Kinabalu | Mt. Kinabalu

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Autumn | cold sunset

brisk ambiance during sunset is just magnificent.

with cold sea breeze.

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Autumn | leaf-less

New hope is in sight, 

for a new life to begin...

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last sunset | panorama

taken at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah.

magnificent sky during sunset filled with color and hue.

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bw | winter morning

black and white images.

nothing fancy.

hot drink.

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welcome home

inspired by the song by Radical Face - Welcome Home

flying back home.

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Island Hopping | Tunku Abdul Rahman Park

Island hopping at Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

(out of randomness, i will write on this particular post)

April 9th, 2011. It was a bit cloudy, but apart from the grey cloud hovering above the sea, anything else was splendid, superb...and the sun decided not to play hide and seek all day long, it came out at last.

We went island hopping to four island, as mention by the boat driver (or boat whatever people called it). Sapi Island, Mamutik Island, Sulug Island and Mamutik Island.

The first pit-stop, Sapi Island. Relatively smaller than other island surrounding it, and literally smaller in size, including the beach. There are saying that goes 'as far as the eye can see', well, that doesn't apply here. The beach is excellent thou, white sandy beach, with crystal clear green/blue water. Great for relaxing and lazying around. *the sweetness of doing nothing apply here*

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The second pit-stop, Mamutik Island. Larger in size, compared to Sapi Island. Boat ride takes approximatively 5-8 minutes. Mamutik Island, the beach is relatively small too, nothing private. Great for family activities since there is a huge compound for camping provided.

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The third island on the list, Sulug Island. We didn't actually go and stop and play along at the white sandy beach, we just sit on the boat, and look at it, from a far. According to the boatman, this island used to be oped to public, but since the native primate *monkey lah* always stole and takes whatever happens to be brought there by the visitors, no one ever come to the island anymore for recreational purposes.

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The fourth pit-stop, Manukan Island. Bet you have heard a lot bout this magnificent island. The largest among all the island listed in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. Long stretch of white sandy beach, as far as the eye can see. Of course not forgetting the crystal clear water, we can saw the fish with naked eye, no need to scuba dive for it. Para-sailing, banana boat rides and lot more activities you can try on this particular island.

That's all.

duotone | sapi island

location: sapi island, kota kinabalu, malaysia.

postproduction: duotone.

the silent before the storm | and after

the weirdest thing about storm is the total silent that attach to it, regardless the total chaos it posses. The silent before the storm, and after the storm.

*although this picture is taken on a gloomy day, no storm thou*

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blue | and white

#nowplaying Josh Rouse - Flight Attendant

#nowplaying The Cinematic Orchestra - Arrival of the Bird

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candle | paper

a little project to make you feel good.

all you need is a candle, and a piece of paper,

and some adhesive tape *or whatever people called it*

step 1. crumble your paper, to give some texture.

step 2. tape the end (end to end) so it will form into cylinder shape.

step 3. shape it the way you wanted.

step4. lit up a candle, what ever candle you can find.

step 5. place the candle in the center, and viola!

enjoy your nite.

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brown leaf | nature

nature at its best.

the placement of the leaf, as it is.

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travel | et. al.

leaving on a jet plane

location : somewhere in malaysia

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radiah | portrait

portrait of grandmother

taken during Eid 2010

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advert | product

mock up advert:

Calvin Klein Escape for Men

Dove Shampoo

location : Pakan Rv

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abdah | mariyanti

abdah and mariyanti

june 2010

post-production: duotone

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macaroon | box

French macaroon with chocolate cream.

3rd attempt, the previous two has failed, epic fail.

sunset | orange, yellow and blue

backdropping south china sea, the sunset landscape/panoramic scene

was shoot at Kota Kinabalu's Waterfront and

Jesseltoin Point, Kota Kinabalu.

(shoot on several different date)

duotone | romantic beauty

images being converted into duotone instead of

regular BW during post-production.

re-branding | 2nd attempt

sharulbee's photoblog is currently undergoing some minor changes