Fotowarung - abstract.

i managed to find one image from my external drive and posted it to fotowarung.
The model is my friend ed and the shot was taken during our visit to aquaria few months back.
Ed, you're a ghost! You look surreal, dude!

More time, less work.

Ohh geez, its been a hectic week. I'm mad at myself. Its been a week since i blogged my last post. Everytime i open my blog, my hands are so itchy to write and my brain is bursting out with so many things that want to pour. Its like a boiling water that spills out of the pot. I've been tied up with meetings and datelines that requires me to stay back in the office. The moment i got back is already quite late and my brain seems to stop operationing and i barely spell my own name correctly. Documentations is always a hassle and tedious thing to do. A blame is on me for procastinating it. The auditor is coming in 3 weeks time and i didn't even prepare anything yet! But a sigh of relief now, my week of struggle has almost ended. But the stories, juicy ones, hot ones has almost expired.

My heart cries each time i flip the newspaper. And I guess Mawi can atleast breath normally after the awaited news of the Malaysian pop darling Siti Nurhaliza announced her love stories and overshadowed Mawi's breakup with fiance' Diana. (geez everyones talking about it everytime everywhere.. even my inbox is full with news, surat layang, songs, pictures and jokes about siti and Dato K) I couldn't care less. And i'm not going to write any further on it. I guess this news shouldn't be on top of the priority news. There are other facts and current news that deserved to be on the front cover. But erm, publisity and controversy always sells. We are busybody community.. or concern people? d'oh.

Had a long meeting with the consultant yesterday, and the project is coming to an end. We are going LIVE next week. Another sigh of relief.. i hope no hurdle comes in between. So, we had some pre-celebration and they brought us to Hilton KL Sentral (as that is the nearest best place we could think of). I guess i had too much seafood yesterday. The International spread was good. The hors d'oeuvre and the entree' were so fine and tempting. I don't want to think how many slices of fresh pink salmon, oysters and octopus i had for appetizer before my main course lobster arrived. The satisfying look i had stopped when i tried some unidentified organ until a waiter came and said it was actually a duck's liver. Erkh.. ptuih! lets stop imagining about it.. it makes me wanna puke already.

Funny thing happened in a train yesterday. I was being naughty. Peeping other people's smses. Don't blame me. The journey seems too long, the train seems too slow, and i was squeezed in between people. Where else could i point my eyes to? Well, atleast i don't simply open someone's inbox and read their smses. Just a liiiil peep. There was one girl in tudung sending a text probably to her bf addressing herself as "ayang" and her bf as "abgsyg" (abangsayang). I almost choked to giggle but i guess a smirk did came out. I kept reading a few replies but i couldn't stand it. The words seemed can't be accepted by other people except in their own world. Well, she deserves to manja-manja with her own partner ... hehehheheh.. and i managed to peep other smses too. I was so naughty. forgive me. I guess this is my workload impact.

Ok, i'm heading for breakfast now (my tummy growls and the next cubicle could possible heard it). Regardless my busy week, i managed to upload something to persetankan. I'll try to dig my external drive for fotowarung posting themed "abstract". i hope i can find any.. voila' a photo i took few months back for persetankan.. by the way, yeah i had lil time to write but i did upload some new arty here.

Arty Saturday Night.

Saturday night, rather than watching AF or enjoying the loud music while shakin booty, I choose to visit an art gallery. A place called "Gudang" (the warehouse) where the art gallery took place. I hafta admit it looked kinda dodgy from outside, but the moment i passed few hundred meters and my perception turned into a sigh of relief. The dodgy area and a dark path was lit with candles along the pathway. Magnificent. I was so impressed and antsy to peep in to see whats inside. The moment i stepped into the barn i was so impressed to see how outstanding the paintings hung on the humble wall. I can't deny my forte for art. I'm a sucker for arty farty stuffs but i don't paint. Well, i can sketch but the moment i play with colors on a canvas it will be a total ruin. Eheheh.. i'll just stick to digital art. I wish i could share the moment but i did not bring my camera just my lousy point-and-shoot camera that betrays me everytime i shoot night scenes. (mind the blurry pics!) It thought it was too bulky to bring but i think i'd rather bring the bulky black thing rather than bearing this regret. Guess i have to choose whether to walk in style or not to miss capturing the moment. I'd rather choose the latter. Been cursing myself the whole night but anyway.. thanx amir for kidnapping me to "gudang". I had a good arty-farty time, dude! But from now and then i have to start bringing my bulky black box anywhere i go.

Sunday morning, we decided to visit a friend and her newborn. Adriana Safia the name is. She was sleeping so soundly all the time except for "dairy" time. I said to azza it must be easy taking care a child who sleeps most of the time. But its tiring when she keeps active at night according to azza. But anyway, i'd like to congratulate azza and shah for the new coming member. Did i say your mom cooks excellent mee bandung?? hmm.. yummy!

I'm gonna have a loooooooong clay shower after this. ..what?? clay shower? don't ask! chow guys....

2 things to ponder..

"Seismologists around the world declared a tsunami alert after a magnitude 7.7 rocked the seafloor.. "[click here for news]

The news turned my glowing smile into frown. Last night i was laughing and enjoying my moment with lisa discussing about our next travel destination. We almost booked a flight ticket last night and today i was shocked with an sms from her about the tsunami strikes that reached approximately 7 richter scale and killed hundreds of people. The death toll is rising. A total low blow that was. We always wanted to go to bali. And this is going to be our last vacation together before she gets married. We only plan, but we can't stop the force majeure. I dare not take the risk, neither will she. Not even my parents permit me to proceed. The plan is put on hold till further notice. Lets set it aside..

On another matter, I had a dental appointment last nite. And the whole appointment left me into a bubble of contemplation. Some people are born with a perfect smile. Nice teeth to be exact. I always wanted to have a million dollar smile. Some say i look just fine with what i have. But i'm just a human being. We are born with tendency to complaint and have dissatisfactions in life. A desire. (well atleast i don't do plastic or botox!) I thought i was determined about going to brace my omnivourous teeth. But after some short conversation and interrogation between the dentist and me.. i started to think deeply.. real hard infact.

dentist : hello dear, what do you do? studying or working?
me : working.
dentist : where?
me : ^&%$#@.. (he started to insert mirrored spatula and what not inside my mouth and it made me speak in a weird language)
dentist : when are you planning to get married?
me : erm.. (blinking.. blinking) erm.. maybe next year.. maybe next 2 years.. 3 years? (in a weird pronunciation --> how should i know?????!!!!)
dentist : why haven't you come years back to put on braces?
me : (what?? am i too old for braces??) erm.. it was too expensive.
dentist : are you telling me you can afford now?
me : (wtf???? try to control my temper) yes doc.
dentist : how?
me : i'm working now.
dentist : no. you go back and think.
me : but doc....
dentist : i want you to go back and think carefully, once you are ready and willing to commit then only you come. I don't want you to come back after a month and ask me to remove it because you are geting married.
me : (what?? did i say anything about getting married?) i am ready. i want to do it.
dentist : how are you getting married next year?? smile with steel covering your teeth? now wash your mouth.
me : (again... who says about getting married????????) but doc..
dentist : you can talk to my nurse outside. Thank you (trying to act polite)
me : (left him without even smiling) what the??.... (orang tua ni taknak duit ke?)

my conversation with the nurse made me think real hard.. should i proceed or not to proceed. I know i'm not the only one who's going to wear braces.. but will it look ugly on me? no. correction. will i look ugly in it? Will i be the next malaysian's top nerdy??? Why do i get so disturbed with the statement? whats the BIG deal? its just few lines of metal covering your teeth for about 600 days. Not too bad.. and who cares??? So what if i'm ugly.

I think i will proceed with it. Yes, i'm going to do it. Doc, my teeth is under your responsibility now.

the temple of dawn - Wat Arun

Pics taken during my recent trip to Bangkok. The view was spectacular. I bet the temple will look even more breath-taking during dawn. The moment i stepped on the steep stairs it was already drizzling. I'd have shot more angles if it didn't rain :( Anyway, these are the shots that i manage to shoot .. enjoy!

[click on thumnails for larger version]

the land of "tom yam"

Bangkok that was. I didn't set any expectation beforehand. I just need a place away from home that i don't have to think about work and selfish people. The flight was an early morning flight that i had to gather at KLIA as early as 6am. I didn't have enough sleep lately and i slept kinda late the night before for a last minute packing. The airport looked kinda empty and quiet. I was hungry and we were supposed to depart at 8:30am but due to some tchnical faulty (i hope it was not that serious even though i'm safely reached home now), we were about half an hour late. I took the chance to take a nap.

The time in Bangkok is 1 hour behind Malaysian time. Still in my sleepy lazy mode, we were welcomed by the age nt that brought us and i saw a sweet thai grl in a thai costume holding a banner welcoming us in warm smile. The guys in my team showed some excitement after one and half hour boring journey. I guess a good cross culture breaking session. I'm used to backpacking and this arranged protocol made me feel a bit weird. Ahhahaha.. the pic makes me look like a school girl going for an official school excursion! Sawasdee krup....

i wonder whether Thai schoolkids are allowed to wear fancy shoes

the muslim restaurant where we had our lunch.
Seafood Tomyam in Thailand mixed with coconut milk.
Something different from what we have in Malaysia.
Sweet & Sour Garoupa.. perfecto! I'm drooling already!

This whole stretch of alley is occupied by a muslim community.
By the way, it's Ali Selatan in case you read it as ALI SETAN! hehehe..

friday prayer at the mosque along the muslim alley.


some friendly villager striked a pose with a DIY baby-stroller!
Something that you don't see in KL.


aren't they adorable kids? a good mingler i might add.
.. the trip will be in silence without 'em.


it was a rainy season. Pic taken at Wat Arun.
A nice boat used to transfer Shangri-La hotel patrons.
We thought we are going to embark this.. but..


not even this..

here it comes...


me.. and bunch of guys enjoying the scenery of
chao phraya river in a "not-so-luxury" boat.


click on the thumbnail. I INSIST.

arm-sized fish. they don't catch them for food, they feed them.
Its a sacred beings protected by the temple.


"ratu" lebah.


more tom yam gung.. and a sweet sour garoupa. yummy!


Yes, i went to the famous chatuchak market by train.. TWICE! It is a 10x football field sized weekend market selling anything-you-name-it! It has 36 gates with 100s of markets in each section. Bring extra cash as they only accept cash term. I bought some crafts and home decor. It was extremely hot and that thin mini T dries that sweat off!


from home deco.. to pets!


the famous suan lum night bazaar. It was the night of worldcup and they have a big screen for live wordcup telecast. Massive people booking the seats and some even sits on the floor.


I had a great time in bangkok, the only place that i didn't get the chance to visit was the floating market. I bet its such a good scene to shoot photos. A tiring day was closed with a good retreat for my body... a Thai massage specially delivered to my door step. Never had a full body massage before, it was ticklish at first but it felt good after all..

i'm gonna miss Thailand and of course some "experience" i had in Bangkok which i don't blog here. And thanx to my new thai friend, ken. the tops are awesome. Thanx for being a good company even for a short period of time.

-The End-


erm.. did i mention i went to some "animal" show? period.

Sawasdee krup!!

Guess this is what i need.. Been overworked for the past 2 weeks. I need to be off my office suit. I'll be boarding the early morning flight tomorrow.. See ya once i'm back..

I got phished and I'm pissed!

I always doomed with negative energy on Monday. If you refer to my previous Monday blogs there's not much fortunate and nice things happened on that day.

I still managed to smile last week. But today, i think i have a strong reason to be pissed. It started when i tried logging in to my YM this morning but my attempt failed for the zillion times! I requsted for id verification from the "forgot password and id" section (even though i'm solidly sure about my password). It was a jawdropping moment when it stated that the ID does not exist!! What the..????

I'm not going to write lengthy stories over that matter but my Yahoo account got phished. Wanna know what fish with a "ph" is? refer here. Whoever phisher out there who phished my account, something embarassing will happen to you today.. tomorrow.. or the day after tomorrow. What about... you are going to pee your pants in front of the most gorgeous woman/man today!! Or your dog humiliates you in front of the public.. or you accidentally wear undergarments outside due to your dreams over superman last night. Thats a curse i make today for giving me so much hassle and depressions today!!

My email is so important to me, i treasure those precious friends in my address book, the important email on my employment and some official matters. And ALL GONE. Farewell. I'm not talking today. period.