fhana-photography

my first custom album - sheeda & peoi

2011-07-02T03:38:00.000-07:00

my first tryout for custom album.

photos taken somewhere in Feb..i honestly hv been a lil paranoid to try wat sbb x rase cam cukup kreatif nak wat, ingat nak anta org lain design jek. tp hearing that design charge jek rm300 min, cam x worth it la plak.

so after researching a bit, ask here and there, gamble jek buat try and error. managed to finish the layout of this album - 12" x 12"album in a week, which i sent to the printer to turn them into a crystal uv album.

ade problem sikit but hopefully the album wud come out nicely :p

if this works out well, insyaAllah will come out with a new revised photography package soon :-)

p/s: my aim was sthg that's minimalist, simple but nice. but when i'm done, turned out maybe not simple enough i thot..need to work on that.

2011-07-02T03:30:00.000-07:00

while chanting he now famous 'aunty farah~'..owh i feel so blessed!

a weekend get away with besties. amal & cikyam with cikyam's darling daughter, ayra to pd.

we had a blast! we stayed in the thistle pd, very nice 4-start hotel with nice pool and private beach :p

cant wait for our next trip( destination undecided!). since they are expanding, maybe this time around a lil family trip will be nice ( with hubs and kids!)..i mean, we cud use some 'babysitters' while we enjoy ourselves , aight? :p

alan & eziey|engagement

2011-07-02T02:31:00.000-07:00

shot the engagement of quite-a-close-colleague-cum-friend, Alan & Eziey s'where in April.

sort of like a favor for a friend, sthg i dont do anymore these days unless for really special friends.

in this case, it's a little pact between us and another friend - u shoot me, later i'll shoot u.

i dont know if the time for the two to return the favor will ever come ( i hope it does of cos!!), but this time around, it was Alan's turn :p

nice little family occasion at eziey's family home in kota damansara. we even took it further to a short outdoor afterwards in putrajaya. here are some of them~

err..pls enjoy the pics from the bottom - up ye!

Amal & Khairi | outdoor post wedding| kellies castle

2011-07-02T02:05:00.000-07:00

berabok!!!!

tak update since February nampaknye. i so suck at this blog nye layouts and stuff so for the time being am gonna stick with this one..nanti la tukar2 sket.

tetiba rase cam nak aktifkan balik this blog - mainly for public display.

let me start with some photos from the outdoor shooting of my beloved bestfriend, Amal & her hubby, Khairi.

abt half a year after the wedding, we drove to kellies castle for an outdoor shooting. am so not used to outdoor potraiture and stuff, so here goes.

we had a super awesome day there :p

Beef it up at Las Vacas, Kelana Jaya!

2011-01-02T20:05:00.000-08:00

waaaaaaa...its been ages since i last posted sthg here~
originally set this one up for less-personal stuffs, mainly photos i took out of leisure and not so leisure(read:paid).

so in the mood of new year, lets bring it back again ;-)
thought it`d be nice to combine all things i love into one - photography, food (eating and cooking!) and travelling~
the layout may need a lil help but for now..am excited abt this.

yours truly just got back from a lil trip to kota kinabalu, sabah..will need to sit down and take some time scrolling down the photos and see if there`s any worth posting!
back in kl, cudnt wait to long to meet up with a bunch of good friends from uni.

as always, we started with a movie - the tourist - my pick!
and then later went to have dinner at this superb steak restaurant in kelana jaya.

Las Vacas (near menara FAM)
No.23, Jalan SS 5A/11, Kelana Jaya 47301 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7874 0711

the place~

ok straight to the point. its actually a butchery-turned-restaurant kinda place. the two freinds owners (two malay guys) started this place as a shop that sell professionally cut meat (beef, lamb etc) then later set a few tables and chairs for in-house dining. fresh supply of meat and hig demand for halal delicious steaks, what cud go wrong?
i cud have thought that the chef is very good, but one bite into their steak u`d guess u dont need a superb chef for the steak, its the meat!

walk into the shop and we were greeted by very friendly staffs - almost like the guys next door lol~
i turned out found out that these two are the co-owners ;-)

right in front is the counter and a display of whatever raw-material they have in the shop.
they talked us through on the menu available, and asked us to hoose the meat from the display...first time in my life picking my own cut!

there were many..but i cud only remember the wagyu ( 2 types) that are priced at abt rm50++/100gm, then the one that we tried, grain-fed ribeye & angus ribeye. priced at about rm24/100gm).
according to the girl who served us at the counter, grain-fed is a bit sweet as the cow was grain-fed, and the angus is more tender and beefy.
lol~
i ordered the grain-fed with two others, while another two guys ordered the angus - all to be cooked to our preference.
my last encounter with steak was many2 months ago but i cud still remember how bad it was!
a well done steak at chillis that turned out to be super tough and dry~
so this time i ordered for medium rare - first time actually!

we also ordered some beef wraps and salad as starters.
drinks are all bottled juice, some imported and some local but really interesting choices.
mine was orange carrot which was tasty - i dont eat carrot mind you!

so there we went upstairs for our table. the place really only have a few tables for diners. i`m guessing maybe only about 15 ppl upstairs, and another 12 on the ground floor.
so reservation is a must if one`s going here.

the food~
and then come our 2 inch-thick steak!
we didnt order for specific weight - so we ended up with 300gm steak! dude..it was massive!
the taste?..errri dont have much words.

in short, i`m converted.
no more of those overrated western joints like chillis, marche,tgif and stuffs ( cant say tony roma`s yet cos didnt try the ribs here yet!)
the steaks was minimally seasoned, no fancy bbq sauce and what not come with it, only balsamic salad and bread. just pepper and salt i guess.
it was cooked to my liking, did not add a single drop of sauce tho they do have chilli sauce, and HP bbq sauce on the table..

my medium rare ribeye was superb and juicy! tru enough its a bit sweet - the meat is sweet!
as compared to the angus ribeye which is a bit more meaty. very `manly` like naza said haha~
even teh well-done steak jem had was good, ust nice and not dry.
and the beef wraps is also a winner! its actually sukiyaki cut beef that wrap around cheese and salad *yummy*
the salad, well its salad ;-)

so we digged in endlessly into our steaks, savouring the taste and meat-juice over even more juicy gossip..not!

have to say tho..i was guilty for not finishing my steak!!! really cudnt go dahh that one last bite and someone had to finish it up for me.

next time have to request for 200gm only lah~

me and opah had coffee in the end to wrap it up. i had americano black which was actually quite good for a non-coffee shop.

puas hati!!!

the price~
urrmmm..total damage for 5 person was rm440++
walaawehh..kopak i!
because we all took 300gm steak..at rm24/100gm so you do the calculation lah!
the starter/beef wraps wraps is rm18/5pieces. salad abt rm10 for a really big plate.
drinks vary. i had the most expensive haha! orange carrot bottled juice at rm9..others vary lah.
next time better request for sky juice jelaa hoo :-)

the meat is priced at much lower price if you`re keen to buy them raw tho - at abt rm11/100gm for the ribeye that we had-the least expensive they have kot. next time i feel like steak-ing maybe i cud just buy the meat and grill myself, i dont think it wud be that difficult to get super nice steak with their good meat pon. in fact leh la try the wagyu yg rm50/100gm tu huhu~

ambience and people~
it is very different since it is a meat shop!
very homely..and i thought its quite privacy. perfect for a group of friends who want to hang out a bit longer in quiet without ppl shouting for orders and walking here and there.
the level two is where the kitchen is actually, so where we had our dinner it really felt like we were at home waiting for meals to be cooked!
and the people, very friendly. i know these guys must really love selling meat! they talk like in a totally diff lingo lol!
and on top of that, its totally Halal~
no liquor whatsoever ok...totally malay and muslim. owh i love that peace of mind :-)
no more excuse for chillis!

p/s: birthday saya end of this month, dpt makan sini pon best jugak~

lalalala~

teambuilding@Pullman Hotel & Resort, Putrajaya

2010-01-21T07:20:00.000-08:00

random shots from the 2days 1 night event.

a very2 nice place.
superb for a weekend getaway-mini honeymoon-or even a garden wedding ;-
dpt buat outdoor pre or post wddg kat sini mmg cantik~~

singapore trip

2010-01-08T05:43:00.000-08:00

goodbye 2009, welcome aboard 2010.

went to a short trip to singapore with best buddy azian, thanks babe for making it happened ;-)

even tho she was unluckily not very well during the trip- thankx to 12 hours of travelling by bus- the trip was fun!!!

personally, main objective was just to go around the city to breathe in some fresh air since i had 5 days off, while hopefully shooting some great photo-moments. there were indeed many good moments!

i love the architecture - buildings all very nice - both during the day and night.

the streets are clean and we somehow felt safe.

if i had another day to spend just walking from one street to another with my camera shooting whatever come my way, i`d be much happier but it was still a memorable journey.

here`s some of my favourite shots~

december weddings - part 1

2009-12-14T07:48:00.000-08:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　makan + gossip ;-)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　aiza & hubby

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　candid ~

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　gang kenduri kawen with aiza&hubby

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ani fauzia & asyrul naim

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 atas singgahsana dunia ~

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 iklan colgate ;-)

december is by far the month with most wedding invitations~
attended a few so far, and will be attending more, this time family wedding this coming christmas weekend.

meanwhile, here are some shots from last weekend.

congratulations to ani fauziya & siti nor aiza with respective hubbies ;-)

May Allah bless you guys forever~

kid potraits

2009-12-03T09:55:00.000-08:00

alaaa malu i~~

big laugh ;-)

still sombong there...

the boy took his own sweet time to warm up. pretty shy at first. but once he got comfortable, totally cute and natural the camera loves him ( i do love him!!)

here`s some of my fav.shots ~

i really shud do more kids session ;-)

mabbit`s bakery = yummy cookies

2009-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

he likes it too!

fresh from the oven~

the young tokeh

my bestfriend`s sister bake these yummy cookies - mabbit`s bakery cookies.

Had a session with the young tokeh with her friends and of coz, yummy cookies ;-)

sambil2 hanging out with my friend and her sis, another try-out at shooting potraits.

penat but berbaloi-baloi. kenyang dgn cookies haha

check out http://www.myspace.com/508602967

those around rawang, can also order tru me ;-)

(...ni dah lari from photography topic ni!)

Nazirah & Bashir, nikah and kenduri, Kelantan - epiloque

2009-11-23T09:46:00.001-08:00

Had the pleasure of being in Kelantan last weekend for a friend`s nikah and kenduri kesyukuran.
Nazirah is a junior from my uni years in japan and is now my colleague. Bashir is also technically a colleague since he also works at the same company but we never really deal at work. But he happens to be good college friend of a friend of mine from highschool.
what a small world ;-)

I was given the trust to shoot for this couple. a great experience indeed. both the job, and the going-through the flood thingie hehe~

cant wait to compile the pics.
but here are some sneak-peaks~
target to put up a detail entry by this weekend ;-)

melaka- people

2009-11-14T07:53:00.000-08:00

note;

photographers sometimes make the best (..or the worst!) subjects!!

melaka - model mode~

2009-11-13T09:10:00.000-08:00

MELAKA - the wedding

2009-11-13T08:27:00.000-08:00

pink wedding ;-)

pa`an & hana

Nadya & Yo wedding

2009-10-26T09:11:00.001-07:00

colleague,Nadya`s wedding at Wisma Sejarah - next to the Putra Hospital in KL.

Arrived a bit late for the 'makan beradab' & the 'potong kek' session. so ended up shooting mostly friends attending the wedding - its quite interesting to shoot the guests actually. errr maybe a bit weng not to focus on the couple hehe..

Farisz Hamizan Mikail

2009-10-26T08:34:00.000-07:00

a last kopek raya session at Fareed & Farah (Hanim)`s place in Subang Bestari - along with their super-active son, Farisz Hamizan Mikail <-- we share the same initial!

This couple did a good a job grooming their son, he really knows how to act in front of a camera ;-)

Nabihah

2009-10-26T08:13:00.000-07:00

had a BBQ potluck dinner last saturday.

was too bz with the bbq, the food etc didnt get to snap that much. but took quite a number of Nabihah - very cute and camera friendly daughter of my friend, CT ;-)

bull`s eye cheesecake-tried and tested

2009-10-19T06:50:00.000-07:00

omatase desu~

bull`s eye cheesecake.. tried and tested.

x jadik secantik mcm dlm magazine tuuu but ok lah for 1st try haha~~

ayra & umar - part 2

2009-10-12T09:22:00.000-07:00

[amal`s family house,Bukit Rahman Putra, Sg.Buloh-raya gathering-Kids photoshoot]

both ayra and umar were behaving well and are very camera friendly.

though it was difficult to get eye-contacts, the pics are just great the way they are.

neutral, and beautiful.

this is what happens when two of my favourite things get together - my camera, and adorable kids ;-)

ayra & umar

2009-10-10T21:52:00.000-07:00

ayra chan-g and umar kun first play-date turned out super fun.

kids are adorable. no matter how cranky and messy they can be.

feel like having some of my own.

i had a great time shooting kids of my bestfriends - maryam & rosa - yesterday. thanks to our host, another bestfriend amal (+sister iman and aunty saba) for the warm and cosy gathering.

cant wait to really go through the pics and post them up here, but for now these 3 are among my favs.

yours truly~

2009-10-08T08:53:00.001-07:00

me dont get to be in the pix too often, especially these days.
being on the other side of the lens put me more at ease.

but its great to be in it sometimes.

when i really want to have great pics taken of me...
maybe i`ll pay people to shoot me ;-)

a photography session?
sounds interesting~~

happy eid!!

2009-09-26T06:09:00.001-07:00

Gema takbir indah dan jelas

1 Syawal disambut tiba

Salam Aidilfitri kuhulur ikhlas

Maaf Zahir dan Batin untuk semua

testing~

2009-09-16T06:50:00.000-07:00

testing2~~

been wanting to try on macro photography..

well since a macro lens wud cost me a leg, settled for this macro conversion lens instead..

sthg to play with this raya season. but seriously, i know its gonna take a lot of practice to get great shots~~

hero kampung~

2009-09-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

random ol`pics.

when the camera was fresh from the oven!!

rasenye...pakai auto lg waktu nih haha ~~

tsk2..

miss my lil` bro laaa... (who`s not so little anymore...)

k.i.t.e.s

2009-09-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

it`S a bit overexposed yess..
but so what...we had so much fun!!!
its true a single picture speaks a thousand words ~

best murtabak in bukit beruntung~

2009-09-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

..or maybe in rawang or hulu selangor..or even selangor!!

serius, look out for this pakcik for his marvellous murtabak at pasar ramadhan, bukit sentosa..

simply satisfying~~

extra egg and meat, cooked to perfection right there and then.

and the fact that he always 'bagi muka' kat ladies customers first, give him extra point!!

ngeee~~

roast chicken with potatoes

2009-09-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

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the one and only home cook meal of the week..

the verdict?
actually, kenny rogers is overpriced!!

mesti lg sedap, kalau ade org tukang mkn samerr ~~
;-)

selamat tidur sayang~

2009-09-05T09:44:00.001-07:00

selamat tidur ayra sayang~

dont let the big bad bugs bite!!!

nurul & najib wedding - batu pahat,johor

2009-09-04T22:32:00.000-07:00

friends & family

tol no-5

tol no-1

Nurul is my second cousin from my mother`s side. she`s the closest to my age, so to say actually.

so the wedding took place somewhere in June, and though i was only photographing as a family member, it felt like a job!

had so much fun at the wedding, capturing happy moments of the couple, and everyone around it.

so, here are some of my fav.shots.

iftar at ikea

2009-09-04T20:42:00.001-07:00

an evening of berbuka puasa with sisters and my bestfriend with her family - totally unplanned actually.

we bumped into each other while lining up to enter the cafe at IKEA.

all in all, dinner for 7 was nice and fun :-)

good food, great company

2009-09-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

a berbuka feast with friends from work.

happy moments are hard to come these days, so this is good for the soul ~

ayuni`s house warming, putra heights

2009-08-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

another gathering with uni-friends.

some catching up, and more gossips ;-)

tribute to nyet-nyet ~~

2009-08-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

some random ol` pics - maybe not so old ~

from somewhere this year - shots taken in the lawn of Uncle Dawam`s family in Bukit Rahman Putra.

not much planning, just a lot of fun ;-)

tribute to atikah a.k.a nyet2 ( right on the 2nd pic) who just left for Illinois to further her studies ~

Good Luck nyet-nyet!!

adek chomel tak bernama

2009-08-16T02:25:00.000-07:00