unlike other bananas of the musa genus, this musa ornata tends to be inedible and almost solely planted for decorative purposes especially for the the vivid magenta coloured of the banana heart (inflorescence). pic was taken near my in laws’ abode in muar. april 2007.

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a view of the mudless kemasik river mouth with rocky posts on both sides that flows to the south china sea, together with countless fishing vessels that use the inlet from the kemasik village for commercial and recreational fishing. june 2011.

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a medieval castle archictecture cum parking lot in colmar tropicale is beautified by a well maintained fountain. the only thing missing is a moat surrounding the fortress, or else i’d be led to believe that i was somewhere in europe, not. august 2007.

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the search for our patriotic hunt in commemoration of malaysia’s 54th independence day anniversary started yesterday with the visit that gave a majestic view of the national monument taken from the rear halfway between the cenotaph and the bronze figures while looking south in kuala lumpur. august 2011.

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while exploring the many functions of the new s95 at the office yesterday, i realised that the weather was quite gracious enough for some photo testing. from the 13th floor i walked to the far end of the block, opened the emergency door and came into the landing of the emergency stairs. oh and the view was magnificent. using the colour accent function and facing southeast (with a little bout of vertigo), i picked the green to maintain the foliage on the foreground while leaving the dense concrete and skyline of kuala lumpur downtown in monochrome. noon august 2011.

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inside view of the partial spherical geodesic dome of the national science centre at bukit kiara produces different tones of reflected light that passes through the geometric patterns, all the while giving me a dizzy spell by looking up! nauseously taken at noon in january 2010. previous post on the subject here.

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views of putrajaya lake, perdana putra (the prime minister’s office) and the putra mosque taken during noon from the putrajaya botanical gardens in november 2010. yes, the sexist word putra is overused and i share the sentiment among the minorities.

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taking the steps towards federal territory mosque off jalan duta while the adhan was recited by the muezzin to perform the friday prayer. climbing under the hot sun while observing ramadan was making my heart beat faster than usual but it all ended well. august 2011.

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these days it is quite rare for me to return to my parents’ home village in kelantan. since most of their kids are in the klang valley, it was them who came to visit us regularly. on those occasions that i did go home, i tried to bring them wherever they wanted to go or eat. this pic was taken facing east while we were waiting for our seafood lunch order at restoran terapung de’ tunas, on the famous lagoon of pantai sri tujuh, also known as the beach of the seven lagoons near tumpat. the food menu was unimportant but the smiles on the old folks happy faces were what mattered the most. june 2011.

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one of the balloons that finally succeeded in taking off at the 1st putrajaya international hot air balloon fiesta in march 2009.

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