Thanks, for Kinabalu lll

It was since the trilogy that i haven't posted that much photo from a single trip. Sometimes i wonder, am i too fond of my photos to post so many of them. Usually people would pick their best and post up max 10-20 photos but i uploaded nearly 200 photos which swallowed days, because there's editing, and resizing each and every one of them. Sometimes it becomes specially sickening when the internet isn't fast so uploading 5 photos may take up to 20mins. However, i guess i like to tell full stories and share everything. So i guess its worth all the patience and work to just get a blog post done :) cheers!

It was 5 in the morning, and dad woke everyone up in excitement. "Hurry up or you'll not see the sunrise!" Aren't holidays suppose to be for rest, but then again if it wasn't for a holiday, you won't get to see things you can't on normal days. Lazily, i crawl out of bed and get changed before hitting the oil pedal driving in the pitch dark with headlights shining through the early morning mist.

Well, i guess it was definitely worth it to skip a few minutes of beauty sleep in exchange of the great dawn scenery.

doesn't it look like a drawing?

My view was like a canvas painted in black, and slowly the horizon was added with mild morning lights, that shone through the gap which defines the land and sky.

The difference between mountain and the sky above became more prominent as the sky lits up in brighter brilliant colors. Darkness had to give way to the glorious morning sky!

We went back to the view point the night before which had the best view of the mountain.

the lamps were still on

good morning to you

to you

And also to you ^^

The cliff was light up by the sun, as well as everything under the sun. The shadow effect created was astonishing :)

beautiful, yea? :)

Family photo! *snap

:) i didn't look like i've woke up havve i?

i like this one. do you?

like the saying, good view does not last ( direct translation ), the view was soon covered again by clouds. If the mountain were to understand, i would tell "him' a word, "sweat"

And so, we resorted to the beauty that was around us.

Morning Glory on a glorious morning :)

For those that knows, does this reminds you of the gazebo in SBS night? :)

i honestly think, that it was remarkable, considering the fact that we built it ourselves

Breakfast time!

haha, nothing like a buffet breakfast in a beautiful morning. Thanks dad! i knew you would suggested it. Really just gave the morning another great punch :)

The breakfast wasn't serving the best food, but with the view and some orange juice with fresh omelette, it was good enough for me. Dad left earlier to lit i suppose. While i was lazing at the table feeling my stomach giving a thumbs up, my phone rang and it was from dad? He insist i go back to the view point immediately.

With reluctance to leave the buffet, i went to the view point. Lo and behold, i understood the urgency of my dad's phone call..

Mount Kinabalu was at its best from what i've seen. No more disturbing clouds or any lining of mist. The mount was fully light up and you could clearly see every edge and angle as well as the tones of color from the highest almost frosty white tip to the greener rolling mountains.

Mum keep saying that she sees a gorilla sort of shape being chased by a rabbit? can u make that up?

I'm real glad that although my camera wasn't a DSLR, it could zoom that far and yet still have a clear picture of the mountain :)

With an adventurous family, we left that spot and went all the way to another location to enjoy the mountain view. In order to get there, which was the Mount Kinabalu Goft Club, we had to drive down the hill through villages and up again on a 45 degrees sloop.

The goft club was deserted. Partly because it was so far and difficult to reach. But the distance was definitely worth traveling!

dad, modelling.

Parents, modelling ^^

We head for the Kinabalu National Park last. This is where people go to register themselves to climb the mountain. And shallets like the one in the picture cause RM1000 for a night =.=

luxury, nah. Prefer to save that for seafood :P

Rolling mountains and fluffy clouds. Reminds me of "Sound of the Music" :D

umm, no idea what are they doing.

After having yet another of those expensive yet wonderful moment of coffee time :p, we headed back to Kota Kinabalu. The seaside photos were taken at Shangri-La and my gosh, so many foreigners!

Floating on air

ah, why not? :p but i'm sure i some sun bathing nude, just lying the other way round :)

All in all, Kota Kinabalu truly live up to its name. I had a great time being with my parents, driving up and down the hills, enjoying rich seafood and taking beautiful scenery photos. Yeap, i think the photos are great :) dad have been rushing me to post this up for all this while. Sorry for the delay and i hope you would enjoy KK as much as i do when you drop a visit.

So, to ask myself, will i still wanna visit Kota Kinabalu?

Yes, of course. Very much :)

Come Fly With Me

Its my 4th day in Melbourne, along with the weather, my cameras, 120 Aussies and a strong crave of seeing John Mayer live.

Life's been great. I mean life as a sum for the two years of college that contains big stories in itself, and which is partly the reason i am here in Melbourne.

Life's been more than great. Of the journey of decisions, of great experiences that was both enjoyable and fulfilling, of great wonders and miracles, of learning and relearning, and of growing to be a much better person. The struggle of seeking answers and results would be tormenting but gratefully, everything felt so right and rewarding at the end.

Well first of all i have to apologize to friends that finish college with me because its suppose to be times where we go to some faraway island reminiscing on the stupid stuff we did beside the camp fire and the cool sea breeze. Along with the nostalgic memories we had from being a high school graduate till slightly mature adults, we'll digest the sad feelings of separating from each other into different paths of life. That's sounds really good o yea. But instead, i ran here for a month and would be unable to do have a proper farewell holiday together. I'm sorry. I wish you guys all the best, and may you meet God one day cause He is a cool guy who provides only the best in life.

God is great. That's not a belief but a fact. But we tend to make it into something that one needs to believe, and often needs redundant evidence to prove the fact. Its like trying to prove that the law of gravity exist. haha. Well i have to admit i too have no idea how much life can be and how exciting and interesting it can reach when i first stepped into college. My college was really huge, one of the biggest in its kind. Who would thought that a tiny me that felt lost in his own regrets of choosing his course could experience and contain so much wonderful memories, happenings, experience and encounter when it all started with feelings of wrongs and lost as if i'm buried my future into the graveyard of a boring course.

I wanna say this, that we can try to find what feels right and want does not. We can try to experience different things in life that might satisfy us. We can try to figure which course can bring a fulfilling career and a great future. We can plan the type of future we desire it to be. We can try, really we can. But how many of us can succeed like that. Its crazy to have to try so hard and yet get nothing in guarantee. no?

Life's great for me, haven't felt anything as right as i am feeling right now :) I guess that's how it feels when your walking in the will of your life. Will means purpose, like a camera's purpose is to snap pictures? When it does snaps them, it feels right. But if the camera is used for decoration, won't "it" feel that something's wrong? That life is more than this?

I hope everyone finds their purpose in life. A camera won't know his purpose by himself neither does the owner know best just because he or she owns it. Only the Designer who create the camera can tell what are its individual features and lacks so that the camera can function at its full potential, condition and purpose. Let's go to our designer, the one that designed and created us, and find our purpose in life so that life would not suck but be filled with fulfillment, purpose and ever-lasting satisfaction :) does anyone don't want that? haha

My current month will be spent in Australia. Why? I don't know what term to use, vacation? getaway? after-college-trip? But what i do know is that this stay would benefit, a broader view probably, a more variety of perspective, better ability to change, i don't know. I think being away from a familiar environment for a while would definitely change a person. Maybe i would learn to appreciate what i've got used to, or learn of ways to improve and benefit what that have yet to be changed :) I can't wait to find out the maybe's!!!

I am currently in debt with lots of people, i owe them photos, nice one. haha. I was truly touched when people knew i was going to Melbourne and they asked me to snap photos FOR them. I don't know why or how to express that touchy feeling but it just got me moved and gave me greater motivation to truly experience Melbourne and bring those images and stories back to them. And true enough, it is those photos and stories that bring forth value than souvenirs, no?

Well to excite myself and people i am in debt with, here's a teaser. I've just got a new camera for my birthday :)

a nikon D100

my very first DSLR!!!

thanks to LJ and Chrysler, and also God! Been snapping photos with my canon which is not dslr but is still good. Will definitely not disappoint anyone of you :) Look forward to the photos and stories alright? :)