Macro Photography

The pictures taken at Semenggoh Wildlife Centre today.

Boulevard's Baby Contest

Ethan came in as 1st runner up in the Boulevard's "Baby of the Year 2009" contest.

PHOTO CONTEST-1ST PRIZE

After being nagged by Jo to take some photos of Ethan for the "Funny Face Photo Contest" by Ngiu Kee Departmental Store, I gave in to her demand and proceeded. To our surprise and Jo's credit for PERSISTENCY, Ethan was judged the winner for the photo contest. We are now back home, Jo and Ethan browsing through the prizes and I am here updating the blog on the great news. Ethan is one of the 12 finalists for another contest, Boulevard's "Baby of the Year 2009" which would be announced tomorrow.

The Video

Here's the short video composed and edited by William Chang about our trip to Kampung Bengoh on 25 April 2009.

Eye Lash

Took some photos of Ethan last night, and some more when he was sleeping.

My heart ached!

Last night as Ethan was wearing a new set of outfit, I told Jo that I was going to take some photos of him in his new clothes. A few shoots into the session, he tried to stand up, stepped on the house phone and fell on his face causing his lip to bleed. The crying was loud and the session ended there and then, and below are some of the good shots taken right before the incident. And oh yeah, he'd finally called out to Jo, "MOMMY" a couple of days ago.

Flying Objects

Trying to get a close up of these creatures is very difficult as they'll fly off at the instance of people coming near to them. Without a good telephoto lens, it is just not possible to get good shots of them.

Wesak Day Parade @ Kuching

Brought Ethan to a street parade for the first time. He seemed amused with all the lighting and the little boys and girls all dressed up in costumes. Having only the 50mm portrait lens on my camera, these were all that I could manage.

Ethan's ONE Part II

Shots of Ethan with his presents and also some studio work of him with us, Uncle Val & Aunty Sharon.

Ethan's ONE

Ethan is ONE year old today. We had Father Nicholas Ng coming over to bless Ethan earlier in the afternoon. Family and friends were here for his birthday party.

Plight of the Natives of Sarawak

I went along with people from Bloomberg, Malaysiakini and NGO to this beautiful Kampung Bengoh. This is my first encounter with the natives who live inside the jungle. Taking my first step into the jungle, I had this wonderful feeling that this is going to be a good trip for my photography experience. Kpg Bengoh, projected for the building of a dam will be submerged in water. The villagers who have lived there for more than two decades will have to move out and it will be the end of this beautiful place & their culture.

Scenic view at Rejoi.

Kids sitting on the steps lined with bamboo (trail leading to the villages) for a photo session.

The first of the many hanging bamboo bridges crossing the river.

YooLim & Sagan from Bloomberg interviewing the villagers.

Our host at Bojong village, Mr Bodui in the midst of the interview by Malaysiakini.

Mr Jeplin who happens to work for an NGO is the son of Mr Bodui.

Shots of some of the villagers during their off day from farm.

This man is said to be more than a 100 years old, according to the villagers.



Mr Jeplin's mother preparing breakfast for us. The meals were cooked with burning wood and the smell & taste were great.

One of the many waterfalls found in the villages.

Our host (Mr Simo) at Rejoi village, who is also a preacher.

The primary school being shared between Rejoi and Semban, have 55 students in it. Rejoi electricity are powered by solar energy but it's only of a single bulb and a radio consumption for each household.

The toilet for the primary school.

Below, you'll see that the work for the dam has started at the entry point to the villages above, even without the full consent of the villagers to move out of there and be relocated.