Samsung 46″ Led TV Review

Samsung 46″ Led TV Review

Today i woke up with rather mixed feelings. I am very excited happy and looking forward to my pre-wedding shoot in Fraser’s Hill . Yet i know when i return, i know a lovely permanent fixture for the last week in the lounge of KIDCHANSTUDIO will be gone -the Samsung 46″ LED TV.  I was given a demo unit to review, after raving about:)

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SAMSUNG LED TV - An art piece by itself!

The TV itself at 1.2 inch is ultra-slim, looks like a piece of art itself complemented so well with the rest of the hangings. It was also a great Digital Frame for my work.

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This is what I call Black!

The TV’s “Mega Contrast Technology ensured the most vivid and rich of color that were super clear! of course if you were watching some love quality VCD, the images are slightly pixelated. But when you watch Blu-ray or DVD, now that is an absolutely great experience. The BLACK is also REAL JET BLACK TOO!

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Have you ever heard of the power of a close-up? Well it is just not the same with this TV!

This TV is so great by itself that at less 5 units of it were sold when my clients/friends saw the quality of LED TV while previewing their pictures with it.

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And that is also my absolute  favorite bit of the TV. The easy to use Media Mode, playing photos, music and video from my USB thumbdrive! Just fantastic!

If i feel this sad now to give back the tv, i wonder what i feel like when my daughter gets married?

For more info, please log on to http://www.samsung.com/my/led

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Lunch With Ms. Elizabeth Lee @ Dining Room, Sunway University College

Lunch With Ms. Elizabeth Lee @ Dining Room, Sunway University College

Wifey and I, took a trip down memory lane when we visited Sunway University College, the place where we first met.

Sunway university College

Sunway university College

We were there under the invitation of Ms. Elizabeth Lee the Executive Director of Sunway University College. Ms. Lee was the very same lady who presented me with my Canadian Matriculation Program Dipolma.

Our gracious host took us to lunch at the Sunway Dining Room, a fine dining training restaurant operated by Sunway’s School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management (SHTLM).

the enthusiatic staffs at Dining Room

the enthusiatic staffs at Dining Room

Shirlyn and I, have a great time catching up with our gracious host and was so impressed with the food quality and service by the trainees. Some of them is in First Semester. Totally clued-in!

Starters- Cream of Cauliflower

Starters- Cream of Cauliflower

Starters - a yummy Tuna salad

Starters - a yummy Tuna salad

Special Main course for a picky eater :) really yummy

Special Main course for a picky eater :) really yummy

I was terrifying the students in the kitchen

I was terrifying the students in the kitchen

Picture with the Man!

Picture with the Man!

Woohoo! Dessert!

Woohoo! Dessert!

Picture with the student and their lecturers!

Picture with the student and their lecturers!

group pic with our Gracious host!

group pic with our Gracious host!

Visiting the college, brought back so much fond memories of college days. So much that i am now aiming to go back to school for a Masters!

Thank you,Ms. Lee for your great hospitality!

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All pix taken with the Samsung ultratouch S8300 in low res setting.

Portfolio Page

My Portfolio Page

Dear friends, just occur to me that i did not have a Portfolio page. So I quickly set up a Work in progress portfolio rather than wait untill eternity. Here you go, click on the following image to go to MY PORTFOLIO PAGE.

Click image to go to My portfolio

Click image to go to My portfolio

Do let me know what you think of it k?

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Malaysia’s 40 Richest

Malaysia’a 40 Richest 2009 (Source ForbesAsia)

The Malaysia’s Richest 40 is poorer this year compared to last. Their combined wealth dwindled from USD $46 Billion last year to USD $36 Billion this year.

Heading this year list is Sugar King Robert Kuok and followed by Maxis Communications Ananda Krishna. Their combined wealth of USD $16 Billion account for 44% of the Top 40’s wealth.

The minimum entry to this year list is at USD $90 million.

The Top 40 Richest in Malaysia for year 2009 are:

1. Robert Kuok USD 9 billion, 85. DIVERSIFIED
2. Ananda Krishnan USD 7 billion, 71. TELECOM
3. Lee Shin Cheng USD 3.2 billion, 70,. PALM OIL
4. Lee Kim Hua USD 2.5 billion, 80. GAMING
5. Teh Hong Piow USD 2.4 billion, 79. BANKING
6. Quek Leng Chan USD 2.3 billion, 68. DIVERSIFIED
7. Yeoh Tiong Lay USD 1.8 billion, 79. DIVERSIFIED
8. Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary USD 1.1 billion, 57. DIVERSIFIED
9. Tiong Hiew King USD 1 billion, 74. TIMBER
10. Vincent Tan USD 750 million, 57. DIVERSIFIED
11.Azman Hashim USD 470 million, 69.FINANCE
12. William H.J. Cheng USD 390 million, 66.RETAIL
13. G. Gnanalingam USD 260 million, 64.PORTS
14. Lim Kok Thay USD 225 million, 57. GAMING
15. Anthony Fernandes USD 220 million, 45. AIRLINES
16. Mokhzani Mahathir USD 215 million, 48. OIL SERVICES
17. Lee Oi Hian USD 210 million, 58. DIVERSIFIED
18. Chan Fong Ann USD 209 million, 78. PALM OIL
19. Kamarudin Meranun USD 205 million, 48. AIRLINES
20. Chong Chook Yew USD 200 million, 87. REAL ESTATE
21.Chen Lip Keong USD 195 million, 61. GAMING
22. Lee Swee Eng USD 190 million, 53. OIL SERVICES
23. Jeffrey Cheah USD 185 million, 64. REAL ESTATE.
24. Lim Wee Chai USD 180 million, 51. RUBBER GLOVE
25. Ahmayuddin Ahmad USD 175 million, 52. PORT
26. Lee Hau Hian USD 174 million, 55. DIVERSIFIED
27. Lau Cho Kun USD 165 million, 73. DIVERSIFIED.
28. Vinod Sekhar USD 150 million, 41. RUBBER
29. Liew Kee Sin USD 140 million, 50. REAL ESTATE
30. Tiah Thee Kian USD 135 million, 61. REAL ESTATE
31. Rozali Ismail USD 130 million, 53. INFRASTRUCTURE
32. Lin Yun Ling USD 115 million, 54. INFRASTRUCTURE
33. Yaw Teck Seng USD 113 million, 71. FORESTRY
34. Goh Peng Ooi USD 112 million, 53. SOFTWARE
35. Eleena Azlan Shah USD 110 million, 49. INFRASTRUCTURE
36. David Law Tien Seng USD 105 million. MINING
37. Syed Mohd Yusof Tun Syed Nasir USD 100 million, 61. BANKING
38. Hamdan Mohamad USD 98 million, 53. INFRASTRUCTURE
39. Tan Teong Hean USD 95 million, 65. BANKING
40. Kua Sian Kooi USD 90 million, 56. INSURANCE

Will we see you in the list next year?

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Ms. Malaysia Soo Wincci demonstrates LED light painting

Ms. Malaysia Soo Wincci demonstrates LED light painting

Just wanted to share this really cool video on youtube of the super Hot Miss Malaysia World 2008/2009 - Soo Winnci demostrating the art of light painting for Samsung LED Talenttime.

Ms. Malaysia World Soo Wincci demonstrate Light Painting

Click Image for Soo Wincci light painting demostration

For those that don’t know, light painting is a photographic technique normally perform at night or very dark room whereby the the exposures is perform by a moving hand-held light source. You can learn more about this fun technique at http://www.diyphotography.net/

By the way Samsung is also looking for submission of your talent. You can email them at ledtalenttime@campaigns.com.my You can also find more Samsung LED talents HERE!

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Relay for life Preview Pictures…

Relay for Life, MSN Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

KIDCHANSTUDIO was the official photographer to the recent Relay for Life on the 30 may 2009 at MSN Stadium, Bukit Jalil. Coincidentally I was invited by Datuk Yasmin Yusuff to do the celebrity lap. Here are some of my fun pictures, the official ones by my colleague will be posted on KIDCHANSTUDIO website soon. Stay tune:)

Relay for Life

Relay for Life

Organizer Datuk Yasmin Yusuff and Bday bot JIT!

Organizer Datuk Yasmin Yusuff and Bday bot JIT!

JFK & NikiCheong busy at the Celebrity booth

JFK & NikiCheong busy at the Celebrity booth

Future celebrity  singing the banner

Future celebrity singing the banner

private joke for birthday boy Jit?

private joke for birthday boy Jit?

Minister YB . Datuk Seri Sharizat Jalil drops by to lend her support

Minister YB . Datuk Seri Sharizat Jalil drops by to lend her support

Cancer don't discriminate....

Cancer don't discriminate....

Samantha Schubert

Samantha Schubert

We were all professional beggar for the day..

We were all professional beggar for the day..

Be proud

Be proud

Take a photo with a Celebrity- Donation RM1

Take a photo with a Celebrity- Donation RM1

Crowd favourite -Male Hans Isaac

Crowd favourite -Male Hans Isaac

Crowd favourite - Female Celebrity Jaclyn Victor

Crowd favourite - Female Celebrity Jaclyn Victor

I also camwhore with the First Malaysia Idol

I also camwhore with the First Malaysia Idol

The GREEN FLASHER

The GREEN FLASHER

HOPE

HOPE

Jehan Miskin

Jehan Miskin

Niki Cheong, friend and Sandra Sodhy

Niki Cheong, friend and Sandra Sodhy

Noryn Aziz

Noryn Aziz

The Relay/walk next to Sharifah Sofea

The Relay/walk next to Sharifah Sofea

Ben Ibrahim Interviewing Hans Isaac

Ben Ibrahim Interviewing Hans Isaac

Chelsia Ng photographing the events...

Chelsia Ng photographing the events...

Celebrities gives back headed by Datuk Yasmin Yusuff

Celebrities gives back headed by Datuk Yasmin Yusuff

All images Copright of Kid Chan/KIDCHANSTUDIO

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Choice of a Lifetime (Style Weddings, Issue 03)

Choice of a Lifetime (Style Weddings, Issue 03)
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An interview with Style Weddings sometime last year. Some questions Highlighted in the Interview are:

Having pioneered wedding day photography in Malaysia, what made you venture into pre-wedding photography?
What can couples expect from your prewedding photography packages?
What should couples be mindful of when “shopping” for a pre-wedding photographer?
What should couples be mindful of when “shopping” for a pre-wedding photographer?
How far in advance should couples complete their pre-wedding photography?

Photo by KIDCHAN

Photo by KIDCHAN

Photo by TEAM KIDCHAN

Photo by KIDCHAN & TEAM KIDCHAN

Photo by KIDCHAN & TEAM KIDCHAN

Photo by KIDCHAN & TEAM KIDCHAN

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SAMSUNG launches First Full Line of Iconic Led TV

SAMSUNG launches First Full Line of Iconic Led TV

After my recent Amazing Samsung LED Sheep ART on Youtube post , I was invited to the Samsung 2009 AV Roadshow.

Samsung Av 2009 Roadshow

Samsung Av 2009 Roadshow

There I witnessed where the launched of Samsung impressive first full line of iconic LED TVs with the tagline “A Whole New Species of Television” and a comprehensive range of 55 audio-visual products that promises exciting digital experiences.

LED - A whole New Species of Television

LED - A whole New Species of Television

Apart from unveiling an impressive range of audio-visual prodcust that included High Defination TV that included both LED TV’s and LCD HDTV, Home Entertaintment Systems, Digital Camcorders & Digital Cameras, Samsung also unveiled a new Ambassador - Ms. Malaysia World Soo Wincci.

Miss Malaysia World 2008 - Soo Wincci

Miss Malaysia World 2008 - Soo Wincci

Out of these impressive line-up of products, the LED TV really command the centrestage. And I have my eyes set on the following baby.

Samsung LED TV Series 7 7000

Samsung LED TV Series 7 7000

The Samsung LED TV Series 7 7000 is a 2009 CES Innovation Award honoree for “Ultra-Slim LED HDTV with the World’s Slimmest Wall Mount Solution”, which reduce the gap between the TV and the wall to just 15mm.This effectivelymeans the TV will become an extremely elegant frame for all my digital images!

Samsung Content Library (Flash), USB 2.0 Movie & DLNA Wireless enabled

Samsung Content Library (Flash), USB 2.0 Movie & DLNA Wireless enabled

Not only that it comes with the Samsung Content Library (Flash), USB 2.0 Movie and DLNA Wireless. The non-geek translation is ” I CAN WATCH PC-based music, video, and pictures with the DLNA Wireless. YOUTUBE included!”

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Yoon Ki-Heung, Managing Director, Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn Bhd

According to the managing Director of Samsung Electronics Malaysia-Mr. Yoon Ki-Heung, Samsung has pioneered a  TV market with their LED TVs. These “NEW Species” will  redefines the standards for viewing quality, home entertainment décor and energy efficiency. He added that Samsung is  committed to keep their  fingers on the pulses of consumers’ evolving needs and develop innovative products that enhance their digital lifestyles.

Networked TV's

Networked TV's

I was also very impressed with the LED TV’s that was networked to form a moving chinesse art painting during the Press conference.

Slim......

Slim......

Just checked out how elegant and the slim the model is! And of course i was referring to the TV!

I just CAN”T wait to have one of this new species in my living room.

For more info about this beauties, please log on to http://www.samsung.com/my/led/

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The Kid Grows Up -The Star (Young urban Male cover Story)

The Kid Grows Up by Rubin Khoo (January 20 2008)
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The Kid Grows UP

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ym_2kidchanYou really wouldn’t expect to find someone like Kid Chan to say that he hasn’t achieved much in life. Particularly since he is someone that seems to have it all.

The well-known photographer has an established business and has had the privilege of capturing some of our most prominent people on film. Plus he is happily married and a father of two daughters. And he has done all this before turning 30.

But perhaps it is because he was about to hit that milestone during the time of interview that Kid was in a reflective mood.

jeslina“Till today i feel that i haven’t done much with my life,” he says. “But i look at the past 30 years as like going to school. And it has been in preparation of bigger and better things to come.”

It may surprise many to know that Kid didn’t begin his career in the creative arena. Instead the International Business graduate began working in the corporate world. But after two years in the corporate sector, he decided that wasn’t the life he wanted.

He then decided to take up photography. Photography was something that he was always interested in and today, he enjoys the prospect of combining his work with his passion.

Though he is a noted wedding photographer today, Kid originally intended to focus on corporate photography. “Nobody wanted to do wedding photography,” he says. “It was at the bottom of the food chain.”

And so corporate photography was what he focussed on. But he explainns that when some of these corporate clients began asking him to photograph their children’s wedding, “you just don’t say no.”

adelineAfter photographing a couple of weddings, he decided to try a different approach. His motivation was to do something interesting rather than stick with the norm of what wedding photography was supposed to be.

Kid decided that he would take a photojournalistic approach, something that was already big in the West. At subsequent weddings, he decided to try and experiment.

Instead of sticking to the typical shots, he tried to tell a story about the couple and of how their romance blossomed.

“These were quite captivating and eventually I was given more and more freedom by the clients,” he says.Today, Kid is known not as wedding photographer but as a wedding photojournalist and people secure his for services for the unique way he is able to capture special moments. He was the first Malaysian to be accepted into the American based Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). Malaysian Tatler named him as one of the 100 people you must know in Asia while Prestige included him in their top 40 under 40 list.

Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, a beaming bride..

Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, a beaming bride..

“Today people come to us because they expect us to know what to do,” he says. “It’s like being a surgeon but in this case you are actually paying for a whole life time of memories,” he adds. To date, Kid has photographed numerous high profile weddings including Datuk Siti Nurhaliza’s and television personality Paula Malai Ali’s. While weddings may not have been his initial choice for his photography, Kid has begun to appreciate it, particularly since it is something that suits his personality.“I am a very people person and I find that I cannot shoot things that do not respond to me. I find that this is a nice thing to do because your clients become your friends and you become a part of their happiest moments.”

That philosophy carries through into the way he manages his business. His strategy for expanding his business seems deceivingly simple. For him, it’s all about being pleasant and often that tends to build relationships that turn into business opportunities.

“It’s like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get,” he says. “Being pleasant can go a long way.”But over the years his name has also become synonymous with perfection. People know that when they utilize the services of Kid Chan Studios, there is a commitment to delivering good work, which means 16-hour days are normal for him and contrary to popular perception, the work doesn’t end when the function ends. He usually has to go back to edit and touch up and so on.

As his studio celebrates his eight anniversary, however, Kid is now contemplating a change in focus. Since the beginning of the month, his studio has shot 18 weddings and he figures it is time for him to do more corporate work.

The studio already does a fair bit but as corporate work doesn’t generate much publicity, it is an aspect of his work that not many people are aware of.

“But that is what I started from so I am actually coming into a full cycle,” he says.

loveAs he enters his 30s, Kid does acknowledge that he went into the business at the right time. If he had decided to do it now, he doubts he would have been able to achieve as much, even if he had the same level of perseverance.When he first ventured into the industry, things were different. Before the digital age, photographers could not afford to make a mistake. Now the learning curve has been shortened, which means the competition has increased.

“It’s a different ball game now,” he explains. “There so much knowledge out there that your competitor can learn at the same pace as you. So you can’t just sit assume that you at the top of your game. If you get too comfortable, the only way to go is down. He however stresses that his foray into photography isn’t about the money.

“There are easier ways to make money but in professions like this you have the opportunity to make a lot friends. It would take the average individual a lifetime to meet the people that we can meet in two days.”

All Geared Up (August Man, May 2009)

All Geared Up (August Man, May 2009)

August Man - Malaysia’s Definitive Men’s Journal featured the Naza Italia’s Ravishing in Red Party in it’s Access Highlife section. I was seen photographed with Ferrari’s formula 1 driver, Felipe Massa and Naza’s Widia Yana Abdul Rahman.

Ferrari Ravishing In Red Party (August Man May 09)

Ferrari Ravishing In Red Party (August Man May 09)

KIDCHANSTUDIO was the official photographer for the night.