Pasar Malam (Nite Market) is one of the must visit places in Brunei.Pasar Malam, as the abbreviation suggest P.M., is only available during the night time, usually from 5pm til midnite.So now you know why the Malaysia's PM only works at night, 'coz he's PM not AM!Oh anyway....One can find variety of stuffs in Pasar Malam from fruits to foods, from clothes to antiques, and from plastic flowers to "real flowers" *hubba* hubba*Pasar Malam will be more interesting during this festive season i.e. HM Birthday's celebration, as a dedicated Pasar Malam will be built for each district during that period, and there will be a centre stage where various performances will be held every night throughout the celebration.
One of the "local tourist" trying to haggle for a better bargain, and what make this more fun is not only you can try to haggle the price but if you are skillful enough you might get the "digit" of the seller.Enjoy it while you can.Good Luck!
Only in Japan...... one can find the Capsule Hotel
Hotel Capsule, is a simple place for people to have a restIt is literally a capsule for you to sleep.Imagine your single bed, then cover it with a 2' walls to the right/left and the headboard with a ceiling, but the end can be covered with curtain.The capsule itself is complete with radio, TV, clock and light, cosy enough for you to sit down, but not standing.It is cheap, (but if you consider money to size ratio it is still expensive), clean, and convenience, especially for those business traveller who work late and need to be in the office early.Thou they are no ensuite bathroom, there are communal shower.So if you just wanna have a try, you are welcome to have a go, just for the experience.
The name is Love, Love Cafe....Well as the name suggest, this is the Luurrrvveee Cafe ...Enough Said.Sayonara
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Street photography is about capturing "the moment" on the street.No actor, no rehearsal, no plan, just ordinary people, doing ordinary daily life.What important is, patience.If you are lucky (very rarely) it would only take a few minutes, otherwise, few hours is a norm for capturing such happening.So what gear to use for street photography?Well, you need to have 3 professional SLR bodies, with 300mm f/2.8 IS prime zoom, 20-700 f/2.8 IS L lens, 50mm f/1.0 or better, and if you believe what I said, you are doomed, better stay at home and watch TV or read some photography magazines.The actual answer is, just a simple basic DSLR with its kit lens 18-55mm will do, or even a prosumer point and shoot like the Canon equivalent of G9 or S5IS.How about phone camera? Or those ordinary Point & shoot? As mentioned in earlier post that, it does not really matter what type of camera to be used right?Well, in this situation, (Street photography) you gotta be kidding right, get real come on. It is a true fact that it does not really matter what camera you are using IF you can FREEZE the people on the street!The moment you see an interesting action, you start up your cheap P&S, focus it, *click* the action is no more, or it might be blurred, so a good gear does helps.These photos are just few of the samples of street photography, 1. Conversation with the Ad
"Hello.. listen to me... they are watching you ....watching me ..."2. The Flirty Ad
Girl, you just don't know how the model in the poster act when you are not looking.
Akibahara is another one of the must-see places in Tokyo.For those Manga, Anime, Electronic, Computer, Camera fanatic, freak, geek or whatever you wanna call them, Akihabara is the place to be, just like a kid lost in candy store.aftIf in Brunei you can find variety of fruits/ foods/ handicraft at the Kianggeh Market or Tamu, or in Chatuchak Market in Bangkok, one can also indulge in many different types of tidbits, but in Akihabara, instead of foodstuffs, they have market full of electronic items!
The Electronic Market! You can find any thing that can conduct electricity here, LED, "black-red" wires, banana plugs, male-female socket, 3-pins, 2-pins, adapter, resistor, capacitor just name it they got it here!
People rushing to-n-fro. Just like the other busy places in Tokyo, Akihabara is a busy area, covered with pedestrians. Just trying to stand still is considered some kind of a feat.
Neon covered buildings are what one will see during nite time. The whole street of Akihabara are showered with neon lighting, no need to wait until Hari Kebangsaan or something, one can just come here any night the year round to experience the neon shower.
