Twist

Nikon FE | XP2 @ 400 | f3.5

Liquid Bar, K.L.

Luxo Brothers™

Nikon FE | XP2 @ 400 | f3.5

Let the good times roll

Nikon FE | BW400CN | f3.5

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2008 going to 2009.

Wadham College, Oxford

LX3 | ISO 80 | f8

Founded in 1610, Wadham College is one the 38 colleges affiliated with the University of Oxford. Built initially outside the city walls, Wadham College is one the bigger colleges in Oxford (the ones within the old city walls are quite small). Colleges in Oxford do not receive any subsidy from the government, only the university facilities will receive some subsidy. Instead, colleges acquire their funds through the student fees and endowment from the shops they own around the respective college.

Colleges in Oxford are required to provide accommodation, a chapel, dining hall for meals and mentors for their students. Tutorials are held by colleges while lectures and seminars are held by the university. Therefore the college itself is not a direct extension of the university, but rather a collegiate university where the university acts as a federation compromising of the 40 odd self governing colleges with its central governance by the vice chancellor.

Firenze

Hasselblad 500 C/M | XP2 @ 400 | f8

Florence, or Firenze in Italian, is widely known as the birthplace of the Renaissance movement. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982, its artistic, cultural and historic influence is seen even in this modern world.

The city is littered with magnificent piazzas, parks, gardens, museums and galleries with the evidence of the Italian Renaissance. It is also the birthplace for many historical figures such as Michaelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo, Cavali and even Salvatore Ferragamo. Really.

Holy grounds

LX 3 | ISO 80 | f8

Sometimes we forget that the purpose of St. Peter’s Basilica and the adjacent square is a holy place. Built upon the original Vatican hill, thousands of devote Catholics come here to offer prayers and to seek guidance. Masses are held daily and the Pope addresses the people every Wednesday.

Walking along these grounds will not only make you sense the wonder in architecture, but also the spiritual effect it has one someone.

Abandoned dreams

Hasselblad 500 C/M | HP5+ @ 400

A triptych of a half built house in Melaka taken sometime back in 2007. The house was clearly abandoned by the developer some time ago, leaving weed and shrubs to grow all around it. Judging from the interior, more than just stray dogs made their home here. Whatever was the reason for the stop of construction we may never know, but all I wonder was whose dream was broken and abandoned.

Boatman

Hasselblad 500 C/M | Tri-X @ 400 | f8

My boatman while visiting the floating villages of Tonle Sap in Cambodia. He doesn’t understand nor speak English, but the gesture with my camera is enough to convince him for a shot.

Bath with a view

Hasselblad 500 C/M | Tri-X @ 400 | f8

Don’t you wish you had a bath with a view?

Venice in B&W

Hasselblad 500 C/M | XP2 @ 400 | f11

Another shot of the alleys of Venice in B&W.