I'm frustrated.
I'm sad.
But I do have some points.

1. I didn't send my application late. The staff said there's no deadline.

2. I went to see the officer in charged on June 9, 2008 to check the progress. He said it's in process because all the big bosses are outstation and a decision could not be made without them. Isn't it funny that the letter is dated June 9, 2008 as well?

3. The course is MSc in Biological Photography and Imaging. Yes. It is not critical, but it is important and needed.

4. I've got a 25% scholarship from the university+commonwealth and need another 75% (convert to pounds it's a lot of money - say: RM100 000)....anyone willing to donate?

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Went for a food photography class last Sunday, 18th May 2008. The teacher was Azhar Ariff http://azharariff.fotopages.com/. It was a fun and very informative class for beginners like me. Learned some basic about food photography, what type of food photography are there, how you should compose your shots, lighting, props etc. Overall, I would definitely recommend this class for beginners who are interested. You can contact Azhar for more info. Anyways, here are some of my shots...oh yeah, we had to shoot in RAW, so this is also my first time post processing RAW images which I feel very useful as I get more flexibility in terms of adjusting the exposure and other stuff I can't do in JPEG images. Thumbs up again to the teacher for enlightening me:P. However, post-processing RAW are quite time consuming too as they took me some time to select the shots and do the editing (which explains why I post this a week after the class ). Do excuse me on the colours, huhu, I found out that when I'm editing with my laptop at home, the colour will be quite dull and I can't really see if I'm overdoing it or what. Some of the images with ok colours were edited using my office's PC. Whatever it is, just leave your comments and critics, still lots to improve on my photography skills..(dang! it's been a year)

note: there were 5 dishes, each were taken either at f2.8 or f11 in a white tent, or at f16 with props on a table.


macaroni, f16


macaroni, f16


macaroni, f2.8


macaroni, f11


fish, f16


fish, f2.8


chicken, f16


chicken, f2.8


chicken, f11


rice, f16


rice, f2.8


spaghetti f2.8


spaghetti f11


cake, f11

enjoy

Snap a pic of Debab today. Nothing unique. But the eye contact worth a post. (at least for me).

went for a quick unplanned visit to PD last Sunday. Grab a few shots. This is one of the few bests i've got. Critics and comments are welcomed. Thanks.

please feel free to comment. thanks.

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Hola todos! hehe, yg ni tangkap gambar untuk satu exercise di forum CS, sbb macam menarik (perasan la sikit, sbb cam slalu gambo tak lawa, kadang2 lawa apa salah nya perasan )... gua rase niche gua in photography ialah objects...not people, sbb bila gambo org cam kantoi je...maybe nanti gua boley bukak kedai poskad ke...ahahahahha.... so ini lah dia. please comment. thanks!

ini gambo besar


try square crop plak....


yg ni try ade text, konon2 cam poskad...ke, org yg nak melamar awek dia ke....kekek sila kontek saya jika nak ye...muahahahaha

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Yes! at last i've managed to force myself into a photography project. i have to thank Ezran http://ezrankamal.fotopages.com/ as what moved me into this "jumpstart entry" is his entry "Molecular Gastronomy"...yumm looking at the pixes of food he captures made me wanna have my own array of food pixes! . well, i like baking, it's kinda my other hobby, other than photography...err...well, it's not that I LOVE baking but I love to eat cookies, cakes and brownies so I figured that I better "like" baking . so, I found this simple brownies recipe on the net and decided to come up with a "hobby fusion", photography + baking... . it's not easy though as I have to multitask and super multitask as i don't ask for my mom's help while doing this! Imagine having to handle the mixer and camera at the same time! ...girls, don't do this at home, if you don't have strong hands as u might end up crying over a camera that fell into the batter ... well, enough said...enjoy the pixes ...and oh yeah, for detailed easy brownies recipe...just Google it! there's plenty on the net

hungry?...

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ok, ok, i know i've not been loading in photos lately...it's not that i am super busy or what. just that i'm lazy. i have loads of unedited photos in my harddrive screaming to be uploaded...but well...when the lazy bug bite...hehe . so, i thought, i'll jumpstart my FP to live again not by uploading photos, but by answering a tag. hehe, kuman http://vodoo2k.fotopages.com/ tagged me. so here are my answers: 5 Things 5 things found in my bag ... - another small bag containing my bank book, asb book, floss, thumbdrives - another small bag containing my wallet, handphone, coins - yet another small bag containing females essentials – lip gloss, lipstick, an eyeliner (a must for me), and some pantyliners - keys - my organizer 5 things found in my wallet - money - driving license - couple of atm cards - Prof Halim’s name card (I kinda always need his contact details as I’m constantly filling up some scholarship forms) - real rewards card and bee dees card 5 favourite things in my room - my guitar - my camera and its stuff - my super old pc - my bed!! - my bolster 5 things I’ve always wanted to do - study overseas (no money, no talk, although you’ve got a place, or more…) - learn photography (learning) - ice skating (done!) - play guitar perfectly (far from perfect...) - learn knitting (not yet!) 5 things I’m currently into - photography - writing some lame comments of mine on the net - TORNCITY http://www.torncity.com/register.php?XID=501131 - photography buy and sell - looking for scholarship, sponsorship, money or whatever shit that is needed for the first on the list of “5 things I’ve always wanted to do”… 5 people i'm going to tag : - nurliey http://nurliey.fotopages.com - ezran yan http://ezrankamal.fotopages.com - kak wa http://tilotama.fotopages.com - syuk kury http://shukrinasaruddin.fotopages.com - ely yanniz http://yanniz.fotopages.com ok, thats all. people that have been tagged must answer the 5 Questions in "5 things" and then tag 5 other people.

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this set of pictures is full of regrets, despite the fact that it is a celebration. ok, IT IS A GREAT CELEBRATION!! ...maybe not so regretful but i am frustrated with few things: 1. i woke up late (try: 8 am!! i slept with my office attire (complete with socks) that day, don't know what happened), so i kinda miss most of the parade (reach dataran at 9.30am!) and was not able to get comfortable spots to take pictures and only managed to snap people's head. so most of my pics is the post-merdeka-parade shots... 2. i think the pictures i took sucks, i didnt compose well, failed to capture good moments, and also some (or most) of them are blurry....thinking bout it, i should have fix 50 mm that day. i took better pictures with it than with the kit lense though it'll be hard for wide-view photos...duh! what was i thinking?? 3. my editing sucks too! there's visibly nothing i can do to improve my pics ... somebody help!! nevertheless, i carry on with publishing these photos on this fotopages, so that you can advice, critics, comments, so i have the motivation to (try) improve my photos hehe, nah! don't take it seriously. be careful with the words though.

bantah USFTA!

aku paling suka atuk kat bawah ni, dia paling semangat merdeka!



gambar ni takde apa nak ditunjukkan tapi aku suka warna dia


kerja pembersihan selepas merdeka


mat salleh beria joget


semua nak tgkp gambar dgn veteran perang mat salleh


atuk-atuk UMNO tgh sedia nak tangkap gambar


rakyat bersurai selepas parade


roses amongst the thorns dalam gang UMNO veteran


Malaysiaku Gemilang...



jambul apa ni tok?

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there's more pics (i took over 800 photos that day!). nanti bubuh lagi, kalo rajin

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p/s: entry ini meant to be published last friday 24th august, tapi fp tgh bengong time tu, so ari ni baru leh masuk...mood penulisan adelah mood pada hari itu...sekian

ini kecik sibuk nak tengok apa yang bunyik chip-chip-chip tu...

ini pulak si debab@bulat@ tatau nama dia apa pulak yang sibuk


kecik lagi, gambar2 ni amik pakai 50 mm, so tak dpt nak zoom out lagi kasik nampak kecik banyak sikit macam yg o.d bayang kan dlm kepala

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Ibu ayam dikejar musang, anak ayam carik ibunya... ibu ayam berlari... terus lari... dan di tangkap musang.... anak ayam mencari... terus cari... ibunya yang hilang.... oh kasihan... oh kasihan... aduh kasihan..... Siang tu, ntah apasal o.d dan kawan-kawan opis nyanyi lagu tu sambil buat diorama safari untuk projek prototype courseware sains yang kitorg buat. o.d cakap sama kawan-kawan, bestlah nyanyi lagu kanak-kanak, kalo o.d jadi cikgu tadika, mesti o.d nak nyanyi selalu kat budak-budak . malam tu, mase o.d balik ke umah, mase nak belok keta masuk ke simpang rumah, nampak satu benda kecik dok atas batu. 'amende tu?' bila o.d tgk betul-betul nampak seekor spesies burung yang kecik berdiri je kat situ. padahal hari hujan renyai-renyai. bila o.d dah parking, o.d cakap kat abah nak tengok ade 'binatang kat situ'. sepanjang 25 (26,...tahun ni ) tahun umur o.d, keluarga o.d mmg duduk kawasan perumahan bandar, tak pernah lagi duduk kampung. sebab tu o.d tak kenal binatang yang o.d jumpa ni apa...hahaha. cuma pada bulan april lepas, buat pertama kali keluarga o.d pindah duduk kawasan kampung sebab mak ngan abah dah tak larat panjat tingkat empat umah lama o.d tu dan jugak sebab tahun ni kak jah nak tunang dan kawin, jadi umah kitorg tu kecik dan tak muat, so pindah umah sekarang. walopun rumah sewa tapi oklah...sebab selesa dan besar. rumah ni jenis umah tanah lot yang dalam kawasan macam kampung, jadi pertama kali o.d duk kat kawasan yang ade bela ayam, itik etc. anyway, o.d tatau yang o.d jumpa ni burung ke, puyuh ke amende ke. jadi o.d angkat balik umah. mase o.d nak angkat dia macam takut dan nak lari, tapi bila o.d dah pegang dia diam aje. agaknya dia best la tangan o.d panas sebab dia duduk dalam hujan. o.d kata kat mak, "mak-mak tengok ni adik jumpa kat luar, ni binatang apa ni? burung puyuh ke"...mak kata, "ni ayam lah"..hahaha, bukan o.d tak pernah jumpa anak ayam, tapi selalu o.d nampak dari jauh je. dan anak ayam dalam buku warna kuning semua, si ayam yang o.d jumpa ni kaler dia ade belang2 sikit. hehehe . o.d ingat nak tunjuk mak je, pastu esok nak letak balik kat luar lah, kasik mak dia jumpa. tapi mak kata "belalah.".. best jugak idea tu. o.d tak pernah bela ayam. tapi umah o.d ade kucing 4 ekor. mase o.d jumpa dia ni, si kucing o.d yang dua ekor si nakal tu sibuk2 je. jadi o.d taruk dia dalam kotak dan taruk dalam sangkar kucing o.d. kucing memang tak dok dalam sangkar dia tu, tu untuk kurung bila siapa yang nakal dan buat jahat sebagai denda, dan jugak untuk kurung mase kenduri tunang kak jah ari tu. mak suruh bagi makan beras tumbuk-tumbuk. so, malam tu si ayam tu duduk umah o.d anak ayam ni asik bunyik cip-cip-cip...jadi o.d panggil dia chip-chip...hehe. malam tu ade lah sikit o.d tangkap gambar dia. esoknya (semalam) o.d balik dari keja, mak tengah pegang chip-chip. mak kata "anak adik ni asik bising je, dia sejuk". mak kata, anak ayam selalu malam2 tido ngan mak dia, jadi dia dapat haba. o.d pikir camne, nak pasang lampu ke?...o.d pun tatau. jadi kitorg buh dia dalam kotak tisu, dan taruk kain banyak2 kasik dia panas. o.d tido mmg tak pasang kipas sebab o.d cepat sejuk jadi malam tu o.d bawak dia tido dalam bilik la. sebelum tido o.d suap chip-chip makan roti serbuk-serbuk dan jugak air. tapi kaki chip-chip sejuk je. o.d macam dah rase, o.d dah macam boleh teka apa akan jadi hari esok. malam tu o.d ade jugak amik gambar dia sikit. mana tahu rupa-rupanya tu lah gambar terakhir chip-chip pagi tadi o.d bangun untuk sahur. sejuk jugak malam tadi. o.d tak dengar chip-chip bunyi, jadi o.d macam dah tau lah chip-chip dah.... tapi o.d tak nak check terus sbb macam kalau boleh tak nak tahu lah. jadi o.d cakap dalam hati "dia tidur agaknya". lepas makan sahur, o.d pegi kemas tempat kucing dulu. lepas tu baru o.d pegi tengok chip-chip...seperti yang dijangka...chip-chip dah mati...kasihan chip-chip...dia tak dapat jumpa mak dia o.d rasa cam salah jugak sebab ambik chip-chip, tapi kalau o.d biar dia dalam hujan tu, lagilah sejuk. o.d teka, mungkin mase lintas jalan, chip-chip tertinggal dari kumpulan keluarga dia. (tempat o.d jumpa tu betul-betul depan jalanraya dan mase o.d ambik chip-chip dia tengah pandang ke arah jalanraya). tapi apa-apa pun o.d sedih jugak. mungkin "my hands have lost their charm" sebab mase o.d kecik-kecik, o.d selalu kutip binatang yang tertimpa malang, kucing butalah, kucing tempang kaki bengkak kena gigit anjing, anak burung jatuh dr sarang dia atas bumbung...mase tu semua binatang tu akhirnya berjaya sembuh dan hidup sampai besar..(rindu sama burung mynah o.d nama 'awang'...dari dia kecik takde bulu o.d bela, sampai lah besar siap bawak jalan2 atas bahu, tapi last2 hilang sebab dia dah terbang-o.d tak pernah kurung dia, mungkin mase tu dia jumpa awek kot... ) inilah gambar2 chip-chip. yang black n white tu ialah yang tangkap malam semalam - gambar terakhir chip-chip... sekian...