Sometimes when we are in a hot country at the equator line like Malaysia, we all wish for snow to fall in order for us to have that feeling. I still remembered way back at 2009 where there was snow in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. Well, not really snow but actually foam which looked like snow.

Though what if there was actually snow in Malaysia? I believe when there really is snow in Malaysia, we can all start praying that the end of the world is not around. We can also start panicking due to unforeseen weather around the globe. Well that is a big what IF!!

Anyway, that is beside the point, I still cannot believe I did not go and touch the snow when I had the chance in Tibet. Anyway I redeemed myself past week by finally able to achieve the touching of snow.

I was under dress in a snowy place. I should have worn more clothes but then it was an experience I wanted to treasure with lesser clothes. Though by doing so it proved to be a crazy mistake. Just shortly after, I turned out to be this.

Guessed being in the snow too much can proved to be fatal.

ps: The above are just for illustration purposed only. There were no Daniels injured or harmed in the process of taking the photos.

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Today as I go on my daily life, in the office reading the daily Sun, I have learnt new words. Since it has been a mundane and painful week (post-marathon effect, more on this soon), I have decided to amuse myself with the political scene in Malaysia.

Political prostitute? What a funny way to get ejected from a state assembly because of these words. When I read the news over the Sun Newspaper I was astounded.

From my understanding, the following words Political Prostitute can meant someone who sells himself for the means of being too involved in politics. From The Sun, it seems that one of the reasons Nga Kor Ming was asked to withdraw that statement was because of the reason of an insult to women.

For more insight of the story, here is the link.
Taken from http://www.thesundaily.my/news/218425

Deputy speaker Datuk Hee Yit Foong, who was presiding, asked Nga Kor Ming (DAP- Pantai Remis), who was debating the 2012 state budget, to withdraw the remarks as it was an insult to women.

She said, “It is an insult to women. Retract, or else I will not allow you to debate. Your mother and grandmother are also women.”

I wonder why? Was there a gender issue over the word political prostitute? Well, Nga could have used political slave (but that would meant something else). So in the end, I cannot think of anything wrong if based on The Sun itself. Maybe there is more than what was said, but I am sure you can be a judge to that.

Now imagined if I said political puppet, then later people say I am being derogative. Then if I said, political slave, I am being demeaning of lower class. How about political servant? Politically disabled? In the end, I think everyone would be forced to be nice in an assembly. I guessed that is how it would be. All things could be argued in the politic scene. I guessed that was what made politics drama like in our beautiful country.

Actually my case in view is how does one relate political prostitute with women? I still do not get it. Please explain. Also why are they fighting over something like political prostitute and frog? Why?

My 2 cents worth or my random weirdness. Also why am I suddenly talking politics. Must have been some weird medicine I took earlier. Doggone it.

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Tips on how to speak in the Japanese Accent in Malaysia for the GUYS. We would use Ichitaka in this example.

Ichitaka just got broken hearted and felt like telling it out in Japanese, so he said…
はちくけちぇわ。 (Hatikukechewa)

With Ichitaka now broken hearted, he feels lonely, he felt that he has the urge to go mess around with chicks. But I guessed he went overboard with it.
まりくらば。 (Marikuraba)

Now girls would branded him as dirty minded. Wondering why he said such things and how come he got such a title. Thinking over it, Ichitaka finds it hard to believe. He was then remorseful in Japanese.
おたくこと。 (Otakukoto)

Then out of nowhere you a girl in distant appeared. From afar she looks decent. Then she came close and then noticed something was amiss. She kept saying herself in Japanese.
ててくらた。 (Tetekurata)

It looks like she is seeking attention and she is longing to have someone to have fun with her. Hmm….. Strange enough, understanding her lingo off,  a pickup line was issued.
まうかしか。 (Maukasika)

She loves the way it advances and finds the way Ichitaka says it a bit cute. Ichitaka then decided that he wanted to pursue the matter even further. He grew horns on his head (horny la…) and finally the ultimate.
まうまいんか。 (Maumainka)

 

Now who says learning Japanese is not fun? I am sure Ichitaka had fun.

PS: This story was created with no relevance to real life situation. It’s a gloomy day, so just have fun reading this and I guessed this story only Malaysians will understand it. For people that still do not understand the implications of this story, you can email me your questions at me@danielctw.com or use the contact form available.

PSS: Appreciate all the love and support shown here.

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As we know it, the world is a mystifying place. Sometimes we go to places we don’t know and sometimes we land on places we know. This time there are dangerous creatures out there, that tears your flesh if they could. Hundreds.. maybe thousands of them. They are none other than the Piranhas, the dangerous creatures.

Lucky for us, they are kept in a tank at Aquaria KLCC (public aquarium) . *Surprise*

Seeing a lot of PIRANHAS in the water tank and seeing them feed in an instant is like watching everything gone in an instant. Have a close look at how a piranha looks like.

Facts about the Piranha.

An omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers. They are known for their sharp teeth and a voracious appetite for meat. Of course unlike the myth where piranhas will attack humans, it’s rare unless water is shallow.

Of course, when we talk about Aquaria KLCC, we always expect only water animals and life. Well, I was actually surprised to see other type of animals being displayed for the public there.

Just so happened it was feeding time for the OTTERS. It was fortunate for me to catch this in action although the lighting didn’t help. As a matter of fact, the lighting was poor so I had to make do with available light. Nevertheless, an otter in action with it’s trainer is definitely worth it.

Ain’t sure if this is a GIANT IGUANA or a GIANT MONITOR LIZARD. But love the way it looked around it’s surrounding. I am fascinated with these creatures.

Oh yeah, it just seems like a few months back they were showing “The Princess and the Frog” on cinemas. Well, a different twist from the original but still sometimes some people do believe in fairy tales. Well, this is where I can help you now if you’re actually one of them.

Meet the prince…. NO.. it’s not me!

It’s the FROG PRINCE. You can now reserve your name and contact number to me and I will personally deliver it myself to this prince. Who knows? Never try, never know.

Time for some major aquatic life.

The wandering and lonely BOX FISH, taken from above water level. In reality this fish is an aggressive fish. Believe me, because I did scuba diving and brought along fish food, this fish kept hogging the food.

The MOON JELLY Jellyfish is a wonder. I wonder in this world, how can something so translucent could actually be living. Weird!!! This jellyfish could grow up to a maximum size of 38cm wide. As always, jellyfishes are carnivorous, as they feed on other jellyfishes, shrimps, fishes and etc.

Of course, aquatic animals aside, this is where pretty butterflies were also put on display. This kind of thing excites Yen a lot.

Yen: “See the pretty butterflies. I wished I could bring them all back”

Ahemz…. carry on to our next aquatic animal. Harmless looking but actually dangerous.

The electric catfish. Serious!!! It could give you a jolt and like the electric eel, it is able to generate few volts to stun it’s prey. Not sure about humans though, but I am definitely not going to try. It is written that some species could produce an electric shock of up to 350 volts.

Anyway, the highlight of going into the Aquaria KLCC is definitely the underwater world where we all get to ‘swim’ amongst the aquatic life (these include sharks, murray eel, Sting Rays, Turtles, Parrotfish). Here’s how it looks like.

All one need is to stand on the ground and let the automated floor move you along the tube. Seizing the opportunity, I thought why not have a photo of myself in this tube.

Ahhhh…. I got blurred out. The guy at the background got the nod instead. Guess this is what they call foreground shooting with clear background.

Conclusion:

All in all, I definitely enjoyed my time in Aquaria KLCC. The aquatic life and the sea world is what I have been missing for the past 2 years after my last scuba diving trip.

If you plan on visiting the Aquaria and you’re a Malaysian with a valid MyKad, do bring it there.

Adult     : 13 Years and above
Child     : 3 Years and above
Senior citizens     : 60 Years and above
Infants     : FREE (Below 3 years old)
Opens from 11am to 8pm daily
Location: KLCC Exhibition Center Lower Ground Floor

To commemorate my visit here with my lovely dear, this is our picture that we posed together with the dangerous Amazon fishes.

We’re not afraid of Piranhas, so how about you?

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I was in Times Square. Lo and behold, I got greeted by maids. They were giving me Nips Chocolate. I was wondering what was happening? Well, of course I know.

I am at the Comic Fiesta 2010. Compared to the first time I’ve gone to a cosplay event, this is the 2nd time out of nearly 8 years. Yes, what a super long time.

As usual, there are cosplayers everywhere. I was lucky to shoot some that caught my eye. Using alternately the 50mm Nikkor and the 10-20mm Sigma lenses, I caught a few shots to be shown here. This next photo caught my eye.

What anime is this? Cat ears? Pink dress? Long yellow locks? I ain’t sure but this cosplayer got my attention to take those photos.

What more, she was lying down. Only problem was, I was using 50mm thus couldn’t capture the whole thing properly. How I took this photo? I went down as low as her. It would have been nicer if she had looked at my camera instead.

There are also cosplay where guys took part also. Understandably, usually they don’t stand out. Female cosplayers do. Now where’s my Mai Shiranui??? Hohohoho!!

I am the Star Wars Trooper. You are no match for me pitiful humans.

NEXT!!

As usual, there are so many animes and mangas with maid costumes, sometimes I don’t know which anime they are from. I guessed I need help from the more active otakus (manga & anime kakis)  out there.

Of course, other than cosplayers, there are also figurines that are being showcased there. Since with low lighting and no usage of flash on the figurine models, I have to make do with what I have.

Strange and weird. Of course not all turned out like that.

Love this shot. Now all I need is a different set of lens.

Back to cosplayers that really meant what they wanted to present. A group of them.

WHAT ANIME is THIS? Can someone help me??? So which is the cuter one?

More shots. Too bad I can’t get their whole attention.Of course, sometimes, I wished I could be like them, dressing anyway we wanted. It’s like releasing their stress on dressing up.

One of the sexy ones around there. A sexy devilish girl. Though the thought of seeing something like this on a girl is kind of rare in Malaysia. Definitely cool props and outfit.

Now which anime is this too? Wearing a corset and a wig. One of the most elegant cosplayer out there on that day. When there’s a devil there’s bound to be an angel.

So Angel we shall. Love the lightings on this. Too bad I only have a 50mm lens. Time to save money for Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8. It is sad because only armed with a sharp lens at a range of only 50mm, it sure is hard to take full body photos. This is the best I could do though.

A witch cosplayer. Wonder what manga or anime she is from? I am still clueless. To top it all off, we now have the photo of the volunteer group.

The 3 Nips Maid and 2 game cosplayers. Yes, the one in orange is superbly tall. Should be a good choice for Ichitaka. Hohoho…

Finally after looking at most of the cosplays I could finally recognize one. Reason: It’s final fantasy. One of my favorite all time RPG games.

Presenting Yuna of Final Fantasy X. Of all the cosplayers there, I think this is the cutest of them lot. Some crazy experience in this Comic Fiesta was when I witnessed a few cosplays which are girl characters but the one cosplaying them are guys. Now try to imagine, a big burly man cosplaying as Sailormoon. Now do you get what I mean? Gone is your appetite!!

Then I met Rukawa, a character from Slamdunk. Too bad this Rukawa didn’t really get the full costume. What a shame. I can tell you, Rukawa Kaede looks superbly stunning and at a loss for words. Don’t believe me, have a look at the photo displayed below.

GO GO GO RUKAWA!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHHA!!! Time to disappear!

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