MALAYSIA DAILY LIFE
This is my first collection pictures of daily life for 2015.
Pictures taken on the whole month of January until 12th Febuary 2015.
Since Chinese New Year is around the corner, most of my pictures are connected to Chinese New Year. It’s been a rough month through out the month of January and I spent most of the time with my job assignments and took 1 to 2 hours per day to shoot some daily life pictures for my company. I’ve selected 30 pictures to upload and this time I featured more on Chinese New Year, some macro insects, 1600 pandas world tour, market price reduced due to poor economy, bloods donation, technologies affected children due to ipad addiction and some small events happened around Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur.
I love quotes.
“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.”
― Diane Arbus
“A camera is like a magic box and it depends on how you use it to create the magic.”
— danielC
THAIPUSAM 2015 IN PENANG
Observed as a day of thanksgiving and paying penance for Lord Murugan, Thaipusam is celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Me, The Rakyat Post’s photographer travelled to Penang to document the vibrant and colourful celebration through my lenses.
Early in the morning, Hindu devotees, with some of them having pierced parts of their bodies, walked to the Balathandayuthapani Hilltop Temple along the Waterfall Road.
A huge crowd gathered at the heart of George Town to witness the annual lively religious Thaipusam celebration this year and an estimated 30,000 devotees took part in the procession with some carrying the “kavadi” and “paal kodam” (milk pots).
Published in:
http://www.therakyatpost.com/new-media/2015/02/03/vibrant-colourful-thaipusam-penang/#ixzz3QhFcxDkf
PHOTO ESSAY- FOREIGN TRADERS
My Recent observation at the Selayang wet market found foreigners occupying a significant space in the vegetables section. Based on interviews with several local Chinese sellers in the area, most of the foreigners were made up of those from Bangladesh and Myanmar. The locals further alleged that these foreigners did not have a business license.
I recently visited the Selayang wet market in Kuala Lumpur after receiving complaints from local traders that foreigners were operating illegally there. They said every time enforcement action was taken against these illegal traders, they would return a few days later. The local traders said they had been facing this problem for the past 10 years.
The main concern of the locals was that these foreigners were selling low-quality vegetables at a lower price. Based on further observation, this problem is not only affecting the Selayang wet market but also other major wet markets around Kuala Lumpur.
Some traders are worried that this problem, coupled with the coming Goods and Services Tax (GST), may result in further losses for them.
It is learned that some of these foreigners started off working for local businessmen at the market. Later on, they began to venture out into business on their own.
http://www.therakyatpost.com/new-media/2015/01/19/mercy-foreign-traders/#ixzz3Pu2Np5dg
MALAYSIA DAILY LIFE
My last 2014 post.
The collection of Malaysia daily life pictures taken in color and black and white as my 2014 wrap up post.
Pictures feature on new year countdown, stamp exhibition in KL Convention centre, Christmas decoration, AFF Suzuki Cup final, UMNO 2014 AGM, Taktha 3 Ratu theater taken at Istana Budaya, Penang night street and many more.
2014 indeed a bad year for Malaysia. 3 major aviation incident happened on a same year and many people has died and missing. This year, I’ve witnessed the pain and suffering for the one who lost their family members and the most I remembered is during the first batch on MH 17 victims bodies came back to Malaysia. I saw an innocent face expression of a boy when the army force carried a coffin of his mother and put it on a grave. He is speechless and wonder why his mother in a coffin and what is happening.
Thought everything is over and all the things happened will become history. My life as a News Photographer makes me realized one thing which is I am with competition with no one, I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I am trying to be better than the person I was yesterday.
THE LION HEAD MAKER: THE LOST TRADITION
Performed during Chinese New Year as well as other traditional, cultural and religious festivals, the lion dance makes up a huge part of the Chinese culture. The Rakyat Post photographer Daniel Chan documents the process involved in the making of the lion’s head at Taman Desa Pandan in Selangor. Craftsman Wong Soon Fai, 53, produces two styles of southern lion heads, the Fut San (Buddha Mountain) and Hok San (Crane Mountain), with both originating from the Guangdong province in China. According to Wong, rattan as a material is favoured over the traditional bamboo-made lion heads due to its lightness and pliability as it does not snap like bamboo, putting the lion head operator at the risk of injuries.
http://www.therakyatpost.com/new-media/2014/12/09/art-lion-head-making/#ixzz3MjoyHmuA
DAILY LIFE (BLACK AND WHITE)
Collection pictures of daily life taken with Fujifilm X100S mirrorless camera and built in B&W filter.
This time I focused more on streets photography taken at night in Kuala Lumpur.
Black and white is the origin of photography.
“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!”
― Ted Grant
“When I learned about the gray existing between the black and white of absolute terms, I began to experience more peace. The more I expanded my gray areas (more than 50 shades), the more peace I experienced in my life.”
― David W. Earle
MALAYSIA DAILY LIFE
Collection pictures of Malaysia daily life taken on October 2014. This time, I featured some pictures taken during Diwali public holiday, MRT site visited, Petronas Twin Towers night view, art in the park exhibition at Lake Garden, Batu Caves and Malaysia UNESCO day.
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
― Ansel Adams
Photo by Daniel Chan
MALAYSIA DIWALI
Collection pictures of Diwali Festival and also known as Festival of Lights for Hindu all around the world. Pictures taken around Little India at Brickfields and Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. This year, I plan to get something different than the previous year and I hope I did it. Everyday, I viewed almost 1000 images from different wire agency and some of the photojournalist out there really inspired me with their work. For me, I’m not as great as others but I always tried my best not to do my best, I do the best for myself and hope one day I can work for International wire agency as well. Dream is only a dream, we step into this reality world and we can’t do anything to force people to like our work. I work as a worker and not a pleaser .
Diwali also known as Deepavali and the “festival of lights”, is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali night falls between mid-October and mid-November.
DAILY LIFE
Hi, this is my latest collection pictures of daily life taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This time, my daily life collection will features color and black and white pictures since my company http://www.therakyatpost.com allowed me to shoot black and white pictures to published on the news portal gallery. My daily life collection are features on homeless, tourist or some tourist attraction places, streets photography, mural arts, raining season, blood moon phenomenon, vandalism on commuter train, asian’s got talent audition, aedes fogging and etc.
Thanks for taking your time to visit my blog.
BANGKOK STREETS
On July 2014, I traveled to Bangkok, Thailand by train and documenting a daily life photo essay of people inside the train and train station in Thailand during this 33 hours journey. Here is the link https://danielc5592.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/a-travel-epiphany-rattling-towards-bangkok/ and http://www.therakyatpost.com/new-media/2014/08/10/travel-epiphany-rattling-towards-bangkok/#ixzz3AYI3Gip1
This is some of the pictures I took on the streets and back streets in Bangkok and some places is hidden from tourists.
Photo by Daniel Chan
B&W Fujifilm X100s and Nikon D90 with wide angle lens
KL TOWER INTERNATIONAL JUMP MALAYSIA 2014
Selection pictures of KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2014 held at Menara Kuala Lumpur. 111 participants from all around the world gathered to join the event annually. The KL Tower International Jump is the organized tower base jump event in the world where enthusiasts have the opportunity to experience the thrill and adrenaline rush of defying gravity without having to worry about breaking the law.
Since 2001, Menara Kuala Lumpur has been organizing the KL Tower International Jump for eleven successful years, and has attracted base jumpers from all over the world.
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DAILY LIFE
Collection pictures of daily life taken in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of LIFE.”
Photo by Daniel Chan
A tourist posed for photograph in front the water fountain at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 August 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the conference in Puchong. 30 August 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A man hangs kites for sale during weekend at Selayang Kite Park outside Kuala Lumpur. 1 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy fascinated by the kites displayed for sale at Selayang Kite Park outside Kuala Lumpur. 1 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy flies two kites at the same time during weekend at Selayang Kite Park outside Kuala Lumpur. 1 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Malaysian forensic team carried out a headless dead body from the cliff at Jalan Gombak Lama heading to Bentong. 4 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Contract workers are seen fixes the KLCC water fountain in Kuala Lumpur. 5 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A man is seen hangs the spiral incense inside a temple while a tourist looking at him at Jalan Tun HS Lee in Kuala Lumpur. 7 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Students are seen sang a National Anthem in a hall during the programmed launch event in Kuala Lumpur. 9 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Children waves the Jalur Gemilang while sangs the National Anthem during the programmed launch event in Kuala Lumpur. 9 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A dragon boat team are seen practiced in the afternoon at Titiwangsa Lake in Kuala Lumpur. 9 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A general view of Kuala Lumpur City Centre covered with thick haze while joggers jogs at Titiwangsa Park in Kuala Lumpur. 16 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A man takes a rest under the tree in the afternoon at Titiwangsa Park in Kuala Lumpur. 16 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Children practiced roller blade during the weekend at Titiwangsa Park in Kuala Lumpur. 16 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A girl plays with the bubble soup at Titiwangsa Park in Kuala Lumpur. 16 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
MRT workers are seen rests during tea break at the construction site in Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy from Mah- Meri aborigine tribe is seen arranges the oil palm for sale at Carey Island outside Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy from Mah- Meri aborigine tribe peeking from the window at Carey Island outside Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Children from Mah- Meri aborigine tribe posed for photograph at Carey Island outside Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy from Mah- Meri aborigine tribe is seen carving a sculpture from Nyireh Batu wood at Carey Island outside Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy from Mah- Meri aborigine tribe walks at the beach to find bamboo clams during the low tide at Carey Island outside Kuala Lumpur. 17 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Joggers are seen jogs at the KLCC park during afternoon in Kuala Lumpur. 19 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
People exercise at KLCC park during afternoon in Kuala Lumpur. 19 September 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
MID- AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2014
Collection pictures of Mid- Autumn Festival taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an official harvest festival celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese peoples. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar and Vietnamese calendar, during a full moon, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, within 15 days of the autumnal equinox. Mid- Autumn Festival is an inherited custom of moon sacrificial ceremonies. The ancient Chinese observed that the movement of the moon had a close relationship with changes of the seasons and agricultural production. Hence, to express their thanks to the moon and celebrate the harvest, they offered a sacrifice to the moon on autumn days.
DAILY LIFE
Collection pictures of daily life taken in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
Long before photojournalists trained their cameras on wars and other, less violent events, a journalistic visual tradition already existed; the first narrative scenes of warfare were incised on the walls of a Middle Eastern palace nearly 3,000 years ago. The invention of photography simply gave this inclination an enormous boost. In 1873 the development of photo‑mechanical printing techniques made it possible for photographic images to be printed in newspapers and illustrated magazines for distribution to a mass audience. This new form of visual reportage was intended to inform, astonish, and even entertain, and over time it became what is now known as photojournalism.
Photo by Daniel Chan
Silhouette of a woman walks past the glass window at Putrajaya Palace of Justice outside Kuala Lumpur. 23, June, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A tempua bird is caught sleeping inside the nest in Kuala Lumpur. 25, June, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A man walks past the giant mural art title “Kampungku” in Kuala Lumpur. 28, June, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Tourists wears sarong as they enter the Masjid Mosque in Kuala Lumpur. 29, June, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Silhouette of a Past and Present of Puchong sculpture is seen at Setia Walk, Puchong outside Kuala Lumpur. 1, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Workers are seen sets up the safety net along the hills at Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. 10, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A fruit stall owned by an aborigine people at the roadside selling durians to attracts people to stops by at Kuala Kubu Bharu outside Kuala Lumpur. 15, July, 2014. A variety of durian fruit that is so smelly it has never before been successfully imported to this country is set to be sold in the UK for the first time.A variety of durian fruit that is so smelly it has never before been successfully imported to this country is set to be sold in the UK for the first time. Photo by Daniel Chan
Shadow of a boy reflects on a floor as he walks past the graffiti wall at the underground Dataran complex in Kuala Lumpur. 16, July, 2014. The refurbished underground plaza at Dataran Merdeka to open by July with office space, retail outlets, an auditorium, a theatre and exhibition space. Photo by Daniel Chan
A woman feeds the pigeon at the flats housing area in Rawang outside Kuala Lumpur. 23, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A Muslim woman is seen bought fruits at the fruits stall at Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur. 24, July, 2014. Malaysia is a country with a vibrant tropical climate where year-long heat and abundant rainfall permit a wide variety of delicious fruits to flourish. Some of the fruits – such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan, and pomelo – are indigenous, while some (like papaya, guava, jackfruit, and watermelon) were introduced to the country many years ago. Photo by Daniel Chan
A contract worker is seen sprays water on a trees at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 24, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A dove flew around the Kuala Lumpur City Center in Kuala Lumpur. 25, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A tourist juggling at Dataran Merdeka to attracts children in Kuala Lumpur. 29, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A man walks past the budget hotel building painted with colorful graffiti in Kuala Lumpur. 31, July, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Contract workers are seen collects rubbishes on a river at Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur. 4, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Contract workers are seen collects rubbishes on a river at Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur. 4, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A kingfisher is seen dived into the water to catch fish at Lake Garden in Kuala Lumpur. 5, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Workers are seen cutting grass under the hot sun at the open field at Segambut in Kuala Lumpur. 7, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
An afternoon view of Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur. 7, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A worker is seen sets up the portable toilets for the upcoming events at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 7, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy performs a stunts while jumps from the ledge at Tasik Biru Kundang outside Kuala Lumpur. 9, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A worker attached with safety harness is seen washing the building windows at KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. 11, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A graffiti artist draw a miniature doll on a wall at Sungai Klang in Kuala Lumpur. 12, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Contract workers are resting while works under the hot sun in Kuala Lumpur. 16, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A baby crawl on a floor during the LED expo at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur. 17, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy closed his eyes as electronic board turn bright during the LED expo at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur. 17, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim stops by the journalist after the opposition announced the new candidate for Selangor Chief Minister at Empire Hotel Subang outside Kuala Lumpur. 17, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A horse ride organised by the Kuala Lumpur City Council to attracts tourists in Kuala Lumpur. 18, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy walks past the Kuala Lumpur Library decorates with Malaysia flags for the upcoming Merdeka Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur. 18, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A boy posed for photograph in front the National Monument replica at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 18, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A worker sets up the stage for the upcoming Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 20, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
Workers sets up the stage for the upcoming Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 20, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A Muslim woman walks past the giant Malaysia flags at Sultan Abdul Samad building for the upcoming Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. 20, August, 2014. Photo by Daniel Chan
A TRAVEL EPIPHANY: RATTLING TOWARDS BANGKOK
In an age of instant gratification, a rail journey may not be most holidaymakers’ carriage of choice, especially those on short vacations. However, it may still appeal to some who have the time to kick back and enjoy the scenery. I took a 33-hours train ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok and chronicled my fellow passengers along the way to captured the daily life on people who are abroad the same train.
From KL Sentral, my first stop is at Padang Besar, Kedah for customs checked and after that the train continued to Hat Yai, Thailand. It takes 13 hours and the distance from KL Sentral to Hat Yai is 532KM.
From Hat Yai, I bought a train ticket and continued my journey to Bangkok with State Railway of Thailand train and it takes 20 hours and the distance from Hat Yai to Bangkok is 941KM.
SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam (RSR) in 1890. Construction of the Bangkok-Ayutthaya railway (71 km or 44 mi), the first part of the Northern Line, was started in 1891 and completed on May 23, 1892. The Thonburi-Phetchaburi line (150 km or 93 mi), later the Southern Line, was opened on June 19, 1903.
My photo essay published in TheRakyatPost new media site.
HOLI FESTIVAL 2014
On 23rd March 2014, Malaysian celebrates Holi Festival at Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir temple in Kuala Lumpur. Holi is a spring festival also known as the festival of colors and the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities. Holi celebrations start with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is a free-for-all carnival of colors, where everyone plays water fight, chases and colors each other with dry powder and colored water, with some carrying water guns and colored water-filled balloons for their. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children and elders. The frolic and fight with colors occurs in the open streets, open parks, outside temples and buildings. Groups carry drums and musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People move and visit family, friends and foes, first play with colours on each other, laugh and chit-chat, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. Consuming bhang, made from canabis,milk and various spices, is a standard practice during Holi celebrations.
Photo by Daniel Chan
CHAP GOH MEI AND VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION
1) Newly-wed couples and temple leaders release balloons as they pose for a group photo during their mass wedding ceremony on the occasion of the unique date of St. Valentine’s Day and Chinese Valentine’s Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chinese Valentine’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. Photo by Daniel Chan
2) Newly-wed couples pose for a group photo during their mass wedding ceremony on the occasion of the unique date of St. Valentine’s Day and Chinese Valentine’s Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chinese Valentine’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. Photo by Daniel Chan
3) Newly-wed couples pose for a group photo during their mass wedding ceremony on the occasion of the unique date of St. Valentine’s Day and Chinese Valentine’s Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chinese Valentine’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar. Photo by Daniel Chan
4) A dragon dance is performed during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. Photo by Daniel Chan
5) A dragon dance is performed during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. Photo by Daniel Chan
6) Performers waiting behind the stage for the show during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. Photo by Daniel Chan
7) A performer is performing the Chinese traditional dance during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. Photo by Daniel Chan
8) A fire dragon made of straw studded with incense sticks, is performed during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)
9) A fire dragon made of straw studded with incense sticks, is performed during Chap Goh Mei festival in Ipoh, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Chap Goh Mei is the final day of Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)
DAILY LIFE
1) Childrens are seen enjoying their afternoon near the bridge at Kuala Gula, Perak. September 07, 2013. Kuala Gula is a mangrove estuary that houses a fishing village, nature resort and bird sanctuary about 50km west of Taiping in Kerian district. Photo by Daniel Chan
2) A man walk across the miniature art by Malaysian artist during the M50 Malaysia day exhibition at White Box, Publika. September 03, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
3) A woman walk infront the portraits of Malaysia first Prime Minister create by Malaysian artist during the M50 Malaysia day exhibition at White Box, Publika. September 03, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
4) A man standing infront the art of Faces of Malaysian by Malaysian artist during the M50 Malaysia day exhibition at White Box, Publika. September 03, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
5) A contract worker is seen painting the wall on a new building in Kuala Lumpur. September 04, 2013. Malaysia launched a large scale immigration operation Sunday to flush out and swiftly deport nearly a half-million illegal foreign workers, its largest crackdown to date on low-wage migrant labor toiling at plantations and factories, at a time when the economy is showing signs of fatigue. Photo by Daniel Chan
6) An Indian woman is fishing at Kuala Gula pier using string and hook at Kuala Gula, Perak. September 07, 2013. Kuala Gula is a mangrove estuary that houses a fishing village, nature resort and bird sanctuary about 50km west of Taiping in Kerian district. Photo by Daniel Chan
7) A woman is collecting the dry shrimps outside her house at Kuala Gula, Perak. September 07, 2013. Kuala Gula is a mangrove estuary that houses a fishing village, nature resort and bird sanctuary about 50km west of Taiping in Kerian district. Photo by Daniel Chan
8) Two women are plucking vegetables in a farm at Kundang, Rawang. September 12, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
9) Two men are seen doing the fertilizing work in a farm at Kundang, Rawang. September 12, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
10) A flock of migrating birds, Woolly nacked storks are flying across Kundang town, Rawang. September 12, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
11) A dog looking through the door while waiting for his owner at Furry Friends Farm base in Kundang. September 12, 2013. Furry Friends Farm is an animal sanctuary for rescued stray dogs, puppies, cats and kittens and other companion animals that are abandoned, neglected or abused by irresponsible owners. Photo by Daniel Chan
12) Cloudy skies on top of KLCC Twins Tower. September 17, 2013. The weather in Malaysia is characterized by two monsoon regimes, namely, the Southwest Monsoon from late May to September, and the Northeast Monsoon from November to March. The Northeast Monsoon brings heavy rainfall, particularly to the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sarawak, whereas the Southwest Monsoon normally signifies relatively drier weather. Photo by Daniel Chan
13) A kid is lighting up the lantern during the Lanterns Festival outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Mooncake festival falls on the 8th moon, 15th day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, making it on the 16th September for 2013 around the time of the Autumn Equinox. Photo by Daniel Chan
14) Malaysians of Malay ethnicity is standing infront the billboard in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Saturday announced cash aid and a raft of measures to bolster the economic status of ethnic Malay majority, deepening a decades-old controversial affirmative action program. Photo by Daniel Chan
15) A Muslim couple looking at the 1Malaysia billboard featuring childrens from different ethnic during the 2013 Malaysia Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Sept. 16, 2013. Malaysia marks the 50th Malaysia Day today with pride and ornament, and a stronger sense of nationhood after 56 years of independence. Photo by Daniel Chan
DAILY LIFE
1) Tourists are seen taking the night trishaw ride at Melaka City. August 05, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
2) A woman walked under the stock market board at RHB Bank Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur. August 21, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
3) A man is seen carrying a water barrel on his back at the construction site of Chinese cemetery outside Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, August 21,2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
4) Childrens are seen playing balls together at Straits Quay, Penang. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
5) Two Chinese women are taking the evening walk at Straits Quay, Penang with their dogs. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
6) A boy looked into the paid binocular machine to see the skyview of Penang Island at Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
7) A baby girl is looking at the camera while photographer took her picture at Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
8) A Muslim couple taking photograph with phone during their visit the Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
9) A Muslim family taking photograph during their visit to Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
10) A man is performing the bubble soup show for the visitor at Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
11) A man taking photograph for his friend at Penang Hill. August 30, 2013. Photo by Daniel Chan
