Saturday, May 30, 2009

Tibute to my Late Brother Azlan Othman

Last Wednesday, May 27, 2009, my brother who had just past his 50th birthday 12 days before, passed away due to Pancreatic failure. It took less than 24hrs hospitalization in ICU unit and 2 days of minor pain.

A brother whom I always admired, my role model, my closest sibling and mentor, my mirror image, I respected in every which way had gone away, so sudden and so unexpected.

Azlan Bin Othman an ex-Malay College boy, Class of '96, MCKK's First Thoroughbred 92-98, was the deputy school Captain, a gold medal recipient of school award. Nicknamed "Lae" among Koleq Classmates.

A great fan of Pink Floyd, BB King, Bobby Bland... (Indirectly influenced my taste for Blues music and B.B. King.)

The brother whom I am always jealous of, his educational achievement, his career, the attention he gets, the worst part is I am always being mistaken for him. My parents and brothers and sisters will call his nickname "Lan" instead of mine, "Jang" when talking to me.

Anyway, I still respect him and he supported me with pocket money when I was studying in ITM. The amount was not big but enough for me to survive. Our father at the time was a pensioner and only earned meagre sum from his pension.

We are from a big family of 12 siblings. 6 boys and 6 girls, Allahyarham Azlan number nine and myself the eleventh (the second last).

I wish to thank for all the wishes and support we received from all relatives, friends, especially from his ex-Boss Datuk Ketua pengarah yang lama dan yang baru ambil alih Dato' Ahmad Zamzamin dan kesemua staff Bhg Penyelidikan JPM yang hadir di Hospital dan di Johor Bahru, rakan-rakan PTD dan rakan-rakan sekelasnya di MCKK dan MCOBA, saudara-mara, sahabat handai yang mengenalinya.

To Kak Siti and his daughters', Aziyan (born in Taiwan) and Azita (born in China), be strong dan sentiasa doakan untuk Arwah.

To my brother, my mentor, my role model, "Ku doakan semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh kamu dan semoga di tempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang Salih dan beriman". Al-Fatihah.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Fishing Spot

Hari sabtu yang lalu, saya telah ke PD untuk melawat anak di Politeknik PD, sebelum tu sempat siggah di Pasar Pasir Panjang untuk mencari ikan yang fresh. Di satu gerai menjual ikan Sembilang yang fresh dan besar mempunyai telur bahkan ikan tu masih hidup lagi.

Sembilang ialah jenis catfish dari laut bukannya keli yang dari sungai tu. Ramai orang Selangor dan Negeri 9 yang confuse.

Setelah itu sempat lak gi cari spot at jeti Tajung Agas, bukan kat Muar tapi kat Kuala Linggi, dekat sempadan Melaka-Negri 9. Kat Jeti ni ramai pemancing ikan, boleh katakan semuanya hardcore...

kat jeti

kat tepi jambatan

kat bawah jambatan

atas bot, selepas ini gambar-gambar di Kuala Linggi...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Taman Alam - Nature Park episode 5

Taman Alam continuation...

From the boardwalk near the Sungai Selangor River;
Nelayan balik ke pengkalan/ Fisherman returning to port

Family affair

Belacak@mudskipper

this is Egret or Heron, could anybody correct me?

another one

To be continued...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Disease scare

Yesterday was a tiring day, I was shocked, a colleague in the division was down with tuberculosis, in short TB, or Batuk Kering, a highly contagious disease, possible airborne infection. She was actually hospitalized quite a while but only recently diagnosed. The worst part of it other colleague had visited her during her hospital stay without any warnings from the hospital authorities.

So yesterday after several desperate call to HR and Risk Management, finally in the afternoon all of us in the same division were sent to the hospital for an x-ray and skin test. So almost half the day gone. Anyway life still has to go on... despit eall the scare of Avian flu, Swine flu, Meningitis, spreading in Malaysia.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Taman Alam - Nature Park episode 4

...Sambungan, episode 4;
Gambar Rayzman sebenarnya jauh saja nak test zoom lense baru Tamron 18-270mm. Jauh sebab sebelum tu ternampak burung helang besar yang terbang rendah macam nak face to face dalam gambar tu... Berlari mengejar shot terbaik, Rayzman tak larat nak kejar...

Inilah laluan muara Sungai Selangor/pathway to Selangor's rivermouth

A lone fisherman trying his luck

Ikan Belacak minum air untuk basahkan insangnya, Mudskipper sucking water to wet the gills to stay above water on the mud. The mudskipper were fighting with each other for dominance. They made a sound like "clucking"... weird

Akan bersambung...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Taman Alam - Nature Park episode 3

...sambungan

Anak ikan belacak atau tembakul ( mudskipper ) di tepi tasik

Helang Terbang tinggi (Brahminy Kite)

face to face (direct attack)

Berlegar di Udara

Rayzman dengan camera dan tripodnya cuba mencari tapir, eh sorry ketam nipah...

Monday, May 11, 2009

Perak Oh Perak

Perak Oh Perak, apa dah jadi, Apa ni Yop?

Memalukan... Dahlah Khamis lalu taktik jahat dan kotor diguna nak tukar speaker dewan dengan cara jahat dengan menangkap dan menghalau keluar dewan dan melantik speaker yang dipilih secara tak adil dan teratur. Inikah sikap BN.

Sekarang, apa dah jadi? Siapa yang malu? Zambry balikle kamu ke Pulau. Itu saja tempat kamu. Pergilah, Panggilan pulau pangkor menggamit kamu pulang. Tak layak jadi MB secara haram dan tak sah. Yang batil tetap akan kalah...

Najib, episod ini amat memalukan. Sebagai PM kamu tak boleh nak kawal orang kamu, sekarang apa dah jadi.

Penjawat awam yang dulu sekongkol dengan MB tak sah, terimalah nasib kamu.

Tulah degil orang kata "Jangan Tegur" dah ni "Jangan Pandang Belakang" sebab ada "Zombie Kampung Pisang"... (semuanya shoot kat Perak). Padan kan mokanya.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Natures Park @ Taman Alam

Again it took me quite some time to post process my photos. Here some more of the photos.
Tried my new Tamron 18mm-270mm Micro lense.
Encounter with a few macaques, the family just scattered when saw us coming but this guy wouldn't care
Sibuk makan
Tak hirau orang tengok
A group senior Lady Birders from Singapore with their tele equipent and tripods loking for birds
There, the eagles, Brahminy Kites to be exact, the same species found in Langkawi.
A giant monitor lizard at the lake so big looks like a small croc or looks exactly like the commodore dragon.
More coming up...