Fredo MELs

Hello! As promised, I will TRY to blog more often...

Oh well, just downloaded all my photos from my Iphone and found this! Yes its the MELS! One of the last few crazy pics we took as the trio mel of priority.

the FREDO MELS

can you spot who is the fairest of them all? i think the fairest one is also the tonest of all! nice! :P

Quest to save FAB FOUR

Oh my, first entry in 2010. hahaha! this blog is goin to hell seriously..

BUT no! Not going to let that happen. Must do all it takes to my maintain it. Must update constantly, at the very least once a week to keep our dear readers (mainly the contributors of this blog themselves) informed and entertained with any piece of news worth sharing.

For instance today, I met with Mel Koo and CY for lunch at NKee coffee shop in Ara Damansara. MUST try the curry laksa! Best in town. I'd recommend you go with the curry laksa boss's daughter. don't ask why, just do it!

and...


That's IT! That's all the news I have for today :D

Pathetic? yah, I know but what do you expect from an unemployed to write? Stuff that you already read online meh?

Worldly stuff and my opinions on those issues? Not intelligent enough to give my opinions, plus i don't want my opinions to be judged. you'll never know - what if by some miracle our blog do get discovered and read by more than 10 ppl (yippeeee!)

bah! It's late and i'm sleepy. contributors of this blog, please appreciate my lame attempt to save fabfour. hehe!

gnight!

I miss my blogging

Ok I shall start blogging again so I won't disappoint my readers!

Ok let's see what to blog. Ok how about telling you what I am I doing now?

I'm having dinner with my fella blogger cheem, plus-one and plus-two aka former stuff editor and current highest paid sales account manager of mint magazine, mr ken wei!

I've got issues with blogging

I'm back! after my last post in umm..6 months? What moved my blogging reflects after such a long break? I dunno, maybe cuz i'm sitting in the office at 12.00am with not much to do but reflect on the day/week/month. Even then, i'm having trouble thinking what to write for my ONE loyal reader ;)

I'm not exactly the type who'd blog shamelessly about myself, how I feel, what I ate, who I met, etc..you know the typical day in life story you read on other blogs. Honestly I do find that annoying and rather self centered which explains the inconsistency with my blogging. Even twitting! A 140 character limit micro blog, I find it hard to express some things I want to say. WHY? is it really cuz there really is nothing to say, or is jus cuz I'm afraid that whatever I say will be judged by others? Like how I JUDGED them for being self centered. As I began to dig deeper, I come to the realization that blogs or other social media network i.e. twitter, FB and such is just another outlet for ppl to share their opinions on any particular subject/news even as an avenue to express themselves in the ways they find most comfortable with. So why should sharing their piece of news be seen as self centered? I mean, if it does irritate one that much, there is the option of IGNORING IT.

Perhaps this is where my writer's block or twitting block developed. The fear of what others would think of me and my opinions. It has become so bad that I would read my twits over and over again just to be sure that i don't sound too stupid, too cocky, too expressive, too self-centered, too much of everything. And by then end of it, I will either delete or jus reply to other followers' twit. Let's not even mention blogging..just take a look at the number of post i have here, clearly you can see how insecure I am when it comes to that.

So is there a solution to this? Can I pluck up the courage to blog or twit whatever I want, disregarding what others will think of me? NO! I dun think so. Not in the near future. And having said all this, I think this posting is damn boring!

Our new colleague

Her name is Nicole. Unfortunately not another Mel.. boohoo. Will tell you more when we get to know her better.

Far from Selamba Saturday

Usually Saturdays are selamba days. After a late Friday night out, Saturday mornings are usually non-existent as you wake up in time for lunch. Last Saturday was far from selamba as I participated in my 1^st Canon Photo Marathon. What’s a photo marathon? Well, in 3 words: “ run, take photo”.

You literally run around the place, taking photos according to the theme that they have given you. The venue was Sunway Lagoon Theme Park this year. 3 cons:

1. Food & drinks were atrociously priced. RM5 for a can of drink and RM10 for a pack of chicken rice.
2. Limited area resulting in similar shots from participants
3. Being a theme park, it was hard to avoid the harsh sun throughout the day.

3 pros on the other hand:
1. Bikini Girls
2. Bikini Girls
3. Bikini Girls

As this was my virgin attempt at a photo marathon, I didn’t really know what to expect. Organisers did a below average job in terms of the event. There were delays (inevitable as we live in a country called Foreverlatesia), technical faults (they should have made sure servers were able to take the load) and they didn’t have a proper mode of communication when we were all out there taking photos.

The themes for the day were: (1) SPLASH! (2) Red (or like how Ms. Booms will say it, RAD) (3) Shooting in progress

Here are my rather disappointing shots that I submitted. Wasn’t thinking out of the box enough.

Theme 1 - Splash: I think about a hundred other photos submitted were like this! :(

Theme 2 - Red: Realized that the girl actually looked kinda scary after submitting the pic. :(

Theme 3 - Shooting in progress: Was hoping to be out of the norm with this.

And here are the rest of the images that I would have submitted if we were allowed to do minor minor edits.

Rest of the images here.

Due to the technical difficulties, the organisers couldn’t announce the winners on the day itself, and sent the participants packing at 10pm. They have recently announced the winners on their Facebook group. Nothing really fantastic in my personal opinion. But judging is really subjective. So it’s hard to argue on whether the image deserved to win or not. 1st prize winner was a Canon 400D user, who apparently has been in photography for 2 weeks! O_O

All in all, for a 7am – 7pm affair, I had loads of fun, met new friends, saw lots of bikini girls and turned 3 shades darker. Will try to take part in next year’s and this time, will definitely try to think out of the box more!

And the award goes to......

We've been quite quiet these days. (Only on this blog, have you seen us during lunch/dinner/mamak or drinking sessions?) As there hasnt been much happening. Oh yea, we had that huge PDDW (Port Dickson Debauchery Weekend) to celebrate one of our Fab 4's birthday bash. Everyone got smashed (literally into the pool) in PD, will try to steal the photo's off Mel's FB soon.

Just thought we'd give recognition to someone that has been really supportive of F4P1 all these while, and commenting even on one liner blog entries.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may we present, the 1st ever F4P1 Awards.

*drumroll*

And the winner is.................. none other than Lokgotz.

He's even given us the Thumbs Up! :)

If there are ANY other readers out there that we were not aware of, kindly drop us a friendly comment, and we'll make sure you get to win something the next time around!

TGIF!

UPDATE: Due to copyright issues, we have been contacted by a certain local tech publication in regards to the misuse of one of their magazine's logo. As to not breach any copyright laws, F4P1 has revoked the above said award, and we have also mosaiced off the recipient's face as to protect his identity. You still can find out who he is by clicking on that link though. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Of Clear Blue Skies & Cotton Candy Clouds

Was driving around a lot today, and couldn't help but notice that the skies have cleared up so much. Unlike the hazy past few weeks, the sky was a clear blue today. Filled with white fluffy cotton candy clouds. Its times like these that makes me wish I had my camera with me everywhere I go. Or at least, have a phone with a better camera.

The sky was still a vivid blue while I was approaching home at about 7pm, and after that inspirational trip to Singapore, felt that I needed to snap.

Something.
Anything.

Got home, changed, grabbed the camera bag, got the sister to tag along, and started trekking down to the intersection of Jaya One. Sat down on the divider and started snapping away.

Kinda happy with the results, but should have cleaned the lens BEFORE snapping. Not AFTER! :(

Since the magical hour was still applicable, the sis and I ran over to Jaya One, and started searching for a place to start snapping. We found our way to one of the rooftops, plonked the tripod down, and snapped a rather uncluttered skyline. As with the other image, my editing skills still have much to improve.

Blogging from iPhone

Hello readers aka Justin Koh. Stat tuned for more exciting blog posts from us. Don't give up on us!

Bergembira di Bandar Bersejarah

I'm turning a quarter of a century old this year, and I have numerous friends around my age getting hitched. A good buddy is moving into that zone in October. Thought it would be nice to go on a road (day) trip with the high school buddies, and take loads of pics along the way. And that was what we did! AWESOME! :)

Introducing, the couple. Alex and Dorothy, who met when they were in Uni in the UK, and guess what? At a Church conference. Hmmmm...are you thinking what I'm thinking? :) It was a really casual trip. Where we went all over Melaka, and snapped whenever, wherever, however we wanted to.

Doesn't this look like a castle in the middle of a bamboo forest? Or do I just have a vivid imagination?

Oh not to forget that it was a major makan trip as well. We really ate non stop. We were a little hobbits. We had 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, tea, and dinner. Nearly had space for supper. NEARLY!

Chicken Rice Ball Om nom nom nom

Melaka was great fun. And its a great place to take pics. We spotted another couple having their pre-wedding shots as well.

Stuff's 5 years old!

For a 5 year old's party, last night was a night of might and mayhem. We know who provided the might AND mayhem eh. Big thank you to @kenWei316 (Stuff's Editor) for the invites, the free booze (and OJ on the rocks) and a whole lot of entertainment.

Emcees for the night, Natalie and Ean from Hitz.Fm kept the audience pumped up with the silly stage games, loads of lucky draw prizes, and poking fun at winner's names. (Kinda glad they didnt draw my name card from the box. It wouldn't have been worth the humiliation to win a wireless keyboard and 2 mouses/mice)

Ken's got this "I've got a take-over-the-world-plan scheeming in my head" look.

There's this one person, that was so famous by name (which totally describes how he looks) but have never met before. Finally had the privilege of meeting @simonbotak. No guessing how he looks like eh.

@simonbotak and @hueisong before the mayhem began.

I was actually there on official work matter as well. My client Dell, won the Reader's Choice Award for the Best Desktop. So had to take photos of Dell's representative, Tony accepting the award. :)

The organisers didn't do too bad with the party. There were ample booze to make sure the crowd was kept happy. Green bottles and red labels filled the table tops. Rowdy guys wanting to win the next lucky draw prize and pretty chicks filled the dance floor.

@wernshen and his Guitar Hero rocker chick friend, Wei Yu

Lowyat.net's editor having a jolly good time with his friends.

@melkoo & @ciaomella had their fair share of fun as well!

@eddyhan having an intimate moment with @melkoo

Bumped into my junior from high school, Dannie! :)

The DJ-ians, Lim Yen and Jane

This is the, "I can't believe I won a mouse" look.

And this is the "I wanna snap some chick's pic" look.

It was a night of bumping into friends. Here's Ken with my college mate, Wendy & her fiance Jason.

Rocker chics Natalie and Sarah Lian showing the crowd how to be a Guitar Hero.

@lokgotz giving his stamp of approval for their stellar performance.

Who says you can't cam whore with a DSLR. @hueisong and I. And yes, I still need to go for smiling classes! :p

Bumped into yet another high school junior of mine. Vivien standing far right.

Its been quite some time since I've gone partying. Just having OJ on the rocks is not all that fun eh. But all in all, Stuff's 5th Bday Bash was a blast.

Thanks STUFF!

For more pics, click here to view my Facebook gallery.

p/s: there were actually a few more pics that mysteriously disappeared from my memory card. Which up till now, I'm still kinda upset for losing those pics! :(

The Reds go marching on!

It's been a long long while since I've written anything. And I sort of promised our reader(s) that I will take more effort and actually write a proper post *clears throat* and not a one liner and call it a post.
As you might have already known, the Red Devils were in town for the Manchester United Asia Tour 2009. Playing in Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and China. With Malaysia being their first stop, it was a great opportunity for the team to show off the brand new kit as well.

To be really honest, I didn't fancy the new kit so much when I first saw the "preview" images. But after a while, hey, it doesn't look that bad eh. It's still too expensive for me to get one now. I've not been buying the kits for quite a few seasons now. :(

Federico Macheda

Johnny Evans

Michael Carrick

Ben Foster

Darren Fletcher

Wayne Rooney

Nike being one of our clients, I had the greatest privilege to help out at the Nike Man Utd press conference, where I got to see the great Rio Ferdinand, Darren Fletcher, Nani and Darron Gibson up close but not too personal. At the press conference, found out a few things.
#1 - Rio Ferdinand is not on Twitter, and he is quite a funny fella.
#2 - Darren Fletcher being a Scot, speaks clearer English than Sir Fergie.
#3 - Nani can hardly speak English. Boy, its time to learn. Summore want to change Maths & Science back to BM la!

After the press conference, I rushed down to Bukit Jalil for the training session. Nothing much happened, but it was a good opportunity to get to see the players in person. Now, there is a Man Utd legend that every Man Utd fan would know, and Nike organised a coaching clinic with some school kids. The clinic was conducted by none other that Bryan Robson. Though I did not get any autographs from any of the Man Utd players or former players. It was a great experience all together.
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, here are a few thousand for you to slowly digest. GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!

Check out how short some of the Malaysian players are compared to the Man Utd players.

Observing one minute of silence in respect of the victims of the Jakarta bombing

Macheda scoring the 1st goal of the Rematch on Monday

Yes, Malaysian players were always on the back foot, chasing after the ball.

For more pics. Click here to view my Facebook gallery.