14th December all out!

4th December was totally a day off from assignments! There was the F2 Powerboat Race at the Waterfront, and I spent some 30 minutes with Igy, Raymond and some PTIs at the fishmarket area, getting the best view of the race. Got some good photos but nothing exciting. Later that morning, my friend from KL, ABT, was in town in search for a location to shoot a commercial, so we drove all the way to Simpang Mengayau, the northern most point in Borneo. These are some fun pictures I took of the F2 Powerboat race and of Simpang Mengayau.









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Penampang and Papar Countryside Photo Outing

My Canadian friend from KL came to Sabah for the weekend and I managed to spend some time taking her around the countryside. We covered the Babagon area and drove thru the backroads of Papar and Kinarut to try get some cool photos. These are some shots I took on our 4 hour excursion. Enjoy!

First stop: Timpangoh, where they grow pineapples, lemongrass and ginger


Drove till the end of the road at Timpangoh, got on a suspension bridge..managed to take one of Cheryl


Caught this little village girl while at Timpangoh


On the way down the hills of Timpangoh, I managed to use the 'reflection' element as suggested by Louis Pang during his Epson talk


Near the main Tambunan-KK road, we stopped by a traditional blacksmith; a dying trade


The sledge hammer that the blacksmith has been using since the 1960's


We stopped by Kinarut to get the small town feel and found this small barber shed under a raintree


Advertisement for job recruitment agencies to go work in KL and Singapore


Brooms sold at a Mom and Pop store in Kinarut


Buffalo: "What the hell?"


Till next time kitty..

Kalimaran 2008 at Tenom, 26th April

Last saturday, Flory, Sze Ning and I went to Tenom to catch the Kalimaran festival celebrated by the Muruts of Sabah. It was one colorful do, with lots of people coming to see the crowning of the Kalimaran Queen (I couldn't wait for this) and also meet with family and friends. This was my first time to a Kalimaran as a photographer. Enjoy the photos!

I think the guy has the look of a headhunter, eyeshadow and all.











The Lansaran (trampoline) Jumping competition. The jumper has to touch the white wooden foot. They keep raising the height of the foot. This group came in third.

Miss Sabah World 2008

Hi there folks! This is a series of photos I took on assignment of Miss Sabah World. The results were quite shocking for some, including me, but I guess the judges had the final say. I think apart from a normal pageant show, the highlight of my shoot was having to photograph Jaclyn Victor live! I also managed to hook up with fellow photographers and bloggers Julian Lee and Benny Liew. Enjoy the photos!




Benny Liew's arm blocking me, but I took advantage to frame the photo. Thanks Benny! :)

Children of Keningau, Sabah, Borneo

Over the weekend, I was in Keningau with an NGO, taking photographs for their stock photos. I managed to photograph some children. Hope you enjoy the photos.








These series of fast shots was taken from inside the vehicle I was in. I stopped the vehicle and managed to get this boy jumping into the river. I was lucky the settings on my camera were okay, cos I wouldn't have had the time to reset it.