The Magic Fresh Water Spring

Magic! Mystery! Strange but it's true! Perhaps it is the feeling and the words that will be expressed when I first time visited and witnessed the unique freshwater springs coming out from between the rocks located in a salty environment, being by the sea. A real story behind the myth of Cursed Ship of Supirak and Mystery of Batu Gerawang in Kampung Malubang, one of the villages in Pitas, Sabah (Sabah is a state of Malaysian located in the northern...

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My Travel Photo #2

Here are some more pictures that I took during our holiday in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak. All These pictures were taken using Nikon D90, AF-S Nikkor 16-85mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED lens and build-in flash. To produce these pictures, I also use the same technique with my first travel photography; edited by using some type of software to enhancing the photos. However, for the picture below, I did not change or edit much except for the hue and saturation. Hotel...

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The Mystery of Batu Gerawang

Batu Gerawang is a stone shaped like a gate that has its own story. If you visit the Supirak island, you can also come to visit the Batu Gerawang in same day because it is located on the beach, not far from the island. The beach is also known as 'Torong Putih' (White cape) because the beach is clean and shiny. I was the first stop in that place also quite impressed with the natural phenomenon at this place. The Batu Gerawang is not only unique...

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My Travel Photo

I took this picture when my family and I visited several places in Peninsular Malaysia. The idea for these photos is very simple. Just take a photo while enjoying the beautiful architecture and natural environment without any planning or preparation. I didn’t care about light, equipments and other setting. What's really missing here is composition and focusable lights, whereas both are basic and general rules. It can attract audience attention...

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Supirak Island (Cursed Ship of Supirak)

Perhaps some of you have never heard about the "Supirak Island" or "Cursed Ship of Supirak", but for Malubang villagers and many local people in Pitas district (Sabah), they not only can show where the Supirak Island, but also can tell the story of how the origins of incidents an island resembles like a ship. What I remember, the first time heard about that island in 1988, through schoolmate, who hails from Kampung Malubang (Malubang village)....

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Jong's Crocodile Farm & Zoo, Kuching Sarawak

I went to Kuching Sarawak last year but due to busy managing other daily activities, this post rather late publication. However, because of this experience is not focus on the current hot story, there is no time limit to publish it. Jong's Crocodile Farm & Zoo is an attractive place and one of the largest and the only crocodile breeding farm in Sarawak. Located about 29km (18 ½ Mile) from Kuching - Serian Highway and takes about 20 minutes...

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