Theme Day: People Watching

People watching outside Pavillion Mall is fun.  More so when it is on a raining day like the one that I captured on this photo.

Happy Theme Day!  It has been a looooong while since I joined theme day's posting.  Just realized that there's now a Facebook dedicated to City Daily Photo.

I missed out on theme day's participation. The theme for June 1st was 'tranquility'.  It was on the last day of May when we went to Sekinchan and hang out at this tree house, enjoying the breeze and the view of the sea in front of us.  It was indeed a tranquil moment.

Here's how the tree house actually looks like. I wish I could have this treehouse, the ocean view and the nice breeze ~ all packed up and re-locate them to next to my house. As such I can enjoy them everyday.



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Rotiboy Bakeshoppe

Rotiboy Bakeshoppe in 1 Utama Mall.

The theme for 1st May's posting was 'bakery'.  Unfortunately I didn't participate.  Although I am very, very late in posting a photo related to the theme,  I would still like to share my favourite bakery here, i.e. the Rotiboy Bakeshoppe.  It has many branches in various malls.  This bakery is most popular with its Mexican Bun. If you walk from the KLCC subway station to Suria KLCC Mall, you will be drawn into the bakery by the irresistible whiff of freshly baked Mexican Bun that carries a tinge of coffee.  Mmmm............that's an ommph moment for me.

Photos of 'Bakeries' from around the world can be viewed HERE.

Theme Day: Nov 2011 - Fencing

A fairytale like restaurant with beautiful fencing and foliage surrounding it! It's such a nice play and I wish my garden looks like this!

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Theme Day - Oct 2010 : Graffiti

Melaka Government is making very good progress in beautifying Melaka Riverside. One of the task is to paint the buildings along the river with such graffiti, depicting the history of the Old Melaka Sultanate.

In the 15th century, Melaka used to be a major trading port due to its strategic location at the Straits of Melaka. This is where traders from the far east, i.e. China and west, i.e. India, Arab, Persia and Portuguese would come to trade here. The Chinese Emperor of Ming Dynasty even offered Princess Hang Li Po to Sultan Mansur Shah for marriage. That is the scene shown at the bottom part of this graffiti.

On the top right, is the Chinese Admiral of Ming Dynasty, Zheng He and his Great Armada. He travelled to Melaka and established a trading post during the 15th century. It is said that Zheng He started his exploration a century before Columbus, Magellan or Vasco da Gama. He led one of the greatest fleet of junks that the world has ever known and his voyage was featured in a National Geographic documentary. You can view an interesting multimedia presentation on this documentary made by NatGeo here. Or you can track his voyage from China all the way through South East Asia to India and finally to the West Coast of Africa on this map.

Enjoy the short history of my hometown, Melaka and Zheng He! Happy Theme Day everyone!

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Theme Day - Sept 2010 - Ramadhan Bazaar

Ramadhan Bazaar has returned. This is the month of Ramadhan where Muslims around the world will fast from dawn till sunset. During this month, there will be many Ramadhan Bazaar selling delicious local delicacies set up in different parts of Klang Valley. The Ramadhan Bazaar featured here is from SS18 Subang Jaya. Usually business begins as early at 3pm. People will start to arrive early in order to avoid the after office traffic jam and parking inconvenience. At the Ramadhan Bazaar, all races will turn up to enjoy the food sold. I am one of those who don't fast yet I love visiting Ramadhan Bazaar to get my supply of a Kelantanese cake called 'Akok'.

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This photo is my 2nd posting for the day. It is posted as my participation in City Daily Photo's theme day. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants of 'Open Air Market' theme. Happy Theme Day to all!

Theme Day: Mar 2010 - Passageway - KLIA

Chinese New Year is over. And Theme Day has arrived! That's how fast time flies!

For the month of March, the theme will be Passageway ~ narrow way through something, especially with walls on both sides; corridor (according to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary). Due to the festive celebration, I didn't make time to go out to shoot for this theme. Ran through my photo archive to pick a photo that qualifies for this theme and the photo must be of aesthetic value too.

I stumbled upon this photo taken in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). I love taking photos of children and this is one featuring a father and son walking along the corridor to the viewing deck.

Wishing everyone a happy theme day!! March is here....and that means spring is arriving soon in cities on the northern hemisphere! I love spring for the colours & blooms that it brings.

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Theme Day: Feb 1 - Wood

It has been a busy week for me with photo outing to Batu Caves to capture the Thaipusam celebration on Sat morning (we left Subang Jaya at 4.30am) and also house moving the next day and preparation for Chinese New Year. Our house move on Sunday was only a symbolic one. Because Sunday was an auspicious day for us, we gotta move into our new home despite of the incomplete renovation. We did our prayers and invited some friends for a light lunch with construction materials lying around.

So for theme day, I am posting a photo that I took in September at the park across our house. I like the grains on the tree trunks. It was such a peaceful late afternoon and the sun was going low and I love the way the sun rays were shining on the tree and bringing out the details of the wood. I wish you all a happy theme day!

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Theme Day: Dec 09 - Trishaw in Melaka

I totally forgot that today is the first day of the month and that means its theme day! Just checked the City Daily Photo portal and today's theme is 'Waiting'. For my participation for theme day, here's a trishaw man waiting for passengers at Melaka's Stadhuys. Don't you think his trishaw is beautiful?

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Theme Day: Nov 09 - 'Doorway'

Today is theme day and the theme is 'Doorway'. Here's the doorway of a shop selling rattan furnitures and other rattan-produced items. This shop is located at the 2nd Cross Street in Melaka.

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My house was broken in by robbers this afternoon. We were back in Melaka when it happened. Got a real shock that this happened to us! The house is a mess as the robbers ransack all the rooms. But I insist on posting for today's theme day before I go on to clear the mess. Happy Theme Day all. Hope you have a better day than me!

Theme Day: Oct 09 - 'Contrast' - Dying & Growing

It's so fast that time flies. We are already into the last quarter of the year.

Today is the National Day of China. To all friends in China, I wish you a Happy National Day and do enjoy the long holiday!! Glad to awaken to a text message today that my friend has hit his sales target for the year today! Wow, what a great way to start Quarter 4!

To my former boss in Down Under, Happy Birthday to you boss!! Wishing you good health, good fortune and good heart!

For today's theme day, I have to admit that I didn't go out to take any shot to fulfill the theme's requirement. I lazily search my photo archives for a suitable shot. Here's one that I took last weekend at the park opposite my house. It's a shot of a moon seen through dried branches of a tree with many new shoots. Although the tree branches are dried up, seemed like it's dying, yet new shoots are coming out!

As we begin Quarter 4, may it bring new hope of growth to all aspects of our lives. With hope, we can carry on lives with more inspiration! Time may be tough to many now. Don't give up on hope. Just like the new shoots that bring hope to this dry tree. It will be able to live on! So can all of us! There's hope out there! Just believe in it! Happy theme day to all!

165 participants from different corner of the world is participating in today's theme day.
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Theme Day: Sept 09 - 'Big'

For this little fella, the rope certainly seemed BIG to him!

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Theme Day: July 2009 - Empty

An empty jetty at Bunaken Island in north Sulawesi. A scene of calm and peace.

Happy theme day to all!! To view all the photos posted by 90 participants for today's theme 'Empty', please visit here. Check out their creative postings!

Monochrome Monday & Theme Day - Tattoo in Monochrome

What a day ~ Monochrome Monday & Theme Day ('feet' is the theme)!!! I would like my posting to fulfill both themes so it will be a photo featuring Monochrome Feet then! I have desaturated the colored photo and add some grains to enhance the tattoo on the calf.

Took this photo during last Saturday's Walk for the Children 2009 organized by Sunway University College. It was a noble effort by the students to raise fund for Harvest Centre, a non-profit organization that provide educational programs for poor urban children in Sentul. The theme for the walk was "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Education".

I hope through this project, the students will learn more to care about the society around us. Learn more about leadership skills in supporting charity efforts.


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Theme Day: May 09 - Shadow

Happy Theme Day and Happy May Day to everyone! The theme for May 1st is shadow. And coincidentally it is also a Sky Watch Friday. So, I have picked a photo that featured both shadow and sky.

This photo was taken at Intramuros (the historical Walled City in Manila), the Phillipines. I was walking around when I came across this beautiful and huge tree. It was a very hot afternoon. The cotton clouds in the sky was so stunning. I saw these 4 students from nearby school taking a rest under the shade of the tree. I thought this would make a nice composition.

I hoped to take more photos of the shadow but the cloud began to cover the sun and suddently out of nowhere, it started to drizzle! This reminds me that when opportunity comes, we must quickly grab it coz you never know when you turn around, the opportunity is already gone. What you may get is just a dampen spirit!

For more photos of sky around the world, please pop by the Sky Watch Friday portal.

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ABC Wednesday - 'K' is for Kites & Theme Day: Yellow - Orchids

Today's theme for ABC Wednesday is 'K'. I am choosing Kite as my subject for today's theme. Feel free to visit the ABC Wednesday portal to find out what others are posting for today's theme!

Here is a photo featuring beautiful, colourful kites of various designs sold at a kiosk at Sepang Gold Coast.

Today is also April Fool's Day. Wishing everyone a fun day!

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The photo of these yellow orchids is posted on April 3rd. I forgot about Theme Day's posting!!! My apologies to all who visited and must be wondering why I posted the letter 'K' theme instead of the 'Yellow' theme. Here's my posting for Theme Day!

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Bukit China - Theme Day - Paths and Passages

Delayed posting for theme day done on 4 Feb 2009:

This is a jogging/walking path cutting on a hill of cemeteries in the heart of Melaka city, called Bukit China. This is an old Chinese cemetery site. It has been used by fellow Malaccans for their daily jog or walk for more than 20 years.

I used to walk up the slope to reach the top of the hill during my teenage days. It can be rather eerie to walk among these old tombstones alone. It gets worst when I found myself being left alone during sunset.

Do you have a similar path / exercise spot in your city?

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Theme Day: Jan 09 - Best photos of the year 2008

Happy New Year everyone!! Another year has gone by so soon! Yup, I may be saying that coz as I look back at 2008, I feel I have not done enough in those 365 days.

The main achievement for last year is I have been going to the gym on a regular basis! I am amazed that I am able to keep to my resolution of living a healthy life by exercising regularly.

It has been a year since I joined the gym. I have been able to visit the gym at least 3 times a week! I find it amazing as I have never been a highly discipline individual, especially where exercise is concerned. But I have been able to achieve this in 2008!!!

So, what are your resolutions for this new year?

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For 1 Jan 2009's theme, Best Photos of 2008, I have picked photos that I had shown an improvement in my photography skills to be shared with all of you. I hope you would like them too!

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Theme Day: Dec 08 - Circles or Spheres - Eye on Malaysia

A peaceful morning at the Eye on Malaysia's old site, Lake Titiwangsa, would fit Dec's theme of Circles or Spheres. The reflection on the water form the plural entity of the Eye On Malaysia to fit today's theme.

As I reflect on the scene here, it is so peaceful and calm. But when I recall the news on today's frontpage regarding the terror attack in Mumbai, India and protests ongoing in Bangkok, Thailand, I can't seem to be calm. It makes me worry what is happening to our world. Why would people kill one another? Why is there so much of unrest and anger? Isn't there a better way to resolve differences? I wish that calm and peace would come to Mumbai and Bangkok.

My prayer for the people in Mumbai to be strong and calm as they deal with their losses and lives after this terror. And may there be a peaceful end to the unrest in Thailand. May the world has more love for one another.

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Theme Day: Nov 08 - Book

These horror books were on sale at one of the stalls at the Halloween theme area in the shopping mall. Considering the theme day of this month is just a day after Halloween, it is timely to post these books to fit in with the theme, that is BOOK! To keep you terrified, why not pick one up!

Do you enjoy reading horror book? Or watch horror movie?

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