Portraits.. with my used Minolta 50mm prime, f1.7

After our zoo trip, we went to Amcorp Mall to a late lunch. There was a sunday flea market and i was walking Nidal around when I saw a guy selling old cameras. The first thing that caught my eye was an ancient Minolta SLR with a 50mm prime. I asked for permission to test the lens, booted up my camera, set it to aperture priority and turned the dial. It went all the way up to f1.7!! (for a guy who has an f3.5 and an f4, an f1.7 is really awesome)

Bargained for the camera and lens (he didn't want to just sell the lens) and when my mom and grandma stepped in, the price dropped down to RM80!!!

So here are a few pictures taken using the prime. Have a shallow DOF, and sharp focus. Works well at f2.8..

Lets go to the zoo...

Last saturday, we went to the zoo to take Nidal out. Nidal was not feeling really well, but i know he had some fun.

Balik dari Zoo, temperature Nidal naik sket. So pergi klinik kat Berkeley.. Alhamdulillah skarang dah okay.

It was a really.. really tiring day, slept at 4:30am, woke up at 6am, and all the walking.

Kenduri Leman...

Drove up to Kampung Bikam in Sungkai, Perak for a friends wedding. A dear friend, who never seems to miss any wedding receptions. He rides all the way from Sungkai to his friends' wedding venues in and around KL.

Congratulations!!!! Semoga bahagia dan sejahtera hingga ke anak cucu..

Nidal@Aquaria, KLCC

On Saturday, I had some free time (due to cancelled meetings and activities). So we decided to take Nidal out to Aquaria. Its his second, and my first :D

As always, he's more fascinated with the bubbles than the fishes. But he's giving a bit more attention to the fishes, especially those big sharks. Nidal's nenek and mak ngah is also around to share the fun.

It was a great place to visit. Educational non the less....

Nidal@kayu manis

This was taken at Kayu Manis, Bukit Jelutong while having lunch family friends.

Kesian Nidal sekarang, rindukan ibu ayah yang balik lambat, dan atuk & wan yang balik lagi lambat.

Sekarang Auntie Lin yang tolong hantar and pick-up Nidal from nurseri. Thank you Auntie Lin!!!

And thank you Auntie Fionna for Nidal's birthday present :D

Night Shot...

Taken at Kesas, after the second toll plaza.

Flowers and leaves..

This was taken at Kak Pah's house (or should i say Kak Lin's place for now :P ).

Its my birthday..

Its that time again, when you look back to see what a you have done, in a year of chance. Frankly, not much. Still 1 kid, same old job, still 1 car, but definitely a bit wiser.

My wifey got me cupcakes, with a football theme (I'm a MU fan by the way). Thank you everyone for the well wishes and the present. Got a few, one flewn from Australia (Thank you Kak Pah!!! it fits, perfectly), from my wife and Kak Lin. Thank you Mak for the wonderful dinner (at 4:30pm??? :) )

Here's a couple of photos.

Ayah and Mak, departing for Haj..

Ayah dan mak, dah selamat berangkat untuk menunaikan rukun Islam yang kelima. A few pictures, taken during our wait at Tabung Haji. Semoga mereka selamat pergi dan pulang dengan haji yang sempurna.

Video call with Kak Pah at Aussie.

Uncle Ikhsan, saying farewell to Ikhvana

A wedding at Batu Caves...

Last Saturday, we went to Batu Caves for Wan's friend's son's wedding. Pheww.... Not much pictures of the wedding, but more of Nidal and my wifey :)



Here are a few..






Kawan Wan ni, dah 30 tahun tak jumpa...





A good view of Batu Caves.. from where else, Taman Batu Caves :D

Kak Aja..

A few pictures taken during Nidal's birthday...