Cheng Hoon Teng temple of Melaka
It’s the eve of Chinese New Year 2010. Most Chinese should have had their reunion dinner with family by now and settling down for the count down of the first day of Chinese New Year. It’s a warm and cheerful night now.
May those we loved who just left us rest in peace and always be remembered. May we all be grateful of what we are having now and appreciate the people who are with us.
Happy happy chinese new year and Gong Hei Fat Choi. Before I signing off to count down, prepare to make blessing and pay respect to my ancestors like most Chinese would do, let me share some photos of the night view of Melaka town with everyone:
李茂东先生在培二小学现场画竹
前几天我在香林小学遇到了李茂东先生。在嘉宾致词时，他很幽默的交给我一张字条，写着：你的网站的梅花不是我画的。
还记得李茂东水墨画家的主题？里面有个梅花水墨画。原来茂东先生到访这个网站，看到了我所刊登的梅花水墨画写着李茂东先生的作品其实不是他所画，所以让我知道。
之后，我和茂东先生交谈了一会儿，了解了他一些事情。茂东先生热爱画画。除了水墨画，他也喜欢铅笔画。在十多年前，他喜欢背着背包装满了绘画器材，到处去写生。他只学了短期的水墨画，而之后却不断地磨练，才有我们所看到的成就。
平时文静的李茂东，为人其实和蔼可亲，有时还很幽默。在他和宋群礼先生等书法家在一起的时候，我看见了几个大孩子在游乐，很豪爽，一点架子都没有。在茂东先生作画的时候，有时很轻描淡写的画，有时却全神专注的画，也许这就是他描绘人生，在生活找到一个平衡点。
我带了朋友Murphy到鸡场街的庚寅年“春暖人间、家家贴春联”的活动场地去选购春联和水墨画。Murphy是一个很响应慈善的人。活动所卖的春联和水墨画的款项将捐给峇章圣约翰洗肾中心，帮助患有肾脏病的患者。Murphy很豪爽的买了几副茂东先生的水墨画，和几副春联。然后他也让我拍摄这几副作品：
Marina and Toyota MRS
Last weekend, I went to a models and sport cars shooting event with the photonian. We spent a good time there shooting the lovely models and stunning sport cars.
Title: Photonian Event – Sport Cars & Models
Location: Autocity Melaka
Date: 31st January 2010
Models: Fanny, Annika Soo, Shynan Gan, Marina-Na, Stella Koh
Sport Cars: Mazda RX8, two Toyota MRS (white and yellow), Nissan 350Z
from left: TOYOTA MRS, NISSAN 350Z, MAZDA RX8 and TOYOTA MRS
I would like to express my apology to Fanny. Fanny was the first model I shoot for this event. I was not ready for this event by doing research before I went. Fanny is a gorgeous model and posed well, however, I was not able to get a good angle to snap especially this was the first time I took models and sport cars.
This would be a good lesson for everyone including me to be prepared for any photography event before hand by doing research online and check out some good examples taken by professional photographers. Another good advice I got from a friend of min, Han: don’t rush into the shooting when you reach the place, calm yourself before any shooting and get into the mood. You have look around the environment, imagine the pictures you will be taking.
Thanks to photonian moderators for organising such a wonderful shooting, the gorgeous models who being so friendly and cooperative and the owners of cars who being so patient and kind with us. Below are some of the shots I have taken and share with everyone:
“春暖人间、家家贴春联”的工委主席戴桂珠女士在文化小学现场挥毫，写得一手好字。
上个星期，我跟着“春暖人间、家家贴春联”的团队和书法家，到几间小学去推广书法和募捐。其中的学校有文化小学、陪二小学、平民小学和香林小学。这个活动是为峇章圣约翰洗肾中心筹款，希望帮助患有肾脏病的患者，同时也大家响应贴春联，增加春天的气息。各界人士，包括了书法家、学生、老师等等，都出钱出力，支持富有意义的活动。
据我所知，文化小学筹到了4千零吉，打破了去年的纪录。培二小学也卖了400幅春联，筹获了1千3百零吉。而平民小学所筹到的款项要到这个星期五才知晓。只有少过两百学生的香林小学也筹获了6百多零吉。
以下是我拍到的照片，和大家分享。
李茂东水墨画家
上个星期，我在马六甲鸡场街的“春暖人间、家家贴春联”活动认识了李茂东先生，一位水墨画画家。看着他现场轻描淡写就能画出力墨竹、盆花等等，真叫人好生佩服。
更叫我佩服的是李茂东先生乐于助人的精神。除了李茂东先生，还有其他的书法家和热心人士，不断地写春联和作画，到鸡场街和学校义卖。李茂东先生是其中一位到马六甲很多的学校挥毫的人士，鼓励师生响应这项极富意义的活动和推广中华文化。
“春暖人间、家家贴春联”的活动是一项春联义卖活动。筹到的善款将捐给峇章圣约翰洗肾中心来帮助患有肾脏病的病人。虎年农历新年即将到来，希望各位能响应这个有意义的春联义卖，到鸡场街去义买字画和给与鼓励。
李茂东先生在鸡场街“春暖人间 家家贴春联”活动现场画竹
李茂东先生 - 水墨梅花 （更新和更正：这并非李茂东先生的作品，而是一位学生画的）
李茂东先生 - 双鹤报喜
09/02/2010更新：上面的水墨梅花并非李茂东先生的作品，谢谢李茂东先生到访juesatta.com和提出的更正。
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About CJ
Hi! I am CJ, blogger of Juesatta and photographer of CJ Photography.
I love and enjoy photography, thus make me a lifestyle wedding photojournalist and portrait photographer based in Melaka, a lovely town full of history and characters in Malaysia.
Wedding is the sweetest thing of one’s life because it celebrates love, therefore I have always been passionate for capturing beautiful, natural and romantic wedding day images of moments for couples to be cherished a lifetime.
Drop me an email cj@cjfen.com and will be great to hear from you!