2 May 2008 The Star reported today that the live telecast of Dewan Rakyat proceedings in parliament maybe scrapped due to the uncivil nature of the first few days of parliament. I sincerely hope that the live telecasts would remain and not scrapped. This is a necessary part of getting political maturity in the country. … Read more
22 April 2008 Men On Guard at KLCC Horses On Guard at KLCC The Olympic Flag Spectators watching the event China’s flag in KLCC Rain can’t stop me Malaysia was given the honour of receiving the Olympic Torch in conjunction of the coming Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. It poured and poured and poured with … Read more
21 April 2008 Based on my posting entitled ‘You do not lie with words nor should you lie with photographs’, I am now going to make sure that all images that I post from now on will contain the wordings ‘This image(s) has been digitally enhanced’ or ‘This image(s) has been digitally manipulated’. What’s the … Read more
21 April 2008 The above quote was taken from a page in the American National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) website. The author of the NPPA’s code of ethics as found in the NPAA website is John Long who is the NPPA Ethics Co-Chair and Past President who wrote it in September 1999. He writes in … Read more
18 April 2008 This is one of the very first images that I took when I started photography nearly 2 years ago. The picture was taken with the Canon EOS 300D and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. I love this image because of a few reasons. Firstly, the PETRONAS Twin Towers has become an iconic building … Read more
7 April 2008 Sometimes its good to do something different. I don’t generally like to take studio type pictures and portraits. Partly because its such a hassle and a pain to set the lights, arrange stuff, wait for the make up and so on. Having said that though, I love the idea of being able … Read more
5 April 2008 On 4 April 1968, civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King was assasinated in Memphis, Tennesee. I am always moved and inspired whenever I listen or read his speeches and I would say that he is one of the few persons in history that has helped shape my own values and principles. … Read more
24 March 2008 A long overdue post. One of the things that I have always looked at with some amount of worry are subsidies and prices which is why I was glad when the new Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs said that there will be a revision on pricing regulations in Malaysia (see … Read more
24 March 2008 Well. The saga of the Malaysian General Elections is continuing (and has now become much more interesting than the American primaries). The Terengganu State Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) appointed by The Regency Advisory Council of Terengganu has appointed someone else instead of the incumbent MB. I don’t want to say much here … Read more