birthday celebrations

More shots from the Sultan's birthday, this time from the "Majlis Ramah Mesra Bersama Rakyat" which was held on the 20th of last month.

In other news, I was born on this day 26 years ago. :)

his majesty's 62nd birthday

The Sultan of Brunei, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, has recently celebrated his 62nd birthday on July 15th, 2008. This post shows some of the sights to be seen on that day; and in the coming days I'll post up more photos from other events held to mark this year's birthday celebration.

In other news, sorry for not updating in a while. Admittedly, I've been slightly lazy at processing the pics from my Umrah trip, so they're not done yet. But the Sultan's birthday celebration pics seem to have kick started my motivation again (or risk being drowned in a sea of unprocessed photos).

EDIT: Forgot to mention there are exactly 40 pics in this slideshow.. so if your connection is slow, it might take a while to go through all of them. Enjoy!

shhh...

Be quiet!

Well, this should be the last of my scheduled posts seeing as I'm coming back in a couple of days, InsyaAllah, and then it'll be back to live (sorta) updates.

shower

I believe this little fella' doesn't need an introduction.

sunday bandar outing

Last Sunday, I went on an outing at Bandar Seri Begawan with the guys and girls from the BruneiForever Forum. It was actually a 50mm challenge, meaning that all shots need to be taken strictly at the 50mm focal length, using a prime lens preferably or a zoom lens as a substitute. I, for one, couldn't participate in the challenge itself - if you've been following my blog, you'll know that my 24-70mm is still MIA.

Ah well, I just joined in for the fun anyway and it was nice to finally meet some of the BFF members. Plus I really need to work on my street photography skills. To be honest, I'm not particularly satisfied with all the shots I took that day but not showing any result at all would just be sad. Hehe. So here's my meagre offering from that day. Enjoy! (or not...)

innocence

I have an announcement to make, especially for those who somehow don't read the sidebar comments. My main lens which I use for just about 80% of my shots since I got it has developed a fault and I've had to send it back to Hong Kong for repairs (bought it there online).

What this means is that my photo-taking flexibility is now quite limited, not to mention I just can't get back into the swing of things without my favorite lens around. So until I get it back or until I manage to obtain a replacement lens (which I hope I don't have to resort to), expect updates to be scarce. I'll try and post up some photos from my archive from time to time to fill in the gap but don't expect too much.

Anyway, the photo above is one such photo I've kept in reserve. Heh.

pout

One of those moody days that we adults can never seem to understand.

cycling

Just a photo of a man cycling along the shore of Muara beach. I like this photo because of its minimalist nature. I don't like it because I accidentally cut off the head of the man's reflection on the wet sand. Oh well.

contrast match

A photo of my cousin and his nephew. One of those moments that requires a bit of luck to capture.

he means business

This here is my cousin's son. He's only about a year or so old. Quite an adorable little kid, if you ask me, except for the fact that he cries almost every time he sees me. And before you jump to conclusions, it's not just me.

About the only reason he's not crying here is because my face was hidden behind my camera so he can't easily recognize me.

national day - main event

I went and shot some pics at this year's National Day event in the capital which took place on February 23rd. Enjoy! Comments are welcome, as usual.

national day rehearsal and bandar walkabout

powered paragliding

Here's what seems to be an exciting sport. I wonder if they rent out the equipment. Photo was taken at Pantai Seri Kenangan when I went there for some friends' birthday party. You know who you are.

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