I Went, I Saw & I Captured

The Great Ocean Road.

2011-11-25T23:19:00.002+08:00

hi again,

i guess it's time to get in touch with photog again after exams :) got some pretty nice shots today from the great ocean road trip. funnily, they're taken from my awesome canon digi cam instead of the SLR. lost touch, me thinks.

the arch.

the twelve apostles. too saturated though.

the award winning shot for today. cant remember where this was :)

taa.

Brisbane

2011-07-04T00:42:00.003+08:00

My gear has been left rotting in my wardrobe. Skills are a lil dusty too.

The two pics are just out of pure luck. Not very impressive anyway :(

Ducks @ University of Queensland

Reflections.

From Phillip Island, With Love.

2010-11-25T23:07:00.005+08:00

My camera has been rotting for a few months and i reckon/truly believe that my pre-self-acquired photog skills have gone down the drain.

Nevertheless, people get lucky sometimes and...yeah I had a few lucky shots today! :)

As usual, my pics are usually environment-themed.

Had a cool animal pic though!

Enjoy, and let me know if u like it!

18 yr old koala with her joeyyy! Koalas usually live up to 16 yrs old but....this is a grandma! :)

lucky shot cos d joey is not SLEEPING. LOL!

p.s. the 50mm works again!

i kinda like the light blue patches here and there. However, horizon is not straight....sigh.

just like the feel of this pic :)

till next time!

Winterland.

2010-06-30T20:31:00.005+08:00

mt buller in winter!
not many pics cos i was too busy snow fighting with everyone! XD

loved this cos it reminded me of a painting.
or a picture on a book cover =)
taken using my canon 1000D.

shot from my canon ixus!
DIGITAL CAM. not too bad rite?
too sked to bring my slr up. bad news, i dropped it on d ground cos i slipped =(

till then,
cheers.

Brighton Beach

2010-06-09T18:50:00.002+08:00

wow, soooo dead!

here's some few pics. nothing too fancy...just to show u how brighton beach looks like =)

crossroad. im pretty pleased at how this turned out =)

ah, picturesque brighton.

not mucha emotions in this.
if only this boy was older and topless *winks*

so colourful! not the best shot of the huts though.

soft blend of colours.

till then.

St. Kilda Beach

2010-02-22T21:56:00.001+08:00

bright sunny day.
though i will screw up using my 50mm.
but.....hmmm. what ya think?

Scenes from Flagstaff, Melbourne

2010-02-20T23:47:00.003+08:00

pics are from my 50mm =)
its getting closer to what i have in mind but....i need fresh ideas!

tried something new this time by inserting words into pictures. it makes the picture speak louder i think. looks more professional too? you judge.

my favourite picture of the day.

really love the lighting of this pic.

rose. i pretty much screwed up the font of d words. eeeeh.

my least favourite. wanted the purple to be more prominent but....fail. style is the same as d rose before...cos i forgot to change the focus. DENG.

comments comments! =)
yup, i love taking flowers =)

What Eases the Heart.

2009-12-24T15:43:00.004+08:00

this blog is probably dead.
but not yet. =)

what you see isnt exactly what you capture. picture lies.
that's port dickson.

so pure. so innocent.

twins?

the concrete jungle.

a lil messy. alice in wonderland-ish?

Busy Beees

2009-11-16T11:55:00.002+08:00

my first few attempts at insect shots. cant get d zoom i want though GRRR =(

the background is quite messy, with many colours. should improve on that eh?

i tried to take it as close as possible. best i can get.

more of those black bees.

final upload of pics coming in. lol.

Flora at Frasers

2009-11-16T00:23:00.002+08:00

random trip to frasers to enjoy the cool air and to click sum shutters as well.
only flowers for this post =) enjoy and comment.

i like the dew effect but...i thought d background can be further improved heh?

that lil thing caught my attention.

another typical flower shot. I NEED MORE IDEAS T.T

stay tuned.

the search for Jonker Street, Malacca

2009-10-19T02:03:00.002+08:00

hi its me again XD

yes, im still alive.

back from malacca, in fact. lemme share some photos here =)

tombstones @ st paul ruins. gives that antic feel, doesnt it? a lil of western look.

in case u duno how a 2 dollar singaporean note looks like =) it got stuck @ the wishing well (not reli a well)

flower shots again. hmm i needa try something new.

thats it for tonite =)

Insect Fail

2009-09-12T22:18:00.001+08:00

i can never take a decent insect pic. sigh....
lens problem, or my problem?

sry for d lack of updates. i need more exposure to beautiful stuffs =)

Random

2009-08-07T23:10:00.000+08:00

want some cookie?

i noe i do! =)

Pearl of the Orient =Day 2 (Dinner/Finale)

2009-08-02T01:27:00.003+08:00

and so we had our dinner @ the famous gurney drive.

was there a gazillion years ago.....i think it shrunk? or mayb i've grown bigger.

1st stop :

attacked rojak penang! the queue was long, but....worth it! i rate this 5/5.
pic by : jess

lynne's char kuey teow came next.

dun steal my char kuey teow. *death stare* pic by : chern. (nice one)

my ABC. whoah. NICE NICE NICE and CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. i think RM2.50 oni??? 5/5 stars! pic by : jess.

famous laksa? NOT SO NICE AFTER ALL. im heartbroken and disappointed. sigh....0.5/5 stars. pic by : lynne

sate kambing! me not a big fan of mutton, but....not bad lah =) pic by: jess

ikan bakar. not worth the money. no flesh, all bones. pic by : jess

but, overall, the abc and rojak was worth the trip there =)
after dinner, went over to derry's (chern's friend) house for a game of RISK.
tak pernah main.
ok, we start from 10 or 11 ish....

my troops.

the game killed my brain cells. strategy games....not really my thing.

ended the game around.....4AM-ish. 5 friggin hours?! and it ended 'early' cos we couldnt take it anymore and just simply moved our troops.

slept for 2 hours.
woke up at 7AM or left at 7AM, i cudnt remember. wayne dropped us at penang international airport and off we go!

marks the end of penang.....and all my penang posts! =D

oh, before i forget,
i would like to thank WOO YUEN CHERN for being such a kind soul for ~~being our driver, forking out money for our meals, burning his petrol, being such a cool tour guide, depriving his sleep to entertain us~~ providing awesome accomodation with super comfy beds and bringing us around penang =)

i can never be a better guide than him. HEHEHE.

till then, toods! =)

Pearl of the Orient =Day 2 (Dusk)

2009-08-01T01:33:00.005+08:00

i bomb u ar!

wth. random rite. @ bukit bendera. taken by : lynne

ate a lil @ pulau tikus i think, before picking chern's mum.

har mee. also famously known as hokkien mee in penang.

we had lor bak (good stuff) and abc too but the pics are......not very pleasant XD

next stop : tau sar pneah

teluk bahang for durians! =)

right from the dusun! chern's mum bought 2 for RM20. exp stuff but.......DELICIOUS =) very very fleshy. thanks aunty!

we passed a friggin huge dam when we were on the way to teluk bachang. very very nice scenery. got outta the car to take a few shots. pic by : jess

plants at the dam. failed shot =( taken by : j.e.s.s.

diff bg. another failed shot. random blurness. sigh. pic by : jess again.

rested a while at home and off we go again.....to the nearby beach!

kids. by: lynne

taken by chern.

contengan. by lynne.

my pic of the post :

penang at night. by jess.

lastly, silhouette by chern.

just one more post to conclude the whole trip =)

Pearl of the Orient =Day 2 (Dessert /Tea)

2009-07-30T21:15:00.006+08:00

ok, im running outta ideas to describe our meal.

after heating up in the tram, chern took us for fruit ice.
what is it, u may ask. i didnt know too! first time! =D

oh before that we were ronda-ing jesselton. the place of CHUNTED houses, like OHMAIGOSH, MACAM PALACE! i want one too! cool gardens. can play frisbee and dive there.

fruit ice! not bad. very very healthy. why?

mango, honeydew, pineapple, etc etc etc. u name it. its found UNDER the ice.

itulah saya!

ok time for picture of the post. this time, i cant make up my mind =)

heart flowers.

from another angle.

with two flowers.

ohkay, i noe my sucky zoom cant capture insects =(

u tell me, which of it is the best =)

Pearl of the Orient =Day 2 (Noon)

2009-07-29T17:10:00.004+08:00

at last, this post contains no food, or any essence of it.

after cendol, we went to Penang Hill! or commonly known in our Kajian Tempatan/Geography textbooks as Bukit Bendera.

i never knew there were the same, until NOW. no wonder i've not heard about penang hill. it should be called Flag Hill or Bukit Penang =S sooo, this trip was quite educational for me too HAHAAHA *bimbo*

we took a tram up the hill (din walk because ~~we're fat~~ we'll waste precious time).

the tram.

built since 1977 and still working! pic credits : chern

a path may diverge, but all roads leads to the same destination. pic credits : chern.

bukit bendera! or penang hill if u like. it was cool up there =)

this lady sells grasshoppers made of leaves for Rm1! soo artsey lehh! pic credits : jess

saw this cute lil girl up there. now, this pic doesnt feel malaysia-nish rite? pic credits : jess.

best pic of this post?

another experiment with flowers. pic credits: jess

i just find this cute XD pic credits : jess

US =) pic credits : table/timer

took this while waiting for the tram to go down. =) pic taken by: jess.

i think i might take forever to complete the penang adventures.

Pearl of the Orient = Day 2 (Brunch)

2009-07-25T01:51:00.005+08:00

after dimsum, we decided to attack the famous penang cendol.

what i like about penang. the western influence in their architecture.

and soo, we met the owner of this humble little shop in penang road. NOT PHUA CHU KANG OR ROSIE LAH DUH. he's d dude in the middle =)

looks like we landed on the best place for cendol.

banyaknyer award.

presenting....the award winning cendol! plus point : ITS CHEAP!
pic credits to lynne.

cool shades huh? pic credits to chern.

stay tuned for more =)

Pearl of the Orient =Day 2 (Breakfast)

2009-07-24T00:36:00.011+08:00

woke up ~~early~~ late the next day.
was suppose to be up around 7-ish for dimsum but ended up leaving @ 8 =)

what you see from the balcony =) made my day.

headed out for breakfast. chern, lynne, wayne and me.

my fave! siumai. super sweet! but nice =)

i heart egg tarts. dis one was DELICIOUS and SWEET.

another fave. SWEET TOO.

oh we had sweet chrysanthemum tea.
wait, did i say sweet?

but it was all good =) yummy.

and all pics by yours truly =D

p.s. picture of the day not up.

Pearl of the Orient - Day 1

2009-07-22T21:48:00.008+08:00

and so, me and lynne took a flight to penang via air asia.
detailed story will be in the other blog.

picture of the day :

looks so dreamy-like. that's wat i call 'building castles on air'. eheh there's a castle like figure behind. ok, picture taken from the plane.

now this reminds me of nobita lying and playing around on the clouds. doraemonn!

thanks to our delayed flight, we were all starving. sooooo.....

pictures by lynne :

char kuey teow

sweet and sour pork ribs

yumm yummm. late nite supper.

charlie burger. no, it aint ramlee.

oh as chern was driving back, we saw this.

Introduction to Penang 101. when it is more stable to embed a traffic light on the tar road compared to sand. credits : jessica.

yours truly.

oh yeah, since 3 of us were playing around with dslr, i shall mention the photographer for each pic =)

more updates soon.
taking it slow and steady so that u will appreciate those pics more =)

farewell @ carmen's crib

2009-07-19T02:06:00.009+08:00

the food was AWESOME.

sate to d max! i ate more than about 50 sticks? HEHEHEHE. screwed up this pic though =(

long time since u've sat down to play a game of chess? i had probs focusing on that pawn =( someone teach pls!

picture of the day:

i liked the shadows. but, oh well needa be more creative?

penang in a few more hrs! cant wait!! =D

=)

2009-07-17T19:06:00.014+08:00

theme for this post : smiles.

yes, cos im a firm believer of joy.

this 5 year old saw me taking photos of the flowers in my garden. she asked me, ''you miss home that much ar?''

i replied, '' no school today ar?''. i kena tembak. ''im only 5 years old lah!''. oh, i was too lazy to lock the door.

innocent?

wat about this? her brother came and kepo.

and more.

wanted to make it as natural as possible BUT he's just a natural POSER.

now, don't u just LOVE kids?

oh fear not. u can smile like them too.

HAHHAAHA. am i d only one who thinks that this pic is nice?

cheerios.

chikchaks.

2009-07-17T18:52:00.008+08:00

went out with vince and chan to pyramid and i managed to try out the cam again.

everything from the dslr.

i like the lights. feels so medieval and old-ish =)

carls jr for lunch.

hitz.fm from chan's car.

the hustle and bustle of life in kl.

what's real.

and what's not. fake flowers. dis pic darn ugly =S

Obsessed.

2009-07-17T00:21:00.003+08:00

chillis @ mid valley.

picture of the day :

pepper anyone?

just another normal pic.

comments welcomed

prelude

2009-07-15T18:30:00.005+08:00

my piano back home.

trusty old ixus =D still my fave for camwhoring. oh, ignore those differential calculus workings.

anyway.
so that it doesnt feel empty =)
still learning. patience yaw!