RANDOM | Kuala Lumpur | Waiting To Go Across

....waiting to go across .... across the road ......

Lately in Brunei, there's this thingy in building Zebra Crossings ... u can find it every few metres in some populated commercial areas.... but IMHO it actually does not help to smoothen the traffic flow, and and in fact due to obstructed view, might be dangerous for the public to cross it safely...

Here's how to make it better:
1. Instead of making 2 zebra crossings 10 metres apart .. why not just make ONE huge zebra crossing.

2. Some cars will just speed up thru zebra crossings, will be more dangerous if it is a double lane, low visibility to driver, so why not build a hump at the zebra crossing, or rather build a zebra crossing on a hump, so no matter if there's people or not, driver will sure slow down punya ...

3. Lit up the pedestrian crossing... don't leave them in the dark ....

4. .. I'll let u decide .... what's best ...

f/2.8 | 1s

RANDOM | Wood Rope ....

... tomato..... potato.... .... wardrobe....... wood rope ... so what does it have to do with wood n rope ...?

.... hmmmm .... Wood n rope ...... though different in nature.... yet they co-exist with each other .... I guess .... the same as people.... different race.... different origin...... yet we are still one...... Human ......

f/2.8 | 1/250s

RANDOM | Obstacles...

Every now n then, we will encounter some sort of obstacles, ............ but nevertheless, those obstacles make us think more wiser,............... hence obstacles need to be look at positively ..... ;)

f/5.6 | 1/250s

RANDOM | Stuck On Wood ...

... abstract photography, is something which is very subjective ...
depending how photographers interpret the subject... and how they want to convey it to those who appreciate .... or even to the ordinary layman .... everyone have their own view on each subject matter ... their's no right nor wrong answer to it... the only thing that matters is ... will the photo be able to make people stare at it for quite some time ... or just a quick glance will do ...

50mm f/1.8 II | 1/500s

RANDOM | The Interview With The Traffic Light ...

... during a wild night out... the GF Team have manage to get up-close and personal with one of the street or road legends in Brunei, if not the world ... The Traffic Light ...

Yeap.. u got me right ... The Traffic Light or TTL for short ... nope .. not kind the of TTL in the SLR flash light .. but this is a different TTL ...this is the LED ATS Traffic.... so without further ado, I'll leave u with the "once in a life time" interview ....

(The Traffic Light - Personal Potrait)
GF: Yelloo... Good Evening ....
TTL: ... eh sapa pening? No understand Henglish ...

GF: eeer... Selamat malam ...
TTL: malam memang selamat .....

GF: (penyeluru jua ia ani...payah ni eh ...)... hmmm....so berapa lama udah di sini...?
TTL: .. sudah lama ... semenjak dua menjak udah sini ani ....

GF: (awu sab nyangku loyar...)eh batah tu udah eh ... kira ok jua kah keraja sini ani ?
TTL: .... ok? ... imagine saja u ... ujan .. berpanas... kilat sambar menyambar ... inda jua org ingau ...ok kah tu ah cematu atu .... inda lagi ada break tu ... time kami brek eyatah tu..... mun kan tau masa lampu kuning kalap-kalap..... eyatah time nya ganyantu....

GF: Tapi famous tu eh kerja sini ani, mcm ramai jua org meliat .....jadi perhatian orang ramai bah ni ...
TTL: awu perhatian orang banar ... abis kena liat, inda bakalip-kalip bah mata orang meliat , pasal mun inda terliat.... lambat sikit mun udah ijau .. abis tia kana hon .... tapi sungguh catu ... ada jua orang yang inda meliat .... ada jua yang melanggar atu jua .. adusss.. kapisan eh ... abis belingkuk ... tumbang apa endah ....

(TTL - Their Name Tag a.k.a The Two n a Half)
GF: eh berisiko tu ah, inda beinsuran kah tu....
TTL: eeerrghh sudahlah, ngak peduli sama itu pihak ansuran, masa ongkosnya ngak bisa digunakan untuk biayai tukar lampu segala, masih sama aja gayanya, emangnya gue kangen deh mahu hidup mewah...

GF: .. waduh bisa berbahasa indo eya kamu...kayaknya macam sinetron......
TTL: .. wah eya .. masa ngak bisa, setiap hari ramai orang yang sudi mampir sama lewat di sini, banyak mobil yang macet sih, orang asing juga sering lewat di sini, orang belanda, jepang, thailand, ostrali... eya semuanya dong ....

(TTL Turning Slanky Green)
GF: adeeh.. andal .... tadi nya.... inda pandai cakap London, eh bukan jua apa, apa warna lampu yang dipakai masa ani, sama banyak udah tukar lampu baru ni, napanya?
TTL: ... awu ... boleh lah sikit sikit ... Sawadee Khrab ...ano pengalan mo?..... kolor lampu ....nya orang London.... ada 3 kolor, Green, Red sama Amber Chia ... eh salah atu model tu ... Amber bah ... nya orang kitani Kuning .... masa ani lampu tukar udah makai LED ..... pasal kira better lagilah dari 50w halogen yang dulu atu .. LED ani maintenen pun sikit... inda berapa glare lah nya orang Afrika ...

(The Rugged Red Man)
GF: ...eh dalam bahasa kita atu eh... technical tu .. inda ku berapa paham.... tapi inda apa.... masa ani bisai udah ah... ada numbur udah arah lampu atu ... apa gunanya kan tu ....
TTL: ... nah eyatah tu c Awang ani inda tau ... atu gunanya untuk orang ready untuk menakan minyak ... atupun mun arah lampun yang ada gambar org atu, ... untuk orang ready kan belusir .... sama ....gunanya untuk belajar mengira...... eyatah ani ada udah planning kami ni ... kan kami ubah jadi Alphabet ni .. ABC .... esuk-esuk yang dekat masjid kan kami ubah jadi jawi Alif Ba Ta .....

GF: atu kreatif banar tu eh, napa inda biskita ubah jadikan TV tarus ...
TTL: .. eh Wang, jangan kan penyeluru ani, ketulahan krg arah org tua ... sadang luan deh ...

GF: Bah minta maaf tah eh.. (inda dapat baibun.. kedia buleh...)

(The Amber Number Tumbler)
TTL: ... eh wang bah udah tah eh.. banyak udah pertanyaan ani ... emangnya kamu pak polisi eya? ..... polis lagi inda banyak tanya........ani bertanya enda lagi bebayar ... tu ...

GF: adedeh .. minta bayar lagi tu ... ok udah ni kena gambar ani .. tau biskita ... masuk gferro.com bah ni .... udah atu .. polis atu memang inda banyak tanya ... mun ia sangal kan biskita ... di switch off nya ganya bah tu biskita atu .. abisidia take over kontrol jalan wah tu.... bukannya org inda tau....
TTL: ... apa kan tu gferro.com atu... ? famous kah? .... apa pemos nya sama c awang muamad?

GF: eh ada-ada saja jua eh .. bah eh .. udah tah eh .... inda mau abis ni .... lain kali lagi nyambung eh .. mun boring-boring nada kan di buat .....
TTL: ...marah kah.. jgn marah ani .. bah apa-apa sms saja ah .....
GF: ntah eh .. mcm banar saja......SMS tia lagi .... bah ok eh... bye ... sekian terima kasih ..... balik tah ku ni....

Note: No Traffic Light was harmed during the interview, the only thing which were hurt were The GF Teams' Heart & Feelings, because who in the world would interview a traffic light! ... hmmmm something's amissed here......

RANDOM | Sway With The Wind ...

Although all look the same ... but there will be one or two ... that can't keep up with the pace ... yet still strive to be together... well that's the spirit that we want ... don't give up easily ... follow the flow... strive to be with the best, if not the best....

ISO200 | f/8.0 | 1/200s

RANDOM | BRUNEI | It's a Gift ...

... a gift ... in Brunei ... well usually during the local wedding function a door gift will be given to the guest... a gift is also usually be presented during birthday .... anniversary .... to remember certain special date .... to propose ... as an incentive ... or even to impress ....

..... but the funny thing is when (especially during trade exhibition or sales) ... they will put .. "EXTRA FREE GIFT" .. eerrr isn't a gift suppose to be FREE?? .... I might have a bad grammar, yet I know when something is not right .... so no need to put FREE Gift .... .. it is just like naming a restaurant as "The Restaurant" ... or a shop as "The Shop" ...??? ... What the .....?? or naming the ma... eeer better stop here .... ;)

50mm f/2.0

KOREA | Insa Dong | Leaving The Street ...

.. well I guess .. we've had enuff of Insa Dong ... some of you might be bored of it by now ... oh well... no worries ... we're off to other destination... we'll be leaving the street of Insa Dong .... with that I'll leave u with this photo to reflect back on whatever it is u gonna leave .....

.. didn't notice them when they came towards me... only when they passed I realised it .. hence not to missed this classic look ..... also a perfect photo for this post ......thou only managed to get this ... them leaving the street ..... or may be ... just may be ...... to meet up with that lady in white ...

KOREA | Insa Dong | Flat Box Mover...

... moving the flat boxes ...

.... for some this is their "9 to 5" job ..... moving the flat boxes to pack goods .... or perhaps ... selling the boxes to exchange for money ... or perhaps ... to use the boxes to light up the fire .... or perhaps .... to cover their premises ...... or perhaps .... for decorations ......
.... perhaps ........... to sell it to buy a new pair of Crocs ? .... coz would U believe if I told u that, he is wearing a pair of Crocs? .... oh well.... perhaps ........

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Scrolls ...

.. .. before ... it was those colourful dresses ... then... those colourful threads ... and now ... quite colourful scrolls .... not so sure what it says ... tried reading it ... left to right ... up to bottom .... right to left ... n yeaah ...I guess It was right to leave it as it was ... just could not understand the writing....

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Haggle ..

.. then walking further along ... saw this interesting interaction .....

Ciggie Guy: " .... k... let me pay u double ... make it USD15.80 .... hope this will make u happier .... just call it settle ...."
Cap Guy: ... " ... eeeeehhhh ... what do u think I am.... u just don't know how hard it is to get that stuff .... it took me weeks... if not months .. just to get hold of 39 shots of it .... running thru the rain .... with all the mosquito bites .... hiding from any distraction .... and carrying all those heavy gears .... just to get hold of that Macro Photography shot ... N U PAY ME USD15.80???? ... k Pay me USD13 and I'll call it a deal..."

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Window Up ...

.. the window up on the street .....

.. a woman enjoying her meal at a restaurant on the upper floor ...

WORLD | SELAMAT TAHUN BARU 1428 HIJRAH

To all the Muslim readers...

01 Muharam 1428Hijrah

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Hanging Garden ...

One of the beauty about cold climate country is their flowers ... loads of colourful flowers can be seen along the street .... just like the Cherry Blossom in Japan ... Korea have their own breeds of flowers as well...

... saw this contrasting features/flowers on one of the balcony wall (above photo) ..the flower's called .... Bungaie Gantungis DiDindingtugaitus..... look at it .. once ....look at twice .. then *thuuubs* I hit the lamp post ... *ouch* .. kacau eh ... ( no I was exaggerating...) .. but when I realised the contrasting colour of the flowers and the wall.. then I can't help myself capturing this ... I purposely compose it in such way .... to show the "Hanging Garden" .... thou it might not be the Hanging Garden of Babylon but yet ... hmmm....

I purposely composed the photo as it is, to show the location of the flowers, otherwise, if it was composed tighter, it won't show the location of the flowers, which is "hanging" ....

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Handle ...

... also interesting along the street is the type of handles ... be it door handles... window handles .... bucket handles...

.... Handle can be simple .. complicated .. comfortable ... large .. small.... yet no matter how they are... they play an important role for that particular stuff .... but for this particular handle .. what's so interesting or different from the rest of other handles? ... Look at it carefully ... n you'll find out what ....

KOREA | Insa Dong | Advising ...

... different dress sense ... different type of people ... different character ..... some are standing ... walking ... sitting ...

... " ... well son .. U listen to me now ... before u jump into the stock market world ... u ought to do your homework first .... understanding your P/E Ratio, analysing the growth rate, assets in hand... debt liability .... dividend pay-off and all .... I can talk to u with more technical stuff with all those stock market jargon ... but I'm afraid ... not only u ... but I myself won't understand what I'm talking about ..... hmmmm... BTW do u know Rain? ... he once asked me for consultation in stock market ... taught him only for a few hours ... but he can't understand what I said ... so he quit hence he becomes a singer .... " ..

KOREA | Insa Dong | Abis Bank ...

.. I Think ... this is one very "fashionable" street ... just like a huge catwalk runway ... many different types of clothing can be seen ... smart ... hip-hop ... Karl Lagerfeld thingy ... Alexander McQueen ... and Armani suits ..etc .. just top name a few ... and in fact ....... Cool Guy Kind of Thingy ...

... *whistling* ... " ... hai senangnya dalam hati .... abis bank udah ... ani kan round-round .. jalan-jalan cari projek baru .... " ...

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Man ...

.. then further along the street .. saw this very smartly dressed "Young-Man" ...may be he was talking with his friend over the street ....

"... oh .... kalau engkau jadi bunganya .. biar aku .. jadi kumbangnya ... kalau engkau jadi cerutunya ... biar aku jadi asbaknya .. waduh .. bisa bingung ni ... gue kangen nih .."

KOREA | Insa Dong | Lepaking ...

...whilst in Bangkok we managed to get to walk along this "tourist street" called Khao San Road ... lotsa happenings over there.... and Insa Dong was more or less the same... but with more variety of activities ..... when I saw these 3 friends ... I quickly snap them up ...

Guy With Black Shirt: " ... cemana nyaman sigupku atu? ... baru ku order tu arah ebay ... murah jua .... bali 17 boxes free 26 batang .... free postage n handling lagi .. sama dapat free poster Timbalan Perdana Menteri Australia.... "

Guy With The Cowboy Hat: .".... isshk...cana tah jua kan merasa ..... inda tia mau lighter ku ani ... ani kan gian udah kan besigup ....ada batu kah? ... kan ku geselkan membuat api ah ..."

Guy With The Cap: " .. eleehh kamu ani ... udah ku quit smoking baru tah kan share ....pakal ganya ku beranti besigup udah ... baik jua ada laminit labuan ani .... kena kirimi dari Lawas ... mun inda ... inda kamu ampit sigup ah .... adang luan deh ... quit tah kamu deh ... save tah duit ah ... dapat jua membali mutuka sport .... "

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Colourful Threads...

... Korean ... as in Malay Culture ... or even in India ... the local dresses are very colourful ... Han Bo is the traditional clothes for Korean ... as what Kimono is to Japan ... or Baju Melayu/ Baju Kurung to Malays ... or Sarees to India .... and of course ... obviously ... those colourful materials ... and even the raw materials ... can be found along the street of Insa Dong ...

... but the raw materials above ... are use to make local handicrafts ... .. or otherwise .. u can just .. ikat saja ingin-ingin ati .. taucang ... jadikan galangkah .. key holderkah ... ikat saja tia .. macam time intake .. Bros kah tu dulu or .. was it Gersang? .. aduiii .. atu lama ... .. mun inda .. simpan saja jadikan perhiasan silam yang tak mungkin akan dapat dilupakan ... eleeeehhh.. apa kan ...

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Sign ...

.... what's a place without a Sign ... so .. monsieur ... n mademoiselle ... I present u ... The Sign ..
.. Insa Dong ...

.. waduh .. kayaknya macam di Indonesia dong ... dong dong banget ... tumben ketemu di sini eyah ... emangnya gimana eya .. ngak di mengertian dong ... tapi di Brunei jugak ada dong-dong nya... Ga-Dong .. Jeru-Dong ...

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Alley Kids ...

.. then .. there's this alley ... when I look at it .. it reminds me of those that's always in the Korean Drama Series ... (not that follow any of the series ....) ... or even those Japanese TV Series ... thou I hope I can share it here the way how it's suppose to be looked at ... ( except that the real one is obviously in colour) ... ada macam lorong di kampung c Oshin kah .. mun inda yang cerita Korea Full House atu .. or Sassy Girl ... ?

.." whoooaaa... I never realise it's hard to ride this girlish bike ...."

... " .. aaahh that's the way to ride a bike ... ~ .. I wanna ride my bicycle ... I wanna ride my bicycle... I wanna ride my biiiikkkkeeee........~... ok hold on .. lemme get a photo of u riding it .. n post it at Friendster n MySpace ...."

KOREA | Insa Dong | The Mould ...

... saw these moulds ... not so sure what was it use for ... vase perhaps ..? .. tempat menumbuk belacan perhaps ..? ... a unique ashtray ...? .. oh well.. doesn't really matter ... as long as I can capture it .... n share it here ...

.. tapi yang pentingnya pasti .. yang ini bukannya bekas ... tempat raja bersiong ...

... there were actually loads of these stuff.. more than 20 pieces .... n speaking of which ...
.. did you know that are 3 types of people in this world .... 1 are those who can count ... and... 2 ..are those who couldn't....

KOREA | Insa Dong | What's Cooking ...?

.. as mentioned in earlier post .. one can find so many stuffs and happening along Insa Dong ... as shown in the photo ... a cook ... preparing a traditional dishes ... not so sure what's cooking thou ... no signage .. no poster ... even if there was ... no use to me ... I can't read Korean ... nor understand Korean Language ...

... remember the saying ... " Too Many Cooks .. Spoilt The Broth..." .. and Too Many Eaters Finish The Dishes Faster... speaking of which ... I'm hungry ...need to get dinner first ....

KOREA | Insa Dong | Art Side...

... Insa Dong is the prominent Historic District in Seoul ... where one can find .. intriguing Golmoks (small alleys) .. old-fashioned & modern art galleries ... art & Craft shops ... traditional tea shops ... cafes ... restaurants ... even traditional courthouses .... and numerous historical landmarks...
.... this is just one "classic" example of the gallery/shop sign ... the sign is an art on its own ... brilliant ....

RANDOM | Interesting Signages...

... along the journey traveled .. sometimes.. there were some particular signages .. posters ... or ads .. which really interest u ... the stuff that made u ... eeeh ..? ... hmmm....? ..... interesting ... or perhaps ... Huahahaha ... what ever it is ... it's something unique to that particular place...


.. whilst in Bangkok Thailand ... I saw this sign ... ... Marriage for Alien...? eh .. what .. ? Do alien get married as well... and did they really found alien there...? how come it's not aired in CNN .. or BBC ...Edisi Siasat NTV7 ... or even no news in Metro TV Indo..... ... waduh seharusnya bisa di papar kan di Sindo .... n while we are in this Alien thingy ... did u realised that ... Only those on the other side of the earth ever spotted Alien .. UFO ... little green man .. etc ... where as .. people on our side ... i.e. kawasan tanah melayu dan kawasan yang sewaktu dengannya ... ... never spotted UFO ... Alien ... BUT ... they've spotted .. or seen ... orang halus ... orang tinggi ... n the likes... so what does that tell u ...? ... That I'll leave u to think about it ....


.. then in Orchard Road Singapore ... while waiting to cross the busy road .... waiting for the red man to turn green ... saw this notice painted on the asphalt road ..... kinda good type of health warning... don't u think .....? .. perhaps ... such type of public awareness should be implemented more .... n this can be considered as Out-Of-The-Box ... promo .... or as what Edward De Bono ... Lateral Thinking concept could also be applied ....


... then walking along street a little further ... one can not miss this sign ... if u r looking for direction .. look no further than down .... Longitude 103° 49' 50.4" E .. just sync it with your PDA GPS .. then u r on it ...

KOREA | Seoul City Tour... 3

Final part of this series..

.. they’ve got wholesale market for everything … including accessories … but hmmm.. not so sure what type of accessories … cars? personal? … fones? … computers? …. or just anything u can think of ….

… then on the opposite side .. saw this .. errr I think they are the guardian of the palace ….

… it was a few days before the World Cup 2006 when we were here .. so there were some kind of celebrations going on at the city’s park ….

.. a common scene on the street in Seoul …

… any city tour would not be complete without visiting the official residence of their head of state … n here is the Cheong Wa Dae or the Blue House … the official residence of the President …

… ” hello .. where are u ? … I’m here on the zebra crossing … re-enacting The Beatles…..”

… ” … men …. just can’t understand them … don’t they know that when a lady says no .. we really mean NO … n saying May Be also we mean NO… issshhkkk…. “…


…. onions … onions everywhere … u know what is it use for? … to make Kimchi! …. the traditional Korean delicacies ….

… “… first sway your arm like this … n turn you head towards your fingers ….n one .. n two … “

… another view of a steel trusses bridges …..

KOREA | KOREA | Seoul City Tour ... 2

.... the next part .......

.. on another day .. we were off for the scheduled City Tour ... boarding on to the Tour Bus with an English speaking tour guide ....


... Seoul ... like most major cities ( London, New York and Melbourne etc....) were built near the river ... hence there are loads of bridges in Seoul ...


.. it was quite foggy that day ... so this was the best that I could take from within the bus ...


... then en route ... we passed this quite old bridges ... waiting for the perfect angle ... "Click" ... pressed that shutter away ... and I manage to get this shot from the moving bus ......


.... ok imagine this .... a very tight schedule ... moving bus .... nice building ... moving bus ... stuck to your seat .... moving bus .... thinking shall I change my lens or not .. got time or not eh ... and did I mention moving bus ...? So ... rather than missing the shot ... I just captured it there ... and yea .. the dark strip on top was the tints on the bus's window ... the good point was that .. at least it reduces the glare from that bright reflections ... btw, this is call the 63 Building, because it has 63 floors, hmmm... 3 floors underground .. but still... this is the tallest ... yeap..


... 1405HRS ... Fisheries Wholesale Market ...


... row of shops ....


.. saw this lovely flower girl ... and it reminds me of so many things ... what does it reminds u of?... movies ...? korean movie ...? ... adverts ...? .... video music clips .... or even your dreams ...?
...lovely isn't it .....? ... sweet ...