The Boleh Blahhhh!!! Blog

kids are always cute and fun to look at

ahh been kinda busy these few weeks…

weekends are usually occupied by going down to London for dinner/get-together-gether and doin an overnight on Fera’s couch

anyways some pics to share , as usual

good place to eat Beriyani and stuff like that..

at Patogh Restaurant..the bread is huge!

Brick Lane

Homeless man having breakfast in Hyde Park

Brick Lane

Kedot , Nana and Zil with his back facing me

brick lane

fera at her apartment

ayie pun tumpang menyibuk amik gambar - he said this will be the cover of his album full of karat mandarin songs ha ha

that’s all folks

bought it off ebay almost 10 months ago but never got around to using it..

too busy with other hobbies i guess..music..guitar..travelling

use it last week for the first time..

photos taken by mobilephone :

the setup, some trays with fixer and developer - also Durst M600
enlarger with 50mm nikon lens with easel (got the enlarger for 5 quids
only of ebay!!!!!!!)

ilford multigrade - good paper for newbies - morpheuse (akmal) recommended this

test prints to gauge exposure time
find the best setting for 8×11 paper is around 9 sec at f11

finished ones..waiting to dry..

6th jan 2008
dataran merdeka
anti ISA candlelight vigil

the participants

the scene at dataran merdeka

that’s all folks

mid dec 07 - took the eurostar train crossing the English Channel to Brussels, Belgium to meet up with Moe and family , his father is posted there by Gomen so I’ve got to stay with them (saved some money on accomodation!)

thanks to Moe and family..appreciate your hospitality .. you have one cool family..

here are some pics from that trip:

brussels at night, Moe and I walking around town waiting for Xmas light show

Xmas light show in the main square - The Grand’Place

went to a shisha place to smoke up a bit and had some mint tea…

hookah pipe with Moe in the background

smoke up!

‘where are you Khai??’ Moe calling his sister to meet up for dinner

the gang - Moe , his sis Khairin and her friend from Canada lupa nama ..hehe

that’s all folks!

since i’ve last updated my blog..what have i been upto last dec?

went to zurich and milan , pegi brussels in belgium to lepak with moe..went back to KL..pegi Cherating to check out surf competition..and now back in london

here are some pics…

atiza in Zurich

yours truly in Milan

anak tiger yg sungguh comel dan nakal..

kenduri kahwin nurulynn

nurulynn kahwin

izwan di depan Mail Mee Rebus , Tmn Melawati

jumpa shem di Tony Roma’s DCurve

dinner with Nadiah and Effa at Al Diafah Sri Petaling

my cat Meow

fuad my younger brother with the family cat

surf competition at cherating - setting up the judges booth

surfer girl at cherating

Aleh talks about tiger shark in malaysia

more pics later!

my second day in Switzerland , we’ve decided to go to Braunwald. A
small town high up on the hills about 1 hours 20 mins south of Zurich.

Atiza admiring the view overlooking the famous Swiss snow covered mountains (taken with Nikon F100 and some cheap Kodak film)

Braunwald as you can see is about 60km from Zurich.
From the Zurich main station called Zurich HB, the train will take
about 1 hr 20 min to reach the Braunwaldbahn station . This should set
you back around 60 CHF (RM180) for a return ticket.

Malaysian tourist who’ve just arrived from Zurich being all touristy taking pictures and what not

From the station at the base of the hill ,
take another special train that goes up the hill to reach Braunwald
town itself. This will cost around 12 CHF (36 RM) for a return ticket.
The train ride up the hill is about 15 minutes going up about one mile.

typical village house set on the backdrop of the imposing Todi peak which is abit hard to miss once you’re up there

one of the junctions at Braunwald , detailing where to go for skiing , restaurant , hiking , hotel and etc

apart from skiing ( there’s a 28 km downhill
skiing route suitable for beginner and intermediates), there are
numerous hiking opportunites from regular paved road to small hillside
path. Unfortunately we did not plan anytime for winter sports but
decided to just enjoy the postcard scenery of the small town.

another typical Swiss village house in Braunwald

Minotel hotel - a family run business since around 1880s

we’ve decided to go to Minotel
hotel for lunch. The hotel has an amazing porch where you get a
complete view of the mountains surrounding the area. Here’s a photo
panaromic I’ve shot with my cheap Sony phone cam (which I had an Xpan
II or something!)

Atiza and Lisa enjoying the view from the Minotal hotel

spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli with il pomodoro sauce (tomato sauce) for lunch at Minotel

one thing amazes me is that Switzerland is
right smack in the middle of three countries that is Germany on the
north , France to the west and Italy on the south. So you’ll see how
this influence their cuisine abit - usually for breakfast you’ll have
crossaint with coffee (French influence) , lunch you can have some
pasta dish (italian influence) and if you’re adventurous finish the day
off with loads of cheese by having a Swiss fondue. It is quite a
gastranomic affair

looking out to the mountains from the Minotel

After saying goodbye to the owner of the hotel
and took a polaroid photos of them ( i gave the polaroid to them so
they can remember me next time and give me discounts if I want to stay
there!, also it is a good ice breaker really) we headed back to Zurich
with a heavy heart…I’m not really a fan of winter and snow because I
used to study in Michigan USA for 6 years and trust me you’ll be
cursing snow after few years living there but Braunwald is everything
typical of Swiss small quaint village and the weather was just nice. It
wasn’t too cold , there’s plenty of snow but yet there’s some sunshine
(weather was nice that day) and with the breathtaking view of Swiss
mountains I know I’ve fallen in love with Switzerland - would
definitely come back and explore the other Alps region again…

Atiza and Lisa

Hope you guys enjoyed the series

camera geek details: all color photos are mostly taken with Nikon F100
and 50mm F1.8 AF with cheap Kodak film except for the polaroid and
phone cam panaromic of course

okey it’s been a while..technically i am rarely on friendster now..pindah facebook lagi bes

anyway what have i been upto ya? Effa was in town recently ..took her to Stonehenge and the lovely city of Bath

effa facing the bunch of batu’s called Stonehenge..

Stonehenge

visited Bath..this is the Abbey..

Sunset along Avon River in Bath

well that’s all for now..cheers!

just some polaroid pics taken over these few months in UK and KL!

cheers!

this picture was taken around 2004 when I’ve visited my younger brother
in Pittsburgh. Had to take a train west to Chicago and then take
another train east to Pittsburgh. While waiting for the Pittsburgh
train - took this photo of the hall (ok i’m guilty of self-posing for
camera )

If you’ve seen the movie Untouchables (last scene when they try to
capture the accountant) or My Best Friend Wedding (the last scene when
Julia Roberts tried to ask for forgiveness for screwing her best
friend’s wedding) than you should be familiar with this hall…

chicago is a lovely place

thanks for viewing..