Attended a friend's bedak mandi (pre-wedding ceremony which involves a blessing by close family elders and a cleansing body-scrub) ceremony this afternoon and it brought back memories of my own bedak mandi all those years ago. What fun, a free body scrub performed by several family members, watched by even more family members! More pics here . Short rant: During the Microsoft Vista launch , both of us went in "business attire" as stated in the invitation. While trying to photograph the guest of honour, I was approached by one of the more seasoned photographers who asked me where I was from. I said I was an invited guest who happened to bring my camera. This is what he said to me, "Mana baju kot mu? Kalau jemputan duduk saja. Kalau mau buleh pulang ku panggil AO ni untuk membawa kau keluar." Yes, very Bruneian indeed matey. You could have just told me that its a requirement for photographers to wear a suit in the presence of royalty. No need to bite my head of...
Ohhh lawa the photos above atu semua!! I especialy love the one yang splashing water atu and this boy in red!! *double thumbs up*
ReplyDeletemama-lo: the more I visit Kg Ayer, the more I find to photograph... its a treasure trove of "kodak moments"! Something potential tourists will surely savour!
ReplyDeleteThe people of kg ayer have won me over. I get that warm fuzzy feeling whenever I think of kg ayer now :)
wow! i really like this blog... and i like the pictures too. esp the picture where showing children play with water in kampong ayer..... very excellent job.....
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