JIAR PHOTOGRAPHY

Consuming the earth's natural food source

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MOSQUE

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GOOSE LIFE

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BELAIT WATERFRONT SUMBANGSIH BELIA DAN SUKAN

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SUMBANGSIH BELIA DAN SUKAN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

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FREEZE THE ACTIONS

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THROWING NET

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SILHOUETTE

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A FLOATING FROG

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BEACH CRAB

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MAULIDUR RASUL 2010

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NEGARAKU

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MACRO USIING A COMPACT CAMERA

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PORTRAIT

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BELAIT RIVER

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BLUE SKY

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AT DUSK

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GERAI SUNGAI BELAIT

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FEARFUL PIGEONS

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MY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

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CAST AWAY

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FRUIT SEASON IN LABI

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Syawal In Kg Ayer

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Onshore

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A Late Strol In Kg. Tamoi

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Beach Crab

2009-09-05T02:24:00.000-07:00

Not many people may have a chance to take a picture of this fast and very shy beach crab. However i was one of those fortunate people who happened to capture this image with a bit of luck.

Not more than 5cm in length and about 2cm in width this crab can be found along the shore. They move extremely fast and you would be lucky if you're still able to see them from a roughly 5metre distance apart between the crab and yourself because less than this, the crab vanishes quickly into the sand through small holes which they themselves create.

To capture an image of this crab you must have patience, a tele lens, stalking skills plus some luck. I was able to capture this image because there was this one crab that when i came near to it, one step at a time, the crab didn't move away even with less than 5 metres apart. Instead it stayed there motionless. So i kept on taking more steps closer until this crab was just less than 2 metres away from me. After that i didn't want to move any closer. With my 18-200mm lens, i was able to fully zoom in and i then took my shot. The crab still appeared small despite zooming in and so i had to bend my body close to the ground very slowly, making sure that i didn't make any further steps as ground vibrations would cause it to disappear.

shooting MACRO in my backyard

2009-09-05T01:09:00.000-07:00

WASAI MENTERI_not what i had expected

2009-08-10T23:00:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago i read an article on the Borneo Bulletin mentioning about how nice this wasai menteri was and so i was on a mission to search for this wasai and tried to have a close look at the wasai myself. It was on a Sunday afternoon about 4pm I started off in search for this wasai. As stated on the newspaper, i directly drove for the sungai akar/menteri large roundabout. When i arrived there i headed for the menteri road and i passed the new RTB building in oppposite direction of the highway. About 1-2min after passing the RTB building, i saw lots of cars parking at the opposite side of the highway and i thought that this had to be the wasai. I had to take a U-turn though before i could reach at car park area.

Apparently, i was not alone. There were other visitors who had come earlier and i could hear their voices screaming from outside. Below are all the pics that i took in my shock visit and i can tell you one thing, i was extremely taken aback to see that the area was totally polluted with lots of rubbish. I could not understand how some people could still afford to take a bath in this polluted water. It was not long untill i got a chance to see the first pool and about 2-3 mins from there, there was another one.

I was also amazed that the area had diverse flora and fauna and the biodiversity was beyond my expectations. Sadly, this diverse biodiversity was already spoilt with human interferences and it wont be long before it slowly disappears and probably more species of insects, plants and animals will disappear into thin air. I think that the authorities should do something about it. This site could have been a really wonderful place where people can spend quality time with their families had it not been adversely polluted and contaminated with trashes, human food remains and old clothes and many others.

Switching to macro

Ants and flies feed on the rubbish and human food remains

The tree trunks create a nice pattern

How can such a creature (hen or roaster??) be found at this place? It must be lost unless if it happens to be an 'ayam hutan'.

The largest species of ant

Here's the wooden platform where you can sit and enjoy taking a bath

Water flows continuously from this bottle

This is the bamboo that collects the freshwater

Water is collected at the far end of this bamboo

You can take a shower just by sitting under this plastic bottle. The water flows continuously.

My first glance i thought this was a bra...i wouldn't be surprised though after seeing shorts and other remnants of clothes which were deliberately left at the site...but this one is just a plastic bag.

An empty plastic bottle of shampoo floats around

Water flowing through these rocks

You can take a shower from the outlet of this bottle

Just passed the 1st pool you'll see another pool about 2-3 minutes walk and this is the picture of that second pool. The unique thing about this pool is that there is water flowing through a long bamboo. At one end of the bamboo you'll see a plastic drinking bottle is cut partially and is attached to it and the opposite end of the bamboo is attached to the rock where freshwater flows through it. It's an absolutely a creative piece of work.

Shorts are left here

Carvings on the rocks are left for momento

"ROMEO WITH LOVE"

Trashes can be seen almost everywhere

Visitors should carry their rubbish away from the site

Trashes are accumulated at one place and are just simply left there

Trashes in the foreground spoil the pic

This is the first pool that you will come across from the moment you enter at the entrance. It's quite spacious and it's also a perfect swimming pool for small kids as the water is not too deep. I was only able to shoot it from here as these people wanted a little privacy.

Has someone forgotten to keep this expensive bottle of wine out of sight? or has someone intentionally thrown this bottle into the stream???

Freshwater from the waterfall no longer considered fresh and clean. The streams are contaminated and polluted.

"Suffocated" plant

Trying to blur the movement of water, but not quite blur.

"Freeze" the water

The highway can be seen from here

Also from here

Parking area at the highway

Entrance to the waterfall

COLORS AND FACES OF VIETNAM

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We stayed at this hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. It was probably one of the cheapest hotels around. The bedrooms and the quality of service were excellent.

They don't really have a proper system. Cars, big vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles can be seen everywhere on the road.

This picture was taken from our mini van.

They covered their faces using masks.

This lady must have had really excellent handling skills to have the guts to take this small kid on a ride.

Loads of durian out there!

Have you ever seen this congested and thick telephone cables?

Our first destination was to visit this Handicraft Centre which was established for the handicaps who suffered from the vietnam war.

This salesgirl was explaining to us how the handicrafts were processed and made.

The Istana Nurul Iman was in fact one of their finished products. This was displayed just outside the building.

This was actually a limited edition. It was around $170US.

Fascinating scorpion key chains.

Look at the no of fruits on this tree. Is it not amazing?

This was the entrance to the CHU CHI TUNNEL. They had to build these tunnels to fight against the Americans.

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A Malaysian wanted to test whether her body could fit into the hole of this underground tunnel.

Different kinds of traps were shown to us which were used during the vietnam war.

This tunnel could not be used anymore as it was infested with lots of poisonous insects and reptiles.

Another entrance to the tunnel.

Statues that portrayed what the vietnamese soldiers wore during the war.

American tanker which was used during the war.

More traps...

Our tour guide was demonstrating to us how the traps actually worked.

"Hello Sir"

Everyone was welcomed to test this live machine guns with live and true bullets!!

My wife's brothers were testing the AK 47...of course with under this man's supervision.

Live bullets thrown on the ground.

I could not stand taking these pics. The sound from the fired shots was unbearable.

This was the main food that they ate during the war. In Brunei we call it "tumpi".

How did they dig the tunnels? These pics showed how they dug it...

The slipper that they wore during the war.

The impact of a bomb thrown from the sky from American Jets.

A real and true experience inside the tunnel.

It seemed that the walls of this tunnel were cemented but actually not. These were still made of dry and hard soil.

I was suffocating inside and was only able to crawl like an insect.

The moment when i saw this ladder, there was a sigh of relief. It was a once in a lifetime experience.

We could breath the fresh air.

The health bunker

The kitchen

This smoke was actually coming from the kitchen of the underground tunnel. The smoke was only released in the early morning so that it looked like fog and the Americans would not notice.

These pics were taken from a market within the city itself.

IPA-NIMA. This branded bag is regarded as the most expensive bag in vietnam.

This was one of the halal restaurants.

I found a masjid just within a 10 minutes walk from our hotel.

Vietnamese kids

These kids did not want to leave. They kept on asking me to take their pics.

Saigon Square, a shopping complex, is equivalent to Millimewah in Brunei...hehehe

Halal food in Parkson.

Old vietnamese are still working to sell these fresh coconuts along the streets. One fresh coconut is around 30,000 dong, that's around 2US.

Variety of fruits

English National Debate At SMSA, KB

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Looking for the opposite team's weaknesses and drawbacks

This team showed great composure

Emm...

Writing useful info from the debate.

Points were recorded on a piece of paper.

Real shocked of what was being said by the proposer.

An opposer brushes off the proposer's point of information

Alert and cautious of what were being spoken

A cameraman took a snapshot of a person taking a snapshot.

The faces show calmness and relaxation.

The school teams

Having final discussions.

The committee members from the school host

SMSA Sports Day

2009-04-12T00:11:00.000-07:00

Always use flash to brighten the darkened areas

Participants from other secondary school

Scoreboard

Focused Runners

Colourful shoes

One of the supporters

Busy recording the time taken.

Always prepare for the unexpected.

Video recording using mobile phone

yeah...i believe i can fly

Taking a short nap before the next round.

Some of the male runners

Sleeping under the hot sun

This shot was taken under a large red umbrella.

Running to the finish line.

Students registering their names.

The soil is not ready for planting..hehe..but for the next jumper.

Anxious but excited supporters.

There was a Man U fan out there.

"i can make it"

It was pretty hot out there.

Colourful umbrellas.

Measuring the distance of the thrown spear was not an easy task apparently.

Discussing the procedures to record the time taken.

Just another cameraman from our school.

Tripod is necessary especially for non-vr nikon lens

A Trip to Singapore Zoo

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A Journey Inside Singapore Flyer

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We were about to enter the "glass tube". The scary thing was that the tube didn't stop but it kept on moving slowly, so we had to load ourselves very quickly.

Here we were almost at the top of the cycle. The view was marvellous!

We were really very high up there. This was the tube below us.

One Night In Miri Marriott Hotel

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KB Images

2009-03-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

The 25th Brunei National Day

2009-02-26T07:24:00.000-08:00

Last Monday i had the chance to go to the stadium to celebrate the 25th Brunei National Day by joining a group of SMSA teachers. It was a memorable day with full of colours and different characters. I had about 200 shots taken and some of the pics are already uploaded on this blog. It took me about 3 days to have these pictures edited in photoshop and uploaded. Enjoy blogging!

Celebrating the 25th Brunei National Day

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Making one last important call

Lovely clouds

Still early in the morning

SMSA teachers

Wait ! wait ! wait! im not ready yet. Tunggu sekajap ah...

These students were having an early breakfast

Listening to some music to kill the time

The Brunei flag

One of the instructors

A friend of mine was using Nikon D70s

These people looked shy but actually not. It was really hot out there

Looking for reflection from the sun glasses

Still can afford to smile despite the hot weather

Principal of SMSA with a few girls

I had seen a lot of these nikon than canon users out there

Long Parade

Holding the Brunei flag

Raise your flags up high

Teachers of SMSA

A sincere smile

Pretty lady

Celebrating the 25th Brunei National Day (continued)

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Black & White

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It's Pure Art

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Experience the power of photoshop

Badas Water Pipe

2009-02-09T16:31:00.000-08:00

I was really curious as to what the Badas road would lead me to and so I went there last year. There wasn’t anything interesting except that there was this Water Department Building which was still under renovation at the end of the road. However I thought that the surrounding environment was quite wonderful. It took me roughly 20 minutes to reach the dead end. From the main road, you can see thick forests on both sides. The place is certainly rick in flora and fauna.

Brunei Flag

2009-02-09T03:39:00.000-08:00

In conjunction with the 25th Brunei National Day, Bruneians should take pride in raising the Brunei flag. All of these images were taken just one day after the official launching of hoisting the Brunei flag in Belait District. The Brunei flag was raised just near to the Memorial Tower (Menara Cendera Kenangan).

Close-Up & Macro

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On the Verge of Dropping

That has got to be really sweet!

Droplets of Water

Seashell

A Visit At Kg Katok

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Beach Life

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Shrouded Clouds

Coconut Trees

Cast Away

It's Pure Art

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Futsal Field

Green Leaf

Train Station

CLOSE UP & MACRO

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Insect

Weaver Ant on Simpur Fruit

I shot this image on a tripod using a 17-70mm sigma standard lens (macro).

Flower

I shot this flower using a 17-70mm sigma lens (macro). I used white paper as the background with two lateral table lamps.

My Teammates

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KFC

It's not Kentucky Fried Chicken! but it's Knights Football Club,

Our Beloved Cat

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Mr Owen (~7-8 years old)

EMI's Wedding

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Landscapes

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Low Tide in Kg Tamoi

One of the great times to take pictures in Kg Ayer is when the tide is low and with so much clouds up in the blue sky.

Belait River Rescue Ship

The So-Called "Mislanded" Helicopter

I took this picture while I was driving along Kuala Balai road in KB. It just amazed me to see the helicopter stood on the container.

Belait, At A Glance...

2009-01-11T22:00:00.000-08:00

One Billionth Barrel Monument:

How many Bruneians have come to Seria to see this wonderful monument? Enthusiast digital photographers should never miss to go to this place as it is not just the monument itself that can make a decent picture but it is also about the area where this monument was built which is on the Seria shore.

Tools: Nikon D300, 17-70 mm sigma lens, polarizer.

Blurring The Water:

This picture was taken last year in 2008 at the Wasai Wong Kadir Waterfall in Labi. I didn't climb up to see the actual waterfall which would probably take about 15mins at least. I took this picture just close to the parking area. I did manage to blur the water, though there were some distractions like the bamboo sticks and other broken sticks at the background area that I purposely didn't remove because the rocks were very slippery.

This month (January) would probably the best time to go there again due to the heavy rainfall. More water would be moving around these rocks at a faster speed which can create more dramatic water movement.

Tools: Nikon D300, 17-70 mm sigma lens, polarizer, tripod.