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I have a looooot to talk about but man, where to start? Maybe this photo would be a good teaser as any. This was taken right beside Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh. Lovely city. Would love to tell you all about it soon.
Labels: Architecture, Documenting, Landscape, Photography, Techniques - Long Exposure, Trek, Trippin', Vietnam
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Dillah and The Seeds.
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Year after year, Sheraton Utama Hotel doesn't disappoint during the Ramadhan season, by offering a plethora of great breaking of fast items at a great price. The kampung styled offerings are sure to whet the appetite of the fasting patrons, with little tidbits of starters based on local dishes; from the salted fish, salted eggs, eggs covered in peanut sauce; to the local sweets and desserts, accompanied by the customary dates to break the fast, diners are greeted with a plenty of choice at the Tasek Brasserie this year.
Dates and traditional sweets and desserts to start off the feast.
The usual grilled whole lamb is present, along with the grilled food station. Other dishes of note were the Lamb Topiaza, and the Potatoes with Peanuts and Anchovies, which I loved despite the simple nature of the dish. I haven't had the chance to try the Fish Filet dish and the Sup Tulang, but I only saw thumbs-ups from the other diners in our party last night, so it's safe to say it's good.
Curry Laksa, heavenly.
The laksa finished out my 'rounds' last night, and people who know me, knows that I've been looking for a good laksa dish in Brunei for the past few months. I'd say the curry laksa they had was one of the top 3 laksa dishes I have had here.
To finish up, the dessert station was particularly inviting for the amount of cakes and desserts lined up, but had to go with the Mud Cake, as I'm a fiend for chocolate.
In all a great spread, a great atmosphere, and should have paced myself. By the end of the dinner, I was really, really full. Maybe I'll come round again and have another go. Two family members conveniently have their birthdays in September. Maybe by then I've had more training.
Labels: Food, Photography, Promo, Reviews
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Went to KL almost a month or so ago, to do a coverage of Didi and Khalil's wedding there. Did quite a number of things over there, of which sightseeing and being a tourist was one of them. Wouldn't have gone to the Aquaria at the KL Convention Centre if Nikki and Mashee didn't drag me out there. But it was good times anyway, snagging the above photo made the RM38 entry fee just bearable.
Ok, list of things I did there this time.
1. Rode on a bike during a wedding coverage. Weirdest, moment, ever.
2. Finally got to visit YL Camera at Pudu Plaza. Had to sneak out really early for this, so I wouldn't get dragged out for shopping. Truly a mecca for photographic fiends everywhere. Ask for anything here, photography wise, they'd surely have it, if not at the back, it'd be upstairs in their other unit(!). Got some lightstands for me, and a servicing for my camera body. Ask for these stuff from other retail shops in the big shopping centres in KL, I'd bet you'd be met with a blank stare.
3. Stayed at other places than Bukit Bintang; stayed somewhere near Jalan Masjid India, and then moved out to a posh hotel at Mid Valley, called The Gardens. The area where we stayed initially is particularly good for my early morning wanderings. I frequently visit a small shop selling top ups for the Malaysian telephone line (those things run out pretty quickly if I may say so.) and stop by the numerous mamak eateries dotting the place. A lot of things to shoot really.
4. Met a lovely model over laksa, and shot another.
All in all, quite a fun experience, and I'm honored to be able to cover Didi and Khalil's wedding events, from Brunei all the way to Senawang. Wish I could join you guys in Amsterdam!
Labels: KL, Paid Shoot, Photography, Trippin', weddings
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I can't believe I have been living at this place for this many years and I've never been to this spot. Maybe on sleepless nights, I'd drive over to catch sunrises here again.
Labels: Landscape, Meta, Outing, Photography, Trek
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Congratulations to the lovely couple.
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It has been a while that I posted anything under the Modelling category. Of course, again, featuring Ryda. This is a collaboration with my decidedly awesome make up artist partner in crime, Q of GosipdanGincu fame. She's offering basic makeup classes, so do go check it out! Labels: Meta, Modelling, Paid Shoot, Photography, Promo, Techniques - Strobing
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Taken during last year's 50mm challenge, touring Kg. Ayer. An upcoming competition will be on soon at BruneiForever forum. Join up, take part, win fantabulous prizes.
Labels: Competition, Outing, Photography
Posted by SoulJah at 8:26:00 PM
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I've just realized I haven't posted quite a lot of Trippin' photos lately, as I have not been out of the country with the camera lately. So in an effort to bolster my Trippin' collection on this site, I'll have to regurgitate some photos I've taken from my New Year's trip to KL.
As I was waiting for everyone to return from their shopping, initially I tried to sleep off the afternoon to lessen the effect of the previous boat/plane/bus/LRT ride, but how can you when KL is beckoning just downstairs? So with camera in hand, I set out to explore a bit of Jalan P. Ramlee, and what it has to offer.
Instantly as I set out of the apartments, this was waiting for me at the shoulder of the intersection. Composing it against the background of blaring lights and music, sets off a tone of normalcy against the hectic city life. Great area we stayed in actually, stalls just down the road, a small grocery shop (important!) and a great Indian eatery just a bit of walk away down a small road, where I get my breakfast everyday while everyone's still out of it on their beds.
I find that I'm a bit reluctant to shoot on the streets of KL. While the other lads are more than happy to hang around and shoot their hearts content along Jalan Bukit Bintang, I still feel a bit concerned about whipping the darn thing out in public. My lenses aren't actually tiny, save for the 50mm and the 105mm, but I tricked myself that I'd be more inclined to shoot in public only if I have the 50mm with me. I'd have done so too, if we weren't too busy shopping and eating! Yeah, show me to the nearest Adidas boutique or sports apparel shop, I guarantee you you'd find a shopaholic in there (me!).
Oh I wanted to try the steamboat after a long night of partying, but at 3AM, it was already gone. Darn.
Labels: Equipment, KL, Photography, Trippin'
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This was taken the same day as the previous shot. Started my early morning with a stroll at Meragang. It looks rather different in the morning light. Might do another morning trek to the other side soon.
Labels: Photography, Trek
Posted by SoulJah at 9:43:00 AM
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This was the third, and what I thought to be the final, photoshoot last Saturday. I was running all around, doing different kinds of photoshoots, having taken my off day in lieu. Productive, fun, tiring, but if you know me as much as you do, you'd know I'll do another run like this in the future. Watch this space.
Anyway this is a teaser shot, just to highlight an upcoming collaboration between me and my decidedly awesome Make Up Artist. We both literally found out that same night that we'll be working together for an upcoming wedding of mutual friends. High fives were dispensed accordingly.
Labels: Meta, Modelling, Photography, Promo
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This was taken during Earth Hour 2009, where Sheraton Utama Hotel did an event marking the occasion with a presentation and talk about the effects of Global Warming.
Will get back to the swing of things soon. Been too busy with a wedding event, and my short trip to KK. Will do a post requested by my mate from a mate of mine for a very interesting topic for you frequent travellers. Stay tuned.
Labels: Local Events, Meta, News, Photography, Promo
Posted by SoulJah at 12:55:00 PM
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I can't believe I have not featured this shot here... Taken way back last September...
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Posted by SoulJah at 5:26:00 PM
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Having the resolve not to turn back early on is a great way to have the resolve not to turn back when you're almost at the top.
Labels: Landscape, Meta, Photography, Trek, Trippin'
Posted by SoulJah at 2:31:00 PM
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Time and time again, life has proven that getting to the top is arduous and a difficult task, but the feeling at the top more than makes up for the hardship.
More photos coming up soon.
Labels: Landscape, Meta, Photography, Trek, Trippin'
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So I'll just post a picture of my cat...
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Good job dudes on finishing the Triathlon group competition! Aw3some!
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More photos tomorrow.
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Posted by SoulJah at 12:09:00 AM
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A Capers Lunch is one of the events I look forward too. An all-you-can-eat lunch consisting of fabulous pasta and delicious fresh pizza is quite a temptation, even when one's on a supposed weight loss challenge.
But Sheraton's Pizza might come up and take over the crown of the best Pizza in town. Pick out from the menu, add extra ingredients to your heart's content, or make up an entirely eclectic mix of toppings, it's up to you.
Labels: Food, Photography
Posted by SoulJah at 10:34:00 PM
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Happy Chinese New Year to everyone's that are celebrating. I hope the year of the Ox brings much happiness and prosperity to you and yours.
I haven't actually shot this shot at this year's CNY Eve, as I have not been active in shooting in quite a while. I have been a bit sick recently, with last week or so being the hardest hit I've ever been in a while, as I literally couldn't function on one particular day that I broke down into a terrible fever that same night.
I haven't joined the forumites at our usual haunt as of late, as I've quit smoking, and rather not have the constant temptation blowing from all directions through the night. Furthermore, haven't really joined most of the organized outings too. I think it's just a phase, and I will shake out the cobwebs soon. Lining up model shoots, organizing outings for the officemates who have recently taken up photography, doing some paid jobs, and of course, the National Day celebrations is a call to arms to all the forumites to come down and do a show of force.
Soon, I'll be back into the swing of things, and there will be a lot more new shots posted up. At the mean time, I'll post up some random photos from before that have not been featured here, and I'll intersperse that with new photos as well. As the nature of my shoots recently is leaning towards the um... shoots of... a different variety, there's not a whole lot of motivation for me to post those shots here. But if you know me, you know I'll post em on my Flickr, as some have found out, and they just keep up to date on my postings there.
Labels: Meta, Outing, Photography
Posted by SoulJah at 12:55:00 AM
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First and foremost, Happy New Years 2009 everyone! Hope you had an awesome time in 2008, an awesomer time at New Year's Eve, and the awesomest time in the year ahead!
As you can clearly see, I was back in KL to do a spot of partying, a spot of R&R, and a spot of photography, if you can believe that. Figured I'd stuff my bag full of clothing rather than photography items, I gambled on just bringing my D300 body and 50mm f/1.4D, as my main target was to do another shoot with my fave model there. And I've worked out a booking with Ted Adnan and Barebones Studio so I have my shooting space and lighting gear ready when I got there, so I have the opportunity of utilizing a bigger shooting space, without having to lug my heavy lightstands around, as my backpack is heavy enough, and finally get a chance to meet one of the region's Strobist heroes.
My travel was not without it's perils. The boat, Seri Anna, taking me to Labuan disembarked so late and travelled so slow that by the time I reached Labuan terminal, I was literally already late for check-in at the AirAsia counter at Labuan Airport. Got out of the terminal, I whistled for a cab and when it came near The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror. If anything I could say that this cab was rare, but I thought, "Nah, forget it. Yo, holmes to Bel-Air!" I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8 and I yelled to the cabbie, "Yo holmes smell ya later!" Looked at my kingdom I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.
...sorry, sorry... Internet meme... Had to do it...
Anyway I whistled for a cab, got in as fast as I could, paid him double so he could get me to the airport within like, 5 minutes, jumped out when I got there, ran to the counter. I asked what the closing time for the counter was, and he said, "9:45"; the exact time I have on my watch. The same kinda thing happened as well when I was going to KLIA's LCCT. Finished the shoot quite late at 4pm, while my flight was supposed to be 6pm. Ted's studio was in Kajang. KLIA was quite a ways away. Traffic was jammed.
Under the predicament at hand, the model need not send me to LCCT, she was late for an appointment anyway. But she sent me still anyway, getting lost in the process. And people wonder why she's my favourite model... Well fortunately that's the end of my perilous journey to KL. Hopefully in the near future, I'd pick out far better travel arrangements so as not to stress myself out during my supposed R&R session.
Anyway, here's an ubiquitous shot of Petronas Twin Towers at night. I'll post other shots soon. Again, limiting myself to one lens is quite a good exercise in getting the shooting cobwebs out. More shots to come soon!
Labels: Architecture, Equipment, KL, Photography, Season's Greetings, Trippin'
Posted by SoulJah at 11:52:00 AM
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And you use it, only for me...
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Posted by SoulJah at 11:47:00 PM
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Awesome times, awesome times.
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Posted by SoulJah at 2:38:00 PM
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Didn't manage to find the smiley back on Monday, but at least I've taken this photo on the preceding Saturday. Anyway, watch this space. I'm starting to get an interest in astrophotography, so more cool stuff soon.
Labels: Landscape, Outing, Photography, Techniques - Long Exposure
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DJ Putera.
Dr. keto.
For more info and bookings, check out Wardrobes, Inc.
Labels: Photography, Promo, Techniques - Long Exposure
Posted by SoulJah at 11:46:00 PM
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But I really need to get more photos that are ok to be posted up here. As most of my recent shoots are with models who are a bit shy to have their photos up on the internets, I guess there's no choice, but I have to start doing some after work treks soon. I need to lose some post-post-post-Raya weight as well in preparation for our upcoming epic and legend... wait for it...
...dary adventure which is coming soon enough.
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A light drizzle greeted us from our slumber last Sunday, which was to be our biggest trekking outing for the Forum members. Doubts were cast, wondering if the rain will persist the whole day, and if the weather would clear just about enough to permit us to go nature trekking up into the hills of Wasai Wong Kadir. A quick drive over to HSBC Jerudong, where the decision to go ahead or not was to be made; quick glances on all the faces to see if any disapproval to go ahead for the drive over to Labi, somehow, we all just loaded up into the transports, and a non verbal agreement was made to decide later after the drive over the the state borders.
After the drive down to Sungai Liang to meet up with the KB chapter of our forumites, the light rain still persisted. I proclaimed I'm going up regardless, and if everyone's still up for a trek in the rain, we go ahead; and anyone who decides against it can sit it out. Almost all were in for it, seeing we just had a long drive over, might as well. After a quick prayer, we set out slowly, meandering through the slippery trails, over branches, on slippery moss covered rocks, in the light rain, with the cool surrounding air the whole time we were there.
After a good 30 minutes trek, we were greeted by the cool water of the Wasai, and some of the Forumites decide to reward themselves with a dip. Hardly anyone could resist taking even dipping their feet into the cool morning water, and under the guise of 'taking a good composition for the photo', yours truly went with tripod in hand into the water to take a couple of photos.
It was worth it.
Labels: Landscape, Outing, Photography, Techniques - Long Exposure, Trek
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She had me at Getaran Jiwa...
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Posted by SoulJah at 10:35:00 AM
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Was doing a bit of shooting at Sheraton, which comes up in the next post, and I was driving over to Hua Ho to check out a lens case for my smaller lenses, when I saw the shimmering reflection off of the nation's most famous landmark, the golden domes of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. When I stopped by closer to take this photo, I saw other BruneiForever Forum members also taking shots here, as well as various other people taking snapshots of the great mosque. The facelift which had just concluded recently really brought out the splendour of the dome.
Labels: Architecture, Photography
Posted by SoulJah at 11:31:00 PM
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All the photos available at http://flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157607953678476/. Contact me for arrangements to reprocess any photo at their highest resolution.
Labels: Paid Shoot, Photography, Season's Greetings
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Group photo of the organizing committee.
Interesting patterns...
Last Thursday was the most gruelling coverage I've ever done. From 8am to 5pm, a 9 hour shoot, capturing the happenings and goings on at the RBA Hari Raya Celebration. With the theme of Balik Kampung, the RBRC Sports Complex was transformed into a Kampung scene, complete with a live band, a fence off dance area, which was sadly underutilized, else it'd make for a great photo op. Top it off with a great Gambus band outside, which belted out a Gambus-ified version of Santana's Black Magic Woman at our request. Great, great event.
More will be posted soon with a link to the complete set. As of now, the upload's at 20%.
Labels: Paid Shoot, Photography, Season's Greetings, Techniques - Strobing
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A family enjoys the sunset atmosphere at Gadong Market by the river.
Again taken with the 20 year old lens, 105mm f/2.5. Part and parcel why I chose to shoot Nikon was the extensive number of old lenses that can be mounted on new digital bodies. A heritage stretching back to the first of Nikon's SLRs, the F mount has not seen any radical changes over the years. At a minimum, any old lens, save a few exotic ones, can be mounted onto any later model cameras. While there's the Pentax K mount, which can still be mounted on later day model Pentax cameras, or Minolta lenses that can be mounted on the later day Minolta, and by extension, Sony DSLRs, there's no denying that Nikon lenses are still prized today as they were decades ago, so there's still a large market of used lenses still available, and the ease to find these gems are getting ridiculous, with the Internet connecting everyone, everywhere. I got this baby in fact from Malaysia, but any number of eBay shops still carry this.
So go out, go to your pawn shops, go check the display cases of your local camera store. They might have a gem in the rough.
Labels: Equipment, Outing, Photography
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Me and the officemates went for Sungkai at the newest toast in town, Villa Mauri located along Jalan Sungai Tilong (click through for the map location, click on map link on the right hand side). Great Italian food all around. The main dish, the Sirloin Steak, was quite a favourite, as well as the Meatballs starter.
Pity the Bandung drinks was only given once. Otherwise flawless dining experience.
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I find that, in a pinch, my manual focus, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 ais, does a wonderful job as a stand in for my 70-200mm. I think I'm beginning to get a hang of this lens, and seeing it's almost as tiny as my 50mm, I think it'll go along with me the next time I go to KL again. I'm planning on sitting in a corner of Bukit Bintang, snapping away, as I rarely got the chance to do so the last time I was in KL.
I've been pretty much out of sync with my shooting lately, and someone suggested going full on manual for the time being to root out the cobwebs outta my head. While I might not go full blown Hasselblad-ing Bukit Bintang, the wonderful clarity and sharpness of this 20 year old lens might just give my other lenses a bit of jealousy fit. I mean, with an optical formula dating back to 50 years, why mess with a good thing, right?
More photos here.
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Posted by SoulJah at 12:09:00 AM
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Pre-race briefing session.
Our race pack.
One of the great things I noticed during the whole Asean Youth Festival was the great organizational skills and the thought they have put into the whole festival. For instance, the Tourist Passes for use during the race that entitles us to use the excellent public transport systems, not one, but two discount cards that entitles the delegates to discounts at a variety of stores, booklets and maps highlighting the activities outside of the festival that happens nearby, even comes down to tie-ins with clubs, bars and restaurants that would waive entry fees for all the delegates. There's a whole lot more I'll cover in future posts, but even with just all these, it shows a well thought out, meticulously planned event, that I won't put it past Singapore to pull off without a hitch.
Needless to say, the organizational aptitude of all the committee members and Liaison Officers, the forum organizers and everyone involved, there's a sense that there's no holes left unplugged, meaning they have planned for every contingency, imaginable or not. Even if there's a problem that might prove too much of a bother, I felt that most of the decision making hadn't the need to go all the way up the chain, as most of the decision making can be handled by even the L.O.'s, negating any complicated and long drawn out decision making process. Mind you, these L.O.'s are actually youths themselves, some even way younger than me. Coming from a culture where decisions are made from a cascade of approvals from the higher ups, to me this was quite a surprise.
And even if there's a need to go higher up the chain for approval, the highest level organizers I believe are not even in their 30's yet! Just shows how much trust and faith they have in their Youths.
There will be an upcoming post that shows how this culture of youth is a big integral part of Singapore culture, and the lengths at which the government supports them but still giving them autonomous rein, by far surprised me the most.
Labels: AYF, Photography, Singapore, Trippin'
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The ever popular lamb roast.
This was the first buffet style breaking of fast I've had this year, if you could believe that. Haven't really gotten into the Ramadhan swing yet, and besides, I was trying to cut down on the food intake. But reminded about last year's fabulous spread and the oh so scrumtulicious roast lamb on a spit, I won't pass it up this year.
This was at the Lok Lok station, basically like meat on sticks, chilled on ice.
This year, the local food theme is back, with a veritable feast of local favourites, like 'Roti John', an actual Kebab station, my always favourite noodle station with the different kinds of Laksa, a great acar, cakes and desserts spread, and the crowd favourite lamb roast/grilled. Again and again I extol the virtues of the lamb there, which is the best in Brunei, and several colleagues agree with me on this. It just melts in your mouth.
The cordial station, next to the Teh Tarik fountain. 'Manisan' or Rose cordial is always a favourite back when I was a wee tyke.
Within this first few weeks I've usually broken the fast with finger foods, so it was a force of habit for me to go for the kebabs and Roti Johns. One or two servings of rice, satay and lamb, I was done. But not before going for a round of my new favourite there, the Noodle Station. I had the Laksa last year, and it was quite a surprise, and oh boy, it didn't disappoint.
Perennial favourite, satay, with gravy next to it. I could break my fast with just a handful of these...
A thing of beauty.
Roti John, Kebabs, and Pratas. 'Fast food' by our standards.
Lovely ambience as usual.
Finished our dinner with oh so sinfully lovely Chocolate Cake.
Wide shot setting the scene...
...and done.
Thank you Sheraton, Paula and Alex, for your wonderful hospitality.
"Available every day of the fasting month from 6pm to 7pm, take yourself to Tasek Brasserie for a boutique-style Sungkai, call 224 4272 extension 8871 to make your reservations early. Dine with us during the Selera Kampong Kitani sungkai buffet at Tasek Brasserie and stand a chance to win fabulous prizes such as dining vouchers and complimentary stays at various sister properties in Malaysia and Bali!"
Labels: Food, Photography, Reviews
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Congrats Azuan! Have fun in the Maldives!
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Whoever knows me in real life, I'm quite reserved when it comes to meeting new people. I need to feel them out to see if I can click with them... and if it clicks, I'd be at ease and it's easier to interact with them and form friendships. Faced by delegates from 12 different countries, it'd be easy to bet that I'd have a hard time feeling out each and every one of the countries, let alone each and everyone of the delegates.
Just like smoking cigarettes, which immediately breaks down the barriers of normal societal interactions that us adults put up, and you can discuss everything from the weather all the way to religion in just one smoke break. Now, my chosen drug of choice is photography, and that in some ways allows you to interact with others that are 'in the know' and you have a conduit from which you can interact with others, whether they notice it and strike a pose, or whether whether you catch them being themselves, anything ranging from emotional outburst of joy, laughter, quiet contemplation or even at their worst state of sleep deprivation.
The number of DSLRs present at the events were quite remarkable, but not too surprising. Some of the delegates were like me as well, there for the photography competition; and there were others who brought their own cameras to capture the goings on at the forum, as would I, if I was not part of the competition. So it's not a surprise that we immediately identify with each other, knowing full well that we all share the same passion, and of course checking each other's gears, which is to be expected, really. A Singaporean, which was to become my group mate for the forum format, came up to me, and we instantly hit it off. Others, like the one in the accompanying photo, I only managed to get to know over the course of the event. At this movie screening, I still didn't know he was Andri Tei, the first place winner for the photography competition. But over the course of the event, we're almost like buddies, more like a mutual respect for each other, being in the same brotherhood of photography kin.
Over the course of this series, I'll show the importance of any cameras, be it DSLR or Point-n-shoots, in creating a lasting bond throughout all the delegates.
Labels: AYF, Photography, Singapore, Trippin'
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After a bit of shopping directly after our touchdown, and after a bit of familiarization with Singapore's decidedly awesome MRT system, we were packed into buses for a movie screening at a newly renovated school, named, aptly enough, OldSchool. It's a great place where, if I recall correctly, artists, musicians, theathrical performers, photographers and the like can call their own, allowing them to use the facilities there to create their masterpieces. The area we were gathering was called the Sinema, where screenings of local movies and film festivals are regularly held. I've also heard they do some concerts there once in a while. Hip and trendy place actually.
The movie was titled 'Journey to Kaabah''Road to Mecca', chronicling one man's journey across land, from Malaysia, all the way to Mecca, to perform the Hajj. While not the best movie ever, I reserved all my opinions to myself, opting not to grab the open mic. I'll be civil on my first night at AYF.
Anyway, this is our first chance to have most of the delegates in one area, so some delegates took their chances getting to know each other. As I had other programmes ongoing at that time, which was capturing all the happenings, emotions, moments and interactions for a special programme, I kinda laid low for a bit, just so I can snag some stolen moments. But then again, it didn't stay like that for long...
(To be continued...)
Labels: AYF, Photography, Singapore, Trippin'
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Congrats to Hamsul and Naeema for on their wedding day! Have fun on your honeymoon!
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Tommy from Singapore toasting with all the delegates from the Asean+3 Youth Forum.
To the new friends I made during my AYF, one week stay, I'd like to welcome you all to my website.
I'd like to thank you all for making my trip there a memorable one. From the delegates, our lovely Liaison Officer Dhini and Yi Na, to the event organizers, I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the wonderful hospitality that you've shown to us. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, and having not once ever joined a youth gathering such as AYF, I didn't know what to expect. But the new people I've met from all over the world, the wonderful atmosphere, the great camaraderie, the friendship, I don't think I will ever forget my week there.
I'll follow up this post later. Still trying to straighten out all the business cards I have.
Labels: AYF, Photography, Singapore, Trippin'
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A tourist takes in the views of KL with his camera while listening to the audio tour.
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Mimi Rahzia of Terminal Cinta fame. Naturally, the guys picked on me to take the shot. Which I don't think I'd complain that much.
Strangely, this photo might make it to the cork board behind her.
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Selenicereus grandiflorus.
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His Majesty Sultan Yang Dipertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam checks the guard of honor at the celebrations at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar 'Ali Saifuddien yesterday, 15th July 2008.
Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik!
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Mango Mousse... Oh my... Sinfully delicious...
"Embark on a Culinary Excursion at Sheraton Utama Hotel"
BRUNEI, Bandar Seri Begawan, 1st July 2008 ? In conjunction with His Majesty's 62nd Birthday Celebration, Sheraton Utama Hotel is introducing its new special eDISHions at Tasek Brasserie starting from 7th July until 7th August 2008. Set out on a road to indulgence and treat your senses to a culinary excursion with exquisite local delights prepared by Sheraton's own innovative culinary experts.
For just $10.00 plus 10 per cent service charge, savour Sheraton's own authentic Chicken Rice with perfectly poached chicken with the delicious aroma of its rice topped off with condiments that completes the set as a whole.
Sheraton's Nasi Briani Campur is a must try with the careful creative fusion of local herbs and Indian condiments that?s served with acar, papadam, kurma telur and kambing bakar vindallo at just $12.00 plus 10 per cent service charge.
For a more western flavour, our 'Continental Culinary Touch' dish is equipped with char grilled provencale and marinated high quality black angus meat with grillades scampi brochette, Cajun stick fries and fresh green salad at only B$15.00 plus 10 per cent service charge.
Our Sebastian Pas-try, Must Try dessert that can't be missed. Take pleasure in the delightful taste of mango mousse with fresh fruits and vanilla crispy at only B$12.00 plus 10 per cent service charge.
For more details, please contact the hotel's direct line.
The dish is called 'Continental Culinary Touch'... The angus steak alone was worth the price of admission...
Labels: Food, Photography, Promo
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I Mean The Snakes!
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I'm gonna post just the photos I took from my first morning in KL which I did a bit of sightseeing, going around to KL Tower and the Petronas Twin Towers. Lovely people, lovely sights, lovely nightlife. In short, I had an awesome time shooting and exploring that city, which I can safely say, that never sleeps.
If you people know the reason I went there, you know how to get to my Flickr and check out the stuff I took. Definitely not gonna post it here.
Labels: Architecture, Documenting, Experiment, KL, Landscape, Outing, Photography, Trippin'
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The first thing I did when one of my all time favourite models comes back from her studies? Well, take her out for coffee, but after that, I make sure to arrange a series of shoots with her. Ryda, of Puteri Gunung Ledang fame.
Labels: Modelling, Photography
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Did a quickie shoot with Suzianti, a former co-worker of mine, and all around hot chicka. Took all of one hour. Thanks babes!
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Awesome, awesome band. Did this shoot after the long day of shooting at Bandar, where I netted my monitor lizard photo. Informed at 5, ready to shoot at 9. Sometimes I'm surprised of my dedication to this art.
Did a shoot for the IMTS guys last night. Afterwards, they rocked out with their latest material. Great stuff.
Strobist Info: 2x SB800 shoot through white umbrella both on the left and right shooting at 1/8, and 1 SB24 clamped behind them on the railing at 1/16. Fired via GI remotes.
Burned some stuff out in CS3. EDIT: Noise Ninja-ed and David Hill-ed as well.
Labels: Photography, Promo, Techniques - Strobing
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This won me first prize for the local youth competition! And I'll be going to Singapore to the Asean + 3 Youth Festival representing Brunei with this photo! Awesome! Theme of the shoot for that day was Global Warming.
Caption: A monitor lizard inspects an intruder to his habitat.Description: The use of water bottles has exploded in recent years due to the convenience of having bottled water at the ready for daily use. Numerous companies in Brunei have wholeheartedly embraced this growth market and introduce their own brands of bottled water. The bottles are actually recyclable, but either due to public indifference, or ignorance, the water bottles are unceremoniously discarded. If it doesn?t pose a direct threat to wildlife, an indirect effect of that would be global warming due to the increasing use of hydrocarbons to produce the PET bottles; it has been noted that recycling plastic material amounts to a saving of more than 50% than producing the bottles from their source materials.
Top Shutterbugs Awarded In Photography Competition
By Adriana HAC
Bandar Seri Begawan - A prize presentation ceremony for winners of the recent photography competition which carried the theme 'Global Warming' was held yesterday at the Youth Centre in the capital.
The competition was organised by the Youth and Sports Department in cooperation with Brunei Darussalam Photographic Society.
Present as the guest of honour was Haji Mohd Zali bin Haji Arshad, the Assistant Head of Youth and Sports Officer.
The ceremony began with the recital of Surah alFatihah led by Ustaz Suprapto bin Komari followed by a brief speech from the Head Judge of the Brunei Darussalam Photographic Society, Haji Mohd Yusof bin bin Haji Mohd Yassin.
The top five winners were announced during the ceremony followed by the handing over of certificates of appreciation to all participants.
Mohd Khairul Nizam bin Haji Abd Rahman was adjudged as the winner while Mohammad Taufiq bin Yakub came second. In third place was Mohamad Mahadzir Iskandar bin Zakaria followed by Dyg Hazimah binti Abd Hamid and Haji Abdul Azim @ Haj Mu'az bin Haji Tujoh.
The winner will be representing Brunei Darussalam for the "ASEAN+3 Youth Festival Photography Competition" in Singapore from July 28 to Aug 3. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/May08/280508/nite23.htm
Labels: Competition, Documenting, News, Outing, Photography, Social Awareness
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She's a representative from KK competing for the first time in the ISO category. Previously she competed in the Opie or Optimist class of boats, which were the tiny little one man boats. Even at her first competition, she bagged a respectable third place!
Labels: Local Events, Outing, Photography, Sports
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Happy Engagement to Hjh Mas Suzie Lawati Kartika Sari and Syukri! God bless!
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More soon, with a full write up.
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The New Adidas Predator. Which didn't actually bestow me with super soccer abilities, but hey, the guy gave me a good price. More here.
Turns out, most of my officemates are Adidas freaks as well. Kick ass.
Labels: Photography, Techniques - Strobing
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More here: http://flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157604647293186/detail/
Labels: Documenting, Equipment, Outing, Photography
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Thanks ladies for coming!
A movie-goer checks out Reeds' pics.
A review of PS. I Love You coming up next.
Labels: Local Events, Movie, Photography
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This was actually shot before my previous post, during my two-week photo-holidays.
Strobist Info, One SB-800 on the left, another SB-800 on the right, both with diffuser cap on, firing at 1/1 each. Triggered via CLS, held by two voice activated lightstands for run and gun purposes. Processed through Photoshop CS3.
Labels: Modelling, Photography, Techniques - Strobing
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A quick shoot, at a new location. Looks like my location list have expanded. Even I get bored of Tungku if I keep shooting there all the time.
Labels: Modelling, Photography, Techniques - Strobing
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Mark Loon stands at the centre while a driver circles around him in a constant drift.
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'Moment of Zen' line blatantly taken from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
More pics from the BFF 1st Anniversary here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157604365765173/detail/.
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Delectable treats.
Lovely ambience.
Had a lovely hi-tea at the Sheraton Utama Tasek Brasserie yesterday. Along with me was Airbiscuit and several other members of the media. The food was great, and it was a warm and cozy afternoon. Thanks Wena for the invite, and for the great company. And it was also nice to meet you Norizah. I'll be sure to extend the invite to you for the event on the 12th. :D
More photos here.
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His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen takes a practice shot before the start of the game.
In what can be considered a spirited match, AM Gunners, led by His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen fought to the last minute, going down to a 2-4 score against Sekolah Sukan. A very entertaining match, with a very entertaining crowd cheering on both teams, meant a very, very entertaining shooting experience despite the light downpour. Most of us braved the rain with plastic bags over our gear to get a good shot of the action. The weather cleared up for the second half, which saw a flurry of goals.
His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen takes a shot, which levelled the score 1-1.
A group photo to end the night of charity. Final take from the ticket booths: $6551.70.
Labels: Outing, Photography, Sports
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Taken during the DST Women's Sports Day event at the Balapan last Sunday, which saw the Ministry of Finance team bagging second place overall. Good job team!
Good opportunity in getting to grips with my new TeleConverter. A stress test revealed it might not be able to keep up with fast sports, and I really need to do an AF Fine Tune to get the sharpest image possible. But I'll learn to work around the shortcomings and make it fit into my style of shooting.
More here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157604196607291/detail/
Labels: Local Events, Outing, Photography, Sports
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Man, Kuraman is like the Venus sculpture. It's beautiful overall, but looking at it closely reveals imperfections. I'd go back if not for the one hour long ride on a small boat. My whole body was sore from the boat ride, and I think I swallowed too much sea water that I'm still nursing my sore throat.
More pics here: http://flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157604118886244/detail/
Labels: Documenting, Landscape, Office, Outing, Photography, Trek, Trippin'
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A flag bearer stands infront of a giant Brunei flag that will be carried into the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien at the start of the National Day celebration.
The reflection off of the flag sets the subject apart nicely out of the background.
Labels: Brunei National Day 2008, Local Events, News, Outing, Photography
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Couldn't get much focus blurred shots in, as the show ended abruptly. I was set up with a 70-200 at the outset, but once reality sets in, I had to run back to the car to get my 17-55. And focus blurring with the 17-55 is a real pain in the rear.
More here.
Labels: Experiment, Local Events, Outing, Photography, Techniques - Focus Blurring
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A young lady waves a mini Brunei flag while taking part in the march past at the capital.
I thought last year's celebration was already huge in terms of the number of photogs descending upon the capital, but here we fielded our own platoon of shooters almost rivalling any other photography organization. Great show guys!
More images here: http://flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157603983554587/ with more to be featured here soon.
Labels: Brunei National Day 2008, Local Events, News, Outing, Photography
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More from the National Day 4x4 Mini Flag Distribution Ceremony and Procession here.
Labels: Brunei National Day 2008, Cars, Local Events, Outing, Photography, Social Awareness
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I don't know, but I think the whole thing seemed like a party for the shutterbugs! Lovely models, which were more than willing to strike a pose. Thanks guys for the invite. You can count on me to cover more of your events!
To the TESLians, please e-mail me for the link, as I have kept your photos in a private area of my Flickr account. E-mail me at nizam [no spaces] rahman [@t] gmail [dawt] com.
Labels: Experiment, Outing, Photography, Techniques - Panning, Techniques - Strobing
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For the TESLians, thank you for the invite. Now the arduous process of uploading all the pictures. Stay tuned.
Labels: Modelling, Photography, Techniques - Strobing
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Scenes from the National Day Rehearsal. Almost all the organization taking part have participated in this rehearsal, the last time before the real deal.
Had to compress it in, as the shops in the background was too 'bright'.
Reflecting on the day: It was good to see everyone fired up despite the cold weather.
More here.
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As always, more here.
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More images here.
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I've always liked those shots accompanying economics pieces at the economics section of Borneo Bulletin, blurs of people passing huge pieces of advertisement or billboards. I don't know why I like em though.
More from this day's outing here.
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More and more, the hiking bug is starting to bite, as images such as these warrants an hour or two hike up and down a beach, braving treacherous waves and small streams, for the chance to take that killer shot.
Story on the last two photos: I've been eyeing a spot along the inner area of Meragang Beach on Yahoo Maps/Flickr's Map facility, and when we got there, it was a disappointing marshy area, with the water completely hidden under the tall grass. Not being one to get disheartened so quickly, we set out to hike up along the beach, and to my surprise we found this area devoid of a crowd, where the river meets the seawater. I've completely forgot about it during the hike (the 3pm heat does fry the brain matter somewhat) but the discovery was at least the highlight of the trip. I might organize a camping trip there in the near future.
p/s: The last two shots were taken closest to Muara, on the west portion of the beach. You can check out the map here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157603849667047/map/. Click on the satellite link to see the map.
The set can be found here.
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She made the whole day that much better!
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Armed with Primes, single focal length lenses, we head down to the wet market nearby from our usual morning hangout to capture the colors of the place. While the downstairs area was lively as usual, the top floor was not as packed, even some stalls decided to close down because of the decrease in foot traffic.
Set is here.
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She's rather cute.
Battling it out on Guitar Hero III.
Brugamer.com crew showing off Rock Band to an appreciating crowd.
The had a huge screen projected with the images of the PES2008 multi-tap match, which was a huge crowd puller.
It was as if they were cheering for a real football game. The match ended with an upset of last year's winners, 5-0.
The unassuming winner of the Guitar Hero III tournament.
Many more pictures here.
Labels: Outing, Photography, Social Awareness, Techniques - Strobing
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Bubbles floated out of the decoration, giving a sense of a snowy Christmas eve.
I feel there was something special in the air Christmas eve, so I decided to go ahead and stop by the NBT Christmas Decoration that they put up every festive event to draw crowds to the premises. That night was no exception, as a large crowd gathered up, feeling attracted to the spirit of the Christmas eve.
Labels: Experiment, Photography
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Out in the distance I saw this old lady walking carefully, bare feet, on the slippery pathways of Kg. Ayer, walking along oblivious to my presence with her face hidden in her relatively huge umbrella. This small, old lady was heading to a Surau or Prayer Hall which I just passed a couple of metres behind me. We were about to reach an intersection at which point, 3 young lads were just coming home from a futsal game. She immediately stopped, which I thought was peculiar.
Turns out she was letting the three young lads pass beside her. I figured I didn't wanna keep her waiting there, so I immediately stepped aside to the intersection where the kids came from to let her through.
At that point, it was kind of humbling to see this little old, frail lady was performing her duty as a Muslim, and even made the effort to go for prayers at the Surau in the rain. I snapped a couple of pictures of that moment, to remind me of her.
Before setting off, I eyed her, just to make sure she reaches the sheltered pathway to the surau, so as to get her feet out of the slippery area.
Man she reminds me of my grandma way too much.
Labels: Documenting, Outing, Photography, Social Awareness
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Lighting Setup for a workmate's Mandi Belawat.
Strobist info: One SB-24 at 1/4 at the corner to the left in the frame, one SB-24 at 1/4 at the corner to the right behind the camera at 1/4. Reflected off of the white ceiling and wall.
Another two SB800 was in the area behind me as well, the same diagonal, two cross light, cross room setup. It allows me to move everywhere easily.
I think this shall be my go to lighting set-up from now on.
Labels: Paid Shoot, Photography, Techniques - Strobing
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