The L-oh-rama

Before I go to KL, I decided to do a spotting trip at the end of runway 20 at WBKK where the sound of aircraft passing through your head will make you ecstatic, the sight of aircrafts flying low will make your jaw drop. Oh, and the scorching hot sun, totally burning your epidermis (skin).

I've always wanted to shoot the new Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1, however it is currently still under construction, but I managed to get a few half-decent photos. Anyway, here are the photos...

Everybody knows the petrol is RM 2.70 now, and the oh-i'm-so-smart people at putrajaya thought that, "why don't we give the rakyat rm 625 annually so they will shut their mouth for a moment ?", so that's when the malaysian people wake up early in the morning to q-up at the POS office to claim rm 625.

Basically a 20-30 years old car will worth around RM 1000 plus the most. So, the idea is if I go out tomorrow and buy another 10 cars (each maybe about 500 to 800 ringgit) being sold off by desperate owners because nobody wants them. The cars are ready-for-the-scrapyard kind but just barely good enough for a Puspakom inspection and a transfer of ownership effected to me.


Then I just find a place to store all of these cars (or I could even scrap them and have cash in hand from the besi buruk man) and then armed with only the registration cards of each car, I proceed to take a 3rd party insurance (about 60 ringgit without any NCB per car) and pop in to my friendly POS Malaysia or JPJ office and spend about 70 ringgit to 100 ringgit for each car for a one year road tax disc.

I spend about roughly 150 ringgit for this procedure and now I hold my breath as the man or lady behind the counter proceed to issue a RM625 ringgit postal order in my name for every card presented at the counter...

My yearly cost is RM 150 and I get RM 625 in return. A whopping RM 475 profit that is equivalent to a RM 4750 in fixed deposit for a year. I rest my case...

Seriously, this thing might work IF it is an annual thing, but considering we are living in Bolehland where any decisions can be turned in practically a second by those oh-i'm-so-smart people at putrajaya. So, if tomorrow you really go ahead and then next week the gamen said no more subsidy, I guess all I can say is good luck, meatbag ! Hahaha..

Original idea was from TV Smith

When talking about photography, the price of the equipments are quite turn-off, especially with all the price hike and stuffs. Anyway, since I was hooked up with photography, I have been reading strobist to get tips for some off camera lighting, in simple english means using flash off the camera. However, I managed to think of something that is really brilliant (in my opinion lah), which is using cameraphone's flash to light up the subject, which is me.

After trying all sort of angle and lighting style, I decided to dig up the freezer to look for some interesting subject.

Continue from the part 1..

I received an e-mail yesterday, it was something that I was wishing all the time. But this time, I don't know why, but I wasn't excited at all. The X-factor just wasn't there, I guess it's a sign that this time it's not meant for me.

And I'm crossing my finger that the other airline will give me the opportunity after what I've done.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

While the Germans can drink beer all day long during oktoberfest, the kadazans (well, not only kadazan, more like everyone in Sabah) celebrate Harvest Festival or more well know here as Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan (i hope i got it right). This festival is an all month long festival and end at 30th and 31st of May which is also a public holiday ONLY at Sabah.

On the 30th and 31st , there were some sort of celebration / exhibition kinda thing at KDCA, where kadazans from all over the places come here, build their houses and showcase their costumes, dance steps etc to everyone. And, they serve beer as well. It's not a Budweiser, it's a homemade beer which is made up of rice, and other things which resulting in a very bitter taste. Well, I decided to wake up at 8 so I can go there early, but I woke up at 10 and arrived at 11 something, sigh. Anyway, here are the photos from the events. Due to the amount of the photos, I will split it into 2 or 3 posts.