Preparation for 'Multi Faith Peace Prayers for Tibet' by kacuks

A buddist monk waiting to hang up a banner during the preparation of Multi Faith Peace Prayers for Tibet: 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Kuala Lumpur, 20 April 2008. Picture and caption by Mohd Khairulhazwan/MALAYSIA.

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Silhouette of Wanda

Mee Mee Tailor - by Damak Digital

Mr Lau is 76 years old. At this age, his eye sight is worsening thus he couldn’t do much sewing.

He came from Tanjung Malim, Perak and started his journey in tailoring business in Sekinchan as an apprentice at a small tailor shop.


At the age of 30, he migrated to Batu 9, Hulu Langat and started his own tailor shop and he’s been running the show ever since.
He commences business at 7 am and close at 4pm depending on his health. Nowadays, an income of RM250-350 in a month is something to celebrate.

Comes 2009, this whole stretch of old shop houses will be demolished in order to cater for the widening of a nearby road, which currently cannot support the flow of the increasing traffic.

Sadly, when the time arrives for the government to take over this property, Mr Lau has nothing in plan. Simply because he is just too tired to continue his business and furthermore, none of his children are interested to inherit the legacy which he has painstakingly crafted.

Kuala Lumpur, far but yet its near... - 9

"Proud to be Malaysian" as Malaysia is a country where people from various relegion, race, and culture do live together in peace, harmony, and happily. Some political issues might heat the situation, but yet its is our choice and responsibility to stand together to hold our 'Tanah Air Tercinta'.

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Local Gig Feature by kacuks

A singer raise his hand during his a show at MCPA Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20th April 2008. Photo and caption by Mohd Khairulhazwan/MALAYSIA.

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DSC_1744, originally uploaded by nadi0.

satu shot from Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy.

Black 14 by Osman Adnan

~ 14 April, Kuala Lumpur - more than 10,000 supporters of national justice party attend a rally called black "14", the ended mark for Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim get his public seeking by the court order

OAG On Stage by Enche Buttet

~ OAG(Old Alternative Garbage) Malaysian local band during their show at Damansara, Kuala Lumpur at the opening ceremony of Uptown one of many KL's night market,famous for good food and good bargains

ChAPs First Exhibition - Invitation for Hari Skrin UiTM Puncak Perdana

Chap Ayam received an invitation from Fakulti Teknologi Kreatif & Artistik , Kampus Puncak Perdana, to do a mini exhibition for their "Hari Skrin" yesterday. We have less than 10 days to prepare so only selected members were called to prepare for the invitation and they managed to stage a decent exhibition...and bring the "Chap Ayam Photographers" name up a notch. Thank you to all and for the members those who did not make it, no worries, ChAPs will have another exhibition (and more insyaAllah) - so, check your mail frequently lah OK!

Here's some short write-up for the exhibition yesterday:
1.
Members Involved:
-Rahman Roslan: Myanmar Refugee
-Ted Adnan Asmadi: Commercial works
- Jidin: Forgotten Faces
- Zayd: Thaipusam
- Ian Ahad: Klang, Di Sebalik Wajah
- Shamshahrin: Bajau Laut & some features
- Torque: The Streets of Malaysia

2.
With less than 10 days to prepare, we worked closely around the clock and started selecting the photos and print them individually on A3 size art paper. Ian & Torque went shopping for the frames and whatchamacallit...to cut a long & tiring story short - everything was done and completed, ready in Ian's car to be sent to the location by 3am, the morning of the exhibition. By 1030am on the 9 April, everything single piece was on display.
3.
The crowd came in a steady flow - surprisingly the first batch were the lecturers, professors of the faculty (Yeah...we felt like as if we were submitting our final group assignment for final semester!). They were impressed and actually did ask for prices of some of the works....and look forward to the next exhibition ChAPs is going to stage. Students of the faculty were interested with the works on display and we had good conversations and interactions with some of them.
4.
We thought we'd call it a day at 5pm but the organizer asked us to stay on and join the VIP for award giving ceremony & dinner, after which we had to pack all the stuff in and finally call it a day. In short, it was an interesting experience - for the first timers! - and to have our works displayed together with the best in Malaysia/ World.....is a massive reward already. Alhamdulillah.
5.
Though we had to sacrifice hours (which may count up to days!) of sleep, it was worth it....KUDOS ChAPs!


Some photos:
~Rahman's

~ Ted's

~Jidin's

~Ian's (now with a new title: Inchik Labah-labah) with Kacuks,
in a discussion at Ian's "sarang labah2"...got story behind the new title meh!)

~Shamshahrin's(Imagemaker)

~Torque's

Music is always in the air....
one of the many performers for the event -

~The dude next to Ted can really dance, power siut!
(Ted showing his shots while Zayd & Ian the Labah2 fills the background)

~Ehh! Got Labah-labah?

~Ian explaining his work to a student


~Hello!

~Shamshahrin@Imagemaker explaining his masterpieces

~Rahman in a conversation about his Myanmar refugee series

~Kacuks explaining how to handle 2 DSLRs while wearing a snowcap
and also controlling handsome at the same time. Next exhibition Kacuks will demonstrate how to handle 2 DSLRs while wearing a tudung labuh....and also controlling handsome at the same time!

~ Syai & partner
- ChAPs member who's company is one of the sponsor for the event

~Last on the screen - the short movie that won the award

6.
Thank you to the committee members/ crew of the Hari Skrin 2008 Fakulti Teknologi Kreatif & Artistik UiTM Kampus Puncak Perdana, the lecturers, faculty members, students and everybody who has made possible this first exhibition by ChAPs, an event to be remembered. Thank you all!

7.
One of the common questions asked by the professors & students - "Why Chap Ayam?"

.....because CHAP AYAM PUN BOLEH MAAAA!!!

Jakarta Java Jazz Festival 2008 - FidFathir

~Jakarta Java Jazz Festival 2008 was a 3-day event, filled with the of spirit of jazz!
14 stages.More than 200 Jazz performers from all over the world.Including Malaysia's very own, Atilia.

Ceramah Tuan Guru Haji Hadi Awang - Damak Digital

~Presiden PAS, Tuan Guru Haji Hadi Awang sedang memberi ucapan beliau di hadapan lebih kurang 5000 penyokong yang rata-rata merupakan penduduk sekitar Batu 14, Hulu Langat Selangor pada 30 Mac 2008.

~Bertempat di Batu 14, Hulu Langat Selangor, para penyokong Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) sedang mendengar ucapan daripada Presiden PAS, Tuan Guru Haji Hadi Awang dalam rangka lawatan beliau selepas pilihanraya umum.

Concert by Shahrul Hairy

~ Unity Concert: Performer flooded with stage lights

Private function - performers from UTP

Live performance, escorted by the Chinese Orchestra of UTP.

February PoTM - CNY 2008 (Better L8 Then Never)

Well done Ayamers.....
Submission for CNY 2008 have been really marvelous. Those photos being posted for the title, congratulations. Those photos been KIV for further improvements - keep on working hard
We are looking for interesting and "complete" shots, as best as possible it should be unlike what we have normally seen in yester years...tough some are similar, there are those who manage to outdo the rest...so...
Without further delay, here's the result for CNY 2008:

PoTM goes to:

Ian Ahmad

Honorary mentions:

~LastSham

~ Kacuks

~HazranHazraa

~GromAiriss

~ImageMaker

~UdeyIsmail

Photographs make you wise - 9

"There are always two people in every picture; The photographer and the viewer."
Ansel Adams

Some of the mountain was mark with a plat as a sign of the mountain's peak. Other than that, the mountain also was mark with Beirut, a triangle arch made from iron.
And this plat lavel was located at 1685m above sea level

And she is one of my model for the night scene at Mount Rajah for nature photography =P


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God's Creation : Beautidul Isn't It by Hafiz@Kadak

Shoot this rainbow on a moon on the way to home after my fishing session at Ulu Bendol, Negeri Sembilan.




Rainbow - Vincent G. Mead [edited by Hafiz]

When I look at the Rainbow I see it's hue, it reminds me that your love for us true
Your Rainbow in sky so blue, reminds me to keep praying through...

When I look at your Rainbow and see how it's colors are bright, it reminds me to do what is right
Your Rainbow I have never seen at night, this reminds me
to stay in the light...

Your Rainbow have no pot of gold, but your wonderful story of love it has told...

Maulidur Rasul - by Razak Latif

~ Perarakan sempena sambutan Maulidur Rasul peringkat negeri Melaka 1429H / 2008M yang bermula dari Stadium Hang Tuah ke Masjid Al-Azim, Melaka. - Razak Latif / Utusan

Sheila on stage - by Fid Fathir

~ Sheila Majid on stage

Chinese New Year & General Election 2008

Salams & hello to all Ayamers!

It has been a while, everybody seems busy!
Now that the General Election has ended and March to mid April seems to be a quiet month, the ChAPs committee are going to select & announce the best shots for Chinese New Year & General Election.

At the same time, we are in the midst of launching our first ChAPs activity - the committee responsible has been working hard to make it happen as promised although they are professionals in their own field and have to sacrifice extra hours for ChAPs.

It has also been informed by some members that there are questions on how to become a member of ChAPs. The only answer to that would be - start sending your best shots as per the given guidelines on this page and we'll take it from there! And for those who wants to have a piece of that ChAPs t-shirt, the time will come, we'll try to make it available for sale but only for those who have contributed / submitted their best to ChAPs....fair enough?

We'll take it one thing at a time, although some may say it has been a bit slow, something is cooking and ChAPS is still here to stay, always baybeh!

General Election 2008 : Rusila, Marang by JiDiN

Rusila , Marang : Pas follower ready to take any action because the issue " Pengundi Hantu"...while the banner wrote " Sedia Gempur" at left side. This picture shoot at 11.00 am before riot happen between FRU and Pas follower. Riot happen around 1.00 pm and after that, about 20 pas follower caught by FRU for further investigation.