What is the True Direction?

What you think may not be the same of what you do.

What you do may not be the same of what you said.

What you said may not be the same of what you think.

Walau .... this is damn complicated.

Lately, a friend showing me something that I never thought off, it is just a simple wine cork, and by placing it on top of a table with various light sources ... can you see what I mean?

Look at the photo, the direction of the shadow arrow is pointed differently comparing to the small arrow on the cork. It is against each other directions. Just like a person telling you he is going east but his actual intention is to go west, the shadow arrow is just like a hidden agenda ....  Sometime we need to be careful, thing can be different from what you see, our eye can be deceived easily, use your heart to see.


I have another photo of the two corks, but they gave a different feel. The little arrows pointing each other is just like husband and wife chat with one another. The best part of the photo is their shadows. Both shadow arrows are pointing to the same direction, it gives me strong sense that the husband and wife are thinking alike and at the same directions. The two small arrows facing each other is just like they are communicating.

It is hard in today's life, many failed married is that the husband and wife are no longer communicating, they are not thinking to the same directions. I guess communication is the key of the married. So, to all husband or wife, don't neglect your spouse, do more chating with one another. Let share a common interest or direction.

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A Non-Stop Masquerade Party

I’m working in a workplace that is stressful but bearable, sometime works  can be difficult but not that bad because 17 years of experiences in the industry are sufficient for me to pull through. Although salary is not high but slightly better than many people.  Living in a steady working life which many would dream of … 

Life just continuing passing-by ….

But ….

Something had happen in my work place and it turned my world upside down.

I have the desire to share what happen to you, or rather the burning feeling to rant about it, however, due to the sensitivity of the issue .... I guess the time is not ready. I think better for me to keep it deep into my heart.

I just want to share a photo in my facebook and quoted my feeling :

Wow, Masquerade is my favorite party theme. But I didn't expect everyone loves it so much and enjoying it days and nights. The party is so much fun until nobody is interested to take it down ..... party all the way (>o^) ......... hahahaha ...

Someone did said, if you can't bet them, join them …….. is it !?

Suddenly, I heard a song circulating in my mind and I would like to share with you.

Tear coming down from my face when I keep playing the song. I am touch by the song because He had made a way for me. Yes, Jesus had made a way for me.. Praise Him.

The end.

Olympus EP3, EPL3 & EPM3 - More toys for people like me!!!!

If you have been visiting my blog, you would know I am crazy about photography!

Yes, I used the word - Crazy … hee hee hee. 

Why I said so? I can wake up as early as 6 am to go out for photo shooting with my photography buddies …. We can walk and walk a few kilometers without feeling tired and still excited to talk about photography and cameras …. We love photo shooting and we share our photos in facebook and give each other a “pat at the back” and made one another siok sendiri (self entertaining)…

All these were possible because of one word, ie, PEN

YES, PEN! It is not the pen that you use to write your secret love letter to your darling, but it is a super brand of OLYMPUS camera series. Do you know the FIRST PEN camera from Olympus was born in 1959, man, I am not even born yet, the brand is one of the oldest brand and now, still around in the market but move on from film camera to digital camera.

You may check with this link to know more http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Olympus_Pen.

Because I have purchased a PEN camera EPL2, I got the opportunity to know other Pen users through some workshops. Through their recommendation, I have joined a facebook group called the PEN LOVERS.

And this is their tag line,

“PEN LOVERS, WE CAPTURE AND SHARE LIFE IN A MIGHTIER WAY”

This group was established by Koon Yik in 2010, he has great passion about the PEN Camera. He has taken initiative to pool all the "Penian" together to sign a "big big big" poster and gave it to the Olympus and the poster now is hanging in the training/conference room in Olympus office at Kuala Lumpur.

If you happen to own an Olympus PEN camera, I would like to invite you to join this group.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_172539382761934

It is a close group but you can email the founder (remember to quote me lah) and I believe he will be glad to add you in. You may share your photos taken by Pen with us. If you are staying in Kuala Lumpur, we welcome you to join us on the TT (photowalk) in future.

By the way, Today, it is a GREAT NEWS as Olympus is launching a few new Pen Products …. ie, E-P3, E-PL3 and E-PM3. Yeah!!~ many of my buddies shouted with joy because they have been waited for this model for a long long time.

I check out the write up and I think the new models are so-so-so cool!!

I love the Pen Mini E-PM3… it is so CUTE !!!

I bet it is going to be number one choice for the ladies. It is not only cute but easily place in their handbag. Can easily take out to shot and forever ready to take picture!!

For me, it is a torture for a lady to carry a huge DSLR camera, even men had found difficulty to carry a huge DSLR camera around. Huge camera destroys the lady-like of a lady.

Come on, imagine in a photo, a lady with smaller hands with polished and beautiful nails, well dressed but holding an ultra large DSLR camera, what a “sinful” looked and destroy the beautiful image of the lady and even the whole photo.

That why, I am predicting the Pen Mini E-PM3 is going to be super “LIKE” by most ladies. 

For those who are looking for compact size camera with DSLR photo quality and allow changeable of lenses, EPM3 is going to be the BEST CHOICE ….

(Suddenly, feel like buying one for my wife …..OPS! Choi choi … no no … got to save money for other thing (like new lenses) … wakakaka… forget forget FORGET ABOUT IT ….. hehehehehe … for those who have $$$ and looking for a camera, please do consider getting one… hahahaha)

Another new model is EPL3, which is one step higher than my EPL2. I am not sure about other enhanced feature but I notice one big change is the flip out widescreen LCD … WALAU-EH …. How come my EPL2 doesn't have this feature? My saliva is flowing out liao :) It is so useful with a flip out LCD screen, any angle can be taken easily, especially those shot require low angle shot ...I am so envious-lah.

Last but not least, is the EP3, I think this is the taikoh (highes range), one obvious hhighlighted in Olympus website, it is proclaimed “World Fastest Auto Focus” … Hey, No joke!? … Is world hor !? …. True or not!? Is that means no other brands, not even the C and N can bet it Hor? …. I have no idea, but you can obviously walk into Olympus office to challenge them loh ….. 

Anyway, I am not expert in camera review. My “broken Malaysian English” with half cooked standard, I am not writing any review like my friends did. If you want to know more about the PEN camera, you may click my friend links … 

You may amaze what stunning quality of photos taken with these cameras. They are really beautiful. No wonder many experts told me, Olympus photos do not need much touch up because when the photo is taken, it is almost 90 over percent cooked … you do not need to enhance the photo quality from photoshop or others photo editing tool.

I was told that there is an enhancement of 12.3 MP sensor, it has improves further the dynamic range of the photo and now, I believe it stopped other N or C users to condemn  sensor of Olympus is small.

Review by Koon Yik

Review by Robin Wong

Furthermore, the camera came out with new art filter effects … I especially like the starlight effect, I have obtained permission from my friend Koon Yik to share his photo taken by EP3… You can see how beautiful the effect of starlight appearing in the photo, straight from camera!! … It is really stunning, isn’t it?

Photo taken with Pop Art with Starlight effect, Using EP3 (Credit to Koon Yik)

Oh, Men, make me feel like upgrading my camera ........ hahahaha...

The End.

Advance Photography Workshop - Still-life and Light Effect

Great !!

No Regret !!

Although I did not make it for the full session but I still think it is worth it!!

What am I talking about??

I am referring to the recent advance photography workshop organized by Olympus Malaysia on 11 June 2011. Initially, I signed up but regretted later because I have other appointment at 4 pm, the class is starting at 12 pm to 6 pm and I have to leave at 3 pm which mean I only attend 50% of the class, who would waste money like this knowing only attend half of the session?

Nevertheless I still go because something I want to learn ……

Yes, my philosophy is simple, if I go, I gain 50% of knowledge and if I miss it, I gain zero of knowledge, though I can save the money but I think money can be earned back but knowledge gone will not come back.

Some of you may argue that there’s maybe next session … yes, is “maybe”, maybe got or maybe no-lah!! I don’t want to wait and wonder when to have the next session whereby all my friends “sudah” moved on to advance stage liao….

Gaga!! Look like I am kind of kiasu-lah like Singaporean Wakakaka…..

Check this out! … these are some experimental photos I took during the class :-

How to make-love using an object…. ops, Soli!! Wrong phase, it is not that sexy x-rated there!!

… is how to make love shape using an object …

Interesting , right !!?

Yes, I’m talking about the advance photography workshop with the title of “Still Life & Light Effect”. I am glad that Olympus has organized this type of workshop because it will help his users gaining more knowledge about photography. The workshop covered the following areas:-

- Creating 'Heart' shaped shadows

- Smoke photography

- High speed photography

- Light graffiti

- Commercial still-life using cosmetics and other miscellaneous products

The workshop leader is Mr Sanjitpaal Singh, who is a professional photographer. He worked in a local advertisement company. I like some sample photos that Sanjit had shown us. I especially like the one with a broken glass that the red syrup was flashed on top of the glass and it blasted out like a small wave ... so stunning!! I also like the one with a man (he himself) that water pour out to his face … he was using a fast shutter speed and all the water droplets were just freeze in the air … wow! Beautiful!!

Mr Sanjit has given us a lot of ideas … like how to capture smoke effect, how to capture still objects with different light sources and backgrounds. Even the reflective glass table would give an impact to the photo. He has demonstrated using sound to trigger the flash for high speed photography … wow !!

However… I am like the Cinderella story whereby when time is up, Cinderella has to rush back home before she turned herself back to normal, so I am seeing my watch hitting 3 pm … Ting! Ting ! Ting!

I know I couldn't leave my shoe behind if I go, but I am sure I will leave my heart …

Oh !!! wait wait wait ……

3.15 pm …. okay, still can drag on a bit time …… tick tak tick tak ..

The unmerciful tick tak sound still going on ….. and how come become faster har !?

Ops!~ is 3.30 pm … all my “good” friends started reminding me is time up ….

Ops!~ is 3.45 pm need to go, otherwise I will be late.

Luckily, it was practical time, so, I quickly took some of the experimental photos … 

Then, I rushed out of the room … with tears dropping from my eyes, my broken heart fell in pieces and all over the room without people notice …….

I guess the final part touches on the light graffiti, is a subject that I like to learn more, even though I had learned once in a night photography workshop.

Luckily I still have a bunch of good friends there, so I am looking forward to ask them what had happen after I leave the workshop …

Although, they are now “tarik harga” keep telling me is SECRET …..

COME ON … MENS, WHAT SO SECRET ABOUT IT !!? Chairrrr!!!! You think is how to make-love with an object meh !

Wakakakaka!!

Photowalk at Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur

In my last blog post, I mentioned about the Photowalk at Kuala Lumpur with a few of my photo enthusiast buddies, it was truly an enjoyable trip. We meet as early as 7.30am in Sentral KL and started the journey to Dang Wangi Station by MRT and having breakfast at the famous coffee shop, Kedai Makanan Yut Kee, Dang Wangi.

I have been hearing so much about this place. You can find many write-ups about this place by many bloggers. The restaurant started since 1928 which is my grandfather time. I think now is running by the 3rd or 4th generations of their family. It is a typical Chinese Hainanese Kopitiam (coffee shop) with wooden chairs and marble tables, you can find some antique decoration around the shop. This place is quite crowded with the locals as it’s located in a strategic location in downtown.

As this is my first time having breakfast there, I ordered the recommended Hainanese Chicken Chop and Roti Babi. As for Roti Babi, if you translate literately, it means Pig Bread …. hahahaha… unfortunately I couldn’t find any pig in the bread except some mince pork, lap chong and vegies … To be more appropriate, it should call pork bread ..

Chicken Chop

Roti Babi

I really enjoy the breakfast, it food is tasty (although I don’t called it the BEST), I like the moist texture of the chicken chop. The only weakness is the portion is small for a big eater like me ….. hahaha…

After breakfast, we walked around the place. I found quite a number of graffiti on some old buildings. Some people may critique this vandalism acts, but I rather amaze with the beauty and artistic drawing on the old building walls. I guess if the authority set aside some locations for them to perform their talents; they can turn Kuala Lumpur into a beautiful ART city …..

We walked toward the direction of Kampung Baru where mainly Malay community staying there. Old Malay architectural buildings or kampong houses can be still found there. Those houses / buildings have historical value and they have witnessed how a small Malay Kampung turned into a Metropolitan City, now the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

The high rise buildings surrounding by the Kampung Baru creates unique modern and traditional contrasts view. I guess you need to walk around to experience this impact.

KLCC - Cityscapte View

Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

People there at Kampung Baru are simply amazing as they are friendly and approachable. Majority don’t mind we take photo of them, we can take the opportunity to make friend with them, and we do some small chatting with the locals to understand their living and cultures. I think photo-walk is not just taking photographs but rather the opportunity to interact with the local people there.

 

We found a number of stray cats and all these meow-meow becoming our photo shooting target. Look how close we are with these meow-meow … hahahaha

Even our PEN LOVERS (FB Group) founder also doing the same ... hahaha

This is my favorite shot of a meow meow …..

I ended my photo-walk earlier because I have other appointment. As for the rest, a few of them continue their journey to explore the Petaling Street ….

It was a fruitful day and I am looking forward for another photowalk in KL again … I am wonder which part of Kuala Lumpur would be good ?

Do you have any suggestion?

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P.S. By the way, we did some planking shot in Daya Bumi .. that would be another story. I hope I have the courage to write and show you some of these crazy planking shots that we did …… hahahaha …

What is planking … click here ….

 

Time for photowalk again in Kuala Lumpur

I am so wanted to write my Blog, but with so many works back in the office really made me not only “nut head” but also weary, tired, exhausted, worn-out and my brain is like almost drain off due to so many things to do, so many things to think, so many things to decide, so many things to plan and monitor …. I stare at the empty writing page in my blog, my mind is so blank as a white piece of paper ….

Wow !!! Nevertheless, all these things that I mentioned up there are sound so fulfilling in life hor !!?

Wow!!! Sound so “Important” of me in the office hor….

Wow!!! Some of you started to wonder what I do in the office hor ….

Well, somebody would love all these because they said it is “self fulfillment” ….. I guess you are right, I shouldn’t complain so much after all just like a superstar in the office … everyone look up to you…..

It is like you have reached the highest point of Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory which is SELF ESTEEM!

However, I don’t feel like it, I only felt STRESSSSSS!!

I think partly due to some events are going on in the head office side and I really can’t do much about it. For those who are close enough to me would know but if you don’t, please don’t be K-poh (busybody) to ask around …. Wakakakakaka!!

Despite all my grouses, old man mah!! I am happy now because tomorrow is a public holiday which is our Agong’s Birthday. And the best part is I am going out for the De-stress Shutter Therapy with some buddies in PEN LOVERS for some photo shooting (TT).

It is just a simple walk around in Kuala Lumpur to take some photos, I call it Kuala Lumpur T.T … For me, I am whole life staying in Kuala Lumpur, you may ask me what else to see or what so interesting about Kuala Lumpur, don’t you see enough?

Do you know there are many unusual photos taken from a usual environment? Sometime, you need to use your heart to see thing and not the eyes. There are many great street photographs came from simple places ……. it is depend how you see thing.

I am looking forward for tomorrow T.T. I am going to walk around town and forget all my office works. I am looking forward to capture the daily life of our downtown people. Malaysia is a beautiful country which consists of many races and rich in culture. Walking around in Kuala Lumpur would make our scope of thinking larger and not confine our thinking in a four walls office.

Yeah!!! Kuala Lumpur TT here I come!!! YEAH!!

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BTW, when we go out for photo shooting under hot sun at busy streets of Kuala Lumpur, we must make sure we are wearing properly .... 


First, T'shirt is a must, no other shirt because it is going to be hot and sweaty walk.

Secondly, must wear short pant. Try to wear a longer pant and walk under the sun, you will get regret to die har!~~

Third, a good walking shoe is a must. It must be comfortable and durable for walking because most of the time, we walk and stop and stop and walk ... we may walk a few kilometers ...... no doubt is good exercise but if you wear wrongly... hei hei hei .... good luck to you.

Last, even you are nuke, you better bring your camera ... hahahaha. Imagine you go out with a gang to do photo shooting but later you realize you have leave your camera at home ...... hahahaha.. So for me, I will bring all my camera accessories ... my baby PEN for sure loh ... hahahaha.

hehe, btw, I am going to use by baby lens of PENTAX 25m with f1.4. Although it is manual focus but I really like the clarity, mini size and super sharp result.


P.S. That small mini lens is actually a CCTV lens ... small and not costly. So have you wonder what type of camera that is so so so so flexible that can fixed a CCTV lens into it. I think the DSLR cannot leh, only the m4/3 camera system and I would recommend the Olympus PEN loh  ......

What is hard to break?

I have received this email from a friend. I don't know who wrote this email but I am 100% or even 110% agree of what he/she had written. Our habits are die hard. Even we have committed to change but at the end, it comes back again. Most of these bad habits are related to physiological and physical needs such as smoking, watching pornography, bad eating diets, telling lies, lateness, sleep late, gamble, procastination and many many many more ...

Therefore, I believe many of  us are experience the same, our heart might be willing to change but our body are weak. It is all due to our flash or desire that failed us....

I do agreed that Habit is the most hard to break, the following email explained to you ...

Enjoy reading.

WHAT IS HARD TO BREAK ?


Diamonds are hard to find but not hard to break.

What is the hardest thing to break then?

The answer is: HABIT


If you break the H, you still have A BIT. If you break the A, you
still have BIT. If you break the B, you still have IT!!!

Hey, after you break the T in IT, there is still the 'I'. The person
at the end of the day, is the root of all the problems. Cute???

Now, I know why HABIT is so hard to break. Its destiny is in its name.
The word itself.


My lecturer taught me never, never, never to ASSUME . Because it makes
an 'ASS' out of 'U' and 'ME'.....

That's what friends are for ...

Ring, Ring …. “ Hello Hello …… “

“…. Okay Okay !! … Let go Yam Char …. “

The above is the conversation that someone is calling you to “Yam Char”. (It is a Cantonese word of “drinking tea” and it actually means your friend is calling you out for a social gathering)

When somebody called you to Yam Char, you are blessed because it means you have friend(s). For me, we human cannot live alone. We all need friends. Off course there are people prefer to be alone who dislike mixing around. But generally, they are considered less happy people, usually shy or introvert or maybe a bit of low self-esteem ….. or maybe outright lazy to go out… rather to be the slave of the T.V !!!! Wakakaka …

(Ops !! seeing a few rotten eggs throwing from far to meeeeeee……!!! Blusttttttt !! )

See!! If you are presently having this kind of thinking in your mind, refute my statement cum feeling to throw rotten eggs to me, you are fit into my description of the above that you are an unhappy person ……. hee hee!

(Ops … RUNnnnnn-ahhhh!! …. instead of rotten eggs … this round knifes were throwing in ………………………………….)

Friends - Everyone needs friends, especially during difficult times.

A true friendship is a relationship that survives during tribulations or crisis moments. When a friendship was established base on materialistic driven or merely enjoyment, it is not a true friendship because it can be easily disappeared or challenged during a crisis time.

For me, a true friendship exists when you can freely share your thoughts (or problem) and be comfortable with emotional safety with the other person. A true friendship is you can share your common interest with one another and had mutual respect on the uniqueness of individual characters. A true friendship is beyond hanging around for good moment, but rather it is the moment that someone willingly gives you a helping hand when you are in the worst phase of life.

Recently, a friend is in his worst phase of life due to certain reasons. But I have seen many of his friends showing support and concern to him. Words of encouragement have been flying in non-stop in fb / sms trying to encourage him. Even some called for Yam Char session to console and cheer him up.

Sometime, your friend may not able to resolve the problem you face, but lending you their listening ears would reduce some tensions, at least when you are feeling relieve, you would have a better state of mind to deal with the issue.

Even for me, I have some issues that troubling me and today, I receive some messages from my friends…  …

One says ...

“Don’t think too much …. We are behind both of you !!!”

Another one says ….

“Steady bro. We are behind you.”

Well, isn’t life become sweeter when you have friends like that?

Isn’t it like having a glass of cold water when you are under a hot sun?

Wow … that's what friends are for ….. 




Hehehehe ……

(As for the rest of my friends which are not up in the blog ... I hope you won't mind. But if you are, please call me lah, I can take your funiest face and then do a highlight of you in my Blog ... Wakakakaka [evil laugh] ......)

Pen Lovers TT at Olympus Office

It was a sunny day. A group of 20 over PEN Lovers matched into Olympus Office on a Saturday morning on 14 May 2011. We were greeted warmly by the Olympus Sales and Marketing staff. In addition, It is our honor of meeting the Managing Director of Olympus Mr Tan Tick Boon and General Manager, Mr Yong Kee Nyap. Surprisingly it was not what I expected to see someone in elderly look but rather, looking young and energized plus "Liang Sai" (Handsome).

The new Olympus office is located at 10th floor in One Mount Kiara. When we entered, Wow!! I love the conference room and the foyer. A few tables with chairs were placed there, perfect for small group discussion or for lunch. I can see Olympus do take care their staff welfare very much. It is a place for them to relax and mingle around. A small pantry was set up with some latest kitchen utensil and equipment which prepared for the convenience of staff.  Everywhere was decorated with big posters consist of world class photographs. It had made the place so "Chun" and beyond words to describe ....

The showroom was also decorated perfectly, no only various model of cameras were displayed there, but they have decorated the place with beautiful objects which are perfectly good for macro shooting … I think we can spent hours over there to shoot at those decorative items. Haha ..

  

We are actually "a bit" sorry to the Olympus Management because of our mischief. As usual, we are like a bunch of big boys (despite some had became daddy) and acted like small kids playing their big toys. While the MD, Founder or even our “PEN Lover's Teacher” were giving speech or sharing in front, some of us cannot seat still and busy playing with our cameras ...

Sound of Click Chak , Click Chak continous hearing onsite ...

Hahahaha ... That what made us so called photo enthusiast loh ... 

Once the camera in hand ... Ah Pa Tol Ng Yin Dak lah !!!! (It is a contonese saying, once you hold something that you love... even the father call you, you also cannot recognised ......)

We were having fun, doing small chatting at the back and not paying full attention ... Ah yah! Got a bit-lah, on and off loh ^.^ At least for my case, I am like that lah ... hahahaha ... soli loh ....especially to the MD ... :)

Not so sincere hor !! Hehehe ...

Hahaha … I hope the MD won’t mind after all, we are so crazily because we are so engross to his product mah (A Good Sign!!) and forgotten about the office or meeting ethic …. Hahaha ….

The following photos, I called it the "Caught in the Acts!!"

If you have sharp ears, you would probably hear shutter clicking sound non-stop.

hehehehe....

It is indeed a good sharing session especially to the new members of PEN Lovers, I believe most of us take home with more information about the Olympus and some photography techniques and also photo editing technique using Viewer2. For those who are interested in lenses, had the opportunity to test and play-play with it. I believe many of you have "kenal" Poison of wanting to buy already …

So, Guys, why wait? GO BUY BUY BUY ...

Like I said in my previous post .. Olympus is a Poison to your Wallet but is an Antidote to your stressful life .... isn't that true !! Wakakakakaka .....(BTW, we are laughing all the way to do street shooting and Mr MD laughing all the way to the bank .... ) Muakakakakaka !!

This TT in Olympus office was a good platform for exchange of information and  learn from one another. Let gives Koon Yik a "Thumb Up" for a JOB WELL DONE!! Bro... GOOD JOB!!

At the End of the session, some of the PEN LOVERS moved on for street shooting at Central Market … I don't want to elaborate more about the street TT. But is Guarantee Fun ... If you want to know how fun are we having ... Go and Buy You a PEN Camera and Join our PEN LOVERS GROUP  in Facebook ... Okay!! …..

The End ...



Ops, one more thing...

You can seat there do nothing .....
but I rather seat there do something ....
But, what's better thing to do?
Off course having fun in my PANT...
OPPSSSS!! .... Soli soli (typo error) ...
Off course having  fun with my PEN .....
Hee! hee! hee! hee! ...

Olympus, My Poison or Antidote?

I am “whole life” buying Olympus … Yes, no joke!!

(Please don’t think Olympus have paid me to write this blog) Ok!!

Well, at least is true up to this point of time. I am not sure in future. So far, I have six cameras in life and all of them are Olympus made. From the first camera, a film camera was also from Olympus until my current camera, an Olympus PEN EPL-2.

“Why?” some K-poh would ask.

Honestly, I don’t know why.

Every time I wanted to change my camera, toward the end, I went home with Olympus. I remember there were a few occasions, I was comparing a few brands but I ended up buying Olympus. Nobody pokes me to buy or influence by friends who used Olympus or had threaten me …. But I just decided to buy Olympus camera … emm!!?

Why ? Why ? Why?

I still remember when I wanted to invest into a better camera (instead of compact camera.) I was thinking to get a DSLR camera; People told me the best DSLR camera is either Canon or Nikon. So, in one of the Merchant Fair, I am so prepare to buy the Nikon 3100 which I have checked a few times already …. (money is so ready, too bad, they failed to win my “buy”)

Cut the story short I ended up with Olympus again!! I bought PEN EPL1 !! (before I upgrade to EPL-2)

Olympus again!!? How come plan to buy Nikon but ended up with Olympus …..

I must have been “Cham” by Olympus Poison Poison!! Any Oly Antidote? LOL

Even, after I reached home I felt a bit regret that I didn’t buy the Nikon 3100 ….

hehehehe …

Nevertheless, now I reflect back, I am not regret that I bought Olympus PEN … I love the PEN because it is compact and light weight but producing DSLR quality photo … The most important is I got to know a bunch of PEN Lovers who are using Olympus PEN. I am getting more active into photography with this group. Prior to that, I don’t even know the different between DSLR and Micro Forth Third … not to mentioned all those alien words like aperture, ISO , metering and all those lenses type … Gosh! So Crazy !! It is so confusing ….

But through PEN Lovers, I started to pick up knowledge about photography and it gave me many opportunities to learn about camera, lenses and such. I started to join them for T.T, a photo-walk around activities at street or certain location that we do one thing together, i.e, take photograph. I am also actively share my photo in facebook or flickr so that others can comment on my photo …Don’t under estimate this process as this is the best way to learn and improve our photo shooting skills.

I never thought I would set foot into Olympus office and meet the Managing Director and General Manager. For me, they are up up up up out there, in the planet MARS. I can only think of the reason for me to go Olympus office is the time I want to send my camera for service, but is only services center and not the corporate office :)

But last Saturday, with the help and initiative from the PEN Lovers founder, Koon Yik Chin, we have the opportunity to visit Olympus new office at One Mount Kiara and meet up with the MD and GM. 

We are glad that Olympus had given such a recognition to PEN Lovers. We appreciated Olympus allowing us to use their conference facilities to conduct our owned training session. Even the PEN Lovers' Signature Poster was hanged in their new conference room …

It is indeed a solid recognition to all the PEN users and we are truly appreciated for the support from Olympus.

Time is getting late and time for me to chow!! I will cover the Olympus Buddies T.T @ Olympus office in my next post … okay? 

Hahaha, stay tune if you are interested! 

BYE!!

(You may check my previous blog post on the purchase of PEN, click here).

P.S. Oh!! Forgot! Is Olympus a Poison or Antidote for me?

Well, I would like to answer ......

"Olympus is Poison to my Wallet but is an Antidote for my Stressful Life, with Olympus I can paint my life with many exciting colors   .....  "