What if you don’t have Adobe Photoshop installed in your workstation? Or, what if you have emergency to edit and upload an oversize image at cybercafé?
The solution is got it done online in any web browser (anytime, anywhere)! Try on Pixelr – Online image Editor. I found it quite useful and the tools are similar to Photoshop, well, it’s kind of online version.
It was integrated in Flash technology, interface and click through was excellent. First glance of it, the impression of “good to have”! Several thousands of visitors use the service each day according to blog.
Personally, it’s definitely much better than Microsoft paints! 
First of all, 65% of similarity in PS, you could find it here! Nevertheless, there were some limitation such as selections of Filters, layers etc. Overall, it gave convenience to most of the people who could edit their photo in one browser.
How to make skin smoother especially you have a wonderful shot but something was missing from perfection. In fact, it had been a while I wanted to try out this effect in PS (Adobe Photoshop).
Found a lot of steps from tutorials that teaching how to smoother skin in PS; yet I found one which is much simple and quick way to create smoother and younger skin.
Firstly, duplicate the same image in another layer; then create the effect of “Surface Blur” from PS filter > Blur; and depend on how much Radius (here I have used 20 pixels) and Threshold at 12-15 levels.
Secondly, use effect of “Smart Blur” from PS filter > Blur; with Threshold 100, for quality select on “High”, for Radius will be depending on results. If too much pixels selected then it will be looked too fake. But I have used 1.1 pixels.
Once have done on the effects, go back “Layers” and change the “Opacity” to 60% - 70%. Of coz it’s not done yet, there’s some manual work to be done. Use Eraser Tools to brush out the none-skin area such as her eyes, hair and background etc. About 2-3 minutes of brushing and erasing and finally the master-piece has completed.
Another smoother exercise for my son’s face… look more baby face (Right) now!
Well, it was not that taught to work with Peter Chin - Group Creative Director & General Manager who didn’t know much about web.
Primeworks Studios has established as a new subsidiary of Media Prima, no longer a department (Creative Service Department). However, it was not the main reason why Peter decided to revamp the old design, currently it also lack of portfolio or works.
Old design…
Few months back, I met up Peter’s personal consultant – Sarah Lian (www.sarah-lian.com) who also a famous model in Malaysia. Overall, she knew quite a lot of things and what suppose to have on the new design. Overall, we have a good session and new comments.
Unfortunately, the whole idea had “freeze” due to new team with new set up. But a few months later, we had agree to continue with new design; meet up with Peter again and the whole ideas were very simple – Make public users feel good of CSD and show as many portfolios.
Finally, gone through a few round of presentations, eventually Peter like things to be done correctly and perfect. We had spent most of the time choosing the right photos and videos file… goosh! That was taken up sometime to solve it out correctly.
However, entire website was fully coded in Full CSS; first of all, would like to give the credit to my designer – Cherry. She has done a good work.
Click here to go to the live site!
Few months back, Evelina the bride had called me and booked my schedule for her wedding at Kuala Lumpur. 15th November 2008 was the “W” day and I’d wake up in the morning 5.30am and rush to KL Concord Hotel before her make-up artist had arrived.
Nevertheless, taking photos from morning till afternoon, I only had 3 hours of rest before heading back to dinner or the evening sessions! I really had great experience this time since I had well-prepared with my new Dem diffuser. No worry with my lighting issue or problems with my battery for flash. And I still remember the last photo taken @ 11:45pm!
Overall, I’m quite satisfied with my results; one more thing that amazed of, that I’d broke my own record – 1050 of pictures taken in a day!
Click here to view the wedding album from Creadaq.com.
On 8th November 2009, early flight to Hanoi, it was really not a good ride! Slept at 12am and woke up at 3am! Not even touch down the Vietnamese land and we felt tired and sluggish. Once we reached the town…
The streets were crowded with cars, but those were far outnumbered by motorscooters and bicycles. About a tenth of the scooters and bicycles had conical kumquat trees strapped onto their carriers.
All of Hanoi’s 4 million people who weren’t on bikes or cars apparently were rummaging through various markets in search of gifts and decorations.
I’m not sure what you called this - slipper stall with wheels?! But I found them every corner of the town!
After we had our first lunch near by our hotels, I and Joe decided to walk around the lake area hope to capture some nice photos since both of us carried DSLR. And I released most of the men sitting around the lake and you find women more hard working.
These two women cycled while chitchatting…. Cool! And I had a source from the tour guy that Vietnam women work harder than the men! I think it could be the culture. In my opinion, the impression that Vietnam is still a hell hole of communist isolation without commerce.
Found another woman carried goods (easily more than 5 kg) walking along the train track. The track actually located middle of the town.
This was very common in Hanoi.
I wonder it was a helmet or Hell-met? It was fashion for them but not safety. I think my mountain bike’s helmet is better than theirs.
Day 3 we went to this unique theater in Hanoi - Thanglong water puppet. There were a few scenes that were cute or made me chuckle, but overall it was pretty boring. Coz I saw some of the audience fall asleep. Perhaps, you could find video from Youtube.
During the entire trip, I took quite number of photos; some of it has posted in Creadaq.com. And I found out some of it was my “part time model” Joe Seah.
At least, we visited Ba Dinh Square, where silent sentries guard the marble and Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum where Ho Chi Chi lies in state.
We spent 4 days, it was amazing not about the local food or places we’d visited, it was the weather, before that it was flood and People said it was the worst flood in Hanoi since 1971 - read news; But during our trip, it was blue sky and sunshine which we managed to walk almost every corner of Hanoi.
Typetester! It was listed on the “Best CSS Tools”.
The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated.
It makes our preview and display the actual fonts on our screens faster and accurate. However, I find it much useful compare to CSS typeset that I had mentioned in my blog earlier.
Give a try! And you could easily copy the css code by clicking on “Get CSS”.
Recently I have been looking on Web 2.0 UI and realize the full use of CSS and Java Scripts was a big trend now. And less people were using tables in html. Why? Or read this.
Right now, majority of the good and innovative design don’t feature much on full flash, soon or later people “suspended” the idea of full interactive animation. There were few reasons, I think it was because of the search engine or website content unlikely to be searched; or you should read this …
Fully integrated CSS and jQuery, both allow our website interactive and work similar like a flash site. Another benefits, the content is much more dynamic and searchable.
Last year, tmsPortfolio.com was integrated with full Flash. One disadvantage point of it - not friendly for details search or keyword analyze. Furthermore, trouble and hassle for updating when using Flash.
To allow my team member to access the code and they could edit the file easily. So I have decided to move back to html with fully integrated CSS. In addition, the loading time are much faster.
Few months back I had decided to get myself a new racket, and I’d been looking around and tested some other people’s racket, after I had tested Leo’s 10 years old KX yellow baby and I told myself KX would be my next NEW racket, it suited me and price were reasonable.
After months later and I heard our friend KX yellow baby has broken and he bought another new KX, and given me some online tips to find out more about KX. And I found this KX Nano Power Ace Savannah Racket (All Rounder) from bambintonbay.com and immediately I felt in love with it.
While searching around on Internet, I realized the KX’s HQ was actually located less than 3 KM from my parent’s house. Finally I paid a visit at their gallery and knowing this guy name William who was very friendly and helpful.
William told me KX Nano was a good racket and harder than other model. I was happy with his explanation and without my 2nd thought, RM198 out from my wallet.
9 of Oct (First week) I test my new racket. And Leo felt in love with it too. Trust me, without hitting it on the floor or hitting with partner’s racket at all. Unfortunately, it BROKEN and I think lasted for few games only! Gosh… everyone from courts were shocked and keep asking about what happened and was it come with warranty!?
Fortunately I called William the next day and he told me the racket might be defects and they will replace me a new one with no cost. And I was thinking should I go back the same model or change another model; ok.. Let’s give NANO another chances.
16th of Oct (2 week); The strings broken! Opps…not again! Micol said it could be the racket and my “Ba Zhi” not match! Anyway, I don’t believe that.
So I spent RM21 with my new Yonnex 66 strings. And played on the following week I think it lasted less than 3 games, it KAPUT, BROKEN again! Speechless, disappointed…was it because made in China? I believed it was the model and the materials they’d used were not tested correctly. KX, you need to do some works lah!
So, I decided to call William again and ask for new replacement, this time I’m looking for another model - Series 939D, similar to what Leo is having now. Hope it’s not going to “Break” my heart again!
Last week I was invited to the year end graduation concert for Tadika Tunas Riang, it was a half day photography session and I was quite enjoyed with entire setting and allowed me took some nice photos.
Overall, in just 4 hours I had managed to snap more than 400 shots; it’s tiring when I have to squat down and stand up and bend again! Next day, I could felt the pain of my leg’s muscle.
To view more pictures - click on Credaq.com
Anyway, for all the hard work, it was total worth of efforts to catch the moment of innocence. There were about 150 -200 students and we all squeezed inside a 900 sq foot markup room; and noise of kids’ laughing, crying and teacher was scolding, it was like a war zone. However, I was sweat but nuthing to stop me kept searching for the “face” that bring you “words”!
It reminded me when I was in kinder performance, so far that’s only 1 or 2 photos I had while I was dancing on the stage. How about the close up and the moment before going to stage? Personally I felt this moment behind the stage was absolutely difference.
Facebook - to connect with your old buddy! Now what? Geni, is a tool for understanding and staying in touch with your family. I’ve seen Geni quite sometime and didn’t bother to do it. Lately, I was invited by my cousin Eric Lim, one of my eldest cousin brothers in Lim Family.
Geni is quite similar to Facebook apps, there’s your own profile, private group and photo album, videos etc. One thing I love about it is the TREE. With the tress you able to track the relationship between who and who, it’s good for our young generations especially my kids, one day they able to find out who is their grand-grand father.
After I have joined in, and I was surprised the “Tree” has grown so fast in my family members, and I could view my cousin who is my grandfather’s sister’s grand daughter (far apart), gosh! And some of them I don’t even seen them before. Pai-seh!
Nevertheless, time flies, I met my relatives when I was 8-10 years old; how amazing after 20 years later and we are “meeting” in Geni.
I hope my parent able to use computer and access to Internet, soon or later they would have hook-up with Geni. Hahaha… I believe old folks are appreciated with their own blood relationship and would want to keep in touch while they have the chances.
But first of all, I should register an email for my parents. 
