WEDDING | The Umbrella ...

... the umbrella ... yeap ... this time I'm sure it is an umbrella ..... or brolly.... or parasol ... hmmm... it says so on the net ... so I'm sure this is it .... the yellow umbrella .... ella ... ella... ella... e ... e... e....


.. a decorative brolly usually associated with wedding function .... to "shelter" the groom .. whilst on the move .. from the vehicle to the bride's place ....

RANDOM | The Accordion ...

.. it's getting late ... eermm.. or shall I say ... very early in the morning ....


... playing accordion need a special skill .... may not be as easy as it looks ... yet it is a classic instrument which can be made interesting if combined .. and played with the right mixes ...

WEDDING | The Multi-Bracelets ...

.. one of the many accessories worn by the bride/groom during the Wedding Ceremony ....


... imagine if these are real solid gold .... hmmm....

Alhamdulillah ....

WEDDING | F&F | By Special Request ...

.. one of the important things in wedding preparation is the Make-Up Artist (MUA) ... or the hair stylist ... or even fashion consultant ...

... these specialist are usually available by special request ...

... they can make or break your appearance on the special day ....


... giving a final touch on the head gear ....


... final touch-up ....

... make-up in reality and photo do make a difference ... so experience beforehand ... or if possible ... ask for a demo touch up ....

TRAVEL | Haji Lane ...

.. it is the time of the year again .... where many Muslim will prepare themselves to travel .. and perform the Hajj ...

... Performing the Hajj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam ... a must for those who have fulfilled the religious requirement .....

... in most countries ... people who have perform the Hajj .. are usually called ... Haji (for men) ... or Hajjah (for women) ...

.... strong mental health or determination ...is needed to perform the hajj ...it is totally different from our ordinary travel holiday trips .... as this is not a holiday ... one need to sacrifice oneself ... to pray.. and devote oneself to God the Al-Mighty ...


... while traveling to one of the near-by country .... saw this sign ... Haji Lane ....

Haji Lane ... is actually a named of a guy called .. Lane .. who performed the Hajj ... and thus called Haji Lane! .... hmmm... nope... just kidding ... ignore the story ...

.. well if you wanna know the story behind it ... you can search it on the net ... ;)

... To those performing the Hajj .. where ever you are ...

... Selamat menunaikan fardhu Haji ... semoga mendapat Haji yang mabrur ....

RANDOM | Walking In The Rain ...

... the next few post will gonna be a quick short post ... unless I've got more time to spare ....


... braving the rain ... and despite the slippery pavement ....

... there's a saying in Malay .... "sediakan payung sebelum hujan" .... (prepare your umbrella before it rains) ...

.. I guess... this is true in this case .... but the Malay proverb actually means that ... you should be prepared ... if not much ... at least gain few knowledge ... or to be prepared ... in case something happens ....

ABSTRACTS | Droplets on Blue ...

... just a photo to give a break from the wedding theme ....



... tiny drops ... if they combine ... they will form a larger drop ....

... a single voice .. might be ignored ... but multiple voices ... supporting the single voice ... would mean something ....

... but does united could always mean success....? otherwise there'll be no saying of ... Too mana cooks spoilt the broth .....

... hmmm... sometimes it is hard to understand .... yet ... the mystery surrounding it made it beautiful .... or is it ....?

WEDDING | Tempat .. Bekas ...

... for Majlis Berbedak ... some sort of mini containers are use to store the appropriate "ingredients" ....

.... the containers could be in any different type of design made from any material suitable for the function ....

.. here is a sample of how the container looks like ....


.. the mini containers .... place on the appropriate tray ... with the hood on ...

.. in this event ... they are made of wood... but often ... steel .. or bronze will be used ....


.. so what is inside the container you might asked ..... here you go .... the Pandan leaves are used to paste the substance to the bride/groom 's palms.. as a gesture of "blessing" their wedding ....

.. on the other hand ...

.. was looking at the voting polls .... at the moment .. people tend to like Abstracts and Weddings/function ..... as oppose to reportage or news-like photo ...

.. reportage or new-like photos are photos that you usually see in the newspaper ... something like these..

http://gferrofotoworks.blogspot.com/2007/08/world-global-stocks-mortgage-crisis.html

http://gferrofotoworks.blogspot.com/2007/08/news-singapore-national-day.html

.. and I was quite surprise that ... Local Places is not on the top list ...

.. I guess ... people do loves to see more Streets .... and Travels ...

...... well I'll try to do what I can ... the voting is still open thou ... so cast your votes ....

WEDDING | F&F | Berbedak That Night ....

... back to the Majlis Berbedak ... some more photos from that nite ....


.. having a moment captured with the "cheerleaders" ....




... and obviously .. a typical scene after the photo session ... everybody will be looking back at their camera screen ....

... hmmm... small compact camera .... is a fashion statement ... is it ...?

... but I bet ... if the big companies do make .. fashionable DSLR ... pink in colour perhaps... or perhaps... given a dash of design by Prada .. or LV .. or even Gucci .... maybe the ladies will bring DSLR to any functions despite their bulkiness....

... but maybe not .... coz .. their argument now will be .... it will not fit their LV .... Coach .. or Gucci handbags .....

... so now perhaps .... those designers should now design ... ladies handbag which are capable to carry DSLR .... maybe Anya Hindmarch could start one.... just like their "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" thingy .... but now ... they can design such as ... "I'm Also A Camera Bag" ....

.. funny them ladies ... everything should be coloured match .... or suits their clothing .... despite having a crap compact cameras with minimal quality .. or crap mobiles having minimal functions .... doesn't really matter ... as long as the colour are matching ... and it fits the handbag ... that alls that matters .....

.. so I guess ... big sizes have it downsides ... small sizes do have its followers .... ;)

... this also shows that ... even if the ladies like to hold .. and play .. with ... long ...huge ... large ... lenses ... they will only be capable of holding it for awhile .... or they just like to play-play with 'em..... but to bring it everywhere they go ..... holding it ... in longer period of time.... for a long duration ....... are they capable of doing it ....?

.... hmmmm... that's another different story ... ;)

WEDDING | F&F | The Guests ... Guys ...

.. just a quick post ....

.... in response to another request .... here are something for the ladies.... I guess... :)


.. hmmm.. if u think U have seen him ... perhaps .. u r right ... when u see him next time... just say hi to him .... :)


.. another very "iski" guest ... don't wanna let me go without capturing his "hensemness" ....

WEDDING | F&F | The Wedding Day ...

... one of the best part in "capturing the moment" is having a "symbiotic" relationship with the subject/s .... the "vainer" the better .... i.e. ... one loves to take photo .... one loves to pose ... so there you go ... a very "eruptionous" relationship .... if there is such word ...


.. trying to get away from the typical posing group photo ... the subjects were asked who have the widest smile of all.... and the answer ..... pointing to one person!!! ..

.. eerrk... nope .. that was not the question actually .... it was actually ... eerrmm.. oh just forget it ....

.. btw.... I was asked.. why is there only one photo ? ....

... hmmmm... uploading difficulties ... anyway .. one more...for the road...


.. eeerkk.. Nope... no ...no.... inda.... this site is not turning into an all wedding photos only .... these are only temporarily ... by special request ..... so I'll be posting my usual photos soon after this ....

.. on the other hand .... just to cheer up your Monday ....

.. there's this guy called Maikal ... he's small built merely 5' ... with a small thin body .... he was looking for a job .. so walking thru one of the timber factories in Uganda ... he met with the Manager ....

Maikal: Mister .. I wanna work here ....
Manager: .. hmmm.. what work can u do...?

Maikal: ... I can chop huge tree faster than you can finish your Maggi Mee ....
Manager: ... but I don't eat Maggi Mee .... only Mie Sedaap ....

Maikal: .. oh well.. what ever .. but I know I cut down load of trees ...
Manager: ... you think so? .... well here's your axe .. I want u to cut down that huge tree outside...

Maikal: ... oh ok ...

(Less than 5 minutes he met with the Manager...)

Manager: ... eh so fast? .. why u give up ...?
Maikal: .. nope... see for yourself ... I've chopped down the tree!

Manager: (looking outside in disbelief) ... eeerkk!.. how did u do that? ... where did u learn such act?

Maikal: ... aaaah ... I trained with the best .. I learned from the Sahara Jungle ...

Manager: ... what Jungle? .... Sahara Desert U mean...?

Maikal : ... aaaaah that is what U called it now ! ;)

WEDDING | F&F | Wedding Day ....

.. it was drizzling earlier in the morning ... but the rain stopped soon as the guests were coming ...

.. nevertheless ... it was a joyous event .... families ... and friends ... all coming together to witness the event...



.. .. congrats on the wedding .....

... more photos to come ... as soon as the net speed up ....

WEDDING | F & F | Malam Berpacar ... Elegance ....

... Malam Berpacar .. is usually held at the eve of the actual wedding day ....

.... only close family members are present during this informal ceremony ....



... having some moment after the Majlis Berpacar ....

.. photo taken few hours earlier .....

p.s. ... is it just me or the internet is really crawling the last few days .... got difficulties in uploading photos ....

WEDDING | F&F | Majlis Berbedak ...

.. Majlis Berbedak.. is held after Majlis berbedak-bedak mandi.. and before the actual Wedding Reception ....

... usually held on Thursday nite ... or Friday nite ... depending on prior arrangement from both the bride n groom's side ....

.. most cases .. the other side of the family will visit each other during the function .... the bride's famillies coming over to the groom's event ... and vice versa .....

.. but at times .... each bride or groom will only conduct such event among their own family members only ... i.e. without exchanging visits .... and either way ... earlier arrangement will be made....


... friends n familis gathering.. and clamouring the bride ... just to get a piece of the action of the moment..... must be something about the bride that made them act such way .... or they are only pretending posing for the huge lenses on the camera ..... hmmmm..... ;P

WEDDING | Emotion ...

.. wedding is full of emotions .... be prepared to cry ... cry of happiness ... joy ...... or even sad perhaps ....

.. parents "letting go" of their precious daughter especially ... to her newly wed hubby ... new and more responsiblities...


... the bride having an emotional moment with the family member ......

PEOPLE | Contentment ....

.... digressing from the wedding theme ....

.. was suppose to post this before the wedding theme .. anyway ...

.. feeling of self-contentment ... being satisfied with our achievement ... be it ... our personal goal... our career ... in bringing up the family ... or even in finishing our assignments and the likes ....

....Some people are so determined to find blissful happiness..... that they overlook a lifetime of contentment. .....

.. but I guess.. every now and then ... we are allowed to feel such feeling .... the feeling of contentment ....


.... a well-known figure in the local blogging scene ... congrats on that iCentre thingy ... btw ...

WEDDING | F&F | Mambadaki Close-Up ...

.. just a quick short post ...

.. zooming in into the action area....


.. closing in to the membedaki ritual ...

WEDDING | F&F | Mambadaki ...

... older generation had mentioned that .. only those who are already married can "powdered" or "Membadaki" .. the bride/groom ...

.. well it is some sort of Adat orang kitani udah tu nya .....

... some people are anxious to have a go ... but some they would "hide behind the column" so that no one will ask them to .... eermm...


... the view from the Bride's side .....

WEDDING | F&F | Berbedak Mandi ...

.. Majlis Berbedak-bedak Mandi ... is a usuall held straight after the Nikah Ceremony ....

.... it is another one of the many local traditional ceremony held during a full local wedding ceremony ....

...... elderly family members usually ... will dab some powdered liquid to the bride/groom's hand .. as a gesture of goodwill for the newly wed ...


.. one of the elderly ... during the ceremony ....

... btw .... the effect was done in-camera .... i.e. by adjusting the flash .. and zoom .... :)

... yang banarnya .. I tot awalnya ... berbedak mandi ani .... mandi banar-banar wah ... makai bedak ... but then ... inda jua ... napa nya kan ah yang banar nya dorang kena panggil catu .... may be ada cerita awal disebalik nya .... n now .. kirakan ianya atu ... kira simbolik lah saja....

... tapi jgn jua .. bedak nya mau ngam jua ... bedak Johnson kah .. bedak yang empat segi atu kah .. bedak Ammens ... atau jgn saja bedak Agnesia .. or Badak Sumbu !! ... eh sadang luan jua eh ...

WEDDING | F&F | Friends ...

.. relatives ... friends ... are those who love to share the joyous moment ...


... some of the friends .. enjoying some good moments ....

BRUNEI | WEDDING | F&F | Nikah ...

.. congrats on the auspicious day ...


... eseeyman Ramlee ..... dia punya muka ada senyum .... ;) ... eerrrkk his name is not Ramlee thou ...

.... tanam pinang rapat-rapat ....
.. agar puyuh tak dapat lari ....
.. ku pinang-pinang tak dapat-dapat ...
.. ku pujuk-pujuk ku bawa bernyanyi ....

WEDDING | A&0 | Child n Mum ...

.. just another quick post ...


... the child n mum .. or the mother n daughter ....

.. BTW .. did u know that ... there is actually a universal language use by babies (0-3months) ... which is the same all over the world ....?

eermm..... if u watch Oprah ... you will know more about this ......

WEDDING | A&O | The One With The Blue Flowers on White ...

... smiles .. and laughter ... are the most that we experience while attending a wedding ceremony ...

... very rare .. or seldom ... that we see tears ... unless it is the tears of happiness ....


.... I used to follow the fashion scene ... just wanna know the hi's n lo's .. of those what's happening on the runway .... those haute couture .. or pret-a-porter ... type of clothing ... the names of Karl Lagerfeld .. Alexander McQueen .... Tom Ford ... Galliano ....Westwood .... Helmut Kohl ... oopsss Helmut Lang ... (Kohl was the Chancellor of Germany) .... just to name a few...

.. knowing which style is Urban .. or Sub-Urban ... nevertheless.. I'm not a fashion slave ... I'll just wear whatever I feel like wearing ...

.. oh yea .. why am I saying this ...? ... well.. actually .. I wanted to comment on her dress.. but eermmm... I think I'd better not ....
... but I know .. there are fashion police amongst us .... but heh .. who cares .... :)

WEDDING | A&O | Kid Red ...

.. the kid in red ...


... kid red ...

... hmmm too lazy to type... that's all folks ...

WEDDING | A&O | Kid Peeking...

... kids ... who are we kidding ....

.. tell me which local wedding function with no kids ... no have one meh ...

.. so while the kids are there .. make full use of them ... eeerm... doesn't sounds right .... eerrr... I mean .. get loads of pix of them ... kids laughing .. playing .... looking curious .. or they are just plainly curious ..... sneaking at people....

.. and if only we know what they are thinking ....

... " .. hmmmm.. what happen to this lady's clothing ... not straight ... got hole there... got hole here... " ...

... " .. why so many colour ah the clothes ... make my eyes and head spinning ......" ...

.... " ... hmmm.... eh black suit...? .. in this hot day light ....?! .. why black ...? .. not warm meh ..? "

... " ... haha .. that photographer using that horrendous Crocs' shoes ... who does he think he is ... Jack Nicholson.. or Dean Cain ...? .. "


... a curious kid .. sneaking a peek at wedding ceremony ....

WEDDING | A&O | That Purple Lady ...

.. one of the interesting aspect in doing wedding photography is capturing the arrival of guests ...

... u can see their expression .. be it happy of the auspicious day ... or even confuse .. ... confuse of getting their way ... .. where to go ... where to sit .... or the worst .... confuse if this is the right wedding address or not .... especially so if you are going to the Perpindahan area ..... hmmm....


... that purple lady ....

hmmm... btw ... this post is dedicated to those who are asking ...

... " .... eeh .. apa tu website mu ah .... gambar ... traffic light pulang kau gambar .... cubatah gambar gadis kah apa kah ... ada jua kan di liat ...." ..

.. " .... nah eyatah tu gunakan Tag Box atu ... buat saja sana ah ... jgn diam-diam ..... mun mau apa .. cakap saja.... mun diam mana ku tau tu ......" ..

.. hmmm.. so yea ... here you go ... :)

WEDDING | A&O | Basuh Kaki ...

... in Brunei local wedding ... it involve loads of local traditional way of ritual.. depending on the origin of the family of the bride & groom ....

.. certain tradition/ritual .. only applies to certain group or ethnic .....

... one of the unique tradition done by the Tutongerz .. i.e. Orang Tutong ... is the Adat Membasuh Kaki ... whereby .. who ever pour the couple's feet with the water they usually will leave some sort of token ... like money ... soil(symbolizing they are giving a piece of land).. jewelries and such ...


.. performing the adat membasuh kaki ...

.... as I was not the official photographer .. so I was giving way for the Off. Photogs. as not to interfere with their line of sight ... :)

REPORTAGE | Visitors Centre ...

.. large cities usually have a tourist information centre or some sort ... to guide tourist .... including local tourist .. to get to know about any events, happening, info about that particular city ...


.. a man passing by the Singapore Visitors Centre .... a place one should visit to get more insight of Singapore ... friendly staff to lend you a hand ... and got foot massage as well!

PEOPLE | Curiousity ...

.. curiosity kills the cat ... or does it ... ? hmmm....

... every now and then ... we need to follow our curios mind ... such that.. we need to know what's goin' on ... as not to take thing for granted ...

.. thou at time ... we just leave it as it is ..... depending on the situation ....



... children especially ... is always curios about anything ... it is up to us the x-children ... to teach them what is right ... what is wrong ....