Everyday.28 :2009.08.21

First day of the fasting month this year - 22nd August 2009. On Friday 21st August I had to leave all my tasks in the afternoon and attend to Naufal - who has symptoms of the HMF disease....5 days quarantine and max 10 days to cure, otherwise we have to see the specialist again.
Tarawih was nice, after 1 year, finally it's here again. Had a good discussion with the XC friends later, until almost 3am!

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.27 :2009.08.20

The haze, the H1N1 and some other diseases has created such a trend....wearing a face-mask when one is in public area.

Savvy?

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.26 :2009.08.19

KFC was part of the potluck week on Sunshine Floor. Fast food addiction - no - but from time to time we'd probably find ourselves wanting to get that particular fast food for no apparent reason. Why? Is it really no apparent reason or is it because we are accustomed to some fast food, the it is part of our personal culture? What ever our answer may be, it's nothing wrong with it. As long as we are happy living our live!

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs,MY

Spontaneity

Being where I am in life right now, at times, I do wonder whether I have lived my years on spontaneity...as if I had no proper plan nor path that I'd be threading on to arrive to a designated location I may have in mind.

Now, I am almost very very sure the answer to that is a solid NO.

Realizing I am just going through another rough phase in life, I'd just continue to life and enjoy each day as much as possible.

Separating that part I had to endure (as what some of you might have known / read in my blog lah) actually what I have is much much more than what the others who tried to pull me down may ever have in his/ her life.
It's lovely, this life I have. Especially with my loved ones around me.
* Smiles!

Everyday.25 :2009.08.18

It seems that I can still afford a new casing for the phone.
One for wifey too.
....and another spare for the kids mobile which we seldom use anyway, so I get to use that spare casing as and when I want lah! :)


~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Like previous years, at this time of the year I'd spend a couple of thousand Rm for gifts & presents for the family ...but not this year, no bonus & increment for me....maybe getting something by other means...rezeki comes from Allah not from the performance ratings given by others.
What goes around comes around, for each and everyone of you.
Some of you are just too "keji" for me to allow my kids to greet or shake hand with anymore.
I sure don't want them to be near any sombong, bongkak & gila pangkat lowlife like you all.
So, don't ever be in my sight and just go do what you do best....have a good sin.

Everyday.24 :2009.08.17

Potluck:
A potluck is a gathering of people where each person is expected to bring a dish of food to be shared among the group.
~ WikiPedia
So....ramadhan is near & the Sunshine Floor had a whole week of Potluck breakfast & lunch.
Asked Mama to prepare her recipe of fried noodle. For the first breakfast of the week.
Yummy!

~Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.23 :2009.08.16

We have been eagerly waiting - as much as the kids themselves - for the day our kids would be performing for their kindergarten and finally it's here!
Aliya did her Elvis Presley thingy with her classmates.
Naufal did the chef thingy with his classmates.
Alisya did the Indian dance thingy with her classmates.
They were marvelous!
...our babies are really growing up fast!!


~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

The STAR Children House 20th Anniversary

That's where Alisya, Naufal & Aliya go schooling. This would be their first concert for the kindergarten. Looking at the hall & set-up (and the ticket!) it's quite grand....but that's not the point, we want to give the best we can afford for our kids so that they can be better than us.
Mama & Ayah love you Alisya, Naufal, Aliya!
~ on Symbian mobile device

Everyday.22: 2009.08.15

Children photography is not as easy as it may sound. It is more than just getting the perfect exposure, or getting the job done.
For me, it is about framing the face, smiles, eyes, those moments that will never be there again...because as one grows up, he or she, will start to wander away from the purity of a child's heart.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

...the day they get richer

Been shooting since morning till noon, all the time with my kids around me.
......and for the first time in my life I am just watching as others jump with jubilence and joy as their bank account get more than what normally would be in on monthly basis.
Sad. Mad. Defeated. Dishonored.
Determined.
Alhamdulillah.
~ on Symbian mobile device

Everyday.21 :2009.08.14

In the recent though the hours per day seems to be very limited, I still try to squeeze as much time as possible to do my readings/ research on photojournalism & documentary photography.
Last night I revised for xxxxth time the sites of Justin Mott & James Nachtwey...
Rahman Roslan was on line and I was introduced to the works of Dhiraj Singh.

Marvellous masterpieces.

Justin's work on Nu - A Child In Isolation never fails to shed tears.

One day, I will be as good as them.
Insya-Allah.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

James Nachtwey's

MINE!! (Work published on DEMOTIX site)
..maybe one day in the future, an aspiring documentary photographer/photojournalist would refer to my work as I did on Justin Mott's, James Nachtwey and many others?

Everyday.20 : 2009.08.13

My definition of "power lunch":
Having whatever edible & digestible over the designated lunchtime. :)


~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.19 :2009.08.12

The kids were excited on this day because they are going to have their concert rehearsal and they are going to the location by bus.
The latter would be their main cause of excitement!
Alisya decided to wear her school shoe instead of her Nike sneakers like Naufal & Aliya.
Bought them to Wendy's but all they wanted was ice-cream!! Not good but once in a while, ok laa!! Good thing I ordered the garden salad & baked potatoe thingy....kena "pow" big time by all three!
After lepaking a while at the fountain (plus 2 emergency rush to the little room - one upon arrival & another one after dinner) we went back...they slept with me again since Mama will only be back tomorrow. All there cuddled under 2 comfy comforter in a cold room...best la tidur! The problem is waking them up the next morning!!
..but it is not that bad actually. They have became more disciplined nowadays. A bit of strictness had to be applied lah but reading their moods and all, things can be set on the proper rail as they reach their school.

I guess it was a great move not to have maid. We get to spend more time and be more closer with our kids, of course it is tiring to do all the house works & stuff but that's why we are parents anyway...
At least we can say that we really brought up our kids on our own 24x7....savvy.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.18 :2009.08.11

Breakfast should be the most important meal of the day. Sadly, it is probably the most neglected one instead.
I would agree that it is the most important meal of the day but I view it with a minor differentiation - not because it's supposed to get you going BUT it's supposed to set the day on the proper mode for you and your loved ones....call me sentimental & whatever but you never know, it may be the last meal you have with your loved ones....

....sigh...don't you think that we spend more time having meals with our colleagues rather than our loved ones (...but I "qadha" it on weekends!!)

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs,MY

Everyday.17: 2009.08.10

Since I started working many ages ago, I had an ambition. Along the way it got beaten & battered and smashed to pieces. While that happened, I have built up many skills and capabilities and took my time charting my journey.

Those who were involved in the whole plethora of abusing & acting as such nice personalities (for some) while at it, are there in my blackbox...and surprisingly, the list had to be updated recently!

Things beyond my control, are beyond my control.
What goes around comes around. I am just too seasoned for this stupid game anyway, so watch out. (No...don't watch out, continue doing your stuff like back-stabbing others, talking behind them, destroying their path on each possible opportunities you have....that's what you are destined to do for the rest of your life perhaps!).

One similarity though - like me, these people would not be here forever.
So I don't know about them but for me, I will just continue doing what I have done (and it should have been done ages ago!) - only one mission of the day: just concentrate on having a lovely day! : )

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.16: 2009.08.09

Playground.
That's the place I would normally start the morning of Saturdays & Sundays with my kids when they were still babies....and even though they are both 6 & Neena now 3, we would still do it - or otherwise we'd go to the swimming pool since now we have one (two actually) by virtue of living in a rumah pangsa.
I can almost recall perfectly the moments when I first taught them how to climb the ladders to the slides...
My babies have grown up...fast...time really flies....I have thought of this as I actually held their hands when they took their first steps on the ladders of the slide...
Maybe the next thing I know they'd already be working and I am already on the ruins of Machu-Picchu with some Leicas of my own, realizing the second phase of my plan to live my life to the fullest without being governed by 8to5 timeframe...InsyaAllah.

No matter how fast time flies, I just love them so much more than I could ever explain.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

What is the time now?

Mama's recent work of art....superb.

Definitely - time for the kids & family.
Always. Nothing else.

Everyday.15: 2009.08.08

Took the kids for a hair cut.
Mama's choice, a hairdressing shoppe next to our favorite cendol & rojak place. (Well, the family can have their choice but for my own hair cut, I will go to any barber place and just ask for Number 2!)
The kids enjoyed the session so much....and the people who were there had a 30-45 minutes of entertainment while getting thei hair done.

...at the end of the session, all I can say was -
"Wahhlauuweeeihhh!! Got style one lehh!!!"

: )

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.14: 2009.08.07

Finally back in KL.
The trip was nice. Learned new stuff, made new friends.
Nice to be back home though!

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.13:2009.08.06

The LNG Vessel trip on the evening of August 6th 2009 was probably the best part of the whole training session. We were lucky to have a seasoned Chief Engineer in our team - Kevin - so we can ask anything about the vessel. From the bridge to the boiler from aft to the forward.
The haze is getting no better.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY.

Everyday.12:2009.08.05

The haze is not getting any better. Wanted to go to the tamu and try to frame something nice but the haze & humidity was so bad I would not dare stay outside the room.
The esplanade is almost empty, if not for a few joggers, walkers & anglers. The API reached 117, bad for health. Hope everything will get betterin a few days.

~Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.11:2009.08.04

Sigh! It's freezing cold in the bus but freaking hot outside...at 7:15am this morning!

The haze is really bad in Bintulu. Looks like Malaysia almost has no more fresh air!!
~Khairil F. Jamian/CHAPs, MY

Everyday.10:2009.08.03

One of the hardest part of being a dad would probably to say good-bye to your kids before you go on travel for a while. I took this shot the morning before I had to leave for Bintulu for 5 days. Wish I could be with Aliya & Alisya & Naufal & Mama.

~Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.9:2009.08.02

The weekend was spent in Kajang. The kids enjoyed playing with their cousins Raiyan & Raiq while Mama had to attend the crash-course for women entrepreneur. Alisya & Naufal spent the night there. We went to visit Abg Halim at the Assunta Hospital. Nothing serious. He's recovering fast, Alhamdulillah.
~Khairil F Jamian/ CHAPs, MY

Everyday.8:2009.08.01

For the first time in many moons, I went to shoot "demonstrasi jalanan" (street demonstration" with some of the photojournalists that I have known. The demonstration is about Anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) lead by the opposition party (Gerakan Mansuh ISA) and there was supposedly another demo on Pro-ISA by a group who called themselves PEWARIS. Started at around 2pm, the peak of the demo was when the Federal Reserved Unit (FRU) started using teargas & water canons after the warnings to disperse given to the crowd was not obeyed. About 438 demonstrators were arrested by the authorities.
After more than 50 years of independence, the citizens of Malaysia may have different views on The Internal Security Act which was originally set to protect them. For some,in the recent decades up to the new millennium what was set to protect them seems to be used to protect the interests of some others. Being a matured nation, generally the citizens involved are trying to convey a strong message of what may be (or may not be) the truth about how ISA has been used.
~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, MY