meus yeux

Barcelona Day 1

2012-01-08T13:16:00.005+01:00

our very first day in Barcelona and headed straight to a restaurant well known for its Paella and recommended by the hotel staff. turned out to be a restaurant run by indonesians! wtf was my first reaction and should have guessed from its name - Ca la Nuri! then again, it was really good, unlike some tourist's trap for Paella and the mussels were extremely fresh to go with

very fresh mussels - she loves it just because i love it =P hehe

energetic after lunch - 8 litres of mineral water from 'nearby' supermarket

famous Market off la Rambla - Mercat Boqueria

not too pleased with just taking a photo with a sign =P lol

where i was bombed, thanks to this man and these dangerous creatures!

hmmm... she was just focusing on this and this only

always know what comes into the frame because it really does spoil a nice picture =P

a little drunk after that bottle of white wine, a lot, actually

a little celebration for the year 2011!

2012-01-08T11:27:00.003+01:00

a few of us were invited to a local asian imbiss where we have been rewarding our stomach with much needed asian food since they started running the business late 2011, shortly before I have to leave this place for work in *ahem* another country, but i do travel back to this part of the world pretty often to see my loved ones... anyway, had a great dinner, played my first fireworks in years which turned out to be really funny and exciting, lol and chatted with everyone until the wee hours! Thank You 老板娘 & 老板！

My most sincere wishes for the success of your business and great health in 2012 and the years ahead! =)

Not forgetting bet-bet sean and ngar shien jeh as well... Happy 2012

Last but not least... you know who you are, we must visit each other in our home country this near year, alright?

p/s - thank you camera + lens for the excellent night shots! =P

Tobias & Huong - Just married

2011-10-30T16:24:00.003+01:00

21.10.2011
congratulations to the newly-weds =) Wishing you eternity of love and happiness and many babies in the coming years. (Update with more photos will follow, please have some patience =P )

三六五

2011-06-26T14:58:00.002+02:00

希望可以有更多的周年与你一快分享

you, by my side

2011-06-14T14:35:00.001+02:00

an evening, a dinner, a moment

2011-05-29T22:00:00.003+02:00

a moment which i would like to share with any of you who have been following and reading my blog. The weather in Heidelberg was at its best and we decided to have our dinner on the balcony, overlooking the Neckar as well as the famous Heidelberg castle. The simplicity and the feeling of enjoying life so care-free and relaxed somehow hit me and made me realize how special this was to me.

C'est la vie! :)

Bonjour & Bombardier

2011-05-26T23:52:00.000+02:00

these are two very different words and don't seem to look the same
but she thought the first was the latter
and knowing that she is both confused and sad, she was extremely excited and happy when she read Bombardier instead of Bonjour
thank you, really, for being who you are, for understanding, and for supporting all these while

YOU are the best.

溫 with 人

2011-04-17T23:45:00.001+02:00

it has been a pleasure knowing you! the dinners and the bbqs were great! afternoon coffees in Heidelberg could have been better if all cafes were as good as the one you brought us to with the pretty lady behind the counter =P all in all, you will be dearly missed! may we meet again soon... all the best in your future undertakings!

Dresden 德累斯顿

2011-04-14T12:44:00.003+02:00

this was an impulse-triggered weekend getaway - resulted in excessive walking which then resulted in muscle pain which lasted for 3 days after. Nevertheless, it's been a while that i've been somewhere with her! I hope you liked it and enjoyed yourself as much as i did! now, get back to your books and work hard before flying back home and paying Malaysia a short visit, orite? =D

Baden-Baden

2011-04-07T02:24:00.002+02:00

Was over at Baden-Baden for the weekend visiting my DaiLou! After treating ourselves to the famous thermal bath and spending the night playing Mahjong, we woke up the next day and went for a very relaxing stroll around the town. Thank you DaiLou for taking these photos for us both! (Well, i actually paid on the Mahjong table =P)

mannheim. sunny. below 0°C.

2011-02-22T16:48:00.010+01:00

初五，开工大吉

2011-02-07T10:38:00.001+01:00

初一，a silly photo of us wishing everyone 恭喜发财holding the 福 i got back home in Malaysia, hoping that it will spice up the atmosphere, which, i guess, in the end, actually did! =) so that's good! i am glad.

and hwalla!! the dinner!!! the spring onion fried beef marinated with bbq sauce was prepared by 温大哥！！！very delicious indeed! and the highlight of the night has to be the pan-seared fresh scallops!

年初三，we paid our friend who moved away from Mannheim end of last year a visit! a very nice cozy place with a feeling of being at home, super envy! that aside, we played Mahjong, chatted, laughed, had a great dinner with 13 dishes for the 8 of us! hwahhh, super full at the end of the night! thank you very much for the warm hospitality =)

and hopefully there will be some more interesting and exciting events for the rest of the CNY. being away from home and family and relatives during this festive period is not as easy as anyone can imagine. oh well, c'est la vie! we can't have the best of both worlds, always be contented and try to live happily and get the best out of what you can! cheers! HUAT ahh~~~~

and that was 2010, in 12 months.

2011-01-27T21:28:00.001+01:00

January

played a total of 20hours of Mahjong in 2 days when a friend came to visit and saved me and another poor soul who were left in Mannheim by ourselves doing nothing over the holidays.

February
Back home and celebrated CNY. and here's Fei² wishing everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai. (not looking too enthusiastic, i know)

March
Taiwan!!! First trip in Asia and was definitely refreshing!!! and the trip was also a start to something i didn't see coming.

April
Weather started getting better. Visited the castle famous for its cherry blossoms.

May
Always a special month for me! and cheers to our friendship. then and now, brothers.

June
and you came and brighten up my life =)

July
Australia. China. Germany.
and we ended up in Italy - Venice and Rome.
High on life. Wondering when and where the next impossible trip will be. S.A.?

August
Had too much fun back in July and August was such a lousy month.
You went back home and all we could do were to look at the same side of the moon together.

September
Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Thank you for all the delicious food! and thank you to the one who took this amazing shot, i still love it everytime i look at it.

October
Visited here. and how amazing it turned out to be.

November
Weather was extremely cold. Snowed a lot towards the end. Airports were closed, planes were grounded.
We played some exciting basketball matches and got into the finals. Great! All the way, Mannheim!!!

December
Back at home, again. Cousin's wedding. Attended another old friend's ROM. Met up with so many high school friends that i haven't met in years. Had such a great time. Oh, was sick for 2 weeks and almost got admitted into the hospital on new years eve too.
Having said that, I was just glad to be back home, pampered by home-cooked dinners and my box of daily must-eat fruits. Thank you.
So that was 2010!!! I am excited to see how 2011 will be!!! hmm...

mom

2011-01-21T15:31:00.003+01:00

as much as i complained about the sumptuous dinners i get every night and the must-have-and-must-eat box of fruits, i will always miss her.

Suet Yee & Kian Boon

2011-01-20T09:02:00.001+01:00

just married =)

faces of 2010

2011-01-10T05:41:00.004+01:00

some of my best moments in 2010 and thank you all for bringing and sharing those joy and happpiness with me!

(click image to enlarge)

p/s - for those that i have missed out, my apologies! and i don't think i take photos with all of you too! i will do better this year!

表妹 + Hendrik

2011-01-02T07:22:00.003+01:00

26th December 2010, another lovely couple tied the knot

Joyeux Noël !

2010-12-25T00:17:00.000+01:00

back home. back within my comfort zone.

met up with some of my bestest friends.

picking up a brother from a different mother soon.

beloved cousin getting married tomorrow.

presents under the tree.

missing you and wish you were around.

it's christmas!!! Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten, Merry Christmas, 圣诞节快乐！！！

Weihnachtsmarkt vor Weihnachten

2010-12-06T23:28:00.002+01:00

it's the time of the year again when christmas markets are sprouting like mushrooms! Münich, Berlin, Mannheim, Baden-Baden or Bad-xxx or xxx-heim... (Germany comes up with the funniest and weirdest names for towns and cities, you just have no idea sometimes!) that aside, christmas markets are indeed very pretty. Glühwine und Schweinesteak mit Brötchen are the best combination!!! if it's not for the extremely cold weather the past week, i am sure i would have visited a few more by now! hopefully it gets a tad bit warmer this weekend ... until i have more photos taken in christmas markets and before i head back for my one month break! here are a few taken in Heidelberg's! =D

巴登-巴登 & 元凯

2010-12-06T00:47:00.001+01:00

what's more satisfying than spending a schönes Wochenende with a very loving couple, visiting my very 大佬，sipping on hot Glühwein below 0°C at the Weihnachtsmakrt and having a bowl of deliciously homemade hot noodle soup? =D (and getting stuck behind the chair while running back for a group photo)

soon!!! very soon!!!

2010-12-03T01:00:00.000+01:00

for some reason, i feel extremely excited today! can't wait to see the both of you and have some life high sessions back home!!! =D soon nut, soon granny, soooooooon!!!

冬天 | 雪

2010-11-30T23:58:00.001+01:00

it's been a while since it was this cold!!!

it snowed through the whole of yesterday. everyone is always excited during the first snow fall.

i woke up today to a very white and sunny morning, the last day of the month...

it's been a while since the 50 became my favorite, it felt very strange using the others...

i wonder if all that i have read and experienced were true? the 'feel' does exist after all?

it's cold. i can barely feel my fingers now.

it's cold.

winter has arrived.

basketball

2010-11-28T01:39:00.006+01:00

on the 21st of November 2010...

we fought hard, really hard. during the day, we had our disagreements in the way we played, there was no room for one-man show, selfishness was intolerable. and slowly but surely, we started to play as a team, although not the prettiest nor the smoothest, but it was growing.

our defense was the highlight, teammates and friends throwing themselves into almost everyone that came within our zone. amazed and excited I played and watched, cheering and shouting at the top of my lungs...

we continued our style of play, we topped the group stage, stormed through the semi-finals and well, lost to a much better team in the finals. We have exceeded our own expectations, we have achieved more than just winning, we have gained invaluable friendship, we have... we have... and we have formed a team.

lastly, quoting from the famous nba, it's indeed 'where amazing happens'

the man in blue in cloud 9 after rolling on the floor for about 5 seconds complaining about a kick!!! lol

the team showing off their hairy-macho-ish Beine...

hoh! Mannheim!!!

and the following, a little bit of estrogen... and the photographer for the day (the one with the lame hand-sign)

Mildner's cafe, Heidelberg

2010-11-13T23:30:00.008+01:00

was at this a cafe in Heidelberg over the weekend! It has walls with printed frames in different sizes and everyone can draw/write anything on them! so every frame is a unique piece of art by itself!!! so without hesitating, we flex our drawing muscles as well! =P i didn't snap any end-drawing, i guess that says a lot about how well we can draw huh? anyway, enjoy the series and i will go back and take more photos of other corners! they have a super huge table lamp! (floor lamp in this case) you'll be amazed, trust me!!!

born a day apart, Happy Birthday!!!

2010-10-24T15:52:00.000+02:00

a rare treat to a very nice italian cuisine in Mannheim!!! thank you very much insisting that i must order the more expensive grilled beef, just too bad that they didn't serve the real bistecca alla fiorentina! =P that would have been heaven-ish, really. I hope you both had a great weekend in Switzerland! (too bad i am too poor to tag along as well, it would also have been heaven-ish, too, lol)

p/s - Birthday present is still in the thinking process, you know-lah, they always come a month or two late =P have some patience, ok?

Berlin, 柏林

2010-10-14T22:30:00.000+02:00

spent a good 4 days in Berlin! was not really enough to be honest but just sufficient for me to fall in love with it and wanting to go back in the near future to discover the charm that lies beneath.
I was never a real fan of b&w too until this recent trip, somehow for some reasons, i wanted to have everything in monochrome. i hope those reading will like this set of photos! pen your thoughts if you have any or as usual, tick onto the little different boxes at the end of the post!

People

Berlin Wall

Friendship

In and around the U-Bahn

Holocaust Memorial

Bonanza Coffee Heroes

Konzentrationslager (KZ) | concentration camp

In and around Berlin

永文 & 凤瑜

2010-10-12T21:16:00.001+02:00

to my once beloved E.T. and his lui yan, it was great meeting up again in Berlin, Germany!!! Hope to see you both again soon in Europe!!! (more likely than being in Malaysia at the same time -___-) It was very fun taking pictures for the both of you!!!

David & Rosleeda

2010-09-26T10:03:00.000+02:00

19.11.2010

拉尔夫与丽萍

2010-09-17T16:17:00.000+02:00

everything neatly arranged and decorated by the groom himself early in the morning

姻缘

souvenirs for guests, names of the guests written on the chopsticks by Sukanya, and a typical classic porcelain bowl for our traditional noodle soup!

both welcoming guests joyfully

my best wishes to the both of you!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

2010-09-16T23:30:00.007+02:00

Was invited to an Open House to celebrate Hari Raya last weekend. =P i was very much carried away by the deliciously prepared malay cuisine, and above all, my favouite - RENDANG!!! I hope my friend will read this and call me up for a round of rendang-buffet! heh... ANYWAY, i wish all my muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

the handsome men, all in Baju Melayu

Rendang Ayam by Rosleeda

trying out and having fun with his new lens

married couples David Raquet, Rosleeda Raquet, Dora Jamalluddin, Ikhwan Ismail

finally, a handsome shot of ikhwan

1 Malaysia, Preethne you're missing

bbq.guitar.love

2010-09-07T16:27:00.003+02:00

and then we were in rome

2010-08-11T01:59:00.003+02:00

7 days in the famous roma!

in venice

2010-08-11T01:32:00.006+02:00

spent a good whole 10 days with 2 of my best friends from high school! had the time of my life! don't know if they felt the same way though =P here are a few photos from Venezia!

evonne and maximilian

2010-07-28T19:51:00.005+02:00

congratulations to the newly engaged couple!

summer treasure

2010-06-28T00:37:00.001+02:00

you don't find much true friendship around as you grow older, and if you do, it's just amazing how much fun you can have after and how precious these moments really are. 大佬 & 大嫂 thank you for all the watermelons, laughters, and good memories which you have shared for the past few weeks!!! =) c'est la vie!

cute!

2010-06-23T10:04:00.001+02:00

one of the friendliest, most playful kid I have played with! can't resist from pinching those red cheeks, rightttt?

summer, finally...

2010-06-13T14:11:00.001+02:00

flip flops! tshirts! shorts! and a lot of skin! =P (no, i do not have naked photos of anyone to post)

my extended summer display!

2010-05-27T12:16:00.005+02:00

Hello Hello Hello! I am actually at a very excited state now - My extended display! ain't it something? haha I am loving it! the downside - the laptop screen is almost 10" smaller than the external monitor and it's putting me off a little, but hey... at least the print screen is good! Anyway, I was reminded yesterday that I haven't been posting anything for the last 10/11 days? heh... so here's a prtScrn instead of a proper photo! =)

cheers and happy longweekend malaysians!

(added a new one)

布拉咖啡店

2010-05-15T17:42:00.002+02:00

i just realised, i did not take a single shot of the coffee i had.

german sausages...!!!

2010-05-03T01:38:00.003+02:00

singing aloud

2010-05-01T16:09:00.003+02:00

if only i could play the guitar and sing...

it takes two

2010-04-29T00:52:00.001+02:00

ohne Bilder...

2010-04-25T19:47:00.001+02:00

i haven't blogged for a while now! Weather has been amazingly beautiful with the longest lasting blue-est sky i have enjoyed in europe in as many as almost 6 years now... (aging -___-) The pleasantly warm weather, outdoor basketball and new found passion in both badminton and volleyball have kept me busy, healthy and tired for most of the evenings... but in a good way! =) I have also managed to watch some great movies and, and... great movies are never too much to share with right? even in a blog which is supposedly meant for pictures only... Well, here they are, watch them if you haven't and let me know if you like them as much as i do.

1 - Everybody's Fine

2 - The Young Victoria

a music-filled sunday afternoon

2010-04-14T00:31:00.001+02:00

was told that a friend will be back over the weekend, and not only that, she will also be performing in one of the local cafe, coffee fellow =) of course, a lot of us went and had a small gathering. I can still remember when I first knew about her singing talent, was jaw-dropped and mesmerized when I went to her very first performance during one of the annual event held in Mannheim. Another friend even got more excited than me, ordered a lot of alcohol and started dancing away! lol for those who is reading this, I hope i can get a link and share her talent with you lot! Until then, here's Eka, the one in the darker outfit.

p/s - I should mention that the other girl is actually very very good too, participated in the german version of american idol - Deutschland sucht den Superstar, and she was in the top 15!!! She has an amazing smile, right?!?!?!?! *drool* haha

spring is here!

2010-04-07T20:15:00.000+02:00

for those who have been suffering from the bitter cold late autumn + winter + early spring, the warmer spring has finally arrived!!! 22°C , bright sunshine, t-shirt, shorts, slippers! ah! anyway, i got out of from sulking in the room and went to a near by playground where there are a few white cherry blossom trees! enjoy...

a new path...

2010-04-05T23:00:00.000+02:00

an old shot which i loved, still love, and will love.

this post is rather filled with mixed feelings. One of us has decided that he will be leaving Germany for good and start his next chapter back home with his family, ever-lasting gf and hopefully soon-to-be wife. I am glad for him in a way, no, actually i am happy for him as i feel that this is a very brave choice and a very wise one too. How can we ever weigh the comfort and happiness we receive from our beloved ones? never.

i wish him all the best, he works harder than anyone of us and i am sure he will have a bright future! there goes my shopping partner, mahjong si-fu, chor-dee kaki, gap-lui-buddy and above all, a good friend of mine! nevertheless, we shall both reach for our dreams in different ways and meet up one day in the near future! =) Alles Gute dai lou...

looking after

2010-04-05T15:28:00.000+02:00

how true is it that our mom looks after us all (children) while we play around? and how true is it that while our dad keeps an eye on us, he is constantly taking care of his beloved wife?

longeasterweekend

2010-04-03T20:30:00.005+02:00

first outing after coming back from Malaysia! It's a longeasterweekend and the uni will be closed, hence, no WORK! and classes will not resume until after next week! *blessed*

so... me and my friends who are constantly poor and thrifty (very poor) have decided to just spend the day at the nearby castle, Schloss Schwetzingen. The entrance to the huge but still bare garden was only 2,50€ for students! A good deal right? We had packed lunch thanks to Sean and Ngar Shien! (chopping board for the cucumber, beer as the thirst quencher, some delicious cheese, smoked ham, butter and wholemeal bread)

ok, photos below... Enjoy...

thoughts, upcoming trip and one shot...

2010-04-01T09:12:00.001+02:00

i havent taken photos for such a long time! i have nothing to post! this blog is dying once AGAIN! i miss all my kaki-langs back home... ANYONE kind enough to get me a ticket for a slightly longer weekend-getaway?

Anyway, a slightly cheerful piece of news - I might be off to italy only in July (not May), BUT with one of my 老死! it's still at the very beginning of the planning stage but I'm excited already!

words aside, a random picture from the last weekend! Happy Easter everyone! =)

my daddy, mummy and jeh...

2010-03-16T14:52:00.002+01:00

2nd day after spending almost a month back home.

H O M E S I C K

daddy, the one who has been providing the financial support for his children for more than half of his life! the one who is the best in maths than his children, hence, i never get the chance to squeeze too much from his earnings & savings!

mummy, the one who has kept everyone well fed, none of us can live without a deliciously-boiled soup. the one who has kept the house squeaky clean and complains that I dirty and mess up the house everytime i go back!!!

sister, (description comes with picture)

my family, the one and only i will ever wish for.

九份

2010-03-09T18:55:00.000+01:00

another 2 shots from 九份，台湾。

台北之旅 - 九份

2010-03-06T18:16:00.001+01:00

more will come after the trip. Here are two from 九份, not very distinctive, i know. I told my friend I haven't been too inspired, but maybe that's just my excuse for taking bad photos. baaa...

红灯笼 (red) part II

2010-03-04T18:22:00.000+01:00

more photos from the pleasantly surprising visit to 天后宫。。

红灯笼 (red)

2010-03-03T19:40:00.002+01:00

another short but fun photography outing with my 老朋友 and 2 newly made friends - Darren & Bawang a.k.a Onion! =P This time we headed towards 天后宫, a very famous temple around Klang Valley. After our almost 2 hours session, we went for our usual supper, and this time - we had the famous SETAPAK chao keuy teow! *burp*

阿凡达 (Avatar) 的姿态

2010-03-03T11:35:00.001+01:00

display of lights in a modern way only malaysians can think of !!! Enjoy... =)

Avatar look alike?

t y p i c a 豆原

2010-02-28T10:17:00.005+01:00

my choice - aroma blend 迷恋之香 - syphon style 。。。

a house speciality - yam cake

a blogger / journalist spending a long afternoon penning down her thoughts?

Happy Birthday!!!

2010-02-23T18:54:00.000+01:00

I hope you will like the gift! YeeLing suggested that you should like it =) Cake was a disaster, sorry!!!

Everything aside, I wish you a belated Happy Birthday, wishing you all the best of health and happiness in the coming years!!! stay young at heart because we both know we aren't the youngest around anymore! =P

*peace*

f.a.m.i.l.y.

2010-02-17T04:18:00.003+01:00

apart from being surrounded by tons and tons of mouth watering food, the best about being back home is FAMILY.

with mom and dad at our photo-corner

with my jeh

the teo family with 2 extras this year! WELCOME! another cousin wasn't here though. He is missing out!

and the legendary poh poh who never stops eating! i wonder from whom i inherited the genes from now -__-

more of chinese new year will be posted! I shall keep you all updated! :) until then, H U A T ah!!!

恭喜发财 2010 !!!

2010-02-15T03:46:00.004+01:00

ello all!!! It's been ages since i last posted anything! alas... I am back home around family, friends and my new gadgets! =D it's a pity that not everyone can make it this time, i hope they aren't feeling too bad about it as I ALWAYS do feel as if a huge part of me is missing when I am abroad during chinese new year! Weather has been scorching hot since the day I landed, a huge and almost 35 degrees difference from the insanely cold europe this winter! apart from that, I've been having a great time meeting up with all my dearest relatives and friends, AND stuffing every delicacy which is 'oh-i-can't-get-these-in-germany'! *burp*

I hope everyone else is having a great time, enjoying this festive holiday! Drink loads of water as my mom will remind me day in day out!

p/s - a shot from my new camera and lens! HE HE =)

they have arrived!!!

2010-02-06T18:47:00.000+01:00

tada! many million thanks to ami.L, who took the trouble to get them from Singapore!!! I shall try them starting this coming Friday and this blog will come alive once again!!! =)

counting down!

2010-01-31T11:15:00.000+01:00

I'll be back in another 12 days! WOOOT! I'll be squeezing my way through the traffic to the one and only ayer panas wet market and have my usual 猪肠粉 and 2 glasses of kopi-si-bing-gao! =D

See you my friends!!

p/s - Anyone wanna 米文 with me on the 12th? say, around 0100?

to be apart

2010-01-23T15:03:00.005+01:00

I have been on the fence whether i should post this photo up onto this blog because it induces such sadness when i look at it! it's not a cheerful picture at all! right?

I just got to know a friend, one whom I am not very close with actually, parted with his long time girlfriend because they have to go separate ways now. The guy will either stay in Germany or head back to Malaysia, while the girl just went back to japan. It's such a pity because they have come a long way, from what i can see and feel. The only language they speak in common is german and both of them aren't really extremely good at it, but yet, they look so sweet and nice together, and both of them really put in the effort to make it work, at least up until now. It's sad that it has to come to an end, it's even sadder when the reason for the break up isn't due to the fact that they have lost feelings for each other...

I hope they will both get over this period soon enough and move on well. I never like break-ups. BAAA!

Another shot ...

清晨的咖啡香

2010-01-17T13:32:00.005+01:00

a series for those who love coffee as much as I do, who just can't start the day without a cup of café au lait! or who will walk around zombie-fied caffein-less! (btw, just a note on café au lait, which means coffee with milk, and a pretty popular term used worldwide right? but do you know that French don't exactly drink coffee with milk? Just thought you should know and not go around asking the French, hey, do you like café au lait? hehe)

Back to the photos, they aren't exactly close to perfect if you look at them up close! tints of excessive magenta and lost/excessive shadows here and there too! BUT i am finally getting a sturdy tripod and a ballhead, AND a macro lens! =D so hopefully future studio shots will be a lot clearer and maybe i can land myself some freelance job to support this crazily expensive hobby!

alright, enough of my babbling... enjoy them coffee lovers! I am going to make myself a cup of my favourite old town 南洋 black coffee now!

一年前白茫茫的冬天

2010-01-08T00:09:00.000+01:00

a little colour to brighten up the bitter cold winter =)
Tübingen, Germany, Winter 2008

Where I would like to take a stroll with feifei! lol
Tübingen, Germany, Winter 2008

三月台湾。光影定格

2010-01-06T14:24:00.002+01:00

no, I did not come up with this title and I didn't understand the last part too. =( Having said that, credit has to be given to my trip planner ami.L whom I will be crashing 台湾 with!

Another countdown and another vacation to look forward to! A taste of Asia which I am so deprived of and a culture that I have been longing to get close with! Having been away from home for over 5 years doesn't mean I have turned into a 番鬼仔！no, I am still as asian as I was and I still watch tons of TVB series. Lol

It's amazing how 中文 can be so expressive! I truly am blown away most of the time when I am reading my friends' 中文 blogs. Maybe it's due to the fact that I have lost touch with it for so many years and am really amateurish in it. Hence any new words or phrases amaze me to such an extent that I always hope I can return to the past and not give up my place in the high school which most of my primary schoolmates went to. sigh sigh sigh... well, what's done cannot be undone! at least I am going to 台湾 now right? ( i don't know if you feel the same way, but do these 2 similar words have the same impact on you? taiwan, 台湾 ) So, to those of you who read this post, be proud of the language and never let anyone make you dislike it in any way! =)

(SEE, I wanted to write 'until the next post, have a nice evening' in mandarin and I'm just stuck from even the very first word!) BOOO!!! but i do remember this... ... ...

俊彦上,

(signature)

p/s - i hope that was correct!!! =)

adiós! au revoir! my canon...

2010-01-05T10:51:00.000+01:00

after 14 months of loyal service, my canon has found a new home and owner, whom I hope will show the same love and care I have showered on mine! a nice comfortable, well padded-bag, countless cleaning of it's heart and body, and the nice extensions it gets, sometimes a bob-cut, sometimes long and wavy. lol

here's a rare shot of us together! until the next one comes, adiós!

meiner Anfang von 二零一零

2010-01-02T15:09:00.001+01:00

this was how my new year started:

1 - 20hours long of mahjong marathon in 2 days
2 - Paulaner, Paulaner, and more Paulaner
3 - heaps of laughter, tons and tons of *#%&!@§/ when 东南西北中發白 all came at once!

...

4 - made a total of 1€ during those 20hours! an average of 0.05€/hour?

*burp, prost!!!* ... Happy New Year ...

家常饭

2009-12-31T09:48:00.001+01:00

something profound which caught my attention while watching a HongKong TVB series.

一顿家常饭别看得这么简单
用心去煮，煮得好的话
一家人每一晚都赶回家吃饭
当中的意义非常大

how many of us really appreciate the time spent together with our family members?

how will my 2010 turn out? How will your 2010 be? Well, may the new year be a better one for all of us and Happy New Year! =D

The last for the year and my Canon 50D

2009-12-24T13:52:00.002+01:00

Bonjour!!!

I've been suffering from photographer's block of late! mainly due to the fact that I am lazy and it's simply too cold to be holding a piece of metal in the hands without wearing a pair of gloves!

And as of now, I am camera-less and somehow I am starting to have the motivation to start shooting again! I've seen some award winning shots this morning too and they were really inspiring! Can't wait to meet up with some kakis who share the same passion back home soon and be motivated! =)

Here's a last shot with 2 of my lovely friends, Eddie and Adele, for the year 2009 and from my lovely canon 50D which has been loyal and good for the past 14 months!

Strasbourg Christmas Market 2009, -16°C

Joyeux Noël !!!

2009-11-29T12:42:00.005+01:00

it is the time of the year again when the whole of Germany is decorated by countless illumination around and within every petite as well as busiest towns. Locals and foreigners gather to celebrate this upcoming festival, enjoying the Glühwein together with their favourites - Bratwurst and Winzersteak!!! (mine too!) :)

a stall selling decorative star-shaped lamps normally hung by the window.

more photos coming...

a good husband?

2009-11-28T14:47:00.011+01:00

definition of a good husband...

I was speaking to a friend today and thought this was going to be a light, funny and perhaps an enlightening entry...

not me: good husband = someone who cooks, cleans, washes, etc

me: that is maid

not me: no no..
   when there is maid, then that is maid
   but when there is no maid.
   then it is good husband

so, what are your thoughts? true isn't it?

My dad cooks. used to at least, =P

but he has been helping my mom with the household chores for the past years - mopping the floor which is ONE of the toughest task at home! he sweats so much as if he just ran a marathon!!! having said that, my mom complains that she still mops the floor cleaner than him although not needing to sweat as much.

on top of that, my dad does the dishes after dinner everyday!

well, all in all, i am sure my mom knows that she has the best husband in the world and this is after all, a photo-blog right? :)

MY DAD
with his little rucksack during any trip with my mom, to provide her with a mobile shelter - umbrella. a mobile thirst quencher - a bottle of refill 'must be boiled and without gas'' water. and etc etc etc.

a pleasant surprise coming from above

2009-11-14T18:43:00.003+01:00

was awarded on a gloomy rainy saturday evening with a late burst of colours from the sky... it started with a soft pink-ish, purple-ish hue, before it got more saturated and striking (somehow) before the sun finally set. made my day!!! =)

the beast that has been crushing the poor old hospital every morning at 7 o'clock sharp!!! I was very glad to have slept until 9 today! without any 'CLAANG, BAAANG, DOONGGG'!

lastly, a very tight shot focusing on the colour in the background! =)

H O M E

2009-11-07T21:44:00.001+01:00

It's been a very busy week and weather hasn't been any good either, and I have been lazy once again with taking photos. Have been experimenting some sort of night-blurry-shots from my balcony, but it's not really there yet! Will post them up once I have some more decent and presentable ones.

That aside, I bought my air ticket back H O M E last weekend and have been feeling excited about it! Hence, if you have also realised, I have placed a countdown widget on the page as well! How many more days now? 97days at the time of writing? hehe knowing how time will start flying soon due to christmas market starting 4 weeks before christmas, 2 weeks long of christmas break and another month of preparation before exams, it is really just around the corner!!! SO to all my dearest friends back home, I am coming back!!! and to all the food that is awaiting me, hehehe i shall grow fat!

Lastly, one of the few photos I have with a plane. :D

autumn

2009-10-31T13:37:00.014+01:00

A season of colours, fallen leaves and bare trees

Maple Leaf

Leben, Lieben, Lacheln

2009-10-27T20:08:00.001+01:00

4 unemployed men spending a chilly afternoon at a dodgy, rundown area getting drunk. They were surprisingly friendly when I requested for permission to take a photo of them, probably due to the fact that they have almost emptied their drinks. We chatted a bit after the shot on where I was from and what I was doing in Germany. I thanked them after.

to live, to love, to laugh.

enough portrayed.

as the sun set...

2009-10-25T11:25:00.000+01:00

before waiting for another few days (hopefully, or at most, 2 weeks, i PROMISED) for more of the colourful images i promised from the previous entry, here's one from Barcelona.

the soft and warm evening sunlight...
occasional sea breeze...
the sound of seagulls...
and knowing that your loved ones are enjoying the very same moment...

C'est la vie!

Port Vell, Barcelona

images en couleurs

2009-10-18T10:35:00.008+02:00

in case any of you speak Francais (actually even if you don't), I ought to clarify that I am only at level *drum rolls ..............* 1B, a.k.a. pretty lousy! I ordered a veal kidney in Marseille thinking that it was
s t e a k. So yea, I am that bad, terrible, hopeless.

Having experienced that, i still love french cuisine and the language a lot (and also to make sure i don't mistake an internal organ for steak ) Anyway, I think the title of this post means 'colourful images' or it might just be 'colour images'. Don't care la, my next french class is tomorrow and it's too long away to wait! I'll change it if it's wrong, for the time being, just take it as colouful images O.K.? =)

*10. November 2009 - I have finally consulted my French teacher! She said images en couleurs is simply colour photos, not really literally colourful colourful. am i making any sense here? Anyway, here's the correct one - Des photos haut en couleur -*

mon mur rouge (my red wall)

toit (roof)

~~I'll upload more colourful photos soon.~~

La Lavande (should it be les instead of la for being plural? I need to consult my lecturer =P )

en Voyage

pictures of people

2009-10-17T22:50:00.003+02:00

a friend once pointed that my photos needed more 'life' in them, that they are lacking people, lacking that extra bit, that x-factor to compliment the setting, which sometimes can be pretty but yet boring. she suggested that the scenes needed human, needed something more than just a pretty surrounding.

So, i took her advice and worked on that area (when i can, when i remember, =P) hence here's a collaboration of some old shots which i somehow managed to squeeze some sparks into the scene. I hope they work and you will like them!

love from atop... (Cinque Terre, Italy)

new friendship in the making... (Malacca, Malaysia)

awaiting, pondering... (Heidelberg, Germany)

J'aime Paris, pour de vrai?

2009-10-15T23:46:00.001+02:00

I've actually been deleting and rewriting this post. I can't seem to put any thoughts into words at the moment. It's Paris and I've been here 3 times! The first when I was just 13 when '11 (might be more) countries across Europe in 15 days' was a mega-hit! I remember only passing through Germany and just stopping by the blackforest and a cuckoo clock factory, so that was one country already! -__-

Another 2 times for the past 2 years and to be honest, I am surprised myself that I haven't gotten sick of the city yet and would really like to go back one day and explore it on my own and discover its hidden charm! perhaps, 11 streets in 15days this time? A bientot, Paris! =)

a bit of London

2009-10-13T09:33:00.000+02:00

an update for the very first post from this blog :)

I am still deciding to post more or just these shots. Don't want to have way too many photos from one trip but at the same time, i don't suppose these 3 shots do London justice! I know I know, I am full of contradiction! Sometimes I contemplate so much on simple matters and it's annoying myself! 我举个例子 - I have been thinking back and forth about whether to get an ipod or iphone, or not get one at all, or get one with the same functions from other brands! baaaa... Anyway, let's not get carried away! London...

taxi taxi...

time is of the essence

underground

be merry little!!! =D

2009-10-12T23:38:00.000+02:00

here's a merry little post on our visit to the h.u.g.e. Pont du Gard

p/s - I am thinking of printing this out and hanging it in my room, any thoughts on that? =P

people i miss....

2009-10-12T01:49:00.004+02:00

it's been more than a week since they left...

(SaiGuJeh, JehJeh, Mummy, Daddy)

a bit of Marseille

2009-10-12T01:33:00.005+02:00

Marseille was our last stop before heading up north to the fashion capital of France, Paris!!!

white sails

sunset

night

A photo blog with no pictures?

2009-08-28T03:12:00.000+02:00

Alright, it's funny how many blogs which I have came across since the hype started were always full of interesting and juicy entries in the beginning until a certain point when everyone started getting lazy and the post became monotone or the blog was simply abandoned! I wonder if mine has skipped the initial stage and has reached its final days! LOL

Anyway, a good friend is back this weekend, I have got heaps of planning to do for the coming 3 weeks long europe trip with my parents, sister and my aunt!!! I MIGHT just not have much time to shoot! I run out of ideas all the time, I am sick of the city where I am staying in now and have not the motivation or the drive to be honest! and lately it has been über über hot here! I KNOW, all sorts of reaons and excuses for just not getting my butt out shooting right? In fact, I should capture some good moments while my friends are around!!!

Oh well, i guess this will be another entry without photo! BAA!! I'm just terrible!!!

Till the next photo entry! Good night guys!! =)

爸爸，生日快乐！！！

2009-08-27T12:30:00.000+02:00

Happy Birthday to my BAAAA who turns 55 today!!! Got him a nice and simple classic polo which is bright amber in colour! It's a colour which goes really well with khakis or jeans! Can't wait to show him tonight via the webcam!!! Hopefully he will like it and he will definitely get to wear it during this Europe trip which is only 17 days away! WOOHOOOO! can't wait!!! I'll be posting photos of his new polo in a bit and lastly again, this time in mandarin - 爸爸，生日快乐！！！ =)

the very first!

2009-08-25T01:14:00.003+02:00

Despite having zillions of photo blogs on the web, here I am (perhaps someone else is doing the very very same thing at this moment) starting one for a hobby that I have really come to love and have enjoyed through out the past few years!!! Sooooooo, 25th August 2009 marks the beginning of my very own meus yeux! =)

As a start, here's a very recent photo from my visit to London! The underground, hate it and love it, speaking of contradiction!!!