Ramadhan Street Shot on Friday.

I prefer to buy curry paste from this stall 'Curry Hj Saad' very popular since 70's until to-day & the 2nd photo 'The traffic Jam'.

Gear:Olympus E-410 with Zuiko 50mm f2.8 (belong to friend Abbar of KFK).

The people come as far as Santubong,Simunjan & many more Villages to shop for Hari Raya in the City.Business look good for this hired van operator.The Hari Raya fall on Sunday 20 of Sep 2009.

It's been a while since my last street photography,The last outing was a simple photo coverage of day one at Ramadhan bazaar in Jalan Stutong.This time I decided to try something else.I parked my car at parking lot in padang pasir(field with sand)but I did not see any sand there hehehe....From there I walk from masjid bandar Kuching to Jalan Gambier & India street mall.You know I still prefer to shop here..I'm a man who keep my word" spend wisely during festival".To-day (Friday) the traffic from Satok to Gambier Road was busy and jam all the way..What about to-morrow(Saturday)..don't worry I'm around to cover the story.

Get your flower here.

Camera:Olympus E-410 with Zuiko 50mm f2.8 Pancake.

These are fake flowers.No water,fertilizer and sunlight to keep them fresh.Isn't it look like real flowers????

Young boy sale Lemang at roadside, do you believe that all the lemang on the table is about Rm300( US$100). Each lemang at price of Rm10(small)Rm12(M) & Large size will cost you Rm15.00.

Camera:Olympus E-620 Zuiko len ED 14-54 f2.8-3.5. set to artfilter pinhole.

I was walking from one street vendor to another seeking photo opportunity.The traders especially the young boy are friendly,courteous.Most of them invited me to take pictures.

Paying the zakat or tithe is one of the tenets in the Pillar of Islam, where every Muslims are obligated to pay during the month of Ramadhan.

Soon after I snapped the portrait photo..the young boy whispered "I'm in the Utusan Sarawak(local malay edition newspaper) to-morrow".

Well...that all for Friday street shot..It was nice walk .

Daily Photo-LOKAN

Every morning Polin 23 years old ,have to walk about 5 kilo meter to the mangrove swamp area looking for massive shell fish that thrived on the muddy river banks call LOKAN. At noon she set up a stall and join the rest of street vendor selling LOKAN along the road.

The selection of LOKAN cost Rm10.00 for a pile of large size and Rm5.00 for the medium size.

Washing the mud from the LOKAN is quite tedious but the hard work is well worth it.The meat is round like scallops..and little meat only.LOKAN is good if grilled or BBQ.

Daily Photo-Street Boy.

"I guess ,with the small amount of money I get from this job,I will buy new shoes & cloth for Hari Raya" say Daud who work part time peeled off sugar cane bark.

We have to peeled off sugar cane bark before the cane rolled through a roller machine and produce sugar cane juices or air tebu in Malay.

My World Tuesday-Let's Walk with Me.......

This week I thought I would take you on a short walking tour on the street of our Malaysia capital city,KUALA LUMPUR.I found that walking from one place to another place or to subway is not very pedestrian friendly but it was interesting watching the crowd of small groups here and there and some families too.

Another attraction if you walk in the street of Kuala Lumpur is the presence of graffiti on some walls.There are quite a lot of graffiti in the street of Kuala Lumpur and here are few that I saw (picture above).Maybe it reflect the current social issues in Malaysia.

What strike the eye is that Kuala Lumpur the street themselve are fairly clean,but many sidewalk and building are damaged and you can see some beautiful colonial building too.

After few hours of stroll around the street,why not join this guy here for lunch at mamak old restaurant and try Malaysian icon nasi lemak,nasi kandar and teh tarik.

See you again next week on My World Tuesday and to tour other World kindly visit this home page MY WORLD TUESDAY

Malaysian News

M’sia transport fares up 30%

KUALA LUMPUR – BUS and taxi fares in Malaysia will be raised by about 30 per cent beginning next month.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, said public transport companies were also expected to improve their service standards in line with the fare increases.

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Sky Watch Friday-Sorry I Was Away !

Hi everyone,

I was away on travelling for the 25th of June to 6th of July.But I am back now !! So what did I miss !!.

Sky Watch Friday is my first posting after my stay away and to view others kindly visit this home page SKYWATCH.

One day I spend a lot of time travelling by train.It was 12 hours journey,late evening till morning on next day and make it real hard to enjoy my photography but I manage to shot this scenery,beautiful isn't it.

SkyWatch Friday-Sunset.

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The sunset yesterday was just nice.That evening I drove to my friend house and took this.

WeekEnd Snapshoot-Walking Around.

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WEEKEND SNAPSHOOT

Another gorgeous Sunday May 3,2009.As I walk around the town I realised that an ordinary scene can look very different,quite often much more attractive,through the live view or view finder of my camera.

The scene did look boring to-day or I found nothing to shoot at first......

But anyway I have a couple of photo to share to my viewer that I shot in town this weekend.

Street Scene-The Shoes Repairman.

Repair & Shine......that's my JOB say the man in the picture.Yesterday 1May,2009 is a public holiday in Malaysia .It's Labour Day.I have my shoes repair & cost me just Rm15.00.I thanks him for job well done.

He repair shoes and also he did shine people shoes.After I took his shot and I asked him What he thinks will be the future of shoes repair.He said,this is one business which is doing well in the current global economic situation.People are realizing that it is more cost efficient to repair shoes than to get new ones.

I say,we will lose a great deal if the shoes repairman vanish.

So what do you think ????.

Monochrome Monday-Chinese Chess .

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Next move your turn !!!!!....

Business slow..global crisis..etc,etc.While waiting for customers this two Taukey(Boss) is playing Chinese chess.I shot this photo while walking on the street try to be observational photographer.This is just my photo-mind saw at that instant and decided to capture in the camera.

Street Scene-Muslim Merchant.

Almost all my street photographs are taken at eye level,looking in whatever direction I point the camera.I just see capture and move on.

This morning I saw this Muslim merchant on Main Bazaar sell books and various Islamic poster.

WeekEnd Snap Shoot-The Pedestrian.

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WEEKEND SNAPSHOT

No wonder peoples say Kuching is unusually pedestrian friendly for a Malaysian City.With tree lined sidewalks , pedestrian crossing and overhead crossing etc.etc. but don't be surprised if you see most pedestrian are not using the bridge to cross.

The city core is compact to cover on foot.

Street Scene-India Street....again.

Just a snap looking at India Street..again and again.(One of the oldest street in Kuching).As you know I generally snap of what ever ideas that come and what to picture,like to show you an ordinary street scene now and then .So this is the India Street Pedestrian Mall.

The street derives its name from the fact that it has always been street occupied by the Indian shop.Most of the Indians are from the southern and northern India.At first it was called as he Kling Street in the 1850's,but the Third White Rajah of Sarawak,Sir Charles Vyner Brooke changed the name to India Street in 1928.In 1992 the street was closed to vehicular traffic and converted into a pedestrian mall.

Street scene - Fresh Prawn Seller.

The prawn seller .

Not everyday we can see the prawn seller on the street.I am just lucky to meet this guy here and he offer me with good price that is RM 8.00 per kg.

Normally the prawn seller like this can clear his sale in just a few hours.If you go to big super market or wet market the price will not be the same .

Daily Photo-Street Scene.

This uneasy period of economic crunch, we see many people taking measures to tackle this problem. People change their lifestyles, cut on costs, save money, avoid unnecessary spending, etc. Then, there comes the effect of it like robberies and burglars cases rising. Well, it happens in this period until it is over. Now then, let us see how the local people with their activities in spite this difficult period.

Daily Photo-Just Another Candid Shot.

I was asking myself,What exactly was a candid shot?

Was it when the person wasn't aware that I shot at them.Well, nothing is really better than a candid shot of people in laughter,but not in this candid I shot few month ago this people are serious.Serious in learning the road safety .I also shot this photo because it's inspires me in simple everyday life of local people here.

Leeches Suck Your Blood.

I did mention yesterday that I have a whole bunch of images in my hard disk that I have yet to blog about.After viewing PAK ZAWI(Life As I See It)posting about BAKAM with Leeches only then I remember I have the photo(above) of leeches that I shot during my trip to border market in Sarikin,Bau Sarawak.

Yes,Leeches suck your blood but some believe that could be healthy for you.

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The army and the leeches vendor at border market.

They even sale Leeches oil....