Tried my hand at some post processing work ( thanks for the help Sam ) partly because its something new to me and partly because of the ribbing I got from my cousin, Bernie, in regards to my reluctance in accepting the new phenom...kekekekekeke
Below are 2 pictures ( taken at Tonle Sap ) which I sorta did some post processing using Photomatix Pro 3.0....appreciate any forms of critism or comments...
Photo 1 
Photo 2
Thanks for viewing......2 every1 his/her OWN
Monday, August 11, 2008
High Dynamic Range aka HDR Photos
Siem Reap, Cambodia 2008
Took a rest from the shit at hand for a holiday ( 6th Aug - 10th Aug ) at the fabled Cambodia with a group of my colleagues...
Must admit that it was very difficult to leave my two monkeys at home ( sob sob ) but I felt that Wifey deserved a few days of relaxation (what with the initial shit of Abu Dhabi and all).
The trip itself was nothing to shout about for adventure seeker like myself but more towards an eye opener of the past and of things defined beautiful.
On the whole the province of Siem Reap is still in a progressive state...roads and drainage systems are under construction, road side lightings are scarce and remote, basic neccessities are more concentrated in the urban areas, etc.
I also found out that most of the people there ( I talked to ) are holding a minimum of two jobs, one in the day and one at night, after which they will go for language classes. I think their obssesion with learning different languages has something to do with the main contributor of their economy....which is TOURISM.
All in all the trip was ok la....nothing to shout about la...I told Wifey that I won't be going back there for at least another 10 years minimum la. Why? maybe its because that I am not such a temple fanatic thats why ( IMHO, the War Museum is a total rip off )
The few temple that I would fully recommend for future travellers are:
1) Angkor Wat ( reference here )
2) Angkor Thom ( reference here )
3) Bayon Temple ( reference here )
4) Tomb Raider Temple ( aka Ta Prohm Temple )
The rest of the temple sites are so-so only ( my personal opinion ok? )....
To tell you the truth, for me, the above temples and Tonle Sap aka Great Lake are the only things thats deemed an eye opener on my trip ( thank God Wifey agreed with me...kekeekekeke ).
Damage for the trip was approx USD 600 inclusive of air tickets, tours, entrance fees, food and board.
Total pics taken was about 800 shots ( pics uploaded in my Flickr page......there goes my shutter count )
Value for money rating at 5 ( scale of 1 to 10 )
Anyway, its 2 every1 his/her OWN................
Monday, August 04, 2008
Bandung, Indonesia 2008
Went to Bandung with a group of my "braders" in July for some R&R.
The place is famous for its shopping galore ( lotsa Factory outlets )...damn cheap I tell yooooouuuuuu.
Food wise ok la and hotels are a tad on the expensive side BUT comfortable. Below pic is taken immediately after Khairi's bath ( notice the shine? )
Managed to get the ourselves totally winded by climbing their famous Volcano called "Tangkuban Perahu" ( overturned sampan in English ). Winded because of saying "NO THANKS" to the hundreds of trinket sellers that swamp you the moment you get outta your car and also the sheer descend to the crater mouth ( still active ). The sight was well worth the sweat that we put in....very, very breath taking!!!
2 days was spent travelling around to various Factory Outlets looking for things to spend our money on. Hugo Boss, LV, Gucci, armani Exchange, Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike, Adidas, ashworth, Descent, u name it and they have it. At first I was quite sceptical on the authenticity of the brands but upon closer inspection I found out that they are all originals albeit for some manufacturing flaw ( B Grades ). Managed to buy myself some 30 pcs of T-shirts ( my size is difficult to find ) and a Levi's 501 buttonfly jeans for about USD30...waaahahahaha
Total damage RM1500
My brothers also managed to get a few mobile number of air stewardess in the VIP lounge where we were relaxing and goofing off prior to our departure...isn't that right Khairi?
*this guy still owe me a backpacking bag*
Will definitely bring my family here for a holiday sometime in the near future....no doubts about that.
2 every1 his/her OWN........................
Whose the MAN?
There once was an Indian who had only one testicle, and whose given name was 'Onestone'. He hated that name and asked everyone not to call him Onestone.
After years and years of torment, Onestone finally cracked and said, 'If anyone calls me Onestone again I will kill them!' The word got around and nobody called him that any more.
Then one day a young woman named Blue Bird forgot and said, 'Good morning, Onestone.'
He jumped up, grabbed her and took her deep into the forest where he made love to her all day and all night. He made love to her all the next day, until Blue Bird died from exhaustion.
The word got around that Onestone meant what he promised he would do. Years went by and no one dared call him by his given name until a woman named Yellow Bird returned to the village after being away.
Yellow Bird, who was Blue Bird's cousin, was overjoyed when she saw Onestone.She hugged him and said, 'Good to see you, Onestone.'
Onestone grabbed her, took her deep into the forest, then he made love to her all day, made love to her all night, made love to her all the next day, made love to her all the next night, but Yellow Bird wouldn't die!
What is the moral of this story???...
You CANNOT kill TWO birds with ONE stone!!!
2 every1 his/her OWN....................
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Learn To Play The Game
Hahahahahaha...some bastardized chop ayambrand sohai commented on my friend's blog as to why a certain blog was deleted and labelled the move as cowardice...waaaahahahahaa. Seriously didn't know that the blog was so well loved.....sigh
"LEARN TO PLAY THE GAME"
Sad to say that in every organization there are bound to be "snakes" and weeding them out is near impossible in most instances.
Thanks to the deleted blog, the "snake" weeding exercise was successfully accomplished.
That is all that can be said...... "GAME OVER"
2 every1 his/her OWN...................
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