Beaufort 4x4 Challenge 2008, 30th April - 1st May

Hi folks! I am back after some major computer problems. Had to reformat and stuff. Well, these are some pictures I took of the event. Its a mix of action photos plus some of the guys who were there. Enjoy!

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.

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.

Dinner is served!

Some friends and I were at Uomi Japanese Restaurant, D'Junction, recently, and the only available seating was in front of the grill/flat pan. It was really interesting what kind of ingredients they put into the food, e.g. butter, white wine, red wine, beef stock and other stuff I couldn't recognize. I didn't know that my friend JB actually ordered a plate of what was being cooked in front of me, and it tasted great! Despite the service being quite slow that night, due to a full house, and despite listening to a grown man behind our party complaining like a toddler about service, our food was served in a decent amount of time.

These are some pictures to show what I had to eat. Kobe Beef (I think) with bean sprouts.

D'Junction Miss Oriental Winner 2008

I had the privilage to cover this function on the 25th of March. I had anticipated a few potential problems on this shoot, mainly low light. But all went well coz the lights were super, I got a good spot to take photos from, and of course I had free flow of drinks! Well, these are photos of Kim, the winner, and one of Vanessa, the 2nd runner up. Enjoy.













When the stage effects didn't help


Tina Turner was in town!

Trixie's Homemade Cakes - Ready to take orders!

Trixie, my wife, is now ready to take cake orders. She makes all kinds of cakes. These are photos of some recent orders she got. You can contact her at trixiekinajil@yahoo.com

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting




Honeydew Mousse Cake

Kionsom Waterfalls

I went on a short excursion to the Kionsom Waterfalls yesterday. I don't remember it to be so beautiful 15 years ago. All I remember was that, I was so uncomfortable cos my glasses kept fogging up. Well, 15 years later, with contact lenses and a DSLR, I came back, and these are some photos to share. I will surely bring my family here. Tidak rugi lah!

Rofley & Caroline's Nabawan Wedding

This was one wedding that I had a lotsa fun and time to compose my shots. I had to control myself not to join the wedding guests in sipping the rice wine (which I did after I ran out of memory) during the duration of the wedding feast. Rofley told me later that the wedding went on for another 2 days, as he put it, traditionally, "sampai itu tapai tiada bisa'".

These are some of my favorite shots.