Wrong way?

Another one from the KL Marathon Run 2013…….. more like walking for this shot

Roadside headbangers…….. One

Along the KL marathon route especially the last few kilometres or miles, there are a few musicians trying to encourage the runners…….. this was one

I guess, the shutter speed I used was too slow………

here is another one, a bit further out……. after looking at it, I think I may have “not” used the 21mm external viewfinder, and used the camera 35mm frameline………

A Man and his Dog

During this year’s KL Marathon event…….

A group of people, looking at it, may have been camping near Dataran Merdeka for quite sometime to protest the rare earth plant in Kuantan…… among the peaceful protester was this man and his dog………

The one that got away…………

The past few years, I try not to miss this event…… the KL Marathon. Not to run, but to capture what ever I feel that is/are interesting………. this is among what I captured, and would like to share………

 

At around 200m before the finishing line of the run, the shorter version will intersect with the marathon…….. and being a “support race” or what ever they call it, they have to stop for the full marathon runners…….. and I guess this guy had enough of waiting and had to try his luck……..

I do have a few more to share….. stay tune.

Before the Parade II

National Day Parade

31 08 2013

M6 : 21mm : EK5222

Tanah Air

Tanah Air a malay word (or make it two words) meaning homeland/fatherland/motherland, was a month long event by Petronas to celebrate the National Day and Malaysia Day…….. it is the title of the poem by Usman Awang in which the event was based on

These shots were taken on the eve of Malaysia Day which falls on 16 September 2013……. you can catch the flash mob video of the event here or the music video here. And by the way you can catch a glimpse of my camera for a few seconds among the flash mob…… 0:48….

 

The poem in Malay is as below, can’t find a suitable English translation yet (don’t try google translate, it just mess up the meaning)

Engkau, Tanah Air, pemilik perut yang berbudi,

Penampung hujan, penyedut sinar matari,

Lahirlah anak-anakmu dari semaian-semaian petani.

Engkau, ibu murni, dengan jasa abadi,

Berdetik di denyut nafas kami,

Kerana kita adalah satu dan sama dipunyai.

Telah kau rasa segala seperti kamu,

Dalam kengerian perang dadamu dibongkar besi,

Di mana-mana wajahmu tidak pernah mati.

Tapi begitu sejarah hidup zaman-berzaman,

Yang pernah merangkul pahlawan kemerdekaan,

Mereka sujud dalam kaku memohon perlindungan.

Bukankah dengan kasih dan harapan,

Kau tenggelamkan mereka dalam dakapan,

Di mana bunga ganti nisan bertaburan?

Negara baru di atas rongga jantungmu,

Akan tegak bertapak dalam kebebasan,

Cinta antara kita wahyu dari Tuhan……..

 

Three Kids

National Day 31 08 2013
Dataran Merdeka

M6 : 21mm : EK5222

Before the Parade

National Day Parade

31 08 2013

M6 : 21mm : EK5222@800

Start of the journey…….

…….. and the last of this year’s Thaipusam collection…….

A kilo of Frogs……… please

Didn’t actually asked how much is it going for a kilogram, but the old man will knock the frogs and clean them up for you………… Pasar Pudu