Showing posts with label A'Famosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A'Famosa. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
St. Paul Church
A view on top of St Paul Hill at Malacca with some of the ancient ruins that is preserved up till today. Well at least still not stolen like the 20 solid cast iron wheels of 5 ancient Portuguese canon. Kinda disappointed when read about the news.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Quote of the day : You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C. S. Lewi
Found out that I have never share this picture before. My first portrait shooting session with my school club, the one pictures that come out best (well, would be one of the best if the background does not have so many extra things LOL) during that session. Wished that I have a better lens to isolate the background and the subject. Oh well...
Found out that I have never share this picture before. My first portrait shooting session with my school club, the one pictures that come out best (well, would be one of the best if the background does not have so many extra things LOL) during that session. Wished that I have a better lens to isolate the background and the subject. Oh well...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Statue of St. Francis Xavier
Quote of the day : Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's an experience.
The only European left standing on St Paul's Hill today is a Basque Spaniard and a 1529 Masters degree graduate from the renowned University of Paris. He could have lived it up, his was a family of noblemen and estate holders, but he chose priesthood and spent his adult life converting and trying to convert people of Tamil, Malay and Japanese tongues to Roman Catholicism. His missionary tenure in Malacca was fleeting, just three years from, but then his life was short. St. Francis passed away in 1552 in Sancian, a desolate island off the shores of China, while awaiting a boat to go to the mainland to preach.
The Statue of St Francis Xavier stands in front of the ruins of St. Paul's Church, completed only in 1952 marking the 400th anniversary of St Francis Xavier's visit to Malacca while on his way to the Far East. When he died in China a year later and his body was sent back to Malacca, where it was interred here for nine months. When a decision was made to transfer it to Goa, the exhumers were astounded to learn that his body showed little sign of decay, even though it had been buried for nine months. This led to request for the missionary to be made a saint. So in order to be canonized, the Catholic church needed a relic and thats when the arm of Francis Xavier was severed, after nine month without life, it still dripped blood. So if you take a look at Francis Xavier's statue, you will see that his right arm is also missing. That is not the initial design of the statue. A day after the statue was consecrated, a large tree fell on it, breaking off its right arm. With that, it stands today without its right arm.
The only European left standing on St Paul's Hill today is a Basque Spaniard and a 1529 Masters degree graduate from the renowned University of Paris. He could have lived it up, his was a family of noblemen and estate holders, but he chose priesthood and spent his adult life converting and trying to convert people of Tamil, Malay and Japanese tongues to Roman Catholicism. His missionary tenure in Malacca was fleeting, just three years from, but then his life was short. St. Francis passed away in 1552 in Sancian, a desolate island off the shores of China, while awaiting a boat to go to the mainland to preach.
The Statue of St Francis Xavier stands in front of the ruins of St. Paul's Church, completed only in 1952 marking the 400th anniversary of St Francis Xavier's visit to Malacca while on his way to the Far East. When he died in China a year later and his body was sent back to Malacca, where it was interred here for nine months. When a decision was made to transfer it to Goa, the exhumers were astounded to learn that his body showed little sign of decay, even though it had been buried for nine months. This led to request for the missionary to be made a saint. So in order to be canonized, the Catholic church needed a relic and thats when the arm of Francis Xavier was severed, after nine month without life, it still dripped blood. So if you take a look at Francis Xavier's statue, you will see that his right arm is also missing. That is not the initial design of the statue. A day after the statue was consecrated, a large tree fell on it, breaking off its right arm. With that, it stands today without its right arm.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
雨文 @ Malacca A'Famosa #4
Good luck to all MMU-ians who are sitting for their final exam starting today! =)
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/500 ISO100
Sunday, February 6, 2011
雨文 @ Malacca A'Famosa #3
Quote of the day : I don't miss her, I miss who I thought she was.
D7000 F2.8 1/100 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/125 ISO100
Saturday, February 5, 2011
KaiHoong @ Malacca A'Famosa #7
The last set of KaiHoong's portraits.
Quote of the day : Take some time off your busy schedule and ask yourself, where will I be in 5 years time? And then ask yourself again, am I going in the right direction? No? Then it is time for a change. Life is short... and well, time flies.
D7000 F2.8 1/400 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/400 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/400 ISO100
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Shareen @ Malacca A'Famosa #2
Don't have any new year pictures thou =/
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
雨文 @ Malacca A'Famosa #2
Its like a trend here to have a quote a day now >.<
Well, I will try to keep up =)
Quote of the day : If someone you love hurts you cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
Well, I will try to keep up =)
Quote of the day : If someone you love hurts you cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Jonker Walk @ Malacca
Jonker Walk, is a famous tourist spot at Malacca which is only open during the night on weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) with stalls along the road selling loads of fancy fancy stuff. It is a street full of well preserved historical building, so if you are into that, this is a must go place at Malacca =)
So JMH, you have told me that you never been to the famous Jonker Walk at Malacca? Went there and shoot some pictures for you, just manage to get these two thou as the weather is bad at that time. Snap and rush back before it rains >.<
Quote of the day : Prayer is a great transporter. It brings you from fear to faith, from the impossible to the possible, from duty to delight! - PS. Daniel Lau
D7000 F2.8 1/60 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/80 ISO100
Tried with some post processing technique to make it looks... old. Does it works?
So JMH, you have told me that you never been to the famous Jonker Walk at Malacca? Went there and shoot some pictures for you, just manage to get these two thou as the weather is bad at that time. Snap and rush back before it rains >.<
Quote of the day : Prayer is a great transporter. It brings you from fear to faith, from the impossible to the possible, from duty to delight! - PS. Daniel Lau
D7000 F2.8 1/60 ISO100
Tried with some post processing technique to make it looks... old. Does it works?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
KaiHoong @ Malacca A'Famosa #6
Quote of the day : Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
D7000 F2.8 1/200 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
Saturday, January 29, 2011
YiTing @ Malacca A'Famosa #3
Here is a song for u, JMH...
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/400 ISO100
Quote of the day : I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Thomas Alva Edison
Friday, January 28, 2011
雨文 @ Malacca A'Famosa #1
Quote of the day : How you manage your time = how you manage your life.
D7000 F2.8 1/60 ISO100
PS : Credit to my friend, KienSeng for teaching me this to get this tone =)
PS : Credit to my friend, KienSeng for teaching me this to get this tone =)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Shareen @ Malacca A'Famosa #1
Quote of the day : When you can choose, choose wisely.
D7000 F2.8 1/250 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/500 ISO100
Monday, January 24, 2011
KaiHoong and YiTing @ Malacca A'Famosa #2
Time to start keeping myself occupied, seriously!
Quote of the day : A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
D7000 F2.8 1/500 ISO100
Quote of the day : A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
YiTing @ Malacca A'Famosa #2
Went to eat at the duck rice place that I used to eat with my ex-girlfriend like, urm... the third time of the week and the ladyboss still give me the o.O face every time I takeaway my lunch, for one.
Emo-ed to the max after finished my lunch. Guess I will have a hard month ahead of me until my final exam is over. Just feel so useless that I still haven't move on totally after such a long time. Sigh.
Chatted a bit with my friend, she told me to keep myself occupied! Vincent, seriously... keep yourself occupied and don't think about so many nonsense!!!
Quote of the day : If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
D7000 F2.8 1/320 ISO100
Emo-ed to the max after finished my lunch. Guess I will have a hard month ahead of me until my final exam is over. Just feel so useless that I still haven't move on totally after such a long time. Sigh.
Chatted a bit with my friend, she told me to keep myself occupied! Vincent, seriously... keep yourself occupied and don't think about so many nonsense!!!
Quote of the day : If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Friday, January 21, 2011
YiTing @ Malacca A'Famosa #1
Hate the period when I have to settle down and study for my final exam. That is when I will start thinking about a lot of nonsense and ended up being emotional. Hate it!
Quote of the day : Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never knew.
D7000 F2.8 1/500 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/500 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/400 ISO100
Quote of the day : Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never knew.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
KaiHoong @ Malacca A'Famosa #6
Quote of the day : True love waits.
Girl with violin.
D7000 F2.8 1/20 ISO100
Girl with violin.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
KaiHoong @ Malacca A'Famosa #5
Super bad mood today. I scratched my car! FML.
D7000 F2.8 1/200 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/160 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/250 ISO100
Monday, January 17, 2011
KaiHoong @ Malacca A'Famosa #4
Had a really bad day today! Hope tomorrow will be a better day! Thank God electricity is back to normal now =)
Still in portrait marathon of KaiHoong >.<
D7000 F2.8 1/200 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/160 ISO100
D7000 F2.8 1/160 ISO100
Still in portrait marathon of KaiHoong >.<
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