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Somewhere in Pandora

| UPMKB - Bintulu - Sarawak |

A normal slow shutter photo came out uniquely with its magical colours. This photo remind me to the magical planet, Pandora in the Avatar movie.

Tanjung Batu Beach

| Bintulu - Sarawak | 

Golden sunset view of the Tanjung Batu Beach (also known as Temasya Beach), one of the well known beach among Bintulu's community.

UPMKB Little Autumn

 | UPMKB - Bintulu - Sarawak |

This is an unique tree in my campus (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus) because of its autumn like appearance after all of its leaves fall and new reddish leaves emerged. This scenery is uncommon in a tropical country like Malaysia.

Uluwatu Cliff

 | Bali-Indonesia |

Stunning view of Uluwatu Cliff with beautiful clear blue sea facing the Indian Ocean at South of Bali.

Stages of Life, Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.)

| Kundasang - Sabah |

Dandelion or its botanical name Taraxacum sp, is a flowering plant from the family Compositae. I named this photo (as suggested by a friend) 'Stages of Life', where you can see few different stages of the flower blooming. They are growing wild in Kundasang, Sabah.

Galinsoga

| Kundasang - Sabah |

Galinsoga species is a flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae or Compositae. This photo was taken in a vegetable farm in Kundasang, Sabah, where they are growing wild. I like the bokeh created in this photo.

Mount Batur

| Bali-Indonesia |

A view of Mt. Batur (1,717 m), Bali, Indonesia in 2014. A beautiful volcanic mountain with a blue lake.

Kedawang Village, Langkawi

| Langkawi - Kedah |

Paddy field in Kedawang Village, near kuala muda road, Langkawi. This photo was taken during my visit in Langkawi in December 2013. This tiny island (480 km2) offer great tourist attractions such as hills, forest, waterfalls, beaches, island hopping, diving, snorkeling, bird watching, villages, duty tax free shopping, etc.

Row of Flowers (Turnera subulata)

| Sibu - Sarawak |

Turnera subulata is a flowering plant species of family Turneraceae known by the common names white buttercup, sulphur alder, politician's flower, dark-eyed turnera, and white alder. In Malaysia, this plant is introduced species (not native), usually planted along roadside of an oil palm estate to attract insect pollinators. It also a common flower used in landscape design. This photo was captured in August 2010, during a sampling trip in an oil plam estate in Sibu with collegue. I like the arrangement of the flowers.

Dying World

| UPMKB - Bintulu - Sarawak |

One of my best collection, which I like the colour contrast and the shadow of leafless trees. It feel like our earth is dying as a consequences of our activities without caring about the nature and the environment. It actually a fallen leaf on tarmac from leaf changing trees after a rainy day, back in my beloved campus.

Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Low angle

| Kundasang - Sabah | 

An ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) also known as marguerite or moon daisy. This plant have medicinal value, and usually consumed as tea, extract or applied directly such as in healing external wounds. The photo was captured from a low angle, which was not a big deal with Nikon D5000's swivel LCD live view.

Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)

| Poring Butterfly Farm - Ranau - Sabah |

A female great mormon butterfly (Papilio memnon) at Poring Butterfly Farm, Ranau, Sabah. It was captured using 18-55 mm lens at close distance (approximately 20 cm). Took the opportunity for a shot while the butterfly statically collecting nectar.

Little New Zealand

| Kundasang - Sabah |

Dairy cows of holstein breed grazing in the Desa Dairy Farm located in Kundasang, Ranau. The farm is located on high altitude gives cool temperature. This view is rare in Malaysia and one of the famous tourist attraction around Kundasang. The public usually referring  this place as little New Zealand of Malaysia. This photo is one of my favourite photo and also recognized in few photography and instagram groups.

Layers of Hills

| Kundasang - Sabah |

Common hilly landscape of Kundasang, Sabah. I like the multiple shades of hill.

Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea)

| Poring Butterfly Farm - Ranau - Sabah |

A male malay lacewing butterfly (Cethosia hypsea) captured from a close distance.

Misty Morning in Ba'kelalan

| Ba'kelalan - Lawas - Sarawak |
Misty morning in Ba'kelalan, 910 m above sea level in Bario highland.

Seblak River, Saratok

| Saratok - Betong - Sarawak |

An evening view of Seblak River from Saratok, a small town located in the district of Betong, Sarawak. Bluish water was a reflection from the blue sky.

Niah Cave Light Ray

| Niah Cave - Miri - Sarawak |

A ray of light from ceiling chambers... Niah Cave is a National Park, a prehistorical site where human remains dating to 40,000 years. This is the oldest recorded human settlement in east Malaysia.

Rise of the Light Ray

Photo courtesy: Taufik, M.Y.

 | Niah Cave - Miri - Sarawak |

Light ray from the cave's ceiling chambers. Niah Cave is a National Park, a prehistorical site where human remains dating to 40,000 years. This is the oldest recorded human settlement in east Malaysia.

Destination of Hope

| Kinabalu Mountain - Ranau - Sabah |

Climbing the highest peak in Borneo Island, the Mt. Kinabalu 4095 m from sea level. My journey with a team of friends started at the Mesilau entrance on 27 May 2011. Exhaustion made us to hope to reach there very soon.

p/s: notice the name of God (in Arabic) on the sky?