马来西亚，你已经成了世界的焦点与目光。 贴一枚收藏的眼睛极限片，共赏。邮戳 ：26.4.2010 The world is eyeing on YOU! Eye maximum Card .... Postmark dated 26.4.2010.

马来西亚，你已经成了世界的焦点与目光。

贴一枚收藏的眼睛极限片，共赏。邮戳 ：26.4.2010

The world is eyeing on YOU! Eye maximum Card .... Postmark dated 26.4.2010.

 

 

 

Beautiful eye - Malaysia 26.4.2010

Beautiful eye - Malaysia 26.4.2010

【Sasha's adoring eyes 莎莎的眼睛】【马来西亚极限片 Malaysia Maximum Card】

【Sasha's adoring eyes 莎莎的眼睛】【马来西亚极限片 Malaysia Maximum Card】

【Malaysia Maximum Card 马来西亚极限片】 《对面的女孩看过来》 - 阿牛原创歌曲的写照 Yasmin

【Malaysia Maximum Card 马来西亚极限片】 《对面的女孩看过来》 - 阿牛原创歌曲的写照 Yasmin

【马来西亚极限片 malaysia maximum card】 犹抱琵琶半遮面 - Jade

【马来西亚极限片 malaysia maximum card】 犹抱琵琶半遮面 - Jade

【The World is eyeing on YOU, you are a laughing stock! 全世界的人都在看着你！你真是个大笑话！】【maximum card 极限片】

【The World is eyeing on YOU, you are a laughing stock! 全世界的人都在看着你！你真是个大笑话！】【maximum card 极限片】
【2010 Exellence in Medicine】

Stamp issued on : 26.04.2010
Postmark : First Day Pictorial , Kuala Lumpur
Postcard : ZoCard Postcard

邮票发行日期 ： 26.04.2010
邮戳 ： 首日发行， 吉隆坡
明信片 ：ZoCard 明信片

【The Woman behind a Successful man - Happy Women's Day】 【成功男人背后的女人 - 国际妇女节快乐】

【The Woman behind a Successful man - Happy Women's Day】
【成功男人背后的女人 - 国际妇女节快乐】

Stamp issued on : 26.4.2010
Postmark : First Day Pictorial , Kuala Lumpur
Postcard : ZoCard, Singapore

邮票发行日期 ： 26.4.2010
邮戳 ： 首日发行， 吉隆坡
明信片 ： 新加坡 ZoCard

Beauty Contest for a change ? 选美比赛的新规定？

落实伊斯兰刑事法即将于2014年6月在国会提呈，马来西亚的命运会是如何 ？华社与其他宗教团体对此异常关注。穆斯林团体一再的提出伊斯兰刑事法，周而复始。马来西亚的前路的确崎岖不平，华社和其他宗教团体要捍卫本身的权益还得加把劲！

外媒报道，穆斯林地区的选美会与当今世界的赛会迥然不同，反差很大。“佳丽”包得密实，只露双眼。我真不知道评审如何来审美？ 莫是由双眸的美丽来比高低 ？

The issue of Hudud Law for Malaysia has been a hot topic for all Malaysians lately, as PAS is to table the proposal for the implementation of Hudud Law in Kelantan during the forthcoming parliamentary session in June, 2014.

Non-muslim communities in Malaysia are trying hard to prevent PAS from submitting the proposal at the Parliament. The issue of Hudud Law had been mentioned many a times in the last 40 years. The impact of implementation of Hudud Law in Malaysia is yet to be ascertained.

A foreign media reported a Beauty Contest held in one of the Arabic Nations, women are wrapped in black costumes with the pair of eyes disclosed. I wonder how are the juries judging on such a competition, could the pair of eyes of the beauty contestants make the decision in the eyes of the juries?

Malaysia "Eyes" Maximum Card (2010) 马来西亚双眸极限片 （2010 ）

I'm NOT always as lucky ! Look, What a bad cancellation I have got from the Post Office.

It is NOT always successful in the creation of a maximum card, many a times you will be disappointed by a Bad Cancellation of the postmark on the maximum card. Look ! What I have got back the "Medical excellence" MC returned from a post office. The postmark is illegible, imperfect and the MC is nullified. What a disappointment ! Although I had mentioned clearly in my letter of request to the Postmaster for a neat postmark cancel on the stamp, the instruction seemed to have been ignored. In the creation of maximum cards, one has no choice but to pray that the postal staff handling the cancellation of the postmark on your MC does a good job. The feeling is great when the MCs returned are perfectly cancelled with a vivid postmarking. I am hoping that  the postal staffs could be trained to handle proper cancellation on philatelic items. Until this message is carried to the postal authorities, at the mean time, we have no choice ! I hope all of you who are joining in the hobby of maximaphily will NOT be disappointed with such casualties in the creation of Maximum Cards. The joy of receiving back perfect MCs is definitely greater than the disappointment we receive at times. Happy Collecting !

• A RUINED maximum card created with "Medical Excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, Postmark illegible.

The eye of a maximum card

Postmark on a maximum card tying the postage stamp to the postcard is often described as the eye of a maximum card. This reflects the importance of the postmark as one of the 3 key elements of a maximum card. In maximaphily, the requirement of a concordance in place of the  postmark has to be fulfilled. The postmark is NOT simply a mark for cancelling a stamp BUT a message linking the stamp to the postcard. A maximum card with an obvious postmark of  incorrect place of concordance, somehow, gives a maximaphilist an unpleasant feeling. The incorrect postmark is like a pair of eyes looking at you at all times, you feel like removing it from the maximum card and redoing the postmark again.  Imagine for yourself, a card bearing a Twin Tower stamp, cancelled with a Johor Baru postmark, will you feel comfortable to name it  an MC when the place of cancellation is NON-concordant at all . Hence, bear in mind to stick to the principle of creation of a maximum card - the eye is forever looking at you!

• A maximum card created with "medical excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial cancellation @ Kuala Lumpur

What you have, I have -What I have, you may NOT have

Most of the stamp collectors are going after stamps and FDCs, all of them are chasing after the similar items, you have the stamps and FDCs and I have the similar stamps and FDCs too! Maximaphily has a different scenario, you create your own MCs, I create my own MCs , We have the different MCs, All of us have the different MCs . You show your MCs, I display my MCs - what a colorful  world in Maximaphily !

For stamps - What You have, I have

For MCs -What I have, you may NOT have.

• A maximum card created with the "Medical excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial cancel @ Kuala Lumpur

Where is the right place to fix the missing zig-saw puzzle piece ?

I am  mixing in a large philatelic group. Throughout these years of collecting maximum cards I find it difficult to penetrate to the stronghold of the Traditional Philately by promoting Maximaphily. I am interacting with another deltiologist group, and I find that maximaphily is easy to spark an interactive long discussion with any postcard collector. I begin to ponder, does maximaphily belong to philately ? If it does, why are traditional philatelists acting passively and against this special class of philately ? I will like to mention again LONDON 2010 which is ruling out the entire class of Maximaphily in the competition, is it doing the right thing ? I have noted deltiologists are becoming maximaphilists ( at least a few of them I know are formerly postcard collectors). I am holding the missing puzzle piece, I am wondering whether to fix the missing piece in Philately OR Deltiology . What do you think ?

• A Maximum card created with "Medical Excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial cancel @ Kuala Lumpur.

Evolution from ONE to MANY - the power of maximaphily

It is the power of Maximaphily that one can create as many maximum cards out of a single stamp design - that is the true fun in Maximaphily. The design of a single stamp can be monotonous, however, I can manipulate with various postcards to transform the stamp into different maximum cards of colors and varieties. Maximum Card add spices to monotonous looking mini stamp and enhances it aesthetically. I have elected maximaphily  as my key hobby in philately as I have the FREEDOM in creating maximum cards with each new stamp issue. I have shared with all of you a series of "EYES" maximum cards in my blog, that is what I mean by the Power of maximaphily . As I have said earlier many collectors were complaining on the poor design of the "eye" stamp, however, as a maximaphilist, I am always please with any design for I can "sexify" the stamp by presenting it in various maximum cards.

• Maximum card realised with the "Medical Exellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial postmark @ Kuala Lumpur

Maximaphily makes a difference

You can't create a postage stamp, you have to purchase the  postage stamp from the post office counter or from the stamp dealer, however, I can tell  you that you are able to create a maximum card. In organised philately, Maximaphily is a class recognised by the FIP ( Federation of the  international Philately ) and its rules permit the collectors to FREELY create their own maximum cards where the collectibles need NOT be sent through the postal system.  Maximaphily really makes the world of philately a difference, Maximum cards are aesthetically appealing, the hobby generates excitement , the researches in the process of creating an MC improves the general knowledge of a collector. I am NOT surprise to see a little "boom" in pursuit of the hobby of Maximaphily globally. Are you taking a ride on the Boom ? Enjoy Collecting ! Cheers.

• Maximum card realised with " Medical Excellence" stamp issued 26.4.2010, FDI Pictorial Cancel @ Kuala Lumpur

Maximaphily surges a new demand for postcards

To create a maximum card, one needs a postcard of matching view with the postage stamp. I did NOT realise the demand for postcards had dwindled in the recent years until I began to create maximum cards. The post card racks outside the shops were  gradually removed from the streets. Postcards are almost disappearing from the sight. In fact, I tried to enquire for postcards from book shops, souvenir shops, some of the shopkeepers did NOT even know what are postcards ? Local postcard producers wound up their businesses , most of them were pessimistic of the postcard business in this country. The rise of Maximaphily generates a little surge in the demand for postcard. Perhaps, we may see the production of  postcards gradually flows back into the market in the next few years. I love postcards and I love maximaphily !

• Maximum card realised with the "Medical Excellence" postage stamps issued 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial Cancel @ Kuala Lumpur

MC has a wider meaning ranging between a Maximum Card and a Mininum Card

As long as an MC conforms to the 3 in 1 basic rule ( a Real Post card + stamp + postmark , 3 elements in concordance) I will name the card an MC - it is just a matter of whether it is a Maximum Card or a Mininum Card. A Maximum Card will have the best concordance of the 3 elements, on the other hand , A Mininum Card has the least concordance of the 3 elements. There is no harm in creating a minimum card, after all, it is still an MC (minimum card). I do create minimum cards by using the lowest denomination stamps, it is heartache to use a high denomination stamp for just achieving a minimum card in return. It is difficult to achieve a 100% perfect maximum card in reality, unless the postcard is self designed to suit to the postage stamp. Maximaphily gives one the pleasure and excitement to hunt from the arrays of cards available in the market to look for the BEST to realise a MAXIMUM Card.  It is a consolation to have a MININUM Card if there is no other better cards available but please bear in mind to stick to the 3 in 1 basic rule when you are creating the MC.

• A MINIMUM Card created with the "medical excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial Cancel @ Kuala Lumpur

Bright Eyes - one of my favourite songs by Simon & Art Garfunkel 一颗明亮的眼睛

BRIGHT EYES

Lyric and song by : Simon & Art Garfunkel

Is it a kind of dream,
Floating out on the tide,
Following the river of death downstream?
Oh, is it a dream?

There's a fog along the horizon,
A strange glow in the sky,
And nobody seems to know where you go,
And what does it mean?
Oh, is it a dream?

Bright eyes,
Burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
How can you close and fail
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes.

Is it a kind of shadow,
Reaching into the night,
Wandering over the hills unseen,
Or is it a dream?

There's a high wind in the trees,
A cold sound in the air,
And nobody ever knows when you go,
And where do you start,
Oh, into the dark.

Bright eyes,
burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
how can you close and fail
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes.

• Maximum Card created with "Medical Excellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010, FDI pictorial postmark Cancel @Kuala Lumpur

Don't turn a blind eye to cervical cancer

Greatly regret that LONDON 2010 opening on 8th May, 2010 at LONDON, UK is NOT giving respect to Maximaphily. Of all classes of philately recognised by FIP, Maximaphily is the ONLY class kept out of the door of LONDON 2010. It deprives global maximaphilists the opportunity to display at the world event, and  visitors the chance to view the beautiful maximum card exhibits owned by the renowned maximaphilists. One of the reasons given by the organiser of LONDON 2010 is that there is ONLY a handful of collectors/ exhibitors of MCs worldwide, hence, it is NOT advisable to have the class displayed at the show. Some of the traditional/postal history collectors are even condemning on Maximaphily as a class  of philately with no future. The organiser can be BLIND by claiming that there would NOT be sufficient exhibitors ,however,  collectors should NOT equate the hobby as a NON curable Cancer Cell. It is Not the end of the world for Maximaphily, isn't it ? With the strength of the maximaphilist grows globally,  I believe one day I will  see a World Exhibition organised solely on Maximaphily ,  Let's make it an event exclusively for Worldwide Maximum Card lovers Only!

• Maximum Card created with "Medical Execellence" stamp issued on 26.04.2010 , FDI pictorial cancel @ Kuala Lumpur

Blurry .. Don't let criticisms blur your expectation and interest in Maximaphily

I am sharing herewith a Maximum Card with a blurry image of a SHE with many small multiview images superimposed on it and it is an IRREGULAR shape postcard. I was lured to realise the postcard as a  Maximum Card knowing fully well that it does NOT conform to the present FIP rules. I just couldn't sentence this beautiful post card for a Death Penalty and store it forever in the box. I love the card and will like to present it as a "maximum card" although it may NOT be known as an "MC" by the present definition, it does conform to the basic 3 in 1 rule in Maximaphily.  Perhaps, I will name all cards non-compliant with FIP rules as Cinderella MCs just to differentiate them from the actual maximum cards. It is common for collectors to argue and debate over a set of rules BUT please don't let criticisms blur your expectation and interest in maximaphily .

• Maximum card realised with "Medical Excellence" stamp released on 26.04.2010 , FDI pictorial Cancel at Kuala Lumpur

Does GENDER really matter in the realisation of a Maximum Card?

Some Maximaphilists are going to the extreme in insisting there must be a concordance on the Gender as depicted on the stamp and the postcard i.e if the stamp depicts a male, the corresponding postcard must show a male and vice versa. Sometimes, these maximaphily extremists can really drive you crazy. I do wonder, does it really matter to conform to such stringent rules? Ask yourself, are you going to be tied by such invisible strings and landing youself in a helpless position ? Well, of course, one can realise a "perfect" MC to go in par with the postcard , even to the extreme by taking in the GENDER as consideration, I totally agree with that, however, there should NOT be any strings applied on others if GENDER is NOT being taken into consideration in the realisation of a Maximum Card. I will like to take the above MC as an example, I deem to recognise the gender on the stamp is a SHE, hence, I will realise MCs adopting postcards with SHE in mind, that however does NOT deter me from using any HE postcards to realise the above MCs.

I will leave the entire decision to the individual maximaphilist .

My motto in maximaphily - There is No Right or Wrong , There is Only Good and Bad.

• Maximum Card created on 26.4.2010 ( Medical Excellence stamp ), FDI Pictorial Cancel @ Kuala Lumpur