Being busy for a while. Plus there was nothing to shoot. Playing guitar on all free times.

Went back to Ipoh a few days back, Chinese New Year holiday. The journey back to Ipoh was smooth, but on my way back to Shah Alam, the highway packed with cars heading back to KL. Usually it takes about 3 hours at most to travel from Ipoh to Shah Alam , but this time, it took 5 1/2 hours to reach Section 17, Shah Alam. The most annoying thing that happened on that bus was that I realized Malaysian peoples tend to slow down their car whenever there is something at the side of the road, just to watch what had happened, which most of the time, was just a car breakdown. Consequently, the highway jammed, for nothing, as cars slowing down caused the slow traffic. Plus, selfish driver that use the emergency lane made it worst.

I went to Kuala Kangsar, to my grandmother’s house at Sauk, near Jenalek. That was the place where I lived during my early childhood time. Back then, when I say ‘Sauk”, peoples like to ,” Sauk, where? Tempat jin mesyuarat?” (humans are the only creature that love to quarrels with each other), but after the Al-Maunah incident, Sauk became a little bit popular among Malaysians, at least to peoples that read/watch news. There is a lake just behind the house, Tasik Chenderoh, where I like to go during my childhood for a dip. But humans are destructive and ignorant creature, the lake polluted with all kinds of non biodegradable materials, made me doesn’t realize now that there was a beautiful lake there, back then of course.

So, the only option now is going to a reserve area of Lata Kekabu, about 10 minutes drive from Opah’s house. I was delighted when my uncle ask whether we want to join him to Lata Kekabu, as I haven’t shoot anything for a while. We went there, parking was a mess (a lot of peoples are there, Malaysian kind of holiday, multiracial). Luckily, I managed to get some decent photos (at least they are decent to me). Frankly, I never know that Lata Kekabu has a very nice waterfall, as before this, I never go as far. I enjoyed the short trip.

For the camera setting, ISO 400-1600 (I just don’t prefer to use flash). Aperture priority at most of the time except for the waterfall photos. Aperture set variably, as the natural lighting was not consistent. ….. (it is boring to write about the camera setting…and I am lazy)

Enjoy. Think. Do.