Sarah's tag... :)

(WARNING! This post will be full of 'campurization')

Sedang aku ber'blogwalking', tibalah aku d blog cik Sarah Saadi...

Kulihat namaku d tag dalam satu post beliau..

Ok sarah, as u wish.. :)

(a) berikan satu nickname utk saya (pemberi award)..

hmm.. nickname for sarah? aigoo~ what ah?
there's something that keep on repeating in my mind for her nickname..
MAKNAE 

(don't know why.. huhu~)

(b) berikan ucapan kepada pemberi award..

a speech for sarah? sure can.. hehe~

first of all, sarah, thanks 4 the award.. :)

u're the first one to tag me in any blog that i read..

so, pat your back 4 that.. (pat it!)

actually, i never met her one-by-one, or even talk to her directly!

(just some facebook postings and comments in her blog)

but we do share a thing, we are both STEADFAST members! :)

so, sarah, i want u 2 keep ur spirit up..

be a committed STEADFAST member..

and give also encouragements to ur fellow friends..

maybe one day i will see u and ur friends in our future main committees board holders..

(c) listkan 6 artis/band/group yg korang minat..

hmm... for this one, i need to spend time thinking..

why? because I don't have a specific preferences..

so, after seeing my musics folders, this are the 6 artists/bands/groups that i can think of...

1. So Nyuh Shi Dae (SNSD) a.k.a Girls' Generation

(b t w my favorite member is Sooyoung)

2. Jamal Abdillah

(his voice is legendary)

3. Inteam

(abg Amin's voice soothes me..)

4. Backstreet Boys

5. Mestica

6. 2PM

 

(i like their dance when singing 'Again and Again')

(d) beri award ini kepada 10 blogger yg mempunyai blog yg cantik dan cun..

ok.. those 10 bloggers are:

Hanim

Ada

Cik Ungu

Potret Achu

CikPah

Mardhihah

Nurun Najat

Cikgu Sushi

Ainor Shamira

Nabilah the Chemist

err.. i only got 9 la.. but all readers are invited to answer my tag.. :)

so, Sarah, ok tak?

hehe~

hope u're happy with the answers..

thanks again.. :)

SEE YA!~

Mata duitan..

1. Final semester kat UIA..

2. PTPTN belum masuk lagi.. (sumber kewangan..)

3. Buku-buku utk study (money spending..) 

4. Beli stok contact lens (spend money again..)

5. Nak beli handphone baru for my maxis number (yg kena curi sem lepas.. kena guna duit..)

6. Nikon D5000 aku xboleh on (kena repair.. duit lagi..)

7. Lens 18-55 aku kena fungus (kena bersihkn.. lagi duit..)

8. Monitor LCD PC aku rosak (kena repair.. duit lagi-lagi)

9. Bayar segala hutang yang ada kat UIA dan kawan2 (lagi-lagi duit..)

10. Kesimpulan: sumber kewangan < spending needs

Aku nak grad cepat! Aku nak keje cepat! Aku nak duit sendiri cepat!!

DSLR? Nikon or Canon?

Ok, for my first post in this year end month of December (b t w, my birthday was on last November, 29th November to be exact.. 24 years old all ready.. hee~), i'll be answering a quite similar question posted to me by my friends regarding their first DSLR choice if they want to buy a DSLR for themselves (i know, i know, i'm not a professional photographer, but they still want to ask me, how can i reject their questions.?).

"sir, want to buy DSLR, which brand is good? Nikon or Canon?"

"mana gambar cantik lagi, Nikon ke Canon?"

the above 2 questions were the most usually questioned question that my friends asked me. (yeah, my close friends called me 'sir', why? i'll tell you in my next posting..)

Now, a general introduction first before I answer their questions (and maybe yours, my readers..^.^), after 1 year owning a DSLR (u can read it here) and learning about photography, what I can say is, the brand doesn't matter.   

Nikon or Canon is not the only players in this DSLR world, they are Pentax, Panasonic, Olympus etc., but why this 2 names of Canon and Nikon are popular, maybe because of their brand are used by professionals around the world and the public knew about them (easy example: Look at the picture below. Look at their lenses; if they are white, they are Canon users, if they are black, they are Nikon users.)

Credit to: http://www.lensextender.com/sports-photography---olympics/

Because of that, we'll focus on Nikon and Canon DSLR's for the time being.

(1) Which brand is good?

The first question i'll ask them back is how much their budget are.

If their budget is not limited or maybe more then RM4000, it's up to them which brand they prefer. Nikon or Canon, doesn't matter. Just go the store, try them. Which one is more comfortable to hold, user-friendly etc. Since I'm a Nikonian, i'll recommend Nikon D90 (now it's around RM3300 with the kit lens) and the balance, buy the AF 50mm F1.8D lens for around RM400+ OR a Nissin speedlight/flash and walla, u have a good kit to start your photography journey or hobby. 

Then, what if you have a strict budget to follow, maybe around RM2000, then i'll recommend buying a Canon. Why? Because Nikon's entry level DSLRs (D5000 and below) have some restrictions if compared to Canon's. What are the restrictions?

• Nikon's entry level DSLR's doesn't have autofocus motor in their camera body. Thus, will limit some lenses to only use manual focus. As a beginner (me myself), u'll will depend on autofocus most of the time. Thus, your selection of lenses if u want to upgrade or buy a new lens is limited and costly. You'll need Nikon AF-S lenses to have that autofocus ability when using your camera. The AF 50mm F1.8D lens I mentioned above needed a motor on the camera body to enable u to autofocus. Although most lenses in Nikon line-up are now AF-S, but some of them are not in our reach in terms of the price.

• Nikon's entry level DSLR's also doesn't have some original Nikon accessories to be used with the DSLR. As example, battery grip. My D5000 doesn't have an original Nikon battery grip (to extend your camera life since u'll use 2 batteries in the battery grip and for better ergonomics when shooting in portrait orientation or using telephoto lenses), but a 3rd party battery grip. Nikon doesn't manufacture battery grips for the entry level models.

These 2 restrictions, for me, warrants a good excuse why I prefer Canon if u're on a limited budget.

When using Canon, u'll have no problems if u want to upgrade or buy a new lens. Their lenses have an autofocus motor in themselves. So, u can use autofocus in all Canon bodies, regarding it is the most expansive one or it is the cheapest one.

Regarding the accessories like a battery grip, Canon do manufacture battery grips for their entry level models unlike Nikon. Thus, u'll have a perfect match and ergonomics for your body and battery grip.

 Conclusion:

• no budget constraints, either Nikon or Canon
• if budget is less RM3000 or below, take Canon (EOS 1000D with kit lens)
• so, if u want to commit to Nikon, start with D90 to have full lens and accessories compatibilities

(2) picture quality

here, it's up to u. there are many sample pictures in the internet using both Nikon and Canon systems. thus, it's up to ur eyes to see which brand is better in terms of their quality and color. 

For me, the question 'which picture is better' is irrelevant if u're using DSLR (i'm talking about in a usual condition/casual photography. Forget about the quality in high ISO's, resolution, megapixels etc. Treat the question as a comparison using compact camera and DSLRs.)

I love the Nikon's color renditions as compared to Canon. For me, my Nikon D5000 gives a punchier color in my pictures when compared to Canon EOS 500D. But, as I said, it's up to ur personal preferences. Some will prefer Canon's color, some will prefer Nikon's.

Conclusion:

• both brand, Canon and Nikon will give u a good picture quality.

All of these comparisons are from my experiences, readings and research. There are actually many more factors to consider, but for beginners, i think this 2 factors are the most important when thinking on which brand to get in into. 

But, the main thing is, get information and a hands-on explanation from anyone who have experience in photography. Just by reading, sometimes u'll not get the whole picture.

Maybe an equally good advice is, try to buy and use a second-hand DSLR (but make sure that the used DSLR u're buying is still in good condition) to learn and explore the functions of a DSLR. You'll have more value in mony and at the same time, learning to use them. 

Find what is your preferences in photography i.e landscapes, potraits, weddings, macro etc. Each preferences have their own photography kits, body, lenses etc. After that, then maybe u'll invest in a good, new DSLR.

"Enjoy your photography!"

disclaimer: this posting is from my own experience and research. i've made an effort to present my writing as accurate as possible. please, DO NOT refer to this article ONLY when trying to decide. find as much as u can any info and most importantly, ask and have someone to explain to you hands-on. take this article as an advice from a friend to a friend, not a technical advice. I'll not take responsibility if any damage has been done from this article.

Pentauliahan ARPRM Peringkat Perak, Klang

 13/10/2010 ke Klang, Selangor..

wah.. ini ke Klang? 1st time sampai.. hehe~

 Pentauliahan ARPRM Peringkat Perak Negeri Selangor

Apa itu ARPRM?

It stands for Anugerah Remaja Perdana Rakan Muda

(remaja-kah? huhu~)

ARPRM ada 3 peringkat, Gangsa, Perak dan Emas..

 Barisan baju hijau Sekretariat Rakan Muda UIA...

menunggu majlis bermula...

 Majlis bermula dgn persembahan kompang joget, dari Shah Alam..

cuba tgk adik kita yg kat tengah 2, dia galak tuh...

Ucapan perasmian oleh Ketua Pengarah,  Jabatan Belia dan Sukan Negeri Selangor, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan

 

 Selepas ucapan, tibalah masa 'performance' dari UIA...

yang sisters, buat deklamasi sajak...

"Epilog Sebuah Perjuangan"

 "Silat Cekak menerima serangan dengan cara berdiri lurus..."

Buah Pertama...

Hah, siapa yang ber'cekak' kat atas tuh?

Eh.. eh.. kenal sgt tu.. (^.^)

yang kami brothers, buat demo martial arts, dengan baju korporat mcm tu..

Sempoi~

 Sampailah masa pentauliahan..

dapat pingat, sijil, dan pin 'burung merpati'..

yang ini, untuk pingat/peringkat gangsa...

 Sekali lagi, insan ini membuat comeback.. haha~

Yang ini pulak untuk pingat/peringkat perak...

Dapat pingat warna perak pulak.. (^.^)

 Gembira bersama pingat masing2...

 Persembahan 'spesial' sebelum majlis berakhir...

Tarian extreme...

Bro 3 org ni juara pertandingan dance peringkat kebangsaan masa Hari Belia 2010 lepas.. 

 Amek gambar ramai2.. 

De la dlm 80+ yg terima peringkat perak...

mereka ini semua dari seluruh daerah dari negeri Selangor...

 Gambar bersama KP JBS Selangor

 Semua tunjuk pingat dengan sijil ye~

oh, lupa nak bagitau, hanya kami je yg dapat sijil n pingat hari tu sebab kami dah pegi amek sendiri kat KBS Putrajaya...

diorang yg lain2 2 kena tunggu dulu sebab stok kat KBS x cukup...

dapat sijil penyertaan je...

kasihan mereka...

 Siap2 nak balik...

Tengok de barang tertinggal ke tak...

Perut dah lapar..

Nak makan...

Heh, ni sikit je ni...

Sebenarnya macam2 de...

yela, RM40 kan.. hehe~

mee goreng, nasi goreng, cendol, mee sup, ayam goreng, rojak etc..

can refill as many as u want...

(xpe, uia belanja, makan la puas2... dah nama pun buffet...)

Secara keseluruhan, yang terima anugerah hari tu de 13 orang...

• 5 perak (termasuk la insan itu.. heheh)
• 8 gangsa

Sebenarnya de ramai lagi yang terima pingat perak dan gangsa ni, tapi xdpt nk dtg sebab clash dgn final xm diorang..

so, utk diorang, dapat sijil dan pingat 2 time AGM SRM sem depan lah...

sebelum terlupa, kredit utk Pa'an as our photographer that day.. 

yela, dah photographer rasmi kena tauliah, kena la cari org lain.. heheh~

last but not least...

identiti beliau terpaksa dirahsiakan atas sebab 'keselamatan'

footnote:

Alhamdulillah, selamat sudah final exam pagi tadi...

To be honest, semester ni mcm da something wrong je..

hmm...

10 Things You Should Know About A True Blue Johorean

1. They end 9 out of 10 sentences with Ekkk… Ekk ialah trademark orang Johor. Digunakan di hujung SETIAP ayat menggantikan tanda soal (question mark). Contoh :- Ni awak punyer ekk? Nama awak saper ekk? Kenapa kite kaler tak cantik ekk ? Dan macam-macam ekk lagi. Aku teringat semasa aku sekolah dulu, aku dan member sebelah aku boring yang amat di dalam kelas, so to keep us awake, kami dok mengira berapa kali Cikgu sebut ekk. In a period of 40 minutes, dekat 100 kali! Lepas tu kami gelarkan Cikgu tu as Cikgu Fadzillah* Ekk. (*bukan nama sebenar).

2. They refer to Johor Bahru as Johor and not JB. Kalau orang di negeri Johor sebut Johor, it meant Johor Bahru (JB), the city dan bukan Johor, the state. Biasa digunakan oleh mereka yang tinggal di luar Bandar Johor Baru seperti di Masai- chusettes umpamanya. Contoh : Beb, gua nak turun Johor laa. Lu mahu ikut gua tak? So, if you ARE already in Johor, tak kira di daerah mana – if the locals kata nak pergi Johor, it means nak ke Johor Bahru. Jangan pulak buat lawak bongok** berkata, ” Eh, lu kan dah ada kat Johor?” Or worse, jangan memandai nak tambah ekk with that question.

3. They pronounce Muar as MUOR. (kena juih bibir sikit) In fact you pronounce everything that ends with “AR” as “OR”. Contoh : Aku kena pakai seluor besor untuk main bola kat Bandor Muor besok. (Aku kena pakai seluar besar nak main bola di Bandar Muar besok). Aku teringat Kakak tegur aku bila aku cakap macam tu. Kenapa Mama sebut besar, BESOR ? Slipper , SLIPPOR ? Aku tergelak. Aku Cuma speak like that bila berjumpa dengan true blue Johorean aje. Lapo (lapar), penampor (penampar), ulor (ular), pagor (pagar) dan lain-lain.

4. They are brash with a CRAZY sense of humour. Honestly, I belum pernah jumpa orang Johor yang serious or square to a T. Or cannot take a joke. Walaupun pendiam atau pemalu , but their sense of humour boleh tahan gak. Almost all of them (yang aku jumpa dan kenal lah) are either loyar buruk or bigor **. Baik di kampung mahu di Bandar. The sense of humour is unique that I find kadang-kadang orang luar (non-Johorean) agak takut with the brashness of budak-budak Johor. (Did you see Majalah 3 the other night – see how Tunku Yem (nama manja Tunku Mahkota Johor) bercerita pasal anakanda dia Tunku Ismail ? Haha…. that is exactly my point!)

5. Diorang ada ENDUT **. Kalau tak pernah berendut, sure pernah ada endut or busuk-busuk pun teringin nak ada endut. Contoh ayat : Haa…kau dah ada endut yer ? Kau pergi berendut kat mana ? Orang berendut dia pun nak berendut.

6. Diorang Makan Gula Tarik, Sagun, Gula Kandy, Bobotok….Dah lama aku tak tengok atau makan gula tarik, sagun or kandy. Ada lagi ke bebenda ni kat Johor ? Aku tak boleh nak describe dengan teliti these things cos it has been 30 years since I last tasted them. Seperti Kak P cakap – makanan seperti botok botok. Kalau out of Johor, botok-botok dikenali dengan nama PAIS IKAN. Jangan tanya aku how to describe the ingredients cos aku tak berapa gemar makan sebab guna banyak sangat daun ( aku tak suka makan sayur – especially ulam). Yang aku tahu – pakai daun segala daun, termasuk daun betik dan gunakan kari ikan and balut dengan daun-daun tu dan kukus. Aku pernah tanya my Dad dulu – kenapa buruk benor nama dia bebotok. Then my Dad cerita : Di zaman dulu ada seorang nenek yang tinggal seorang diri. Everyday cucu dia akan datang bawak makanan. Nenek ini suka sangat pais ikan dengan bubur so dia suruh cucu ni bawak tetiap hari. Bila cucu tu bawak makanan lain, Nenek akan tanya “Mana Bubur Tok? “. Lama-lama Bubur Tok jadilah Bebotok – kesan dari cakap cepat-cepat. Itulah ceritanya. Aku kecik lagi masa my Dad cerita tu. So, kalau dia kelentong aku – maka kelentonglah cerita bebotok tu. Sekian adanya.

7. Pernah (or berangan nak) jadi Mat Rock. Aku rasa sebab kedudukan Johor dekat dengan Singapore, sebab itulah pengaruh Barat di Malaysia masuk melalui Johor dulu. Itu teori aku lah. But kalau ikutkan sejarah Johor, Sultan yang mula-mula kawin dengan Mat Salleh pun Sultan Johor (Almarhum). So, tak heranlah kalau kumpulan Rock kat Malaysia ini semua ada susur galur dari Johor. Amy, Zainal Abidin, Nash etc. Boleh pakai ke teori aku ni? Jangan aku kena pancung dengan Sultan, dah ler. Ampun Tuanku!

8. Kenduri Kawin Ada Telur Pindang.. Telur pindang ialah telur ayam yang direbus dengan segala macam rempah dan dedaun untuk mendapatkan that special taste. Lepas rebus, telur akan berwarna cokelat. Both kulit dan isi. I don’t like to eat telur pindang, so I cannot to describe the taste. Normally orang buat telur pindang ni for special occasion, seperti majlis perkahwinan. Zaman dulu-dulu, you can tell the social class of the tuan rumah – normally orang kaya-kaya jer buat telur pindang ni sebab ianya rumit dan makan masa berjam-jam therefore menggunakan kos yang tinggi.

9. Tidur atas LECA** (rhyme with letak and baca, the non-baku way). Baju simpan dalam GEROBOK **.

10. They never watch RTM sebab semua cerita dah tengok kat TV Singapore n indonesia!!! When I was growing up, aku cukup suka tengok TV Singapore sebab iklan dia semua dari overseas, very menarik. Besides the cerita yang terkinilah. Yang aku suka ialah iklan jeans Levi’s ( Let your love flow), iklan lagu Coke ( I’d like to build the world a home), iklan Kodak (Times of Your Life -Paul Anka ). Paling syok ialah masa Christmas, iklan dan lagu semua best-best. (But itu dulu, sekarang aku rasa semua rancangan sudah semasa.) Well, TV Singapore cuma dapat ditengok oleh penduduk JB dan kawasan yang sewaktu dengannya. As you go further up north (of Johor), you can see aerial TV semua setinggi pokok kelapa – semata-mata nak dapatkan siaran from Singapore n indonesia!…tv3 bru nk kluakn cter malin kundang kite dah bis tgk Apa lagi EKK?

Kamus Johor :

Saing - pergi bersama2..”nnt kite saing ehh pi sekolah” 

Bongok – bodoh 

Bigor – gila-gila, contoh :- Apek Senario tu macam budak BIGOR ekk ?  

Endut – makwe/pakwe. Awek/balak. Boifren/girlfren. Boleh digunakan tanpa mengira jantina.

Berendut - berpasangan. Pergi berendut- dating.

Botok-botok, bebotok – sejenis makanan menggunakan ikan, ditambah memacam dedaun, letak serbuk kari (don’t ask me – aku tak reti buat) dan dibalut dengan daun betik, diikat dengan sebelum dikukus. Alah, macam Pais Ikan tuh.

Leca - tilam. Normally dibuat sendiri menggunakan kekabu (orang zaman dulu-dulu semua DIY – tak ada Vono, Slumberland ).

Gerobok, Gobok -Almari. Tak kiralah simpan kain baju ke, simpan pinggan mangkok ke. 

Sajak - sesuai @ tidak -bkn puisi tau!!…cm nih ayat die..’sajak x beg nih pki ngn bju ni??”

roti perata – roti canai

semangka -tembikai

epok2 -karipap

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sumber: macam2.. mainly blogs.. hehe~ jadi, sanadnya tidak boleh disahkan kethiqahhannye.. ;) 
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meh2.. tambah lagi ekk~ hehe~