Posted in Xcapades on Feb 26th, 2010
Not many people have been to Kudat nor know where this administrative centre for the Kudat Division (covering the districts of Kudat, Pitas, Kota Marudu and some offshore islands) is located. It is on the northern tip of Borneo Island and indeed some associate it with Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, which is the northern most point […]
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Posted in Happenings on Feb 20th, 2010
Here are a couple of photos from my MiL’s birthday dinner held in Kudat, Sabah …
Helen helping her mother cut the birthday cake
One for the album … four generations, woot … it would have been a bigger group - some of the grandchildren and their families could not make the trip to Kudat
The children […]
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Posted in People on Feb 18th, 2010
This time around, my family travelled to Sabah to celebrate the Lunar New Year with my in-laws and relatives. Actually, it was a double rejoice - it was a golden opportunity to celebrate my mother-in-law’s birthday since her 3 sons, 4 daughters (excluding the 5th who’s residing in China), grandchildren and great-grandchildren would be back […]
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Posted in Fotoblog on Feb 7th, 2010
Took this shot some where in Petaling Jaya. Didn’t have the POV that I wanted … so only managed to catch a sun rising behind a building (located in Kuala Lumpur).
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Posted in Happenings on Feb 5th, 2010
Continuing from yesterday’s posting…
The mother applying the pottu on her daughter’s forehead
Was told that the pottu signifies the third eye (centre of awareness) and heightens one’s spiritual awareness
All set to make the climb up the 272 steps into the Batu Caves inner chamber
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Off they go to perform their vows (Canon 350D + Sigma […]
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Posted in Happenings on Feb 4th, 2010
I’ve almost come to the last of my photoblogs on the Thaipusam celebration at the Batu Caves.
After spending a couple of hours in the vicinity of the main Great Cave, I took a 750-metre stroll to the bank of the Sungai Batu. It was about 11am and the sun was blazing through the atmosphere. […]
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Posted in Happenings on Feb 3rd, 2010
No ordinary feat <Canon 50D + Canon 24-105mm>
She was actually standing on the edge of an entrance arch to get a commanding view of the happenings <Canon 50D + Canon 24-105mm>
In a trance-like state <Canon 350D + Canon 50mm F/1.8>
Doing this needs great faith in the deity as well as pure heart and […]
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