would know what had u been through before..from kitlens till L lens, it was kinda interested ^_^

I just came back from Paradise...

Havent been blogged for long times, been quite busy for the previous month, and I've got like an almost half full 250GIG external harddisk of new pics which I havent go through the processing yet, gonna headache'ing for them for quite sometimes now..

October was an incentive group month, handled 4 groups of incentive group which was a hell of tiring responsibility for me because I havent been handling incentive for like, 5 months? Or so.. Anyway, I still hate incentive group though! Even it looked like it suites my working style more...

Nevertheless, or should I say Finally, after days of tiring hard works, or years... I am so happy to announce that I finally went to my 1st vacation after 2 years which the last time was for my sister's wedding trip at KL.. This vacation was actually planned for my lovely girl friend, Keira's 23rd birthday, and I have to say this trip was really a wonderful trip for us.. The breath taking moments is unforgettable.. But afterall I still dont have much times to do the photos processing yet..hence came back to city and working life..worst part is the mind is still moaning for the trip!! I think perhaps I'm gonna do it in a slideshow so it wouldnt eat up so much space here and the photos loading times... So guys..gimme sometimes! And in this meantimes, let's see if u guys could guess what place did i went to for my vacation... The hint is: 2 Islands, 1 Resort, 1 Spa .. hehehe...

~ # 美好时光 # ~

~ 久违了 ~

Remembrance