Long weekend - part 2

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If you think the kids are going to be tired after the day's activity,, you are wrong....after shower, they became as active as ever....jumping and playing together....while Mama prepared the cuppies to be delivered that night.....
Aliya was paying much attention to what Mama was doing, I realized. Maybe one day she will be as good as Mama in the cooking division of the family....


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It has been a long time since I last "lepak" with zaid & shuk of Belantara. Last Saturday, after I delivered the cupcakes I went to Concorde Shah Alam as planned. We had a good discussion, ImageMaker (my sifoo) was there too. I have to make some arrangement for shooting in November, OP for them for one "occasion" in that month. when we decided to call it a day it was almost 2am. I could barely stay awake....
Zaid testing his skills onThe Beast. Not bad!

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Sunday, we went to the condo for a openhouse....and birthday party....then another openhouse. makan free jer one whole day!

...to be continued...

Long weekend - part 1

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I have been listening to Hujan's album. Really cool & talented kids they are. Even Alisya, Naufal & Aliya would pretend they are playing the guitars as they listen to the songs - especially Kuala Lumpur. My favorite number so far would be Kuala Lumpur & Bila Aku Sudah Tiada.....I think I can easily do the drums of these numbers....maybe!
Anyway, this weekened was something I really looked forward to - the week has been so hectic. I had to say no to a buddy who offered me a job of about Rm15k, simply because just want to be close to my family this weekend, I just want to be surrounded by them!
Started of with a big smile on Saturday when Aliya walked into my room and woke me up (yeah I stayed late to edit the shots I did for the Alcatel-Lucent Family Day last weekend). She gave me the cartoon cut-out done by Lat (Dato' Lat), saying that the character is me! Aliya waited for me to get ready and while she waited I let the Mac @ Yoda played Hujan lah!

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First up delivery for my buddy's - Dr Amir Azlan Zain - dahughter, Layla. Mama baked the cake fresh, the decoration and all were completed minutes before we deliver it to their restaurant in Mont Kiara - really cool place, maybe I'll blog about it one day ok Amir!
From Mont Kiara, we went to Puchong - open house lah! Liyana & Ameera were eagerly waiting for the kids. Nice soto & kari ayam. Since we were all really hungry by the time we reached Puchong, we really wallop what we could untuil we are full and felt sleepy!

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Well, sleepy or not, I had to drive so I have to be alert!

We went to Alamanda after that. Long time since we laast went there. Mama & the kids spent some time at MPH. I wanted to get the Hujan & Jason Mraz CDs but all sold out....and the CD shop was playing Malique's new release........only 2 copies available and one was boooked by one of the staff! With M Nasir involved the album, I think it is another cool HipHop work Malique so I took the last available copy! I have no regret purchasing it at all....Mama wanted the album by Bunga Cinta Lestari and the kids got their Iron Man CD....with a huge poster of Iron Man - for Naufal's room.

We spent some time ath Starbucks since it has been months since we last been there anyways. Me & Wifey used to lepak Starbucks almost everyday before we have the kids. I was testing Maxis's Wi-fi back then, a good reason why we lepak constantly at places like Starbucks, GloriaJean's. SanFranciscoCoffee, Dome, Austin Chase and whatever coffee selling outlets around KLCC - not that we are filthy reach nor trying hard to be like some IN-thing kind of people, we just do what we want to do and we don't actually bother about any "in-thing" of contemporary lifestyle, or what ever the IN-people wanna call it lah! ; )
Anyway, the kids love the Tuna sandwich & donuts of Starbucks - we let them enjoy the grubs while Mama read some magazines & I took some shots of Mama & the kids...

...to be continued....tak larat nak abiskan in one shot!

+ Another cake delivery & lepak till 2am with Belantara
+ Birthday & Open Houses
+ Swim swim~!

Stars of Syawal

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The Hari Raya Gathering for the Sunshinefloor (title above) went well - except for the technical glitch....though I have decided to never buy anything with MicroSoft OS couple of years back, last night I made another decision - never buy anything from MicroSoft forever! The whole team had to scramble like lipas kudung to deal with the glitch - well not a glicth but a disaster!

Anyway, the red-carpet event went well...the "hired" photographers & tag-alongs really created the desired mood and the Sunshinefloor members enjoyed it. There are at least 10 DSLRs and 20-30 lenses used altogether....and about 8 speedlights (eheheh....some DSLRs do not need speedlight for the shooting last nigt). Cool!.

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The Sunshinefloor...today!

Sleepless in SateVille

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It was a tiring day, Wednesday. Sent Mama to the airport, she will be in Singapore for two days. The kids woke up early o hug her goodbye. Went straight to office from KLIA. The whole day was tiring but when I got back after Maghrib, I decided to take the kids to Tesco. Alisya refused to join, she wanted to watch PHDC instead. On the way back from Tesco, I had a good laugh....it all started when Neena asked me:
Neena - Ayyah, Neena nak agu achun (Neena nak lagu Rachun)
*her fav song nowadays, Racuun dunia by The Changcuters
Me - OK (switched to the requested number)
Naufal - Ayah, kenapa Neena ni asyik nak dengar lagu Racun saja?
Me - Sebab dia suka lagu Racun?
Naufal - Asyik nak dengar lagu Racun ajer....apa laa Neena ni. Tak naklah bela adik mcm ni!
Me - *Laughs & laughs.....and laughs~!

Macam bela kucing pulak si Naufal treat her kid sister! Anyway, the truth is he loves the sister so much, and Neena really loves her big bro, would scold me if I try top punish Naufal for something he did!

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I expected a smooth shopping but it did not turn out quite smooth.....because the price of 10 pieces of CD-R was a whopping Rm199.90!! WTF!!!! RM19.90 per piece! I told the Cashier the price is Rm1.99 per piece at the shelve where I took it. She kept on telling me its Rm19.90 and when the runner came she mentioned the same too.....So I refused to purchase the frigging Cd-R la! When I was about to exit I decided to check the bill again and I realized the orientation-compass I bought was not in the shopping bag! Had to go up again and settle the matter.
waster at least 30minutes for the fiasco!

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Not that I do not want to sleep but I just have to settle transfer & burn the shots I did last weekend...because this evening I may need the bigger sized Cf to shoot the planned event!

We'll see how it goes!

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Am enjoing the songs by TragiComedy...and Hujan!

Meow~!

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That's my baby. Aliya Irdina...who just wants to be called Neena for whatever reason she may has! Almost 3 but "kerenah" mengalahkan 5 years old..and just too friendly to almost everybody. She might just walk to anybody and say "Hello!" and then tow the person around all day long...dia berkenan sgtlah orang tu kalau she does that!

Why she decided to get her face painted like that? I guess it's because of her interests in cats...sometimes she'd crawl up on my tummy and goes meow-ing and pretending she's a cat....

....a very pretty baby she is!

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....and so is her big sistah!

Observing her while I was shooting that night, Alisya just loves to be on stage, I guess. Like Mama who used to be active in theater act....and Grand Dad Nek Cat who used to act with the likes of Datuk (or is it Dato') Rahim Razali.
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...and the handsomest guy in the family would be Naufal of course.....who's also not stage-shy as I observed him that night.

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I have been awake to resolve some vidoe converting stuff (Read: Stuff I totally have no interest to do!) for the performance this Thursday. So here's what I am gonna do - I just have to drop the bomb and let it go - no use trying hard on stuff you have no interest nor passion in, definitely cannot succeed. I am a practical & simple guy anyway...why trouble myself to compete when in the first place I hate competition and trying hard to be in the limelight just for the sake of being in the limelight!

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...frankly.......it was such a waste of my valuable time......
I'd rather be hugging my Neena!

now....I go SLEEP!!!

Others dressed for the occasion...me - dressed to shoot

The kids had a splashing weekend....we went to PD for Family Day of the company Mama's working with. It's a total blessing for me to have a pretty wive and beautiful kids - being an ugly bloke. Why? Because I get to enjoy the prettier side of life, experience the beauty of having lovely people around me, observe what beautiful people do...and documenting them with my tools.
Sometimes I get jealous because I cannot be as pretty as them. Sometime I even feel like I am being left behind, being a total opposite. Others can join in the parade with lovely dresses & what have them, while I will always have difficulties in getting a comfortable fit for my kind of size. Almost never. That's why I am always seen in the same clothing - I wear what makes me feel comfortable....and unfortunately for me, that will make me the ugly being that I have been designed to be.

While others are clad in glamorous clothings that night, I had no choice but to come in my trackbottom & t-shirt.....and my snow cap just to feel "cool & hip"........and stay away from making the prettier crowd annoyed by my presence while doing my best to document them with my lenses.....

No words of appreciation, nevermind. I cannot ask for more than what I already have. Even from my loved ones, I leanrnt that I should not ask for their love, it's up to them to give me whatever they want to from their heart. It is easier to forgive and forget and move on to other stuff while I still have the time to do so.

I gave all my heart to them.....I wish I can give more....

Yeah....maybe I can.....I will leave more beautiful shots for them...have to compose & do much better shots from now on!

No noktah entry

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Today I had to attend a session with a bunch of business analyst & strategist of the Sunshinefloor
At the same place, I saw The Zoogroup highflyers attending another workshop - must be a high profile one because there were lotsa Omputeh and people clad in business suits
I don't feel comfortable mingling with those above my jobgrade anymore and I would always try to politely avoid crossing their path and what more conversations because they are just way way higher above me and I am not worthy to be near them, I just do not want to feel more inferior than that - after all those years they are up there and I am still nowhere near
Some friendly ones, not from the Zoofloor recognized me & gave some smiles & nods while others were just too busy mingling around so I did not have to try to avoid crossing their path
The Zookeeper was next to me in the rest room and he did not recognized me
In the subway, a CEO who I used to help set his stage & shot his pixs for the fora walked right in front of me without recognizing me - I must have finally succeeded to turn myself invisible, and that is really great!


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This is just one of those days
When I would feel like I am just a walking corpse
When I think something is hurting inside me almost to the point as if I can actually feel the pain
When I feel like just lying down and sleep it off and wish I could wake-up being that very fit & healthy 21 year old sportsman but I can't

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So, normally I would just walk around and use my eyes to see things - anything at all - and appreciate it all and think of ways that I can compose it with my cameras, so others can see the photos I shot & appreciate it (or hate it) though I might not be there anymore, by doing so, I kept conscious mind occupied and the feeling will just die off, somehow

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Normally, in the end, it will be ok, because I still have the first day of the rest of my life to live and maybe another tomorrow too

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Why no noktah?

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Because I want to continue to live for as long as possible, insyaAllah

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Anyway, there will be time for that noktah to arrive and when that comes I hope some of my shots that I may have done will continue living in the eyes and hearts of many

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C'est la Vie, I guess

Go. Do. Be.

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It was a dark afternoon, viewed from The Sunshinefloor. Not as high as The Zoo but high enough for a decent view of the whole city...and our condo - which is located quite near and can be seen from the towers.

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It's almost 2 months since I stepped onto The Sunshinefloor and I am enjoying every single day of it. In fact, I am more "connected" to the people here since we just had a really cool teambuilding in Perak last weekend. The highlight was white-water rafting. Damn....I really enjoyed the session!

The good thing about this people - they are VERY COMPETITIVE but they don't over-burn themselves - they take time to really chill down and enjoy the company of each others - from the junior executives up to the GM level.

Me? Well I have mentioned that I have no desire to climb up the corporate ladder anymore, I just want to serve these wonderful people, even if I don't get promotion till the end of my service time.....as long as I will always be with my family until the time comes...but before that, when my kids are big enough, I'd bring them for camping & mountain climbing......instead of joining many others in the race to climb the corporate ladder!

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The last time I went mountain climbing would be like....9 years back. It was Mount Ledang (or Mount Ophir) with some buddies from the refinery plant in Melaka and my SriDamansara housemates - Piee, Chike, Ijan.
...and the only footwear that I used was a Teva outdoor sandals. Intentionally did that to put the brand to test (...and actually took the risks of not having any footwear IF the sandals failed!).
As expected, the brand promise was met. I have full confidence of the brand and thus, after 9 years of owning my last Teva, I bought another one just before I went whitewter rafting with the Sunshinefloor buddies last weekend. Yeah....quite an amount of moolahs to plonk for some piece of engineered rubber soles & stuffs....but it still delivers what I have previously experienced, as expected - comfortable fit, tough, very durable and cool design...and it will continue to deliver it's brand promise in years to come - insyaAllah!

Go. Do. Be.
...and the first Teva is still around, in Kuching, still being used by my brother in law!

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Raya second week gone......and I missed the VWMC (VillaWangsamasCondo) community Raya Gathering which coincidently happened on the same weekend. This coming weekend, off to PD for my wifey's company family day....and the kids are really loking forward to it already!

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FUN & friendliness! Almost 24x7.
Nothing like The Zoo.

Eid 2008..

The happy family

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It's not too late to wish everybody (who reads this blog..not many but really lovely people!):
Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri.....maaf kalau ada tersalah terkasar tersilap dan sebagainya.
I realized I am getting older and I don't wish to continue the rest of my life with too much negative vibes. I just want to be what I am destined to be...and living more wonderful years ahead with my kids & family members....and wonderful friends!

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We had a good break....the drive back to kampung was smooth, back to Kajang/ KL, a bit of jam. The kids had great time with their cousins and Tok Mak & Tok Abah...and the relatives. Not much of mercun & bunga api this year though.....can't find any "tokan"!


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Things been very hectic on the Sunshinefloor. Infact I have less than 7 hours to do a video recording of the MassiveCoolBigBoss and less than 60hrs to the planned teambuilding outing. Stayed back late to do the recording but MassiveCoolBigBoss politely (yup! thats why he is massive cool!) mentioned he's too tired to do the recording in the evening just now.
Anyway, its gonna be hectic but manageable months....October & November. Hoping to spend some time with the family on a highland in December....insyaAllah.

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I am trying hard to master "the beast" (my d300 lah)....seriously aiming to do more published jobs next year insyaAllah....must achieve something more that what I have achieve so far . Frankly, I just could not be bothered about climbing corporate ladder no more.....too much "fatal injuries" all these years.

Photography/ photojournalism seems to be a good medicine for me.....hopefully, insyaAllah.

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Today, the MF series is on for the first time after Ramadhan.
Of course, I am not involved anymore....perhaps not even gonna be invited for such event anymore unless I am "qualified" to be there...but like I said, - I just could not be bothered about climbing corporate ladder no more.....too much "fatal injuries" all these years.
....it would be nice to be there though, just to meet the good ol' AV vendor buddies....but they'd probably be busy right this moment to set the hall & other nitty-gritty stuff......

Oh well...


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Have a good raya everyone!