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| Tuesday, 25-Jul-2006 06:18 |
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Kuantan!
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was bored..so went up to Kuantan to meet up Hezri , my old childhood friends.. we've known each other since 7 years old....definitely will come back to this place again..
we had mee kari for our breakfast , then me , izwan , hezri , mega , aie , boboi went on 45 min jungle trip from at the end of teluk cempedak.
after the jungle trek , we reached Teluk Tongkol Babi (or better know as the '3rd Bay') , it's a half kilometre stretch of white beach and we were the only ppl there....very peaceful..
Izwan
after half an hour mandi manda at 3rd bay , we went back on the jungle trek to get back to Teluk Cempedak..
Hezri manages a Gas Depot in Tanjung Api and we took a stair up one of the gas reservoir to check out the Tanjung Api Nelayan village and the skyline of kuantan
then we head to Cherating beach...checked out some surfboard..planning to take up surfing but have to wait for my knee to heal first..
Went back to Teluk Cempedak for some beach soccer with hezri's friend..
Had some Ikan bakar at Tanjung Lumpur before leaving for KL...
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| Saturday, 22-Jul-2006 04:26 |
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Ozzie Pics 2
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Went to Great Ocean road this time.. it's a 300 mile stretch of road by the ocean southwest of Melbourne....
enjoy the pics...
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| Wednesday, 5-Jul-2006 04:18 |
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i-bands music showcase!
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as some of you guys might know...apart from doing photography thing - i'm 'kinda' abit into music and the local music scene..i've been helping out my friend Ajeep in moderating his malaysian indie band portal - www.i-bands.net for few years now. Last Saturday we had our first I-bands music showcase at Tunestone Studio in Klang. As usual tauke Ajeep instructed me to take pictures hehe so here are the pics from that event:
aisyah and ugly (really his nick is ugly)
Bassist Funky Doryz with Dot
Garaa Band...comel dia..dia kaple ngan drummer yeah ajeep?
funky doryz in action...depa main lagu gaban at the end..." wakatau wakatau gena-gan!" cool band...love the funk licks
guitarist funky doryz..
rafil from 360 degree head rotation (mcm mana nak insert 'degree' symbol?)
skyjuice coffee
keetaaa.. drooollllllll.... jgn marah ajeep he he
this guy is actually from my alma mater back in USA..tetiba jumpa dia kat sini..rupa2nya kawan2 ben's bitches
the rhaman project from jasin..nice arrangement...guitarist pun gempak..skali skala tunjuk skill goreng dia..respect! helo whos that singer ? how are youuuu doin?
zink and eric cartman
ahmad, aisyah and ugly
ben's bitches! cool band hehe.. they have a cool stage presence...
after the gig , ajeep and tunestone were kind enough to throw a lil bbq session upstairs on the roof..bes gila! mcm gathering style pulak!
by the way ni gambar ntah budak botak mana ntah ni ..tersenyum sipu2..mesti tgh cakap ngan awek ni.. ha ha ha
myo of skyjuicecoffee ...
aisyah deep in trance listening to ben's bitches response to her interview questions...
ben's bitches bassist articulating a very important msg about the local indie scene.. hehe
rock steady dik!
so these guys were asking me 'takkan ambik gambar artis je bang' ..so i offered to take pics of them .. pastu depa pose for this shot..
so is this guy..dunno what kind pose he tried to pull he he..
in a nutshell..gempak punya event! bila nak buat lagi? cepat irene get to work!
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| Tuesday, 4-Jul-2006 03:54 |
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Ozzie Trip!
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Right after my Dubai trip and only after a day of work ,i'm back on the plane again to Ozzie with my mom. We were there to visit my brother who's about to undergo knee surgery.
i took this shot from the inside of the Melbourne Aquarium
trams! i love trams! reminds me of my days in San Francisco ..woohoo..when you go
to downtown melbourne do take the trams. Take the City Circle trams ( like the one above) , it will take you around the city for free!
along burke St , there's this cool flamenco band playing..that guy can shred man!
we had lunch at Nelayan restaurant. Right on Swanston St. It is a halal Indonesian restaurant and surprisingly it is very good! I saw a teh botol but in kotak minuman version... teh botol di dalam kotak?
this is one of the indoor shopping mall in downtown
took this shot just outside the aquarium right on the bridge to Crown Casino
The following day , we drove down south to Cranbourne to check out the Royal Botanical Garden. This particular garden only have native australian plants , so they've created the whole Australian landscape in one small garden (complete with artifical desert and all that).
this is one of the structure at the Botanical Garden
Yours truly on top of Arthur's Seat Mountain , overlooking the bay
We went to a private zoo where you can feed kangaroos and other animals. Here the kangaroos are quite friendly.But if you see a wild one , better not try to pet him cos he might be aggresive.
We drove down to Philips Island to see seals and penguins. Just before crossing the brigde over into the island , we've stopped by San Remo to have some Fish and Chips. Sedap gilos...boleh rasa the freshness of the fish cos most probably it was fished that day itself..hmm fish and chips..
at Philips Island , there's this place called Nobbies where basically it's a cliff by the seaside. About 100 meters into the sea there's another small lava rock island where the seals usually lepak2 there .. as sunset falls we went to this part of the island where you can see small penguin birds returning from sea to go to their nest. Taking pictures where prohibited here so unfortunately I didn't snap any.
More ozzie pics to come!
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| Sunday, 4-Jun-2006 10:11 |
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UAE East Coast Tour - Dubai -> Dibba -> Fujairah -> Dubai
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Last Saturday I rented a car and did an East Cost Tour of UAE . The journey took me around 8 hours to complete - what I did was - get a map of UAE , bought some drinks and munchies , and drive away where ever i feel like it. My plan was to actually see the other part of UAE which lies along the Arabian Ocean instead of like Dubai where it is along the Persian Gulf ocean.
This is a special road off the highway leading up to a monument , about 40 km east of Dubai
Temperature was hitting 43 degrees celcius outside!
once i have reached Masafi ( east of dubai ) , I took the normal village road up north to Dibba. Here we can see nice mountain/ ridges and also dry riverbeds.
Once I've reached Dibba, I went down south toward Fujairah. Along the way , there's an old mosque (about 400-600 years old) called the Al-Bidyah mosque. This mosque is about the size of a typical master bedroom , and is built with stones and mudbricks.
if you walk up the hill after the mosque, you can see two watchtowers. Here is one of them.
This is the view from atop the watchtower, where you can see the Arabic Ocean.
On the way to Fujairah , I came across KhorKaban's Corniche Rd which has a strech of white sand on its side.Here you see a family going on a leisure boat that will take them around the the coast and also Fujairah freezone port.
Upon reaching Fujairah , I've drove west back to Dubai all tired and exhausted but satisfied after completing my East Coast Tour.
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| Tuesday, 30-May-2006 12:54 |
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Desert Safari!
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Desert Safari..
In middle east region , a package tour that is quite popular with tourist is the Desert Safari tour. For about 150 dirham ( 150 RM ) you'd get all these:
1)pick up at hotel with 4WD around 4pm
2)Go up and down the sand dunes
3)Sunset on top sand dunes
4)Sandboarding
4)BBQ buffet in the middle of desert
5)Belly Dancing!
6)Drop off at hotel at around 9pm
Here are the pics I've taken during my Desert Safari tour last Sunday..
Before actually going on the desert trek , we stop over for some refreshments while waiting for the others to arrive. There were about 9 Land Cruisers in our convoy. If you notice on the far right 4WD , the driver has to deflate the tire before going on the desert because it will give more traction on the sand..
my first time in a desert..
notice the angle of the 4WD in front which is going down on a slope sideways..it is quite scary yet exciting..these drivers are very experienced..mostly they drive in 4WH mode using only 1st and 2nd gears..
going down the dunes
around 6pm we stopped over at a camel farm..
camel herder inviting us to into the cage to take pictures with his camel..
seductive pose? entry shot for playgirl magazine? haw haw haw....
some belly dancing after the sumptuous meal..okay let me just tell you , i'd thought i'd be getting some authentic arabic food in the middle of desert but to my surprise they served us mostly northern indian cuisines like beriyani , chicken tandoori and alooo goobi! where's the kebsa and mindy rice?? but it's okay cos arabic food are abit bland by the way..
well that's all the pics i've taken...hoped u guys enjoyed the pics as much as i've enjoyed the trip!
that's all folks..bedik bedik bedik...
(play looney tunes theme)
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| Tuesday, 30-May-2006 06:32 |
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Bur Dubai - Deira - Jebel Habeet Al Ain
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more pics from my Dubai trip..
I rented a car and drove bout 2 hours east to Al Ain ( one of the states in UAE ) . Me and my friend Adelina went up
Jabel Habeet mountain to check out the view from up there..
Went into the old mosque of Bur Dubai for Isya' prayer..
guess he's really into that call..must be long distance..
busy street of Deira
chilling by the Creek on the Bur Dubai side
Sunset at Jumeirah Beach
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| Sunday, 28-May-2006 07:30 |
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Jalan2 Dubai - Gold Souq and Deira area
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Since I'm in Dubai , I thought it will be a good idea to check out the Souq (Marketplace) area in Deira which is only 20 minutes walk from my service apartment. So immediately after work , I've asked my cab driver Shariff to drop me off at the Souq area . I was doing some walkabout photo hunting for about 2 hours around that area before taking a wooden boat across the river and walk back to my hotel ..here are the first series of some the pics i've taken that day...
here I present you Dubai...
Had some Arabic Lamb Beriyani with my cab driver on the way back from work
Mr Shariff - my cab driver . The cab fares here are quite expensive , a 45 minutes drive would set you back around 80 dirhams ( roughly 80 ringgit )
My cab driver dropped me off at the Gold Souq area, sort of like Petaling St in Malaysia - here they sell cheap jewelry and gold items. I was approached by a guy here and in a broken english he said ' sir , hotel? girls? you want girls? '
it was around 7.45 pm and I haven't prayed Maghrib yet so I went into one of the small mosque in the souq area. It was very peaceful inside compared to noise/bustling street on the outside.
at the mosque entrance, two masjid-goers put on their shoes
among of many of the jewelry stores here...look at the gold man! bling bling y'all....
near the souq area , there's a river that separates the old city ( Bur Dubai ) and the new city where the souq is at ( Deira ). You can cross the river with these wooden boats called Abra for mere 50 fils (0.50 RM)
As you crossed the river with the wooden boat , you can see a very nice old mosque on your right.
the wooden boat would drop the passengers here at the old city Bur Dubai. There's plenty of old buildings of the old souq area by the river..
More pics to come!
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| Saturday, 20-May-2006 07:09 |
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Dubai
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I'm at Dubai at the moment. I'm here on a 3 weeks project implementing SAP role authorizations at Panasonic Dubai. enjoy the picss.....
KLIA
Servis apartment..will be staying here for 3 weeks
Going to work
Client's site - Panasonic Dubai
Ford Mustang 2005..yummy...
Going to mosque for Friday prayers
Adelina invited me over for lunch...she cooked lasagna , chix wings , nuggets etc..
Corridor at Adelina's apartment
infront of Ade's apartment..waiting for Kamal and Azlan to pick us up to go to the Jumeira Beach
going to the beach
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| Monday, 8-May-2006 08:02 |
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A Walk Down Memory Lane - Series 1 of Tmn Melawati Photoshoot
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I'm embarking on a photoshoot project of the very place i grew up at - tmn melawati..
it will be a mixture of landscape and people of melawati photos ( e.g bukit2 melawati , sunset , local hawkers , ppl jogging , owner of kedai runcit pasar kecil melawati etc)
here are the first part of the series..
I was feeling abit melancholic last Sunday so I went out late afternoon , it was close to nightfall but i was determined to take pictures of my high school.
boy it has been almost 10 years , it sure has changed alot with new buildings etc ..but like all good things in life , the experience of life of a teenager like me, would live forever there...
izwan said the picture looked somber hehe..but that was the mood i was trying to capture that day
here are the pics!
kantin
from the basketball court
tempat reflekslogi
my block during form 5 ... (maybe form 4 too..)
teringat cikgu kimia cik gu afifah
hoped u like these pictures 
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