Event of the Day : Bridges

April 20, 2009 | Filed Under Events | 12 Comments

So basically this event was organized by the International Peace Foundation (IPF), and it was held at MMU Cyberjaya Grand Hall on 20th of April 2009.

On that day, The Rev. Jesse Jackson Louis Jackson, Sr., one of America’s foremost civil rights and political leaders, gave a public lecture on ‘Building a Culture of Peace and Development in a Globalised World’.

Prominent Malaysian figures such as DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah, DYTM Tuanku Zara Salim, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, Tan Sri Razali Ismail, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd. Ali, and Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Musa Mohamad were also at the talk. The dialogue was chaired by the Chairman of International Peace Foundation, Uwe Morawetz.

That’s all. Enjoy the pictures.

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The Spider and The Web

April 15, 2009 | Filed Under Fave. Past Time, Quranic Verses | Leave a Comment

“The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of the Spider, who builds (to itself) a house; but truly the flimsiest of houses — is the Spider’s house if they but knew. “(41)

“Misal bandingan orang-orang yang menjadikan benda-benda yang lain dari Allah sebagai pelindung-pelindung (yang diharapkan pertolongannya) adalah seperti labah-labah yang membuat sarang (untuk menjadi tempat perlindungannya); padahal sesungguhnya sarang-sarang yang paling reput ialah sarang labah-labah, kalaulah mereka orang-orang yang berpengetahuan.” (41)

{Al-Ankaboot : 41}

Location: house backyard

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Wonders Of Allah's Creation

April 15, 2009 | Filed Under Fave. Past Time, Quranic Verses | Leave a Comment

“He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. so turn thy vision again: Seest thou any flaw? (3) Again turn thy vision a second time; (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out”. (4)

“Dialah yang telah mengaturkan kejadian tujuh petala langit yang berlapis-lapis; engkau tidak dapat melihat pada ciptaan Allah Yang Maha Pemurah itu sebarang keadaan yang tidak seimbang dan tidak munasabah; (jika engkau ragu-ragu) maka ulangilah pandanganmu dapatkah engkau melihat sebarang kecacatan? (3) Kemudian ulangilah pandanganmu berkali-kali, nescaya pandanganmu itu akan berbalik kepadamu dengan hampa (daripada melihat sebarang kecacatan), sedang dia pula berkeadaan lemah lesu (kerana habis tenaga dengan sia-sia).” (4)

{Al-Mulk : 3 – 4}

Location: Gerbang Perbadanan Putrajaya.

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If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough

April 6, 2009 | Filed Under Fave. articles | Leave a Comment

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Capa wasn’t advocating the use of longer lenses; he was telling us to physically get closer — to become more involved and intimate with our subjects. In fact, a wide-angle lens is often a better choice than a telephoto lens when you want to “zoom in” on your subject.

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ps: Che Mat did remind us about this famous quote before, but I always tend to ignore it. (My bad).

pss: Another quote I like is, “If your pictures suck, it’s because you’re using a zoom. Loser.”

Haha.

OKAY FINE ! Gonna get physically closer next time.

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