KLPF 2010: Beautiful models and great photo shoot opportunities

There were many beautiful models to shoot, so photographers all came and have fun, shoot and enjoy the day at the three-day Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival 2010 (KLPF 2010) from Oct 29 – 31 at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC).

The latest photographic equipment, accessories, gadgets and services attracted great attention from the more than 50 major trade exhibitors.

But it was the beautiful and sexy models at the booths, the photo shoot opportunities at the “Snap Zone” and the Digicolor Model Search 2010 competition that attracted photographers and a mammoth crowd to the photography exhibition throughout the weekend.

Read : Digicolor Model Search 2010 winner Sophie Tee

From left: Nissin models Dorcas Cheok, Renee Gan and Evonne Teah.


From left: Attractive and cheerful Dorcas Cheok, Renee Gan and Evonne Teah.


Sony model Kiwi See.


Sony models Rean Wong (left) and Justine Ping.


From left: Gariz models Monique, Lyndie and Amanda.


Artisan & Artist models Apple Tan (left) and Pang Ja Ye.


From left: Artisan & Artist models Evyan Eng, Apple Tan and Pang Ja Ye.


XOXO wows the crowd at KLPF. They have such lovely voices and style.


Contestant No. 10 Sara Tan strutted on the runway during the Digicolor Model Search 2010 finals held in conjunction with KLPF 2010.


Contestant No. 9 Renee Hong in hot pants.

Contestant No. 3 Sophie Tee with her beautiful and sexy smile... she won the hearts of the judges and went on to win the Digicolor Model Search 2010 title.


From left: Natalie Su, Maria, Elaine Chew, Kim Low and Renee Ng.

From left: Renee Ng, Sophie Tee, Pinkie Hwang and Dreamy Tung.

Colourful Malaysia Day street fiesta at Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar KL

A Malaysia Day celebration themed “Malaysiaku – Celebrating Malaysia Day” was held at Bangkung Street, Bukit Bandaraya in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur on September 16, 2010 from 3.00 pm to 9.00 pm.

Organized by a group of patriotic Malaysians, the street bazaar featured over 50 stalls, among which were 18 stalls set up by Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) aimed at educating the public on their various causes.

A makeshift outdoor stage provided the entertainment for visitors where traditional dances of Malaysia were performed such as the Sarawak traditional dances, sape performance, Sabah dance performance, orang asli dance performance, traditional Indian dance, lion dance, kompang performance led by Kamrul Bahrin and wayang kulit performance by the famed Baju Merah Pak Dollah troop.

There were also exhibitions, discussions and talks on various topics relating to the birth of Malaysia.

Mai Tomyam headed down to Bangkung Street on Malaysia Day to capture the spirit of pride and belonging of Malaysians on that day and found that the 1Malaysia spirit was very much alive and kicking.


Footnote:
Malaysia was formed on 16th September 1963, when Malaya, Sabah (then known as North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore came together as a country.

Singapore left Malaysia two years later in 1965 to form their own country.

For the first time, Malaysians from peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak celebrated Malaysia Day together on Thursday 16th September 2010 and also for the first time, the Malaysian government has declared Malaysia Day as a national public holiday.

A Sarawak cultural dance troupe performing the traditional Orang Ulu dance.


The Sarawak cultural dance troupe is performed by the Persatuan Warisan Sarawak Kuala Lumpur.


The Sarawak Iban dance performance.


A performer playing traditional music.


Visitors were impressed with Sarawak traditional sape music.


A child gets a better view of the stage performance with the help of her father.

A hip hop dance performance thrills the crowd.


The standard four pupils of SK Bukit Damansara put on a play entitled "Saving the Tigers".


Pupils of SK Bukit Damansara giving a solid performance.


A flash mob dance for the "Freeze Tiger Trade" organized by the WWF which left the excited crowd breathless at its splendor.


The Sarawak Orang Ulu dance troupe striking a pose for the cameras


The Sarawak Iban dance troupe striking a pose for the cameras.


A Kadazan dance troupe striking a pose for the cameras. They performed the Tarian Sumazau, a popular dance of the Kadazandusun indigenous tribes in Sabah, Malaysia.


The street bazaar featured over fifty stalls with a variety of items that will whet the appetite of any self-proclaimed shopaholic.


A section of the crowd visiting the various stalls set up at Bangkung Street for the Malaysia Day celebration in Bangsar, KL.


Spotted a Namewee lookalike.


A stall selling the famous Sarawak Laksa for those who love hot and spicy food.

The indigenous peoples stall Gerai OA which sells handicrafts made by Orang Asal (OA), the indigenous minorities of Malaysia.

Volunteers at the Bar Council stall distribute the Rakyat Guides booklets published by the MyConstitution Campaign.


Volunteers at the We R Malaysia stall striking a pose for the cameras.

Volunteers at the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA) stall.


The Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA) is funded solely through public donations.


Two adult scouts at the Rovers Scout KL stall. Members do their bit in saving the tigers via their "Stripes R iCon" campaign.


The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) stall displaying confiscated items of tiger parts. The MYCAT proudly shoulders heavy responsibility trying to save the tiger. Tigers are hunted for use in traditional medicines. The meat of the tiger is consumed as a delicacy. Teeth, claws and skin are treasured as collectible and magic items. The tiger is totally protected under the Protection of Wild Life Act 1972. If you know of anyone selling products containing tigers parts, please email to report@malayantiger.net Please stop tiger trade.


The Beeteafull nya! stall sells hand-made dresses and is managed by two enterprising law students Yazmine (left) and Wanie from UiTM Shah Alam.


The Pusaka stall sells books, photographs and CDs. Pusaka is an organisation that researches and documents traditional arts in Malaysia and most of its work is based within communities on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, within the state of Kelantan. A large amount of Pusaka's work focuses on the documentation and educational projects of Kelantan's traditional genres such as the Mak Yong (an art form that recently received a UNESCO world heritage status), Wayang Kulit, Main Puteri, Dikir Barat and Menora.


Among the activities held was tiger face-painting.


Children enjoy having their faces painted to create a tiger look.


Roar! These girls get their faces painted and they were equally thrilled with their painted faces.


Not just for kids but for anybody.


A placard brings home the message as bodies freeze on the street representing wild tigers that have been hunted and traded; and freezing in that position for four minutes to stop Malaysia's tiger trade. The official estimate of the wild tigers in Peninsular Malaysia is only 500 (or possibly less), a sharp decline from 3,000 estimated in the 1950s. WWF aims to increase the number of tigers to one thousand. Let’s help them.

Bodies strewn everywhere along Bangkung Street. These volunteers freeze themselves to send out the message “Freeze the tiger trade in Malaysia!”
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Hungry Ghost Festival 2010 celebration in SEA Park, Petaling Jaya

The three-day Hungry Ghost Festival 2010 celebration in Section 21 SEA Park, Petaling Jaya from September 4 - 6 was made more memorable this year with the presence of renowned international traveller and television personality of Discovery channel fame Ian Wright and his TV crew filming the entire ceremony on Monday night 6th Sept, the last day of the celebration.

Read: Travel show host Ian Wright at Hungry Ghost Festival 2010 celebration in SEA Park, Petaling Jaya

Organized by Persatuan Penyokong-Penyokong Perayaan Poh Toh SEA Park, the celebration was held at a closed-off street in Jalan 21/17 SEA Park in front of the wet market.

Hundreds of worshippers thronged the makeshift altar to make offerings of food and prayers to the King of Hades or “Tai Su Yeah” during the three days to receive blessings of good health and good fortune throughout the year.

There were also lively outdoor stage performances near the makeshift altar throughout the three nights to entertain the ghosts! Humans also enjoyed the entertainment.

The Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 7th month of the Chinese lunar calendar and for this year it was celebrated from August 10 to September 7. During the 7th month, Taoists believed that the gates of hell were opened to allow the ghosts freedom to roam around on earth.

Check out below the photoshots of the unique cultural cum religious Hungry Ghost Festival ceremony or "Yee Lan Seng Hui" in Section 21 SEA Park, Petaling Jaya.



An outdoor makeshift altar is built in the middle of Jalan 21/17 with effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" and prayer items placed on the main altar table.


An effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" standing tall at the covered outdoor altar.


Sumptuous offerings of food to the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


Worshippers offering prayers to the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


A man knelt in front of the altar and prayed.


Monks performing ritual to the ghosts.


Worshippers make offerings to receive blessings of health and good luck throughout the year. The effigies of five horses symbolise earth, water, wind, fire and metal which sustain life.


Residents and the business community offering mass prayers to the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


A meditation and chanting ceremony by a chief priest and monks.


A prayer chanting ceremony to absolve the deceased from suffering.


People making donations at a collection booth. All public donations received during the festival would be donated to various charities.


A list of major donors are put on display for all to see.


Laid on top of long tables were food offerings such as rice, cooking oils, Milo drinks etc which were for the hungry ghosts to feast on.


The foods are donated by the community and placed there to feed the hungry ghosts. All these foods will be distributed to the poor when the festival is over.


The committee members of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association (RA) and Section 21 SEA Park Rukun Tetangga (RT) jointly formed a vigilante-style group to stand guard over the foods to prevent looters.


Lively stage performances were held at night to entertain the ghosts and the crowd!


Performers singing popular songs provided the entertainment.


The stage performances at night attracts big crowd. However there are still some who dare not leave their homes to watch the show for fear of ghosts following them home.


The first row of seven seats are left empty. They are arranged for "them" to sit and enjoy the show. Please do not seat on them least you “offended” the ghosts.


Dragon dance troupes performing at the festival.


The pair of dragons offering prayers to the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


The "Old Lady" with a painted mask and traditional costume interacts with the crowd. Seen here on the right is Yoke Wong Thai Tay Temple SEA Park senior medium Ronnie Chiew.


The "Old Lady" distributing sweets to everyone.


A monk performing the last rites on the seven empty seats before the sending-off of the deity "Tai Su Yeah".


Large crowd of worshippers offering their final prayers to give the King of Hades a rousing send-off.


Volunteers and committee members (in yellow t-shirt) of Poh Toh Association SEA Park helped to carry out the effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" for the farewell ceremony.


The effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" being carried out of the altar.


The King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" being carried to an open-air car park next to the former Ruby cinema in Jalan 21/19.


A dragon dance performance to give the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" a rousing send-off.


A paper effigy of a ship being carried to the open car park for burning.


Paper effigies of five horses being carried by volunteers to the open car park for burning.


The effigy of King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" together with his horses and other paper effigies are covered with thousands of joss paper folded and shaped like gold ingots.

The King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" togwther with his horses and other paper effigies are almost submerged with thousands of joss papers.


A monk performing the last rite before the burning of the effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


Worshippers offer their prayers during the last rite.


Worshippers encircling the effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" during the last rite ceremony.


Poh Toh SEA Park chairman Gan Keng (right) and a committee member setting alight the effigy of King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


The paper effigy of the King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah" together with his horses, ship, mansion, bus, bridge and other paper items are burnt to return the deity back to where he came from.


Worshippers kneel and pray to pay respect to the deity King of Hades or "Tai Su Yeah".


Poh Toh SEA Park Association chairman Gan Keng watching over the burning of the King of Hades effigy or "Tai Su Yeah" to mark the sending off of the deity after the last day of the celebration.

After the fiery farewell, many gathered back to the altar site waiting for free raw meat.


A butcher chopping goat meat into pieces for distribution.


Poh Toh SEA Park chairman Gan Keng (right) and committee members at the site to ensure orderly distribution of free raw meat.


One for the album: Committee members of the SEA Park Poh Toh Association (Persatuan Penyokong Penyokong Perayaan Poh Toh SEA Park) 2010 in a group photo.
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