Bedak-bedak Mandi

Majlis Bedak-Bedak Mandi. I don't know much about this ceremony but it starts before the Akad Nikah. Its sort of like a mini-Berbedak and the highlight of this event is the "mandi" or shower accompanied by the penganggun and 4 candle holders, of whom are preferrably young females.

First Wedding Shoot

I had my first wedding shoot last Friday at my sis-in-law's Akad Nikah and Hantar Berian ceremony. The official photographer is Jason Ong of Masamichi Studio. I'm only doing this to brush up my skills in wedding photography.

Kg.Ayer Series 2

I would love to tour Kg.Ayer again, maybe bring my family as well. These pictures are some wonderful sight you will see when you go around Kg.Ayer.

BSB from Kg.Ayer

Kg.Bolkiah houses

Traditional vs Modern Houses

I love this pic, view of the SOAS Mosque from Kg.Sumbiling.

To delete or not to delete

Shutterbug's worst case scenario, when you either run out of memory card or worst the battery, thats the case for going on a long outing.

Looking for the memory cards?? spare battery??

Kg Ayer Outing Series 2

Every houses we passed through, at least there would be people waving at us and the most excited are usually the children. I can feel there was a presence of warmth and friendliness within their smiles.

Kg Ayer Outing Series 1

This series shows the people of Kg.Ayer, the behind the scenes what goes along the Brunei river. This outing gave me a different perspective on Kg. Ayer, a close up look at the daily lives of its people.

A friendly wave from the Crab hunter

A typical "Merambat" scene

Left: Constructing the foundation of a new house.
Right: The Day's Catch

Left: Polishing up the boat.
Right: The Youth

Great Outing

First thing, thanks to Bruneian for giving us the opportunity to tour around Kg Ayer, it was sure a fun and memorable outing. This was my first time ever I went around Kg Ayer on a boat together with other photobloggers. We started off from Yayasan around 9 and finished at 1. I missed out on the Jinchu session because I had to help my wife first with the baby.

During the 4 hours tour, I had use all my memory cards, a total of 3 1/2 gb worth of RAW pics, thats more than 300 shots. I will upload some of the pics, still processing it. Also, this outing I met in person with Ber, Rezafaizal and joined by two ladies, one of whom was Anakbrunei's missus.

Updated:

Ok the long awaited pics are here, sorry guys for the delay. There are lots of pics to process since I have nearly 4 gb worth of pics and its hard to decide which one to upload.

The Boat Ride....nice and cosy

The Boat and The Captain....Roda Impian...where are the wheels??

The Shutterbugs Crew

Bad Hair Day

Another interesting find for my macro, I was checking out the frontyard when I saw this little fella by some small plant near a tree. I rushed to get my camera when took about 120 shots and these pictures are the best one. I'm amazed by the colour and its unique body, anybody can ID this fella?

Macro Bukit Shahbandar

I'm back with Macro, my first passion besides HDR. I decided to have a quick tour around Bukit Shahbandar. I spent most of my time at the man-made mini lake, looking for particularly exotic insects. After an hour, I have to give in with the dragonflies and a centipede. They are my best shots for the day, the visit was not productive. I may have to come here again.

Majestic Mosque

These are two of my best shots of SOAS Mosque, one of my target this year. I went out today for an outing with Shai, fellow colleague and photography enthusiast. We started off with the SOAS Mosque, the most photographed landmark in Brunei. Any photographer would not resist taking this majestic mosque that has stood time over time. You just simply fall in love at a first sight. It's a must for a newbie like myself . The weather was quite sunny, ideal for my HDR shots, blue sky with puffy clouds.