Away For A While…
I’ll be back in 2 weeks or so…
Many thanks to talented Jian Akiraceo for producing the artwork above.
Manfrotto Tripod
Here are shots of Manfrotto tripod, which I borrowed it from my friend for awhile.
Though it won’t be the cheapest tripod in the market, but it is one of the best tripods. The sturdy-ness, the durability and best of all, the ballhead get my vote. I will definitely get this if I ever use it frequently.
Bokeh At F1.4
Towards end of the dinner, we were bokeh-ing to the max. We were comparing what Sigma EX 30mm F1.4 (hers) and Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM (mine) can do.
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
I was forced asked to do this…
Shot with Nikon D50 & Sigma EX 30mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Shot with Canon EOS 40D & Canon EF 50mm F1.4
Putrajaya At Night
Putrajaya is the first place that I can think of if I were to go for a photo shoot at night. So since I got hold of Huey Yee’s awesome Manfrotto tripod for indefinitely amount of duration, I might as well make full use of it.
According to various sources, let it be blogs and/or photography forum, Putrajaya is well lit up during the night. However, having said that, the lights will be switched off by 12 am. I’m not sure how true it is but I wouldn’t want to gamble on that since the journey to Putrajaya takes more than half an hour just to reach there.
We spent about 3 hours in Putrajaya in total. But most of that time was spent on the first place, the bridge, Seri Saujana, near to the convention centre. After that, we managed to cover the other famous bridge, Seri Wawasan, and the row of office building heading towards the Prime Minister Office only.
There are many other bridges to cover but I shall leave it to my next trip, that’s if I have the mood and time and tripod to use. These shots are the ones which I think they are usable. The rest are either blurred or not symmetrical. LOL.
One of many conversations during that day;
Me : “Fuck!! The fucking (tree) branch is blocking the mosque view. MCB!!”
L : “LOL. I forget to mention about that to you”
Me : “Why can’t they trim it off?! CB betul…”
——
Me : “The bridge is too far and not well lit. Celaka betul!!”
L : “LOL”
Me : “I want my tele (lens) back!! T__T”
——
Me : ” Hmm.. There’s no place to park”
L : “Yeah. How?”
Me : “Arrghh.. Fuck it. Let’s go KLIA for Burger King.”
——
Anyway, bigger resolutions are available in my flickr
The Day About My Birthday
As of today, I’m officially (and technically speaking) 25 years old…
Tiramisu as birthday cake
Birthday (like my previous ones) to me is like any other day but not this time. Thanks to my friends and colleagues, they reminded me of my birthday today. I was flabbergasted to receive so many well wishes from them (some as far as from Singapore & UK). This time is probably the highest ‘collection’ of all time. Hats off to them and I’m truly grateful of their efforts for reminding me that I’m a year older now. Also many thanks to those who wished me earlier than I expected to make me feel older.
View outside of Cova
There aren’t much celebrations, I would say. I went to work like I used to and went through the day like the usual me. Nothing unusual about me nor did I wear any bling-bling to work.
The wall
Truth to be told, I struggled to think of something that I can buy for myself as my own birthday present. You know, sometimes you need to reward yourself with something. Heck, it is even harder than buying a present for someone else. Due to the fact that whenever I buy a thing, I’ve to make sure that I make full use it. Besides, after splurging vast amount of money lately, that somehow adds +8888888 to my difficulty level.
Rum and Raisins from Baskin Robbins
I’ve even came to a point of challenging Robin to ‘down’ 1 tub of Haagen Daz ice cream within 30 mins. But of course, loser has to pay all. But he was not up for it. Apart of that, I’ve thought of spending myself a (or many) good meal but Jason didn’t take my offer seriously. Oh well, I can’t blame him since he is having his exam soon. Real soon. Hence, I’ve resorted to get myself a scoop of Rum & Raisins from Baskin Robbins after work. Besides Thortons which I had during my stay in UK, I think they (Baskin Robbins) produce one of the best Rum & Raisins. So yeah, that’s my birthday gift to myself…. at the moment.
Cova
Thanks to a bunch old friends, they arranged a dinner at Cova because of Beer Buffet offer as they wanna drink like the Brits of the location.
Stuffed Chicken
Last but not least, I would like to thank my parents. My mother only remembered yesterday night when I told her that I won’t be going back for dinner. She doesn’t cook anyway. Hehe. She promised me a present over the weekend but I shall remain skeptical about it, based on my previous experience. My dad gave me red packet (a.k.a. ang pow) while I was happily chomping down my nasi lemak with pork curry (bought from morning market). Not sure how much though cos I have this habit of not opening red packets till I really need money or when I decided to bank in. Same goes to Chinese New Year. Please don’t ask me why.
Kilkenny
Many thanks again to my peeps (friends) for the wishes.
One of my many resolutions of the year is to quit smoking. Let’s see how well I fare in this ‘challenge’. Free Teh ‘O’Limau Ais for those who caught me smoking. Seriously.
The best birthday wish so far…
Speechless but LOL at the same time…
