This is why I kept reminding Zaki to hire professional photographers, which he did. If he still wants me to provide some additional stuffs, that would be ok. And I won’t even charge them anything.

My photos sucks. Most of them are too dark and wrongly exposed. I blamed my sleep depravation for it. Spending the previous night in scorching heat with only an hour of sleep was horrible. Stupid fucking thieves, stealing TNB’s cable.

But wedding photography is such a tool anyway. It’s so uninteresting and typical. You won’t have time to sit and visualize the outcome as you’ll be busy running around, following the bride and groom.

My photographer friends did give me some tips in evolving my skills towards fashion. It’ll be so much fun taking pictures of beautiful things. But first I need to upgrade my equipments. It sucks not being rich.

Who : Fizi, Cheeps, Hj Ridzuan and family.
When : 8th – 9th August 2008
Where : Gerik, Perak
Fuel Cost : Around RM200

Since it’s such a hassle remembering their own wedding date, some couples including Zaki + Mawar decided to have it on 08/08/08. So, although lots of friends unable to take the 4 hours drive to Gerik, Fizi and me still braced ourselves realizing we’ll be such dicks if not attending our housemate’s special day.

I don’t have a good memory, and the thoughts of having a wedding on such dates were quite intriguing actually. I guess 11/11/11 will be perfect.

Considering I want to date for about 6 months and than living together for about a year first before contemplating to take such responsibility, I should be getting myself a real girlfriend by the end of 2009.

So, I have around a year to find the perfect girl for me. It’s going to be hard as my reputation was not that appealing to Malay girl. Maybe I should schedule some Thailand trips to get the things rolling.

0800 : Woke up early and ready for our last adventure. Everything felt sore because of that shit ass trekking. Azrol couldn’t join because he’s just a lazy jackass.

0900 : Got some big breakfast. The Roti Tampal and Nasi Lemak was marvelous. The rode the boat to Gua Telinga.

1000 : The cave entrance look a bit eerie. Yesterday, a group of tourist encounter some snakes in there. Let’s mingle with millions of bats.

1100 : We crawled, squeezed our fat bodies, dipped in bat’s shit and Fadli destroyed Azrol’s torchlight. It was so much fun. Out of the cave, I got an interesting sms about a morning kiss. Life is beautiful.

1130 : The boatman / ranger took us to a decent side of the river for our last dip.

1300 : Packed everything and ready to go home. Three days without the sight of her was unbearable.

1500 : Arrived at Temerluh. Based on the earlier hand drawn map, we were in Ikan Patin heaven.

1900 : Office sweet office. Boss wanted me to submit the evaluation by today. FUCK

0800 : New day promises new adventure but money is always the case. Everyone except me went to Jerantut town for much needed cash. I continued my erotic dream about the pretty girl.

1100 : After getting some direction from the helpful ranger, the journey to the longest hanging bridge, the canopy walk started.

1300 : Fizi proved to be the girl since he scared himself shitless hanging high on top of big ass trees.

1400 : Although some of us concluded the easiest way down was by backtracking our way to Kuala Tahan, Azrin convinced us all that it’s better to go through Teresek Hill.

1600 : I was cursing everything and everyone for the last three hours. I HATE JUNGLE TREKKING. AZRIN IS AN ASSHOLE. FUCK THE VIEW.

1630 : Lubuk Simpon proved to be a salvation. After five hours of wandering aimlessly in the jungle, we cooled off our body, while watching Mizi with total disgust.

1730 : Back at Kuala Tahan, everybody had a big ass lunch. Food tasted so good.

1830 : REST… I NEED MORE REST.

2000 : A black Hilux took us for what supposed to be an amazing Night Safari.

2100 : We saw an unthreatening snake, a white eagle (rare item), a cat, a hen and loads of small birds. TOTALLY WASTE OF MONEY.

2230 : The snooker place was full, so back at hostel again. Some called their girlfriends for their daily report, and me, I got no to call. Felt a bit pathetic. Even Mizi and Fadli had each other for some warmth and total homosexuality.

Who : Fizi, Fadli, Azrol, Azrin, Mizi, Hafiz and Cheeps.
When : 8th – 10th July 2008
Where : Taman Negara
Overall Cost : Around RM200 per pax


0800 : Finished graveyard shift, Fizi, Fadli, Hafiz and me already so excited to start the journey.

0900 : Azrol and Mizi arrived. Decided to start off with breakfast while waiting for Azrin, which should arrive shortly.

1000 : Still waiting for Azrin, everyone sleepy and pissed off.

1100 : Azrin arrived, didn’t let him have his breakfast and off to Taman Negara we went.

1430 : After been fooled by a tollgate girl at Temerloh, we settled for a lunch at one of the most expensive Mamak restaurant at Jerantut.

1600 : Arrived at Taman Negara. Got a decent accommodation at Agoh Hostel.

1700 : After getting our permit, with little time to spare, went for Rapid Shooting, which is splash-filled ride on a longtail boat. Visited the natives (Batek aborigines) where they taught us on how to make fire using some bamboo, using blowpipe and how tasty monkeys are. We didn’t have any obviously.

1900 : Back at the hostel.

2000 : Dinner by the river. The foods weren’t that expensive and weren’t that tasty.

2200 : After more than 24hours with little or no sleep at all, most of us were too tired to even play cards. zzzzzzzz

NAK BALIK BANGKOK !!!!!!!!!!

The motivation of snapping thousands of photos got crushed by time consuming exploration of the Sin City. Guesstimating that I have more than enough time in hand, I’d relinquished the opportunity as we arrived.

That night, after the decision has been made to leave, I picked up my gears and started dragging my ass to Walking Street and salvaged whatever’s left for me.

The original plan to hire some cute girls as models wasn’t fulfilled. Need another vacation.

Coerced by my shift-mates, a short trip to the entertainment city was executed on the pretense of shift bonding, whatever fuck that would mean.

The journey started at 9am, after a short breakfast, immediately after our graveyard shift ended. Arrived there around 10.30am but have to wait for 2 hours before we can checked in into Apartment Ria.

Their fun or my torture began at 2pm, circling the outdoor park riding rides but most of it waiting in lines. Me however, paid RM38 to carry their stuffs and photographed their fake shriek symbolizing fun. Some of you might think I’m stupid, which obviously true but that’s just me sometimes.

Battered and bruised, we settled for take-away fast food dinner at our living room by nearly 10pm. The rest of the night was casino-based. Using extra changes as chips, Fizi was a failure as banker in a fun-filled game of blackjack. When I took over, it was not long till all the players went penniless. Well, the house always wins right?

Most settled themselves in the comfort of beds and blankets by 1.30am. Mastura, shocked by the chilly temperature, blow-dried her way to slumber by 3am. Azrol quit his Final Fantasy at 4.30. I slept at 6.30am.

As far as I know, both of them are, at this very moment, still virgins. Tonight will be a great night to sleep naked together, cuddling, before popping the cherry tomorrow. I’m so happy when people are having sex.

Team : Cheeps, Fizi, Zulfadli, Hj. Ridzuan, Kak Ida, Mastura, Fatihah, Zuriani and Rozaini.
Photographer : Yours truly, the magnificent carnal connoisseur, Cheeps
Venue : Lebu, Bentong
Date : 26th May 2008
Notes: I refuse to edit any of the pix. Screw you guys.

I’m not sure when did Family Day turn equivalent to silliness. Although at first there’s nothing would interest me to join such façade, I’d figure it would be a great chance to practice my photography and have a good laugh.

The sun was scorching hellishly and the fun was intensified by each and every minute. Everyone seems to be having so much fun. It would be so much better should we get more sponsors or given some tools to get to know each other better. There’s always room for improvement in the future.

Hopefully our next event would be a sports carnival.