Take your pick...

Rumor has it that Nikon decided to enter the fray of selling DSLRs with a cosmetic makeover. the Nikon D3 was the chosen one to get a face lift. designs were cool and the color was outstanding. here are the 4 makeovers of the D3.

White

Ferr (Red)

Bruce Lee

Camouflage

 
 Too bad, it was only a rumor. nothing concrete and no brick and mortar evidence.

Abdul & Charlie's @ MWH

another of my photo was chosen to be in our ad, published in the New Straits Times on the 5th of August this year. savor the variety of local food this Ramadan, priced at RM68++/person. be spoilt.

5th August 2010, New Straits Times

My shot

Selamat Berpuasa!

British Polluters

Two thumbs up for Greenpeace as they have instigated the logo competition personally for BP, the perpetrator for the biggest oil spill. at first, i really thought it was a 'real' rebranding exercise from BP after their burst pipe that caused the world a serious headache. then as the video goes on, all thoughts and ideas reversed and it was a Greenpeace 'act' again - and it was awesome! Greenpeace is first, who's next to advertise BP's new logo? check out one of the BP staff that was seen tearing the logo off but then stopped after realizing he was on TV. awesome!



BP Rebranding - Courtesy of Greenpeace

Cellini's Restaurant

Restaurant review photos published in NZ Wheels Magazine.

the invite

Misto - Pan-baked Lobsters

Dolci - Tiramisu Twist

artsy forks

Pasta - Duck with sprinkles of cheese

True Italian

man behind it all - Chef Yau

 the Magazine - NZ Wheels

 

Latest Project

recently completed a simple project - an e-banner - for Muay Fit Thai Boxing Fitness and was placed on Vision KL's website. actually, i planned to make it look really awesome but the file size restricted everything i did. oh well, it turned out pretty good too using pure Flash. enjoy!

VISION KL

MUAY FIT 

The Devil Is Saving Mother Nature

i recently received an email about a petition on saving Mother Nature. titled specifically "Protect Klang Gates Quartz Ridge and Selangor State Park from the proposed KL Outer Ring Road (KLORR)", it's no surprise to me that the government is scheming for another concrete project and the victim as usual is Mother Earth. Malaysia - being a concrete jungle - is booming. no doubt about that. but really think about this; do you think that our traffic chaos would be any better with larger, bigger and wider highways / expressways / freeways? ok, freeways would be a long shot but come on, the problem lies in the amount of cars we have in this country. we have enough highways and expressways that bottlenecks at the end. so what is the point? we already had a "terrific" Works Minister and the result is more congestions. ever thought about selling less cars? or heck, making less national cars? have they forgotten of the all important public transport? seriously, i think many would rather get stuck in the jam in the comfort of their car instead of a sardine-packed bus. now who wouldnt, right?

so save some trees, instead of modernizing our country to the brim. come on, even the devil is on our side! 

NEED GREEN!

SIGN ON HERE!

we need you!

Scam Scum

'Preying On Travellers by Joleen Lunjew'

i had a phone-interview sometime back about this article - to be published in The Star's Weekender section. and finally it is out. well, after reading it, we can all say that scams are everywhere. i mean, it is business in a shameful way but knowing them - no shame!. as for my part, tuk tuk drivers can be the slimiest frog out there in Cambodia - especially Phnom Penh. for newbies, getting on a tuk tuk is fun; until you get off it. agree on a price - most importantly - get on it. soak in the carbon monoxide filled air of Phnom Penh, get out, pay and leave! single destination prices are normally acceptable by the drivers (and less hassle too). as usual, a high price will slip out of the mouth; just make sure you bargain! i would say $1/km. this is the typical price for foreigners/tourists. motodups on the other hand should be half or less than half of the tuk tuk price.

 

photo by: FCC Cambodia 

learn a few Khmer numbers - Mui (One), Pi (Two), Bai (Three), Boonn (Four), Pram (Five), Pram Mui (Six), Pram Pi (Seven), Pram Bai (Eight), Pram Boonn (Nine) and i forgot 10. local currency is called RIEL; and normally would be in thousands. thousands in Khmer is Buann. so for instance, my house to Toul Tompoung (Russian Market) would take me 15 minutes by foot and 2000 riels by motodup. so i go, "Psar Toul Tompoung - Pi Buann Riel". as for dollars, just say it as Dollars - the locals know that. whilst bargaining for an item (normally are sold in dollars to 'outsiders'), one can say "Pram Bai Dollar".

planning to use a tuk tuk the whole day? tell the driver, e.g. 9am-6pm; Wat Phnom, Vimean Ekareach (Independence Monument), Toul Sleng Museum, Killing Fields of Cheung Ek; how much? after you have visited all these exciting attractions and the driver did not demand more than what he asked for, hand him a tip. after a whole day, a dollar or two wont be too harsh on you - would it? cheers! the best way to know about the prices is to check out travel books like Lonely Planet on a Shoestring and travel forums like Trip Advisor. travel forums are more reliable as users tend to share their experiences most recently. i have my share on Trip Advisor as well- click here.

good luck on your adventures on the Khmer Tuk Tuk. personally, its much better and comfy compared to the Thai Tuk Tuks - noisy and not comfortable. hope on a Khmer Tuk Tuk and let me know! would love to know your experiences!

p/s - thanks Jo! =D