Color Illiterate Photog

Bokehlicious

2010-11-26T01:29:00.003+08:00

Sekinchan

2010-09-14T23:14:00.004+08:00

250g of Awesomeness

2010-05-20T01:12:00.003+08:00

250 grams of Angus Sirloin

taken @ Angus House - Pavilion KL

iCity

2010-05-20T00:54:00.002+08:00

Apple iPad

2010-04-28T01:17:00.002+08:00

Coming to an Apple Store near you...

Bangkok

2010-01-12T23:59:00.005+08:00

Selected best from my Bangkok trip. Not getting alot of photography mojo nowadays but here it is...

View from BTS Nana (Sukhumvit)

Chao Phraya River

Wat Arun

Devotee at Wat Pho

Offerings in Wat Pho

Reclining Buddha

Guard in Grand Palace

Chakri Maha Prasat Hall (Grand Palace)

Looking forward to start using my new Cokin Graduated ND Filters.

Tea, Pancakes & Bands

2010-01-06T23:54:00.003+08:00

Fauna

2010-01-05T09:23:00.002+08:00

More via fb here

untitled

2009-11-30T00:37:00.001+08:00

We strut slowly, admiring photographs on the temporary walls put up for display. I held your hand tightly as you led the way around the photographs, eventually arriving in front of a dark metallic, sleek, long and gorgeous 4-legged mechanical robot.

Taking in the view, I see a glint in your eyes, under the bright lights of the mall. You turned to me and said with a slight hint of excitement, “Let’s check this out.” Circling the car like a predator on prowl, you run your eyes over its curves, while your fingers glide carelessly across the roof.

You let go of my hand, and in one swift motion, you opened the driver’s door, and stuck your cute little head into it. Unbeknownst to you, I stood there observing your every quirky move, realizing whatever little fun you’re having while looking at this hundred grand monster.

What happens next is an image which I will forever keep in my mind. You quickly sat yourself in the driver’s seat, left leg in, right leg still out on the ground, cocked your head slightly and gazed at me with eyes like a child on Christmas day. I saw a bright smile flash on your face, as you mouthed the words “Wah, look at this…” and continued tinkering with the buttons and compartments in the car, while I take this picture in.

For the next few minutes, I stand there alone watching you happily press the multitude of buttons extended across the dashboard of the sleek looking machine, and I remember why I love you.

It was at that very moment, when I saw a truly genuine drop of your emotions that I fell in love with you again.

I smiled to myself, as you slowly pull yourself away from the seat, eyes still lingering on, and maneuvered your way through a growing crowd toward me. I greet you by wrapping my arms around yours, stuffing my little fingers in your fist. We were met with silence, and it is there, that I heard your determination screaming from every pore of your body, to work hard for a beast like this in the near future.

[image: flickr]

Bizarre Food

2009-11-19T00:48:00.001+08:00

RM5 for those who can guess what is this

RM50 for whoever dares to eat this

Thunderbirds Are Go!!!

2009-10-04T23:49:00.003+08:00

RMAF's super agile Sukhoi SU-30MKM

Thunderbirds doing the diamond formation

Formation in 5

Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

All six in full glory

The signature "bomb burst" maneuver

As usual, more available from my FB

Bukit Tabur yet again (West Trail)

2009-09-24T10:09:00.005+08:00

As usual, more available from my fb

Hello there, stranger

2009-09-23T09:08:00.002+08:00

Vintage Rides

2009-09-22T12:12:00.008+08:00

Buick McLaughlin

Triumph

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

The leaping Jaguar

Jaguar MK2

Opel GT

Triumph TR3

MG Safety Car

The winged "B" badge

Bentley Type R

Corvette C3

Rover Mini

Volvo 1800 (The Saint)

Hot Air Ballons

2009-08-15T13:37:00.004+08:00

Some pictures of hot air balloons taken from the recent Putrajaya Floria.

More in my FB...

Kota Kinabalu

2009-08-10T03:00:00.005+08:00

Next up, pictures from my KK climb in July. Will let the pictures do the talking.

Laban Rata in HDR

Panorama from Laban Rata

Low's Peak (4095.2m)

St John's Peak (4090.7m)

Just scenic

Will definitely be back here again

Pulau Tenggol

2009-08-09T23:17:00.004+08:00

Back from a hiatus and will be posting all my overdue pictures. Let's start with the dive trip i went way back in June.

As usual, more available from my FB.

Smack your wife if they spend lavishly

2009-05-11T14:44:00.002+08:00

Jeremy is always feeding me with such news:

Slap your wife if she splashes the cash: judge

To a certain extend, i think it's logical to smack your wife if she buys too many Pradas & LVs with your credit card
*attempting to stir some sexist controversy :P*

Related:
Women's role in the current state

Strange... but true

[via The Sydney Morning Herald]

Face Recognition

2009-05-11T13:15:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the lack of update. Memory card is still sitting on the table (suppose to be in the camera). I'm still waiting for my dry box. Thanks to that someone who jump queue and took it instead. But oh well, here's some camera humor as a filler.

(click to enlarge)

You know you want a Nikon S60 now!

[via/more from ad goodness]

Hot Rod feces

2009-04-24T13:21:00.003+08:00

Remember my Digital Water Closet?

and my toilet bowl will be like this. Vroom Vroom!

[via The Design Blog]

p/s: Just a quick update before I get back online

Disco

2009-04-03T22:55:00.001+08:00

Cheng Beng @ Padang Serai

2009-04-01T23:58:00.001+08:00

Panorama #1

Panorama #2

Click for bigger picture

Conficker

2009-04-01T09:56:00.003+08:00

This is not an April Fool's joke...

The Conficker worm has created secure infrastructure for cybercrime. The worm allows its creators to remotely install software on infected machines. What will that software do? We don’t know. Most likely the worm will be used to create a botnet that will be rented out to criminals who want to send SPAM, steal IDs and direct users to online scams and phishing sites.

The Conficker worm mostly spreads across networks. If it finds a vulnerable computer, it turns off the automatic backup service, deletes previous restore points, disables many security services, blocks access to a number of security web sites and opens infected machines to receive additional programs from the malware’s creator. The worm then tries to spread itself to other computers on the same network.

If you think you're infected with Conficker but have not patched your system yet. Fret not for thy patch is within you. Click here to download it from Symantec (the guys that made that sluggish anti virus).

Women's role in the current state

2009-03-27T13:55:00.001+08:00

As much as I would disagree to these articles, I would like to provoke the other sex.

You know.. just for kicks!

- Mistresses are credit crunch’s latest victims

- Working women almost certainly caused the credit crunch

The Jetsons in Malaysia

2009-03-27T10:21:00.003+08:00

And this made my toilet look so pathetic.

Yeap! I found it the other day and the sight was awesome!

Digital Water Closet

2009-03-24T01:25:00.003+08:00

Jeremy, remember how I used to described my future toilet to u...

Well, I'm redefining it again...

tada!

Maybe with a bigger tub

What about replacing it with a raindrop showerhead?

Is iPod even an option? The side wall gives a hint that I must install a PS4 (they'll have it then when I do this)

With a toilet like that, how can one leave home (or the toilet to be more precise)

Source: popgive

Mommy's Cupcakes

2009-03-22T00:54:00.001+08:00

Mom decided to surprise the kids in church tomorrow...

Lens for Sale

2009-03-18T01:12:00.005+08:00

1. Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro Super II (Nikon mount) - SOLD

Package includes: Lens, front cover, back cover & manual
Price: RM350
Warranty: n/a
Dealing method: COD
Location: PJ area (SS2)
Contact method/details: Call/SMS @ 012 676 2275
Item(s) conditions: 2 years old

2. Nikon 50mm F/1.8 - SOLD

Package includes: Lens, front cover & back cover
Price: RM300
Warranty: n/a
Dealing method: COD
Location: PJ area (SS2)
Contact method/details: Call/SMS @ 012 676 2275
Item(s) conditions: 1 and half year old

Kota Kinabalu - Manukan & Sapi

2009-03-17T09:17:00.004+08:00

Decos by the beach

Pulau Manukan

Scuba-doo for diver-wannabe fanatics

Faith, is this your cat too?

No we weren't at Galapagos

and no, we weren't at Komodo island too

Kota Kinabalu - The Nature Series

2009-03-16T09:19:00.002+08:00

Kota Kinabalu - The Animal Planet Series

2009-03-14T12:40:00.004+08:00

Random from Malacca

2009-03-13T09:55:00.004+08:00

This picture is open to alot of intepretation. Mine? Stiff got caught!

Follow the line

Will find a time to lomo-fied this picture

Dr. Octopus' first project

Floor?

Clogs?

Somewhere along Jonker's

Around Stadhuys

2009-03-12T09:51:00.002+08:00

iPhone Maxis (Malaysia)

2009-03-11T12:13:00.003+08:00

why i think the plan is not so attractive

you do the math...
(click for enlarge view)

iValue Plan (12 months contract)

iValue Plan (24 months contract)

Value Plus Plan (6 months)

Term & Condition (Maxis)

What you get in the US. Exchange rate is 1 USD to RM3.69 at publish time.

Do your math base on dollar-dollar basis.

And where's the unlimited data plan neway?

Source: http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone

Lifesaver

2009-03-10T15:21:00.003+08:00

and my life is saved because of this man...

coming up... pictures from Malacca

Stay tuned!

Kuala Selangor

2009-03-10T15:13:00.003+08:00

Foothill of Bukit Malawati

Sorry, no HDR today

If the theory of Evolution is right, now i understand why Lim Kok Wing look like that

Taken at the golden hour

Just after dusk

Roro

2009-03-06T22:36:00.002+08:00

Will the real RORO please stand up!

A 'lau hong' RORO is still better than a Twisties anyday
~~ raymondo

Prego (not the pasta sauce)

2009-02-24T14:45:00.003+08:00

Risotto con Mazzancolle e Finocchio, Peperoncini
(Risotto, Slipper Lobster, Fennel, Chilli)

Funghi
(Mushrooms with White Wine, Garlic and Herbs)

Amatriciana
(Beef Bacon, Chilli, Tomato, Pecorino, Basil Pesto)

RM5 if you can guess what's in that plate...

Risotto and pasta tasted abit coarse that night. Waitress keep dropping their dish covers (the whole restaurant applauds when they do that and we're wondering if they do it intentionally every now and then). Will pay a second visit to try the risotto alla formaggi (cheese) and wood-fired pizza. I'm still longing for a good risotto; the first & best one i tried was the one in William's Town (Melb). Last few rounds in Msia hasn't been satisfying.

p/s: Apologies for the grainy pictures. Wasn't taken at a good lit ambiance.

Prego
The Westin,
No. 199 Bukit Bintang,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 2731 8333

Tiramisu @ Alexis

2009-02-17T00:51:00.004+08:00

If one were to visit here...

This is not to be missed

Covered with nuts and crunchy caramel bits

No that's not chilli sauce

Why so serious?

Some say it's the best in town

Alexis
Telawi, Ampang, BSC, Gardens

Prime

2009-02-16T00:08:00.005+08:00

Spicy focaccia bread which i prefer better

The nutty Mexican bread

The garlic, the salted and the barbecued

Lobster bisque

Australian Black Angus Ribeye (200 days grain fed)

Australian Black Angus Gourmet Pasture Fed Center cut filet mignon
(long name, i know)

Rm5 if you can guess what is this...

I was pretty impressed by the electric pepper grinder they used. On another note, the service was sub par as our side did not come. It's one of the few restaurant you try once and only go back again if you striked a lottery.

Prime
Le Meridien
2 Jalan Stesen Sentral
KL Sentral
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-2263 7888

Bar Bee Kew

2009-02-15T01:53:00.003+08:00

Succulent

It's not burnt, it's charred

Mary do not need her lamb

Kellie's Castle Pt. 2

2009-02-14T15:17:00.003+08:00

Kellie's Castle Pt. 1

2009-02-13T13:01:00.003+08:00

Facade

Tower

Window

Knob

Ruins

Kellas House - Kellie's first home that was partially destroyed in WW2.

Olden day stove

Vertigo

Moat

War Memorial

2009-02-08T15:32:00.001+08:00

RIP : Markus Ng (1985 - 2009)

2009-02-07T17:45:00.002+08:00

You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things went; you can swear and curse the fates - but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Taiping Lake Garden

2009-02-06T09:15:00.005+08:00

Buildings around Taiping

2009-02-05T11:36:00.004+08:00

there's more accessible via my fb.

King for the day!

2009-01-20T02:44:00.001+08:00

Burgembira

2009-01-15T01:24:00.004+08:00

Reviews from my daily read
- A Whiff of Lemongrass
- Memoirs of a Chocoholic
- she, the epicuriousgirl

p/s: Thanks to Jeff Tham for loaning my his 35mm f/2 to play around with. Now he's really poisoning me into considering this as my next lens. 50mm f/1.8 any takers?

The dramatic room

2009-01-11T19:02:00.001+08:00

it needs more poster on the wall... and a HD display :D

Checkers

2009-01-09T20:14:00.005+08:00

Here it is.. my very first attempt to do a food post not because I'm jumping into the bandwagon but because this place is really good thus needing some evangelism.

Ice Lemon Tea (RM5.50)

Galette (RM19) - a French pizza-like crepes made with a wheat flour base topped with cheese, mushroom and bacon. Those who are oblivious would think it's just pizza.

Roasted Pork Knuckle served with mashes and sauerkraut (RM68). One must try either this or the Lord of the Ribs when you visit this joint. Guaranteed an unforgettable and savory dining experience (OK I know I'm exaggerating here)

Sucketh til it's a dried

I like this poster that was put up just above the entrance. They're watching us eating them!

The night ended with an ice cream dessert served like ice kacang (with cin cau, cendol, assorted nuts, blueberries and RUM). Sorry no picture here. The aspired food-blogger needs to remember to ~~pray~~ take a picture before eating next time.

I would call this place Damansara Height's best kept secret. The location is not easy to find so do your research before heading. The warm and witty guy who served us insist that we call to make reservation when we go the next time. If you do see him, help me ask for his name and notice for yourself how a guy who opens a pork joint can still look so thin.

I'm definitely going back there for the ribs. Anyone?

Checkers Restaurant
19, Lorong Setia Bistari 2,
Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-2095 3304
Operating Hours: 6pm ~ 10pm (close on Monday)

Kiss Kiss

2009-01-08T10:10:00.003+08:00

This was taken awhile back...

Osama on the loose

Many more from this shop in Pottinger Street

Stormtroopers

2009-01-06T00:22:00.002+08:00

Emofied Darth

Bring your son to work day

Capsuled

Rawr!

Light Trails

2009-01-04T02:00:00.004+08:00

The usual suspects presents...

Light Trails

It was suppose to be shooting a particular shopping mall with a crescent moon on top of it

Rule of the S-Curve

Another cam-whore shot for your weekly indulgence. Enjoy!

My New Ride

2009-01-03T14:18:00.004+08:00

New ride for the new year

Li = Long Wheelbase

The Ultimate Driving Machine

A penny for a correct guess of this

Somehow I like this picture alot

OK this is the real ride

Euphoria

2009-01-03T00:22:00.001+08:00

when was the last time we were so excited over something

Happy 2009

2009-01-01T14:08:00.001+08:00

Fireworks @ DPC Lake

Chomp Chomp Chomp

2008-12-29T04:05:00.001+08:00

Flame On

2008-12-18T23:54:00.002+08:00

The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
Leviticus 6:13

For more updates on Flame On, click here!

Along the Road

2008-12-17T13:06:00.002+08:00

Clouds

2008-12-15T23:50:00.003+08:00

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood
I will be still and know you are God

Tea Time

2008-12-15T01:39:00.002+08:00

Nature

2008-12-14T00:09:00.001+08:00

Der Untergang

2008-11-21T19:06:00.002+08:00

continuing my blog frenzy, here are some YouTube embeds for your continuous pleasure.

On the US Sub-prime

On Barisan National

On Anwar Ibrahim

Ninjaaa

2008-11-21T14:47:00.000+08:00

My gmail has ninjas now!

Dispensary

2008-11-21T12:05:00.001+08:00

Love Is In The Air (Pt. 1)

2008-11-21T09:58:00.001+08:00

more up soon...

Bug's Life gone wrong

2008-11-20T21:08:00.003+08:00

I bought a new lens...

2008-11-11T01:35:00.001+08:00

... cap for the Tamron

Evening

2008-10-26T22:29:00.002+08:00

the mother's skill in gardening. now i know where my old wipers gone to

bad PP work of merging a bracketed shot. too lazy to carefully select the edges. but you get what i saw...

Chasing Clouds

2008-10-25T18:02:00.004+08:00

Taken from the roof of my house using a ND4 filter stacked with a Polarizer filter. Made the biggest mistake by using ISO640. Most picture are photoshoped for desired effect. The clouds formation are probably most visible around late afternoon (pictures we taken around 3pm).

PP to increase the brightness and a slight blueish effect. Stacking both the ND & CPL isn't the best idea.

PP to add the blueish effect

this shot was taken with just the ND filter

bokeh-ed roof tiles

Will attempt on more sunset/sunrise picture using my new ND filter at another time. Deepavali morning maybe? for more tips on photographing clouds, see here.

p/s: enjoys the Saturday without any distraction or any constraints of time.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-22T00:53:00.002+08:00

Wish List

2008-10-16T16:12:00.006+08:00

Christmas is coming and this is my current wish list... for the many years to come.

- Apple Macbook
- Logitech V470
- Crumpler Bag
- Apple iPhone
- Mountain Bike
- Oakley Juliet
- 24" HD LCD Widescreen Monitor

On a heavier side
- Officine Panerai
- Mini JCW or Golf GTI Mk V or Subaru Impreza STI

Camera Stuff
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X
- Lowepro Inverse 200 AW
- Nikon MB-D80 Battery Grip
- ~~Hoya ND4 Filter~~ (bought)

that's it for now.. i'll add more when i think of any.

but then again...

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Matthew 6:19-20

Sunrise @ Bukit Tabur

2008-10-05T06:37:00.003+08:00

more at my facebook.

Hong Kong: Day 3 (Kowloon)

2008-09-24T20:50:00.014+08:00

After that long post about Disneyland, the next few post ahead may not be as exciting anymore. Day 3 is Kowloon and shopping day thus not much picture is taken. However here are some of my selection.

Started off in the morning by trying out Hong Kong Dim Sum. We went to this restaurant called Lin Heung Tea House along Wellington Street at Central.

The atmosphere is pretty much like those HK dim sum restaurants you see in movies; grumpy waitress with moving carts bringing fresh n hot made dim sums to tables giving that 'if you don't want then don't order la' look or maybe the 'can you make up your mind which basket you wanna take' look.

If you're thinking of having the table to yourself, you might as well wait until evening or you come at 4am to get a good seats. The common sight is that you'll see alot of uncles with their pals and some with their newspaper. Sorry, no kung fu master with birdcage sighted that day. haha

So we ordered quite a few dim sum and I would like to bring this dish to everyone's attention. Have you tried steam rice with minced meat topped with soy sauce and a 'hor phau tan'. Sounds not too bad right? OK picture and with the meat cooked with dried orange peel... lots of them! Don't get me wrong but this dish totally suck. Even my mom who has the most acquired taste finds it hard to eat. Oh well, maybe the hongkies enjoys such food. Overall the food there's alright but i suppose there's a few more tea house that would serve food that we're more familiar with.

Still in Central, we tried the egg tart from Tai Cheong Bakery. Found reviews and recommendations from some bloggers, so we decided to try it out.

Taste pretty good to me.

Guys! stop staring at her boobs...

End of Lyndhurst Terrace

Central-Mid-levels Escalators is the world longest covered outdoor escalator system. Not gonna talk much about it but in HK, one don't need to worry about walking on uncovered pavement. Have a look in the next few pictures. The escalators span through 800 metres.

View of Connaught Road Central. The building on the right is Four Seasons.

So we need to walk from Central to the pier to take a ferry over to Kowloon.

See what I mean when one walks from one building to another. If it rains, you can never get any rain drops except during typhoons maybe.

IFC Two is the highest building in HK. 7th tallest at this point when this article is written.

Taking the Hong Kong ferry that brings us across from Hong Kong island to mainland Kowloon.

The top deck which is air conditioned cost only HKD 2.70 and HKD 1.70 for the lower deck. Can we even sit a bus here for rm0.75?

Star Cruise Harbour from Harbour City Mall

One would probably hear of Chunking Mansion (made famous by Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express). This 'mansion' house alot of foreign worker. You don't see westerners here but rather the minority ethnics such as Indians, Nepalese, Bangladeshis, Nigerians and Pakistanis.

View of Nathan Road.

Another view of Chungking Mansion
Mansion = a large imposing residence (taken from Merriam-Webster)

We were in HK in the middle of the Olympics and most sports shop were marketing their products with that theme.

Walking through Haiphong Road

People in HK seem to line up for everything without being told

Along Nathan Road

Uniqlo & Muji @ Miramar

Day 3 was more of a shopping day for us therefore I didn't take that many shots. I knew I should've taken more of everything that day. I brought my tripod along that day to take a few night landscape shot. Good thing Harbour City Mall has locker service for me to put my tripod in there.

View of Hong Kong island from Kowloon

Symphony of Lights starts at 8pm every night.
DYKT: The amount electricity that is used for the skyline in Hong Kong only for one night can power a small country for a month.

Master Oogwai's pad

Ghost on Avenue of Stars

Walking through Avenue of stars, you can find your favourite HK movie stars on the walkway. I spotted one.

Peninsula Hotel is Hong Kong's first hotel and probably one of the most expensive. It apparently houses one of the biggest Rolls-Royce fleet in the world. Think if you stand in the lobby long enough, you can easily spot a famous figure.

After a long day from walking (I think i walked more than 10kms around Kowlooon), we went to this dessert place called Sweet Dynasty just above Canton Road. Was too tired to take any pictures there but do check that place out when you're there. Totally recommended.

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Next up on Day 4... Central & Victoria Peak

Quotes

2008-09-22T17:48:00.002+08:00

What is Raymond Ooi's favorite quote?

leave a comment...

Hong Kong: Day 2 (Disneyland)

2008-09-19T03:27:00.019+08:00

foreword This foreword section is becoming a apology section for me to explain why I had to keep you guys waiting. I won't be providing much excuses but here it is.. Day 2 of Hong Kong - Disneyland.

From many feedback and reviews, we've heard that Disneyland is not worth going if you're visiting Hong Kong. People will say there's lack of ride and one can finish the whole park in half a day if there's no queue. Oh well, it's Disneyland and whether it's in Hong Kong, Paris, LA or even if it's in blardy Papua New Guinea, I think I will need to pay a visit to fulfill this childhood dream of mine. We bought the tickets earlier before our trip via online. The cost of the ticket is only 350HKD so it's about RM150 to spend a whole day relishing yourself like a small kid.

So one can easily take the MTR to Disneyland via the Disneyland Resort Line. All MTR lines are connected to each other. From Wan Chai, we board the Island Line heading to Hong Kong station where we interchange to Tung Chung Line. Stop at the Sunny Bay station where you'll need to interchange to the Disneyland Resort Line.

This MTR only has one destination and it's a one way ticket to Disneyland. See that Mickey logo on the train.

It's probably almost a ritual for most photographer to take a picture of this hand rail when they see it. Nice bokeh effect?

Alright, just a note to travellers bringing DLSR to D-land. I brought my all-new Lowepro Apex good enough to fit my body with a lens. I did a crazy thing by lugging the Manfrotto as well as I wanted to attempt some fireworks shot later in the night. Good thing they've got locker service for me to keep it there until the night.

There's many shops for you to buy souvenirs & memorabilia for friends and families. Things there are not cheap as I spend about Rm350 on just getting things for people.

Adventureland is our first stop.

One who've been to Disneyland would recognize this machine. The Magical Coin Press Machines are located at various parts in the park. Each machine allow you to buy one exclusive coin press with design. Each machine has different designs.

You can even buy a booklet to keep all these coins. I manage to collect only 5; 2 Mickey & Minnie, Chip & Dale, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Stitch. Cost HKD10 for one if i can remember.

Next stop was the Festival of the Lion King which was to me a summarize version of what the real Lion King musical will be. So Simba's already a King and the animal kingdom wanted to pay tribute to the King by presenting him a musical about his life. Yes, a musical in a musical (if you get what i mean)

So they have all these foreign performers (Filipinos i think) and man can they really sing.

I was kinda amazed by this part where they hang this acrobatic performer. She was tied with a wire and she just turn around the stage when the duet sang Can You Feel The Love Tonight. Simply stunning IMHO. She's suppose to be a star dancing in the night i think.

The fiery battle between Simba and Muzaffar & hyenas.

After watching this mini-musical, I'm gonna watch the real one when it comes to a town nearby.

This show is totally recommended for those visiting Adventureland. Be sure to queue up before the show as the turnout for this can be quite high. It was almost a full house on a Monday afternoon.

Jungle River Cruise is just a journey around the river to see some boring, 'mysterious' attractions.

This boat ride was divided into the English and Chinese guide. Obviously we opt for the English one. Half the time we could not understand what the guide was trying to explain. And this 'mysterious' ride is suppose to have a few suspense like for example fire flames extinguishing nearby, aborigines shooting arrows using blowpipes and harmless crocodiles.

The funny thing is the guide will go something like "OK that was a close encounter, I hope no one got killed... *Phew Ok Let's continue our adventure now... ". As unsuspenseful as it is, the guide tried to make us feel like we're on some Indiana Jones adventure when it's purely just a boat ride. Ok it prob didn't sound like how I heard it but put that with a strong Hongkie accent, you will only understand when you hear it then. But would give them a pat for such enthusiasm in their job.

Tarzan's Treehouse

View from the treehouse

Me and the mother taking a picture below Tarzan's treehouse

The name of the raft that carried us across

Next up is Tomorrowland. This land has most exciting rides at least for me. For most people coming to Disneyland expecting thrill ride, I guess they will be disappointed as most of the rides here are for children. The most heart-bopping ride is prob Space Mountain which my sister yelled like a crazy woman. But remember that Disneyland is a kids thing. You want thrill rides, go to Movie World in GoldCoast. Do set your expectation right before ending up being disappointed.

We come in peace

Paying homage to traveling tourist who likes to take pictures of toilets. This one has futuristic rings on it.

Some creepy machine that goes around talking to people in the park. The puppet was speaking in Cantonese and I wasn't too sure what he was trying to say. I think there's a camera that's attached to that vehicle and someone will talk through the microphone remotely. This thing shoots water too.

Mom and sister trying to reach to Infinity and Beyond...

The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster is prob the most fun ride in Adventureland for me. You sit on this capsule and it moves around requiring you to use a laser gun to shoot down as many aliens as you collect points.

As you can see how much mom & sis enjoys it. Mom actually scored higher than the pathetic sister. I of course scored the highest.

Moving bin that goes around Adventureland land.

Autopia is suppose to give you an experience to drive a futuristic electric car. Picture yourself driving in the Jetsons cartoon. As much as I would call myself a petrol-head, this ride is certainly one of the lousiest ride in Adventureland.

Totally overrated having to queue up for more than 20 minutes. That consider long on a weekday like this.

Gives me an opportunity to take a shot of them.

Mom & Sis getting so psyched up for It's A Small World ride. Look at how Disneyland can make an adult act like a kid at times.

A journey on the happiest cruise that ever sailed.

I remember sitting this ride in Genting awhile back. Can anyone recall when they have it there aoens ago?

The cruise takes you across continents singing and looping the same song over and over again.

I like the part when they reach the middle east and the song is transposed to a middle eastern gypsy-like rhythm.

The islands

As they say in France... they've got Selamat Jalan too.

We missed Disney on Parade at noon as we're prob somewhere around Adventureland. But we manage to catch the Mickey's WaterWorks Parade.

As the name suggest, they have Disney characters coming out in floats shooting waters at crowds. Totally refreshing after a hot & humid day. Didn't capture alot of shots as I was too carefully protecting my camera.

Band performing at Main Street

Mr Grumpy at one of the souvenir shops.

Mickey Mouse

Hope Mickey doesn't mind me stealing a kiss from Minnie.

Goofy

Pluto has to be one of the most wackiest character in Disney. This particular mongrel earlier made a kid cry by scaring him repeatedly. Made the queue hold up so long for it too. Good thing he made it up by doing this with me.

Sleeping Beauty Castle @ Dusk

Cinderella Carousel in Fantasyland

One thing most visitor should take note is to look out for the FASTPASS signs on attractions. This allow one to booked your time to come back at certain period to skip long queues. We used FASTPASS on the Space Mountain ride and this was the only picture taken. Guess we were too cheapskate to buy the prints from the counter. Here's a mugshot.

Waited til after sunset before I brought out the tripod and started shooting. Here's one with a long shutter at Main Street.

This was my first time attempting shooting fireworks. Didn't had time to read up on how to take nice shots. But here it is.

Came equipped with my Wireless remote. I've also removed the lens filter to reduce any unnecessary flare.

Shots were not that impressive or satisfiable. I will do more redemption at some MIFC post later on.

So that's it... over 50 pictures to journal my day in Disneyland. It was fun-filled and ended well with a blast in the sky.

Now you know why I take so long to post up one post.

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Next up on Day 3... Stay Tuned!

p/s: I will prob post some fillers just in case the interval takes too long.

KLCC Afterhours

2008-09-14T15:51:00.003+08:00

By the time we reach, the lights were already off. Nevertheless we tried to make the most of out the night...

F/11 | 30 sec | 17m | ISO-320 | AV | 0 step | Unedited

F/9 | 30 sec | 17m | ISO-125 | AV | 0 step | Unedited

Hong Kong: Day 1 (Arrival & Night Markets)

2008-09-05T02:36:00.014+08:00

foreword
I know many of you have been waiting (frantically) for this update. Apologies for the procrastination. As much and as enthusiastic I would want to post up these updates, I do have a day job to keep and work have been taking up so much of my time. I just managed to process all the pix taken (yes, I take in raw) after days of bugging from the sister. But without further a do (or rantings), let's just start off this journal of my recent trip to HK.

So it was a Sunday morning when we left for Hong Kong. While most of the people awake that time would prob be at church listening to (or sleeping during) sermon, I was up XX,000 thousand feet above the ground taking the flight to HK.

4 hours of flying is no joke when you're flying with Air Asia. Seat space of a mere 20 inch across and enough legroom to put your legs straight. Forget about crossing your leg, you won't even have space to lift your knee to put on the seat in front. Oh well, to think again I'm only paying a fraction of what if I would to take MAS or Cathay Pacific. Guess now "Everyone Can Fly".

Flight didn't really take 4 hours as expected. The flight arrived about 20 minutes earlier than ETA. Guess Tony Fernandes must have hired some Mat Rempits to fly his Airbus now.

The view of Tsing-Ma bridge. World's 7th largest suspension bridge.

First food outlet when we came out from the arrival hall. How can one resist?

Olympic was in the midst when we were there. Hong Kong was the co-host for their equestrian event. Lotsa publicity and advertisement were put up to get the people there hype for the game.

So when we booked the hotel awhile back in March, we thought the room we're getting will be that sort of a 2-star hotel with no proper amenities, bad view of brothels across the street (those with yellow signs hanging outside) and broken bed (with squeaking sound) and to top that, our promotion was called Run-Of-House (Google on that to see what it means). But to our surprise, when we check-in to the room, it actually look not bad. OK at least it's better than First World Hotel. No view of other people's flat unit but we could see the Happy Valley Race Course from here.

Nearby our hotel here at Wanchai, there's a market that's always open in the morning, afternoon, evening and late night. If you notice some of the TVB series where they always go market-ing after work, here's how that scene would look like. Notice that some of the seafood are still alive. Fresh food downtown!

Day one is about familiarizing with the new place that we've just arrived and also going to the few famous Night Market they've got in Kowloon.

One of the mode of transportation here would be using the MTR (Mass Transit Railway). We picked up the Airport Express Travel Pass from the airport that gives you a return ticket to sit the Airport Express (similar to our KLIA express which u take from KL Sentral) and an unlimited 3-days travel pass to use the MTR. This card cost HKD a pop and you can top up values when the 3 days is over. It's basically an Octopus card.

So first stop, Mong Kok...

Me and the sister...

I can't probably describe Mong Kok but my first impression is that it looks almost like our Petaling Street. OK you've got Ladies Street (another market) on the other row and you have this stretch of shops with shops selling all kinds from clothing brands to electronics. Among many there's Giordano Concept, Tough, Levi's, G2000 and one Esprit outlet here too. Maybe not like Petaling Street as the main road does not have trolley stalls selling fake-ies and DVDs. OK if you're there, go try the desserts at Hui Lau Shan. It's to die for!

We shared some mango special that has pomelo nata de coco and some chee-ma balls.

You can prob see this almost everywhere in HK. Stalls selling curry fish balls (not so tasty IMHO) but the bacon wrap taste quite delicious (sorry no pic as the store aunty didn't allow me to take). Notice there's some waffles on the right too but I didn't try any.

Wantan noodles there taste abit different from what we have here. Prawns are fresh and they don't use fish/prawn paste. Delicious I would say.

Typical scene at Mong Kok. Doesn't look so dangerous compare to the movies we see. I decided to come here on the first day because I wanted to buy some new toys for my camera. Camera accessories are generally cheaper in HK and Mong Kok is the place to be if you wanna stock up on your gears.

Ladies Market (Tung Choi Street) is just a row behind the MTR exit & Hui Lau Shan. Things there are somewhat uninteresting. This is the part that looks like Petaling Street. Peddlers there are not the friendliest and tourist can't get much of a bargain.

Just a row behind Ladies Market is Fa Yuen Street. It's basically famous for their sports goods. Maybe like Pertama Complex to us. Was looking around and the stuffs there are considerably cheaper than Malaysia. Birkenstock for around RM200 and i went back there on day 5 to buy a Puma shoe (checked the price in Malaysia and it's about approx rm100 cheaper). So this is definitely a place to go if you're looking for a new pair of sneakers.

Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok's main street

Interesting advert banner. Looks like some advert for a tuition center to me.

Traveling around HK requires one to have a map all the time. Get a copy from the airport or any tourist booth around. Notice the new Manfrotto bag I'm carrying.

Next stop is to Temple Street Market. The market itself is located in Yau Ma Tei but to get there it's easier to come out from the Jordan MTR exit.

Temple Street Market as the name suggest has a small temple at the end of the road. Nearby the temple you can sight alot of fortune telling stalls. No nice pictures of that area as I didn't take much. Alot of them was staring cock at me like as if I'm trying to disrupt their business. There's one or two corner with groups of senior citizens singing Chinese operas. Either they're there busking or just passing time.

OK, the stuff here are probably like what you see in Ladies Market in Mong Kok but the peddlers are definitely nicer people. I think there's more variety here as well. I would recommend visiting this market. Things are easy to bargain and one should usually start by slashing the price by 70-80% and then work your way to a comfortable bargain. Was trying to negotiate to buy a leather strap Omega but didn't manage to come to a deal. He was trying to sell for almost RM200.

Interesting sight of an ice-cream truck. Nah, they don't sell board shorts in there.

OK so twas day one for you. Our hotel is situated in the ends of Wan Chai therefore the nearest MTR exit would be at Causeway Bay (Tong-Lo-Wan). Seeing this place always remind me of Chan Ho Nam from Young & Dangerous. haha

Emo me? with my new toy!

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Next up on Day 2... Stay Tuned!

Prelude: Hong Kong

2008-08-28T21:39:00.003+08:00

Ok so i know i've been bugged and asked to post up pictures from my recent trip. It's not that I don't want but I have been abit busy from work. Plus the thought of post-processing 1200++ raw picture is dreadful!

Alright, just to give you guys a lil head up on what i'll be doing... I'm planning to post a series of entries showing the escapade that i've gone in that 7 days in Hong Kong. You can think of it like a Raymond Special ala Discovery Travel ala Ian Wright ala whatever u wanna call it. It's gonna be a one-time only post(s) with lotsa words. I'm excited about it myself and i need to keep this hype up while it's still is.

So be patient and make sure you come back often for updates. As for now, here's a preview to start this...

Desa ParkCity

2008-08-17T00:48:00.002+08:00

the Digital Sniper!

A good example of a good photography technique with a bad subject

Light trails on NKVE

Modern day burning bushfire

Off to HK for a week. Will be back with more photographs soon.
Stay tune!

untitled

2008-08-12T02:04:00.002+08:00

Marker(s)

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ol' skool #002 - Fake Tamagotchi (circa 1995)

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ol' skool #001 - Siemens C25 (circa 2001)

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Marker

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Panorama

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Sunrise

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Panorama @ Redang Bay

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Chip without Dale

2008-07-17T09:53:00.001+08:00

Pulau Redang

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3-D glasses not provided!

Gone Diving!

2008-07-12T01:37:00.002+08:00

Sentul Park

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Berjaya Hills - HDR

2008-07-08T19:29:00.002+08:00

Click on picture for full effect.

unwanted by CK

2008-07-08T01:58:00.003+08:00

get firefox

2008-07-03T11:40:00.001+08:00

get yours today!

Elvira feat. Zach Tay

2008-06-26T00:26:00.002+08:00

Moon

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Play

2008-06-13T02:46:00.001+08:00

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Sampat

2008-06-05T19:29:00.005+08:00

Disclaimer: No offense taken.. poster done purely for the sake of humor