Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon 2010

The hot air balloon festival was an event that I had anticipated for months.

It was a 4 days festival that held on 18-21 March 2010. Due to different kind of reason, I only manage to join the event on the last day.

The flying site was crowded by people even we (Pearly and me) arrive there on 7 a.m. The reasons people are there so early is queuing for balloon ride and queuing to enter the site for taking photographs. I’m quite interested to take a balloon ride and take photograph from the balloon, but the queue for the few minutes balloon ride was way crazy. So, I better keep my feet on the ground.

1. The balloon blown-up

2. Cute balloon
3. Onlooker + Balloon crew + Photog + "Models" + a boring guard.
4. Say "Hi" from the top of the balloon.
5. UP!
6. BalloonS on the sky.
7. Wake up, balloon.
8. Fight for space to "catch" fire
9. Inside of the balloon looks like spider web.
10. Fire in the "hole"
11. Inside the Levis jean.
12. Darth Vader
13. Power of Balloon
14. Jeans balloon can't fly.
15. Crowd
16. Failed Levis jean.

Pearly Convocation 2010

After 3 years of hard study in university, finally Pearly had graduated in her degree which is the Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science. I’m so proud of her and in the same time I was so jealous on her because had finished her degree but I still have another 1.5 years to go.

The convocation was held at the wisma MCA, KL on 14 March 2010. It was a lousy and awful venue for convocation to be held. Because it doesn’t have any beautiful lawn or gorgeous building to photograph a nice and memorable picture on a graduation gown as this might only happens once in a lifetime like wedding.

Frankly, the ceremony is a long and boring session. It only allow photograph from the seat, so nothing can be done in the hall.

After the ceremony, everywhere is crowded by students, parents and friends, and it was very difficult to take a nice picture without people in the background.

1. The San Choon Hall in wisma MCA2. Name
3. Random Shot
4. Mr. Chairman
5. The Moment
6. Hand-phone is always your best friend when you feels boring.
7. Just after the ceremony.
8. The crowd
9. As usual, the "Hat toss"

10. Leg off the ground, people!

11. Jump + Hat toss = i need a wider lens..
12. Can't let go of you OR long time no see??
13. The ladies.
14. Sprint.inc group picture + a pink shirt stranger.

After shooting for this event, arm ache, shoulder ache and back ache all comes to me. So, now I understand why professional event photographers deserve high pay.

To Pearly:

Congratulation and wish you all the best in your career.

Malacca 26.02.2010

Malacca is one of my favorite visiting spot in Malaysia. This place was full of well preserve heritage buildings and uncountable delicious food. It was a 2 days 1 night trip with Pearly. The main purpose of the trip is nothing other than FOOD, and also to capture some nice photos to share here.

1. Best picture of the trip.

Artistic graffiti and a lonely motorbike.

(Credit to Pearly)

2. Iron maker work place at Jalan Tukang Besi ( Iron Maker Rd.)

3. Locked gate

4. Well placed mirror

5. Allahdin "machine".

6. UFO??

7. Out-dated and dangerous look windmill which run by a lorry engine.

8. Someone might miss this a lot...

THE END