Its this time around where St Anne Church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang is having their annual celebration. The celebration spans for a whole week, and I went there the day after I purchased my tripod. It's really a useful too, should've bought it hundreds of days ago. Look at the picture I took below..



Irene and I were both fated to be together (again) because of the blessings of St Ann's. Remember about 2 years ago when we were having a fight, she took me there for a prayer together. She forgives me as St Anne's did. Hence from then onwards, I would say that our relationship have been very much stable. No more quarrels, no more silly arguements.

There were like thousands of people attending that night, eventhough it's a Wednesday. We choose to go there as it's the actual date of the celebration. I heard during the weekends, there were 80,000 people attending the mass. Thank god I wasn't stuck in the MASS of traffic jam.

Just got my 1st full salary bank-in to my account this evening. So very happy. Have already been talking about getting a tripod (finally~!) after months and months of dreaming, waiting, researching and budgetting. Most rich photographers would be going for Manfrotto tripods, while other casual photographers make do with those made from plastic.

Fly towards the ATM machine right after work to take out RM 500. That's the maximum I can afford for now, maybe upgrading to a better tripod once I turn pro. For now, I only need something which is sturdy enough, yet light weight so that I can carry around. Not forgetting, I am rather low in cash now, still need to save up for my overseas trip this Raya.

Went to Burmah Road to have a look at the variety of Manfrotto tripods they have. According to the boss, the shop just moved in from some other place. No wonder I never noticed it there eventhough my father's office is nearby. Not only do they sell tripods, but they are the distributor of Cokin filter system. $$$

Nice~! I went in there, search through their filter set, jot down the price and I took a booklet back for reference. I'm the kinda person who will not take out money right when I see something I like. I'll go home, hatch the "want" for a couple of months, until it became a "need" before I swap my card/ pay the cash.

After window shopping, I drove my way to Komtar to get a cheaper tripod which I find good enough to suit my purpose: light weight, sturdy, affordable, able to shoot at low angles, and it does come attached with a spirit level. All this for an affordable RM180 to own this Victory-Brand Made in China Tripod. I got a remote controller for my camera as well as it'll help reduce the minor vibrations even more. All that for a mere RM 220.

With the rest of the money I have in my wallet, I bought some ice cream for my love ones as I can't afford to give them "pocket money" yet with my limited budget. Oh well, I just started working as a fresh grad. Hopefully they will include me in their annual salary increment later this year.



Tried the tripod out once I got back home. The stary sky wasn't really good as I took a 3 minute shot. The earth have already moved hundreds of kilometers at such a long time. Anyway, some still landscape shots did work well like the one above. Well, if there are any photography friends out there...remind me to get a motorized tripod head once I being promoted. I'll show you some nice stary sky once I have that. For now, I'll have to head for bed. Work => $$$ => Photography

Some of you might still remember how I went swimming with my phone. Well, after all these months, finally get the phone back for good. I’m delighted the very instance I saw Irene’s face when I switched it on. Then I tried to see if the “Huhu, Jia You” is still there. Even the photos and my SMS are all still there.

No doubt Motorola Service Center is taking their time in repairing my phone. But they didn’t charge me anything for the repairs except voiding my warranty (which is irrelevant now). The only complain would be the efficiency of the traffic police nowadays. I’ve only parked there for like 10 minutes, they already issued me a traffic summon. KNN!!!

I was cursing away all night when I got back home. Looking NSEW yet still can’t remember where I kept my phone’s cover only to find in the most obvious place, in a different color. My bad :P Sorry Pa, Ma.

During the first few days starting to work in the factory, I’ve to wear these black industrial shoe. These shoes have a huge piece of metal in front each side. Imagine how heavy it is to walk around in these shoes. With every step I move, I’ve to bear with the pain when the metal piece knocks on my feet. This walk/knock process continues from 8.10am till 5.31pm. End up, for the first week, I wear 2 pairs of socks to work yet my legs still sore at night.

Yesterday I came back to work overtime yet left my locker keys at home. So I use a pair of visitor’s flat shoes to work around the line. And I did notice how much slippery it is with those white shoes. I think I’ve gotten used to industrial shoes by now.

Anyway, I think I should be thankful to be working on NORMAL shift. Yet, the only complain would be the long working hours. Imagine I’m expected to work till 7.31pm during weekdays and a minimum of 4 hours during weekends. It’s already been a couple of times that I’ve to work till 8pm before I can go back and have my dinner. Mom and Dad are already tired of me complaining. Let me see if my readers do feel the same way.

Every time we went out for Italian, she’ll say, “If you like macaroni and cheese, I can make for u”.
“When?”, I asked
“You buy the materials for me –lah”, answered her.
“Can’t you go and buy those stuffs? You mom never asks your father to drive her to the market every morning did he?”, I asked

I never would have expected her to really go back and ponder about this question. One fine Friday, she went to TESCO with her friend to buy the necessary ingredients, went home early to cook, and decorate the dish in a simple yet delightful manner.

I was working late as usual, reaching home at 8pm is a norm. If I get back too early, my parents would’ve questioned, scold and try to make me look useless. As I reached her place, the clock is reading 10 minutes to nine. Yet she welcome me with a hug, drag me to the dining table, and ask me to start eating. She’s worried that I’m hungry and the food might get cold after such a long time. She heated up a bowl of mushroom soup, and make me some baked beans to go with my macaroni.

She’s not a bad cook I tell you. Even though I’ve been teasing her on her cooking, yet every time she visits the kitchen, you will think that it’s done by a seasonal pro. I love you cute. Hope to try more of your dishes. I promise I’ll clean the dishes after meal. :P

We read about Cirnelle’s comment about how couples should really dress up and go out for a dinner some time as to strengthen the bond in between them. Yeah, we did take that in another manner, a more cost-efficient, yet romantic kinda way.

She got back from Kulim, Kedah (about 50km from Penang) and drop by KFC to get some chicken meal. When I got back, we went up into our room, turn off the lights, and switch on a small table lamp so that we can see what we’re eating. We sat ourselves on the floor and chat along while enjoying the finger-licking-good meal. It’s really one of a kind experience, imagining stars on the ceiling, and we are safe from mosquito bites, as well as other predators that might be hiding in the grass.

Note: Not that we the kind that like to stay indoors. But with both of us working and time we have for each other is limited. We’ll just have to make do with what we have, like what she says, “Wherever I am doesn’t matter, as long as you are with me”.

If you have seen the movie of the Miri girl gets slap and hit by a group of girls while a lot of other guys are watching, you should be pity her instead of making fun of the whole video clip.

These guys really went too far...Another Fight Video Discovered On The Internet

Well, at times jokes might get serious, and it might ruin ur job opportunity, or even your future if you're not careful. I've my orientation this week, and there has been rumours spreading around my line saying that I'll be leaving soon.

Some kind seniors asks me about that and I turn pale almost immediately. "How did they find out?", "Am I getting fired?", "Is there something I say that give them the wrong idea?"... tonnes of question goes through my mind all day.

But thankfully I've get to understand why they say such a thing... it's because of a misinterpretation that gets into a huge disaster/joke.

Boss: "When is your last day?"
Me: "This thursday."

Without realizing it...I've made an error. My boss was asking me when will be my last day of ORIENTATION not last day of SERVICE~!!! These people really spread it so far that people have been looking at me in an odd way, and no seniors are willing to allocate tasks for me. Havta leave after work since there's no tasks for me to do after hours.

Lesson Learn: Be calm, and find out the real reason behind before taking the wrong steps which might get u into deeper shit.