competition?

i'm looking for some photos to join the college supremo photography competition! landscape is always my major in my photography, but this time, I'm trying of new things! shooting of human. i attach few photos here, and i don't mind of your comment, and anyone who accidentally drop by on this page, you are welcome to critics on the attached photos.
ya, the theme is "colors of manipal".





by the way, its 2 o'clock in the morning, sedation start setting in! addition, my end posting is on Tuesday!

my labour day

i'm now in the third week of community medicine posting, which i can say is the most relaxing posting among the six posting of my fifth semester. so, on the labour day, which is also called May Day in india, i invited some of my friends together with an intern who i just knew, to st. mary's island. it was around 6 kilometers away from udupi, and it is outside malpe beach. malpe beach, is the nearest beach to manipal, where most of the student will usually come during weekend whenever
they are free. it is the first beach i stepped on in india. malpe beach is facing Arabian sea, and is always crowded with the locals during the weekend, which gives me a different feeling whenever i came here. all blacks instead of whites or yellow skin! ok, back to st. mary's island. she was

discovered by Vasco de Gama. he was said to have landed here in 1498. her original name was El Padron de Santa Maria by Vasco de Gama.

st.mary's island

i have always planned to go this place since i started my fifth semester. on may day, without much preparation, we left manipal to udupi in a bus, the transit to malpe in an auto. i had been putting a very high hope on this place since everyone was telling it has a good landscape for photo shooting. again, bargaining become one of the schedule for this trip. luckily i brought 2 friends with at least diploma in bargaining. we finally got rs 1000 for 7 people (and trust me, if you come here by chance, fight with them till you get lower price, as lower as you can). with my mild motion sickness, i forced myself into a small speed boat, and guess what! we are welcomed by a "slight strong" waves which "washed up" the two fellow who took the front seat.
i can tell you, the 20 minutes boat ride almost help me to empty up my stomach! and finally, we are here! ST. MARY'S!

what the island has impressed me is the beach which is covered by sea shells instead of sand,the sea shells which cover the beach,

the sea shells which cover the beach

dr.ginsy, the intern who i invited to st. mary's

and also the rocky side at the beach which has unique position and shape. because of st.mary's location, which is away from the main land, the water is escaped from pollution, maybe there are urine in it from the locals who are having fun here!

the unique landscape of st.mary's

without wasting time, i start my work here! although is a small island, i did not manage to complete the whole land. i was doing my photo shooting with nikon d80, which i borrowed from a junior of mine, and i can tell that i really enjoy each shooting moment here, learning to use the dslr, and also, trying lots of way in landscape shooting. while shooting, though i did not really take lots of good photos here. but still, i keep on giving grace to lord for his creation.
i had been actually trying to ignore the time limit that the boat man has gave us, as we were to be given 1 hour on the islands.
as we all know, happy moment always short. without notice, one hour has gone and we could only manage to discovered 1/4th of the island. the frustrated boat man shout us from far.even though i was not satisfied with the service, still the emotion of the boat man had entertained me!
again on the very uncomfortable boat ride, we are back to malpe beach. though it only took 20 minutes, it was like a never reach ride for me.
after all, still i enjoy the trip. and if, i have chance i might step on the island again to complete the whole land.

let see, why yew kong suddenly become so shy in front of Dr. Ginsy? romance always part of the beach activities.

see!? i'm not wrong right?
people never miss romance at beach!


if this person continued to stand here to be salted,
definitely, your grandchildren will meet him
when they come here after 100 years.

bollywood style of expression of love?

in my opinion, a small place like st. mary has been so beautiful, how about the other top 10 islands in the world. god's architecture always that creative and unique, hope the people here and the tourist who come here could always appreciate and protect this tiny island.

sometime... always.... often.....

sometimes i feel as if i'm really the one, but i'm not sure.
very often, i think you are the one, but aren't you?

sometimes, i really hope to meet you!
very often, i will think, would you really like to meet with me?

sometimes, i can't concentrate because i have you in my mind.
very often, i hope you won't lost your concentration because i keep on disturbing you!

always i appreciate every moment when we are together.
seldom, i will consider whether you will feel annoying of me?

always i will think whether you are there listening?
very often, i'm here preparing myself for you!

always i seek for you!
i hope you will always be there!

can't people be generous in accepting their mistake?

07th of April 2008, Malaysia's election has been done for almost one month. and, i think most of the Malaysian around the world knew the shocking result. the opposition win 5 states in peninsular Malaysia. which means, Barisan National, the main and always dominant politics party does not win 2/3 of the seats in this election (which they always aim for since independent).
the story now is after they lost in the last election, they seems like not happy with the result (of course not happy). they keep on blaming the leader of Barisan National, Abdullah Badawai, also the prime minister of Malaysia. in addition, the leaders of Barisan National keep on telling or giving the reason why they lost in the election. furthermore, this group of "childish" adults, who i really don't understand, keep on finding the mistake which is done by the opposition.
it has been one month after the election, what are thy still competing of? when Manchester united lost in the champions league, the only spent one day or one week to share their mistake to their public. they might try to point out some mistakes made by the referee and the enemy. after that, they stop talking, but group up all the players, finding their own mistake, try new style of attacking and put more effort in their practice.
look back to our government. when the opposition did something which they don't satisfied, they will call up the reporters and point up the mistake to the public. if people still remember whatever mistakes made by the Barisan National's leaders, the government didn't make any explanation until the public starts showing their dissatisfaction. can't them just be quiet, and sit in their office, discuss what is their own mistake? thinking how they have ruled the country in the past few years, and how they had distribute the properties to the public. Malaysia is a multi racial country, which is very very unique among the world. i can say we are lucky that our country can still survive so well throughout the years as they are no fighting among all the races in Malaysia. all the people respect each other.
but, they are certain group of people, did not consider of everyone in the country. they just think of themselves, giving their best to their people first, leaving the remain useless benefit to others. when they found out public starts to be angry, they quickly do some work or give temporary benefit to the people to cover the public's mouth. the funniest thing is when they first find out this method is useful, they continue using it for 10 years, 20 years. they thought other races are stupid like shit. so, finally, these group of "stupid" public choose the opposition to rule their place.
in 2008 Malaysia's election, surprisingly opposition won so many seats in both parlimen and states. when the opposition is enjoying their victory, the ruling party keep on finding small mistake of the the opposition. as if they are jealous of the opposition's victory, they are showing as if only Barisan National can do things for the nation, the opposition is useless. they act as if there are no chances that opposition can rule the country better. they keep on " finding the bones in the egg". (a famous Chinese idioms).
opposition, after fighting for the rights for so many years, you taste the victory at last. don't be proud of this temporary happiness, but learn and be stronger in the future, fight of the rights of everyone. don't let the public down, repay those who had supported you. don't only think of self benefit.
help the people and help the country. National Front, learn from mistake and be more responsible. for both parties, remember Malaysia is a multi racial country.

DO U EVER THINK OF THIS???

when you are flying in a plane above the clouds, do u ever think about who create the world? why people still disobey the one who create the world?
this is the question appear in my mind during my flight back to Bangalore
do you ever think and consider how the creator feels when his children run away from him?

my fifth semester

today is 31st of march, 2008. my fist posting will be start on 1st of april. the only i want to share here is my feeling of posting.
my fist posting will be to karkala, i can't imagine what is the funny thing i will do on the patient. my mind is empty now, sort of unconscious, like an empty tin. i am actually excited now, because i'm gonna expose to patient in the ward.
unbreathable.
have to gain back my study mood, holiday is happy and now should come to an end! i'm heading towards my carrier, my ambition. .....

hope it won't be as bad as i imagine now.

where am i in last holiday?

today is 30th march 2008. i have been in manipal for 1 week after my north trip in my last vacation.

north trip of India, a trip which we have planned for at least four months before we start, a trip which involve 11 strangers initially, but becoming brother sister after the trip. a trip which i would never forget and i would share with everyone proudly. a trip which might prepare me for any bag pack activity to other country in the future.

11 of us in front of the gateway of India, mumbai

so, this time my trip start from udupi train station, passing by mumbai, changing train to ahmedabhad, to rajasthan, punjab, himachal pradesh, uttar pradesh, to west bengal. (above names are the names of the states in india where i have been).

Rajasthan,

situated at the north west part of india. we went 3 places in rajasthan - udaiphur, jodphur and jaiselmer. rajasthan is a state rich with interesting history and unique culture. each places has it's own history and culture. these 3 places are famous with fort and palaces.

the night view of city palace, udaiphur

in udaiphur,
we also have chance to visit chittograh, where there are a fort belongs to maharana udai singh, the ruler of udaiphur. maharana shift to udaiphur after chittograh fort defeat to mughals. now it left only ruins and jain temples.

chittograh fortthe battle field behind chittograh fort

on the way to chittograh, we passed by several opium plantation. these are approved by government.

opium

jodphur,

famous with Meherangarh, another famous fort, which i like the most. the fort looks very strong and great strength. beside that, jodphur also famous with Jaswant Thada, a marble memorial.

maharangah fort

jaiselmer,

a giant sandcastle, situated in the desert of rajasthan. here, we went to jaiselmer fort. the interesting i did here is camel safari! finally, i have a chance to step in desert. even though the desert is not fully covered by sand, i still have a very good memory in the desert with the desert people.jaiselmer fort

jaiselmer fort from far

camel safari

camp fire in desert
camel ride

our new album photo

next station is amritsa, a city in punjab. we visit golden temple, the singh's temple, and also waghal border. i have fever in amritsa. so, i din really enjoy my one day stay here. amritsa is a city which is mainly stayed by the singh. so, the culture here is very much different compare to other part of india. people here are more friendly, and there are less beggar, because the golden temple provide free food for those we come here.

golden temple

the thing which i found interesting in Amritsar is waghal border, the gate which separate india with pakistan. in history, Pakistan and India is considered as one family. they got separated because of some factor which I'm not really sure. what i know is Pakistan is lived by Indian Muslim and India is mainly stayed by Hindu. so, there are always so conflict between india and Pakistan. and, the Indian here are that emotional when they are showing their patriotic to their country. there are as if a competition held here to compete their patriotic. a lot of funny view can be seen here.

the gate closing ceremony at waghal border

from amritsar, we hired an expensive van to dharamsala. here, we stay in mcleod ganj, a place where dalai lama stay now. dharamsala is the land where all the tibetian refugee stayed after they have been chased out from tibet by the chinese government.

this is the wish of tibtian, will this really happen?(china free tibet)

i can tell that dharamsala is the best place i went in the trip. the peaceful environment and the friendly people here made me feel quiet and relax in my heart, a feeling which suit me after my second year university exam. i trek around in mcleod ganj, to nearby village, like dharamcott and bangsu waterfall. mcleod ganj also a place for the monks from all over the world to do their meditation for the Buddhism teaching.

mcleod ganj

manali, the only purpose to come here is skiing. although i dun have sufficient finance to travel all the way to Switzerland, at least i have chance to ski and play with the snow.skiing in solang valley, manali

too bad, when i reach manali, my wallet start becoming dry. have to safe money. so, i decide to reduce all my expanses for the next few stations onwards. in manali, i went to old manali where i can find the Nepali. at here, i am exposed to their different type of houses. i did not stay long in old manali, what i know is they look like Mongolian, their look, their house, and their handicraft.

one of my photo taken in manali

together with the memory of skiing, i leave manali to shimla. shimla, previously is the temporary capital for the British government in India during the summer. so there are few British buildings left here. in shimla, we went to kurfi, a place which is 16 km away from shimla, where we did our horse riding.

shimla

Agra.... the most important station of this trip. we took a van from dehli at 2 o'clock in the morning to Agra. Agra, where the taj mahal allocated, 5 hours journey from dehli, was a city with cheating and is dirty. i don't really want to tell this, but this is the impression that the place gave me. because of taj mahal, the local people are trying to cheat as much as possible from the foreigner. even the kids can communicate well in english, to sell the things to the foreigner with unexpected high price. we bought foreigner ticket with Rs750 to enter taj. for me, even though it is quite expensive, i have a satisfied moment inside there, enjoying photography, and also appreciate the architecture. i keep on comforting myself by telling myself that i have collect one seven wonders, to cover my pain of spending so much for this building. actually the ticket include a small part of money for the tickets of other monument. but, we could only make ourself to taj and Agra fort. because of the tiredness, we decide to leave Agra earlier than planned.

taj mahal

we didn't go around dehli, instead of the India gate, and a famous shopping area in dehli - cannought area.

India gate, Delhi

with our tired body, we leave Delhi to Varanasi. Varanasi, a very important place for Hindus, where their holy river is situated. what i know from senior is Varanasi is a dirty city. so, we decide to stay only one morning here, to drop by Ghanga river, before we leave to Darjeeling. we get a boat ride in Varanasi in the early morning, appreciating the different ghat along the river band, the unique culture of Hindus religion, and all the activities i never seen before. (sorry, i forgot the word i should use to describe these activities, will find it and re edit this part.) the moment of Ghanges river in the morning is so beautiful which make me almost forget how dirty the city is. Varanasi's view

our last station, Darjeeling, a place in west Bengal, where it is famous with it tea plantation, and also its wonderful point to appreciate those famous tallest mountain on Himalaya. unfortunately, before we reached Darjeeling, there are few days of heavy rain. therefore, on Tiger Hill, we could only blurry appreciate the world tallest mountain, Kanchenjunga. i also went to their tea garden - Happy Valley tea garden.

sunrise on tiger hill, Darjeeling
Vincent at the tea garden
toy train that we took down from Darjeeling

before heading back to Bangalore in Indigo flight, we have a four hours stay in Calcutta. we went to Victoria Memorial and Mother Teresa's home.Victoria memorial

actually there are a lot more to write about this block, what i give here is a short summary of my journey. maybe sometimes in the future, i will write my feeling of each places. really a good experience and i will be always recall every moment i spent with the other 10 people throughout the trip, the happiness, the emo moment and every L joke.hahaha... thanks to all my "teammates" for making the trip success.

wow!!!

wow! finally, my second year university is over. luckily i din get any borderline viva, thank god! really have to thank god, i pray every night, just hoping that i won't get any borderline viva. now, i hope that i will get into third year by passing all my second year subject! again i lift everything to god!
starting from tomorrow, i will be traveling around the north part of india! i wish and i pray so that i can have a happy trip. (i am one of the leader of the gp). will come back with more information and hope i can take lots of nice picture in this trip! see you!! pray for my safety.

exam!!!!!

exam will be on the third day of chienese new year! one week of my study break has passed, but my revision go on very slow! my internal also won't help much. means i really have to work very very hard to pass my uni exam!
god please help me!
pray for me as well!

after all!

after being controlling myself for five years, again i have involved myself in alcoholic drinks! i remember the first time i drank, is when i was in form three after i started doing holiday work! level of drinking increase with years, and i got my first drunk during the year 2002 after i have completed my form five!
see what is the symptoms of getting drunk:

1. euphoria (sense of well-being)
2. talkative
   
3. muscle in-coordination
4. drunken gait
5. uncontrolled behavior
6. palpitation
7. vasodilatation
   

there are many more others sign and symptoms which i couldn't remember right now! from above symptoms, i found that it was the most terrible experience that i ever had in a party. i remember, i try to vomit, but i couldn't, i try to sleep, but suffering from severe headache, i try to "pea", but end up sleeping in toilet! i sang throughout the night, taking off all my clothes. do u think this behaviors are normal? furthermore, my body start flushing, feeling warm, and all the allergy symptoms set in after that. seriously, i consider it a hard life. my allergy last for 1 week! (for your information, Chinese are easy to get drunk and flushing compare to other continent, because we are lack of alcohol dehydorgenase, an enzyme in our body which degrade alcohol)
after that experience (which i won't say is bad), i told myself, never drank again, never involve myself in alcohol.
so, i have kept myself "clean" from alcohol for five years!
but this forbid stop last night. i drank a bit. although the amount is less, i'm now having flushing on my body, itching all over my back and limbs.not as terrible as my first drunk experience! and i didn't drink much last night. it tells me that vincent is not a good drinker.
with all of these symptoms, i asked myself, why alcoholic drinks still consider one of the world most welcomed drinks? why people still want to drink so much and get themselves drunk. a temporary comes together with very suffering experience. a short temporary lost of memory without problems being solved. is it worth to spend and drink so much?
i think i really shouldn't drink alcoholic drinks, shouldn't and never! hahaha.....
alcoholic drinks is not good at all for our health, never listen to people who are telling that alcoholic drinks are good in blood circulation!
so, think properly next time before i drink. so as you! haha...

hard time coming

my forth block will be in next week! then three weeks of study week, then i will be putting on the judgment table!------ my university exam! hope everything will go fine and steady!

hope i won't be like the fish putting on the plate to wait for being eaten!

second year is a bit too fast for me! i remember when i was in form six, my MUET teacher told us," time really runs fast, just in a glimpse of eye, we are again in the weekend!"
then, a friend in my class answer her,"madam, there must be something wrong with your eye!"
it sounds very lame! but this is my feeling now! time really runs fast. too fast till i can't recall what have i done in this year! or, what are those important things that i have learned this year!
scary......
by the way, i have formed one team to travel to the north India! a team of seven people, are planning to go to the north India after the university exam! so, i have to score well this time, so that i can travel with a relaxing and happy feeling!
note: recently there are some cases happen in Pakistan which might involve the India border where we are going to travel to! hopefully everything with be fine and safe during the travel time!

train: our most important transportation during the trip!