floral parade putrajaya

putrajaya mosque, originally uploaded by marshma11ow.

I went to a floral parade which was held in putrajaya last saturday. Woke up as early as 6am! It better be good! It was a good weather. The sky is so blue but i know it would be a hot sunny day later in the noon.

Parked the car a bit far from the parade. The morning walk was good.. the sky and the lake look so calm and blue. I took a few shots of putrajaya.. The parade started at about 8am but the people was already flooding the area. We missed a good spot. It was quite frustrating that i don't get a good view of the floral cars..

It gets hotter and hotter and we were tired, frustrated and dehydrated. Decided to leave early before everyone starts leaving. Here are some shots i managed to shoot.

when i was in ubud.

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when we were in bali

i was in bali for 4 days. Definitely not sufficient to get to know the whole bali.
Bali is too awesome not to visit. A friend once said to us, "you will visit bali atleast twice in your lifetime". At that time i thought he was over exagerating it. But being there for less than a week, i already planned for my 2nd visit. Bali is full of heritage, culture, arts and history.

We managed to spend 2 nights in kuta and one night in ubud. One of the must go place that
we missed was Tanah Lot which is remarkable for its beautiful view of sunset. It was quite a big dissapointment for someone who loves the sunset. The weather was not so good to capture the sunset as it was cloudy for few days. So, we had solid reason to proceed with our plan B.

I had so much fun in Ubud with my best friend. We didn't plan/book the hotel ahead. Just redah and we managed to get a nice place to stay nearby Monkey Forest for Rp.50,000 (approx.RM20!!) We saved on the accomodation and decided to rent a sepeda motor (scooter) for Rp60,000/day with full gas. I've never been riding for more than 1km all my life so this is going to be an adventurous joy ride for me! Yeah it was too adventurous to tell.. from riding under heavy rain.. to a minor accident which is too funny to disclose.. i would never trade the experience we had with anything else!

i have more to write but yet so lil time to blog out.. more of bali photos will be uploaded soon! stay tuned!

my magik date.

I am tired.. but i do feel like blogging something short, simple and sweet because today is my BIRTHDAYYYYY!!!! yayyyy!!! but geez, how fast time flies and i'm already 29! But i am proud of the number!! I am matured, hip, happening and still don't look like my age! (ahahahhha... come on! gimme a chance to brag today! you can puke later!) I want to feel good, need to feel good and i AM feeling good today!

Nothing much on the list, just a better prospect in my career, earn more and be a renowned photographer! (ahahhaha..dream on girl!) but one thing for sure, whatever fate GOD has written in my book, i just want to die as a happy/content woman!

On a contrary, as per my earlier blog, yeah i just got back from Bali.. a great holiday i just needed at the spot on time! Stay tuned on my bali travellogue soon...

1428 Gifts.

Oh.. it was one hell of a day.. I was feeling grumpy for tiny reasons early today.. i was tired, hungry and pissed!

1) It is HARD to get a taxi when you need one! the cab customer service sucks BIG time!

2) the train was not too pack but not many seats left. I was squeezed in a middle of two Plus sized passengers. I had to stand up to dig my hp in my pocket. I hope i didn't offend. No sarcasm intended. I feel like a small ham sandwiched in between fat bread!

3) the one who stand nearby me had a friggin stinky breath! I was grasping for a fresh oxygen each time he yawns! gosh!!!! GOD knows how i can't bear with stinky people. There's ranges of self hygiene product such as listerine and deodorants! Be considerate..

I guess i was just stressed out with work. Unsettled things makes me stress! But regardless these tiny lil matters, i have Solid reason to smile now...tonight.. tomorrow...

1) I just got my own wheels today. Yeay!!!! Finally i accomplished my 2006 resolution. Something which is just cute for me. Not a big fancy car.. but enough to give me the mobility i've needed badly. I drove my neighbor to dinner with the plastic still covered! sorry about that! ahaha...

2) I am leaving to Bali tomorrow. Double yeay!!!! The holiday i've always wanted! And this was supposed to be my 2006 escapade too!

I would consider these as a birthday present i got myself. I earned it, i got it! priceless. I know i am going to have fun in Bali.. will be right back with bali blogs soon!

Happy New Year people!- 1428 Hijrah!

work in progress.

spidey, originally uploaded by marshma11ow.

Please do not disturb. I am surfing the web.

Internet has been taking massive amount of my time, my sweat, my posture and my attention these days. I have so much things in mind that involves my eyes and focus dedicated to the screen. I hope i won't be wearing glasses or putting anything strange on my cornea in any near future. I love my eyes because it's my most valuable asset. I love my backbone because it allows me to do things i love doing.

So i guess i gotta treat them well, and not to be too hard on them.

-pic spidey in action was shot during my weekend outing to sungai congkak. more photos can be viewed here.

klpac

klpac, originally uploaded by marshma11ow.

the area outside of this compound was a bit outskirt. and someone told me "i am bringing you to a place which is quite out of no where and i know you are going to love it! Just hope that it won't rain."

i said... "who cares if it rains?" then we were walking and running under the drizzles and stopped by the japanese tea house.. such a bliss!

lets flickr!

(gambar hiasan-my cousin's daughter which i made her look like an abandoned orphan! bad aunt!)

hey peeps! i updated my long lost flickr account. (remember my yahoo account was phished sometime ago? it seems everything tied to my yahoo account got effected!) but i managed to get it back.. and i'll try to upload as much of my collections there before i get my official portfolio up and running. Photobucket seems to frustrate me more and more these days. Then i registered to imageshack. It was okay in terms of downloading speed inwhich compared to photobucket could take minutes for just a photo. But i don't quite fancy the way the screen looks! But guess its okay for blogging purpose.

Trying to get a hosting soon. And designing takes a whole lot of my time, effort and focus. So, my official dot com should be up any soon. In a mean time.. feel free to browse here. Well, some are already posted in my fotopages.

2007... more good quality pictures and cut down on the crappy ones. I hope i can produce more good ones during my trip to bali next week. Yeah!! I'm going to Bali next week!! yahoooooooo!!!!

Stuck in no where.

Have you ever have so much things in mind but none is moving? when you try so hard to do everything and accomplish everything but things got stuck in a middle and you get frustrated and stop everything? Ouh i fucking hate that! And you'll end up zero instead of hero. And looking at some other great achievements make me so unworthy and feel bad about myself. Anyway, thats just what i'm currently feeling today.. well to be precise.. now!

Its always not healthy to compare yourself with someone else.. or something else. It boosts the motivation at first but as you try and make an attempt and put so much expectations to it.. you fail and that makes you so sad. Everything that i do does not seem to work these days.This frustrations disturbs my concentration and i can't seem to focus on my work now.

So much things to do so yet so lil time. I have to learn to prioritize things. I can't seem to think in piece. Maybe i'm lack of something and i need to search for it to get everything started smoothly. Maybe i'm drowned and drifted a lil bit out of track. So, i hope before i get too lost in a middle i have to search my way back to where i started. But where do i start now... *blurrr*

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bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Mr Crumpler, Mr Manfrotto and me!

I once remembered when i started to own a dSLR, why need an expensive bag for your camera? And that thought made me buy a mediocre sakure bagpack that fits 2 extra lenses and a body. No it was not my first bag.. My first bag was a free one i got together with my kit. I used those two bags for quite a few months. My photographer friend insisted me on getting better bag for my camera. he even laughed at mine! i still didn't get it. Why spend so much on the bag where you can save a lil bit more to upgrade your lenses. I didn't give a damn. But after some time, I'm beginning to believe and feel how important to invest on a better bag to sit your camera. Its not just for the safety of your gears, but to feel good about it! And you should get something that reflects you! That brought me to Crumpler. (and to bola2api, i will not stop trying to persuade you to get one!)

It goes the same with tripods. What i had was a tripod that cost me $30. And kept having that thought how can a tripod effect how good the photos will turn out??! Yes, tripod does not determine how great the picture will be. But after so many curses i uttered each time i used that lousy $30 tripod, i came to realize the importance of getting high quality equipments to support your gears. And i don't mind spending $300 for a tripod now..And that brought me to Manfrotto. And to Mr Manfrotto.. i think i need to get any of you very soon. I just broke my $30 tripod!

my first page of 2007.

Hello 2007! Finally, i'm back writing.. i hate myself for not being able to write. Blogging is a therapy. Its not for anyone else.. but its my soul sanctuary that i express almost everything at. I was moody, sad, not in a mood for anything and uninspired until someone got me this book. I have always loved anything pictorial since i was a kid. Reading books is not my thing, even though i love to write about anything.

This book inspired me and boost my motivation to capture beautiful things again. I feel so bad for not touching my "man" for sometime. Sorry to keep you untouched in that dark small stuffy place for long. I'm back, honey.. and i hope i can do greater things with you in 2007.

Alrity guys, i hope its not too late to wish everyone a blessed 2007. I'm off to Fireflies Kuala Selangor to catch some lil lightshow!!

ps: and for the one who got me the book. You shouldn't have to.. but god knows how it made me smile! Thanks!

Ee' Leng Leng Chat!

err... err... where do i start? My brain is kinda numb. Will be right back!