Photography

Photography is the process of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium like film or an electronic sensor. I have been interested is photography since I was studying high school. My interest came from my friend. He always take nice photo and make me interest in it too. Until now, I like to capture photo and make the photo become more beautiful and nice. 

For me, photo is not just a photo. The moment I capture photo is the moment I saved my wonderful moment. Photo always can remind me about some happy moment I had with my friends, family. When I review back those photo, I still can feel the happiness through the photo. In future, I will capture every moment I have with my lover, children and every wonderful moment in my life. I also always share the photo that I taken to important people in my life such as families and friends. 

Apart from that, photography also make me see the beauty in everyday. Once you start noticing details in the photo, you inevitably start to see how much beauty is all around you. When I take photo, I can forget sad things that happened and relieve my stress.  Photography also lets me to express myself—my opinions and beliefs. Every photographer have their own perspective and ways to take their photo. Different people will take different type of photo. 

Photography is my hobby and interest, it teach me how to cherish every single moment and happiness we get.

“What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”

― Karl Lagerfeld

Recycle

This video is about how the coke company use the coke bottle to exert their creativity, which is use the empty coca cola bottle to recycle use. Using the empty coca cola bottle, you can put them into water gun, colour pencil, pencil sharpener, sprinkle, weighting bottle, a lamp and many thing else. This a a very good way to reuse the empty bottle. We always throw the empty bottle away after we drink the coke inside, but with creativity, we can give the empty bottle a second life.

I think this is a very good idea because nowadays, the environment is getting worst. We, as a human living on the earth should take all responsibility to take care our earth. Talking about taking care our earth, there are 3 key factor when we think about recycle, which is Recycle, Reuse and Reduce. Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. Recycling can benefit your community and the environment. The most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place. Making a new product requires a lot of materials and energy: raw materials must be extracted from the earth, and the product must be fabricated and then transported to wherever it will be sold. As a result, reduction and reuse are the most effective ways you can save natural resources, protect the environment, and save money.

After watching the coca cola video and it makes me think that i should really start to carry out the 3R in my life. Yesterday, I use a empty bottle to make a spray. Start from today , I will start to recycle, reuse and reduce to save our earth. I think everyone should do the same thing with me. Let us get start when it is not too late ! 

“The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren't any space aliens. We can't be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we're not all there is. If so, we're in big trouble.” 

― Ellen DeGeneres

Reference : http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/rrr.html

Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWgCQgzJOU4

Fats

Fats, according to the dictionary , it is mean by a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs. Many people die because of this four words, FATS.

I'm a 19 years old boy and consider as a tall guy (in Malaysia), and maybe a little chubby? I always think that I'm quite fat actually. Last time when I was studying secondary school, I was really a fat guy because I'm quite short that time. Every day I eat a lot and still not satisfy with what I eat. I eat more and more and more and for sure my body size become bigger and fatter. This habit keep going until someone ask me one question that really change my life. He is a Muscular guy in my religion group(SGM,i mention it in my last week's blog). He ask me:" do you want to maintain this situation, this size of  body through your rest of your life? maintain this eating habit until the day you died? It's a quite tough question for me on that time. After I got home, I keep thinking about the thing he asked me. My mind keep replaying the word and question he tell me. What will happen to me in future if I keep growing fats? getting heart disease? Diabetes? How is my life if I don't change? and I tell myself NO. I SHOULD NOT. There are so many disadvantage being fat. For example, I can't wear nice shirts and shorts, I always will be tired after walking for long time, not good looking on a fat body, and the most important is I WILL NEVER GET A PRETTY GIRLFRIEND ( this is what I think last time :p)  Start from that day I decided to change my lifestyle and start to slim down. I don't jog everyday because I'm quite lazy. I just eat lesser in my every meal and sometime I jog, sometime I work out myself in my room. Day after day and now I become slimmer than last time ( at least slimmer haha ) 

What I wanted to say is for those who are really fat is Don't you ever give up, The moment you give up is the moment you fail.  Always try your best to exercise. It's your life, you have to manage it yourself. What you want in your life, go ahead and archive it with your strong heart, the only enemy you have is always yourself.

So good luck to you and me too, let's get slim together :)

Here is one very good advertisement picture from the ministry of health in French.

reference : http://www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/print-ads-1233780

https://www.google.com/search?q=Fats&rlz=1C1CHMO_en-GBMY570MY570&oq=Fats&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.726j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=Fats+meaning

Brave

How, Why , When to be brave?

BRAVE is defined as ready to face and endure danger or pain.

Brave is not when you have courage to go and rob someone else, go and bully some people, or and do something that harm other people and against the rules.

Here is 4 steps to be brave.

First :  You have to admit that you are scare. Brave does not means that you are not afraid of anything. It means that you're afraid, but you move forward anyway. Say it to yourself , you don't have to tell anyone else. You have to accept the risk to do anything.  Focus on what you want and fight for it. 

Second : Find a role model. Find someone that you think he is brave and you like their braveness and you would learn from them. 

Third : Make a decision. If you face any problem, don't be impulse. Stop and think about what should you do. Think about is it the right things to do and make a decision and go ahead to do it.

Fourth : Don't think, ACT. Thinking doesn't make any changes. Every success comes from a simple ACT. You have to perform and act correctly. 

When I was a kid, I'm shy and timid. I'm not brave enough to speak out my opinion. I will just say yes to every decision people made for me and follow it. Why? Because I'm not brave. But now I'm not coward any more. I speak for myself, I ask for what I want, I protect myself, I fight for what I want !

Being a brave man makes me feel strong whenever I face problems. When I face any problem in my studies, I will not simply give up easily. Be brave and face the problems. Always avoiding the problem doesn't make any changes in your life. You have to be brave and fight for anything you want. No one will give you whatever you want, you have to fight for it. Being brave can allow you to feel new things and create emotional attachments to new places, people and ways of life. BRAVE this five alphabet gave many people hope to live on and keep fighting for their own life. 

When you face failure in your life, be brave. Stand up, and fight against failure. Dun let it to K.O. you easily.

“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”
― C. JoyBell C.

I believe that not much people know much about this simple three alphabet. Some of them even never heard about it before. Basically, SGM stand for Sokka Gakkai Malaysia. It is an organization that promotes peace in society through cultural exchanges and humanistic education, based on the life affirming philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism. The word "Soka" means creating value. This organization is a kind of belief and religion. We pray as other Buddhist did, but in a other ways. SGM comes from japan, which is called SGI (Sokka Gakkai International) there.  It currently consists of 90 constituent organizations and has 12 million members in 192 countries and territories worldwide.

Many people or friends of mine will ask me why and how did I know about this organization. Well, I was in this organization since I was a kid. My father truly believe in this religion because it really changes his life. Since I was a kid, I follow my father to attend many of the meeting and learn more about this religion. The more I attend activity and meeting, the more I feel the powerful of this religion. It really make me thinks in a different ways and it somehow changes me. When i face any problem in my exam or studies , I will sing "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" . It will give me some kind of peace and comfortable after I sing about one hours. It give me more confident and let me think that everything will be fine, just try my best and I will get what I wanted to get. Apart from that, I always read the books written by our "sensei". This man is from Japan and we name him as "Ikeda Sensei". He is the teacher of this religion. He always talk something and do something that really awesome. We love him and will always respect him. 

                                               

A lot of people will ask me why I will trust this kind of things ( singing "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" and will change my life, my thinking ). Well, this is because I always heard the people elder than me in the religion talk about their experience and that really work on them. Some of them always have problem in their life and after they sing "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" , it really changes their life. When I'm studying in secondary school, my results was quite bad. I always get a C or D in my exam. One of the uncle encourage me to sing "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" everyday in order to help me to get better results in studies. At first I don't really believe in it but after a few months working hard on it, it works. In the 3 months, I will sing "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" for one hour and always do revision on my studies. After 3 months I really shocked about my result. I get almost all B and A in my exam. Since that time, I truly believe that this really work and it really changes my life. Today, I always encourage my friends and family to take part in every activity held by our organization. I have faith in this religion and I will always try to introduce to my friend so that more and more people get to know this and more and more people can live with peace and love.

For more information about SGM, please visit http://www.sgm.org.my/en/

Saxophone

It is a conical-bore woodwind musical instrument. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. Saxophone is invented by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846.

There are many type of saxophone , which is Soprano-sax,  Alto-sax, Tenor-sax, and Baritone-sax. I personally love Soprano-sax and Tenor-sax. Its in Bb key.

When I was in high school, I join my school band and learn to play this instrument. Its quite hard to learn it at first. But after I major the skills to play the instrument, its quite fun I love it so much. There are many famous saxophone player as known as saxophonist. Sometimes I listen to Kenny G's songs to improve my skills. I enjoy listening their music. It always give me the feeling of peace and romantic. It gives me the feeling that everything will be okay at last. In school, I try my best to improve myself and prepare for the coming concert. I love to be with my band mates because it always feels like I'm at the second home. 

The thing I have learn from saxophone is that we just need to try our best to work hard on something. As long as we work hard to learn it, apply it, we can major it and success at the end. I used to be one person that have no confident, maybe consider as less confident. But after I learn saxophone, it gives me the feeling that I'm also can do well in something, I always feel confident when I play it. I'm happy as long as people feel comfortable and happy listening the song I play. It kind of make me feel more confident. Without Saxophone, maybe now I'm still someone who have no confidence and passionate in doing everything. 

Saxophone is not just an instrument for me, its a hobby , partner of mine. I love it and appreciate I can learn to play well with it :)

All our dreams can come true–if we have the courage to pursue them.

-WALT DISNEY

( http://www.quotery.com/all-our-dreams-can-come-true-if-we-have-the/ )