Putrajaya Revisited
Went to Putrajaya recently and couldn’t resist shooting its prominent landmarks again since the weather was very clear with blue sky and all.
The building that houses the prime minister's office
The Putra Mosque
A boat ride on the man-made Putrajaya Lake
The domes of Putra Mosque
The Putra Mosqe in a frame
Comments and criticism are welcome with open arms. 
My picture in Daily Dozen, National Geographic’s Your Shot
Descending the step
I feel like sharing with you that my picture above was selected to be in the Daily Dozen in National Geographic website, Your Shot section.
Among the pictures submitted to Your Shot section in National Geographic website, 12 best pictures are chosen every weekday and from the pool of pictures for the whole month and the best two are selected to be printed in National Geographic magazine in the Your Shot section.
Below is the screen shot of my picture in National Geographic website in Your Shot Daily Dozen. It appeared in August – Week 2. Click here to go to Your Shot Daily Dozen and choose August Week 2 to get to the page below.
National Geographic's Your Shot Daily Dozen for August | week 2
Newsletter of Center for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU
I am delighted to share with you here that one of my pictures was published in a newsletter of Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University.
It’s also a great pleasure to hear from its editor, Liz Denius, that my picture became the first photograph that the newsletter published starting from this issue. Since she received such a good feedback on this issue she planned to include a photograph in each of its weekly issue.
Thank you Liz for the encouraging feedback.
Below is the screenshot of the newsletter which originally is in PDF format.
Newsletter of Center for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU
Hari Raya 2009 in Kelana Jaya
We would like to wish our siblings, relatives and friends Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri.
This year we celebrated Hari Raya Eidulfitri in Kelana Jaya – my wife’s family house in Kelana Jaya that has become her “hometown”. Besides my parents-in-law and my brother-in-law Mamat, my wife’s sister Intan, who just gave birth to her second child on Saturday, a day before Raya, celebrated Hari Raya there as well with her family.
The big extended family
My beloved family
My father-in-law & mother-in-law
Me and my beloved wifey, Nina
My lovely wife, Nina
My first, second and third kid
Nur Batrishia Khadijah, our first daughter
Nur Afrina Aishah, our second daughter
Nur Nashmia Maisarah, our baby daughter who is now 7 months old
More family photos here.
Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri
I wish all muslim friends and muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri and Eid Mubarak. Maaf Zahir & Batin from me and family. Enjoy the festivities with your loved ones in the coming Raya and let this joyous occassion get us closer to our loved ones and relatives.
Do drive carefully while balik kampung since the Malaysian road accident statistics is very scary every year!
Raya photo in 2008 in Jerteh
This is our last year’s raya photo at my parents’ house in Jerteh, Terengganu. Our youngest baby, Nur Nashmia Maisarah was not in the picture as she was born only in February this year.
Raya Bazaar at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Every year in the month of Ramadhan muslims from within and outside Kuala Lumpur will throng Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman area to shop for clothes and food in preparation for their Eid festival or Hari Raya as they call it in Malay. They could get almost anything there at a bargain. It is such a happening and colourful place even the grand and glittering shopping malls around KL find it hard to match.
I took the opportunity to shoot around the bazaar last weekend. Enjoy the pictures!
A string of tents snaking through between two rows of shophouses along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
The tents at close-up
Shopping for headscarf at bird's eye view
Traditional food - serunding for sale
Shopping for headscarf
Kids are not spared - imitation watch for sale
Two enterprising ladies selling "songkok" - men's traditional headgear
It is a multi-racial market - this Indian lady is selling handbags
Multi-coloured headscarves on display on the mannequins
These two lady entrepreneurs are selling artificial flowers
Mouthwatering pickles to whet your appetite
Shoes on sale for ladies
You can view more photos at this page in my zenfolio or just sit back and watch the slideshow
Malaysia Airlines & theSun Merdeka Photo Contest
Malaysia Airlines and theSun co-sponsor the Malaysia Airlines & theSun Merdeka Photo Contest based on the theme of Malaysian Hospitality. The contest runs until 5.00pm (Malaysian time) 1 September 2009.
Check out the photo contest website here.
Good luck to the participants and happy snapping!
Selamat Berpuasa
I would love to wish all muslim readers and friends Selamat Berpuasa & Happy Fasting.
May all our ibadah be accepted by Allah and may we be constantly blessed with His mercy and compassion in this holy month of Ramadhan.
“O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious).
(Fasting) for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (i.e. an old man, etc.), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a poor person (for every day). But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast, it is better for you if only you know.” (2:183-84)
“Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr.
And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr is?
The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months
Therein descend the angels and the Ruh (Gabriel) by Allah’s Permission with all Decrees,
Peace! until the appearance of dawn (97:1-5)
Selamat Berpuasa
KLIA Mosque
Sultan Abdul Samad Mosque or KLIA Mosque is a mosque located close to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2000. The architecture drew influences from Middle Eastern and local Malay styles.The mosque was officially opened in 2001 by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
- Wikipedia (which unfortunately has very little info about this majestic mosque)
I had the opportunity to shoot this beautiful mosque although the weather was quite unfavourable caused by haze (smog). Anyway I concentrated more on the mosque’s stunningly beautiful interior especially its stained glass.
I will provide more information on the mosque once I got it and will post here.
Enjoy the pictures.
The beautiful dome of the KLIA Mosque
The dome in a frame
The interior with intricately designed ceiling
The beautiful stained glass
The mosque from outside
The opulent interior of the dome
The magnificent stained glass with Islamic motiffs
The ubiquitous Islamic motiffs
The art of drawing with light...
Please check out this page in my portfolio to see more and bigger picture of you can view the slideshow here.
Do enjoy the pictures and please feel free to give any feedback.
The colourful Kuala Besut weekly market on Fridays
In Kuala Besut there is a weekly market every Friday from about 8.00am to 12.oo noon. It is where kampung folks as well as small-time traders ply their trade at the provided space. The goods range from agricultural produce, food as well as clothes and household items. But what is more interesting about this market is the majority of the traders is ladies. Despite their conservative lifestyle and well-entrenched tradition associated with ladies on the east-coast of Malaysia, they are well emancipated, very enterprising and financially independant.
Who says muslim ladies are inhibited?
Enjoy the pictures!
The lady trader entertaining her lady customer.
The lady traders entertaining their customer
Making transaction
Making final prepration before the first customer comes
Waiting for customer
Making final prepration
Waiting for customer
Making transaction
Check out this link for a slideshow of the pictures above.
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