Wind's Art

Some Casual Shots for Ivy :p

2009-11-22T12:01:00.009+08:00

Just had a very casual shooting session with Ivy and her friend's Cherry.
We spent an hour plus of great time together until a heavy rain kick in and we got to terminate the session earlier then we planned (What a Waste!).

Anyway, hopefully we can have another casual shooting session again, this time we shall try different venue! :p

so looooooooong

2009-11-22T08:15:00.004+08:00

It have being a very long while that I never update my blog LOL!
em... very bad!
To set my year end target here, I am telling myself - from this moment on - I must update it at least Once a Week! haha (god bless...)

HTC Magic - Testing 123

2009-08-09T09:43:00.004+08:00

My old Sony Ericsson W910I had gave me so much problem till I got to decommission it before 2 years time.
Be frank I can't thought of any other phone better then iPhone nowadays, however due to my mobile operator does not carry iPhone, thus HTC Magic here I am.
I suppose HTC Hero should be a better choice, however it is not available yet.

After a few day of try out, Magic indeed a solid "PDA" phone (emphasing the word PDA, as I find the phone feature is a bit troublesome) - very responsive, great application support (many games, applications can be easily obtain from Google Market), and no issue accessing Facebook, MSN, etc...

In short, I have no regret getting the HTC Magic. He will be one of my loyal companion in coming many many months :p

A Voyage of Bicycle

2009-08-01T08:40:00.006+08:00

I was recently back to my hometown - Tawau.
Stayed there for a week of time, enjoy the cheerful moment with my family.
Below few shots was taken while we tried out the new "electrical" bicycle which my uncle just bought.
Well I would like it is quite fun, especially for a lazy person like me hahaha :p

My new Toy - Dog Tag

2009-07-06T10:26:00.006+08:00

Several reasons make me bought it -
1) It make of Brass <-- which mean I can bring it down to the sea
2) It like it's design <-- Simple and nice
3) The last and probably the most important reason: among the series of Agnes B's product, this is the only thing I can afford <-- lol

Scuba Oasis - Pulau Dayang Diving 20 June 09

2009-06-23T13:55:00.011+08:00

Another Diving Trip at Dayang again!
Well, I always learn new things every time I go back.
This time I discover a new dive spot (ship wreck, pic 7) which is not far away from Dayang Jetty.
(although the journey to there was very tough - strong current, and bad visibility, when I surfaced with my buddy, we were only left with 20 Bar of air! Imagine our dive time was only 26 mins and max depth of 30 meters). We also saw a Very HUGE school a yellow stripe fish before we surfaced.
Anyway, I'm always bad in wording, to cut it short, it was a wonderful trip!
To me a diving trip is never just the diving alone, but to learn new thing, meet new friend, and have a great time together.
At the end here -

Wishes all the guys & gals from Lee University a safe trip home! Was great fun having you all! (borrow this from Bernard haha)

Jamie love Zhao Wei!

2009-06-10T20:06:00.007+08:00

PROCESSING NOW - Stay TUNE!!! lol :p
Attn Jamie - pls don't kill me!

Updated 24-June-09
Finally completed everything - Hei Jamie, hope u will like it bah! haha

Henry's Birthday (23 May 09)

2009-05-23T22:59:00.009+08:00

Some shots taken during Henry's Birthday Party.
Met up with several old friend, had a pretty nice chatting session with them as well
More importantly, wishing our big buddy Henry - Happy Birthday here!
Will see you very soon again for lunch!! lol :p

Just for Fun! haha

ADEX 2009

2009-05-03T09:11:00.004+08:00

Went to the Asia Dive Expo which hosted in Keppel Bay's Marina with a few of my dive buddy.
Like last year, it was one of the interesting event that I will not miss.
Sadly to say - due to the economic crisis, the size of ADEX 2009 probably only half the size compared to 2008.
Anyway, we still had a great fun there - check out some new stuffs, and get to know some new friends.
ps: not sure why, but I noticed whenever I go out with this batch of dive buddy (no matter during dive training, actual dive itself, or even during this Dive Expo - Heavy Rain always come along! weird weird hahaha)

Want to know what Marcus was shooting?

Here you Go! :p

Dennis in Action!

Some shots taken after the show...

Show Off Time! :p

Awaiting Shutter Bus to go home...

Finally... ADEX 2010 - I am looking forward to attend again!

Compare to my buddy, this is the only thing I can afford to buy (plus the hat is the free gift come along with the snorkel Ok!!haha)

70th Birthday Celebration - 18 Apr 09

2009-04-20T00:42:00.010+08:00

Thanks Eliss for inviting me to shot her father's 70th Birthday Party.
It was the first time I shot a formal Birthday Party as well lol
Share out some pics taken during the event :p

Scuba Oasis - Pulau Dayang Diving Trip - 9 Apr 09

2009-04-18T07:18:00.015+08:00

We departed Singapore at 7.15pm Friday (9 Apr).
The congestion of SGP and MY Custom were much much better then we expected.
We arrived Mersing Ferry Terminal around 11.30pm, but only manage to depart Mersing at 1.15am (Thanks to the lateness from other group). Spent 3.5 hours on the boat, arriving dayang at about 4.45am.
Apart from the slight delay, our overall journey to Dayang was a smooth and enjoyable one :p
Ok, it's time to let the pics tell the story again! haha

7.08am 10 Apr - Some shots while everyone still sleeping...

8.29am 10 Apr - Breakfast Time!
Our lovely Kristal showing how to make simple meal looks remarkable!! hahaha

8.59am 10 Apr - Briefing for the First Dive.
They were heading to have their first breath underwater (Open Sea).
A bit nervous showed on their face :p

On the way to Dive Site

Refreshment Hour :p

All equipment Set! Let's take some shot before jumping down!!

We found a Hawksbill Turtle

Having Great Fun!

4.49am 11 Apr - My intimate moment with Maggie's Cup Noodles

The morning sun was about to rise (6.48am)

6.14pm 11 Apr -
Although Eat, Sleep, and Dive were our primary objective to be there;
no harm to have a friendly match of Volley Ball game as well haha

Camera Shy or Pretend to be Camera Shy? :p

B4 the light turned off (10.13pm). Tmr gonna be the last day of our trip...

8.21am 12 Apr -
Will heavy rain stop us from diving?
Hell No! It simply added more FUN to our trip! lol :p

Time to start our last dive in Dayang

The last group of our family pic underwater. I will sure missing all of you!

I love Marcus's Ultra Men post below lol :p

Jaime signaled the rest "Come over here!" :p

Final shot b4 the camera's battery ran off completely.
This little bat fish always love to escort diver around near Dayang house's reef.
I can almost see her everytime whenever I come back to Dayang :p

Scuba Oasis - Open Water Diver Course - Pool Session (05 Apr 09)

2009-04-07T11:12:00.013+08:00

Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, April 7
SINGAPORE: The highest rainfall recorded during Sunday’s heavy rains was 97.6mm, more than 50 per cent of the monthly average rainfall in April alone.

Thanks to the heavy rain fall, we conducted the pool session under the rain 60% of the time. We also got to stop the training half way a few times due to the thunder. A lot of unexpected minor issues happened during the training as well - short of dive weight, tank, O ring burst, etc, etc...
But at last, we MAKE it! :p

It was the first time I work with Dennis and Sonja on the Pool Session, they are lovely, we had a great fun working together. Unfortunately, Sonja is going back to Germany soon to continue her study, so we will not able to catch up with each other in coming few months time.

Anyway, let's cut the words short and let the pics tell the story. Cheers :p

Basic Swimming and Floating test for Student

Briefing from Sonja and Dennis

Setting Up Equipment

First Breath underwater - I can tell u, it is Amazing!

Dennis and his group of student (Heavy Rain was on the Way)

While the Rich Students were enjoying their Lunch

The Poor Instructors can only sitting besides and watch (plus the poor guy who holding the Camera as well haha lol)

Heavy Thunder and Rain - No choice, got to take a break

Finally the Rain was became smaller - Training Resume.
Dennis demo how to do a "Giant Strike"

Student version :p

Awaiting to practice CESA (Control Emergency Swimming Ascent)

Tire Diver Tow -

Pool guy who being picked to tow me haha

End of Training! YEAH!!! - Poor Sonja :p

Earth Hour 2009 (28 Mar 09)

2009-03-28T23:21:00.009+08:00

Had took a trip down to Marina Barrage to shot the moment of Earth.
Spent a few hours there for just a few shoots, some ppl might think I was crazy haha.
Anyway, that's the little thing which I can do, to support the world we live.
In short, I enjoy it a lot, and hope you enjoy this special moment as much as I do. Cheeeeeeers :p

Before the Light Turned Off

After the Light Turned Off

Okie, time for non serious thing:
Some how the lady below really amazed me.
I just don't think I able to shoot properly when I need to take care of a puppy at the same time :p

same background, different angle - Two types of Feeling...

OMG! Was I encountered a "Ghxxt"?!! lol :p

Alson&Yong's ROM (21 Mar 09)

2009-03-22T09:22:00.010+08:00

Alson was one of my senior colleague when I started my first job in Singapore.
He was one of the big brother among our team and always be our saver when we encountered some super troublesome user lol :p
Time really does fly, I still feel like everything just happened yesterday but in fact it was already a few years back...
Anyway, thanks Bro, I had a great fun shooting your ROM yesterday :p

Share out some pics of our beautiful bride here first
ps: Yong was a bit shy and nervous during the makeup session :p

Short of Compressed Air

2009-03-21T00:29:00.006+08:00

Word is not enough to describe how much I missing the 200 Bar of Compressed Air lol
Well, since I got no idea when would be my first dive for 2009, just share out some pics we took during my last dive of 2008 :p

Location: Pulau Dayang

Foxface Rabbitfish

Boxfish

Beautiful Nudibranch (sea slugs)

Green Turtle

Lovely Clownfish :p

Some group photos we love...

Lastly, the lesson for below two pics - Never Sleep Alone! :p

Major revamp to my Computer

2009-03-20T22:56:00.003+08:00

Quite a few days never update my blog here.
First of all, nothing special happened during the past few day.
More importantly, I'm a lazy person hahah

Anyway, had done some major revamp to my slightly older desktop
- Install a 320GB Hard Disk Drive to it
- Install an external mounting device for SATA HDD
- Transfer data from my super old computer

In short I am pretty satisfy to the end result now, but my room become super messy again haha.

Now I got about 500GB of free space available, think it should be able to last me for several months again (don't have to worry about the disk space issue). Why do I need so many disk space? Well, just a simple calculation - If I shoot a full day wedding event, I can easily finish 3 pieces of 8GB SD Card. That's about 24GB or more of disk space for a single event of shooting. So now you can imagine how fast I can finish 500GB of disk space lol :p

ps: tot of the special thing happened this few day, actually my car died on me yesterday lol. I spent two hours waiting for the engineer to come (under hot sun), and cost me about S$200 to replace the stupid battery. Anyway, no pain no gain, least I got a new battery on my Car now right hahaha what a lame excuse.

Attn Star: pls stop sending shooting star to bomb my car lol

The day event of Gabriel&Shirley's Wedding

2009-03-12T21:01:00.005+08:00

Kindly click on the photo below to launch the clip
ps: sometime the website might run a bit slow, thus you might need to wait for a while so that the clip able to play smoothly lol :p Which is totally out of my control.

Completion of Gabriel&Shirley Wedding

2009-03-11T22:11:00.011+08:00

Well, it take much much longer time then I tot - the photo and the clip editing (although it is only the most basic one).
Be frank it is quite a painful process but I love it.
Besides, I would also like to thanks Shirley for willing to trust me and let me shoot her wedding lol haha.

Things to keep in mind for my next shooting...
- Bring extra T-Shirt - I forgotten how many bag of Tissue Paper I used due to sweat.
- Bring extra bottle of water - again due to sweat (I am a polar bear which only suitable to live in a cool environment lol)
- Bring extra Memory Card - I finished 2 pieces of 8MB SD Card (one card can take about 500pics), I remembered I even approached Shirley's brother to try my luck, turn out he only used CF Card lol :p So end up I was kept deleting pic while continue taking it.
- Surprisingly the Camera and Flash's battery which I worried most initially wasn't a problem. No matter how, I will always keep an extra of that.

Anyway, I will try to share out the clip soon, which summarize the whole wedding of G&S.
Hope that our lovely couple will love it :)

I need a Song!

2009-03-08T11:22:00.002+08:00

Had finally finished the editing, but I need a song badly now!

Ps: from above pic, I guess you can understand how frustrated am I lol :p Actually I should said I do have some song, but it is either too short, or I can't find the MP3 version (changed my 3 years old PC to a 2 years old one a few days back, now it run slightly faster, but a lot of software got to reinstall again, what a sucker am I lol hahaha)

Not feeling good

2009-03-07T09:01:00.003+08:00

I was not feeling very good during the past few days as well.
em... anyway...
Getting very close to finish the editing of Gabriel&Shirley's wedding album, sharing some of the pic I like here.

CLOSE TO YOU - Thanks Star for sharing this song :p

2009-03-06T10:03:00.000+08:00

CLOSE TO YOU (Carpenters)

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
Just like me (Just like me)
They long to be
Close to you.

Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Hahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Lahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.

Some shots for my wife

2009-03-06T08:47:00.002+08:00

She is not feeling good today, hope that she will recover soon...

Who is Ivy?

2009-03-05T19:45:00.004+08:00

Well, a lot of ppl kept asking me who is Ivy... hahaha
here u go

Thanks Ivy and Star!

2009-03-05T12:17:00.008+08:00

ps: Thanks Ivy for taking my pic here! Also thanks Star for the good comments...

Some shots for Magdalene

2009-03-03T10:41:00.005+08:00

ps: hei Magdalene, I am glad u like it :p

Joyce Ewe - The Stranger and the Angel

2009-03-02T19:03:00.012+08:00

I met Joyce during my previous shooting event in the Church.
My first impression to this lovely lady were - Super Active, Enjoy Shooting (hardly seen a lady will bend here and there for taking a pic, imagine she was not wearing Jean and T-Shirt during that moment hahaha) , very cheerful - like an Angel...
Then I met her again during the wedding dinner, she was one of the Makeup Artist for the event - When she was doing her work, you can tell she was paying 100% attention at it; u will hardly see her smile (except when need to talk to her client)... somehow gave me a feeling like a Stranger :p

Anyway, if you would like to know her better, kindly visit her website below
http://JoyceEwe.com

Gabriel&Shirley Wedding (28 Feb 09) - Part 1

2009-03-01T09:45:00.003+08:00

Still busy doing the most basic editing, but let's welcome our Beautiful Bride here :p

Gabriel&Shirley Wedding (28 Feb 09)

2009-03-01T01:09:00.009+08:00

Well, just finish the shooting, share out our beautiful bridesmaid first - Thanks Ivy and Lynn :)

Just like Heaven...

2009-02-26T05:22:00.003+08:00

Someone msg me and ask about the song I put it here. Well, I heard this song from a movie Just like Heaven quite a few years back. Is a touching movie, I'm glad that I had watched it. Catch it if you enjoy a romantic movie (but I would like to point out here, I am not a romantic person lol hahah)
ps: I will be changing the song frequently, thus next time when you visit my blog, it might not be the same anymore. But you can always click on the link below to watch the original MV posted to the web. Cheers :)

"Just Like Heaven" (from Katie Melua)

Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream he said
The one that makes me laugh he said
And threw his arms around my neck
Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed his face and kissed his head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make him glow
Why are you so far away? he said
Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
That I'm in love with you

You, soft and only
You,lost and lonely
You, strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe his name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only boy I loved
And drowned him deep inside of me

You, soft and only
You, lost and lonely
You, just like heaven

You, soft and only
You, lost and lonely
You, just like heaven

My first Rockport's Shoe

2009-02-24T10:10:00.003+08:00

Bought this last Sunday.
Tried out quite a number of shoe from several brand and finally this was my choice lol

Some Snap from Clarke Quay

2009-02-22T22:14:00.007+08:00

Had my 2009 CNY Reunion Dinner at Jumbo Clarke Quay, below was some shoot took after the dinner.

ps: well, I do enjoy snapping ppl around the street, thus the person who holding camera there was not me lol :p

I hardly shoot any night scenery nowadays. During the old firm's time, shooting night scenery require a lot of understanding and control; however with a modern camera, anyone put in a tripod should have no problem taking a pretty decent night shoot. Well, below are two sample except I took without tripod (High ISO Setting instead)

Some Snap from Botanic Gardens today

2009-02-21T15:20:00.009+08:00

Very Cute Little Girl

Well, happen to see someone doing model shooting
Hopefully he don't mind, I borrow her model here lol

Candid picture of today :p

Just for Laugh

2009-02-21T07:31:00.003+08:00

Let's Rock the Weekend!! lol wahahaha!!!

FAQ for Diving

2009-02-19T20:59:00.006+08:00

Share a few questions which I recently being asked by a friend.

1) Is it dangerous?
Yes it is, that's why you need to find a reputable dive centre to start your diving path. It is not only that a good instructor will take care of you, more importantly a good instructor will teach you how to take care of yourself.

2) How dangerous is it?
Doing it wrong, you might get killed immediately. And no, it is not because you will be eaten by Shark lol :p. Shark either find you more scary, or simply a piece of junk which is tasteless at all (Pls avoid shark finning! We are moving closer everyday to have this little baby TOTALLY out from this planet. Which is sad) . In reality, most of the diver accident is due to human error (Improper or careless act from diver themselves) .

3) How fun is it?
Well, it depends on individual. To me, one of the best thing in my life is to "Eat, Sleep, and Dive!".
I heard this somewhere "Worst day diving is better then the Best day working" lol

4) What is so fun about it?
Every single dive is a new exploration! You will never know what you get to see :p For example, I found this somewhere around Pulau Dayang/Aur of Malaysia :p

ps:
For those who don't know what is Ngee Ann Poly
Answer: One of the most established polytechnics in Singapore

End of Monsoon Season for West Malaysia

2009-02-19T04:52:00.009+08:00

Well, some of the local dive school will start their Open Water Course as early as Feb end 09.
Not sure what will be the condition of water, hopefully will not be too rough, else a lot of ppl probably will suffer, especially for those new bird who going to have their virgin dive lol :p

So far, I am not sure when would be my first dive yet. But I am looking forward to join my fellow DM mate (plus quite a few of their friend, heard that will be a some OWD (Open Water Diver) as well) to dive Pulau Redang during the Good Friday Holiday (somewhere in April).

ho ho, can't wait, can't wait
This is the resort we going to stay --> Redang Beach Resort
http://www.redang.com.my/resort/features.html
Share some of the pic I snap from the resort website, ho ho

And definately I am not going there for sightseeing hahaa

Below is what I am going to do for 80% of time while I am not sleeping, or eating lol Ya Hoo Ya Hoo!! (don't get me wrong, I am a google supporter lol)

Anyone else interested to join me?

Let me know, let me know

I promised that I will "Take Good Care" of you lol :p

ps:

someone just msg me "who is that ugly person at the last pic under water?"

Answer - That's Me

Testing of my new Canon 85mm F1.8

2009-02-18T19:09:00.001+08:00

I took these few pics quite a while ago when I bought the Canon 85mm F1.8 len.
Well, very satisfied result, and all my sis became my victim hahah

Last Post of CNY Gathering shoot

2009-02-18T07:24:00.001+08:00

Sharing some shoots I took recently during CNY Gathering 2009 with friends (Part 3)

2009-02-18T06:52:00.000+08:00

Sharing some shoots I took recently during CNY Gathering 2009 with friends (Part 2)

2009-02-18T06:43:00.001+08:00

Sharing some shoots I took recently during CNY Gathering 2009 with friends (Part 1)

2009-02-17T19:58:00.001+08:00

Above two pics are actually over exposure, but I like the feeling of its :)

Launching my Blog!

2009-02-17T17:57:00.001+08:00

Be Frank I never imagine there will be one day that I will create a blog for myself. Well, I don't think that I will write a lot of thing here, as I am a bad writer haha lol.

Anyway, the primary reason why I created this blog is to share something, mostly the picture I took, something about diving, food, or anything I find it special :p

Lastly, hopefully you will enjoy "looking" here :p