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I’m Liew Cheon Fong (a.k.a LiewCF). I just passed my 29th birthday at August 19, 2009. September 9, 2009 (09/09/09) is my 4th anniversary of full-time blogging.

My life does not change much after 1st anniversary of full-time blogging.

Every month, I still get money from multiple Internet income sources. I have free time and money to travel at anytime (went to China, Japan, Taiwan this year alone).

I’m no longer taking public bus because I bought the Honda City 2009 (but still take express bus to KL because of the high toll fees and petrol fee)

I have monthly investments in unit trust funds. Am a Gold member of Public Mutual. My latest funds report shows that I have yet to profit from my funds (blame the economic crisis!).

I do not own a property yet. Buying a property is like getting a girlfriend, it is not easy to find the right one and it is a long-term commitment.

A personal good news is that I am now in a relationship. YES, after being single for years, LiewCF finally got a girlfriend!

*hooray!* *claps! claps!*

(No, you won’t see her photo here. )

Health is important, especially for someone who work at home. Chances are you would have less exercise and sitting in front computer or TV most of the time.

My body weight is increasing year by year ever since I became a full-time blogger. No more! Started 3 months ago, I joined a local gym club with a friend and have been actively going for gym workouts almost daily!

Till now, I have successfully lose 5KG+ and have a better body shape (read: bigger chest & arms). *grin*
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Maxis Malaysia is bringing in Apple iPhone 3GS to Malaysia on 31 July 2009 and will be available in its retail stores. For those who are interested, you can checkout the Maxis iPhone 3GS plan at here.

What’s new about Apple iPhone 3GS?

The iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G have the same design, but the former has a white color version.

iPhone 3GS has better performances (up to 2x faster), better build-in camera with autofocus, ability to take/edit video, voice control, and a virtual compass. iPhone 3GS has a slightly better battery life than iPhone 3G, too.

Compare the two iPhone models here.

What are the features still lacking in iPhone 3GS?

The new iPhone 3GS hardware and iPhone OS 3.0 added many new features. However, compared to the list of lacked features of iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS still lack of following features:

• No flash on camera. (Apple thinks all mobile flash light sucks?)
• Cannot replace built-in battery. (buy AppleCare to extend warranty)
• Cannot transfer files via iPhone bluetooth (Apple forces you to use MobileMe?)
• Does not support Flash animation on website. (Adobe CEO: “Flash on iPhone not so easy”)

Which Maxis iPhone 3GS plan is best?

There are 28 different Maxis iPhone 3GS plans. It could be very confusing and difficult to pick the one that suits you best. I spent a night to survey, research and calculate before I picked my plan (iData 2).

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You are invited to join The Nature Conservancy to Plant a Billion Trees in The Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

The Nature Conservancy is working with local partners to bring the Atlantic Forest back from the brink by restoring 2.5 million acres of land and planting 1 billion trees over the next 7 years.

Just a dollar a tree. You’ll help to make a difference now and for future generations.

I have donated $25 for 25 trees. How about you?

I am back from Japan Sakura tour for over a week. Tired but satisfied. Met the cherry blossom and the Mt. Fuji.

It was a tight trip and traveled a lot. We stayed for 5 nights and switched 5 hotels. Although not much shopping time, we still managed to buy many Japanese tidbits.

The greatest shopping time was in Ginza. Many tour members went to Burberry in Ginza for the “Blue Label” bags (only available in Japan).

We had not less than 10 Burberry bags in the tour bus! I too bought a Burberry bag (not blue label) for mom. My largest spend in Japan.

Impression on Japan

• Clean environment. The streets, rivers, air, toilets… are all clean. No rubbish at all! (but you hardly find a rubbish bin?!)
• Good shopping experience. All items are fixed price. No bargain. No cheat. Sales persons are nice and polite.
• black stockings. Almost EVERY young Japanese girls are wearing the same, black stockings with short pants/skirt.
• Cabs for hire. There were many empty cabs parked along road side in a row to wait for customers. According to the tour guide, they were greatly affected by the economy crisis because taxi fares were no longer claimable to companies.
• Human beings are prioritized on road.In Japan, human has the priority. You crossover the road and the approaching cars will stop for you. That’s impossible in Malaysia. The cars might even accelerate if they spot you crossing the road!
• Japanese girls are not beautiful. Sorry, I rarely see beautiful Japanese girls but cute one. They tend to prefer “cute” than “beautiful”.

Will I visit Japan again? Definitely. Hokkaido, perhaps.

Photos? Still in process… GBs of them! All RAW! I am learning to use Apple Aperture to process the RAW images. I also geotag them using Maperture, an Aperture plugin.

(photo by skyseeker)

Guys, I will be away from 31 March to 6 April to join a Japan Sakura (cherry blossoms) tour with my mom. It is a 7 days 5 nights tour. RM6K+ per person.

We will visit many places such as Kyoto, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan Universal Studio, Mt. Fuji, etc. But the main purpose is cherry blossoms viewing.

I have get my shooting gear ready. Wish me good luck to get some nice shoots!