Have been so busy lately that I didn't have time to post this. Two weeks back, we closed our offices at Plaza Sentral for rennovation. As a result, me and my team have temporarily re-located to Section 13 in PJ. I'm probably the only one looking forward to the move since it's in PJ, there's no toll to get home and it takes approximately 10 minutes to get to work! My staff use the KTM Kommuter or Star LRT plus the Putra line so it's obviously a much longer journey for them. Hah, at least the boss gets in earlier than they do now!

Open Concept

Time to head over to have a lip-smacking dim-sum breakfast, pick-up a new camera body and settle-in a roast goose dinner before the flight home? Crazy? Ambitious? I don't know yet as Canon Malaysia hasn't announced anything about availability here. Echo Photo & Audio has a nice price... let's hope Canon Malaysia doesn't disappoint otherwise, it'll be another Canon gastronomical adventure in HK. In case you didn't know, I got my EOS-40D in HK last year. The 5D Mark II sells at HK$19,500... it's about RM9,000. A full RM4,000 less than what the 5D launched at three years back!

Thanks Roland for the head's up!

If you remember that some newspapers carried a story about a young man, struggling to make a career helped pay a stranded, traveler who needed extra cash for the excess baggage... that man is now President-elect Barrack Obama.

Well, this just happened today at about 1:30pm. I went out for lunch and to drop by my under-construction home. Suddenly, this man in his 60s comes out of no where in a derelict looking Nissan Sunny. He had tears in his eyes and asks for money for petrol to go back home to his sick wife. Whether he was trying to take advantage of me or cheat I do not know. At that moment I just remembered reading on Louis' blog “being generous when you’re taken advantage of.”

He asked for my mobile number and said he’d pay back when it appeared that I was hesitating. I gave him RM20 and told him "Uncle, you don't need to return the money" (in Cantonese of course). He wept as he drove off. I don’t know if I’ve been scammed but I think otherwise. It's unlikely that he'll be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia but I think the world would be a much better place if we all would commit to doing random acts of kindness every now and then.

After you watch this video then try to imagine God, our heavenly father and How much more He will do for us...
"How great the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory"

Well, the year is coming to an end and I cannot wait to get out of my box and move into a real home...

In what was probably the coolest and best themed wedding (Pink Gothic!) that we've shot this year, Irnny & Af'fan, thanks for the honor and privilege to be part of your big day. We started off with a big dinner before the Akad Nikah ceremony at Irnny's home in Seremban. Af'fan showed his loving and gentle spirit when he shed some tears reciting his vows and responsibilities. This guy takes this very seriously and I'm sure they'll be a wonderful couple. I've never seen a pelamin covered with fresh roses before. The bersanding ceremony was held at 1388 Seremban Golf and Country club and the Pink Gothic theme was equally well executed.

Well, haven't really had time to catch up of sleep. Ten-years ago, I would have easily recovered from a month of 16-hour work days in 48 hours. Now it's much tougher. I guess there's a lot more responsibility on my shoulders now, from the burden at work (they don't pay you to do nothing) and of course, my responsibility to my lovely wife but also not neglecting church ministries and family and friends too. Right now, our humble lil' home is a construction zone and managing that as an extra responsibility doesn't help. I really can't wait to move out of our box in the sky to my new old home and have a pair of tail-wagging furry friends greet me when I pull into the driveway.

Edit: sorry, draft status prevented this from showing...