Photography Journey

Wow, I don't even remember the last time I blogged. I think it was months ago before I take off to Malaysia. It has been quite awhile since I've posted on this blog, people might wonder am I struggling on my blog entries, actually I've been posting and uploading pictures somewhere else, such as Facebook, feel free to check out my Facebook.

So, here's the latest. First of all, Happy Chinese New Year 2010. Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy Year. It is always good to know that someone is reading my blog. I'm happy to be back on the blog.

Over the past months, I went back to Malaysia on November 19 and spent time with my family and friends. It was a different Christmas holiday season as I spent my Christmas time in Malaysia. Unfortunately, I had food poisoning on Christmas eve. It was really sucks experience!! We also celebrated Mom and HooiSin's birthday. I had a wonderful moment with my family and friends, it always good to stay together with your family. Please check out my Facebook for more pictures.

I never thought I would be in love with photography, and never thought things could be so amazing through viewfinder. Yes, I think I've fallen in love with photography, and I think I found my interest, and I've decided to go for it. I invested my first DSLR and equipments. I am going to learn and start to shoot professionally. Thanks Willy for his willingness to be my photography instructor, and sharing his photography knowledge to me. I'm glad and really appreciate his time and patience.

This is my first time ever shooting with my DSLR, and I welcome any comments, suggestions, and recommendations. Here are the pictures from Detroit Auto Show 2010, at Detroit Cobo Center. I would like to share these with you, please feel free to share the comments or criticisms.

This past weekend, I had chance to meet up with other Malaysian at CNY celebration that hosted by Malaysian Association Michigan (MAM). I also joined as a member and looking forward to attend more events. I attended the Indonesian Culture Night 2010 with friends at UM. It was a great, pleasant and entertaining show. Next shooting event will be Ann Arbor Badminton competition at Washtenaw Rec Center.

I hope you will enjoy the pictures. I will be back soon to post more pictures on ICN 2010, stay tuned!!

Frustrated... Lost...

I am struggling... I am so struggling...

Ever since I graduated, I've been lazy and have lost my motivation on achieving my goals. I feel like I am getting far away from my goals. I do not see any lights in the other end of the tunnel. I am lost and do not know where am I heading now... It seems like I am giving myself lot of excuses. I can't focus on what I am planning to do!!!

Why am I lost and frustrated? Well, this question is rolling through my head over and over again... People say "you need to realize where you're trying to go, and you need to know when you've arrived." Am I really know what am I going to? Where is my plan? How am I going to picture my future?? All these questions keep rolling over my head... I am struggling... I am so struggling...

I lost as I frustrated with life... I lost as I am losing my passion of what I am doing --> job. I lost as my plan does not work out as I thought. I frustrated as people are stabbing behind my back... I frustrated as my life is sucks... I frustrated as I could not focus on my study... I frustrated as I lost my motivation on everything... I lost and frustrated!!!!

Sometimes I feel frustrated on everything around me... feel like everything is crumbling down on me and can't even breath. I hate those feelings... Sometimes, I feel like I really need someone to be there with me... be my backup and get me through all these craps...

I think I really need some inspirations to bring back my energy. I need to develop a winning strategy and keep moving forward; set an aggressive goals and get back what I have lost these years...

Be aggressive!!! Be aggressive!!! Be strong!!! Be strong!!! I won't beat up by all these craps... I won't beat up by these people...

Everything happens with a reason, when you feel frustrated or down as you did not get what you want or you did not accomplish your goal... the point is do no let anything beat you up so easily... I keep reminding myself --> No pain, No gain... where there is a will, there is a way!!! I need to bring my energy back and find a way to get me out...

Life is full of challenges, ups and downs, good, bad, and the ugly... When you're at different stage, you will have to face different challenges, that's about life. It is all about the state of mind, I would be a happier person if I can learn to take it easy and think everything on positive side... but that's always easy to say than done!!

People used to say that "Expanding your vision rather than focusing on a defective stain, you will realize that you would be a happier person."

Sorry for all these craps I wrote... I have no ideas what I wrote... free lance...

October 10 ~ I've been lazy with my blog entries

Well, it has been awhile since my last blog entry. I've just been too lazy with my blog entries, I will making an effort to keep it up to date. Seriously, there is just so much of it, and it takes times to maintain it. It's getting a real task to update the blog now. That said, I am going to attempt to update it more frequently.

Well, new posts to come! Sorry for the delay... I have much to blog about these months. There is just so much things going on and not much time to post it here. I've been playing catch up ever since April...

Last week, I was shocked when logged into my blog and there was an error message pop out said my blog has been removed from BlogSpot. I was like "oh boy, what the hell is going on here??" There is no reason of removing my blog without notification. I was so pissed and I posted on Google forum and seek for help. Fortunately, I was be able to get everything back. The system recognized my blog as a spam and with illegal posting on it. That's really sucks.

Weather is getting cool and I can feel that winter is not far from us. We just had a potluck last week to celebrate mid-autumn festival. I think we are going to have another potluck at home to celebrate Lee's birthday next coming week.

In June, I went on to a business trip to Los Angeles, CA. for a business conference. I think I am not gonna post the pics here since I have done posting on my Facebook account. A week later, I traveled down to Orlando, FL for my own vacation. I visited Walt Disney world, Universal Studio, etc. Pics of these trips are posted on my Facebook account.

Last month, I got myself an iphone from Apple store. It is a gadget that dominated US cellphone market or even worldwide. I like it so far, as there are lot of apps I found are very helpful.



Here are some of the pics from iphone:

Last Friday, we went for Thai food at downtown Ann Arbor. It was delicious and we all like it so much. I think it is the best Thai Restuarant that we found so far in Ann Arbor.

Pad Thai

Red Curry Chicken

Bulletin Board in my office. You found more pics on it than Memos.
On Labor Day weekend, I traveled down to New York City and New Jersey to meet up with my cousin. Annie flew from LA to meet up with us, and we all had a great time in New Jersey. We had good Malaysian food, good time with kids. Most of the pics are already posted on my Facebook. I've been too lazy to update the blog here, so Facebook will be the good place to check out all the pics...

We've been Boston, Atlantic City (South New Jersey), New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, etc. I always feel go to be in NYC or New Jersey. I just love NYC...

I found that I've accomplished less than what I've planned, I've just been lazy this summer season. I took my GMAT exam, but the score was not good enough, so I planned to retake it sometimes this year.

I received my H1 approval notice, and I've confirmed to be home this coming Nov. I can't wait to be home as It has been almost three years not being home. I am getting more excited as it comes. I think I will have more things to do rather than just a relaxing vacation. Anyways, it's always nice to be home!!!

Easter Week, April 15

It's April 15, Easter Week.  First of all, HappY Easter Week!!  It has been awhile didn't update my blog.  If I am right, my last update was in Dec 2008!!  Oh my God, It has been months!!!

Way too busy to take pics and update this blog.  Sorry :P  Not much going on lately, just busy on my work and preparing for my GMAT, and be ready to get into my Master Program.  The weather is warming up and we all are ready for Spring.  

Lee's family traveled to Beijing and will be back next Saturday, so I will be on my own for the whole week.  No plan over the Easter Weekend, just stayed at home and did nothing!  It was boring!  I cooked over the weekend and it was fun~~ to the ladies out there, cooking is not that hard actually and it's interesting :P

I am doing well, considering what's happening recently in U.S economy, we all are working harder and trying to hang on :P  With the economy downturns and skyrocketing unemployment rate in MI, I am gald that I am still remainning employment status.  We all knew it's bad, but never knew how bad it could be.  So hanging there and never give up.

My PC was down couple months ago, that became part of the reason not updating my blog on time.  I now have my new PC from HP.  It's nice and I love it.  The only thing that I do not like is the Window Vista Operating System.  It has beautiful layout but I found it's not user friendly and I do not like it at all.  I bought the Window XP Pro and ready to downgrade, :p  

I paid a visit to New York City and New Jersey to celebrate my X'mas and New Year eve.  That was my first celebration with my cousins and their family in New Jersey.  It was a nice and wonderful family gathering.  I am looking forward to visit them in this coming Summer.  I stayed there around ten days and took tons of pictures.  Check them out in my Facebook.  I also visited Washington DC.  :P  I am planning to visit West Coast, Los Angles, or Boston next trip.  I will probably upload some pics from NYC, New Jersey and Washington DC. in my next posts.

No pic for today post, as I haven't been using my camera for awhile.  Just lazy to take pic lately, but I promise to get more pic next time:P  

HappY Easter everyone and will see you around next post.... wAHAha.... :P

Here comes the one and only, Amanda Lee, my adorable niece~~  Pics from her China Trip ~ Fuzhou...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dec 02

Time now it about 10pm, and I am here typing with my injured wrist. Today, I went to doctor's examination for my right wrist. My right wrist has been bothering and hurting me for couple months, and It's funny as I do not know what caused that pain. I just do not get it as I did not fall down or did anything that twist my wrist. I might get hurt sometimes during the basketball game, but nothing major that twist my wrist...

My right wrist has been bothering me for couple months. My first thought was maybe just muscle tension, and I did not really care and think that it will get better later on. I was wrong and my right wrist getting worse and more pains are coming lately. I could not even fall sleep as it woke me up last night. I decided to go for doctor's examination today to get it fix.

After examination, doctor diagnosed my illness as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It's a medical term. When I first heard that, my thought was "What the hell is that??" After doctor's explanation and my online research, finally know what is that about. It also know as repetitive stress injury. I need to go for couple weeks physical therapy treatment.

Here are some info for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), or median neuropathy at the wrist, is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to paresthesias, numbness and muscle weakness in the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome is provoked by repetitive grasping and manipulating activities, and that the exposure can be cumulative. It has also been stated that symptoms are commonly exacerbated by forceful and repetitive use of the hand and wrists in industrial occupations, but it is unclear if this refers to pain (which may not be due to carpal tunnel syndrome) or the more typical numbness symptoms.

I've been spending too much time with the computer. I would say more than 12 hours a day. That's too much!! Now, I know what is the real cause that hurt my right wrist so bad. It's the MOUSE!! The repetitive movement such computer devices usage and I did not take enough breaks and stretch my wrist. Time after time, it leads to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It's work-related injury, so it covered by the company's worker compensation insurance policy. All the medical expenses are covered by the Insurance company. I did not spend even a penny!!

Doctor and Physical Therapeutic have me put on the wrist splint. It helps limit numbness by limiting wrist flexion. I feel much much better now. I have to put my splint on during my working hour to remind me the limitation of wrist usage.
Check this out!! Hi-Tech medication with the battery on it -InotoPatch. Fill the medication and saline through electrode ports. It lasts for 14 hours long. Amazing! Still, I have to go for physical therapy. Ice application makes me feel much better.

I hope it will get better soon. I hate to put splint or brace on. It looks ugly and inconvenience. I cannot go for basketball and work out at Gym for couple weeks, which is I hate the most. Recently, I just found that I am allergic to some medications, such as Ibuprofen. This is my first time ever hurt my wrist and It's because of a tiny PC MOUSE, which sounds funnY!!

Thanksgiving Day_Nov 27

Wow!! It's another year to be thankful. I just can't believe that this is my third Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a great and thankful Thanksgiving Day. On Thanksgiving Day each year, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for all His blessings and mercies toward us throughout the year.

Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful for everything you are, have or had. To me, If you ask me, I would say I am truly blessed. I am thankful for the advices, kind words that so many of you have offered me during these years. I would not be who I am, where I am, and what I am today If It was not you all, and everything that I've experienced in my life.

For those who makes me smile or creates lot of sweet memories in my life, I thank you. Because you brighten up my day just by existing.

For those who made me upset, I thank you. Because I now know how to think in positive way without being upset. What goes around, comes around.
For those who made me weak at one point, I thank you. Because you have taught me how to be a stronger person.

For those who gives me kind words, advices, and guide me through when I am lost, I thank you. Because you let me know why I am here, what I need, where is my goal, and what I need to be.

People think the word "Thank you" is easy in our daily life. But, to me, that's far easier than done. Here I am sharing an article that I read couple weeks ago... It was about Sun and Moon. Here it goes...

Do you think Moonlight is much important than Sunlight? Most of the people's answer-- YES. And the following question is why?

Most of the people said--> Because everything is shone by Moonlight at night. However, it's bright enough at daytime, still sun shines. It seems like redundancy. You think it's funny? But It is true. People always think in this way.


The reason by saying all these, the point is people will always remember how important moonlight is at night, but forget the sunlight... just simply because sunlight is always there and you do not know how important it is. What I am going to say is, Sunlight is like you parents, family, and your true friends, there are always there, no matter what, but people always forget to say thank you them for being your side always.

On the other side, people always say thank you to others, say thank you to your boss, waiters, supervisors, even strangers, just like people think moonlight is important. But you'll never appreciated what your parent's efforts or your true friends' kind words and advices. If you think this is a make-up story, I am here telling you, That's true!! People always forget to thank you the person that always being your side and take it as granted. If you are the person, that this time out to thank you for the person or people around you. Your parents, your wife, your true friends... Being thankful of what you have, had, who you are. Give your parents, beloved, friends a kiss hug... When I say it means. I hope you get what my point and get what I am going to say...

A million thank you going on in this post for my family, friends, and buddies. Thank you and I will always be grateful. Well, how blessed am I? People said that you are defined by who you choose to be around... I guess that's true! I met some amazing people these years in my life, they guide me, teach me, share with me, hanging out with me... I never regretted when first day we met. These people brighten up my life...

Well, after all these thank you note and article sharing. Let's see what else I did during Thanksgiving breaks. Actually, what I did was eat... sleep... shopping... these days. It sounds pretty relaxing and enjoying. Yea.. It is!!

First, we started hanging out at Tee's house for potluck dinner as we used to do it last year. We ate Turkey, sipped wine, chitchat. Of course, we had a fun Turkey feast!

People usually shop around the day after Thanksgiving Day, It called Black Friday. It usually lot of great deals going on during Thanksgiving weekends. I've been shopped around these days. It does not mean that I am shopaholic. It is what Americans use to do after Thanksgiving Day. People shopped around for great deals, for their kids Christmas gifts. I shopped around for people gifts and for myself, of course. Overall, I spent quite much these days.

People said the whole world economy is in recession status now, but retailers' deep discounts boosted Black Friday Sales. Even though there is a massive lay off going on in United States, people still could not cut their spending. People have been lured by the retailers' deep discounts, so do I. People even got killed or injured during the Black Friday Sales at Wal-Mart simply because by pushing around too much. Greed makes people in the world sick. That was sad!

Well, eating... sleeping... shopping... all these concluded my Thanksgiving breaks. Yea, I gained some weights for sure, I need to spend more time to work out at Gym. Alright, I will leave it for now, if not It will be another long post again... peace!! :)

P/S: I have been lazy taking pictures for my blog lately. No picture during Thanksgiving break as I was TOO BUSY on eating, sleeping, shopping... Sorry :) Will get you more pics next post :-)

What does your Birth Date mean?

Your Birthdate: March 3

You are more than a big ball of energy - you are a big ball of hyper. You are always on the go, but you don't have a type a personality. Instead of channeling your energy into work, you instead go for fun and adventure. Witty and verbal, you can have an interesting conversation with anyone. Your strength: Your larger than life imagination Your weakness: You tend to be pretty scattered Your power color: Lime Your power symbol: Lightening bolt Your power month: March

I do not know how accurate it is, for those who know me well, what do you think? Personally, I think It sounds right in certain points. Haha... I can live with that... However, I would not rely on that. Anyways, I just posted it for fun...

I always believe myself rather than all these craps. Let's put it in this way, you could it browse as back up information, but not rely on it. That will make you mean to be someone, not your real personality. Same as religion, you could be any religious, but not superstitously by any of them. It would be a better world, if we do not have any of these religions. (Personal comment!!)