Saturday, February 08, 2014

Rest In Peace Grandpa

by Daniel Chiam








Michael Tambiliu bin Luminggan (05/05/1938 - 01/02/2014) - Gone but never forgotten. You have lived a great life, a life that so many have loved you and cared for you. May you now rest in peace with our Father in heaven. Sincere love from all your family and friends.


"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” 
Mark Twain



Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Kick Starting CNY with Keningau Mall

by Daniel Chiam 




I think I'm starting to be more involved with the community as Keningau-ian again, and mostly thanks to my part time job with My Sound & Lighting Channel who seems to be the main sound and lighting provider for most events and functions in Keningau that I get to attend weddings, singing competitions, organization's evening dinner and hopefully more to come.

Recently I get to be involved with Keningau Mall's Chinese New Year 2014's event. The first was on the 14th; coloring and drawing contest and also the Chinese Calligraphy contest. The second was on the 18th; CNY singing competition. Now that's one way to kick start the CNY mood :D

It's been a long while also since I get to use my camera for any good use, and since I was allowed to take photos and videos, I guess I really did made it into a good use for practice with all the photos and videos that I made. I even get to use Lightroom (like finally) to edit the photos, haha. It's a big deal for me because previously my laptop was unable to handle Lightroom and I had to depend on online tools to edit all my photos. Now I know its a bit greenish and blueish for now but I'm getting there soon :D




I think my videos are a bit more epic since 90% of the footage are recorded using my Intova Sport HD II, which is an action cam like GoPro and it suppose to work really badly under low light but I don't know why I still wanted to give it a try... Okay, mainly its because it can record footage at 60fps which is very cool when editing :D

Here's the first video that I managed to upload so far, I hope its still do justice but I don't think I wanted to risk it again the next time for better quality sake xD





Making highlights video is not really my preference but I guess it's something for practice sake. It's been awhile since I last did any video editing also. So I guess it will do it for now and if I'm persistence enough, more videos will be uploaded in the future :D




Anyway, I already got my first ang pau of the year from Keningau Mall's own beautiful lady boss, haha. So it's a great start for me so far in 2014 and hopefully I can do more to improve myself and be a much better me to serve even more people out there!

I hope you all have a great new year ahead too!

For more photos visit: HERE


"Seize the day, Caper Diem"


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Saturday, September 28, 2013

5 Tips to Instantly Improve Your Look

by Max Law from MaxMayo.com 


Everybody has crazy daily schedule to a certain extend. Dressing well on a daily basis may seems like a rather resource-consuming task and that is why many men would take it for granted.

In a nutshell, it's the details that affects the overall look of a man. I personally follow 5 tricks on a daily basis, and I think one can improve his look simply by following them as well. It may not give you a dramatic effect, but it helps enhancing your presentability, and somehow makes you appear more reliable indirectly as people can notice the little advantage from these simple effort .


1. Style Your Hair


Yes, your hair may be short, or you may have an ordinary hair cut that doesn't really require any further styling after getting out of the shower. In fact, styling hair doesn't necessarily mean to give a new "shape" to your hair (e.g. mohawk) but to make sure your hair goes in the right direction, not greasy and not wet. Even the infamous "bed-head" style requires certain level of styling.

The truth is, people know whether you style your hair or not, although unsaid.


2. Smell


Smell is one of the elements that make up a person's first impression. You may not be the best-dressed person in a group, but a good scent always leave a positive and long lasting image in anyone that you met. People prefer men who smell good, rather than just looking good. It's science.


3. Shave Them Off


Not all men can grow full stubble. Some men grow in a very sporadic and patchy pattern, and it won't look any better even if you've trimmed them down to a few millimeters, as they'll make you appear sloppy and less polished. The best way is to shave them off completely.


4. No Over-sized


This is a proven tip: no over-sized clothes! (Unless it's a jumper, or you're embracing the oversize trend.)

Sometimes we compromise the sizing because of sales, and sometimes we receive clothes as gifts from our loved ones but they're a size too big and we don't want to waste them. This normally happens to T-shirts, formal shirts and trousers.

So this tip lies heavily in making choices: avoid wearing anything that's too big / too long for you. If the pieces you have currently are mostly over-sized, try wearing those that fits you better, and it's time to start planning for a shopping mission.

Over-sized works better for women, but not for men in most cases because menswear is more about the fit and size.


5. Oil-control film


Having a shiny face is like owning a Ferrari with a horrible paint work.

If you have an oily face (e.g. like me) you'll know it's not an easy job maintaining an oil free face while running around, from places to places. However, it's not impossible. The easiest way to maintain a fresh face is by using oil-control film. It definitely works better than using tissue papers. It is one of my must-have daily grooming items.

Keep a package of oil-control film with you and clean your face whenever it's necessary.

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Hope these tips will be useful to you.

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Regards,
Max Law
Menswear Fashion Blogger





Checkout Max at MaxMayo.com and follow him on twitter @maxmayo for more updates and fashion tips!
Max Law is also Nuffnang's Blogger of the month for September 2013!





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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Sutera Harbour 7K Sunset Charity Run 2013 | I was Zumba-fied!

by Daniel Chiam





The 13th Sutera Harbour 7K Sunset Charity Run 2013 took place last Saturday on the 21 September 2013, is an annual fun run with its main purpose is to raise funds for the selected beneficiaries. This year, the beneficiaries for the charity goes to the Sabah Thalassaemia Society and Special Olympics Sabah.

I guess this is the fun run that everyone can't wait to be apart of since the amount of people turnout on that day was massive! Big, small, young, old, black, white, Sabahan and non-Sabahan are just there to support the charity event. The huge turnout was greatly appreciated by the organizer.


Previoulsy during BIM2013, it was my first time witnessing Zumba upclose and personal but the Zumba performances after the 7K run was my first time being Zumba-fied! The crowd was cheering, shouting and everyone was so hype up and it got me all excited to shoot the whole atmosphere as well.

Hats off to the ZFS Zumba team who worked really hard that day and I believe they were called for an encore for a few times because of how much the crowd love them. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the video that I have made for the event:






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Monday, August 26, 2013

Borneo International Marathon 2013 (BIM) | My First Solo Experience

by Daniel Chiam 


Yesterday was my first time ever to experience the Borneo International Marathon event and no, not as a runner but as a videographer and also a photographer for ione2run.com to cover the event. Perhaps I'll join as a runner next time. Let's just hold that thought there.

Anyway, yesterday was my first time going solo on the field and also my first ever project ever since I came back to stay in Sabah.  Usually I will attend a running event with Kay who handles ione2run.com and he will usually do all the hard work while I'm just there to snap photos and update my own Instagram, haha.

Working solo was really challenging especially when I had to do both video and photos. Well, maybe things can be a lot easier if I actually plan out everything before hands but once a cowboy, always a cowboy. Just go there and do your thang partner...




I've learnt a few things yesterday and one, I'm not really good at multitasking. I soon found out that I have less footage to be use for the video highlights and most of the outcome of my photos was not really that impressive. I will try to work on my skills to switch between video and capturing photos, do the settings and all (perhaps I should just stick with auto mode when capturing photo, then it will be faster) and try to master the camera's focus for video.

Second, I need to be really discipline. I missed the full marathon flag off yesterday cause I snooze a bit then when I'm all ready to go, I had to use the toilet for some big break. Thus, when I reached the stadium, I can see all the runners ran passed my car.

Third, I need to learn to take care of my tools and equipment more carefully. No damage was done but I did lost a small mount that connect my tripod/monopod to the ball head stand that I have. I'm not sure they sell it separately but I do hate to spend more in my current situation.

Alright, without much more talking, do checkout the first video that I have ever edit and made on my own. Leave a comment, give it a thumbs up, share it with your friends and I will appreciate it much. Thank you all!








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