the atkinson clock tower was initiated in 1902 and completed in 1905 as a memorial to the first district officer of jesselton, francis george atkinson who had died of borneo fever (malaria). kota kinabalu june 2011.

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st. paul’s church, built in 1521, one of the earliest church built in malaysia. located in malacca, the pic was captured in july 2009.

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the jesselton point waterfront gate, an entrance to the ferry and boat terminal enroute to labuan island and tunku abdul rahman national park. june 2011.

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expansive rice fields at sg. burung village near sekinchan, one of the major rice producing areas in malaysia. october 2011.

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black cocoa ants of the dolichoderus genus colonising and nesting on the surface of a cocoa pod (or fruit), thus effectively controlling other insect pests from infestation. near chenderoh lake in december 2007.

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geni.com says in an email notification that nizwan alif turns five today, so i guess they must be right. pic was taken in early october 2011 during his first kindie sports day in taman sri bintang playground.

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an empty terenggun forest park near kuala lipis in october 2007.

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serene river tua at sg. tua recreational forest near ulu yam on a weekday. there were 26 of us, hopefully the bosses were busy with themselves and it was a total bliss. october 2011.

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in july 2011, 17 of my colleagues and i took the working day off and embarked on a memorable bicycle trip for a much needed break through the forest reserves at bukit cerakah near shah alam. this pic was captured from one of the watchtowers at the agricultural park looking south.

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later today will be another historic day as more than 25 of us will venture out of our dull office-scape and hopefully achieve our target of having a fun and joyous day!

miniature versions of nitzus and zack acting terrified by the lurking unknowns near the entrance to the aptly named dark cave, a 2km network of caverns just below the temple cave, managed by the malaysian nature society and the largest of batu caves. september 2011.

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