Today Is The Day...

Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 1:55 AM
Today is the day..whats going on..? Hari ni genaplah sebulan Im with my bLind-Shutterz. Banyak perkara yang telah di pelajari dari photography ani and I still need tunjuk ajar dari kamu semua, especially dari orang yang berpengalaman dan yang telah lama berkecimpung dalam bidang photography ani.

I just would like to say thank you to all yang selama ni sedia berkongsi tips & pandangan, and to Brunei Forever Forum people yang sentiasa memberikan tunjuk ajar, to UcingItam thanx for inviting me to join BFF...and to you *you know who you are* thanx for the support but Im still waiting for my baby upgrade..hehehe.

ANNOUNCEMENT: 4th TelBru Work Life Health Photos

Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 7:57 AM
You may view and get a copy of your 4th TelBru Work Life Health photos from my picasa. Please click the link below.


AIDS Charity Walkathon

Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 7:33 AM

Walk for life, 2008: 'Walk the talk'
HIV, my friend, is YOUR choice.
Hosted by: Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council
Type: Causes - Fundraiser
Where: Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah
When: Sunday, June 29 from 6:30 am to 11:30 am

Today Im Away From My Office Desk & Off To Temburong For Bomba Site Survey...

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Waaah...baru tah ku pernah ni inda mencek blog dari pagi ke petang since Im off to Temburong this morning membuat site survey for our EG-Bandwidth project di Bomba Rataie & Bomba Bangar. Kami sampai di sana was during lunch time *very very very long que di Kuala Lurah + leceh long que at the Puni post*. Selepas selasai semua kerja we went to Limbang skajap *transit* round - round ke tamu disana since hari ni orang betamu. So masa di sana tu tah I click - click my bLind-Shutterz sambil buy this and that untuk orang dirumah.

*Semua gambar di bawah was taken using 400D attached with 50mm f1.8 Mark II*

The family business..three of them sit next to each other waiting for customer to buy thier goods.

Bought one of those beras bario "lamah licak" which means bila di masak, nasi tu inda kan licak walaupun sampai ke petang.

Other than beras, vege and other dried foods you can see this di Tamu Limbang. *Kayu Limpanas*

...and some handicraft ada jua bejual di sana like this sea shells.

...and this one also. Ubat - ubatan dari akar - akaran.

Jetty berdepanan dengan Sungai Limbang or also known as Btg Limbang.

Cucur pisang panas - panas. You can find this di gerai malam along Sungai Limbang.


Now I just realised something... "Where ever you go, never leave your camera coz you'll never know what you'll see infront of your very own eyes".

Sedang mencuba - cuba macro *Using Raynox DCR-250-Owner: BruneiEye*

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Last night lepas balik saja dari BE, I tried to macro an insect and its already dead..macro test try saja. I admit macro ani is not an easy one. Even dimalam atu I tried to macro a dead one, but still very hard. Once you focus..jangan lagi kn di usik - usik tripod atu hehehe. So last last di malam atu I give up. Bukan nya apa...semput ku di buatnya hehehe..and why is that? tanya saja arah ku tarus..malu ku kan menulis disini..kekeke.

Another Night Photography Test...

Monday, June 23, 2008 at 7:50 AM
Menanti pelanggan yang sudi membeli sayur - sayurannya...

...and I believe they are Japanese babe

Memupul daun - daun sayuran yang layu

Pulut panggang panas - panas...

Took this pic masa singgah ke Pasar Malam Gadong all taken with RAW+L *test* but I dunno how to convert the RAW hehe. Masih trying to figure it out how to convert them.

ADVERT: TelBru Model Search...

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Anyone yang interested to be TelBru model, you may contact the number as stated on the poster...

Click the poster to enlarge

Sunday Unofficial Outing...Tri-Xtreme, PSK Softball & Serasa Beach

Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Semalam as I planned earlier, pergi tah ku ke HSBC Tri-Xtreme challenge at around 7.30am. Breakfast dulu di Supreme Gadong and tarus meet DKNB di sana jua since kami kan bebaya ke padang MD. Lepas breakfast we park our car depan kedai Kominis then walk to padang MD. Once sampai di padang MD, I was abit nervous to see the crowd.

The grandstand was full with participant. Meet Jeffu there, one of BFF people but semalam tu he was the one of the official photographer. Then we meet one of the official photographer *head* and he tell tempat - tempat participant akan tuju.
Once saja the game start, everybody was like kambing lepas dari kandang rushing to get to their targeted checkpoints. Me & my baby was walking macam tourists dari padang MD heading to McD. Once sampai di area McD, I wonder around depan Centerpoint and Chong Hock area to capture gambar participant.

The day was very very hot sampai Im so thirsty. Head back to McD, rehat skajap then order Large Fries, McD Spicy Burger and Coke...Fuuuuuhh..nyamaan rasanya bila mengampai punggung di kerusi tu. Sambil - sambil makan..I look around jua coz one of the bonus checkpoint was di McD tingkat satu. After puas sudah taking shoots, look at the watch and its time to move. Next location is PSK pencak silat at Stadium area.

HSBC Tri-Xtreme


Once sampai saja di depan dewan serbaguna Sadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, I rush to the dewan saw a few silat people di luar dewan tu sedang santai - santai. But once ku masuk saja ke dewan atu, I was like blur berabis wondering mana cia orang belawan silat ani? So, I asked one of the silat guy, "hari ni nada orang betanding kah?" and he replied "hari ni nada orang betanding, bisuk saja ada". Hmm..then tukar plan saw perlawanan softball sedang berlangsung, tarus tah bertukar arah ke tempat padang softball.

The padang was abit muddy so paksa la cari tempat yangg sadang licaknya..hehe. Masa ku disana tu, I saw one live incident where the batter accidentaly tekana bula softball exactly on his eyes. Kedangaran bunyi bula tu tekana his face and d guy ends up telimpang ketanah. Saw his eyes blueblack but luckly no serious injuries. Managed to get a few good shoots *thats what I think lah* masa di padang softball atu. Gambar punya gambar time is almost 12pm and its time to move again to Serasa beach for PSK lumba perahu.


PSK Softball Random Pics


Masa sampai di pantai Serasa atu, boleh di katakan seperti biasa lah ramainya. I was wondering di mana tempat orang bejual those pet thingy. Sambil - sambil bejalan menuju ke grandstand tempat orang lumba perahu atu, mencari - cari tah ku tarus tempat orang bejual pet atu and yes found it. Saw this snakes, rabbits & bunnies..best one was the chipmunks. Then move to the grandstand, but....*sigh* rupanya lumba perahu tu di adakan di sebelah pagi saja. Last - last jalan - jalan around pantai tu dengan camera on the monopod besahan di bahu cari something kan di gambar. Got the chance mencuba panning semalam, but I guess alum sharp banar lah.....and thats the end of my sunday outing.


Serasa Random Pics

ANNOUNCEMENT: 3d TelBru Work Life Health Photos

Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 1:47 AM
There is only a few pictures taken during the 3rd TelBru Work Life Health session on friday due to hari yang kurang mengizinkan and due to some camera malfunctions. To view the photos, please click my picasa link below...

Last Minute Lepak Di Blue Eden..Ends Up Meeting Saiful Nang (Official Photographer For P.A.P Hjh Majeedah Wedding)

Friday, June 20, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Last night around pukul 7.00pm atu I put a post di Brunei Forever Forum wondering siapa yang turun ke BE. Tunggu punya tunggu, not many people yang dapat pegi dimalam atu. So change plan, I went to my x-classmate malam berbedak. Once balik saja dari jemputan atu ku cek balik forum airbiscut & headache baru balik dari BE. Alamak....terlepas sudah. Refresh 2-3 times got a fone call my other half, saying shes hungry. So I decided to drop by and makan ke BE saja. Ngam before ku jalan, saw a msg from Ripin on d forum saying, "UcingItam just msg me..SAIFUL NANG & AHIM is at BE right now" something like that lah bunyinya. So without pikir banyak, we zoom ke BE and once sampai waaah..I have a chance to meet a pro photographer.


Ordered roti john, french fries chit chat with BFF people yang ada disana as usual about photography thing & of course aku dengan kusut ku asking question about sensor cleaning..hehe. Then came along Zadm *the last person to came*..nasib jua sampat banar ah. Chit chat with him about his Tokina Wide 11-17mm f2.8 lens etc. Then before kami balik seperti biasa, group photo session taken by and using Kulimpapat's camera. Keluar saja dari BE, seperti biasa sesi lepak - lepak sambung cerita lagi skajap. Chit chat with Muris pasal sensor cleaning coz we have the same problem then after that, bersurai.

ANNOUNCEMENT: 3rd TelBru Work Life Health Picture

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Just to inform to all that the are only a few pictures captured during TelBru Work Life Health 3rd Session. Ini adalah disebabkan keadaan cuaca yang kurang mengizinkan & some camera malfunctions. Hope para jurugambar yang lain *Adri Yani & DKNB* did capture some of your actions and move during the exercise and netball session.

Brunei Forever Forum Night Shoot Outing

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Before kami start our outing semalam, airbiscut did a group photoshoot strobbing. Equipped with 2 flash on a stand and 1 on his Nikon D300 camera. Great settings bro...great settings with good camera + good photographer = great shoots

1P1D - 1 Picture 1 Day

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My Very First Outing With BruneiForever Forum People - Night Outing At Pasar Malam Gadong

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Its my very first outing sama bisdurang dari BruneiForever Forum and its my very first night outing session. So masa berkumpul di kawasan jambatan berdekatan dengan The Mall Gadong sempat la berkenalan dengan lebih dekat lagi with TheBruneiEye, Lisadragon, headache, Mirez, Duan, Alphashoter, bro UcingItam ada yang ku inda tau namanya, sorry and not forgetting bro airbiscut, the one yang organized the night shot outing. Did ask a few tips dari TheBruneiEye about night shots and he said, its better to use my 50mm f1.8 lens supaya its easy for me to snap snap pictures.

Just after bergambar beramai by using airbiscut strobbing gears, we walked dari area jambatan The Mall atu to pasar malam Gadong. Once kami sampai disana, kami bepacah wondering around pasar malam atu, macam pelancong jua rasaku hehehe. After sudah banyak mengambar this and that, I just realise that my ISO is urrrghh! ISO 1600. airbiscut tanya, am I ok with my camera settings? Lepas ia mencek, he asked me to try the manual settings. Shutter speed 1/60 Aperature adui lupa ku and ISO set to 400-800. That was my 2nd or 3rd or may be more mistakes. Ok, Ive learn from my mistakes and I just hope that I won't make the same mistakes again and again. Here are the shots taken during my outing with my buddies dari BruneiForever Forum.
















SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Second TelBru Work Life Health Picture Is Now Viewable...

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Assalamualaikum to all especially to all TelBru Staff. Now you can view all the Second TelBru Work Life Health Picture at my picasa.

2nd TelBru Work Life Health...Sambungan

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 1:43 AM



Artist favourite mingguan keluaran Jumaat









2nd TelBru Work Life Health - Chi Gong

Monday, June 16, 2008 at 8:18 PM
The second TelBru Work Life Health was di buat on 6th June 08 yang lepas. This week penyertaan dari warga TelBru adalah lebih ramai dari yang pertama ianya di adakan. This week exercise concentrate on Chi Gong *almost the same as Tai Chi, but a bit faster* yang biasanya di praktikkan oleh orang - orang Cina.

Now you see her...

Now you don't...


Kick..Kick..Yeaa..Now side kick everyone...

The sweet move....


...and yet you can see the smile thou he's tired

The mountain bikers group lead by Hj Shahralidin...

The game called netball...interested? Join them after the walkaton/aerobics session at Gate 3

Pics of My Self In Action...Contributed By nz.juushici, sacred-vision & Adri

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TelBru 2nd Work Life Health Chi Gong Session




Sunday Outing, Container Area Batu Bersurat

From left to right: sacred-vision, Eric, disconinjas, bLind-Shutterz *my self*, nz.juushici

Freestyle....thats what nz.juushici said

The L attack....

Just Another Wild Life Photoshot...Birds

Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 8:44 AM


Tamu Kianggeh Di Pagi Hari...Wajah - Wajah Ceria

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My favourite place to buy kuih malaya...


Anak kecil belajar berniaga..

Senyuman keceriaan...


Posing bila teliat orang memiggang camera.. hehehe



Umur bukan jadi penghalang untuk mencari sesuap nasi...



Rehat seketika menghilangkan lelah...

Another Wild Life Snapshot...On The Way To Tamu Kianggeh

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Early in the morning I woke up at 6.30am make some breakfast..nasi goreng as my usual menu then dalam pukul 8 lalu jalan to tamu Kianggeh. Attached to my camera is my new toy, Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 IS USM lens, saja kan test lagi. Since parking jauh di belakang tamu, we have to lalu dari belakang tah jua. Kelurusan masa lalu di belakang tu, I saw monkeys bekeliaran di kawasan perkuburan Kianggeh. Yatah ngam lalu di sana tu takut pun ada. Bukannya takut pasal lalu kawasan perkuburan, but takut d monkeys melumpat ke badan..hahaha. But rasa kan mengambar atu jua, so beranikan diri berdiri di bawah pohon d monkey begaut and snap snap..Another wild life photoshot collection for me.

He's really on-top of my head..enjoying him self chewing the branches.

Learning To Capture Still Objects..

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Did some snapshot on still objects (still life) yesterday *its a boring saturday*..kes nada kan dibuat. This type of photography is normally dibuat oleh my fellow friend disconinjas. I need to learn more from you laaar dude. Here are 2 of the pics. As he mention earlier, Di...gambar tia barang Razer mu, and yes here are one of my Razer collection. Yang lain inda sampat aritu kes camera pajah lowbatt...hehehe.


Early In The Morning...

Friday, June 13, 2008 at 6:30 PM


The New Toy Is Here...

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Finally my order sampai sudah. Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM, L lens 2x extender and Canon Battery Grip is now in hand. Did few test on the lens with the extender and without extender. But soon after aku chow dari that shop and drop by d Jame' Asre and take few pic, I just realise that theres a big dot on my camera. Awal - awal ku pikir its just a habuk on the outer lens, but bla ku check its somewhere on the sensor..took the blower out and blow 2-3x..its gone. So sambung take few shots, and I realise there's another 2 annoying dots on the top. Lapas - lapas ternampak those dots automatically my mood turns upside down and gagas kan balik kerumah, not because of Ive got my new lens. Tu nah pasal those 2 little dots ah.. Sampai ja dirumah call bro Ucing and ask for help since he ever encounter the same thing. So I did a manual cleaning..mau jua ilang lah 1 dot..just 1 dot. The rest let it be there dulu. Worst comes to worst nanti, Digital World or Interhouse tah jawabnya tu..bah panjang lebar sudah ni, guess thats it for now.

2x Extender test..Capture from QQ and that guy was standing depan bangunan across QQ

Extender test at home...

Dont know siapa bini - bini ani..she was standing depan counter QQ

....she pose and smile. Thanx for smiling infront of my new toy :-p
The final setup on my bag. Terpaksa attached the L on the camera or else inda muat bag

Not For Those Yang Penggali...

Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 3:42 AM
Saw this lizard masa tengah bercerita - cerita with my colleague around my office compound. Masa tu my camera was masih dalam dewan bekas mengambar function penyampaian sijil peserta hari kebangsaan di office. So I rushed to the hall, took my camea and took few shots. This are the good one I got so far.



On The Way Home..

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Masa on the way home from the tailor shop, I tried to do this long exposure shot. But inda berapa menjadi since I dont own any tripod. Camera was hand-held and besimpan on the pagar arah jambatan atu.

Longer exposure cause me camera shake..

Shorter exposure cause me a dark picture..

Hainz Surprise Birthday Lunch Out...

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:40 AM
Was told to bring my camera the day before Hainz birthday oleh disconinjas to capture that memorable moments. The next day masa lunch time we went to iLotus to surprise her dsana. So after lama menunggu as it was supposed to be...the birthday gurl pun datang. Cant imagine what she was feelin on that particular moments. Just look at her reaction below hehehe.Anyway..thanx for the food Hainz, Kat & Nina, and once again Happy Birthday Hainz. Sorry lambat post your pic.

Her arrival...just look at her face..

Hainz with her birthday card....

Eat slowly la Hainz...walaupun its your day hehehe...

Look look look...look at her reaction when she saw the cake... :p theres no need for a blusher

Whose birthday is it..??

Kat, Nina and the birthday babe...

On The Way Home...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 7:30 AM
Masa dalam perjalan balik kerumah selepas kerja tadi petang saw this blue skies and white clouds di kawasan Taman Persiaran Damuan. Drop by skajap disana and snap snap...Pictures were only crop and not edited.



1st TelBru Work Health Life Snapshot - DS Section

Monday, June 9, 2008 at 2:36 AM
Here are some of the pics for DS section. Hopefully on the next Work Life Health part 2, more participant from Business Sales Division will join in. Lagi ramai lagi meriah. I wonder Ka Roy ada or not during the aerobics atu...been trying to find her face in all the pictures, but I cant find her..or aku yg inda tegambar? Mun ia ada gerenti meriah lagi tu hehehe. So here are the pics...

From the starting line...

Tired...? Having a break after 1st aerobic session


Apa yang di renung tu...?

Hand on the air...

Aerobic or gelek tu Uncle Bakar...?

Ka Jah Mariani...looks exhausted


Opps...wrong place. *saja kan mau masuk dalam gambar but salah tempat hahaha*



White blue white...the odd one at the middle ;)

Another public act...just to be in the picture *cameraman selalu inda ada gambar nya..so this is the time..hehe*

Pelari yang ke-2 berada di hadapan...

1st TelBru Work Life Health Picture By Request - FC Section

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Here are some of the people from FC section...Masing - masing dengan gelagat mereka tersendiri...for more pics, sediakan pendrive or external hard disk. Picture are in large size.

Siapa di lambai atu tuan Hj...?? meliat karang org di dapan..hehehe

Ada gaya...mcm penyanyi sudah ;)

Hj Lamit...ikut rentak kah tu..?


Wondering jua ku apa si Sufri ani said......


Ewaaah...asik tu Ka Helen


Jaga - jaga tatas seluar tu Shaife

Look at the CAP..then look at the shirt..FAIL hehehe


A Boring Saturday... End up round - round ke Makam Di Luba, Makam Sultan Husin Kamaludin, Sultan Ke-16

Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 3:34 AM
Got nothing to do hari ani...so decided kan round - round kampong and end up terberanti di Makam Di Luba. Some of the parking lot di sana tu was flooded. Ngam ada membawa camera with 18-200mm attached dlm kereta, so I decided to turun and checkout the area tarus. Here are some of the pic taken during the unofficial outing.

Saw this propeller for kapal on the way back to my house, dekat simpang Makam Di Luba

Captured on the way back to the parking lot

Best time untuk merambat..

TelBru 1st Work Health Life - EF 70-200mm F/2.8L Lens Test

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Here are some of the potrait picture taken during & after the aerobics...

The King...

Mr Rosman Kosono.. hahaha



Aii Ka Jah...Ballet ka?


Smile please....

Ladies in blue....



The vain ladies...

All pictures are in original colors, brightness and contrast. No editing done

TelBru 1st Work Health Life & Lens test EF 70-200mm F/2.8L

Friday, June 6, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Hari ani 6hb Jun 2008 bermulalah hari Work Health Life bagi warga kerja Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru). Acara Work Health Life ani akan di adakan pada setiap hari Jumaat di sebelah petang bermula pada jam 4.15pm selepas menunaikan sembahyang fardu Asar. So tadi tu, Ive got the chance to mencuba L lens 70-200mm F/2.8L dari Mr Zack during the walkaton and aerobic session. Here are some of the pic.

The Walkaton


Some of the crowd

Injured...??

In pain...??

The 3 Shutterbugz

"Inda kira umur, semangat mau tau..."

....and yet the finishing line is still far.


The Aerobics

The instructor...

anakbrunei with his trademark and zack

Tai Chi or Aerobics.....??

Doing aerobics or trying the Ultraman pose? Hehehe..Kidding

Malu - malu...



Concentrating on what the instructor is showing

Conclusion: Love the 70-200mm F/2.8L. Pictures are very sharp. What I love most is the BOKEH.. hehehe. IMHO..its a VERY GREAT telephoto zooming lens.

Pictures Contributed by nz.juushici

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 11:12 PM


Brunei Traditional Wedding Experience...Awg Hj Mohd Azrol & Dyg Umi

Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Kurang berpuas hati sedikit with the picture taken during the wedding. But apapun..I learn from the mistakes. Never take a picture with Black & White setting from camera. Always take pictures with color then edit them with Lightroom. Will do that on the next wedding photo. So for now, here is some of the pictures I took masa Perkahwinan Hj Mohd Azrol & Dyg Umi.













Young Photography Fan...

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During our picture taking masa malam berbedak atu we have some peminat on photography...a very young fan. Some of them inda mau - mau kan mencuba memiggang and capture a photo using our camera. Here are some of the faces and one photo shot taken by one of the kids.


Salute to all photographers.


This picture was taken by one of the kids using my Canon 400D

1st Wedding Photography Experience..

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Exactly one week after I got my baby Canon 400D. This is my 1st wedding photography...invited oleh nz.juushici to dangani kedia and tarus cari experience mengambar on her friend's wedding. So here are some of the pic taken during Malam Berbedak and Besanding.



May be texting the wife "Me kan siap sudah ni..." hehehe.


nz.juushichi with her trade mark "Peace..."






Thinking of the actual day...hari persandingan

...and after everything ends on malam berbedak.

Pictures On Bersanding will be posted tomorrow. Now kan berehat dulu..Im so tired...to be continue.

50mm Outing...Jerudong Park Playground

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Semalam we *disconinjas, sacred-vision, nz.juushici and my self* outing to Jerudong Park Playground since its public holiday. Masa kami baru sampai di sana, we were the only people yang exists di sana. Rupa - rupanya kami datang tu JP masih belum buka sampai ada security datang approach kami & bagitau yang JP open at 4.00pm...hahaha. Few minutes selepas atu...ada tah orang slowly datang. Once dapat masuk we pay $1 each person and start taking pictures until kami go further kedalam. Once kami bebalik semula ke padang d JP tu...I was shocked to see lots and lots of kids playing and wondering around and of course dorang datang with their family. So here are some of the pictures that Ive managed to capture di sana.






























I just don't know why semalam tu and even until now Im so crazy about taking pictures in Black & White...hope you guys love the shots and thanx for viewing