for smoking for the past 40 years...

yes, a cut right through the chest, and in the process, your heart will be stopped for a moment while they attach a vein, from your legs cut from the calf.

My father was among the lucky ones to leave the ICU the very next day after the op. and that is because he is healthy and strong as he does exercises almost every other day.

So kids, before you start puffing, make sure you have saved enough for this very day. each bypass on each vein costs about 25k. my father had 3. so that would set you about 75k. and that doesn't include how much you have to pay for each day you stayed in the hospital. and also there's also the pre diagnosis that has been done which includes stuffing a tube through your thighs and heading to your heart. oh yeah you also have to save up for diagnosis too. quite a painful and expensive vice if you asked me.

it was quite a hectic weekend for me. i had to rush back from bintulu on friday to IJN and then back to bintulu today. ahh, time does pass even when you are not really enjoying it. but am glad that my father is doing rather well...

oh well, it's back to bintulu again, goodbye Seremban, and hello Bintulu~!

Yeah, you heard it right, years of smoking has caused his blood vessels in his heart blocked, he is heading for a open heart surgery anytime now. and here i am stuck in bintulu. He is currently seeking treatment in IJN, i hope he is ok. wish him luck guys!

Have been here in Bintulu for about 2 weeks, and i really never had the time to do a proper shoot out with my camera. I then got in touch with "song", song is a guy from Bintulu which i have known him through the net. Like any other Bintuliulians, he is friendly and generous. he invited me to go shoot some pictures in bintulu on how they celebrate this festival. Basically it's about lighting up lanterns and eating mooncakes. and of course, it's a hit with the children as that's the only time that they can play with fire. The people here are great, and not because they gave me beer that night, (my favourite) it's how friendly they are. try smiling to the locals here, and they will smile back at you warmly. you try that in KL, i am sure the cute lady would have got all her defenses up. and during that festival, alot of families had some sort of picnic and barbecue session. and they offered food and drinks (beer) to passerby's. tell me how cool is that? and of course i managed to get a few shots before i got drunk. hehe...

this pic below is a classic case of white balance gone wrong... but it does give out a funky colour to it... heh... 

happy mooncake festival folks!