Ester & Nicholas | Wedding Reception

Photographed by Daniel Chiam

Date taken: 4 June 2014
Place: Chung Hwa School Hall, Tenom

Garden of rose.

Roses of Love.

The charming Nicholas and lovely Ester.

The bride's besties!

The beautiful Samantha.

Love is a passion. It drives us forward everyday. Love brings sweets perfume. Its what make us so refresh all the time. Love changed us to a butterfly. Its presence always turns the bad into something beautiful. Love are like roses. Its colors are passionate, it's beautiful, it smells good and its surrounded with thorns. Yes, even the beautiful thing in life can be painful sometimes, but that's what love is all about. That's what life is all about.

The ups and down of life can be difficult for one to carry the burden by themselves. That's why God created Eve for Adam. A companion of love that can be there for one another, when going through the journey of life. Where they will support one another, encourage one another, help one another, love one another, because love is always the greatest source of inspiration to carry us forward in life. “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” 

Marilyn & Sureshpal | Wedding Reception

Photographed by Daniel Chiam

Date taken: 31 May 2014
Place: Dewan Sri Antanom, Tenom

A night to remember.

Cake cutting ceremony.

The toast for happiness!

The newlywed; Sureshpal and Marilyn.

The eye candy.

One came from the West and another from the East. One descendant of a Singh and the other a Chinese descendant. Different culture, different heritage from two different world has come to a collision. Bringing beautiful colors to a union between two lovers.  "The best time to love with your whole heart is always now, in this moment, because no breath beyond the current is promised." You might find love in a far away land, and once you have, hold on to it and never let go. Life is too short to live in doubt, especially when you have someone who loved you so much and wanted to spend the rest of their life with you. 

Keningau In Motion

Photographed by Daniel Chiam

I’ve always wanted to capture Keningau in a different perspective, and since I was doing a reading on long exposure shot, I decided that this will be the first of my many other photography project. I have come a long way since the day I walk around town with my point and shoot camera. This time around its more about practicing my techniques and putting what I've read into use. Photography is and has always been about what you can show rather than tell; how you know it was done.

So do enjoy these few pictures of my hometown – Keningau.

Jalan Keningau - Tenom | 50mm | f10 | 10sec | ISO100

Keningau Main Road | 50mm | f16 | 10sec | ISO100

Swallows | 50mm | f4 | 2.5sec | ISO400

30 Seconds Steps Training | 50mm | f10 | 30sec | ISO400

Running Wild | 50mm | f4 | 30sec | ISO800

BunyiGitar X:PO 2014

Photographed by Daniel Chiam

Showcasing uniquely made guitars

Shun Ng from Singapore

Jaya Sapetar from Sarawak

Balawan Iwayan from Bali

Sabah Art Gallery

I really enjoyed my time in the first ever BunyiGitar X:PO 2014. The joy of meeting talented musician up close and personal, being able to watch them unleashing their passion on stage and to humbly share the knowledge that they possess. It was an experience that many can only dream of. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jaya Sapetar for inviting me to this wonderful event and also to RAM Studio and Sabah Art Gallery who made the first ever BunyiGitar X:PO possible.

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10 Startups to Lookout for in Malaysia

by Daniel Chiam

Each and everyday, something new bound to popup in the world wide web. Either it's for the good of humanity or something as annoying as the new Facebook layout that require all its user to familiarize with it again. Anyway, here I have listed 10 of the new startups to lookout for in Malaysia. Hopefully you'll find something that could be useful on your behalf!

1. iMoney

Banks, yes banks; with an "S". Can you imagine yourself going to each of those bank to get a comparison for whatever  financial reason that you need to do your financial planning? iMoney is created to help individual with the latest bank rates and news with terms and jargon that can be easily understand by all. Need some help with your financial planning? Checkout iMoney HERE.

2. FoodSocial Malaysia

FoodSocial Malaysia is the latest to jump on the Malaysian foodie bandwagon. The recent launched of their latest app has become another valuable all-rounded tool to help food seeker and foodie alike to hunt for good food around. Talk about being social, FoodSocial Malaysia is everywhere on the social media. You can find them on their Website | Facebook Page | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest and most importantly, get their app to make your food hunt easier NOW!

3. MyTeksi

I need a taxi and I need to make sure that I get to my destination safely. My Teksi is an app that provide such services for you to be able to get a taxi and to ensure that you arrive to your destination safely. Checkout MyTeksi app HERE.

4. CatchThatBus

Oh how I hate it when they ran out of bus ticket when I desperately needed one. Catch That Bus is an app that enables you to search and purchase your bus ticket online. Never again to not being able to get a bus ticket to your destination; gotta catch that bus! Catch the app HERE!

5. PiktoChart

Ever wonder how they create those cool looking chart and make it viral on social media? Well for starter you can checkout PiktoChart with their variety of themes to choose from and easy ways to edit in order to achieve the chart that you wanted. Start getting creative HERE.

6. TaxiMonger

You know how all the taxi have the sign of "no haggling" stick at the side of their doors and it takes away your rights to get a fair price because most of the time they do not use the meter to determine the taxi fare that they are going to charge you. Fret not! Taxi Monger is an app that helps you to book a taxi with a fix price that you can either agree or not but at least you don't have to argue with some old uncle about how expensive they are charging you. Tryout the app HERE!

7. Watch Over Me

Just in case anything happens to you, Watch Over Me is an app that can help to instantly notify your emergency contact about your last whereabouts and what were you doing. Also broadcast any video or audio that was uploaded during the emergency. Overall, its an app to help watch over you, and get you help when bad things happened to you. Find out more about them HERE.  

8. Uber KL

Ever wanted to know what it feels like to have someone drive you to your destination while you sit at the back of the vehicle and just chill? You know, like all the rich and famous people do. Checkout Uber and the services that they provide to make you feel like a boss! Get the app HERE!

9. TextbookAsia

Need to buy school textbook for yourself or your children and at the same time wish that you can find ways to somehow take good care of it without having to pile up the space in your house? Visit TextbookAsia for they are Malaysia's first online textbook buyback service, guaranteed! Check what they are all about HERE!

10. Sketch Post Studio

Bored of the same old same old ways to present your idea to your crowd? Why not get some professional help to turn your ideas and transform your words into hand-drawn visuals that brighten up presentations, brainstorms and events. There's a reason why mind mapping is such a hit and Sketch Post Studio could provide the same effect for your ideas to your crowd. Find out how they can help you improve HERE!

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