A few weeks back, instead of traveling, it was time for some relaxation as we now see the next day out with a few of the cutest and weirdest animals accessible to public. Instead of telling you where I’ve been, why not some photos to keep you guessing where is this place I did go. Well, if you really want to know where is that place, just keep reading or just scroll to the end of the post to know the location. (Of course, doing so defeats the purpose of the author writing this post for the benefit of its readers)

Short Note: Basically all shots were done using the AF-S 18-55mm Nikkor f/3.5-5.6G ED DX which is actually my D40 kit lens and using my Nikon D40.

Greeted by Mr Turtle, poking his head out to say hello.

The white part is distracting (someone please get me a CPL a.k.a. a Polarizer filter). It’s always refreshing to sometimes relax and look at the creations God has created and the animals that we share with on this planet. So guys and gals, do your bit to save our planet okay? NO LITTERING!

The Koi fishes were looking for attention. Whenever I got near them, they’ll look at me expecting food, only that I fed them with my snapshots on them.

Of course, being somewhat of a environmentalist and also someone that loves nature, getting in touch with the animals seems so special, it’s not even weird, but it’s definitely special. Take a look at the almost close encounter with one of the other animals here.

The deer. He/she was practically trying to sniff and smell when I got close to it. Whose finger was that? Could be Princess Yen or mine. (hee.. hee..) and the deer looks so cute. If only I could have taken this shot without the steel cage.

Next let’s get on with the birds. Coo coo….

The BLUE peahen? Peacock? Don’t really know what species they are, but I sure don’t mind calling them peacock blue. Darn, this reminds me of a new song by Katy Perry – Peacock. It’s addictive I tell you. I meant…. the beat of the song.

Whenever there are birds, another bird would usually appear. The majestic Eagle.

A little different from the brown feathered brothers, this EAGLE still look majestic as ever. Funny though, they don’t seem to leave their position even though they could. Just happily doing it’s elegant pose there while I snapped like 3 to 5 photos of it.

But with every cool bird, there is also another bird as graceful. Which bird is as graceful as the… SWAN.

No close up as I mentioned earlier I am using the Nikon D40 Kit lens. That doesn’t mean one can’t take nice photos. Though the drop in quality for using higher ISO in my Nikon D40 is more visible though. The swan swims together while ignoring the WEIRD me.

Of course, whenever there’s Daniel Chew, there are definitely something which usually will catch his eye. This time, I won’t appear in the post, nor anyone will appear….. YET. Just have a look at a WEIRD LOOKING ANIMAL below. What do you this this is?

EWOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not!!!!! ROARS!!!!

What a strange weird world we live in.

Note: Finally you’ve reached the end, now where the heck is this place? Malaysia? Yes, if you’ve been guessing that. But where in Malaysia? None other than our largest waterpark in Sunway, SUNWAY LAGOON!!! Yes, they now have a wildlife park in case some of you didn’t know about it.

Till then as I finished editing the Tibet photos for the next post. *poof*

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The year is coming to an end, though there are many places which Daniel Chew or DanielCtw has been which have not been documented yet.

Well, of course that doesn’t mean you won’t get to not see them all. I know there are those who would want to join me on my adventures, do drop me an email at me@danielctw.com or if I ever were to organize a trip for all, I will put up the invites at the sidebar.

I apologize to those who were looking for me during the days when I was away from my headquarters in Kuala Lumpur (yes…. that’s my location) and yes, I would love to say THANK YOU to those for the invites and events which I would love to go to, but had to decline some of the offers due to clash of timing and at a different part of the Earth.

Anyway here’s a picture of one of the adventures I had during this year, and there are many more to come.

Note: If you’ve been reading this blog, why not suggest me a place in Asia or South East Asia to visit and why? Then at least I know what to visit and I’ll definitely will credit you for suggesting me a superb place to visit when I do.

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These few weeks, The Weird One (that’s me) has been getting lots and lots of sleep and easily gets tired. Rather he would rather sleep than going online. Either my body had been long deprived of sleep for a very long time that it’s longing for more now, or age is finally telling me, you’re old and you need more sleep. Just these past few days, I’ve even slept through the afternoon on weekends and also on working days, slept right after dinner.

Wonder what is happening. Maybe body is getting all heaty and needs the sleep. Maybe I should just cool down on my activities and have a decent Back Home – Rest – Reading or just do what Scooby would do.

Woof! Woof!, unique way of cooling down. Put all 4 (that’s 2 for me) of your legs in a bucket.

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All these time, I have gone through articles and notes in the Internet regarding entertainment (concerts and award ceremonies) being held in Malaysia (or those that are gonna be held). Malaysia as we all know is a very diverse culture, seemingly with the mainstreamed Malay, Chinese and Indian community the majority of it.

Note: Anyway these are one of those random thoughts that I have when I was reading about the facts of Malaysian entertainment. So if you think you can’t handle this, please excuse yourself.

Another important reason as to why I was suddenly thinking of reading articles about Malaysian entertainment was due to the fact that I stayed up to watch “Badrul oh Rahul” – a local movie in 2008 with actors Riezman Khuzaimi, Jasmin Hamid and Aida Aris being shown on television last night. Yes, I do watch Malay movies (1Malaysia right? Who says I am Chinese that I must watch only Chinese movies and I can’t watch others?)

Aida Aris – main actress in this movie as Rita

Synopsis of the movie is kinda catchy. Here’s the synopsis in the Malay language considering that it’s a Malay movie.

Badrul bekerja sebagai penjual barangan di syarikat jualan langsung. Wajahnya mirip Rahul, pelakon Hindustan. Beliau sudah berkahwin dan mempunyai dua orang anak. Suatu hari Badrul telah menerima tawaran untuk menjadi model pakaian walaupun ditolak oleh isterinya, Tipah. Kemudian, Badrul telah berkenalan dengan Rita yang juga model di syarikat terbabit. Badrul memberitahu Rita yang beliau merupakan ahli perniagaan dan masih bujang. Lama kelamaan Badrul telah jatuh cinta dengan Rita tetapi takut diketahui oleh Tipah lalu beliau meminta nasihat dari rakan beliau, Damri. Damri menyarankan supaya hubungannya dengan Rita diputuskan dan jangan menjawab panggilannya. Rita berasa sedih lalu meminta nasihat daripada Ika, yang kebetulan pula adik ipar Badrul. Rita mendapat tahu Badrul telah menipunya, sebenarnya Badrul sudah berkahwin dan mempunyai dua orang anak. Walaupun begitu, Rita tetap mahu menjadi isteri kedua Badrul. Sesuatu telah berlaku antara Tipah dan Badrul yang mengakibatkan Tipah lari ke rumah ibu bapanya. Apakah sebenarnya yang berlaku?

Anyway, I still remembered the time when Sharifah Amani (yes, I know about this actress as I watched her act in Sepet) received her award for Best Actress in AIM 2006 and she spoke these words,

“I will feel like stupid if I speak in Malay, so I’ll use English”

Yes, that’s what she said, and a prominent Malay newspaper quoted her in another way (which also angered the fellow yorais) which deliberately said that this was what she said.

“I feel stupid if I speak Malay”

See the difference. When will they ever learn?

Zee Avi

Now, there was another artiste from the local scene that prompted headlines and one that was recently famous due to her Youtube videos which was none other than local celebrity Zee Avi (born Izyan Alirahman). Due to her busy schedule, she had to deny a few interviews from newspaper and the media. Somehow most of them are medias from the Malay language and then it was linked that she didn’t wanted to do interviews in the form of the Malay language. The claims were non-stop that she has forgotten her Malaysian roots.

What a way to welcome home our local artist, don’t you think so.

International Artistes

Now let’s move on to the international artiste scene. Who can ever forget about the Pussycat Dolls making their appearance in Malaysia, dancing and singing to their hit numbers.

Strangely enough, they were caught not wearing underwear (panties) in one of the photos and thus the ‘shooting’ began. Well, after that scene, every international female artiste/s that comes down to Malaysia to perform had to accustomed themselves to the ‘laws’ of the country and dress with less skin. One of the noted one is Gwen Stefani.

Ever since then it has gotten strict and stricter, which explains that most artistes now chose Singapore as their hub in South East Asia to perform rather than the restrictive Malaysia.

Back to the Local Artistes

Anyway, let’s get back to the local artistes.

More importantly Sharifah Amani (one of the artist that I follow from Malaysia)

picture by www.budiey.com

She was critized by some of the netizens that she has forgotten her Malay roots (because of this photo), some even go to the point that ever since she had a ‘Mat Salleh’ boyfriend, she is becoming more and more daring, etc. Just look at what she’s wearing then you’ll know why the criticism is all about?

I wondered what are the roots they’re talking about? Let’s all go back to the time of P.Ramlee then.

P. Ramlee and SalomaP Ramlee and Saloma

I still remembered way back in P.Ramlee’s time (yes I do watched his movie, even though I am not Malay but a Malaysian), the female artiste all looked stunning with their curvaceous body and dressing. Those days Joget was fun thing every race could enjoy.

I wondered why no one ever bothered to say anything during those times but why now only they’ve started talking about what is deemed sexy and not allowed to wear. Political reasons? I guessed we will never know.



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On this very day, August 3rd, The Weird One DanielCtw has arrived on Earth and brought forth a whole new different kind of weirdness.

So what does that mean?

Read On……

Now that you know about that, where’s my kisses, hugs, presents, wishes? Well, I am just glad that you guys/gals do visit and drop by your comments too. Well, I am sure you can hardly find my smiling photos and yes, this is indeed one of them.

Thank you all for visiting and staying on with my weird acts and posts.

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