Photography 101: One for Year 2011 Closure
(One short post before the end of 2011 and start of 2012)
(This is at the end of 2011, given the right conditions, shots taken with Nokia N8 can be damn good too. Click for higher resolution photos here)
December 2011
Trip to Malacca 2011: The Strong Famosa Fort “Unplugged”
(The very common image of the A Famosa fort in Malacca – something we have seen since we were kids but I has always wondered what is in the inside? What happens if one walks past the famed entrance? Will we be transported to another era? The entrance close up – it looks clean but rather very narrow. Perhaps it was meant to be so 400-500 years ago when the narrow entrance was easier to be defended against weaker rebels)
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Overseas Assignment 2012: Part 3 – Trip to Modern Oriental Paris & Glorious Food
(My very first food in my Shanghai trip – I opted for something familiar, rice and chicken with beans and cold salad. It was good but I then realized my mistake – the weather was cold but the food was not warm enough. No wonder others were having the hot bowl of noodles and soup)
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National Security 101: Spotlight on African Menace
(Still, remember the audacity of Africans to fight the local authorities in Mantin? Does it not count as a serious threat to national security? Image source)
Whilst we welcome genuine Africans students to come over and get their higher education to better themselves and their country, we do not want criminals in disguise as students to come over and start creating problems and commit serious crimes here. And regrettably, the number of the menace caused by these Africans seems to be on a worrying trend.
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India’s Got Talent 101: Almost Getting Killed Is Not a Talent!
(I have done up Part 3 of the trip to Oriental Paris but that post on India’s Got Talent has to wait for this classic – it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen in Youtube)
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Indian Cinema 101: Shocked Seeing Double Roles On Screen
(Seeing Sivaji Ganesan in action is one thing but seeing the two of them could be a double whammy. Both interacted well on screen but still, there are some limitations as to how both characters blended in on-screen in the old movies when the special effects were still in it’s infant. Image source: Business Line)
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