Sunday, 1 May 2011

UTAR: Library by the lakeside


Date: 31/3/2011

Time: 1.28pm

Venue: Block G (Library), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar, Perak

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

don't question us

Sorry, suddenly I have the urge to say this.

Don’t question why the youngsters leave the country. Don’t question why the non-Malays support the Opposition. Don’t question the patriotism of the non-Malays. Don’t question why there are still so much crimes, accidents and poverty.

Question yourselves!

The answer lies in the government itself. Look at how you treat us. Look at how your policies and decisions which only benefit certain group. Look at how corrupted and incompetent you are. Look at how you labeled us the non-Malays. Look at how racist your people are when you unashamedly talk about 1 Malaysia.  

Let me tell you, before the change of a government, many young people will leave the country. Because I too, has lost hope.

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

pray for Japan


Pray for Japan: People from all walks of life came together to pray for the earth quake and Tsunami victims and survivors in Japan at the Tzu Zhi centre in Penang on 26th March. The disasters has cost millions of deaths, the highest ever number of deaths ever recorded by a the disaster in Japan. It also caused radiation to leaked out.

Saturday, 9 April 2011

Mural Painting (after) @ Tronoh Mines



4.18pm 9/4/2011 SJK (C) Sin Min, Tronoh Mines New Village, Perak

This is the final product of mural painting produced by the Public Relations students and some volunteers on 1/4/2011 for the Volunteerism Campaign (Environment). The image is drawn by Diana Wong Fong Wee from PR course as well. This mural painting will surely be an inspiration to the primary school kids to study hard and give back to the society one day. It will also serves as a landmark for Tronoh Mines New Village. Congratulations to the Environment group for successfully bringing smiles to everyone who sees this. God bless you all. =p

Friday, 8 April 2011

Mural Painting (before) @ Tronoh Mines


11.44am 1/4/2011 SJK (C) Sin Min, Tronoh Mines New Village, Perak

A bunch of Public Relations Final Year students and some volunteers are carrying out mural painting activity under their Volunteerism Campaign (Environment) for SJK (C) Sin Min in Tronoh Mines.

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Najib @ Penang

Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato Sri Najib Razak went to Penang yesterday, 2/4/2011, Saturday.

People macam rusa masuk kampung. satu olang mali, riuh satu Penang. what's so great of him coming to Penang? ayooo.. it's just a visit, show face, shake hands, smile, take pics, eat free food, giv out freebies, promise this and that n den c u bye bye. y so much media attention on him? aya.. no other news meh. sumor all the news provided by BERNAMA. all one-sided news. See now Bernama wrote wrongly, give their own interpretation. hmmm..

Give Najib some space la.. I know he's our Prime Minister and yes, i love him too but janganlah lebih-lebih. Ish. Sambutan untuk YAB macam sedang mendewa-dewakan beliau. Tak patut kot.. Tokoh patut disanjungi dan dihormati tapi tak payahlah disembah.

Let PM continues to do his job. Media pun jangan bias. Rakyat pula critisize based on policies and not feelings.

Thank you.

Saturday, 2 April 2011

SJK (C) Sin Min, Tronoh Mines New Village, Perak


11.34am 1/4/2011 SJK (C) Sin Min, Tronoh Mines New Village, Perak

* A very small cute little school with a very small number of primary school kids.

* A venue for the PR Volunteerism (Environment) Campaign mural painting activity.

* A place where i got sun burn for being the only non-PR student volunteering myself for the campaign's mural painting! =p

* THIS IS THE LONGEST PANORAMA EVER WHICH COVERS ALMOST 300DEGREES! WAHAHAHA!

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Beijing @ Westlake Homes


7.43pm 30/3/2011 Beijing @ Westlake Homes, Kampar, Perak

Now, students and even Kamparians don't have to go far to China to look for Beijing. Beijing is just in front in your nakes eyes. Beijing, one of the latest type of houses in Westlake Homes, a gated residential area in Kampar, Perak. Westlake Homes is built specially for the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman's students. The house comes with more than 10 rooms and other facilities. Of course the rental is much higher, above RM250.

Bluish Tuesday


4.19pm 30/3/2011

Beautiful bluish Tuesday, Westlake view from UTAR, Kampar, Perak.

Thursday, 10 March 2011

freedom of speech in Malaysia

Freedom of speech is entitled to everyone. It’s the basic liberty of humankind. It simply means you can say whatever you want but you must also know what can and cannot be said. You will have freedom of speech if you are the government or you side them. Just look at Raja Petra and Ahmad Ismail. If your speech is not in favor of government, then ISA will be your home. But if you are pro-Government and your speech is against other people, race n even religion which are not the majority of the country, then you are free to walk on the street. This is Malaysia mah!

so are you free in this country?

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

my first video



Jeng jeng jeng!!

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to my first ever video production!!

Wahahaha.

I’m feeling so excited because this is the first time I make a video using a software all by myself. I am not an IT person. I’m bad in technology. That’s why I used about 2 hours to make this video. The Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 is so different from what I used to see few years ago. I think it has been upgraded.

So what’s so great about this video? It’s great because my effort paid off. I feel so satisfied because I finished what I’ve started.

This video is not shot by video camera. It’s actually a photo slideshows and I made it into a video so that I can post it on Youtube.

105 photos are used to make this video. I shot these photos back in 31/12/2009. It was 5am in the morning and I stood in front of Masjid Kapitan Keling in Penang for 30 minutes, waiting for the moon to set.

And I was so lucky because the moon was at its fullest that night, which was also the 15th of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

Besides than photography, I actually enjoy videography too. I want to be in the video and I want to produce video or movie too. The problem is I don’t have the tools to make it happen. Video camera is too expensive. Plus, my camera can’t take video.

Today I’m the producer, director, cameraman, and also the editor of my video. Hahaha.

So let’s enjoy this short video clip of “Moonset on the Last Day of 2009”.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

UTAR by the lakeside


 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Perak Campus

4.33pm 3/8/2011

Saturday, 5 March 2011

JOM UBAH!



JOM UBAH!!

KALAU TAK UBAH SEKARANG BILA NAK UBAH!

KALAU TAK UBAH SEKARANG, KITA YANG AKAN TERUBAH!

KALAU TAK UBAH SEKARANG, MEREKA TAK AKAN UBAH-UBAH!

KALAU TAK UBAH SEKARANG, TIADA PELUANG LAGI MEREKA AKAN DIUBAH!

KALAU TAK UBAH SEKARANG, SAMPAI BILA-BILA PUN TIDAK AKAN ADA PERUBAHAN!

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Amnesty International Malaysia is Seeking 50 Youth Ambassadors!!!!


Amnesty International Malaysia is on a quest to find 50 Youth Ambassadors. We are looking for young, committed and passionate youth to represent the movement through a six months long road trip campaign to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. The Ambassadors will be introduced during a festival on 28th May 2011, the 50th birthday of Amnesty International and this programme will culminate on Human Rights Day, 10th December 2011.
For more information please contact 03 – 79552680 or email youthnetwork@aimalaysia.org or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/aimalaysia

Monday, 28 February 2011

Rainbow House, Perlis (front view)


Rainbow House from the movie Great Day / 天天好天 (Tian Tian Hao Tian)

Date: 26/2/2010

Time: 1.33pm

Venue: Perlis

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Rainbow House, Perlis (side view)


Rainbow House from the movie Great Day / 天天好天 (Tian Tian Hao Tian)

Date: 26/2/2010

Time: 1.28pm

Venue: Perlis

Sunday, 20 February 2011

dusk in Kampar


Date: 20/2/2011
Time: 6.26pm
Venue: New Town, Kampar

Photo taken from the flyover heading to Jalan Mati with me standing at the edge of the flyover.

I don't know why i feel emo looking at this photo. I guess the mood of the photo is just as same as what I'm feeling now. I'm hurt with what people said.

Everything will comes to an end.

When you think you are good enough, you are actually not.

Obstacles and challenges are awaiting you on your journey of life.

Hidup ini bukannya selalu ada peluang kedua.

Yang dah pergi, tidak akan kembali lagi.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Sam Poh Footprint Temple


Date: 14/2/2011
Time: 9.12am
Venue: Batu Maung, Penang

Monday, 14 February 2011

Sunrise @ Tun Lim Chong Eu Expressway


It's a brand new day. It's a good start of the week. It's a day filled with love.

My first time being here to take sunrise photos. Thx to Sifu Ch'ng Oon Tian.

I felt so spirited, full of hope and energetic when the sun slowly rises up from the horizon. Life is full of hopes when you don't stop fighting. Life is full of surprises if you realli live to the fullest. Do your best and your life will be as beautiful as the sunrise.

Date: 14/2/2011
Time: 7.47am
Venue: Tun Lim Chong Eu Expressway

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Presgrave Street, Penang


Date: 11/2/2011
Time: 3.48pm
Venue: Presgrave Street, Penang

Photo taken from the office building of Kwong Wah Yit Poh Press Berhad.

Thursday, 10 February 2011

get your facts right

All these while, I have been keeping quiet, not saying anything although I have been framed, criticized, downgraded, humiliated, and accused by someone.

But now before I sleep, I have something to say.

I would like to remind everyone to get your facts right before you say anything because it can become a sedition or defamation. I, OH CHIN ENG, NEVER EVER USE MY PTPTN LOAN TO BUY ANY CAMERA OR DSLR. I bought my DSLR back in 2007 using the money I earn working part time in few places. It’s ridiculous to say that I use PTPTN loan to purchase my DSLR. For your information as well, as a student representative I have never given a cent and I have never taken a cent from the university. You can check it with the university for clarification. If I am self-centered I won’t devote my time, energy, money and reputation to stand up for the students.

I don’t mind and I am so open to criticisms but please debate on facts and not by attacking people’s personal life. Don’t act as if you know me so well.

I am offended by these derogatory remarks. I hate being accused and its hurt. Mind your language. Yes, I feel behsyiok now.

But good news is, you, yes YOU, if you still know who you are after saying I use my PTPTN loan to buy a DSLR, you can continue with your baseless and irresponsible allegations. I’m not gona care anymore. Or let me suggest you this, if you don’t like what people say or write, just go off, don’t listen and don’t read. Don’t torture yourself la.

Thank you and good night.

*Kes ditangguh buat semementara waktu sehingga satu tarikh yang akan diumumkan kelak. =p

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

an IMPORTANT reminder

This is to remind all the UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN Kampar campus students to please pay your student bill by this Friday (11.2.2011). The deadline also applies to those qualified students who didn’t get their PTPTN loan yet.  I already went to the relevant department to inform them about the late imbursement of PTPTN loan. But the officer said the deadline won’t be extended and we must pay the penalty. I repeat, UTAR IS NOT EXTENDING THE DEADLINE! If you are late, you’ll be charged penalty RM10 per week. Good news is you can write a letter to the Division of Examinations to get back your penalty. Good luck!

UTAR Kampar
SRC Chairman

Monday, 7 February 2011

Late PTPTN, not so good CNY

First of all, I hope the beloved Prime Minister who has been graciously sending us Chinese New Year’s greeting through SMS and e-mail will seriously look into this matter.

I am third year Journalism student from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar campus. The reason I write this letter is to express my distraught, sadness, and disappointment over the late loan by the government.

I am one of the recipients of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). Usually most of us in UTAR will get the loan a month after the new semester begins. Our semester began on 17th January but until today, I haven’t got any cent from PTPTN. Same goes to other students from other courses.

This late payment of PTPTN loan seriously cost a lot of troubles to students from lower income families like me. It’s even more troublesome especially during this Chinese New Year festive season. I was not able to prepare much for Chinese New Year. I was left with no choice but to only bought a new pair of clothes and not even able to buy new undergarments.

Another major problem I’m facing now is the student bill is already out. I have to pay about RM6000 by this Friday, 11th January. Failing to do so, I will be fined RM10 per week for late payment. How am I going to pay the bill if I’m penniless? To rub salt to the wound, I still owe months of hostel rentals. New semester means I have to buy new books too.

This Chinese New Year is definitely not a memorable as well when the southern states in Malaysia were having massive flood. The higher learning institution students in these states are in a very hard situation when their houses are ruined and for sure, they need a lot more money to repair their houses, get new furniture, buy new books and to start new living.

Since the Chinese New Year came earlier, PTPTN should be given earlier to avoid problems to the students. Why this problem occurred? Why the relevant authorities never take this into consideration? Is it the problem of public administration’s incompetency or the technical problem? Without PTPTN, how can we survive? I do not wish to eat bread and instant noodle everyday.

I plead to the PTPTN and Ministry of Higher Education to listen and act on my difficulty as soon as possible. Thank you and salam 1 Malaysia.

From Oh Chin Eng, a citizen who’s eligible to vote in the coming General Election.

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Gat Lebuh Melayu's Shophouse


2.17pm 2/2/2011 Gat Lebuh Melayu, Penang.

Friday, 28 January 2011

Facebook illness

People really got caught up in the cyber world and become alien in the real world. In FB, they can chat like as if they know each other for years although they actually don’t know each other. But in real world, they are wordless when they see each other. It's scary when human lost their human characters in the real world. This social illness and social disorder will only breakdown human relationships and tear us apart. As long as Facebook is still around, people will till then glued in front of their laptop, releasing their Facebook addiction.

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Taiping


6.37pm 1/12/2011 Taiping, Perak

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Soon To-be Demolished Shophouses



 Perak Road, Penang 2.25pm 28/11/2010

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Oldest House in Kampar


Old Town, Kampar, Perak 5.24pm 18/12/2010

These houses will be demolished after CNY. So if you wana document it, please do so ASAP!

Friday, 7 January 2011

Kenapa Saya Memilih Roket

by Zairil Khir Johari

Sejak berita keahlian saya dalam DAP telah diumumkan oleh media massa selepas ucapan perbahasan saya semasa Konvensyen Pakatan Rakyat di Kepala Batas tempoh hari, soalan yang paling kerap diajukan kepada saya adalah: kenapa DAP?

Pada saya jawapannya amat mudah. Secara ikhtisar, saya telah memilih untuk menjulang perjuangan rakyat dalam kancah politik negara kita melalui Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) sebagai satu kesinambungan pewarisan dan jasa arwah ayahanda saya kepada negara tercinta. Ada yang mungkin mengatakan bahawa tindakan sedemikian adalah satu percanggahan, sedangkan ayah saya dahulu bukan sekadar ahli biasa UMNO, malah seorang pengasas parti itu sejak tahun 1946 dan merupakan seorang pemimpin kanan yang pernah memegang jawatan Naib Presiden dan Setiausaha Agung. Malah, ada yang sudahpun mengecam perwatakan saya sebagai seorang pengkhianat bangsa atau ‘Melayu lupa diri’, kononnya saya ini ibarat kacang yang telah melupakan kulit dengan tindakan membelakangi sebuah parti yang sudah kian lama dianggap sebagai pembela bangsa.

Saya memang akur bahawa UMNO merupakan sebuah parti yang masyhur dan bersejarah, dan atas usaha dan pengorbanan pemimpin-pemimpin terdahulunya telahpun berjaya meraih kemerdekaan tanah air kita daripada penjajah British. Namun sejak kebelakangan ini, niat asal penubuhannya, atau raison d’être, untuk membebaskan negara dan memartabatkan bangsa sudahpun ternoda.

Tidak perlu saya mengulangi hujah-hujah saya tempoh hari tentang penyalahgunaan kuasa dan penyelewengan amanah rakyat yang kini sudah menjadi amalan harian sebuah kerajaan yang rakus kuasa. Akan tetapi, saya ingin menarik perhatian kepada hakikat bahawa dua orang bekas Perdana Menteri, iaitu Al-Marhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra dan Tun Hussein Onn, telahpun mempertikaikan UMNO sewaktu krisis dalaman yang telah memecah-belahkan parti tersebut lebih kurang 20 tahun dahulu. Jelas sekali bahawa kedua-dua tokoh itu tidak sanggup lagi melihat kehancuran dan keranapan jiwa sebuah parti yang sepatutnya menjadi tunjang pembangunan negara. UMNO yang dahulu sudahpun lesap, yang tinggal hanyalah jasad kosong yang kini diperalatkan untuk kepentingan peribadi golongan pemerintah.

Maka dengan kesedaran ini, terpaksalah seorang anak muda yang menghajatkan kemajuan bangsa dan negara mencari ikhtiar yang sesuai dengan aspirasinya. Hatta dalam penjelajahan batin, tersualah saya dengan satu semarak yang kian tampak. Merenung ke dalamnya saya menyedari bahawa semangat perjuangan ayah saya serta rakan-rakan seperjuangannya masih lagi membara, walaupun jasad yang didiaminya sudah bertukar. Sungguhpun begitu, dasar perjuangan tetap sama: iaitu untuk membebaskan rakyat daripada penindasan dan kepincangan sebuah kerajaan yang zalim. Cuma kini, seruan perjuangan telah disahut dan didukung dengan teguhnya oleh parti DAP bersama dengan parti-parti komponen lain dalam gagasan Pakatan Rakyat.

Jika dahulu satu politik baru telah berjaya dicetuskan melalui usahasama UMNO, MCA dan MIC dalam Parti Perikatan, pada hari ini saya percaya kita boleh memperbaharui dinamik politik negara kita melalui penggemblengan kesemua kelompok rakyat Malaysia dengan tidak mengira kaum atau agama, demi menerbitkan budaya politik masa depan yang berlandaskan persaudaraan rakyat dan bukan sekadar toleransi antara kaum. Inilah antara sebab-sebab utama yang telah menarik hati saya kepada perjuangan parti DAP.

Saya juga tertarik dengan keikhlasan kepimpinan parti untuk mengembalikan sistem urus tadbir negara kita kepada satu sistem yang berlandaskan ketelusan, amanah dan yang menjunjung rakyat. Komitmen ini jelas termakbul dalam pentadbiran kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang yang diterajui Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng. Iltizamnya tidak goyah dan sungguh mengkagumkan meskipun diserang dengan gegak gempita pada setiap masa oleh jentera Barisan Nasional yang bersifat perkauman.

Dalam keadaan negara yang makin pincang dan ketandusan modal yang bernas, adalah jelas bahawa kepimpinan kerajaan pusat sudah tidak lagi mengenali dan memahami nadi rakyat. Setiap tahun makin ramai warga Malaysia yang meninggalkan tanah air untuk mencari rezeki dan kehidupan baru di negara lain. Antara sebab utama yang memangkin penghijrahaan mereka adalah kehilangan kepercayaan kepada kemampuan kerajaan untuk menyediakan kestabilan dan kemantapan yang dikehendaki, bukan sekadar dalam penyediaan peluang pekerjaan tetapi juga dalam institusi-institusi negara yang makin dicurigai kebebasannya. Masalah ini akan menjadi parah apabila negara kita kehausan bakat muda dalam pelbagai-bagai bidang. Di sini saya melihat bahawa satu kelebihan parti DAP dan juga parti-parti lain dalam Pakatan Rakyat adalah keupayaannya untuk menarik minat golongan cediakawan muda kepada arus perjuangan politik. Ini amat penting kerana masa depan negara bergantung terus kepada kebijakan generasi muda.

Dalam pada itu, saya melihat kewujudan pemimpin-pemimpin muda yang menampilkan kecerdikan dan kesungguhan yang cukup subur dan cekap, bukan sahaja dalam DAP malah juga dalam parti-parti lain dalam Pakatan Rakyat, sebagai satu tanda yang sihat untuk masa depan negara. Dengan itu saya tidak gentar, malah berbangga sekali, untuk menyertai barisan yang amat cekal ini.

Selain daripada yang sudah dicatat, saya juga tertarik kepada pendirian parti DAP yang tegap dan kukuh mempertahankan Perlembagaan Persekutuan, khususnya Artikel 152 dan 153, sebagaimana yang telah ditegaskan oleh Pengerusi Kebangsaan DAP Karpal Singh dalam ucapan penggulungannya semasa Konvensyen Pakatan Rakyat tempoh hari. Komitmen terhadap pemeliharaan Perlembagaan Persekutuan ini adalah satu dasar yang amat penting sekali, kerana ia membuktikan keikhlasan parti dalam usaha menegakkan lambang-lambang utama negara seperti status Islam sebagai agama rasmi Persekutuan dan juga hak agama-agama lain untuk diamalkan, kedudukan istimewa orang Melayu dan Bumiputera serta kepentingan sah kaum-kaum lain, dan juga pengunaan Bahasa Melayu sebagai Bahasa Kebangsaan. Lunas sekali bahawa parti DAP adalah sebuah parti yang berteraskan prinsip-prinsip kenegaraan yang sewajarnya.

Kini kita berada di ambang perubahan. Rakyat mencari-carikan budaya politik yang baru. Budaya politik yang tidak menindas tetapi menjunjung rakyat. Budaya politik yang tidak berunsurkan isu-isu sempit seperti perkauman tetapi berlandaskan keperluan jati rakyat sejagat. Saya percaya bahawa parti DAP mampu dan akan terus mara dalam perjuangan untuk merubah kemelut yang sedia ada demi membina satu wawasan Malaysia yang adil dan saksama.

Dan itulah dasar kenapa saya memilih roket.

~ http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/01/05/kenapa-saya-memilih-roket/#more-10545

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

suicide or homicide?

AFter more than a year since the death of Teoh Beng Hock on July 1902009, the much anticipated result of the inquest is out.

But to much dissappointment, the result has not solved the case, but make the case even more complicated and leave everyone in limbo and clueless.

"The death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock was not a suicide and it was not a homicide, Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas ruled on Wednesday. It is, therefore, an open verdict."

This is excerpt from The Star newspaper.
Mr. Judge, what kin of answer is this?? Maybe Teoh Beng Hock is not ur brother, son or husband who passed away, that's y u feel nth. How can u give an open verdict? WHat does it mean? Nothing! It's unfair to the family of Teoh Beng Hock who until this moment don't get any accurate answer of the trial.

Suicide or homicide?

People want to know!

Mr. Judge, you know, your judgement is like cakap kosong or talk air. There's a saying in Hokkien, 'kong siang ka boh kong' which means cakap macam tak cakap or in English, it means you say something but it is as if you never say anything.

faham??

cakap macam tak cakap, lebih baik tak payah cakap!

Kong sai uah.

This verdict has bring negative implications for many parties.

To the judge: You'll be seen as uncapable to handle such a high-profile case. Your good name is tarnished and do you think people will ever count on you again?

To the judiciary: People will be more angry and lost trust on you as you are not able to give justice to the defendant or plaintiff.

To the family of Teoh Beng Hock: They will only feel more trauma, hatred and sad as their son, brother, husband and father died blindly. What they want is just justice but have they got it? At least give them an accurate answer. Open verdict will only brings more complications after this.

The police should re-investigate the case now since the judge can't make up his mind. There are a lot of doubts, allegations and politics in this case. It's time to show your professionalism, PDRM.

If Teoh Beng Hock is not from the Opposition party, i believe the way police, government and judiciary handle this case will be different.