DR KOH KHO KING

Since I now carry my MacBook Air to work and back home most of the time, so I have to force learning to use another photo editing software in Mac instead of waiting till I got to my office and use my favorite Paint Shop Pro in Windows to do editing.

Many have been praising Adobe Lightroom so much, so I guess I won’t go wrong with that…and today, finally I have forced myself to learn some basic things on Lightroom. I didn’t even know how to “SAVE AS” photos from Lightroom to desktop and then upload to my blog!

Yeah…finally I can share some photos on my blog…

Some random shots that I took…

Emmanuel Koh

Megumi breakfasting…

Lydia…(she said finally my D3s purchase is worthwhile…)

Ok, more to learn and share later…

Thank God, our new baby, Emmanuel Koh, born on the 25th December 2011.

My mother came from Miri, Sarawak, to Johor to help taking care of my wife and Emmanuel, and also Megumi.

Yeah, she is busy cooking for my wife. We Chinese believe that women after labor should rest and eat properly for at least 30 days.

Visiting wife at the “hospital”…private clinic actually.

This is Emmanuel at home…9 Days Old…

Emmanuel:”Hi…”

Took some family snap shots yesterday…

Some shots taken using my new toy…

Megumi in the garden, watering our home plant vegetables.

Nikon D700 + AFD 60 Micro: ISO 200, 1/100s, f/5. +0.3 step.

I find continuous focus tracking is quite good on the D700. Can get sharp photo with Megumi cycling towards me.

Nikon D700 + AFD 60 Micro: ISO200, 1/125s, F/5.6.

Nikon D700 + AFD 60 Micro: ISO 200, 1/200s, F/7.1, +0.3 step.

Nikon D700 + AFS 28-70: ISO 1250, 1/50s, F/3.5, +3 step. Still very clean image, and colour is natural.

So far I must say that I am very happy with the performance of the D700. Bokeh is really smooth and good using FX lens in full frame.

Nikon D700 + AFS 28-70: ISO200, 1/60s, F/5, +0.3 step.

Just one shot…

Took few hours ago… My lovely wife and Megumi…

Took in a rush, my SB-800 was flat without battery…so I have to use the built-in flash to fire and grab a few shots before Megumi went upstairs…

Bought a packet of blueberries in Japan…first time eating…see how happy my wife was…

Taste? Hmm…not my favorite…

Here are some photos that I have not posted before…

We drove from Hiroshima to Tokyo. Took nearly 12 hours, none stop…

We walked around in the city using MRT, as driving is inconvenient. Parking is a headache and expensive. We did drive to some places.

Saw this Christmas tree as according to my wife, and she said must take photo…

Tata…

MRT station…very much like Singapore, so not that difficult for those who have used MRT before.

Entrance…

Walking around in the street…

Megumi is fully protected. Autumn, quite cold already…

No tripod, no guli…so we use self-portrait most of the time. Sorry, Megumi not in the frame…

Sweet memory…

Taking photo pose…

Smile pose…

Megumi:”Mama don’t come!”

Megumi:”Uou…”

Disclaimer: the above are just made up story, if similar to what you have experience, these are purely coincidence.

Still the best video conferencing software in the world. Tried Google video, yahoo video…etc., MSN though not perfect but still is among the best in delivering video quality.

(Background purposely blurred in Paint Shop Pro)

Megumi is boss pose eating porridge.

My wife and Megumi. Now Megumi want to hold the spoon herself.

I miss them both.

I bought two Logitech QuickCam® Family E3500 webcam for the above purpose, which I am quite happy with the quality of them. Delivering good quality photo (in Malaysia slow internet line service), good exposure and white balance.

The cam can be placed on the monitor screen easily, but no securely. No clip, but a V shape stand (can be adjusted) to put on the monitor. The design is fine, as clip sometimes does not match thick monitor.

We have a family outing at Taiping Zoo yesterday.

At the entrance before going in. Ticket is RM8 for kids (3-8years old), RM12 for adults and RM10 for senior citizens (age 55 and above). The ticket counter said Taiping locals have RM4 discount…but we honestly tell her that we are not. Let’s support the local zoo.

We have to queue for the free tour car.

Elephant at the back.

At the fish / Koi pond.

Resting area before the exit. Raining the whole afternoon.

Da Yi (Foong’s sister).

Megumi’s favorite animal…BEAR!

Zebra and Giraffe.

Elephant.

We left the zoo at around 4.45pm. A 2 hours tour.

Chinese New Year 2009 in Miri

This is the first time Megumi came to Miri. I have not been back there, my home town, for 3 years+, since I went to Japan. Hmm…maybe not…I did went back during my sister’s wedding. Anyway, it is definitely Megumi’s first visit.

We went to my father’s house for Nien 30 dinner, which is a tradisional gathering of Chinese family.

My father in the middle (living room).

The cheong sam that Megumi wore was bought in Japan. I guess next year she can’t fit in anymore…

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Took some family photos last few weeks when my wife and Megumi visited me in Johor. Yeah…they are now staying in Perak…I miss them…

Megumi has grown a lot…she is 18 months and 6 days old as of today…may God be with her and her mother always.

She still likes to play with camera and lenses and caps…memory from Japan?!

My baby and I…

Milk photo…

Thank God be with us. Merry Christmas to all!

Yeah…we went to Universal Studio Japan (USJ) at Osaka after Kyoto.

Megumi and mum…

Megumi standing besides a Kinoko…

Just some photos of my beloved daughter and wife…

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Papa starts shooting again…

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Dearest love and mama,

11th May 2008…

Today is a special day…

It is the mother’s day…the first mother’s day for my wife!

Today is a special day…

It is the birthday of my wife!

In this very special day…I do not know what to gift to my wife…so I spent some time to tell the world about this special day…

ShaShinKi front page

ShaShinKi Shop

Thank you dear for every day and everything…may God bless our family and marriage, guide us through His way, protect us from all temptations, lead us onto His path and be with us all the time. May everything we do to glorify our Heavenly Father’s name. May God bless and protect Megumi, lead her to know and accept Jesus. In Jesus name I prayed, Amen!

Love,
King and Megumi

有看过这么大的赤贝吗？我们马来西亚叫“蚶”。

我在日本很少很少看到新鲜的赤贝，更没见过这么大颗的赤贝。还很贵呢！100gram 要280 yen (RM9.24), 那1kg要RM92.40 咯！记得几年前在马来西亚的巴刹买过小蚶，1kg才RM1.50。 (如今可能更贵了，因为听说百物都涨价了。可是应该也没这个贵！RM92.40 ,1kg,离噻谱!)

可恶！ 竟然长得跟我的拳头一样大（或着更大)！那边有写是刺身用的。

除了有一次在电视节目看过人家做刺身吃之外，真的没见过。而且要弄成刺身，要处理得干干净净的，切除这切除那，剩下可以吃的部分都很少了。

今天又见识到日本人生活非常豪华的一面了！

My wife “unwrapping” the Valentine cake from the box…

Can see the new Valentine Cup already in use…with lemon tea inside.

Taste delicious, though not cheap (in Malaysia standard) but definitely worth every cent for the smile on Lydia’s face.

Yummy!

(Text below are typed by KhoKing…but are from the bottom of Lydia’s heart…)

This is my hubby…I love him very much…he is very handsome…see my baby agree also…

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In Chinese tradition, the day before Chinese New Year is a very important reunion for family members. Today, here in Japan my wife, Megumi and I have a good reunion here in our little home. Last year I was alone in Japan…

Chinese New Year 2008 – nien 30 on 6th Feb 2008.

My wife wake up early in the morning to prepare the food – big fest – for our little family.

Here’s some of the dishes…no, don’t ask me how to prepare…maybe Lydia can add that later…

While I was busy taking photos…my wife said…not yet lah…still got one…

(the soup in the middle…5 dishes one soup!)

Not forgetting my wife’s favorite…Coca-Cola…in “romantic” glass…

Finally…before we start enjoy our food (must pray and thank to God)…family photo first…

Notice our little ShaShinKi.com very own angpow? Megumi is hungry for it!

Happy Chinese New Year to all!

This is the first heavy snow in winter 2007/2008. Not the first snow, but the first heavy snow.

Was waiting and hoping to have this kind of heavy snow…glad that finally able to see and experience it “again”. Yes, in winter 2005/2006, there is an even heavier snow and it was right before Christmas.

Winter 2006/2007 was a warm one. No heavy snow and melt right after it snowed.

The heavy snow happened on Sunday morning (20th Jan 2008). Megumi, Lydia and I still drive to church, as the snow isn’t very strong yet and the road was still not frozen. During the Sunday service, the snow continue. After church, around 12noon, the snow became even heavier.

Right after Sunday service, youngs and olds all starts the snow fight!

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Have you tasted Oyster baked live before? Yes, raw oyster still on the shell BB. Add nothing (some like lemon).

Yeah, often seen on TV…we bought two pieces for JPY420 yen, finally got the chance to try it ourselves (Lydia and Lydia…for the two pieces. Nah…I don’t really like raw food ).

You? You can imagine the taste by studying the photos below…enjoy!

From the right…

From the left…

Nah…cannot tahan already. Itatakimas!

Or should I say…Lioness?

My wife went to buy some shirts for Megumi yesterday. Since it is winter time now, we need to get some thick clothes for Megumi to keep her warm.

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上个周末趁着冬天还没完全到来前, 去了赏枫叶. 虽然好象是迟了一些, 但迟到好过没到嘛.

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Everyday, my wife will prepare some porridge for Megumi the night before, and cook the porridge in a glass bowl together with the rice for our next day meal. It is not an easy job, as my wife will first cook some soup with carrots and small fishes (ikan bilis) in the soup, just to get some extra nutrition for the porridge that she prepared for Megumi.

The work is a lot…but the porridge is only very small bowl, but with lots of love from mother.

Feeding time with morning sunlight shinning through the windows…

Saw the Hello Kitty plastic thingy? Used to use just cloth, but Lydia said very difficult to clean, so we went to Diamond City, Babies “R” Us to buy the thingy above.

Megumi is enjoying her meal for sure…

So delicious…wah..lerr…eh…

Let’s have another BIG BITE! “ARMMmmm!”

Megumi:”enough shooting lah…don’t record all my eating ugly shots…”

Will record another round of eating again in future…

Our main purpose to Tokyo in November 2007, to renew Foong’s passport and to make Megumi’s birth certificates and passport.

Here’s some photos of the embassy:

Front view of the building (the building is grey in colour, roof top is green):

Can see Megumi is so tired…sleeping already…

The is the view of the counter where we do our passport and birth certificate documents:

We managed to get both passports (Lydia’s and Megumi’s) and Megumi’s birth certificate within the same day. Thanks to the staffs working there, they are definitely helpful.

Today (Sunday – 11 November 2007) we have a Children Blessing Service in our church. All children of Primary 6 and below are going on stage to get blessed/prayer by the pastor. This is done after the message preaching by our Pastor with Bible verses below:

Mark 10:13-16 (King James Version)

10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Here’s some photos of Megumi and Mum (Lydia) and Pastor Kato to share:

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Yesterday we have a “baby shower” gathering at our English Bible cell group. It was really a big surprise, and this is the first time I heard about “baby shower”. Our baby received a lot of presents, thank you very much brothers and sisters!

The shower is not just for us, but also another couples in our cell group, Matt and Misty, who are ministering in Hiroshima City.

Two happy moms !

Presents opening time…

From left to right:

Kho King, Lydia, Misty & Matt

From Left to Right:

Anastasia, Kim (back) , daughter He Leong(front), Kay Ellen Deckert, Hilary, Kho King (back), Siaw Foong (front), Misty (front), Matt (back), Jenny Lee, Wayne Deckert, Nerissa, Neil, Nerissa’s mother.

From Left to Right:

Kim, Kim’s wife, Kay Ellen Deckert, Hilary, Kho King (back), Siaw Foong (front), Misty (front), Matt (back), Jenny Lee, Wayne Deckert, Nerissa, Nerissa’s mother.