Pinkies Revisit Kuantan

Sept 20, 2008 The Pinkies invaded Kuantan for the 3rd time. This time was to celebrate Allysa the fastest girl in LP109's (Kuantan -KL in 90mins) wedding.

A thing about elpees is that... no wedding, birthday or celebration is too far, so long as we get-to-gather, we would go any distance. There are always the crazy few who would do whatever it takes to make a difference for another person. I use the word "crazy" respectfully in that most people would think us crazy to go that distance...but most people have not "been" to distances that we have gone with each other and for each other. We missed the other "crazies" that could not make the trip.It is always great to see the smile on the face of the person we are celebrating or visiting knowing the joy we bring by just making the trip and being present at their special moment of celebration. Such is the joy i experienced as we gathered at our favorite beach Teluk
Chempedak. The Pinkies seem to have claimed this as our very own beach for the memories that it brings us. The bride & groom came right after they escaped the clutches of family and well wishers to spend time with us by the beach till late into the night.

It's another beautiful celebration for keeps.

Am I Proud To BE Malaysian?

As I was about to gobble down my Nasi Lemak with beef rendang at Chawan, this question was asked of me. The acids in my stomach were screaming for that spoonful and when that question came up...the rendang almost fell off the spoon and onto the floor.

It stopped me and for a long while as i thought about it... even after our lunch date. It was not that i was not proud to be Malaysian but the question of what have i gotta be proud about had me in mm land for a bit. Conclusion is...What have i not to be proud about? We may never have been the first to send someone to the moon or conquered nations or beat another at football or even win the Olympics gold in badminton in Beijing nor is it about waving the jalur gemilang either but we have each other...Melayu, Cina, India, Punjabi, Kadazan and many more.

Our country, My beloved Malaysia may in a shambles right now but that is an expected chaos brought about by the want for change when the few make a stand for the many. Such are the ripples felt across the nation. Such is the price of change. I may not be politically savy nor am i politically inclined. I...like many, watch the news, read the blogs and the local media not knowing who is lying or who is telling the truth but as i shared with my deep thinking friend that we are perhaps choosing a lesser of two evils to lead the nation into the next millenia.

What then can i contribute towards a better Malaysia? How can i contribute and make this a nation we/i can be proud off? This had me thinking...Who am i, to be able to do such a thing? I know not about politics and i care less about it though i acknowledge it's importance and relevance. I do know that my dream is to live in a Malaysia that is truly muhibbah! I am committed to have such by creating intimate relationships with my brethen of all race and creed and together we will be proud MALAYSIANS! Like ripples we too shall break the monotony of what IS.

Negaraku,
Tanah tumpahnya darah ku...

Day of The Dragons

A bright sun shiny day brings out the best of everything and everyone...from elpees to dragonflies. As LP119 and the grad elpees were creating on land...the dragonflies were creating just above the lake.

I am no biologist, in fact i just barely passed my Biology paper scraping thru with a C6 but instinct tells me the dragonfly above with the slightly different tail fin from all the other dragons is a male. I had tried to shoot him since morning but he won't sit still. He was flying up and down the coastline (till i find a better word) of the lake as if to check on all the other dragonflies perching on a blade of grass, a stump of a very dead tree or brush. Flying aggresively as if to mark it's territory from harmful elements. He seemed to be patrolling the lakeside the whole morning. I finally caught him taking his afternoon siesta. Doesn't he look fierce?

These ladies were just perched and basking...just like women they are all out to keep themselves pretty and fabulously gorgeous.

This one look a tad tired, must have been a long saturday nite out while the other looked like she had a great saturday nite.

This princess on the right here is so prima donna. She so want the attention that she stayed so still and glamorous just so i can shoot her up close. In fact i manage to shoot her with my macro application like for the longest time. She didn't even budge. Not even afraid of her life...after all i could have eaten her, i was hungry.

It is very gratifying to be able to shoot airborne creatures cos it's never easy to get them to sit still. Makes it more satisfying. Hmm... I wonder if that's why we...I, go looking for the unattainable creatures called women especially that elusive one!

Dangerous to think out loud especially when i'm surrounded by ball cutters!

Reflecting

In the calmness and serenity of the lake she reflects...as i am.

Somebody's Watching You

A bask in the sun on any given sunday must be heavenly for this dragonfly till i came along and shot it...with my Olympus SP 560Uz.

In the relative safety of it's own world, perched 2 feet away from the banks of the lake she must have felt pretty safe. She must have been happily watching her 42million inch "TV" viewing the beautiful heavens with no worries other than be ready in case a fish decides to jump up from the lake and make her the happy meal of the day.

Unbeknownst to me...as i was shooting my catch, i was shot by LP119's Kuey. I had my prized catch, Kuey had his and somebody else...Ng had us! This is like a pictorial observation on life. As in life...we are being watched every moment of our lives. Somebody is taking "shots" of us as we are of others. So beware...

Somebody may be watching you...right now!

Shooting 119

Merdeka Day was spent shooting LP119 and supporting them in their WOW Day event at Bukit Cahaya (once known as Bukit Cerakah. They probably changed the name cos most chinese was pronouncing it as Bukit Cilaka). LP119 brought children from a couple of homes on an outing of fun in the sun.

The day started with a race by the children and elpees. The children of cos looked the fitter of the lot.

The young uns were standing to attention and singing the NEGARAKU after which they were entertained to a couple of songs from Kob of Thai descent who hand an excellent voice.

The children were also involved in a cut and paste activity and later entertained to a Bhangra cum Bollywood styled dance routine by the elpees.

The day started as early as 5am for the elpees and ended approx at 6pm way after the children had been sent home.

LP119 created a WOW Day that was not only enjoyed by the children but also the volunteers that came to support and lend a hand. I could not describe the day in so many words but more pictures can be seen in my facebook. I can only describe the fun i had by the exhaustion i felt after the event.

I was knocked out the whole of the next day too. What a WOW!!!

Eye on Me

Old people have a saying that sometimes things (cars, house, trinkets, cats, dogs and tattoos even) choose us and it is not WE that choose them. We may have...set our minds to have something and yet the end results show that we choose something totally different and unthought off and we walk away happier for it. Such is the case with my koi which lies on my right arm.

It is at the moment unfinished, so be patient and she shall be revealed in all her glory to all soon enough.

Story of a Tail

The past few months have been quite a stretch for me handling my break-up and the guilt that comes with it. I don't speak much of it cos it's not a celebration of a "new found freedom".

I am not free of my issues with commitment as it is, otherwise the clanging of wedding bells would have been the result of such a breakthrough. I have had much advise, coaching, listening to and all forms of support from friends and family. Ultimately it is still me who has it all to DO. Many are the thoughts that have gone through my mind. Much searching i have done with my heart and more is being asked of myself and yet elusive is the answer. I know the answer i seek is within. Perhaps it's the mountains i need to head for to seek the answer from the wise man.

A month plus ago i decided to tattoo a heart on my arm to signify the struggles of this battered and embattled heart of mine. I initially chose the sacred heart complete with thorns strangling the heart. I decided that it speaks of my struggles and i was pretty set on it till one fine morning when i had a pisang kukus for breakfast with my 25%. We were surfing for designs for her anniversary tattoo when i came across the koi's symbolic meaning which spoke to me of my journey and...

...a tail was borne.

Inking my Tattoo

Here's my tattoist Lina, stencilling my tattoo so that she can transfer it to my arm before she hurts me. She's quite the conversationalist, telling me how bad a day she just had as she was drawing my tattoo and preparing my transfer and she sounded pretty pissed too. I was actually wondering if it was good timing to be getting my tattoo done by her...today. I was actually considering if i should change my appointment to another day.

I decided to take a risk, after all it was not easy getting an appointment. Took me a month to book the date, besides 28.08.08 seemed like an auspicious day to get my tattoo done. So i calmed myself and heard her out as she was drawing. She has been doing this for the past 9 years and she still looks pretty darn young. She shares the same craziness as her brother Simon, who was ever so eager to lob off my dick the day before. I decided that she was pretty nice too and it would be quite safe to put myself at her mercy. She is quite funny and quite a character i must say... You would not have a dull moment with this woman, especially when she has that vibrating needle in her hand and she has quite a colorful personality too.

The moment she first touched me, i cringed in anticipation of the pain and half expecting pleasure as she caressed my skin with her tool. The buzzing of the tool was quite hypnotic as it lulled me into numbness and as the pain began to tear at my flesh her voice seeks to calm my frayed nerves and once again i succumbed to the gentle voice of hers telling me to relax, relax ..."Relax or you will really piss me off if i have to tell you a third time!" rather strongly. I always liked my women and my coffee strong. That seemed to turn me on...to the realisation that i was in no position to piss her off or my koi will look like an ikan bilis or worse a tai thou pet, those little fat guppies you find in the longkang (drain).

I was at her mercy as she whispered softly to me... " Why do you pay me to hurt you?"
Less than 5mins with this petit woman and she has already hurt me. My ah por used to tell me, "Pretty women will hurt you my grandson."

Now i understand what she means.

My 25% Going 100%

Aug 27...now that's a date i remember as one of my ex's birthdays but on this one day i wasn't celebrating her...I can't even find her. That's how her parents would want it. Ha ha ha

Well...I was at Borneo Inks to see my 25% and her husband put ink to skin. They were celebrating their 5th anniversary and they wanted to commemorate it a tattoo. They were supposed to get matching tattoos but somehow that changed at the drawing board. I was there for moral support. You see tattooing can be a rather painful experience, besides i was to get mine done the very next day so i just wanted to get a feel for the place.

My 25% got a headphone with wings to commemorate the day she met Greg till present day and Greg...got Hello Kitty & the Boyfriend, one on each leg. Hello Kitty is my 25%'s all time favorite pussy. I couldn't believe it! When i heard that i exclaimed, "I'll cut my dick off!" and to that Simon the tattoist shouted, "Bring the knife! The blunt one!" I mean Greg is like...a rather macho sorta character you know and you wouldn't believe it either! You can cut my dick and i still wouldn't have believe it till i saw it with my own eyes! Take a look!

All said and done and thank god i still got my dick in place...I think it's such a beautiful gesture by both of them putting ink to skin to celebrate one another on their anniversary. And I swear I'll never put my dick up for anything that you guys do...cos you guys are CRAZY!!!

Happy Anniversary and lotsa love!