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deadly

Posted by Amal Aziz - 26/07/11 at 03:07:16 pm

deadly

Posted by Amal Aziz - 26/07/11 at 03:07:25 pm

Competition

Posted by Amal Aziz - 26/07/11 at 03:07:57 pm

my princess

Posted by Amal Aziz - 25/07/11 at 05:07:52 am

Perth 2011

Posted by Amal Aziz - 24/07/11 at 12:07:09 am

my beautiful daughter

Posted by Amal Aziz - 09/07/11 at 03:07:06 pm

aryanna

Posted by Amal Aziz - 22/02/11 at 01:02:43 pm

Hi

Posted by Amal Aziz - 22/02/11 at 01:02:49 pm

Fotografi

Posted by Amal Aziz - 01/02/11 at 01:02:26 pm

Aku tergelak bila melihat pelbagai ragam ‘Photographer’ masa kini.

Mana taknya, struggle bila nak buat gambar tu cantik, hilang prinsip utama fotografi itu sendiri.

Ya, saya sangat setuju , fotografi ini adalah subjektif, tetapi jangan lah hingga hilang prinsipnya, hilang warna aslinya, hilang ‘ranggi’ nya. Gambar itu boleh jadi cantik jika kena pada cahayanya, kelajuanya, warnanya..dan isinya.

Bila ditegur pula, tidak mahu mengaku, katanya… atas permintaan client, wah… sudah jadi professional? profesional self claim? how u claim yourself professional? because u work as photographer as full time? with degree or diploma or at least cert in photography?

dan keadaan menjadi lebih busuk, apabila memilih untuk menjadi photographer kerana tidak mendapat pekerjaan lain, NAK GLAMOUR, Boleh bangun lambat dan tiada masa bekerja.. Yes that is what u call profesional.

Begitu… petang ni nak belilah camera dslr, malam terus boleh jadi profesional ni..

Mungkin teguran ini perlu, sudah lama aku simpan… tapi, aku bukan profesional pun..

..banyak lagi.. mungkin entri lain

2010

Posted by Amal Aziz - 08/01/11 at 01:01:35 pm

Highlights of 2010

2010 flew by so fast, with so many things happening along the way.

There have been major changes to my personal life and my career.

2010 started with me preparing to embrace the “Abah” title. All the

commitments to preparation formed most of the highlights of

yesteryear.

From the first day I got married, I never had my own crib to live in,

I used to bunk in with my inlaws or my parents. And 2010 is the year

where i finally got my own house, managing the construction from

landscaping to choosing the curtains.

A House to Call My Own

I purchased a house from PKNS. It’s not a supercrib compared to other

development projects. So many things need fixing (asked them to get it

done, but no action taken so far), so many things need renovation, but

I’ve been scanning the list from the most expensive contractors to the

cheapest ones. Just to keep my options open.

Alhamdulillah, I managed to get so many good contacts from this

experience. Now I know where I can get the cheapest electricians,

curtains and landscaping contractors.

The best thing is, when it comes to construction, we can see the

work-in-progress from day one. We have control over the items that we

choose, colours we want, and apply them however we think best to the

house we buy. It gives you great satisfaction.

Then when it comes to furnishing the house, the wifey and I find this

the most enjoyable part…until when we receive the credit card

statement at the end of the month.

Aryanna.

I had never quite thought of myself as a dad…but when u see your own

baby, a life you made, your own flesh blood, you have no idea.. the

feeling is unexplainable.

Aryanna has brought so many things and influenced my life in so many

ways. Aryanna is the peak of my success in my life. She is everything.

2010 mostly about her, since she was born in May, which is the middle

of the year (sort of), so I spent the first half of the year taking

care of Fina, preparing for her labour pains, and another half a year

raising a small baby!

It was a smooth, natural birth, no C-section needed. She could smile,

even drink milk a few seconds after she was born. She even smiled when

I recited the azan into her ear after the delivery. That moment

brought tears to my eyes…seriously!

Now, at the time i wrote this, she is almost 8 months old. She is

everything to us,

she is a super happy baby, I wish she would be like this forever.

There is so much I want to write about Aryanna, but I’ll reserve that

for future articles in 2011.

Trips

I travelled a lot in 2010, mostly on business – promotions, seminars,

meetings, I have to say I’m glad to get to globe-trot for free, thanks

to the Boss…hehe

I managed to go to Saudi Arabia, Washington, Paris, China, Jakarta,

Australia and

London. (Did I miss something out?)

But naturally, work is just not as enjoyable as holidaying with the

loved ones. Anyway, two months after Aryanna was born, I brought my

wife and the new-born Aryanna to LONDON! It was fun! We stayed over at

Shasa’s , who is our best friend since high school.

Business

2010 was a really big year for my career, where I managed to develop

great connections around the world. In Malaysia, I touched base with a

few ministers, secretaries-general etc. I’m sorry I can’t drop any

names here, to avoid any complications.

To me, good business must come with good networking and good PR. 2010

has taught me a lot in the way of PR. How to manage and meet people

from clerks to company presidents. And yes! I managed to meet Obama in

2010…the world’s most prominent leader.

As for working experience, there will always be ups n down in life, with the

working politics, environment…I think all offices have that. That is

something that I learned, I have to be strong at all times, make

myself tougher to score the goals I set …

Friends

I met a lot of new friends, while reconnecting with long lost friends

at the same time. In life,

friends are everything to us. We need to have their back to make sure

they have ours. Friends are the one who will laugh and cry with us.

And help us in any way they can.

2010 also has taught me what kind of people my “friends” are, some of

them will smile and talk pleasantly in around me, but then go around

my back and stab me repeatedly from behind.

Social Networking

I must admit I’m not a heavy Facebook user at the moment, I have

almost 200++ friend requests that i don’t have time to go through, but

for 2010, Twitter has really revolutionized my social networking

skills. I’ve been tweeting a lot, about all kinds of stuff.

And the biggest tweets in 2010 were of my wife’s journey giving birth

to Aryanna. I gave live updates from time to time. even when I was by

her side, I was holding my blackberry and giving updates to all my

followers.

Twitter has provided so many good things, contacting good friends,

keeping me closer to old friends and up-to-date info on news and those

crazy dramas in the world of Malaysian politics.

There is one more topic, that is photography, which I think I

better put in pictures…next entry perharps…

Hopefully 2011 will bring more ‘rahmat’ and rezeki to me and family.

Thanks for reading.

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