“That's you, drops of water and you're on top of the mountain of success. But one day you start sliding down the mountain and you think wait a minute; I'm a mountain top water drop. I don't belong in this valley, this river, this low dark ocean with all these drops of water. Then one day it gets hot and you slowly evaporate into air, way up, higher than any mountain top, all the way to the heavens. Then you understand that it was at your lowest that you were closest to God. Life's a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning. So if it's change you need, relish the journey.”
― Casey Affleck
p/s : my first water drop shot, using kit lens :D
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Satu mesej whatsup dari teman baik buat aku terkejut, dan aku berterima kasih sangat sangat apa bila akhirnya dapat juga diri ini melepasi bebanan tanggungan dosa yang maha besar.
Difitnah oleh sahabat sendiri (bekas sahabat), banyak cerita tak betul yang dia sebar, dekat kawan A, mcm lain, dekat kawan B, macam lain, dekat kawan C macam lain, setelah mendengar cerita dari ketiga tiga kawan ini lah keputusan sebulat suara diambil untuk delete all sejarah hitam (incl. their phones no.).
Terang-terang difitnah, dari kisah kecil tak jawab phones semasa datang beraya dikatakan sengaja nak suruh dia call banyak kali for what purpose ye? Already said sorry, tak puas hati lagi tu, buat cerita sana sini tanpa usul periksa, walhal i also call him that night hah kau explain lah kenapa pula kau tak jawab balik? esoknya buat fitnah kat orang lain dgn niat nak malukan aku, setakat aku sorang tak apa, sekali my hubby kau heret sekali knp?
Dah tu bila aku say sorry, dekat orang lain kau cakap aku malu terkantoi astaghfirullahalzim... cakap aku tak dengar phone pekak badak sgt ke. mmg aku tk dgr, phone slow level 2 je in bedroom dan kalau aku pekak badak pun masalah kau ke? cakap aku bagi alasan tak kukuh dekat kau cakap yg aku kat dapur, dekat orang lain cakap aku kat ruang tamu, apa kau ingat rumah aku besar istana ke sampai ruang tamu dan dapur tu jarak jauh benar, tgh memasak tak boleh ke ruang tamu layan tv?
Cakap nampak lampu akuarium tuh lagi lah funny sebab aquarium tu pun dah buang ke mana hahaha, tempat akuarium tu pun dah digantikan dengan komputer which my brother dok surfing from 8 t0 12pm on that day, lagi kau cakap semua orang dah tidur. Aku duduk dgn family, mak, adik adik aku semua ada, 9.15 pm semua nak tido??????? lampu gelap takkan nak buka tirai malam malam nak kasi semua orang nampak dalam rumah?
Rasanya kalau kita jemput tetamu ke rumah terbuka tu, before that dah call lagi dh confirm nak datang, then kau cakap on the way lagi, dah sampai apa kau tak reti bagi salam? Kalau dah salam tak berjawab 3 kali baru kau blah kan dari rumah tu.. ni tak assumed bukan bukan, yg mengarut pulak tu, cakap aku dan hubby tgh buat projek dan nak kau call aku banyak kali... sebab apa ye????? Masyallah hanya Allah yang maha mengetahui segalanya...
Gambar yang aku tangkap adalah gambar aku, aku ada hak nak upload gambar aku dengan keizinan orang dalam gambar tu, selama ni kau tak kasi aku tunjuk muka kau, ada pernah aku tunjuk kat orang lain ke? ada pernah? Ramai yang minta muka kau tak diblurkan, tapi aku pegang janji. Ada pernah orang cakap pernah nampak muka kau tu dari gambar aku? Kalau aku upload gambar dia sexy pun, dosa dia, dosa aku, apa hak kau nak cakap? Macam kau pun tak pernah posing sexy dengan dia dan upload di facebook. Kau pun pernah kan ambil gambar dia? Cakap tak serupa bikin. banyak lagi dosa kau buat dgn dia tapi aku tak cakap apa, dan tidak disini sebab aku bukan la jenis nak aibkan orang mcm kau.
Ada ke masalah aku dgn kau? apa yg aku sakit hati? bukan kau ke yg selalu dok ignore aku tanpa sebarang sebab?
Sekarang aku tau kawan kawan lain yang selama ini dia cakap belakang dengan aku kata mereka itu ini, sebenarnya semua nya macam aku , menerima nasib yang sama! Padan muka aku sebab percaya dia dan tinggal semua sahabat yg selama ni ikhlas nak bersahabat dgn aku. Aku malu ya Allah pada mu, pada mereka kerana memilih kaca yang ternyata tidak berguna, sedangkan ada permata yang ingin menghampiri ku aku biarkan berlalu.
Tak payah la jadi manusia bertopengkan Syaitan, tunjuk baik depan semua orang tapi dalam hati penuh dendam kesumat, kotor dengki busuk bangkai! Bila aku baca mesej cakap cakap inbox kau tu pun aku dah tau hati penuh busuk dgn ayat ayat kasar kau tu. Penuh kebencian penuh dendam.
Bersyukur ya Allah diberikan peluang aku bertaubat, berubah dan jauh dari orang orang seperti mereka.
Aku bukan manusia sempurna. Kita tak sempurna, jadi biarlah kalau orang fitnah dan buat jahat, Allah akan balas tidak disini diakhirat kelak. Itu janji Nya.
Mencari kawan kawan yg aku tinggalkan dulu dan berhutang sejuta kemaafan.. akan aku hampiri mereka walau jauh disudut hati aku segan dan malu, tapi aku tau mereka sebenarnya mangsa seperti aku.
Insaf.
Difitnah oleh sahabat sendiri (bekas sahabat), banyak cerita tak betul yang dia sebar, dekat kawan A, mcm lain, dekat kawan B, macam lain, dekat kawan C macam lain, setelah mendengar cerita dari ketiga tiga kawan ini lah keputusan sebulat suara diambil untuk delete all sejarah hitam (incl. their phones no.).
Terang-terang difitnah, dari kisah kecil tak jawab phones semasa datang beraya dikatakan sengaja nak suruh dia call banyak kali for what purpose ye? Already said sorry, tak puas hati lagi tu, buat cerita sana sini tanpa usul periksa, walhal i also call him that night hah kau explain lah kenapa pula kau tak jawab balik? esoknya buat fitnah kat orang lain dgn niat nak malukan aku, setakat aku sorang tak apa, sekali my hubby kau heret sekali knp?
Dah tu bila aku say sorry, dekat orang lain kau cakap aku malu terkantoi astaghfirullahalzim... cakap aku tak dengar phone pekak badak sgt ke. mmg aku tk dgr, phone slow level 2 je in bedroom dan kalau aku pekak badak pun masalah kau ke? cakap aku bagi alasan tak kukuh dekat kau cakap yg aku kat dapur, dekat orang lain cakap aku kat ruang tamu, apa kau ingat rumah aku besar istana ke sampai ruang tamu dan dapur tu jarak jauh benar, tgh memasak tak boleh ke ruang tamu layan tv?
Cakap nampak lampu akuarium tuh lagi lah funny sebab aquarium tu pun dah buang ke mana hahaha, tempat akuarium tu pun dah digantikan dengan komputer which my brother dok surfing from 8 t0 12pm on that day, lagi kau cakap semua orang dah tidur. Aku duduk dgn family, mak, adik adik aku semua ada, 9.15 pm semua nak tido??????? lampu gelap takkan nak buka tirai malam malam nak kasi semua orang nampak dalam rumah?
Rasanya kalau kita jemput tetamu ke rumah terbuka tu, before that dah call lagi dh confirm nak datang, then kau cakap on the way lagi, dah sampai apa kau tak reti bagi salam? Kalau dah salam tak berjawab 3 kali baru kau blah kan dari rumah tu.. ni tak assumed bukan bukan, yg mengarut pulak tu, cakap aku dan hubby tgh buat projek dan nak kau call aku banyak kali... sebab apa ye????? Masyallah hanya Allah yang maha mengetahui segalanya...
Gambar yang aku tangkap adalah gambar aku, aku ada hak nak upload gambar aku dengan keizinan orang dalam gambar tu, selama ni kau tak kasi aku tunjuk muka kau, ada pernah aku tunjuk kat orang lain ke? ada pernah? Ramai yang minta muka kau tak diblurkan, tapi aku pegang janji. Ada pernah orang cakap pernah nampak muka kau tu dari gambar aku? Kalau aku upload gambar dia sexy pun, dosa dia, dosa aku, apa hak kau nak cakap? Macam kau pun tak pernah posing sexy dengan dia dan upload di facebook. Kau pun pernah kan ambil gambar dia? Cakap tak serupa bikin. banyak lagi dosa kau buat dgn dia tapi aku tak cakap apa, dan tidak disini sebab aku bukan la jenis nak aibkan orang mcm kau.
Ada ke masalah aku dgn kau? apa yg aku sakit hati? bukan kau ke yg selalu dok ignore aku tanpa sebarang sebab?
Sekarang aku tau kawan kawan lain yang selama ini dia cakap belakang dengan aku kata mereka itu ini, sebenarnya semua nya macam aku , menerima nasib yang sama! Padan muka aku sebab percaya dia dan tinggal semua sahabat yg selama ni ikhlas nak bersahabat dgn aku. Aku malu ya Allah pada mu, pada mereka kerana memilih kaca yang ternyata tidak berguna, sedangkan ada permata yang ingin menghampiri ku aku biarkan berlalu.
Tak payah la jadi manusia bertopengkan Syaitan, tunjuk baik depan semua orang tapi dalam hati penuh dendam kesumat, kotor dengki busuk bangkai! Bila aku baca mesej cakap cakap inbox kau tu pun aku dah tau hati penuh busuk dgn ayat ayat kasar kau tu. Penuh kebencian penuh dendam.
Bersyukur ya Allah diberikan peluang aku bertaubat, berubah dan jauh dari orang orang seperti mereka.
Aku bukan manusia sempurna. Kita tak sempurna, jadi biarlah kalau orang fitnah dan buat jahat, Allah akan balas tidak disini diakhirat kelak. Itu janji Nya.
Mencari kawan kawan yg aku tinggalkan dulu dan berhutang sejuta kemaafan.. akan aku hampiri mereka walau jauh disudut hati aku segan dan malu, tapi aku tau mereka sebenarnya mangsa seperti aku.
Insaf.
The best part of cooking fried rice is that you can uses up leftovers. The second best part is, husband can make it himself hahaha, and the third best part is, you can actually eat in front of your TV while enjoying your Masterchef episode.. Makan dalam mangkuk tak payah nak hidang bagai hehehe..
Easy! Sapa yang tak tau masak sila terjun parit! Hehehe
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Tips that I read HERE and maybe some of you could learn to practice on how to get creative and nice flower shot.
Saya pun baru belajar, kita belajar sama sama k :D
Select a background that is not too busy so the flowers will stand out. Select a dark background for white flowers and set the exposure compensation to a negative value. Using a negative value makes the background even darker so you can emphasize the flowers in the picture even more. Even when you cannot choose the background, if there is light shining on the flowers, use the shadowed areas as a background and adjust the exposure compensation towards the [ - ]. As a rule of thumb, compensate towards [+] to take pictures of flowers in lighter tones like white or yellow; compensate towards [-] for blue, violet or more darkly-colored flowers.
To create a photo where a flower is in perfect focus against a blurred background, use the zoom to get closer to the subject and farther from the background. When you zoom in to enlarge the subject, it is more likely that the background will be blurred. It is also important to move closer to the subject, while at the same time keeping some distance between subject and background. Using these three techniques, you can create great pictures with the background beautifully out of focus.
These techniques work because every lens has a specific characteristic called depth of field. That is the area in front of and behind the subject that, when the subject is in focus, will also appear in focus. When the zoom is used to enlarge the subject, the depth of field becomes shallower, making it more likely that the background will be blurred. Try to increase the distance between the subject and background as much as possible to achieve this effect. You can also try combining these techniques with your camera’s macro mode.
When taking pictures of flower fields in full bloom, sometimes you cannot get the camera to focus exactly on the point you want. Most cameras have several auto focus (AF) modes. You will find it easier to focus exactly where you want by learning to use these different modes for different purposes. Try changing the AF MODE during macro photography or when trying to bring out a specific subject or flower.
Yesterday foods, just to share :) The sandwich is typical sardine sandwich, but I added shredded carrots, lots of onions and cucumber, lime juice ohh heaven!!
Black pepper stir fry beef, heaven too!!
Today, down with fever, flu and cough, managed to go to office for 3 hours, and i cant stand to breath in aircond, so terus ke clinic ad got 3 days MC! Doc said, teruk demam you ni.. hahahah
Actually I've just been told something i didn't know before (not gonna go into detail). Bangun this morning I felt physically sick! selalu macam ni.. Why do I feel sick after being told shocking news? kelakar pulak kan hehehe
P/s : just got myself flu vaccine shot last week, suppose to get fever in 6 months from now... thats why rasa mcm kelakar :D. Apa pun sakit demam tu kan dari Allah swt... siapa kita nak menafikan kuasa Nya..
Four difficult words to be spoken: "I made a mistake."
Until mistakes are admitted, - corrections will not be made.
When mistakes are admitted, - corrections can be made.
After mistakes are admitted, - corrections need to be made.
I always make mistakes in my life, but I never regrets anything. Of course I would feel bad but once I learn from the mistakes, I would feel truly blessed. Thanks God for the mistake, at least I got to know something I didn't know before. I guess that is the good side of mistakes.
The bad side is when I keep doing the same mistakes. Yes I had enough, but in strange twist, I tend to repeat my mistakes.
I seem to always choose the wrong friends. Something happening at first and we end our friendship badly. I let them hurt me. I have been cheated on and being hurt many many times. God its hurts so bad. I feel so empty inside.
My friendships issue seem riddled with deep rooted feelings of animosity and downright dislike. Probably they just dont like me the way I am but only want to use me and there is no sincerity at all. Like a time bomb waiting to explode. With this particular friend I attempted to have some time apart hoping that the distance would help me to get over my negative feelings.I been through so many manipulators, no matter how much I put myself out on the line for them, they ditched me, or insults me.
I was at the point where I don't even want to be with people, so tired of being made fun of. Is it possible that I just need to accept that a sincere friendship simply isn't possible?
Until mistakes are admitted, - corrections will not be made.
When mistakes are admitted, - corrections can be made.
After mistakes are admitted, - corrections need to be made.
I always make mistakes in my life, but I never regrets anything. Of course I would feel bad but once I learn from the mistakes, I would feel truly blessed. Thanks God for the mistake, at least I got to know something I didn't know before. I guess that is the good side of mistakes.
The bad side is when I keep doing the same mistakes. Yes I had enough, but in strange twist, I tend to repeat my mistakes.
I seem to always choose the wrong friends. Something happening at first and we end our friendship badly. I let them hurt me. I have been cheated on and being hurt many many times. God its hurts so bad. I feel so empty inside.
My friendships issue seem riddled with deep rooted feelings of animosity and downright dislike. Probably they just dont like me the way I am but only want to use me and there is no sincerity at all. Like a time bomb waiting to explode. With this particular friend I attempted to have some time apart hoping that the distance would help me to get over my negative feelings.I been through so many manipulators, no matter how much I put myself out on the line for them, they ditched me, or insults me.
I was at the point where I don't even want to be with people, so tired of being made fun of. Is it possible that I just need to accept that a sincere friendship simply isn't possible?
DH always said : They weren't worth your time in the first place. You can always have associates, but just don't allow them so close to you that they are able to hurt you in that way. DH was right! Thanks & I love you so much.
When I mengadu to him,
"DH, someone just call me beruang la, nak gelak ke nak marah ni"
Then he said,
"eh all the time you call me Mr Gummi Bear thats becoz i'm sweet & cute like a bear rite?"
and me
"ya lah hahahaha"
Thanks also to my friends, Baby & Thoyyib, both of you really great and love you all too. Thanks also to my lovely sister Bell who always be supportive!
What I hope is that my mistakes can offer me chances to learn and grow, and in these failures, I will find wisdom for reaching my goal, be it weightloss, continue my dream to study in photography or something else. After all, as James Joyce once wrote, “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.”
What can you start learning from your mistakes? Share with me k ;)
I was back in Ipoh to see DH last week, which meant its perfect to cure my cravings for Ipoh foods. :D
Life is like a flower. It can die and wilt at any time, but with a little tender love and care, it will bloom for what seems like forever.
Elizabeth Sanders
It’s so easy to get stressed out these days. A long hectic day at work, a silly quarrel, those 5 last pounds that just won’t go away can bring anyone down. I just read few tips on how to be happy, so just wanna share :)
1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile. True enough, but my tips jangan gelak sorang2 ye, or else people might think you ni tak centre ;)
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. I usually did it after Subuh prayer, my silent moment. And sometimes after parked my car at parking lot at work if nothing to rush, i will wait in car for a while, thinking :)
3. Sleep for 8 hours a day. 8? Sometimes i sleep more than 10 hours ;)
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. Always! Name also start with E, husband name also start with E hahaha
5. Play more games. Too general, What games? sport games or computer games. Owh Angry bird? How to be happy if you play with birds that have anger issue? ;p
6. Read more books than you did last month. I did it before sleep. Lately I always read e-book like novels in pdf. juz to cut down cost on buying books, but keep getting distracted by addictive sites like Facebook heheheh
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. I'm not yoga person, to be specific, my body contour doesnt allow me to practise yoga hahahaha
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6. ha??? where got?
9. Dream more while you are awake. Erks! Always! ha ha ha ha!
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. All I'm concern is my foods are all from Tesco! Save cost!
11. Drink plenty of water. What I keep saying to myself for every single day, but then I forgot end up I only drinks 3 cups of coffee... bad habit uolss!
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day. ok let me count, Boss, 2 staffs, 1 engineer, 1 site supervisor, mom, sister, borthers, and 510 facebook friends.... how many? lost count already!
13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip. Dont like to gossip, but love to read and hear hahaha
14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. Forgive but never forget hehehe
15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. Always think positive and negative but more on negative side hehehe
Thats all peeps, but even if things aren't perfect in your life now, there are lots of reasons to feel happy. Just enjoy and be happy! Cheers!
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. I usually did it after Subuh prayer, my silent moment. And sometimes after parked my car at parking lot at work if nothing to rush, i will wait in car for a while, thinking :)
3. Sleep for 8 hours a day. 8? Sometimes i sleep more than 10 hours ;)
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. Always! Name also start with E, husband name also start with E hahaha
5. Play more games. Too general, What games? sport games or computer games. Owh Angry bird? How to be happy if you play with birds that have anger issue? ;p
6. Read more books than you did last month. I did it before sleep. Lately I always read e-book like novels in pdf. juz to cut down cost on buying books, but keep getting distracted by addictive sites like Facebook heheheh
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. I'm not yoga person, to be specific, my body contour doesnt allow me to practise yoga hahahaha
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6. ha??? where got?
9. Dream more while you are awake. Erks! Always! ha ha ha ha!
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. All I'm concern is my foods are all from Tesco! Save cost!
11. Drink plenty of water. What I keep saying to myself for every single day, but then I forgot end up I only drinks 3 cups of coffee... bad habit uolss!
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day. ok let me count, Boss, 2 staffs, 1 engineer, 1 site supervisor, mom, sister, borthers, and 510 facebook friends.... how many? lost count already!
13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip. Dont like to gossip, but love to read and hear hahaha
14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. Forgive but never forget hehehe
15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. Always think positive and negative but more on negative side hehehe
Thats all peeps, but even if things aren't perfect in your life now, there are lots of reasons to feel happy. Just enjoy and be happy! Cheers!
Getting through difficult times was not about a remedy or a cure, its about immunizing myself against judgment and criticism. The poison invades your ego, we take what others say and do personally. If you care about what others think of you, then you can’t help but let criticism hold you back. Time is precious, so spend it with people who have positive effects on you. It’s not healthy to spend too much time with people who drain you.. for the hatred and fitna, may Allah SWT will be the judge...
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Another shutter treat during Merdeka Day off.
Intan my friend from Ipoh willing to be my model for the day. This photo shoot was held at one of the bridge at Ipoh, which I can’t recall its name. Haihh! :D
I love the street lights as background. Its add glamour feel to my image.
To be honest, I hate using flash!
Flash is not my favourite of lighting as it can leave the subject whitewashed, and harsh shadows. But when shooting at night, flash is unavoidable.When shooting in low light with a flash in auto mode your camera will choose a relatively fast shutter speed. This means that your subject will be well lit and that if it is moving it will be frozen and as a result will be sharp. The problem with this is that it can also leave your subject lit up too brightly and can leave it’s background looking very dark as there is not enough time for the camera to collect any ambient light.
For better flash photography at night, you can use slow shutter speed which capture the ambient light in the scene and this even out the lighting in the entire image. The flash also froze the subject, so you dont have to worry about camera shake.
Please excuse some of the sexy poses :P
Happy Merdeka to all readers. With the extra day off, I decided to visit DH and Mom in law in Perak. And the visiting package must includes photography session with DH hahaha.
On Merdeka Day morning, we woke up early and went to Clear Water Sanctuary Golf Resort which only took us 10 minutes drive from Mom in law's house. We went there for birdwatching and spotted a lot of small colorful birds, and herons. Sprawled in a green sanctuary surrounded by jungles and dotted with pristine lakes, this place is for those seeking relax and a perfect places for birding!
As we reached at the resorts gate, not only the Pak Guard welcoming us with smile on face, but also with birds singing and birds swooping across the road just in front of our car and both of us getting excited!! :D
This place is haven for photographer and bird lovers. As DH is driving along the golf course, I get ready with my DSLR. Birds are everywhere! Blue birds, yellow birds, black, brown and white birds, they are flying from one tree to another tree. Some of them just hopping and playing freely all over the road side. We spotted many Waterhen (Wak Wak) along the road side but they quickly run away to the bush when they see car coming. We spotted some quails crossing the road and it's funny when DH had to do emergency break just because of the quails hahaha. Before we hit and terlenyek the quails, we decided to just park the car and walk :D. And finally managed to spot few birds and of course capture them using my DSLR :D… Waking up early is definitely worth it!!
This place is haven for photographer and bird lovers. As DH is driving along the golf course, I get ready with my DSLR. Birds are everywhere! Blue birds, yellow birds, black, brown and white birds, they are flying from one tree to another tree. Some of them just hopping and playing freely all over the road side. We spotted many Waterhen (Wak Wak) along the road side but they quickly run away to the bush when they see car coming. We spotted some quails crossing the road and it's funny when DH had to do emergency break just because of the quails hahaha. Before we hit and terlenyek the quails, we decided to just park the car and walk :D. And finally managed to spot few birds and of course capture them using my DSLR :D… Waking up early is definitely worth it!!
Managed to get Heron in flight with its catch, not a good shot, but really impressive for me!
As we walk closer to the lake, we can´t help but gasp in excitement at the sight of hundreds of heron on trees.We see lots of herons with different kind of species and colors. White Heron, Purple Heron, Grey Heron perched on trees surrounding the lake area.
I enjoy the birding with DH, especially DH knows mostly all the bird names, while my interest was only to get the best photo of the birds. Hehehe..
If you want to come here, Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort is located at Lot 6019, Jalan Changkat Larang, 31000 Batu Gajah, Perak. Take the North-South Expressway and exit at Simpang Pulai. Follow signboards to Clearwater Sanctuary, 15 minutes´ drive from the Simpang Pulai interchange.