Macro > Damselfly.

(2 photos)

Damselfly are insects of suborder Zygopeterain the order Odonata. They are similar to Dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller.

Following are some species found in Malaysia:

Bintulu, October 2015.
Nikon D90, Tamron SP 90, Nissin MF-18.

Street > People by the Water.

(2 photos)

A series of photograph taken nearby the river and ocean.

Berth, Kota Kinabalu 2015.
Fujifilm X20

Macro > Jumping Spider.

(6 photos).

The Jumping Spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and about 5000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13 % of all species.

Source: wikipedia.

Ant-mimic Jumping Spider, Kota Samarahan 2015.

Macro > Mantis.

(4 photos).

Deroplatys lobata, common name Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis or Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of Praying Mantis that inhabits Thailand, Java, Borneo, Indonesia, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia.

Deroplatys lobata, Kuching 2015.

A Photographic Journey > Bintulu - Balingian.

New route from Bintulu to Balingian (40 photos).

Saturday, 28th March 2015.

It was a great weather that morning. Me and my colleague, Hussin decided to go for a short ride to Balingian town via a new route. A route we heard for some time, but never had the opportunity to explore.

Myself riding a supermoto, a converted 2013 Honda CRF250L, while Hussin riding a Kawasaki Versys 650.

We departed from PETRONAS Service Station (PSS) Kemena at about 1000 hours. We reached PSS Tatau at about 1045 hours. I filled up full tank. PSS Tatau will be the nearest proper Petrol Station to and fro. There is one petrol station in Balingian....errrr.....perhaps I just fill up here.

Bintulu - Tatau 55 km.

An Evening with 9DXRiders.

An evening with 9DXRiders (8 photos).

It was quite some time we didn't ride together, among the Supermoto riders. We had a small gathering last weekend, so I took the opportunity to capture some moments with them.

The bike below just had a major upgrading, an engine transplant. It is now a DTM 250. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Power Slide by Herman Jonnas, Bintulu 2015
Fujifilm X20.

Chinese New Year Celebration, Kuching 2015.

Chinese New Year Celebration through the eyes of a non-Chinese. (19 photos)

This year Chinese New Year fall on 19th February 2015. The year of the Goat. I had the oportunity to observe part of the celebration at a few Chinese temple along Carpenter and Wayang Street in Kuching, Sarawak.

The Lion Dance:

Lion Dance is a must. Despite there is actually no lion exist naturally in China, it's heroic outlook makes this animal respected and symbolised through the Lion Dance. The Lion dance started during the Han Dynasti. Basically there are two types of Lion Dance, the Northern and the Southern.


The Lion Dance, Kuching 2015
Fujifilm X20

Macro > Stink / Shield Bug.

Stink / Shield Bug or Tessaratomidae from Malaysia. (9 photos)

Tessaratomidae is a family of True Bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 sub-families and 56 genera.

Tessaratomids resemble large Stink Bugs (family Pentatomidae) and are sometimes quite colourful. Most Tessaratomids are Old World with only 3 species known from Neotropics. Some members from Tessaratomidae exhibits maternal care of eggs and offspring. The defensive chemicals of certain species can cause significant damage if they come into contact with human skin, they may also cause temporary blindness.

All species are exclusively plant eaters, some of major economic importance as agricultural pests. A few species also consumed as human food in some countries.

Source: Wikipedia

Nymph of Pycanum rubens, Bintulu 2015

1/200 sec, f/22, ISO 200
Nikon D90, Tamron SP 90, Nissin MF-18