2019 in a summary and the start of 2020

Just wanted to put a remark in my online diary after 1 year gone missing again. 2019 was a challenging year to me too as the company I worked for just suddenly went bankrupt. More about it below

Targets for 2019

As usual we should be setting a new target every year so that we will have purpose in our lives. I haven't been strict with myself and I ended up not accomplishing some of my dreams. I remembered I used to set the below targets for me to achieve:

Photoshoot with Thailand Model Maria Phaninthon

Its been a while since I've posted anything in this site. Many things has changed since 2015. One thing for sure I'm getting older already and I've changed my job. Currently I'm working way up north of Malaysia and I'm missing my photography life in the Klang Valley. Here's just some shots I've took in 2017. Enjoy.....

Laugh Die You

Its been almost half a year since I last update here... Sorry for the lack of updates... Life has been quite normal for me throughout this half year and I really needed something interesting in my life... Luckily my friend Donovan from Manoah had 1 extra ticket to watch a stand up comedy titled Laugh Die You on 14-5-2015 ... This is my 1st time watching a stand up comedy and I was very looking forward to it as its been a long time since I had a great laugh... The main attraction of #LaughDieYou or #XiuSeiLei is Phua Chu Kang, Douglas Lim, Rizal Van Geyzel and Kumar.

I was told to reach early at HGH Convention Centre as the parking space there is very limited so I decided to go straight away after work... It was just 7pm only and visitors to #LaughDieYou started coming..

Came too early... Hall still empty...

When it was 7.30pm, the crowd starts to build up... Every1 was waiting to have a good laugh.

Phua Chu Kang was the 1st comedian to come up on stage and he was the emcee for the night. He really did a great job making every1 laugh especially during contest period.

The next 1 who came up is Rizal Van Geyzel.

Sorry for the poor quality photos. Was shooting in the dark with my Xperia S and I was quite far away from the stage.

And then it was Douglas's turn to come up on stage.

There's a short break before the next comedian is up

Its Kumar and I think every1 is waiting for him.

After Kumar's jokes, it was a joke off between Singapore comedian and Malaysia comedian to see who is the best.

So who will win???

In the end it was the audience who won because we all had a good laugh for 3 and a half hours... There were all kinds of joke being told ranging from current issues such as GST (girl show tetek), relationship, government and etc... The 1 thing that really gave me a deep thought is something pointed out by Douglas Lim... During the recent election, everyone was furious because there were immigrants (Bangladeshi, Nepalese and etc) who came to vote... We felt that they were not suppose to vote eventhough they are staying here and working here as they are not citizens yet.. But did we ever thought of last time when the chinese and indian ancestors who came here to work and eventually given the right to vote... The locals here were furious at that time too... Maybe in near future we will have more races categorize as Malaysian...

Another phone gone..

As the title of my post says, I've lost yet another phone. This is my second time losing another phone. The real reason behind the lost is unclear as when I was about to use it I just could not find it. I tried calling my number immediately using my girl's phone but it seems that the phone has been switched off. So someone must have taken the phone away already. I'm not sure someone has picked pocket me or I've misplaced it but I think the latter has much higher probability as I did not go to a crowded place and 'get touched' by a stranger. I've just went to Jaya One today for the Photo Art Convention and was about to listen to a seminar only did I noticed the phone was gone. It wasn't a high end phone as its not a smart phone. Its just an ordinary Nokia 108 dual sim phone. Why would someone be so desperate to even take it away from me?

I'm just using this phone for calls and sms as the battery life can last me at least 5 days with continuous usage without charging. Although the damaged done is not high as the cost is not much but it really is a hassle trying to get everything back to normal. 1st I've got to hunt the same phone back (since its very good to use), get my Maxis and Digi sim card replacement. The phone cost me RM105, both the sim replacement cost me another RM10 each. Since today is a Sunday, I decided to go to Sunway Pyramid which I can get all the 3 items done at 1 go. Today I just found out for Maxis sim card replacement you need a police report if you intend to get a sim replacement for free. I wonder is it worth all the hassle to go all through that just to save RM10. I dont think the police will even bother since the phone I've lost is just a cheap one. This phone just lasted me like few months only and is the only phone that spend the shortest amount of time with me. Luckily there wasn't any important things in it just that I've got a memory card filled with old memories in it. I hope the person who took it will not misuse it.

After my 1st lost phone incident, I thought our telco's technology would have improved after a few years (5 maybe) but it seems that our telco is still unable to track our phone using the signal. I'm not sure its because they are lazy to do it (felt not significant as this kind of case is too common) or they really dont have the technology to do it. I'm sure they can still recall the signal where the phone was last sending out right? I just want to confirm where was my phone last seen as I've a hunch that there was a foreigner was trying to get close to us when I and my girl was resting on the sofa. The foreigner changed to a nearer sofa to us after I tried to sit a bit further from him as I had an uneasy feeling that he was stalking my girl. I guess he was aiming my phone maybe? This is just a reminder to all my readers. Next time when something suspicious came up, its better to check everything and to make sure everything is ok before leaving the scene. Just got to be more careful next time.

On another note, my bad luck for the day did not stop at the phone issue, my sandals also start showing signs of almost giving way. Time to hunt for a nice sandals.

11-14.07.14 Bali Workshop cum Trip

Here's a throwback post when I attended a workshop organised by Adam Seow at Bali on the 11 till 14 July. It was really a fun trip and I learnt quite a lot of stuff. Hit the jump button to see what I've been doing in Bali. Its gonna be a post full of photos.

Pre Mid Autumn Post

Its around 1 month + more till 8th September. You know what occasion is it?? Its actually the mid autumn festival where most chinese will be celebrating it.. Oh wait!! Lets see what came in the mail early for my mid autumn festival.

Hit the jump to find out what is it.