Ben Chong

Christmas Eve Celebration

2012-01-31T00:00:00.000+08:00

Christmas Eve Celebration

2012-01-29T00:00:00.001+08:00

Sekinchan, Selangor

2012-01-27T01:18:00.001+08:00

Sekinchan, Selangor

2012-01-12T07:30:00.006+08:00

Sekinchan, Selangor

2012-01-02T14:24:00.002+08:00

Sekinchan, Selangor

2011-12-27T21:19:00.001+08:00

Sekinchan, Selangor

2011-12-26T22:40:00.004+08:00

Baby - Yi Xi

2011-11-24T16:58:00.002+08:00

Baby & Family

2011-11-21T21:01:00.002+08:00

Wedding - Khanif + Shahidah

2011-11-16T23:29:00.003+08:00

Baby - Yi Xi

2011-11-14T21:17:00.002+08:00

Wedding - Joseph + Sharon

2011-10-05T21:23:00.002+08:00

Tanjung Sepat

2011-09-20T00:00:00.001+08:00

Tanjung Sepat

2011-09-18T16:22:00.001+08:00

Rabbit day!

2011-08-17T21:29:00.001+08:00

The time spent with animal

2011-08-16T21:50:00.002+08:00

Samsung Galaxy S and S2

2011-08-15T21:29:00.001+08:00

Leica

2011-08-02T20:58:00.002+08:00

Spotted a M9

Ultraman Engine Oil?

2011-07-31T08:59:00.000+08:00

Early morning in office

2011-07-20T22:33:00.002+08:00

My office tower. This is the place I am working now...

Early morning usually having less traffic than late hours.

My table

Other stations

One of the benefits from my office is I always can see sunrise from the windows. Nice.

Office

2011-07-17T17:42:00.002+08:00

Took this shot from my office through my mobile phone.

This is my station. Still nothing on my desk beside two 24" monitor with a keyboard and mouse. Server is next to my feet so not in the view. Nothing there yet. Still thinking to catch up my work then only think what to do with my desk.

1st day in work.

2011-07-14T21:21:00.002+08:00

Today is the 1st day working in new company. An Australian company specialize in seismic data processing. First day in work, I already prepare myself for the worst but I still feel some tough time to handle the job. This really can called it stepping out my comfort zone. Scripting, Linux system, seismic... It makes me really headache about it~ Hope can get better tomorrow...

Putrajaya Flower & Garden Festival 2011

2011-07-14T00:00:00.001+08:00

Putrajaya Flower & Garden Festival 2011

2011-07-13T00:00:00.001+08:00

Last day in the company

2011-07-12T18:06:00.002+08:00

今天是在公司的最后一天，没有庆祝典礼，没有感谢的电话，我就这样地离开了。

Putrajaya Flower & Garden Festival 2011

2011-07-12T17:32:00.002+08:00

Canon + 7D

2011-07-10T00:00:00.000+08:00

Revisit Purple Cane

2011-07-09T00:00:00.000+08:00

Rerun

2011-07-08T00:00:00.001+08:00

Rerun - FRIM

2011-07-07T00:00:00.000+08:00

Rerun

2011-07-06T00:00:00.000+08:00

Rerun - Penang

2011-07-05T00:01:00.001+08:00

Stuffs.

2011-07-04T16:48:00.001+08:00

Finally

2011-07-03T10:11:00.002+08:00

After waiting for long time, finally I'm able to update it to gingerbread. Happy...

Stop trying to get everyone to like your work

2011-06-19T18:33:00.003+08:00

STOP TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO LIKE YOUR WORK

When I talk to photographers and survey the industry landscape, I see a zillion photographers trying to have all their work liked by all the people. This comes from our social animal DNA, but it’s the completely wrong approach to success – whether that be measured by your work being licensed, sold, etc, or by getting hired, shown, talked about, displayed, whatever.

Simply said, by trying to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one, especially not yourself.

But fear not (or fear less, perhaps). The answer is simple.

1. Shoot what you love.
2. Pimp that work.
3. Repeat.

People can smell whether you love what you’re shooting or not, love what you’re pimping or not, love what you’re doing or not. So you might as well effing love it for real. It’s all you’ve got.

So quit with your shifty eyes, looking at what everybody else is doing. And do your own shiznit. Yes this means you. If you’re work is priced…… appropriately, be it fine art, commercial, editorial, wedding, whatever, all you need is 10-50 people each year to dig what you make. That’ll come from doing what you love, and that will make for a great year. Of all the damn people you have access to with the innernets, there are 50 people with money who like what you do. Of the 1000 or 10,000,000 who look at your site, your book, your whatever, those “likers” can be a pretty low percentage. Bet on it.

Taken from chasejarvis blog. Check this out.

Peoples

2011-06-01T00:00:00.003+08:00

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2011-05-31T00:00:00.000+08:00

Poco

2011-05-30T11:32:00.002+08:00

Quit or not?

2011-05-30T00:26:00.004+08:00

I shot this series of photos recently. Although I not like my friends start earning money from their skills and equipments but I feel that me still not dare yet to step out my first step towards this area. Nowadays, I'm damn lack of practice on my shooting + I'm down with the results. My mind keep popping up the idea of selling my whole set of equipment. Am I crazy to make a such decision?

Eiffiel Tower

2011-05-14T08:36:00.001+08:00

Music of Love

2011-05-12T17:50:00.000+08:00

1st attempt

2nd attempt

Model

2011-05-11T00:26:00.000+08:00

Birthday Lunch

2011-05-10T13:51:00.001+08:00

Model

2011-05-09T13:55:00.001+08:00

macaroon

2011-05-09T07:21:00.001+08:00

Today is my birthday! Happy birthday to myself~

Little girl

2011-05-07T16:54:00.001+08:00

Wide + New Member

2011-05-06T10:48:00.003+08:00

Finally I made up my mind to pickup ultra wide angle instead of medium telephoto prime. I love it so much~ ^.^

by Hush Puppies

2011-04-11T18:35:00.001+08:00

by ELLE

2011-04-11T15:50:00.002+08:00

New View

2011-04-11T01:29:00.001+08:00

Doubt

2011-04-05T13:08:00.003+08:00

Which one would you choose? Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens or Medium Telephoto Prime Lens?

Nikon

2011-04-05T00:00:00.000+08:00

Singapore

2011-04-04T11:51:00.002+08:00

Photos taken using Samsung Galaxy S

Another Surprise

2011-04-04T01:33:00.002+08:00

Another surprise from the local newspaper. My another photo was published on the local newspaper (Sin Chew Jit Poh). Although I didn't win the first price but I am happy my name is on the newspaper. LOL!

Lucky

2011-04-02T02:09:00.002+08:00

Recently one of my photo is published on www.mycitycuisine.org. This site is actually one of the wiki project. I am so happy to getting it be publish. Wee~

LOVE

2011-02-16T09:40:00.001+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T00:00:00.001+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to my dear~

无聊

2011-02-11T22:53:00.006+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year 2011

2011-02-03T00:02:00.001+08:00

Bali

2011-01-31T00:51:00.003+08:00

10,000

2011-01-19T01:28:00.001+08:00

New record.

delicious, Mid Valley

2011-01-19T00:01:00.001+08:00

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-01-19T00:00:00.002+08:00

Canon IXUS 105

2011-01-18T18:50:00.001+08:00

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-01-18T11:32:00.001+08:00

Happy birthday

2011-01-14T17:17:00.002+08:00

Botanical Garden

2011-01-13T14:57:00.003+08:00

Christmas 2010

2011-01-11T11:10:00.001+08:00

Random

2011-01-10T17:04:00.003+08:00

From 2010 to 2011...

2011-01-10T13:18:00.003+08:00

Finally I have some free time to update my photos and my blog.

Overall, ending of 2010 really not so good for me.

I'm celebrating end of 2010 with my faulty laptop and lying on my bed with dengue fever.

Due to my laptop faulty, I had lost some of my files which I not able to recover back.

Moreover I had to spend Rm400 just to change the whole graphic card's chipset.

Besides, suffering in dengue fever also killing me softly.

High fever, flu, cough, sore throat, diarrhea and bleeding from my gum.

But luckily I already recover from this.

I made a wishlist on end of 2009 which I wish to complete in 2010.

So far I complete 4 of them from the list of 7.

Finally I am able to own a car, Myvi. Bought a 7D and 17-55mm lens and plan a vacation.

But still have 3 of them not yet complete which is buy ND filter, CPL filter and a 10-20mm wide angle lens.

I know most of them is related to camera, I think I too into camera already.

Although I not yet complete 7 of them, but I also get a new phone in 2010 and I love it so much.

So in a fresh year 2011, I hope I can complete all this within this year.

1. Get a wide angle lens, maybe Canon EF-S 10-22mm will be great.

2. Get more vacation and trip

3. Get myself more healthy by do more exercise

4. Take more photos to improve my skills

What else should I add into my list? Think think think...

Christmas 2010

2011-01-09T21:22:00.003+08:00

Christmas 2010

2010-12-24T02:26:00.001+08:00

Random Post

2010-12-22T20:39:00.001+08:00

Penang

2010-11-17T21:39:00.003+08:00

Penang

2010-11-16T05:15:00.001+08:00

Friends

2010-11-15T13:26:00.003+08:00

Silhouette

2010-11-05T00:00:00.005+08:00

Wetland Putrajaya

2010-11-04T00:00:00.002+08:00

Snowflake

2010-11-03T00:00:00.002+08:00

Nadeje, Malacca

2010-11-02T00:00:00.001+08:00

Nadeje, Malacca

2010-11-01T20:54:00.002+08:00

Malacca - p4

2010-10-28T00:00:00.000+08:00

Stupid

2010-10-27T16:04:00.003+08:00

If you don't know how to parking, please don't drive your car out!

Malacca - p3

2010-10-27T09:42:00.002+08:00

Malacca - p2

2010-10-26T17:11:00.002+08:00

Malacca - p1

2010-10-26T00:21:00.002+08:00

Escape II

2010-10-22T17:07:00.002+08:00

iCity, Shah Alam

2010-09-15T06:45:00.001+08:00

Escape

2010-09-02T11:45:00.002+08:00

Floria 2010, Putrajaya p2

2010-07-15T00:00:00.000+08:00

Floria 2010, Putrajaya

2010-07-13T23:54:00.003+08:00

Beach p5

2010-07-09T00:00:00.001+08:00

Beach p4

2010-07-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

Beach p3

2010-07-07T00:44:00.000+08:00

Beach p2

2010-07-06T00:00:00.001+08:00

Beach

2010-07-05T11:25:00.001+08:00

Kuala Lumpur City Centre - KLCC p3

2010-07-01T00:00:00.001+08:00

Kuala Lumpur City Centre - KLCC p2

2010-06-30T00:00:00.000+08:00

Kuala Lumpur City Centre - KLCC

2010-06-29T18:13:00.003+08:00

Another photo shoot outing after I back home. This time is KLCC. Enjoy.

选择

2010-05-25T20:46:00.003+08:00

在繁忙的城市生活里，很少人会停下脚步去思考自己及未来。因为所谓的手停等于口停，上班的日子没有什么机会让你停下来。这几天呆在这里的却没什么事情干，由于有病在身也没有打算去哪里，所以每天都多出了很多时间在发呆。多出的时间让我思考了很多问题及看法。我问了自己一些问题，我问为什么我在这里？为什么我不在我的家人及我的爱人身边？他们需要我；当然的，我也需要他们，但是我却不在他们身边。家里需要人的时候，我不在。爱人需要我的时候，我不在。当我希望能见一些朋友的时候，我也不是那么方便。有些人告诉我，你去做工一个月，回来放假一个月，那已经补回了啊。但是其实你的问题已经有了答案，一年12个月里我失去了6个月的时间去陪伴我的家人及我的爱人。就好像你失去了人生一半的时间或者说你活少一半。往往没想到你失去了那么多。

也有人告诉我，你在那里做工工钱不错嘛,而且比陆地上的工作还高。无可否认，我的工作的却比陆地上的工作高了一些，但是其实也不相上下。例如当我两个月没做工在家的时候每个月拿着低薪千八块，你可以知道我是如何过日子。年底了，你们可以开开心心拿两个月花红再来起一个年薪，而我是什么也没有。算一算，那也不就是在你们年底拿的除去12个月所拿到的吗？何来比你高？我的工作只是容易存钱而已，而且我也有存钱的习惯，就此而已。虽然他们说做我这行都是很好赚的，对，没错，但是看来我的这种工作是例外吧。

我还留在这里，因为我想吸取多点经验，存多点钱。谁人不想陪在自己的家人，爱人及朋友身边呢？我想。只能盼望有更好的工作机会在前方等着我，能做的也只有这些。看到一些朋友因为工作而忙得不可开交，发现其实工作的世界里都是理亏的，我们纯粹以我们的劳力获取了金钱而已。但是往往付出的劳力跟得来的金钱不成正比，所以难免心中厌恶感会作祟。埋怨，投诉及讨厌因此而起，其实我们到底能做什么？我也不晓得。

写了很多，也是时候停了。