an excerpt from the words by neil hannon of the divine comedy in sunrise:
from the corner of my eye
a hint of blue in the black sky
a ray of hope, a beam of light
an end to thirty years of night
the church-bells ring, the children sing
what is this strange and beautiful thing
it’s the sunrise
can you see the sunrise?
i can see the sunrise

although the lyrics are contextually about his upbringing in northern ireland, the exhilarating moments of how he and i felt at both times however, were sheer bliss nonetheless. cherating beach, april 2011.

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a diagonal view of the christ church of malacca, another fascination of mine, the oldest protestant church in malaysia taken from the ever crowded stadthuys, while overwhelmingly being suffocated by the vinegar like smell of sweat from the large assembly of visitors hunting for overpriced memorabilia and uncomposed snapshots. july 2009.

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a refreshing look at pines along the short but just tickling the sweet spot hemmant trail that skirts on the edges of fraser’s hill golf course, famously designed in 1925 by frank hemmant, hence the name of the trail. pic was taken on a cool morning in december 2009.

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the newly renovated green plexiglass roof gives its imminent tones and contours but eerily subdue atmosphere inside this old tabung haji building in jalan dato pati, kota bharu. december 2007.

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scenic rocky outcrops on the banks of kemasik river estuary facing the south china sea near kemasik beach in terengganu. june 2011.

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a huge sundial obelisk protrudes in the centre of the thematic putrajaya botanical gardens, home to more than 700 species of amazing flora. and your eyes are playing tricks on you if you “presumably” notice a lady sprawling on the hot cobble walkway since i don’t see any. purportedly taken at noon in november 2010.

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amber sunset captured near sungai tong, setiu while driving along federal route 3 on the east coastal trip towards kelantan in june 2011.

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