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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
wedding bells!
The wedding bells are ringing... this time it is Bee Suan aka Amy and Andy!
the wedding dinner last night was filled with emotions and surprises... to say the least.
EMOTIONS; it was that time when we meet friends from primary and secondary school after years... max at 15 years and min at 9 years. meeting up and just looking at them brings back memories of whatever happened in school... how nerdy we looked and short we are. hahaha. names might have changed a little but the faces somehow looked the same... especially the girls... as for the guys... facial hair tend to be a little toughy when trying to recognise. well, at the dinner last night was Benny Khoo (SSP & BB)... shyt... i only remembered him. couldnt reall remember their names... i think there was June Yap (aka Ee Ling? Yi Ling?), her husband Eddie (photographer for the night) and the rest were just from SSP. others that were there that i remember were Puay Gaik, Sheok Wan, Cheryl Lee, Ivy Tan... and a whole lot more.
as usual, there were tonnes to catch up on each other and the whole night were about chatting up on each other. haha. then came the after party... at Bar Celona. whole bunch of us (some left), including the heng tais and chee muis were all there... and this is SURPRISE part.
well, drinks arrived, 2 bottles of Chivas and a bottle of Vodka. hitz.fm was having some event there... music was pumping. girls got on their feet and started to strut their stuffs. dancing like mad... a scene that i never thought will ever happen in front of my eyes! its true what people say, people change as they grow up.... and hell yea they did! hahaha. mad dancing, chair dancing, going low low low lowwwwww..... haha. the bestmen were stripped of their shirts and that wasnt a very nice sight. hahahaha. even the groom went topless! hahahaha. as usual, i was drinking like a fish... seeing this long lost friends giving their all made me laugh... but it is ALLLLLLL GOOOOOOOOOD! hehehe.
Jo left after dinner as she had to attend a friend's Christmas party up in Klang and Benny was my designated driver for the night. left the club around 2ish in the morning... super high... down the drinks like a mofo! one of the bestman kena from me... downing the whiskey! hahaha. fun fun fun! from being awkward to best of friends in one night... ALCOHOL does gel everybody together...
like what Nelly Furtado would say, "All Good Things (Come To An End)". thanks Benny for the ride home and to all my fellow primary and secondary mates... it was FUN!
earlier in the day, i actually met up with Edwin Gan, Raveen K and also Kantha Ruban at OTWC, Uptown. OTWC? its Old Town White Coffee. another bunch of high school mates that i lost touch with since we left school. well, it was fun meeting up with them again. talkign about old school shyts that we do. haha. well, Raveen based in London now, Edwin is working in a Logistics company and Kantha is a doktor... based in GH. had a great time catching up with all of them... which only happens once or twice a year. so, thanks guys for inviting!
i shall talk about Christmas in my next post! hehe...
till then...
GO TRIGGER HAPPY!
CONGRATULATIONS!
the wedding dinner last night was filled with emotions and surprises... to say the least.
EMOTIONS; it was that time when we meet friends from primary and secondary school after years... max at 15 years and min at 9 years. meeting up and just looking at them brings back memories of whatever happened in school... how nerdy we looked and short we are. hahaha. names might have changed a little but the faces somehow looked the same... especially the girls... as for the guys... facial hair tend to be a little toughy when trying to recognise. well, at the dinner last night was Benny Khoo (SSP & BB)... shyt... i only remembered him. couldnt reall remember their names... i think there was June Yap (aka Ee Ling? Yi Ling?), her husband Eddie (photographer for the night) and the rest were just from SSP. others that were there that i remember were Puay Gaik, Sheok Wan, Cheryl Lee, Ivy Tan... and a whole lot more.
as usual, there were tonnes to catch up on each other and the whole night were about chatting up on each other. haha. then came the after party... at Bar Celona. whole bunch of us (some left), including the heng tais and chee muis were all there... and this is SURPRISE part.
well, drinks arrived, 2 bottles of Chivas and a bottle of Vodka. hitz.fm was having some event there... music was pumping. girls got on their feet and started to strut their stuffs. dancing like mad... a scene that i never thought will ever happen in front of my eyes! its true what people say, people change as they grow up.... and hell yea they did! hahaha. mad dancing, chair dancing, going low low low lowwwwww..... haha. the bestmen were stripped of their shirts and that wasnt a very nice sight. hahahaha. even the groom went topless! hahahaha. as usual, i was drinking like a fish... seeing this long lost friends giving their all made me laugh... but it is ALLLLLLL GOOOOOOOOOD! hehehe.
Jo left after dinner as she had to attend a friend's Christmas party up in Klang and Benny was my designated driver for the night. left the club around 2ish in the morning... super high... down the drinks like a mofo! one of the bestman kena from me... downing the whiskey! hahaha. fun fun fun! from being awkward to best of friends in one night... ALCOHOL does gel everybody together...
like what Nelly Furtado would say, "All Good Things (Come To An End)". thanks Benny for the ride home and to all my fellow primary and secondary mates... it was FUN!
earlier in the day, i actually met up with Edwin Gan, Raveen K and also Kantha Ruban at OTWC, Uptown. OTWC? its Old Town White Coffee. another bunch of high school mates that i lost touch with since we left school. well, it was fun meeting up with them again. talkign about old school shyts that we do. haha. well, Raveen based in London now, Edwin is working in a Logistics company and Kantha is a doktor... based in GH. had a great time catching up with all of them... which only happens once or twice a year. so, thanks guys for inviting!
i shall talk about Christmas in my next post! hehe...
till then...
GO TRIGGER HAPPY!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Singapore & Such
im still delighted at my feat in my previous post. so, please dont blame me. it was my first time. LOL!
anyway, i recently went to Singapore for my Granny's birthday and i had a blast snapping pictures like there is no tomorrow. in my Granny's words... i SNAPPED the WHOLE of SINGAPORE. oh yes... everywhere i go, in and out of the house i will be with my camera. since they lived in a condo, the view was fantastic at the 10th floor. took a tripod and started snapping landscape and panorama shots. i cant help it. in total... i think i snapped almost 4GB of photos! and that is around 700 shots in just 4 days. it may not sound many but some might ask, what the heck did you photograph?!?!? well, jingle bells are round the corner... and YES, Christmas decorations! Singapore is pretty famous for that especially in Orchard Road. and i was exactly there!
though it was raining, it didnt dampen my hope of snapping photos. equipped with an umbrella and a tripod, drizzling rain is no problem. yes, my camera got wet, but not that wet. its still working though. the lights along the Orchard Road stretch were fantastic. with bright and colorful lights from Tang's, Atria, Takashimaya, Paragon, Shaw House, Wheelock and many others, the whole road was consistently jammed and slow as many of these drivers were busy admiring the lights from inside the car.
VIVO CITY; Singapore's latest shopping attraction was one of my destination as well. this new shopping centre is huge! with playgrounds and waterparks (mini one) similar of that at KLCC, it is considered as a major attraction for families and big groups of people. with the view of the Bridge leading to Sentosa and a river (i think), sunset was good. though it was drizzling (again), i was out there snapping up the landscape and architecture of Vivo City.
will be posting up the pictures SOON... in Flickr, of course. Facebook & Multiply will have pictures as well but not many. majority of my pictures will definitely be in Flickr. so please do visit my Flickr site yea!
well, dinner for my Granny was fantastic! all of us were dining at Crystal Jade Restaurant in IMM, Jurong and the 6 or 8 course meal was GoooOOOOOOoood! if im not mistaken, they have one in Malaysia as well right? hmmm, need those food craze and critiques to answer the question for me now. anyway, we had some soup for starters, lobster, fish, duck, prawn, vege, chicken and also dessert. i think there are more but i dont remember. the fish was mighty fine and fresh! really mouth watering dishes were served. dinner was EXQUISITE; enough said.
then we headed home for the birthday cake and some sing-a-long session. had some mango cream or something cake. was good. the whole time i was just looking at my granny's face; what i saw was happiness, pure happiness. the delight can be seen through her eyes throughout the whole night. i am personally very happy i was there for such a precious moment.
well, aside from the birthday and also the photo snapping sessions... i also went SHOPPING! hahahaha! oh yes... only got myself a couple of stuffs; socks, food, an american football toy and the ultimate LACOSTE shoes! haha! yea, its an evil laugh! hahaha! its the usual WHITE with GREEN trimmings. thats my CNY shoes! yeay! got it from Queensway Shopping Center, the haven for sports stuffs! best place to find all sports related equipments with further reductions compared to shopping malls and department stores. so, head down there to get yourself the latest Nike Air Force Ones' or even Adidas' latest designs!
*** Hop on the MRT; stop at Queenstown MRT stop. exit and take a left down the stairs to the bus stop located a stone's throw in front. hop on the 195 (i think, lol) bus that cost SGD1. once you see Ikea on the left, press the bell at the traffic lights in front. Queensway SC is on your right, at the corner of the cross junction. cross the road or take the overhead bridge to get across the road. enter the shopping center and knock yourself out with choices! get the best bargains! dont be fooled, walk around and scout. dont just settle for one shop, there are many of them! best of luck then! ***
thats Singapore for 4 days and 3 nights for me. Shop, Snap, Saviour & Selebrate (lol)
p/s- i am gonna be there again for CNY... any orders? hehehehe....
anyway, i recently went to Singapore for my Granny's birthday and i had a blast snapping pictures like there is no tomorrow. in my Granny's words... i SNAPPED the WHOLE of SINGAPORE. oh yes... everywhere i go, in and out of the house i will be with my camera. since they lived in a condo, the view was fantastic at the 10th floor. took a tripod and started snapping landscape and panorama shots. i cant help it. in total... i think i snapped almost 4GB of photos! and that is around 700 shots in just 4 days. it may not sound many but some might ask, what the heck did you photograph?!?!? well, jingle bells are round the corner... and YES, Christmas decorations! Singapore is pretty famous for that especially in Orchard Road. and i was exactly there!
though it was raining, it didnt dampen my hope of snapping photos. equipped with an umbrella and a tripod, drizzling rain is no problem. yes, my camera got wet, but not that wet. its still working though. the lights along the Orchard Road stretch were fantastic. with bright and colorful lights from Tang's, Atria, Takashimaya, Paragon, Shaw House, Wheelock and many others, the whole road was consistently jammed and slow as many of these drivers were busy admiring the lights from inside the car.
VIVO CITY; Singapore's latest shopping attraction was one of my destination as well. this new shopping centre is huge! with playgrounds and waterparks (mini one) similar of that at KLCC, it is considered as a major attraction for families and big groups of people. with the view of the Bridge leading to Sentosa and a river (i think), sunset was good. though it was drizzling (again), i was out there snapping up the landscape and architecture of Vivo City.
will be posting up the pictures SOON... in Flickr, of course. Facebook & Multiply will have pictures as well but not many. majority of my pictures will definitely be in Flickr. so please do visit my Flickr site yea!
well, dinner for my Granny was fantastic! all of us were dining at Crystal Jade Restaurant in IMM, Jurong and the 6 or 8 course meal was GoooOOOOOOoood! if im not mistaken, they have one in Malaysia as well right? hmmm, need those food craze and critiques to answer the question for me now. anyway, we had some soup for starters, lobster, fish, duck, prawn, vege, chicken and also dessert. i think there are more but i dont remember. the fish was mighty fine and fresh! really mouth watering dishes were served. dinner was EXQUISITE; enough said.
then we headed home for the birthday cake and some sing-a-long session. had some mango cream or something cake. was good. the whole time i was just looking at my granny's face; what i saw was happiness, pure happiness. the delight can be seen through her eyes throughout the whole night. i am personally very happy i was there for such a precious moment.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMPS!
well, aside from the birthday and also the photo snapping sessions... i also went SHOPPING! hahahaha! oh yes... only got myself a couple of stuffs; socks, food, an american football toy and the ultimate LACOSTE shoes! haha! yea, its an evil laugh! hahaha! its the usual WHITE with GREEN trimmings. thats my CNY shoes! yeay! got it from Queensway Shopping Center, the haven for sports stuffs! best place to find all sports related equipments with further reductions compared to shopping malls and department stores. so, head down there to get yourself the latest Nike Air Force Ones' or even Adidas' latest designs!
*** Hop on the MRT; stop at Queenstown MRT stop. exit and take a left down the stairs to the bus stop located a stone's throw in front. hop on the 195 (i think, lol) bus that cost SGD1. once you see Ikea on the left, press the bell at the traffic lights in front. Queensway SC is on your right, at the corner of the cross junction. cross the road or take the overhead bridge to get across the road. enter the shopping center and knock yourself out with choices! get the best bargains! dont be fooled, walk around and scout. dont just settle for one shop, there are many of them! best of luck then! ***
thats Singapore for 4 days and 3 nights for me. Shop, Snap, Saviour & Selebrate (lol)
p/s- i am gonna be there again for CNY... any orders? hehehehe....
Friday, December 12, 2008
magazine debut!
EXCITED...
thats the word i would love to use right now! why? yes... i shall answer that question for all of you... my photo was selected and published in our local Digital Camera Magazine; December 08 issue! oh yes!... it was a competition namely "Your Mission": Silhouette. and i sent it quite a number of silhouette pictures and ONE of it was CHOSEN! yeayyyy... though they got my location wrongly, that didnt dampened me! haha. im overjoyed! have photos published over the Internet and website but for print materials, this is my FIRST TIME... what a debut! certainly this will boost my confidence in photography... and will also make me kick my own arse to get up and start snapping... go trigger happy! lol. i shall publish the pictures i sent in for the contest and also the ONE that was chosen. enjoy!
Putrajaya Mosque @ dusk
Putrajaya Mosque silhouette
Putrajaya @ sunset
jolly friends @ PD
romantic lovebirds @ sunset
nature admirers @ Blue Mountains
skinny branches @ Margaret River
St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney
thats the word i would love to use right now! why? yes... i shall answer that question for all of you... my photo was selected and published in our local Digital Camera Magazine; December 08 issue! oh yes!... it was a competition namely "Your Mission": Silhouette. and i sent it quite a number of silhouette pictures and ONE of it was CHOSEN! yeayyyy... though they got my location wrongly, that didnt dampened me! haha. im overjoyed! have photos published over the Internet and website but for print materials, this is my FIRST TIME... what a debut! certainly this will boost my confidence in photography... and will also make me kick my own arse to get up and start snapping... go trigger happy! lol. i shall publish the pictures i sent in for the contest and also the ONE that was chosen. enjoy!
Putrajaya Mosque @ dusk
Putrajaya Mosque silhouette
Putrajaya @ sunset
jolly friends @ PD
romantic lovebirds @ sunset
nature admirers @ Blue Mountains
skinny branches @ Margaret River
and the winning shot (to me, i felt like i won something, though i didnt win the contest! lol!)...
St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney
as i would always say to all photography enthusiasts...
GO TRIGGER HAPPY!!
GO TRIGGER HAPPY!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
littlest people
check this site out! its amazing what artistic people can do. sent to me by my colleague. thanks to her, we are appreciating little people more. lol. this is like sooooooo artsy-fartsy!
this link is also on my Links shortcut on your right.
enjoy littlest one!
so free issit?
this is what happens when i dont have internet connection... in the office! LOL! Mac users should know what this is... for those who doesnt, this is the DOCK. you can place your applications here for easier access, more like a shortcut. so... i decided to open all my applications in the dock ONLY; just to know how will my computer run after that.
L-R: Finder, Mail, Safari, Dashboard, Safari, Firefox, iTunes, iMovie HD, iPhoto, DVD Player, Quicktime, Real Player, Windows Movie Player, MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Acrobat, Toast Titanium, System Preferences, Messenger, Cyberduck, Sherlock, TextEdit, Preview, Trash
THE RESULT: SLOWWWWWW AS HELLLLLLLL!
even to load up all the applications were slow. at first, i opened each application at the same time. that was still alright, only until i decided to open up 4 adobe softwares at the same time and man, it took ages! well, just so you know, i am using a Power Mac G4 with ALMOST 1gb of RAM. i can imagine opening all of it in a Mac Pro G5 with 4gb of RAM. anyone tried? pls let me know.
anyway, back to work!
boredom is challenging...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
funny xmas
got this lyric from many of my e-mail forwarding friends. lol. well, it sounds funny and wait... IT IS FUNNY! sing-a-long to "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" tune alright. just for Christmas, which is around the corner.
jingle
bell,
jingle
bell,
...
bell,
jingle
bell,
...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
another pic got the pick!
* PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT *
yup, another of my picture was chosen! hahahaha... potong steam right? anyway... im happy of course! this time... its sort of like a complain... by the Sydney citizens... about the toll charges for the commuters using the bridge either by car or train.
click here for the full story
and
here for my picture
alrighty then... till my next picture gets chosen...
go TRIGGER HAPPY!
yup, another of my picture was chosen! hahahaha... potong steam right? anyway... im happy of course! this time... its sort of like a complain... by the Sydney citizens... about the toll charges for the commuters using the bridge either by car or train.
click here for the full story
and
here for my picture
alrighty then... till my next picture gets chosen...
go TRIGGER HAPPY!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
flu bug
i am a proud victim of sinus. ok, sounds wrong. well, yes, i have sinus, every morning... blowing my brains out through my nose. but i think its getting better these days compare to my younger years. im here to talk about INFLUENZA, better known as the FLU. i have sensitive nose, and any sign of dust will set up my nose for a blast to the past! non-stop sneezing of course. therefore, i cant do many house chores; fan cleaning, sweeping, moving furnitures, etc... hahaha! ok, the main reason i wanna talk about this is i did something stupid... i was suppose to say i came across this thing... but i am too honest. so yea... check out the pictures...
this door can be found at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama (i try to make a living here)... i guess it was specially designed for ppl like me... influenza infected ppl. hey, they even provide a tissue!!
p/s- dont be shock, its nothing new.
this door can be found at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama (i try to make a living here)... i guess it was specially designed for ppl like me... influenza infected ppl. hey, they even provide a tissue!!
p/s- dont be shock, its nothing new.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
yes sir... i use the meter...
well, i have been driving around the whole day today... and later on as well...
firstly, picked up my uncle (who came from Ipoh by bus) from Puduraya... Federal Highway was really good! smooth as silk.... like Thai Airways. anyway, was caught up in a crawl at the exit to Fed H/way outside Sunway. wasted 10 minutes there. then my uncle called, he has reached Pudu! dammit. zoom zoom zoom... all the way to Puduraya, great roads Samy! then this idiot was driving like 60 km/h on the fast lane... swerving a little to the right as if it was gonna switch lanes... then came back on. bloody hell! pissed off... cut that Vios on the left... then the Mini behind me was flashing like a true flasher he/she is. but i couldnt be bothered what happened after that. zoom zoom zoom... Puduraya... uncle was waiting at Swiss Garden Hotel, oppo Tung SHin Hopsital. great advice for all... next time, if you were to pick someone up from Puduraya, ask them to take a walk to Swiss Garden Hotel, on the same stretch. they have a taxi stand to sit or heck, just go into the lobby if they want. then it was roughly 70km/h all the way to Selayang Hospital. my uncle came down all the way by bus just to visit his bro-in-law aka my uncle-in-law? hahaah. ok... im not gonna go into details what happened to him. but simply, its serious.
stayed for almost 2 hours, then we left... and now, back to Puduraya. my uncle was here for a day trip, he came alone. just as we were walking down the corridor aisles, it was RAINING!... HEAVILY!! goodness! no choice... it was starting to flood on the highway! thank God it wasnt jammed. moving... slowly, roughly 50 km/h. whilst driving, i was thinking... ok... whats the fastest way to Puduraya... there are tonnes of ways to reach my destination... but i was thinking... a lot! decided to use Mahameru link up to Fed H/way, wanted to goto Puduraya through Bukit Aman. dammit... ended up the opposite direction! shyt! next thing i know i ended up at Dataran Merdeka! crapp! next, in Leboh Pudu! toot me sideways! massive traffic and my uncle decided to walk to Puduraya. told him the directions and i guess he managed to find his way there. thank God for that! oh wait... the meter is still running!!!
after dropping my uncle off, the rain have already cooled down. it was blowing the direction of PJ now. drove my arse to Sunway, to have a hair cut! oh yea... i cutted my hair (indian accent) ok, not funny, yea, i cut my hair and headed home after that. was drizzling and in the end, didnt really rain. great! showered, had dinner and here i am now... blogging. gonna leave the house soon as i will be off to pick me gf up at LCCT. shes BACK! hahahaha! GLAD! ok not soon but NOW! gotta ciao now.
gonna restart the meter again...
firstly, picked up my uncle (who came from Ipoh by bus) from Puduraya... Federal Highway was really good! smooth as silk.... like Thai Airways. anyway, was caught up in a crawl at the exit to Fed H/way outside Sunway. wasted 10 minutes there. then my uncle called, he has reached Pudu! dammit. zoom zoom zoom... all the way to Puduraya, great roads Samy! then this idiot was driving like 60 km/h on the fast lane... swerving a little to the right as if it was gonna switch lanes... then came back on. bloody hell! pissed off... cut that Vios on the left... then the Mini behind me was flashing like a true flasher he/she is. but i couldnt be bothered what happened after that. zoom zoom zoom... Puduraya... uncle was waiting at Swiss Garden Hotel, oppo Tung SHin Hopsital. great advice for all... next time, if you were to pick someone up from Puduraya, ask them to take a walk to Swiss Garden Hotel, on the same stretch. they have a taxi stand to sit or heck, just go into the lobby if they want. then it was roughly 70km/h all the way to Selayang Hospital. my uncle came down all the way by bus just to visit his bro-in-law aka my uncle-in-law? hahaah. ok... im not gonna go into details what happened to him. but simply, its serious.
stayed for almost 2 hours, then we left... and now, back to Puduraya. my uncle was here for a day trip, he came alone. just as we were walking down the corridor aisles, it was RAINING!... HEAVILY!! goodness! no choice... it was starting to flood on the highway! thank God it wasnt jammed. moving... slowly, roughly 50 km/h. whilst driving, i was thinking... ok... whats the fastest way to Puduraya... there are tonnes of ways to reach my destination... but i was thinking... a lot! decided to use Mahameru link up to Fed H/way, wanted to goto Puduraya through Bukit Aman. dammit... ended up the opposite direction! shyt! next thing i know i ended up at Dataran Merdeka! crapp! next, in Leboh Pudu! toot me sideways! massive traffic and my uncle decided to walk to Puduraya. told him the directions and i guess he managed to find his way there. thank God for that! oh wait... the meter is still running!!!
after dropping my uncle off, the rain have already cooled down. it was blowing the direction of PJ now. drove my arse to Sunway, to have a hair cut! oh yea... i cutted my hair (indian accent) ok, not funny, yea, i cut my hair and headed home after that. was drizzling and in the end, didnt really rain. great! showered, had dinner and here i am now... blogging. gonna leave the house soon as i will be off to pick me gf up at LCCT. shes BACK! hahahaha! GLAD! ok not soon but NOW! gotta ciao now.
gonna restart the meter again...
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Change, We Have
Barack Obama is the newly elected President of the United States of America. final count shows that Obama won by almost half with 349 against John McCain's 162. introducing to all, USA's first ever 'black' President.
personally, i am glad. a change is what they need, and the change is what they have now. lets see how well he runs the country, and how much influence he can make for a better world.
" America is no longer the power it was. It can still lead, but it is no longer in a position to dictate to the wider world "
watch Obama's speech... literally fantastic. <watch here>
picture and video courtesy of bbc.co.uk.
farewell to shutterpoint
my account has finally ended... tomorrow actually. anyway, Shutterpoint <www.shutterpoint.com> has served me well. thanks to all those who rated my pictures... it was an eye-opening to the world of photography to me. not only that i know how ppl think and see my pictures, i get to learn that not what the owner likes is liked by others. it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words.
as a summary, i've got a total of 45 ratings and also 3,122 views in the past 6 months with a total of 50 pictures. well, from now on, i will be shifting over to Flickr <www.flickr.com> to publish me pictures. i also learnt that one should learn to crawl first before running... and yes, im going back to basics. so please do check out my flickr site <www.flickr.com/edmundlou> for more (much more) pictures. it is certainly open to the public and media for takings, just so to let me know and acknowledge me pictures.
just for all of you, my Top 10 photos in Shutterpoint are listed below:
10.
Rating: 6.25 | 55 Views
9.
Rating: 6.25 | 169 Views
8.
Rating: 6.25 | 35 Views
7.
Rating: 6.25 | 99 Views
6.
Rating: 6.25 | 48 Views
5.
Rating: 6.50 | 48 Views
4.
Rating: 6.75 | 49 Views
3.
Rating: 6.75 | 47 Views
2.
Rating: 7.13 | 100 Views
1.
Rating: 7.38 | 59 Views
ENJOY!!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
going green!
attended the Canon Goes Green <www.canongoesgreen.com> tree planting project on the 19th of October and i definitely had a blast! plant site was at Padang Kota Damansara, it was something like my first time planting a tree (dont really remember the past) and it was fantastic! was there with me gf... and we were almost late. the time was from 7.30am till 1.30pm but planting only starts at 9am. just as we reached... they started to head out to the planting site. just in time i might add. altogether, i planted 5 plants... and the plant i planted is called the Meranti... and i think its one of those 'balak' trees. one helluva experience for me surely. there were many ppl there as well, loads of families, teenagers and also adults. we were entertained by Zainal Abidin, local singer who sang the infamous song "Hijau" after the planting session. VIPs too planted... at a corner, with ribbons tied on their shovels. not for us... i decided to use me hands... faster for sure. besides, there were limited mini cute shovels. well, at least i got my hands dirrty for a reason... MOTHER NATURE.
Jo had a great time as well, one of her plants is called "Momo"... i think. lol. i didnt name me plants though... just knowing i planted it is good enough for me. organizers said that we will be planting 2,500 plants that morning but i doubt all were planted. according to them, many volunteers didnt turn up for the planting and that i think made a gap of unplanted trees. well, you dont only need to plant trees, but most importantly is to dispose of garbage PROPERLY! recyclable items should be RECYCLED and come on, the money shouldnt be taken into consideration.. Global warming is hitting earth hard... so...
do your part...
and others will.
me badge...
recycle... thats what you do!
green is IN!
Zainal Abidin thrilling the crowd
yeay.... greeny!
one happy planter!
ED WAS ERE!
national flower...
taking a breather
volunteers...
thats a lot to plant!
one of my plants...
looking good!
GO GREEN!
Jo had a great time as well, one of her plants is called "Momo"... i think. lol. i didnt name me plants though... just knowing i planted it is good enough for me. organizers said that we will be planting 2,500 plants that morning but i doubt all were planted. according to them, many volunteers didnt turn up for the planting and that i think made a gap of unplanted trees. well, you dont only need to plant trees, but most importantly is to dispose of garbage PROPERLY! recyclable items should be RECYCLED and come on, the money shouldnt be taken into consideration.. Global warming is hitting earth hard... so...
do your part...
and others will.
me badge...
recycle... thats what you do!
green is IN!
Zainal Abidin thrilling the crowd
yeay.... greeny!
one happy planter!
ED WAS ERE!
national flower...
taking a breather
volunteers...
thats a lot to plant!
one of my plants...
looking good!
GO GREEN!
Monday, November 3, 2008
so you think you are creative?
look what i found! a job vacancy! hah! and its not just any other multimedia company... but its 2Advanced Studios! <www.2advanced.com>
well, i know its a far off dream but hey, no harm trying if you are really good at what you do right?
devastated, i am...
Massa still believes he can do it. (photo courtesy of formula1.com)
It was a heartbreaking 15 seconds for Felipe Massa as his joy turned to despair after knowing that Timo Glock has let Sebastien Vettel and eventual winner Lewis Hamilton pass him at the final corner of the Brazilian GP. in the pictures of the TV, they showed both Massa and Hamilton camps jumping for joy after both cars have crossed the finish line but when the news came up, the faces on Massa camp supporters turned from what we know as joy, to unbelievable despair. if Hamilton didn't move up a spot, the total points from both drivers will be tied, BUT Massa will win it as he has more victories throughout the season compared to Hamilton.
the Brazilian GP was no short of drama; coming from the drivers and also the weather. it can be summed up that it was raining at the beginning and the end of the race. and in between, saw drivers making awesome and crazy maneuvers. it was a sad farewell for David Coulthard as he was bundled out in the first 100s of kilometers into the race. Sebastien Vettel at one point thought he could have bundled out Hamilton's championship chances after Robert Kubica's out-of-his-mind overtaking move, cutting pass Vettel and also Hamilton, which eventually forced Hamilton to make a mistake going wide at the corner. by the way, Kubica was a lap down from the front runners he overtook... that's why i said out-of-his-mind. =O)
all in all, Massa accepted the defeat like a professional and mature driver. Hamilton on the other hand would thank his lucky stars for Glock's decision of not pitting when supposed to. i have to admit, it was a fantastic race, Massa leading from start to end from P1, out-of-this-world maneuvers and also a finale too grand to be missed.
Hamilton celebrates in the pit garage. (photo courtesy of formula1.com)
CONGRATS LEWIS! the youngest ever F1 world champion and the first black driver to win the championship.
Drivers' Championship (top-10) standings after the final round in Intergalos, Brazil.
- Lewis Hamilton 98
- Felipe Massa 97
- Kimi Räikkönen 75
- Robert Kubica 75
- Fernando Alonso 61
- Nick Heidfeld 60
- Heikki Kovalainen 53
- Sebastian Vettel 35
- Jarno Trulli 31
- Timo Glock 25
CONGRATS FERRARI! a consolation for winning the constructor's championship.
Standings for the Constructor's Championship.
- Ferrari 172
- McLaren-Mercedes 151
- BMW Sauber 135
- Renault 80
- Toyota 56
- STR-Ferrari 39
- Red Bull-Renault 29
- Williams-Toyota 26
- Honda 14
- Force India-Ferrari 0
would have karma played its part? remember, Kimi Raikkonen won the championship in 2007 by a point from Lewis. i guess its true, what comes around, does come around.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
now everyone can b**ch
like my previous post, i sent my gf to LCCT this morning and my God it was early!... arrived around 6.20am. anyway, thats not the thing... the story was... as i walked in from the car park (i dropped her off first as she was kinda late), i went straight into the PASSENGERS ONLY area... yup there was a sign but being Malaysians (true Malaysian), we couldnt care less... and walked towards the check-in counter she was at with her boss (AGAIN, passengers only.)
so, there they are waiting in line... in front of them was a single lone traveler and in front of that traveler was 2 guys with loads of luggage (looks like musical instruments-drum set prolly) they were taking a long time... longggggg.... so, when they are done... they left and the AA ground staff just yelled out "I.C. PLEASE!..." the traveler went and she told him to proceed to counter 16 (i think, and we were at counter 32, i think). so he wanders off and for me gf and her boss, she said the same thing.... very RUDELY! with her annoyed face i may add. so, we gestured "FINE!"...
proceeded to the mentioned counter... the 2 guys were there! what?!? thought they were done and dusted. cis! anyway, they left and the lone traveler checked-in but before being questioned by the AA staff... i think they asked why are we so late and so we answered "we were waiting so long in line for the two fellas just now". gf's boss told them off straight and the AA staff made calls and pagings over their walkie-talkie. only then they can check us in. dicks! wait... he told us to move to counter 14 (i think) to check-in ... so we went. check-in themselves, the luggages were tagged and then were told again to go back to the previous counter (counter 16, i think). only then we can placed the luggages on the belt. what?!??!
what happened to "NO FRILLS FLYING" ??
if i have 10 luggages and can afford to pay for the excess baggage, going through this process... PURE DISAPPOINTMENT! well, can we say much more?... when its a LOW COST TERMINAL and flying on CHEAP TICKETS.
sent them off, said best wishes and i had McD's Breakie. oh yeah... life...! (miss ya dear!)
ciao cin ciao!
pssst... this AA luggage helper (i think) was sitting on the end of the conveyor belt for the luggages... he tried to reach out to the baggages but hit his head on the shutters... thought nobody saw his stupidity as he was looking northsoutheastwest... collected his pride and acted like normal. HAH! FOOL! that made my day at the airport!
so, there they are waiting in line... in front of them was a single lone traveler and in front of that traveler was 2 guys with loads of luggage (looks like musical instruments-drum set prolly) they were taking a long time... longggggg.... so, when they are done... they left and the AA ground staff just yelled out "I.C. PLEASE!..." the traveler went and she told him to proceed to counter 16 (i think, and we were at counter 32, i think). so he wanders off and for me gf and her boss, she said the same thing.... very RUDELY! with her annoyed face i may add. so, we gestured "FINE!"...
proceeded to the mentioned counter... the 2 guys were there! what?!? thought they were done and dusted. cis! anyway, they left and the lone traveler checked-in but before being questioned by the AA staff... i think they asked why are we so late and so we answered "we were waiting so long in line for the two fellas just now". gf's boss told them off straight and the AA staff made calls and pagings over their walkie-talkie. only then they can check us in. dicks! wait... he told us to move to counter 14 (i think) to check-in ... so we went. check-in themselves, the luggages were tagged and then were told again to go back to the previous counter (counter 16, i think). only then we can placed the luggages on the belt. what?!??!
what happened to "NO FRILLS FLYING" ??
if i have 10 luggages and can afford to pay for the excess baggage, going through this process... PURE DISAPPOINTMENT! well, can we say much more?... when its a LOW COST TERMINAL and flying on CHEAP TICKETS.
sent them off, said best wishes and i had McD's Breakie. oh yeah... life...! (miss ya dear!)
ciao cin ciao!
pssst... this AA luggage helper (i think) was sitting on the end of the conveyor belt for the luggages... he tried to reach out to the baggages but hit his head on the shutters... thought nobody saw his stupidity as he was looking northsoutheastwest... collected his pride and acted like normal. HAH! FOOL! that made my day at the airport!
Friday, October 31, 2008
thank goodness i... f....
TGI FRIDAY! yup, weekend is here and yeay.... no work! lets see whats on my schedule this weekend.... *flip *flip , OK, i've got nothing to do! right... how fun. oh... yea, i've got something to do... in the wee morning of saturday... i'll be dropping me gf of at the airport... LCCT. shes gonna me working in T'ganu for 10 days!! dammit! lonelyyyyyy..... ok ok. yea, i'm gonna be single for 10 days... oh wait, no... (shes gonna chop me into 101 pieces and cook bak kut teh if she reads this...) gonna miss u baby! happy working though!
so, the weekend is tmrw... what can i do?... i know some ppl are going to hunt for treasures in a car guided by anagrams of pure weirdness. ALL THE BEST office mate. you go "betty"!
nooooooooo.... i'm gonna be boredddddd!
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will be meeting up with my mum and relatives this evening at my aunt's house. well, my uncle is ill... and recently just got discharge. it was kinda happening as many of us relatives and family celebrated his birthday in the hospital last saturday! there was a guitar-shaped cake (supposedly a violin but the baker has no idea how it looks like), my little nephew played the violin (a real one) just for the grandpa. my uncle used to be a musician and a very good violinist. therefore, my little nephew got the honor to play for him during his birthday. so cute!
oh, i've got something to do... i gotta get a magazine! yup, DC mag... not your comic but Digital Camera Magazine (DCM). i got my new hobby and it is photography. yes, the demund snaps loads of pics. bought my very own DSLR couple of months back and i am seriously enjoying it! though it was second hand... it looks freaking new! all thanks to PhotoMalaysia forum and also Antonio (the seller). have been posting loads of pictures for competitions and contests just for fun. well, you can view my pictures either in Shutterpoint, Flickr, Multiply or PhotoBucket. most of it are repetitions though... i would say the best pics are in Shutterpoint.... as i am trying to sell those pics too.
* reality check *
i'm not a PRO PHOTOG... therefore, the ambitious move of trying to sell my pics online wasnt very fruitful but gave me different looks in view of photography. i get comments from anonymous users and as usual, up and down comments. i think i will be posting up my top 10 pictures from Shutterpoint soon (according to ratings from the Shutterpoint community) ... as my account is expiring and i will not be renewing it. instead, i will be signing up for Flickr. so, yes, i decided to publish y pictures for free and hope that there are magazines or publishing companies who want it... can just take it but of course with my consent. a note that says "courtesy of eDmUNdLOu" as the watermark or caption would be greatly appreciated. hahaha! i actually have one... check it out here...
http://www.schmap.com/australia/attractions/#p=283143&i=283143.jpg
its a picture of Perth City (placed under Swan Bells Belltower) ... publish in Schmap... an online map for travellers. thanks Schmap again! this was my very first (and only) picture taken by publishers... a great step i hope. =O)
ciao cin ciao!
so, the weekend is tmrw... what can i do?... i know some ppl are going to hunt for treasures in a car guided by anagrams of pure weirdness. ALL THE BEST office mate. you go "betty"!
nooooooooo.... i'm gonna be boredddddd!
h
e
l
p
!
!
will be meeting up with my mum and relatives this evening at my aunt's house. well, my uncle is ill... and recently just got discharge. it was kinda happening as many of us relatives and family celebrated his birthday in the hospital last saturday! there was a guitar-shaped cake (supposedly a violin but the baker has no idea how it looks like), my little nephew played the violin (a real one) just for the grandpa. my uncle used to be a musician and a very good violinist. therefore, my little nephew got the honor to play for him during his birthday. so cute!
oh, i've got something to do... i gotta get a magazine! yup, DC mag... not your comic but Digital Camera Magazine (DCM). i got my new hobby and it is photography. yes, the demund snaps loads of pics. bought my very own DSLR couple of months back and i am seriously enjoying it! though it was second hand... it looks freaking new! all thanks to PhotoMalaysia forum and also Antonio (the seller). have been posting loads of pictures for competitions and contests just for fun. well, you can view my pictures either in Shutterpoint, Flickr, Multiply or PhotoBucket. most of it are repetitions though... i would say the best pics are in Shutterpoint.... as i am trying to sell those pics too. * reality check *
i'm not a PRO PHOTOG... therefore, the ambitious move of trying to sell my pics online wasnt very fruitful but gave me different looks in view of photography. i get comments from anonymous users and as usual, up and down comments. i think i will be posting up my top 10 pictures from Shutterpoint soon (according to ratings from the Shutterpoint community) ... as my account is expiring and i will not be renewing it. instead, i will be signing up for Flickr. so, yes, i decided to publish y pictures for free and hope that there are magazines or publishing companies who want it... can just take it but of course with my consent. a note that says "courtesy of eDmUNdLOu" as the watermark or caption would be greatly appreciated. hahaha! i actually have one... check it out here...
http://www.schmap.com/australia/attractions/#p=283143&i=283143.jpg
its a picture of Perth City (placed under Swan Bells Belltower) ... publish in Schmap... an online map for travellers. thanks Schmap again! this was my very first (and only) picture taken by publishers... a great step i hope. =O)
ciao cin ciao!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
spoilt milk...
yup, i had that...! and the feeling isn't all that nice after that! had the C-Bies / cirits / cirit-birit / diarrhea... the last time i had this was during Raya, when we had Chick Rendang given by a lovely woman... and the food was lovely... but the after effect wasn't all that nice. after all those hype about melamine... i thought i had it until i check the drink... it was EXPIRED! dumbass me! was on MC on tuesday after the sickness and since then, i feel bloated and constipated! how sucky is that, first you purge your intestines out and then (when you thought everything is fine and you gotta take a dump), nothiing comes out after a day... NO SH*T! so, why is that so? (at this moment, im supposed to go google/wiki up about this but im too lazy)... I DONT KNOW...!
well, im still under medication... so, lets hope it helps...
the killer... but mine was grape flavored...
pic courtesy of Google Images and also the owner...
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on another note, i am back blogging again... this time in a newer site... the old just doesnt appeal anymore. life goes on... so i decided to move on. well for you gatal (itchy/busy-body) people, the link is... http://edmundlou.blogspot.com
till my next rant...
ciao cin ciao!
well, im still under medication... so, lets hope it helps...
the killer... but mine was grape flavored...
pic courtesy of Google Images and also the owner...
**********
on another note, i am back blogging again... this time in a newer site... the old just doesnt appeal anymore. life goes on... so i decided to move on. well for you gatal (itchy/busy-body) people, the link is... http://edmundlou.blogspot.com
till my next rant...
ciao cin ciao!
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