Counting Down

The countdown has began and I'm actually not referring to the festive seasons. I can't hardly wait for next week to arrive as I will be back in my hometown. After some difficult months, the prospect of seeing my folks, relatives and close ones certainly replenishes the positiveness in me.

I can't wait for my family's Vietnam trip to come in about 10 days and I'm sure there will be quality time spent in fooling around with my folks, hopefully. I guess it's about time for me to make the effort in getting to know more about them, especially dad due to some personal reasons.

Before the Viet trip, I get the honour of covering a friend's wedding in our good ol Penang. It will be spread over 3 days and I hope to withstand the humidity!

How can I forget the company close friends after being away for some time. It doesn't really matter where we meet or where to eat. What I cherish most is the time we get to be together. Having said that, I'd prefer somewhere relaxing with not much of loud music for us to actually catch up rather than headbanging.

I hope to bring the very best out of this trip. Perhaps, I shall quote this from someone "Sleep is for the dead".

Boosting & Soothing

Seeing the delightful expression of my client upon delivering the final results of my images is priceless. This satisfaction actually soothes the disappointments that I have experienced (and still going through) for the past few months.

Anyway, here are some of the images of their 6 months' old bub that amaze them.
It's certainly a boost to my AIM - Aspiration, Inspiration & Motivation.

Pay It Forward

Sometimes the simplest idea can make the biggest difference
Three imperfect people. One Perfect Idea

This movie, starring the young Haley Joel Osment, is intriguing yet inspiring when I first watched it back in 2000. It is about doing a good deed for three persons who in turn each do good deeds for three other people. So, 3 becomes 9 which in turn grow to 27. If only Bernard Madoff could do his pyramid scheme, there would have been exponential expansions which will certainly have positive impacts to the world.

One of the rules is the person who received the deed cannot pay it back but pay it forward. Hence, the title of the movie based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

Well, I have personally received an unforgetable deed from a very closed friend that really made a difference over 3 years ago.

I am paying it forward now. When all else fail, those who stand by and with you are your true friends (this may include family members).

GTI Engine Rebuild

Well, I have the opportunity to see how the engine is assembled given that one of the guys is having it rebuilt. I am there as a documentor of the event. Today is the last mile after stripping the whole engine bay apart, cleaning, degreasing, scraping, grinding, lubricating and the likes...

The pics are of Day 2 and the guys are willing to share and explain which is awesome.

Today is the last mile...Hope to see more of this......It's very educating.

Bare engine bayEngine block minus the pistonsOil pumpDSG - a whopping gearbox nearer to 200kgEngine head - cleaned
Assembling piston parts togetherComparison between old and new pistonsBottom of engine block where oil pump is locatedInserting the piston into the blockEngine block is up but without the turbo as yet

New Inspiration Work In Progress

I have been wanting to find my own style / niche of photography and I think I may have gotten that glimpse of inspiration. Certainly, I will try them out whenever I have the chance which is aplenty.

What is it? You'll need to be patient as lots of work need to be put through and thereafter fine-tuning. There will be some DIYs too to modify some add-ons etc.

Think light....

A snapshot of it

Winter Wedding Images

Winter is always the quiet season, obviously due to the chilly temperature. It does have its character (Melbourne doesn't snow)...Love it still...

Hope things will pick up soon...