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EP the first to go! It was aweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesome!
Been on assignment again to the place where the eating never stop. It’s unbelievable the amount of overtime my stomach has to do while I’m here. Thanks to my hosts!:D And we did a little bit of wakeboarding too.
EP rockin’ Repulse Bay.
My board is in hospital for a week. So the closest I’m getting near the water is going through the image archives. So happening right? Let’s see what I found.
Suter spinning, FS, BS… whatever…
Creating some misty effect in the morning.
Very often, I’ll bring my camera along when I go wakeboarding. I love to photograph the riders in action, not just because I think the actions look really good. But it gives me the opportunity to practise my photography. Outside of weddings, I hardly even do any photography anymore unless I travel (I’m trying to work on this…) or ocassionally photographing the dogs. Over the few times that I took these guys in action, I found that it is actually quite similar to weddings in a way. Lighting, timing (this is so important), anticipation and composition. I think it’s pretty good training. And it makes me feel better that at least I did something good out there, since I suck at wakeboarding:D
Someday, I’m going to take it a step further to go on the tube. Someday…:D
Suter up on a Raley
Epa doing a shifty
Andy going for a Indy shifty
grabbin’
It’s G0-Karting Wednesday again! So we headed down to Plentong Go-kart circuit in JB (Malaysia). We have 5 people in the car, 2 singaporeans and 3 hongkongers. When we reached the Malaysian immigration, the officer said he needs to see the air tickets of our hongkong friends. Honestly, I won’t bring my air tickets if I travel by car. But, according to the officer, it’s compulsory, especially if your passport is from China, India and some other countries.
Now, the thing is, our friend came to JB twice over the last 2 weeks and no one ever mentioned it. The officer claimed that not every officer wants to check. Anyway, here’s an excerpt of our conversation,
officer: I want to see your air ticket.
me: (I was relaying message to the officer since I’m nearest to the window) he don’t have his air ticket with him.
officer: I need to see his air ticket.
me: he bought an E-ticket, so he don’t have it with him
officer: Where is the air ticket? I want the air ticket.
me: It’s an E-ticket, it’s in the laptop in the hotel, he didn’t print it out.
officer: I know it’s and E-ticket, where is the air ticket?
me: We don’t have it here. It’s an E-ticket, you know, Electronic ticket.
officer: Yes ok, where is the air ticket? (I kind of think… he thinks I pronounce E-ticket as Air ticket… )
me: We really don’t have it here. why not we go online and show you the ticket through the email now. we can do it via mobile phone now.
officer: that’s a phone…
my friend: it can connect to the internet… i can show you.
officer: no, i want to see the air ticket
(This conversation was REPEATED for the next 20 minutes. The cars behind us were honking impatiently. I started to think he behaved like Miss Swan)
officer: (finally found the conversation stale…) I am going to ask my officer.
(Once he got out of his little cubicle, a very unhappy looking driver from the car behind got down and confronted him. Asking (loud enough for us to hear) him why is he waiting so long. Without even talking to his so-called “officer”, he came back in and stamped the passports)
And we’re off in the next minute. Had a good laugh. It’s truly the highlight of the day. Kinda remind me of this clip from “Dude, where’s my car?”
Remember your EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-ticket next time. Why the hell do they even bother doing an E-ticket if you have to print it out. Isn’t it why it’s called the Electronic ticket?