salute to boredom

holy crap... i am in the deepest state of boredom... this is crazy... not that i have no subject to shoot but i'm just BORED.

you see, among others, i'm a collector, kamen rider figurines from the showa era to be exact. years since the first sic figures got out i've been eyeing these guys with the utmost jealousy over the windows of every toyshop that has it in its display shelves.

years later, 9 figurines later (this includes shadow moon), the tenth of its series is coming out, upon hearing the news i leapt with joy, knowing that in 2 months time, sic vol 55 kamen rider STRONGER is coming out. with this, three more then it'll be complete.

so until it comes to malaysia, i'll have to shoot these guys over and over again...

Hermit

Pics taken with Nikon D80 with 10mm-20mm Sigma Wide Angle Lens/f11/iso100/at various shutter speeds.

There are reasons for this post to be titled as such. The buildings I snapped, has been there ever since it was built. They went through wars and occasional renovations and they still stood tall to date.

Masjid Zahir built in 1912

Balai Besar (Balai Rong Seri) original structures built in 1735, was destroyed and rebuilt a few times. It was brought down by the Bugis invasion of 1770, and the same happened in the Siamese invasion in 1821. The present structure dates back to 1893, during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah.

Balai Nobat: The original Balai Nobat was built during the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, who reigned from 1854 to 1879. It had five floors and was constructed of stone and metal. During the renovation in 1906, it was reduced to three storeys. The Balai Nobat is topped with an Islamic-style dome.

Balai Seni Negeri (State Art Gallery). This building was the earliest modern government office that was built in the town of Alor Setar. Its construction was spearheaded by Muhammad bin Lebai Tambi, an architect from the Kedah State Public Works Department. The construction of the building began on 21 January 1893, and he was also responsible for the restoration of the Balai Besar building.

source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alor_Setar

Pahang Trip!!! (well tanjung lumpur, kuala pahang, telok chempedak at least)

Pics taken with Nikon D80 with 18mm-135mm Nikkor Lens/various aperture/iso100(day shots at various shutter speeds), iso200&400(nightshots at slow shutter speeds)

It was quite rejuvenating I'd say. Seeing places I haven't been to before. Not that I haven't been to Pahang before but this time it was for leisure or lepak except for the kenduri on Sunday, we pretty much have our day for ourselves.

I have to say that I'm still mesmerized by the awesome view of Kuala Pahang (where my cousin had his wedding reception). Its beauty is still well preserved. Some say its anti-establishment but hey, for such beauty? Why bother commercializing it? Let it be a place just for a visit. 'Look but don't touch'

My Old Friend

yashica fx-7
manufactured 1979-1984.

My dad bought it when I was 1. I started using it in 1999. I am now 28.

It was a friend, a teacher. I've heard so many thing being said to this guy, "the only way to use it is to put it in a display shelf" is one among many. But hey, i was on a student budget, a hand-me-down 20year-old SLR that still works; just fine for me.

in fact the pictures i took with this guy are no disappointment. seen here http://boabarb.fotopages.com/?&page=3

its already 30years-old last year. gonna try to shoot with this guy again these few days.

My Birthday in 50mm

What a lovely day. the moment I opened my eyes in the morning, I saw an angel looking at me with her big round eyes with a cheeky smile. She touched my face and coo-ed, I didn't know what it meant but I assumed it was 'good morning daddy, happy birthday and I love you', I kissed her and said 'I love you too dear'.

Then I saw the first angel that fell from the heavens then on to my lap, sleeping soundly; tired I guessed. She did say she'll stay up baking a surprise for me. Kissed the angel on her forehead and I went straight to the kitchen and there they were; delicious looking cakes looking back at me with names matching their reputations. 'chocolate moist cake' and 'death by chocolate'.

Then we went out for a lunch+movie date. clash of the titans (finally) and lunch at Georgetown white coffee(though we didn't get coffee there) we got ourselves rojak buah (fruitsalad-MALAYSIAN style), a couple of cendol in soya milk(instead of santan).

wait a minute, its a birthday what about presents?

haha my wife already gave me my present 2 weeks ago, a sony bluetooth stereo headphones for to pair with my w508. cool gift.. thanks!!!

as i said it was a great day and a great day it was indeed...and i have my wife and kid, and all the well wishers to thank for it.

happy birthday

taken with D80/18-135mm/f3.5/1/60s/iso200

and 10mm/f4/1/60s/iso200

aided by 2 sb-600 (bounced off the wall on the right)

forgive the small capped typing... still inspired from my stay at thistle (Thistle.com/Port_Dickson_Hotel)

over the weekend.

this is not a post about the hotel.

as at today i am now 28. it was a long way getting here. all those bends i think i handled it well... a hiccup or two, just makes my journey much more epic

i am now married to a lovely wife, blessed with a beautiful girl.

dear god, if this is a dream, please don't wake me up.

Office/Gym/Store/not enough room for a Studio

taken with D80/10mm/f4/5sec/iso200

My feet had been whining lately...

and I think they cannot catch up to my weight. Knowing the latter fact, I decided to raise the bar a little from walking around the neighborhood to restarting my martial arts training. So I got myself a punching /kicking bag (RM90-pengkalan kubor). Took me 2weeks scavenging for my old jeans/pants/shorts/pillows to fill it up.

At home I have this third room which until last week it was an office(sort off) / store room. I even bought a swing which comes with its own stand that will double as the bag's stand.

It also works well for anger management.

Yes it has limited space but I am doing something for my health. What about you?