冒險 Adventure ...

Adventure starts when we are willing 

to step out of our comfort zones

...

 

自我提醒 Note to Self ...

True to Self

...

 

安息 Rest in Peace ...

To be forgotten when one is alive, 

is then to die peacefully

...

 

爱国 Patriotism ...

Patriotism begins with
finding a home 
in one's heart

...

2018 Merday Day at Putrajaya

无聊的日子 Boring days...

Waiting to go back
to the "boring" days

...

Putrajaya Architecture

希望 Hope ...

Good times,
takes Time
...

马来西亚国庆日 

Merdeka Daya 2018 at Putrjaya Boulevard

我们永远不会知道的原因 Reaons we will never know about ...

There are reasons for

why things had happened

in our lives

and there are no less reasons for

why things did not happened

in our lives
We just don't kow why

...

Floria 2018

Haunting 困扰 ...

The thought of what my 
life directions could have been 
if I had graduated from Architectural School 
still haunts me 
from time to time 
...

Putrajaya

Tolerance 容忍 ...

I am a Buddhist,
but sometimes
I go in with permission, 
sits quietly at the corner 
of an Indian temple, a church, or a mosque
...

"Iron" mosque
Putrajaya

Going to Court 上法院 ...

But no thanks,  
this is one of the places
I don't want to go into
for other reasons then photographing
...

Putrajaya 

普特拉贾亚 ...

Sun breaking through the cloud ...

I wish and I don't wish 
...
Maybe best just to leave it to nature
...

Putrajaya ...

Mind-boggling shape 让人难以置信的形状 ...

It is not a Science museum
but an Arts Auditorium
...

Sometime the exterior of a building 
may not be as inviting until you walk into it's interior
...

Behind those doors into the immediate entrance 
is this mind-boggling shape
of the interior of an Arts Auditorium
...

Auditorium Cempaka Sari, 

Bangunan Perbadanan Putrajaya

Putra Mosque 博特拉清真寺 ...

Putrajaya

普特拉贾亚

I am a Chinese who live in a Muslim country ...

and honestly, I like visiting all "House of Worship" 

or "Synagogue" ...

be it the Indian temple, Chinese temple, Thai temple 

or the many local mosque ...

Religious Architecture is very unique

It reflects the Architectural Language 

for worshipping the different beliefs it is intended for ...
some blend in it with the local cultures 
which makes it even more interesting ...

Marriage 姻缘 ...

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds 

- they mature slowly.

~Peter De Vries

For the good of us all 都是为我们的好 ...

Malaysia has a multi racial and multicultural population. Though there are many ethic groups in Malaysia, most of the population is classified into 3 major ethnic grouping: Malays, Chinese and Indians (a legacy of British administrative convenience). As the country's official religion is Muslim, you can find beautiful mosque around the country. 

I love places of worship - their grandeur, their peacefulness, their architectural beauty. 

One can simply find the presence of Mosque, Church, Buddhist, Taoist, and Indian temple in close proximity and people of these different religious faiths living harmoniously for most of the times. 

As I began my photography journey into a temple, mosque, or church; there are always warm welcome and inviting gestures. In my opinion, this is what the true it should be; living together peacefully, harmony and respect each other in a country of diversity.

The variety of religions found in Malaysia is a direct reflection of the diversity of races living in this country. 
As I believe that fundamentals of all religions teaches the "good" in a human being .....

.... that is a good reason for all to live together peacefully ....(These shots were taken in several locations in the City of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya) 

"Steel" Mosque "铁" 清真寺 ...

At the Flamingo pond 火烈鸟池 ...

Location: Wetlands Putrajaya, 湿地 普特拉贾亚

Date Taken: May 13th, 2010 @ 08:12am

Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G

ISO 1000, "A" mode 1/500s @ F16, +1/3 EV, FL=300mm

...... The pond at the Wetlands of Putrajaya is quite big and a zoom lens is definitely a must. It is actually a Flamingo pond with a few ducks and small birds. A nice place to observe birds and practice animal behavior shots as you can even place your tripos there; I think only a handful of visitors come to the Wetlands.

At the Flamingo pond 火烈鸟池 ...

Location: Wetlands Putrajaya, 湿地 普特拉贾亚

Date Taken: May 13th, 2010 @ 08:12am

Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G

ISO 640, "A" mode 1/500s @ F18, -2/3 EV, FL=300mm

...... I believe I should have boost the ISO to even higher. Nevertheless, I was happy with this composition with minimal processing although it is a little bit dark and not in total focus ...

Fruit or Flower plant 水果或花卉植物 ...

Location: Putrajaya Wetlands 布城湿地

Date Taken: May 13th, 2010

Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8

ISO 1000, "A" mode 1/200 @ F20, -5/3 EV, WB=Auto

...... It is always visually pleasing in my opinion to have dark backgrounds. And, I always try to do camera settings to get a dark enough background and then the Software to tune it completely dark. I find that overdoing it using software makes the subject in the foreground very awkward in terms of color saturation; therefore, I always try to use camera setting to get the darkest possible background and a minimal tuning using software. Of course, if you setup with a tripod, remote release, and a non-reflective black color board will do as well ...

Not sure why the butterfly chose to land on this spot 不知道为什么这个蝴蝶选择在这个地方登陆 ...

Location: Putrajaya Wetlands 布城湿地

Date Taken: May 13th, 2010

Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8

ISO 1600, "A" mode 1/400 @ F10, -1 EV, WB=Auto

...... Putrajaya Wetlands in Putrajaya, Malaysia is believed to be the largest constructed freshwater wetlands in the tropics .It has a total area of 200 hactares (3.35 km²). Putrajaya Wetlands consists of 24 wetland cells, Wetlands Park (Taman Wetland) and the other Wetlands areas.

The Wetland now is also a wildlife sanctuary which attracts a huge variety of animals to the combined terrestrial-aquatic wetland environment.