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| Saturday, 21-Apr-2007 16:11 |
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Experimenting Photojournalism - Dark Surfer
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Dark Surfer : Internet users surfing the web inside cybercafe in downtown of Kuala Lumpur on April 20, 2007. The former Malaysia's prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said bloggers should not tell lies, untruths and should be more responsible about what they wrote. "I belive there should be press freedom but there should be a certain amount of limit ensure that the information provided does not destroy the country" he told reporters on April 18 after opening the Perdana Leadership Foundation titled "Media and National Development" in Putrajaya.
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| Thursday, 12-Apr-2007 04:48 |
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Best Of Cameron Highlands - "A Green Bowl Of Malaysia"
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Enjoy Visit Malaysia Year 2007 by escape the heat and dust of Kuala Lumpur to the fresh and cool air of Cameron Highlands. This is a story of a short journey to the places better known as "A Green Bowl Of Malaysia". Story and pictures by Mohd Ezuddin Samian.
Each part of Cameron Highlands has its own individual charm and attractions and together they combine to provide all the ingredients for a memorable holiday. Tea plantations, fruit and vegetable farms and markets are one of the must-see features of Cameron Highlands. While at tea plantations we can pluck a tea leaf, visit the factories to see the process of tea production or just enjoy the view overlooking the plantation. At fruit and vegetable farms, we get to learn a thing or two about farming. Then, while in market there are so enticing that we can't help but buy and buy. But don't be surprise when you back to Kuala Lumpur all the vegetable are much cheaper here. But hey, what's a trip to Cameron Highlands without shopping ?.
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Truly Spectacular : No trip to Cameron Highlands would be complete without a trip to the tea plantations. BOH Sungai Palas Tea Estate in Brinchang, BOH Fairlie (BOH Road Habu) Tea Estate in Ringlet, Bharat Tea Estate along main road from Ringlet to Tanah Rata or Bharat Tea Estate Kampung Raja are a good places where we can enjoy wonderfully scenic view of the tea plantation. Among the four, the Sungai Palas Tea Center is definite must visit place to admire the breathtaking view from a 20 feet overhanging platform while enjoying a sip the golden brew of tea.
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Kings Of Mountain : While manoeuvre along sharp corners of the winding road either from Kampung Raja to Brinchang or from Ringlet to Brinchang we must be more alert as we will be challenged by the "Kings Of Mountain", a famous modified Land Rovers marked by CH wording used by the highlanders to get in and out of theirs farms.
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The Farms : Cameron Highlands is Malaysia's green bowl supplying vegetable to major cities of the country and also to Singapore. Traveling around Cameron Highlands we will be able to see many farms are terraced and carved right on the steep hillside. While in the farm we can learn and see the process of this vegetable be plant to the process of harvesting it.
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Note : Do you know that all the photo taken at all area of BOH tea plantations is only can be used for a personal use. The permission is needed from the BOH Plantations Sdn Bhd if you want to use it for any commercial purpose such as stock photo and etc.
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| Thursday, 29-Mar-2007 16:38 |
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Experimenting Photo Essay - Copra : A Forgotten Business
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Part of the joy driving along Kapar in Klang to Bagan Datuk in Perak is the abandons of green coconut plantation giving breathtaking views. "Tree of Life" or "Tree of a Thousand Uses" is the given nickname for this tree because of the many uses found on it. But the main principal commercial product from coconut is copra and is used primarily as a source of coconut oil.
However, a negative campaign by Western country against saturated fats in general, and the tropical oils in particular led to most food manufactures abandoning coconut oil in favour of polyunsaturated oils such as soybean and corn. At the same time with better economic of return available from oil palm plantation and lack of interest by a farmer on copra production, the long-term viability of this industry is in doubt. But, for a majority of smallholder farmer in Sabak Bernam, 160km north-west of Kuala Lumpur, coconuts is still playing an important role as their main sources of income from one generation to other generation. This is a story of our forgotten business.
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High Up:There are two common methods of harvesting coconuts. These are pole and the climbing methods. Thru the pole method, the harvesting scythe attached to the end of a long bamboo pole. Harvesting using bamboo poles is generally faster, more efficient, less tedious and less dangerous.
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Maturity Nuts:To attain a coconuts good quality by products, it's advisable that the coconuts to be harvested at the right maturity time. Thus, only the nuts that are partially or completely brown should be harvested for copra making.
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Dehusking:Dehusking cocounts is a manual process. The principal part of the dehusker is a sharp pointed shard of steel positioned vertically with the sharp point up with the border part firmly on the ground. With a few strong impales plus a strong determined downward movement will loosen the husk from the coconuts shell.
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Ready To Split:The inner 'stone' of coconuts (endocarp) after the husk are removed then ready to be split into two. The coconut shell are split into two with an axe and the white sponge (if any) be removed before the meat is left to dry in the sun, becoming copra from which coconut oil is extracted.
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One By One:The worker is arranging the split of coconut on open area and left to dry in the sun. The meat is then scraped out and dried one more again before it packed. The separated and dried meat of the coconut constitutes copra which is the source of all of commercial supply of coconut oil.
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Husk Mountain:A worker is arranging a split coconut shell with a mountain of coconut husk at his back in plantation near Sungai Besar, Sabak Bernam. The coconut fibrous husk can be process to make fibers coir before turn to be other industrial purpose by-products.
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Final Journey:The dry meat of coconut or copra are packed and sell to the copra dealer before it ship to factory for coconut oil production.
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| Monday, 19-Mar-2007 01:56 |
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....We Got A Problem !!!
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| Quote: | | It's already almost 2 week after I sent my notebook for repair but today around 9.30am, I recived a sad called from ASUS Malaysia Service Center that they can't save or prolong the life of my 7 years notebook ASUS L200. What I worry is only on my photos that I save on my hard disk. Hope, it not lost together with the memory of my ASUS L200 |
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| Tuesday, 27-Feb-2007 14:09 |
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Living In Faith - Chinese New Year (End)
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Sea Of Red :A woman walks under rows of lanterns inside Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on 7 days of Lunar New Year, February 24, 2007. Chinese's Cantonese and Teochews regarded the seventh day of Chinese New Year as everyone's birthday and to celebrate the birthday, it was a practise to have yu sheng (raw fish salad) which sounds the same as 'having an easier way to earn a living'. But for the Chinese Hokkiens communities on another occasion will hold a grand prayers on the eight day and celebrate it with a sugar cane which also known as Thnee Kong Seh (Jade Emperor's birthday). IFPO/Mohd Ezuddin Samian (MALAYSIA)
Faith At Crossroads : An Ethnic Indian lady pray insides the Buddhist Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on February 24, 2007. Malaysia as a multiethnic nation guarantees a freedom of religion composed largely of Muslim Malays, Hindu Indians and Buddhist and Christian Chinese and employs a dual legal system. A Muslims are subject to Shari'a law while non-Muslims will used civil courts when involved any issues regarding religion. IFPO/Mohd Ezuddin Samian (MALAYSIA)
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| Wednesday, 21-Feb-2007 08:53 |
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Living In Faith - Chinese New Year 2007 (Part 1)
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Religion Act 1
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Religion Act 2
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Religious Playground
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Religion Acts : A shadow of lantern cast to temple ground while young Buddhist devoter perform a pray at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on third day of Chinese New Year on February 20, 2007. The 12-year cycle in the Chinese calendar recognizes each of a dozen animals in the Chinese zodiac – rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For 2007 is a Chinese Golden Pig Year that started on last Sunday, February 18.
Religious Playground : A kid play with the shadow of lantern cast to temple ground at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on third day of Chinese New Year on February 20, 2007. Since its opening on September 3, 1989, the temple has been endorsed by the Malaysia Tourism Development Council as one of a tourist destination.
| Quote: | | "GREEN BOWL" entry will come after "Living In Faith - Chinese New Year 2007 (Part 2)" entry. |
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| Thursday, 15-Feb-2007 16:28 |
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A Year After I Bought My PnS & dSLR - A Review
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Sold To Some One From USA For USD30
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Chinese New Year is coming again. It mean almost 1 year after I bought my digital camera, Canon IXUS i Zoom and Nikon d70s. Then time to start learn back and recall what I learn and know when I using my first SLR Minolta Dyna 404si. One year with digital camera and nothing is great to share just only USD60 inside my PayPal Account ( http://www.paypal.com ) from someone in USA who bought my 2 images for their images stock purpose. May another a year ahead more prosperous and hoping can sell more photo as a stock images thru my http://www.pixelsfinder.com . How about http://www.shutterstock.com as an alternative ? They pay USD0.25 for each images download thru their website.
Till then, I would like to wish all Malaysian a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. GONG XI FA CAI (Malaysia Truly Asia) and see again on my next entry "GREEN BOWL".
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| Monday, 5-Feb-2007 17:02 |
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Images Of Faith : Festival Mood
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Festival Mood : A Malay ethnic woman walks pass under the decoration lanterns that was put up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at shoping complex in downtown of Kuala Lumpur on February 5, 2007. Ethnic Chinese in Malaysia and around the world will celebrate and welcome Lunar New Year of the Pig on February 18.
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| Friday, 2-Feb-2007 15:50 |
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Visit Malaysia Year 2007 - An Ocean Of Discovery
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Ocean Of Discovery : Nuraina Nafisya Mohd Ezuddin, 2, enjoy watch as a fish swim by at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on February 1, 2007. A RM60 million aquarium with more 5,000 aquatic and marine animal exhibits of over 150 different species from Malaysia and around the world. Boasting of an over spanning two levels and covering over 5,500 square meter featuring a 90 meter long underwater tunnel, making it the largest in South-East Asia.
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| Tuesday, 30-Jan-2007 01:50 |
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Images Of Faith : Faith On Reflection
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Faith On Reflection : The world's tallest Lord Murugan statue reflects thru water pounding at Sri Subramaniam Temple in Batu Caves on January 30, 2007. The temple will host Hindu devotees who expected to turn up for annual Thaipusam festival on February 1, 2007.
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