The Boleh Blahhhh!!! Blog

usually when I go back to Malaysia I’ll make an effort to see my college mates from my uni days in US..

these photos were taken yonks ago (well actually last april) , just got around to drag my lazy ass to develop this photo and also get ‘em scanned..

developing B&W film has been quite a recent hobby - my first attempt was around February this year..

first , load the B&W negatives into the developing tank , pour in the chemical..and shake away baby!

hang film to dry

for this particular roll , I have done push processing
*warning* geek talk ahead! *warning*
push process is where you deliberately shoot the picture darker / underexposed and you compensate for this by developing it in the chemical longer to make the picture bright again..the advantage is this you get usable shutter speed since you’re shooting an underexposed picture in the first place..and the grains/tonality looks nice too
*end of geek talk*

here are the pictures from the roll that I have processed the other day , hope you guys like it!

L-R - Tan Karr Wei (ex-hsemate) , Moe (college mate) and his friend Nadiah , and Ariff (ex-hsemate)

that’s all for now! later…

well dont tell me all pics need to be taken by expensive DSLR and Medium Format Camera?

you can have fun with you cam phone too (provided it’s not some xxx scene that you think it was really sexy to record at that time unbeknownst to you that your jeles gf/bf will upload it later as revenge for you dumping him/her)

aights too much craptalk..here are some pics! hehe

this is my Mamiya Medium Format Camera..it takes 120 film *yawn geek talk* but it can also be adapted to take in polaroid backs! hence instant polaroids!

this picture was taken in Primrose Hill Park , London…

west coast  yo! reprezentt..for shizzle..

Picture in a picture of Izwan and Nani at Durbar Restaurant in Tmn Melawati..gosh I miss their Nan and Roti Telur..

taken nearby KLCC area there…for real man, what kind of secretary can afford to pay 3 rm each day pegi balik naik Ampang Elevated toll weii?? Secretary PBB boleh la kot..

my typical breakfast whenever I’m at my client site in Uxbridge bout 30 mins from London… hash browns with mashed potatoe (doube carbs - big no no) and some scrambled eggs! woo hoo… all for 2 pounds something saja..

view from my desk at client site can see cows and what nots

Crown Pub - kadang2 lunch di sini… good fish and chips..

lepas makan lunch di Pub , kena la pegi Solat jumaat LOL!
di Royal Holloway University hehe..

that’s all..

later

went to phoooket for company trip..

we stayed at Karon Beach Hilton..very cozy..

abit over the top i’d must say

who’s nut is this? so big.. he he

’same but better’ ..now how is that possible?

Chalong Bay - had seafood lunch here.. Thai otak-otak (fishcake) is way better than malaysian’s one i tell u..

as usual..got some team building event…played tarik tali at Coral Island..20 mins boat ride from Chalong Bay

i guess it just ain’t a bash without some ladyboys performing..
you’ll get confused in Phoooket quite easily..

aboogan! some fire dance thingy..

colleague and also school mate since geez 15 years back.. Shamshur

Karon Beach where our hotel is at…very rough water that time..

surf’s up!

on the way back to the Airport..poor kids.. Bas Leng Seng is way better
that’s all folks!

went to Mirch Masala over at Southall (northwest of London) to eat some good ol northern indian food..add to that poppadom , mango lassi and 3 different curry dishes with heaps of nan bread - ended up in one hell of gastronomical adventure..

anyway got picture to share..this one of the famous Tower Bridge of London

"Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a, shoebox of photographs
With sepiatone loving.."

- Jack Johnson

cheers

just got back to reality (i mean office and dang project and tons of unanswered emails)

anyway no mood to work..still in vacation mode, i wish i’m still in south east asia..

took a day trip tour.. 70 rm per person with personal tour guide and
some Ustaz who wants to jalan2.. went to Pulau Pagang which is about 1
hour 20 min boat ride…here is the seldom used jetty.. there were only
like ..4 ppl on the whole island?

no one here also..just sandy white beach and crystal clear water

this is the boat we took to the pulau..

we then head off to Pulau Siromonjong..

rocks

hmm just me and the beach..well there was this one gwailo couple from
Spain camping there overnight..very brave..the guy even swam across to
the other island (100 meters away , water about 50meters deep) to take
a dump!

that’s all!

70 RM / 10 pounds per person for a whole day island hopping tour on this pretty little fella..
kinda slow though!

villagers helping out pulling the Pukat (fishing net) during sunset in
Teluk Bungus. I’ve asked one of the villagers , how much is the catch
worth - he told me it is around 150 000 rupiah (60 RM) a day , shared
by about 10 villagers who together pulled the pukat

more pics to come…

man..
i’m no big football fan - i’m not really someone who keeps tab on whats happening with EPL la let alone malaysian football and such..

i’m not really big on footie that much all , well except that time when I’ve managed to score some extra tix for Manchester United vs Aston Villa match courtesy of Victor and suddenly I SMS’ed all the ppl in malaysia telling them ‘hey man , look out for a malay fattie bald guy on TV when the game at Old Trafford starts tonite’

but somehow watching AFC games where Malaysia lost 5-1 to China and 5-0 to Uzbekistan, I feel like something needs to be done..

so please for the love of all thing that is holy , ..can someone sack these ppl?

if this were happening in UK , the whole management would resign..maybe
in Japan they would commit Harakiri or something to avoid shame..

i don’t blame the player at all..they’re just a product of the inefficient system that we have..we need a total system shakedown..shit man i feel like doing a demonstration in front of FAM building in kelana jaya..too bad flying off to London tomorrow..

no malaysians should be subjected to feeling embarassed of our team like we currently experiencing right now..

can we have some proper sports management ppl managing our official national football body please instead of some politically connected people please? their party sucks anyway..

peace out

man what a fun week..criss crossing from KL-phuket-kl-padang-bukit tinggi-kl in a span of 9 days.. chilled at 4 different islands , life is good but the thought of returning to work get me all stressed up again ha ha ha.. is there a way to like not work and yet have money to survive?

btw before i left for phuket - i went over to Syahrin’s studio just here in Tmn Melawati to play - play with my polaroid charged RB 67 mamiya medium format camera..

here are the photos!

mr rawkers himself - syahrin aziz
superb wedding photographer - look at his fotopages at http://nirhays.fotopages.com

syahrin’s partner in crime - Acai - he set up the lighting for me..pictured with his trusty lightmeter - this Black n White tone kinda reminds me of those Calvin Klien underwear advertisement look - maybe I should do one like it but wearing Kain Pelikat or something.. *IDEA BULB LIGHTS ON!*

ntah mamat hensem mana ntah ni tetiba posing..apa nak buat kasi jela dia pose..
LOL

itujelah..will post pics from Padang trip later..esp from Pulau Pagong and Simoronjong!

sometimes when you travel quite a bit, you’ll bound to see different interesting things in each particular country..

thai do take their durians seriously..

somewhere out there , somebody was paid top baht dollars for coming up with this drawing that any 2 years old can do also..chait..

got buddha image? nope can’t bring it out of the country..

sometime to kill time in airport , all you need is a nice table , something to drink and something to read..

used the polaroid as my bookmark , the Little Prince is of course an all time classic , go get it! got it quite cheap in some bookstore at Patong beach..

well that’s all for now!