Blog de Donovan Tan

The largest performance motorsports exhibition in Malaysia. Which means it doesn't get any bigger than that in Malaysia. I had to be there and I did. Its been great fun photographing the event. I just wished I could have spent more time there.

From the cars to the models, from showgirls to the Miss Mean Machines contestants, I uploaded almost 200 photos in my facebook page.

Its quite tiring because of the weight of my equipment and mainly having to squeeze among the photographers under the hot sun. But still I was great fun to me.


It gives me great pleasure with people clicking 'like' on my photos. Some of the contestants used my photos to post up in their own page. There is one who set it as her profile picture.

The response has been very encouraging. Although I am limited to a single lens for now but still I think there is room for improvement. =)

So here are some of my favorite shots.
cars with doors that open upwards.big bikes. the newly launched Lotus Evora !One of the prettiest showgirl/model at the event. The most LIKED photo in my album. 12 as of now. A record. Cecilia. One of my favorite contestants.This one LOOKS the youngest.Peggy. Also one of my favorite.That is the winner and 2 runners up. Congratulations !

Didn't throw a party because I didn't really achieve much of the things I was aiming for for. But still this year it is a bit special. The long list of people who wished me on facebook, I would like to say thank you to all of you again. I actually replied all of it.This year it is also kind of a 2 day celebration. Similar to last year. I went for a movie at noon, then dinner with friends the day before.

And then on the day itself I bought something I've been wanting for a long time. Went for lunch with my parents. They also bought me a nice birthday cake. I thanked my parents for looking after me all these years and also a special thank you to my mother who gone through that painful experience of giving birth to me 22years ago.After we're done with the cake, I went for dinner and a drink with a few of my friends. I didn't really plan a thing this year so I'm expecting much. But still it has been a special one. Now that I'm officially 22, I think its time for me to work hard for the future. There are always room for improvement and I want to be better in everything I do.

A better student, a better photographer, a better son, better person, etcAgain, I would like to thank everybody who wished me birthday.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
First semester result is poor. So bad it is actually the worst result I've ever got. Seriously. I kind of messed it up at TARC, but now its worse.

I'm not going to whine about UTAR or do something stupid for this. Its just a mistake, a lesson I should learn from.

There are lots of things about myself I have to change. And unless I change for the better, things aren't going to improve at all. So, gotta CHANGE.My habits, my methods, my work rate, etc

The current relationship between me and my dad isn't good at all.
This blog is sometimes a place for me to let it out when I'm not happy with certain things and as for this issue, its not the first time.

I remember last time it was fine. But now that I've grown up and he is getting a bit older, things have changed. In a bad way.

We can have arguments every single day. There are lots and lots of things we disagree mainly how each other thinks. I don't know where it all started to go wrong. As far as I want to listen to my own biological father who brought me up, he lost the credibility in me.

I heard about a few complains about me raising my voice over petty issues and being rebellious. Yes, he is my dad and he forever will but these wrong actions reflect just how frustrated I am at times.

I'm not just frustrated about what happens outside but also towards him. Talking to him is like talking to a deaf man. And when I point out where he is doing things wrongly he does the same thing back to me. He will mention about me failing exam and stuff.

And to make matters worse, when he started finding fault first, I'll do the same back to him. Things can get ugly. One father and son conversation could turn into some kind of EPL derby. We take turns to point finger at each other so often it almost defined the word 'counter-attack'.

Some have told to be have patience when dealing with an elder person but I really don't know how to do so.

I hate to make my parents upset. I really don't like any bit of it. What goes around comes around. I thought about it and I don't want my children to be doing this to me next time.

Seriously, I don't see an end to this issue as for now. Because I really don't know how to solve this. I am trying to control my emotions and I think I managed to do that but its not enough. I even had thoughts about moving out.

HELP?

It is a sad thing that you have to leave. But then I guess you'll be happier over there.


Its difficult for me to not to fall in with you. No matter how hard my day is I just have to look at you and I will feel happy. You never failed to make me smile, make me laugh.


You have some kind of miracle that cheers me up every time when I'm down, and accompany me every time when I'm alone.


I really wish you could stay but you had to leave. I hope you will enjoy your life there.


I had some good times with you and I wish I could tell you how much I appreciated it.


I will be missing you my little friend...












Take care, Flintstone.

What on earth were you thinking huh,blog reader ???

He is just so lovable and adorable. Initially when I saw him he was full of hair.Then the hair grew so long he looked, COOL ! A bit like Sean Connery in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

And then after his haircut he looked really silly and FUNNY ! I mean...And that look on his face, cheers me up all the time.

Despite looking silly, he actually knows how to DEMAND for a massage. Like this !By showing off his MANHOOD.

And sometimes you can't help thinking, he is just like a baby ! Look at that ! like a baby in mother's womb.

He is also quite human as well. He snores a lot at night and he rolls his eyes and move his legs when he is dreaming. Cute little dog.

Maybe one day I'll have a dog of my own. But not now obviously.