another national monument photo, this time with my 3 significant others, of which i believe is the time to nurture their knowledge and understanding of the sacrifices made by our forefathers to prepare the country for future generations. august 2011.
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the world’s tallest bronze sculpture of malaysia national monument, designed by the same person who was also responsible for the famous iwo jima memorial, stands proudly near the houses of parliament, kuala lumpur. pic was taken in commemoration of malaysia’s 54th independence day in three days time, august 31st. facing east, august 2011.
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the basic 101 of tourism management in ruining a historical fort and a 100 year old lighthouse is by letting a modern telecommunication tower built next to it. einfach genial! bukit melawati, kuala selangor may 2011.
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while strolling on the streets of kuching, itself derived from the malay word kucing, meaning cat, our sensory views were heavily bombarded with images of cat sculptures everywhere throughout the city. one such example is this image, showcasing what they know best – socializing and procreating. taken near the kuching waterfront in february 2011.
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a jimmy durante lookalike performed a rendition of his past hits during our visit to the bako national park. the leader of the proboscis monkey pack continued to croon his way into our hearts and minds and luckily didn’t left by relieving himself on the tree, unlike his much younger members of the entourage. january 2011.
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after leaving the rest of our families at tawau international airport, my brother and i went back to tawau town 30 km away to fetch our luggage from the hotel and on our return trip, we stopped at mile 8 along tawau – semporna highway next to a cemetery. the picturesque element was helped considerably by the setting sun behind the protruding tombstones and trees. march 2007.
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s95’s miniature effect was accentuated by blurring the top and bottom of jalan duta. early august 2011.
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a look at the historical sultan ibrahim jamek mosque, completed in 1930 and lies between jalan peteri and the muar river in muar town. taken at sunset in april 2007.
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views of pulau gaya and a returning fishing trawler silhouetting against the setting sun taken from the new kota kinabalu waterfront looking west in june 2011.
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in may 2007, together with 4 other colleagues, we conquered the infamous quartz hill ridge hill of bukit tabur near taman melawati. however i was scared shitless of the dangerous situation i put myself in performing the death defying stunt in climbing those razor sharp quartz. when we finally climbed down and reached the foot of the hill, i was relieved to come out in one piece and totally forgotten to look back and snapped a photo of the behemoth. 3 months later i found myself driving in the vicinity and stopped to make peace and pay respect. taken on an afternoon in august 2007 facing northeast. previous post on the subject here.
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nitzus 