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[Photography] Chinese Year New?

It is a known fact that every single Malaysian I’ve known that went back to their northern part of the hometown would say it’s the most F***ing hottest era ever occurred during this festive season. The same applies to the elder that I talked to.

The night before the new year of the Lunar calendar. Known as the 30th Night. It is so quiet.

Going uphill to Kek Lok Si temple.
Was fortunate enough to drive up in the early morning before the sun even rise at the Penang island. No jam or whatsoever. But managed to take a night scene timelapse of the city from the top of the temple around 6 a.m. There was countless number of mosquitoes biting my hand and ass though.

Before the sun even rise and everyone is still sleeping.

The sun is ready to rise.

[Photography] Timelapse of Penang at Dawn

Taken with my D60 at Kek Lok Si Temple’s entrance. Sadly no tripod.

[Travel] Journey To the North

This 2009 Chinese New Year has been a mixed bag of emotion to me. It’s not bad while it’s not entirely good? But one thing definitely strucked me good is no matter how bad the situation tend to be, be it psychologically or financially, the Chinese would try their best to celebrate this event no matter what. The whole one week experience riding up North from the city to outskirts area has been fun. Running across from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak and Pulau Pinang. Almost 4 states in total.

And first and foremost, let me introduce my little humble extra companion! The almight D60! Not all pictures taken on this post are captured by this camera, well if you still remember my good old Fuji F11.

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