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Forward Project – Orang Asli

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Orang Asli, as being the local here in Malaysia decades before I was born, is usually being less educated and living in rather rural area. Through AIESEC in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Forward Project, that aims to educate the children, in terms of academic and also personality development, we try our best to outreach the orang asli and put in our best effort contribute back to this unique ethnic here in Malaysia.

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AIESEC – Big Family

AIESEC have changed my life.

Recently, I just participated AIESEC Award Night 2012 at 21st Century, Kajang. From the event itself, I have a few thoughts and feelings in my mind and heart. It’s been a wonderful journey for me this second year of University studies, and it was all because of AIESEC.

Thinking back, initially I joined AIESEC is purely for fun, and under peer influence. I have no idea what’s going to be by joining AIESEC. A 3 rounds application plus interview sessions to be successfully recruited as member have made me proud of myself. Since then, the fun begins. I was assigned to a department named ICX – In coming exchange where we handle stuff like bringing in foreign students to participate in local charity programmes and also starting to establish a better foundation in bringing in Internship candidates to work for local companies. I have used to the jobs and work load, and lucky me to be the first few to learn a lot in this department.

By attending meetings, joining events, conference, talks, planning out activities, I had the chance to know a bunch of friends, which are also passionate in serving for AIESEC. Getting to know each and every anonymous individual until today where we are standing right now, it was a very pleasant experience for me. It wouldn’t be the same without knowing anyone of them. We have tears, have joy, have fun, have tough time, and most important, we have gained friendship. Hereby, I would really love to express my deepest gratitude to them, for being with me for a wonderful year.



I’m in a big family of AIESEC.

Books

Recently, Malaysia Government sponsored us University Students book voucher worth RM200. They hardly give out these benefits to us, students, and this is the first time we got such benefit. So this is how i spent my RM200 buying 3 books that I think worth while. =]

This books writes about life of the legendary Steve Jobs with over 40 interview with him over the past 2 years. It’s a very thick book, and I wish I can finish it and get inspired from him. =]

While this, is a manual that provides many possible strobing ideas, showing you example image of lighthing setups, teaching you possible ways to light your object. I find this small little booklet really useful, straight forward in providing ideas of Lighting technique. Just going to experiment with the ideas and see the results!

While this book, is also the same as the previous book, but with more explaination in theory and providing task for you to follow, guiding you to light up your object perfectly.

 

Why I chose these 2 photography books out of hundreds of other choice from KIinokuniya? It’s because I want to focus on learning lighting setups, because photography is all about painting with light. Without a good quality, quantity and ratio of highlights, shadows, a photo will never be able to express it’s full potential in creating a wonderful image.  I hope with these 2 books, I can improve my ligthing skill and my photos will leap to another higher standard in the near future.

Anticipating…

Now, I’m suffering from exam period which will only end on 19th January 2012. Then, it’s HO-LI-DAY!

And I prepared a list of movies I wanted to watch in the 2 weeks CNY break. Just a reminder for myself.

法证先锋 III

Captain America

Real Steel

MI : Ghost Protocol

Laughing Gor 之 潜罪犯

And, I’m going to take out my camera again, do some shooting, polish my skills!

Anticipating for it!

那些年。。。

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今天，我刚读完了我人生中第一本爱情小说。

我怎样也想不到，我竟然会读爱情小说。连我自己也无法相信。

《那些年，我们一起追的女孩》，讲述了九把刀的青春爱情点滴，他用文字让他自己再回到自己的青春，精彩地活多一次。电影和小说差距实在太多了，小说描述得比较真实，而电影里，一切太过于美好，过于浪漫。

青春岁月，人人都有，每个人都不一样。可是为什么那么多人陶醉在九把刀的世界里呢？可能就是因为只有在他的文法下，我们才可以淋淋尽致地回味过去，享受不完美却很踏实的过去。

爱情虽然不是永远都那么完美，可是如果遇到了对的人，就要好好把握，热血的追，敢敢地爱。就算到最后偏体鳞伤，总算敢爱敢恨！

想回到过去，回味当年的朋友，真的应该陶醉在这本小说里，欣赏九把刀的文采，看他如何细腻地描述那些年的故事。

 

《那些年》实在太棒了！

 

夏天的故事

夏天的开始，我们加入了这个CBI大家庭。

 

 

起初，大家都很陌生，很冷淡，毕竟在不熟悉的地方，也做不了什么。我还记得那时侯大家都在努力争取开工的机会，因为手头上的现金很难在Chatham这个昂贵的地方挨下去。没有开工的日子，几乎是天天都很开心的，学煮饭，到处逛逛，好像在度假一样，超悠闲的。

 

 

 

直到开工了，认识了不同国家的朋友，但还是存有防备之心，好像很难掺得熟那样。

 

不过在一起的时间久了，笑话多了，渐渐的这份友情建立起来了。

 

我们天天见面，一天比一天深的感情也由此而生。我们天天见面，朋友好像变成家人一样，不再有防备之心，任何人offday都会开始想念他/她了。

 

我们从客套的问候，到每天互相戏弄，互相嘲笑，冷漠的态度也渐渐消失了。

 

我们一起经历了最繁忙的时期，一起经历了风雨，一起吃饭，一起去海边嬉戏。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

我们的这份友谊刚刚稳固了，可是偏偏时间就飞得那么快，残酷地让朋友们一个接一个的离开了。

 

虽然快乐的时间很短，不过已足以让我铭记于心，记得每一张由陌生变熟悉的脸孔，记得每张照片背后的快乐故事。

 

我真的很开心能够认识到你们，和你们相处这三个多月。虽然我们最后得分离，回到大家各自原本的生活，不过不必说，我们的脚印会永远留在每个人的回忆里。对吗？:) 再见了，朋友。保持联络哦！

 

oh yeah, Grilling!

After we started working in CBI, with morning shift, afternoon shift and night shift, we seldom have the chance to have most of us at home. On one evening, by coincidence, we get to have the rare chance to gather most of us together to have a small grilling party.

With some last minutes planning, we manage to decide to make a grill party and so we went to buy foods, beverage and drinks immediately.   

Chicken wings~

Let’s grill!

here we are, at our backyard having fun with the grilling pit.

Enjoying tasty grill bacon!

Our cutest house mate – bih guok

Falling in love with sheirly’s polaroid camera =)

Had some red wine and white wine after grilling.

Ronald and eddy

Our hair was too long! hahaha…

The 2 pretty girls

Cheers!!!!!!!

Priceless moment it was!

Time Flies. Another month of work, then we’ll continue travelling again.

Off Day!

Yesterday was my precious off day, once a week! Initially I asked to work on my off day as well, but too bad, CBI is cutting cost, so no extra hours/working days for me. But nvm, I told myself to enjoy this precious off day and I did.

Early in the morning, woke up at 7 without alarm clock ringing, this is very normal to me because on my working days, I will wake at 5. So 7 is already considered as bonus sleeping hour. Slowly after tidy up, getting ready, ate my breakfast slowly, and I departed to Cape Cod Mall at 10am.

This tiny flower caught my attention and so, It’s captured by my trusty ‘eye’

Do you like it?

Next, I saw this weird looking, looks fake flower.

To go to Cape Cod Mall, first I need to take Hyannis to Orleans Line till Hyannis Transportation Centre(HTC), then change to Barnstable Villager line to Cape Cod Mall. The whole duration is about 2 hours. Cape Cod Mall is quite a big shopping complex with varies fashion stores and has a food court that serves quite a lot of asian cuisine. So when I reach there at 1, I went to the Cinema, call ‘Regal Cinema’ to check out Harry Potter 7′s schedule and price of the movie. It was US$7.50 for 2D version but US$11 for 3D version. The popcorn here is expensive, it cost around the same price as the movie ticket. So I just bought myself a 1.15 HP7 movie ticket and yeah, can’t wait to enjoy my first movie in the state. Ending of Harry Potter!

Fortunately, the auditorium for my session faced some technical problem on sounds system, so we’re compensate with 3D movie instead of 2D. Yeah! I watched in 3D for 2D price! =D Although I didn’t watch the first part of deathly Hallows, but the second part is still awesome like always. 5 stars for HP7! :)

After my movie, I’m super hungry, so here I go to the food Court to have my late lunch at 4pm. This thai cuisine attracted me with its spicy and tasty thai food, add on I’m hungry like hell, I didn’t wait for any longer to get my US$6 2 dish thai food! What I get for the dishes? one is mango chicken, and one is thai chicken, both are nice! Feels so good to enjoy such spicy food after 2 months in America. American hardly eat spicy foods and that’s why, chili sauce is very very rare here. Hmm~! yum yum for the thai food!

After satisfying my stomach, I get going to look around, find some clothes or anything for myself. I only manage to get in Macy’s to look around for clothes, but due to time constrain, I couldn’t get anything in the end, But I’m sure I will come back to Cape Cod Mall to shop when I got other free day :)

What’s these 2 cards? One is Macy’s cool membership card, so in love with the creative jeans design card.  And the other Card? Oh! it’s the chatham public library membership card! After I get this card, I can motivate myself to read more books when I’m free, and do some research for coming travel plans.

So, that’s my off day! Enjoyed it very much! :)

A bike tour to Monomoy National wildlife Refuge

Chatham is a very nice location that is full of natural reserve forests, beach and also lakes. One of the nearest to our house at Chatham is the Monomoy Natural Wildlife Refuge.  On one random evening, we decided to bike to this national wildlife refuge for some exploration. It’s very exciting to have a group of friends to bike together and take photos together. Just like what we are going to do later at San Francisco! :)

So, Let’s Go!

On our way, we pass by an empty field that made me stop immediately to take picture of it! I simply love that beautiful moment, But too bad, what camera can capture is always not as beautiful as what our eyes can see.  I tried my best to capture the scene and here you go, my favourite chatham scene so far :)

So we continue cycle and cycle…..

And I stop and shoot, stop and shoot….

Passed by this wonderful lake but at the wrong timing to get the best shot, but nvm,still a beautiful one :)

And there we are, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge!

Yahoo! We ♥ USA!

And the wave comes by… it’s a beautiful beach with some boats on the sea, rocking with the wave…

Yup, We’re here!

Big rocks near the shore seldom can be seen and because of everyday wash and dry by the water and sun, algae forms on the rocks and here we go, Green rocks! Looks very interesting!

Sunset

I like this random shot, unexpected accidental shot.

So, after walking on the beach, we continue to explore the forest. The trees and plants here are quite special or can be said spooky, it’s like those scenes in Lord of the rings, very spooky especially when the day is getting dark o.o

Nevertheless, we still took photo in this spooky forest. haha!

Here’s also one of my favourite shot from that day,

The trail

And this is my favourite group Photo :)

After some sightseeing arounud the lake, we walked out the forest before it’s totally dark and bike back to home. :)

It’s a very nice experience to explore with friends and I’ll continue to explore more nature places in Cape Cod and take more photos! That’s my wish :)