Malaysia Flora Fest 2007

This is my long awaited event that I'd plan for month. It was really grand. The ceremony was held in Putrajaya at the front of Palace of Justice, Persiarana Putra street. I never had a chance to really take photo shoot in any parade before. I missed the launch of "Eye on Malaysia" and VMY 2007 so I can't afford to miss this one.

There are few things that I'd learn from this event photo shot. I never thought that the parade car would move so fast. I only managed to frame a few front shots, a single car element shot and again a few rear car shots. I need to think, react and relocate very fast before the car comes by.

This event attract a huge crowd and I swear this is the most number of photographer on single event that I ever saw. I wonder how their photo looks like.

Kuala Lumpur Sight

Wow, I actually had time to wander around Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and take several shots of the Sultan Abdul Samad building. I always admire the building since my early childhood. It stood there long before I even born into this world.


It was designed by A.C. Norman and built in 1894-1896 to house several important government departments during the British administration. A.C. Norman spent time in Africa and saw Muslim temples in India which led him to use Moorish architecture in the building's design, not realizing that the Malays already had a highly developed South-East Asian form of their own.

In 1971, Kuala Lumpur suffered a huge flood after a heavy rainfall. Part of the building was not spared. In 1978, a massive renovation was undertaken. The renovation took six years to complete with a total cost of RM 17.2 million. That's really big money during that time.