Sony's First Ever Pro-Shop in Malaysia

Woot!! Congrats to Sony to open its 1st ever Alpha Pro-Shop in Malaysia!!
Actually not counted as OPEN la, cuz Studio Zaloon got "converted" into it. haha!!

Anyways if you're wondering what i'm talking about,
Studio Zaloon (the camera shop I often get my gears from) has been converted into a Pro-Shop.
It means that there is a FULL DISPLAY of Sony Alpha gears in the shop.
Unlike Sony Style which are available in many shopping malls,
the Pro-Shop doesn't sell Sony Walkman, Vaio, Bravia etc. Only Alphas.

I went for the Opening Ceremony for this event.
The "rumoured" lucky draw prizes attracted me. haha!!
It was said to be Alpha A550, SAL18250 lens + some other stuff.
But sadly, the lucky draw prize isn't that. That's just a "hamper" which we can purchase at a special price.

Back to the opening. Here are some photos.

Grand Opening!!


A man looking at the HUGE collection of lenses

Thats all for the photos I took. I'm used to taking "clean" shots so I hardly take when there were lotsa humans moving around. haha!!

Anyways the event started at 12pm, and ended at 5pm.
Why so long? Cuz of the photo competition.
Photo Competition was from 1:30pm - 4:30pm.
3 whole hours weih!! Just for 1 photo?
Lazy to take ler.
So i hung out with some new friends I know at the event.

1st, we went to LowYatPlaza. Got a 4GB CF card for my A200.
Then while thinking where to have a drink, we went to Times Square and ended up at Starbucks.


Whipped cream which Ben Jern can only look at, not eat it.


Bryan's, Mine, Jason's


Haven't had you for a long time!!

During the hang out, Ben Jern and Jason kept poisoning Bryan and me with the Iphone.
They showed us the apps etc. Then started fighting over who's panaroma app is the best.
Then, there goes the Panaroma Challenge.

1st round

Ben Jern showing off his cool app

2nd round

Jason:"YOU DON'T MOVE YA!!!"
In case you were wondering, yes, thats smashpOp.
His turn to show off his panaroma app.

After the two finished arguing, then they ganged up to poison us again.
All in all it was a pretty fun iphone poison session ler.
We never forget to take photos. hehe
So here's one last photo of the four of us.


Four

Oh in case you were wondering what lucky draw prize were there.
They are Sony Alpha Studio Light Stand with Umbrella.
Not too practical for people like me...yet.

When good deeds turned bad..

NOTE: (Almost) everyone's New Year's Resolution is to post up a blog post every day.
Many photographers call it project 365 in their flickr and photoblogs.
BUT..I'm not gonna hop onto that wagon. Too lazy to..hehe!!

Okay, been wanting to write about this a long time ago but didn't do it.
This title was left in my "Blog Post" list for months, and its time for it to show!!

How can good deeds turn bad, you ask?
I'm sure you've experienced it before.
When you tried to be helpful but ended up causing more trouble..
When you sympathize certain people and "donated" your change just to find yourself conned.
There are just so many ways for a good deed to turn bad.
But is it our fault? In certain cases..yes.

Was watching a drama one day and someone in the show said "总之做人只求心安理得"
and the moment strucked me.
We've been approached by many people who asks for donation, if not for their own.
Too many that we label them as "pests"
Some drag their disabled comrades along, some dress up as monks etc.
When our senses detected such people around while having lunch at a coffee shop,
we immediately put up our defenses, deaf ears, and grouchy faces.

Why do we do that?
"Volunteers" who got donations from us are given some commission.
The company they work for gets profit sharing.
In the end, the beneficiary might only get RM5 from the RM10 we donated..maybe less.
Some "monks" will be seen walking towards their car. Toyota Camry maybe??
The society has gotten sick of showing empathy to such people.

Do you know that most old folks home and orphanage cannot support their own expenses due to the lack of sponsors?
They don't have any income other than being sponsored and getting donations from the public.
That is why they have to get help from companies that will provide people to go out and collect donation.
Sharing the donation with the companies as "profit sharing" is a small price to pay.
At least they are getting some income.
PEOPLE, its not like they have a choice k.

We don't like such companies. "Stealing" from the public's compassion.
But what can we do?
We can always get the address and phone number of the homes and send a cheque directly to them.
We can also call them to ask if they need any commodities like rice, salt, and oil.
That way, we know that they're getting 100% of what we donated, right?
I don't condemn the people or companies who tries to get donation from the public.
They're trying to help but we can't be idealistic.
Everyone needs to eat and we can't work for free.
So "profit sharing" and "commissions" are essential.

So yeah, next time you meet such people, try not to ignore them.
If you really don't want to donate, tell them nicely.
Else, get their address and phone number and leave them with some hope.
They are humans too..
Of course, don't be blind and donate to people whom you know is trying to cheat you.

Fine Dining at Home (2nd Attempt)

Like what I said in the previous post, we're gonna have fine dining tonight.
Well, overall it was pretty good.
Just like in relationships, we gotta have a lil "foreplay" to spice things up!!
*Sorry if it sounds wrong. Blame your polluted mind*

Its nice to sit down at the dining table and spend some time eating while chatting with the family.
*Of course nice ler..Not I cook also!!*
The food was nice, in small delicate portions.
Though in small portions, most of us were full cuz we're small eaters.
*I think if this continues, we'll be smaller eaters*

Without further adieu, I'll bring out the photos!!!

Teddy Bear Decor


Different sets of plates


Our white wine from New Zealand


Simple yet yummy soup


Our favourite mushrooms!!


Salmon with salad


Baked Mussels..YUM!!


Prawn Tempura
Presentation abit fail, but tastes..GOOD!!


Pork in Red Wine and Black Pepper Sauce


F-A-M-I-L-Y

This was what I had for dinner today. YUMS!!!
Thank you Daddy and Mommy for preparing such dinner!!
Since they cooked, I did the dishes..
A happy happy family we are indeed. hehe!!