The weather is at it is this time of year — unpredictable. The change from super hot and humid to torrential downpour coupled with scary lightning? Ah, that’s Malaysian weather at its weirdest.

Two songs that were hot in 2003, the year when I left high school and finished Form 5.

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Went in around 12 noon and came back before they started water canon-ning the crowd / Chemical romance spray!

Enjoy.

1. The party atmosphere — people from Central Market converging at Pudu / Maybank tower

2. The torrent of bodies as groups combined

3. The Masjid Jamek area — furthest I went for today

To go anything closer to Dataran Merdeka than that, I gotta be really fit to run. Also have close friends … couldn’t rendezvous with Chris from Penang .. I’m sure the party dude had more fun nearer to the action ;)

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The movie 2012 released in 2009 said that Africa will be the new center of the earth. Not sure how Science accurate that is, or how the prediction is based upon. But it’s an interesting thought; a thought worth thinking as one’s mind wonder during the coming weeks.

Penang was great; as usual. I had a good time. So here’s the pic along Taiping:

Click more to view my Olympic blogger video

[quick edit]

(my video for the olympics bloggers competition)

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screw you guys, i’m going home

Some songs as recommended by my colleague at work, Shahir.

(click to see..)

Unforgiven

Drive by Incubus

Hurricane by Scorpion

The last one, an old school favourite with meaningful lyrics =)
Random love song by Daniel Beddingfield

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hello all,

Finally it is Friday! Don’t know about you, but I just can’t wait to go home, lie down on my sofa and crack open a nice cold can of lemonade (or perhaps something stronger!)

It is nice that there are people who are taking life less seriously. We gotta balance work and play and not get stressed up over petty issues. Nonetheless, my experience at the bank has been both eye-opening, and a steep learning curve (not just about the process, but the social aspects & hierarchy of it all as well)

Happy April and welcome Calendar Q2/2012!

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Azwan wrote:
Sayan kurang faham sila jelaskan

Issue is simple.

The poster is stating that soon the Emerging Markets (Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Philippines) will be the big economies of the future. Invest with (insert our favourite Bank name here), as we have good presence in these countries (memang benar).

Oleh itu, saya ingin sampaikan bahawa kerja yang kita sekawan buat mungkin diberi kepada orang yang walaupun kurang mahir tetapi cepat and kuat belajar terminologi canggih itu. Kedua, pasaran yang dipaparkan diatas mungkin “mahal” nak invest (melabor) kalau you “masuk” 2-5 tahun kemudian.

Dalam topik yang sama, saya selalu memper-ketawa-kan kawan-kawan saya yang bekerja KUAT GILA termasuk hari Ahad dalam bidang “audit”. Saya men-teori-ze bahawa kerja yang mereka mahir, mungkin di-replacekan oleh, buruh / pekerja yang lebih murah. Stock taking, satu perkra yang mereka sering buat, mungkin di-replacekan oleh pekerja bangla /vietnam dengan satu supervisor Gajinya RM 1500 and pekerja RM 600/bulan yang boleh kerja 7 hari berturut-turut 12 jam sehari tanpa MC (medical certificate of leave / absence).

Bottom line: Pada pendapat Philip, competitive advantage kita berbanding “potential replacement” kita ialah…

… to be continue (sila tanya saya di Ofis).

SKian harap maklum!

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Guess what? We’re down to one more match.

One thing’s for sure. I won’t be wearing a Liverpool jersey ;) whee… But pending the outcome on Tuesday morning (malaysia time), it could be interesting for Mr. Reuben Nair as the die hard scouser might have to wear a Manchester United jersey!!! Can’t wait for that to happen.

Here, below, is the evidence of said wager.

Reuben Liverpool wager

Liverpool Man United March 2012 outcome

Results

Today I also made a short video on the Post Crossing project I’m involved in. The song is After Life by Switchfoot remixed by Darren Ashley. http://is.gd/DarrenAftermath (pardon the url)

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Take a look at this article describing the absurdities of wireless data plans http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/15/2876459/shared-cellular-data-plans-editorial

Working on the above revelations, I came up with an infographic challenging the offering by YES 4G, Malaysia’s top wireless ISP in my books… Their new postpaid plans are competitive against what is being offered locally. But in truth, the truth is hard to accept indeed.

It in interesting to note Digi is coming up with LTE, and from their website describing the upgrades, I find it exciting. Then again, it’s cheap to talk — let’s see if they can deliver the hype. For now, Yes 4G would be the best in terms of speed and availability. But with all things, you can only choose two of three! You cannot have it all.

Either: Speed, Coverage, Cost. One variable will have to give way!

In a nutshell, the below price plans is similar to how Starbucks overcharge you for coffee.

There’s Small, Medium, Large … RM 9/10/11. When you choose RM 9, they say “Would you like to upgrade to Medium, only 1 ringgit more?” Then the next time you order medium the size you up. Upselling, it’s called. But cost of providing you that little extra? Close to zero. Considering all fixed and variable costs of the coffee, the per unit cost of the cheapest Americano against the top dog ice blended super duper “ka liew” mix, the price difference might be twice, but the unit cost to them is the same.

If you didn’t catch the marketing gibberish in the last para, check out the below infographic.

To share this, Post on your FB http://philipkhor.com/i-dream/?p=3413 or http://is.gd/1evffX

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I love playing with the new Garageband on the iPad. Lovely piece of software. Enjoy the below in HD ;)

 
Next project: Tiesto’s Adagio for Strings!

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Brian Moh

I sat down with him on Sunday, 11th March to get a glimpse of his work, his life as a photographer, and what he thinks of “the industry” in general.

One main observation about journalism and how photography has become mainstream, is that almost everyone can be a photo journalist. It seems easy; just point and boom, boom boom! (rapid fire)

Most of the time, it is rather difficult to obtain the desired results that you set out for. The picture may be technically well composed, but the desired results may not be to required perfection suitable for publishing. Here are Brian Moh’s top tips to get a good shot:

1. Be friendly to people you work with. Talk with a gentle humble tone, when giving clear instructions on your vision and direction. Often times, it is easy for anyone to get frustrated with the constant changes in schedule, changes in weather, unforseen circumstances like location unavailability, and so forth. The key is to be diplomatic, and give clear, simple and precise instructions so that the whole photo shoot will be a good experience for everybody involved.

2. Practice good shot planning. Even before setting out for the shoot, it is important to know what you are looking for. That means doing your homework by Googling the location, event, and looking at past magazines and articles for some inspiration. If you’re covering the Thaipusam event, it involves waking up in the wee hours of the morning, getting a good spot, and lots of waiting. Waiting and more waiting for the right moment to come.

Thaipusam shot Star Metro

3. When shooting in an unfamiliar location, talk to the locals. You can often get good information when talking to the taxi man, waitresses, or the friendly old man by the park. Be humble, approachable and friendly and you might get a useful tip on what you want to shoot at.

4. Anticipation. Let’s say you have to get a good shot by 5pm deadline today. The shot you want will only appear once, somewhere between 3pm – 6 pm. The opportunity comes and goes in a blink of an eye. What do you do? You mustn’t miss it, or your editor will be angry at you! The trick is to anticipate the shot, and have back ups. You won’t be lucky all the time, so make sure your back is covered for the times you’re not so lucky. Get extra shots. If the cover page of the Star demands traffic jam at Duta toll on Hari Raya day, you don’t have to take on the actual jam day itself; you can anticipate a time with many cars lining up for the toll; and have that as a Backup!

5. Be Creative. Let’s say you see a beautiful picture of a waterfall. You go to the location and try to capture the exact same photo. Where is the creativity in that? Brian Moh suggests to try different angles, exposure, and lighting conditions to get a unique shot; a shot you can call your own. You can choose a different time of the day, highlight of the photo, camera manual settings, program and ISO settings. Also bring a physical “log book” to write short notes on the photos you take. It will be useful to help you learn from your shots at home. Take notes on time of day, lighting, weather conditions, settings (EXIF is cool, but writing down helps you be more aware) and your experience taking (problem with moving animals, harsh weather, etc)

6. Connect with people. This is a general advise to improve your outlook and vision of the world. Try to speak the local lingo. People are more willing to be open and share if you’re humble and show some willingness to be interested.

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