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Happy Chinese New Year & Gong Xi Fa Chai!!!

Here, we would like to share with you another in-house music video production that we have come out in conjunction with this festive season.

Music & lyrics composed by: Sakai Music Group

Video, Photography & Editing: I See Media & Arts Production

We would like to thanks to all crew members that joined us in producing our Greeting Message as well. Hope you enjoy these videos and have a great holidays ahead!

Music Video

CNY Greeting Messages by all friends & crew members, check out our official page.

Cheers!,
I See Media & Arts Team

Oppss… No Photos for this post… All words.. LOL!! Flash back mah!! Hehehehe!!! Happy New Year 2010!!

January 2009:

1. I wrote the last post on December 2008 where I post up some of the photos taken as well as events that happens in year 2008. I thank God for taking care of everything in my life.
2. In January 2009, I post up few post (too bad not everyday!! I’m not a hardcore writer :p) and one of the post that I like most was “The Old Old Shoe” which I capture at my grandma’s house in Machap Baru, Melaka.
3. That month was also the month of Chinese New Year. I did a not nice wallpaper greeting cards for all my friends. Check here. LOL!

February 2009:

1. On 2nd Feb 09, I did a blog of “Out Of Focus Photography” which I named after “bokeh”. I love the photos very much which taken at Tao Cuisine at Juru Autocity. The food at Tao was amazing. Strongly recommend to go there
2. During Chinese New Year Day 1, dad cook some good food and we had it at home, instead of going out to big big restaurant. Dad cooks very well and I love dad’s food. Visit his website here!
3. While on Chinese New Year Day 2, we’ll go to visit grandma at Machap Baru which we’ll do it every year during Chinese New Year. I did a simple photo shoot for my grandma too.. LOL!!
4. It was also my first time visiting to St. Anne Church @ Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It’s a very nice church and with very beautiful architecture designs. It’s a must to visit St. Anne Church @ Bukit Mertajam.
5. On 14th Feb 2009, Kelab Layang Layang Zon Tengah Semenanjung Malaysia organized a Melaka International Kite Festival, Malaysia. It was co-sponsor by the Melaka government as well.

March 2009:

1. In March 09, I started shooting portrait besides events & weddings. Some photos can be found @ Pretty Models post. We did the first street models shooting along Dataran Merdeka Malaysia & near by Central Market.
2. In the month of March, I did 2 weddings jobs assignment for 2 friends. You may check out Wedding of Adan & Daisy and Wedding of Eik Hau & Micky. *that wasn’t my first wedding jobs ya :p
3. Era, my Malaysia National Services team mate was married that month. I “shoot” straight to attend malays wedding ceremony after photographed Eik Hau & Micky’s actual day. It was nice to catch up again with all my friends from National Service (PLKN).
4. It was my birthday that month. My birthday falls on 25th March 09. Now Modeling dudes & friends gave a surprised birthday party which was supposingly a farewell party for Jasril, one of the photographer that joined us during outdoor shootings. It was a fun day!!
5. I blogged about Sony 70-200mm f2.8 G lens poison which I had the chance to test it out at Studio Zaloon in Pudu PLaza. It’s definitely a poison lens and best fit full frame camera. Too bad it’s too expensive to buy 1.

April 2009:

1. I had the chance to try out studio lightings with Seb & Wilson. I tried shooting Nikon D60 & a Sigma lens. It was fun shooting in studio as we’re in control in most of the situations specially lightings compare to outdoor.

May 2009:

1. In May 09, A Green Symphony which was organized by MCA Youth Selangor did a program/event called “Freeze for Green” that promotes Save Green to the max in One Utama, Bandar Utama. I covered the stories as Club8858 which I was formerly the main photographer of the club. I’ve resign from the club in Nov 09.
2. I found a place call Pangsoon Waterfall, deep inside Hulu Langat. Indeed very beautiful waterfall and cooling for portrait shoot.
3. Bei Zhan Restaurant, Melaka Grand Opening after shifted from the old place. The building design is nice and grand. Check out Bei Zhan Grand Opening 1 & Bei Zhan Grand Opening 2.
4. The Canticle Singers Malaysia had a choral performance in University Malaya called “Be Our Guest”. I volunteered as a photographer since the funding they collect is to be donated to the homes. Cool!

June 2009:

1. Did a detailed post of “Be Our Guest” by The Canticle Singers.
2. Some of the photos & write up of people behind the “A Green Symphony Orchestra Performance” here.
3. I photographed an international youth dialogue in Melaka organized by World Assembly of Youth, which is also taking care by Melaka Chief Minister. Photographs captured were published in the newspaper in Jagbani, the largest Punjabi daily newspaper in India & “A Green Symphony Performance”, I wrote it here.
4. A Full write up & photos of International youth dialogue by WAY.
5. I love kids very much. Most of the time when I shoot events, weddings or private events. I’ll take photos with the kids. for sure… I share about why I love kids very much here.

August 2009:

1. Photography business is blooming starting from August 2009. Thank God for that.
2. I left Singapore to photograph KK & Nicole’s Wedding Actual day. Then followed by a ROM session on the yacht and traditional style weddings of them.
3. I visited Indonesia once for business trip. I had the chance to visit Borobudur and experienced the lifestyle of Jogjakarta.

September 2009:

1. In the month of Nov 2009, Latter Rain Church Malaysia shifted from old place to PJ Jaya One (happening place nowadays). We had the first praise & worship there and it was quite cool!
2. I brought my dad’s restaurant to online and promoted the famous Claypot Chicken Rice in Melaka town. This is a must eat dish at my dad’s restaurant.
3. I captured sis Cindy & Kent’s ROM day at Thean Hou Temple, KL.
4. I had the chance to photograph Yong Hup & Ching Ee’s Wedding Actual day and I did a short video clips for them too. You may visit their blog too.

October 2009:

1. Later, I did a detailed blog post about Yong Hup & Ching Ee’s Wedding day photos highlights in Oct 2009.
2. I did a Pre-Wedding Portrait shoot for Hup & Ee around Melaka town, the beautiful city and I love the photos very much. They are sweet and spontaneous.
3. I was given the chance to photographed a private event of Hirofood where Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohd was the honorable guest of the private function. I had the chance to photographed Tun was my biggest achievement so far
4. I did a portrait shoot for my friend, Yvonne for her to keep. She loves photographs..

November 2009:

1. In this month, I photographed Lars & Sarina 10th Wedding Anniversary at one of the cafe in Heritage Row. It was a sweet moment having to see this lovely couple had the celebration!
2. FOCIM Praise & Worship team from Philippines performed at PJ Jaya One. It was a concert organized by Latter Rain Church Malaysia. I photographed the concerts and loves the movement captured!
3. Me & Jonathan was the photographer & videographer for Alfred & Sheryl’s Garden Style wedding in Melaka. It was beautiful and held @ Shah’s Beach Resorts.
4. I bought a lens, Sony SAL 18-250mm lens for my dad. I love the lens very much and my brother AhMike loves it too.
5. Me & Jonathan partners to cover a private 3 days training at Bukit Tinggi. We had a lot of fun up there being trained while photographs too

December 2009:

1. I partner together with Jonathan Loke and we started a company called “I See Media & Arts Production”. We believe media & arts can be used by God to influence the nation and other nations. God has its plan for every move we make, no? . Check out our fan page too LOL!!
2. I had the chance to visit my dad’s friend in Kangar. It’s really an honour and I’m the 2nd generation meeting with him, and I met the 3rd generations kids which are uncle’s grandchildren. I had fun with them with the camera LOL!!!\
3. I went to Langkawi too when I’m in Kangar and Alor Setar!!
4. I photographed Takumi & Celine’s Wedding Actual D
   ay too. Some of the photos are posted here.

There goes my year 2009. It’s full of colors and events, no?! I thank God for things that happens in year 2009, and look forward to year 2010 as I believe God will prepare a better path for everyone of us to go through.

Cheers, Gabriel Lai

We had a heavy dinner with my dad’s friend at Kangar. We ate at Kuala Perlis, where we can take the ferry to Langkawi, the beautiful island in Malaysia. of course, we just had dinner and not taking the ferry. I love the kids, they are super cute and nice… when I took out my heavy camera, they started to stick around with me and we keep shooting & shooting together. Uncle was my dad’s long long time friend, when my dad was still in Kedah. I wrote about my first day at Kangar here… Friends / relatives must be connected always, else we will lost contact to each other when time passes by.. if my dad did not ask me to visit uncle, we might have not much chance having the time to chit chat together and dinner together.. Photos are a lot, spamming time Enjoy!!

Enjoy!!

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Some of my works were featured & published at my partner’s video blog. Do check out www.jonathanloke.com for some of this portfolios as well. The photos were selected from my previous works done like Alfred & Sheryl’s Wedding, KK & Nicole Singapore Wedding Ceremony at the Yacht, and Lars & Sarina’s 10th Weddings Anniversary. Hope you guys will enjoy the blog. Do check out Jonathan @ www.jonathanloke.com now!

Jonathan had done editing the highlights of Alfred & Sheryl Garden Wedding Reception in Melaka. The I See Media & Arts Production team were in Melaka to capture the important moments and we had fun with the family members and friends. Check out the video Youtube highlights prepared for you. Check out now here too: Sheryl & Alfred’s Wedding

Enjoy & Cheers!! Time to sleep

I’ve just came back from Bukit Tinggi, after shooting corporate training. I had fun with the trainers and trainees throughout the 3 days shooting at Bukit Tinggi. The team that went was I See Media & Arts Production team.. Me as main videographer, Raynor as main photographer and Jonathan as the video editor for the 3 days training. It was a very tired days we had, early morning wake up from the bed, and sleep very late at night.. My face is black now, and got sun burned for the 3 days training. Anyhow… We had fun and I camwhores a lot too Will share more with you guys if I have any chance ya!

It was a fun & exciting day for me on last Tuesday, 6th Oct 09 as I had a great chance of being able to photographed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, our ex Malaysia Prime Minister. Creative Malaysia Events Company hired me to photographed Tun’s visit to Hirofood. Dr Mahathir actually did a private visit to Hirofood Manufacturing company situated in Shah Alam, and also in-conjunction of Hirofood new official website launch. Hirofood is actually a manufacturer that produces beautiful food container for Sushi. It’s a very beautiful design and wonderful packaging. Check it out here…
I find Tun Dr Mahathir a very nice and fun person that will makes people around him feels comfortable and relax, specially those that meet him the very first time. He loves to joke with the people around him so that everyone of us will not feels uneasy meeting him. It was really an honor of having the chance to meet him and he’s such a nice person/politician.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad deliver his speech to the household of Hirofood

Tun listening to speech delivered by Managing Director of Hirofood, Mr Ichiro Suzuki

Tun Dr Mahathir having discussion with Managing Director of Hirofood, Mr Ichiro Suziki

Tun Dr Mahathir looking at one of the product produced by Hirofood

Creative Malaysia Events Company Manager, Ms Micky took a picture with Tun Dr Mahathir.. Guess what, Tun Dr Mahathir only charge her RM0.10 per shoot with him… Of course, it was a joke.. Haha

Tun Dr Mahathir visted the manufacturing plant. It was accompanied by the Hirofood Top Management team

Looks like Tun Dr Mahathir made Mr Giro laughed again with this jokes during lunch..

Cheers, Gabriel Lai – Contact me!

I’ve completed an official blog for my dad’s Glory Food Corner Restaurant in Melaka. Melaka is famous with Satay Celup, Cendol and Nyonya food. But did you know that my dad’s Claypot Chicken Rice is also one of the famous food in Melaka too? even internationally too.. we have customers from Japan, Singapore, Australia and many more that are out of Malaysia misses our food.. Really appreciate all the customers who loves our food!

Glory Food Corner blog is fitted with a basic design from WordPress. I love building webpages with WordPress because of its powerful + stability engine and it’s easy to use. The blog comes with 4 pages and they are the Main Page, Our Dishes where I put up some photos that I’ve photographed, Customers Feedback where it’s a guest book or comment page for the customers to say some words and Locate Us where you can find us, complete with Google Maps too

Dad’s shop fully painted with blue color, he loves blue color a lot, thus most of the section are completed with blue color. By default, the header is a light blueish header, but I changed it to match the restaurant’s color. Some of the dishes that I’ve photographed long time ago.. Check out Our Dishes section to find out more. Of course, I’ll put up more and more dishes to share with the internet world too!

In Customers Feedback, the customer can leaves us comments and feedback. I’m pretty sure most of the customers that are staying overseas misses our food a lot. Shereen, one of our customer wrote us a feedback yesterday night.. Check out her comment there now! If you have visited Glory Food Corner in Melaka before, be sure to leaves your words there too

At Locate Us section, complete with our address, phone number & email address so that you can contact us when you can’t find us. Thanks to Google Maps too, I’ve put up the direction of our restaurant so that you can locate us easily when you’re coming from the town, your house or your hotel during your stay in Melaka. I’ve also put up our name card, so that you can download and save in your mobile phone or your iPhone, it will make you much more easy to locate us too!

I’ve just back from Movie Carnival event organized by Cinema Online with U Mobile, and it was held in Sunway Pyramid, I must say it’s a pretty cool event. There were many movies characters that were portray in Sunway Pyramid, there are all wearing the very cool costumes that were wear by characters in the movie as well. Some of the characters I saw were Transformer, Star Trek and so on.

I also took a picture at a booth near SuperHero booth, and the photo will be superimpose into the movie poster by the designer there, just like mine above.

I took the pic with my friend, Grace and I chose to put on the Bolt’s poster. Love the picture very much.

FYI, the event is still on going, and will end this coming Sunday, so go there and enjoy the fun, and make sure you shoot a photo of the movies character that you love most, ok?

It’s been sometime since I update my blog on the poisonous lens that I’ve tested in Pudu Plaza, very busy and packed with work and meetings, arrangements and brain-storming.

Alright, let me continue with Era’s Wedding Day that I’ve captured and it was a fun day, seeing our friend get married, and able to see some of the old friends from National Service again.

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While I’m doing compilation of the photos… share with you guys some of the photos I’ve taken during the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Open Day in Sentul West, Jalan Sentul.

Cheers!