Gawai Redeems Carnival 2012

Some shots taken last night during Gawai Redeems Carnival 2012 at Bau, Kuching, Sarawak.

Dayung Sikure  (Kumang Contest)

Presenter from Kampung Krusen, Serian.

Dancers standby for their performance.

How to create a blog background with your own picture?

Easy! Create a canvas (on an editing software off course) of 1800 pixel Witdh and 1600 Pixel Height. Then edit your picture on the canvas (copy, paste, move, transform, skew, add text..etc...) presto!

Oh yes. You have to save the picture to a gif or Jpeg format of less than 300kB. Below is the latest background I created.

I thought I saw a pussy cat !

I'm assuming somehow this cat was naughty, it was caged in this wooden cell struggling to come out. I smiled and quickly manually focus the SAL35F18 ( A cheap fast fixed focal Sony Alpha lens). Walla;

Selamat Ngiling Bidai Greetings

To all celebrating Gawai. Selamat Ngiling Bidai.

The Merdeka Palace

The Merdeka Palace Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak.This picture was taken from opposite Padang Merdeka. This hotel is located  next to Sarawak Museum and opposite St. Thomas Cathedral.

Flowers

No words.

Diesel Engine Fumes = Asbestos = Cancer

I heard on the radio this morning that WHO has just announced that diesel engine exhaust fumes to have direct link to lung and bladder cancer. You can refer to Reuters on this, not good at all for all related to this business. Took the picture below with my Samsung Galaxy S II.

Such a blue sky, painted with dark smoke. Guess it is a sight for the bird on the lamp post.

Green and flowers

The pictures are taken with the SEL50F18 except for the macro shot which I took using the Rokkor 55 and a macro extension.

Damai Puri Resort and Spa, Kuching, Sarawak Photos

I would like to promote the beauty of this place. Browse through all the pictures or scroll below (If you think my pictures are lousy) and I'll tell you why.

The front desk background.

The lobby decoration.

The lobby decoration of native vase.

Another native vase decoration at the lobby.

The same vase focusing on the long tongue man like creature.

An extraordinary sight of the Damai Sentral back by Gunung Santubong and lighted by the super bright moon ( having problem taking picture with the moon so bright)  which is just a few minutes walk from Damai Puri.

 The morning view outside the balcony of the seaview room in front of the pool.

Middle courtyard of the hotel in front of KU Restaurant.

Hotel view from the beach (rock side)/ Mount Santubong shore.

The big tree trunk on the beach (I wonder if this is purposely set here..hmmn)

Oh Yes. Reason why......this laptop I use to post this blog was left behind in the hotel room (inside the safety box). They call me 6 Hrs after I check out and immediately I came over that night to collect it back. Bravo. That is what the service sector is all about. However, they do not deliver... opss. This is a good place to stay for the upcoming Rainforest Music Festival, however, I understand that all the nearby hotel are fully booked during this time of the year.

Yellow Flower Taken with the Tokina 11-16, Rokkor and a macro shoot with the rokkor.

This is the macro shot.

This is how it looks like using our naked eye. The four satellite, I like to call them.

Dancing in the light - Pigeons of Masjid India (Masjid Bandar Kuching)

This is the third time I came here to take shot of these pigeons. This time I bought some snacks for them. I used the SEL50F18  for these shots. They were edited using PICASA.

Somehow my eyes kept on focusing on the white ones.