while taking a stroll along the low tide beach of telok assam, bako national park, i came across this lone male wild boar, foraging for food using his hardened snout while completely ignoring my presence. an understanding was silently agreed where he became my subject with countless poses while doing his routine acts.
taken late afternoon in february 2011.
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an unplanned river cruise in december 2010 along the muddy muar river gave us a breathtaking view of the masjid jamek sultan ismail, an identical and bigger version of the original masjid jamek sultan ibrahim. completed in 2002, the biggest mosque in muar was a letdown when given said resources and budget, it ultimately ended up with an exact architecture, albeit a bit picturesque.
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the federal government complex at jalan duta, kuala lumpur which was completed in 1978, currently houses the internal revenue board malaysia and ministry of international trade and industry. the five identical buildings have been the landmark of jalan duta for almost 23 years before they were overtaken by the federal territory mosque as the new face of jalan duta and soon to be eclipsed by the new national palace, which is still under construction while making copious amount of money for some and burdening the rest.
the weather in the photo, taken in january 2008, seemed to agree to the bleak future that awaits them, not appealing enough to be appreciated and loved, not ancient enough to be considered a world heritage site.
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an attempt by the 2nd largest mosque in southeast asia, erected in 1982 and completed in 1988, to hide behind a column of tembusu trees failed miserably as 2 of its minarets were indubitably protruded and nakedly exposed. they are the 2nd tallest in the world after all.
the concrete behemoth, commonly known as the blue mosque, in shah alam, was secretly photographed (but obviously not to god, though debatably so) in november 2007.
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a simple freeze frame of a group of respected men doing their damnest act while having fun and presumably showing vital/non vital body parts at sungai sendat, selangor in this august 2007 photo.
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an estuary from a small inlet flowed through pantai irama in bachok into the gentle slopes of the south china sea. the clear sky was polarised through the glass to provide vibrant colours fit for one of the most famous beaches in kelantan among picnickers and enthusiasts alike. pic was taken in october 2007.
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st. francis xavier stands on top of st. paul’s hill, melaka in this photo dated august 2009. the statue was erected in 1952 with both hands intact but a tree branch fell on his right arm the following day where he remains without a limb until today.
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newly transplanted rice fields at kampung tempoyak, ketereh, kelantan, like many other
fields in the kelantan river delta, is a lowland irrigation scheme pumped from the said river.
pic was taken in march 2010.
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late afternoon in december 2010 at tanjung tuan lighthouse, melaka overlooking two distinctive cargo ships parting the malacca straits with some clearing of clouds to provide a harsh, bright lights and shadows. the golden tone was enhanced by setting the dslr white balance setting to shade.
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thanks to a borrowed canon 17-55mm f2.8 lens, i managed to capture this seemingly serene view of the newly renovated allan’s water, fraser’s hill in december 2009. the trees and shrubs helped frame it nicely.
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nitzus 