Land Of Tax Free Chocs and Alcohol

Went for a much awaited trip to Langkawi with some church friends. We planned this trip months before and it turn out to be really really fun. Lots of food (juck food that is), jokes and nonsense. Wasn't 100% inspired/focused on my photography as i took more pics of us being silly so was kinda disappointed with the landscapes below.

1) Oriental Village


2) Cable Car







3) Tanjung Rhu - The sunset was disappointing so we too some crazy jumping pics. We had a nice time chilling there since we got there way to early.










4) Telaga Harbour Park - We went exploring the beach there and man there were loads of cow-pad around.


5) Hotel Hopping - Went around to check out the nice hotels we couldn't afford to stay in and saw this frog in a lilypond.


6) Temurun Falls - I expect to see this place to be in a mess but to my surprise it was beautiful! We had a free tadpole spa treatment there...cool!


7) Pebble Beach


8) Tengkorak Beach






9) Finally, the beach front of our hotel...sigh....all good things comes to an end.

Kongsi Kongsi

Sorry for the long break as I am and still is swarm with work. I know it's no excuse as everyone else is busy. Here are some pics to share from the few 'Kongsi(s)' that has a great big celebration during the last chinese new year. It was really festive and load and loads of presentations were going on all at the same time. Went there with my buddy Ray and i think he too had a great time feasting on the street food and snapping shots at the models, hehe!

1) Khoo Kongsi


2) The Entrance


3) The roof


4) Dragon Dance


5) Lion Dance - had a hard time chasing these fellas around


6) Fedup and stood right infront of the lion head. Almost bang into it


7) Dunno what Kongsi (i think it was Cheah). This scene looks like it's taken from a kungfu movie.


8) Model 1 - quite surprised they posed for cameras as they were backstage waiting for their turn to perform some cultural dance


9) Model 2


10) End of Campbell Street...i think


11) Tanglung


12) The old market at Chulia Street. Looks rat infested.

Fly That Didn't Fly-Away

While I was back in Penang, I had a rare visitor in my bedroom. Yes, a fly is rarely seen in my room compared to a house lizard (Boy i hate them! Yucks!) At first i wanted to scare it out of the room but it didn't budge. It was alive at that time and i thought it was fearless. Seeing that it was no ordinary fly, I quickly whip out my cam and fixed the macro lense to shoot it. I don't know what happened but after a few flashes, it turned on it's back and breathe it's last. Here is a tribute to it's passing....

1) Alive


2) Dead

Finally I Made It To Kek Lok Si

This is my first time to Kek Lok Si to capture the lights there, though i have been in Penang for all my life! What a shame. Went there with my good friend Ray again for this session. Good thing he suggest we go early because the jam was just horrible and i bet it'll take at least 1hour to find a parking space. No joke, coz the queue starts at the second level of the temple where the kuan yim statue is and goes all the way to the entrance of the hill at ayer itam! We reach there at 6-ish and already we had to park at the second level and literally hike down to the lower level. That's not the worst part, coz the return trip would be a tiring hike UP back to our cars! We were not really in shape for that. Ray had it worst coz....erm....you better ask him yourself lah.


I'm sure you have seen loads and loads of photographes of the place during that time because there were thousands of photographers there. Don't think it'll be anything new for you if you have seen it but if you are like me (which i hope not) here are some snapshots for you and i hope that you will pick up your heavy butt and go for a visit next Chinese New Year.

Oh yah, i took my trusty monopod there and it was a charm to use it! Saw many with those ultra-bulky tripods that took forever to setup. If i would have brought one i think we will go home much much later and will get exhausted before we even start climbing the pagoda.

1) The famous Tang-Lungs



2) The Pagoda right before sunset



3) After getting lost trying to find the pagoda, we were finally there!



4) At the second highest level of the pagoda. Nice place to chill after a hard days work down below.



The night didn't just end there. On the way back i was suppose to have my late dinner with my wife and in-laws at sungai tiram. While i was passing by the snake temple, i saw there was a chinese opera going on and there were many people at the temple. I really had to stop and capture the moment. So gald i had this 'bonus'!


1) The lighting on the stage was like studio lighting, perfect for photography

2) The Snake Temple

Macro Outing

Hi all, sorry for not posting for some time now. I have been back home for a bit and just came back to India last week. Had a great time back home and i will share some snapshots with you in sections. Some Chinese New Year pics coming so stay tuned. Here are some macto shots to wet your appetite. Went for this short macro session with my friend Ray and poison him to get a macro lense. Hehe! Oh yah, took these with a new monopod that i bought right before we head to youth park where these were taken. I love my monopod!

1) This friendly fella was kind enough to climb to the top and let us take so many photographes.


2) Always wanted to capture this small and unique flower in macro. Finally here it is. Kinda looks like a strawberry flower.


3) Saw this hairy buddy while taking those flowers.


4) Finally at the end of our session, we came accross a plant where there were loads of flies sunbathing.