PLANT Through DIFFERENT colour adjustment

Ever wonder how do insect looks at plant and determine its colour?

I was adjusting and trying out the camera feature. thus, here is some of the pictures taken.

The Lantana camara at the backyard. Lantana camara is a shrub and will always flower throughout the years. I will have to trim it this weekend.


A different shot after adjusting the camera feature. it only capture red and orangy color as for the rest of the color it become shade of grey.

The bougainvillea or 'bunga kertas' as known locally. The actual color was redish pink, thus after the camera function adjustment. Wah lah... different color... maybe this is how the insect see it.

Fishing Trip at Tanjung Datu, Sarawak

As my friends are preparing to celebrate Gawai. I spend the weekend, fishing at Tanjung Datu, Sarawak. The trip was planned by my good friend, Mr Chai and it has been a while i went out fishing with him. Mr Chai had been fishing at Tanjung Datu for 30 plus years using the same boat captain. He have scheduled and booked the fishing trip for the whole year.

We boarded the boat at 1 pm and on our way we go. with the sea breeze blowing and the sun baking on us. Fortunately, the boat have shade for us.

The destination for this trip is at the tip of Sarawak. If we go any further, we will be illegal alien in Kalimantan. The target fish for the afternoon is Great Travelly and parrot fish. Then at night, the targetted fish are snapper and jew fish... hopefully travelly using jig.

Picture above show where we are heading to.

During the journey, Mr Chai using a red head rapalla trolling lure or the local called it Marlboro (cigarrete). Why? Because if you look at the top of the box, it is red.
A view of the Tanjung Datu after we pass Teluk Melano. The sea was calm and the water was crystal clear. Hopefully, have fish.
I used prawn as bait thus i caught this parrot fish at 5.45 pm. after waiting for a period of time as a few of my friends hooked a few fish before me hooking at this parrot fish. It is always a feeling of either i am using the correct bait or cashing my line at the correct location when my friends started to hooked fishes in.
We spend the night fishing away and also caught squid. If you are fishing for red snapper, we advice you to use fresh squid.
A view during the day break early morning at 6.06 am. love this time of day. A small boat was fishing not far from us. Will write more on fishing trip.

Happy fishing! Be an angler and not a fishermen.

FISHING AT SEA 1/2009

First Fishing Trip of 2009

It the much awaited fishing trip since last year. I guess most anglers if too long did not go out fishing will miss the action of fighting a fish at the end of the fishing line. So 10 of us when out using the very comfortable boat with kitchen, toilet and bunk bed with air conditioning...heaven. We depart from Muara Tebas, Kuching, Sarawak to about 3 hours out to the sea.

The boat that we used to go out fishing as in the picture below . The first spot we went is about 10 meter deep and then we move to a deeper water about 20 meter. We have try a couple of fishing spots. The last spot are 40 meter deep.


Fishing is also about having a good time with friends, see how happy this few friends of us. The fishing rod line up on the side of the boat.


I always love this time of the day...sunset. Magic hour, for those photographer and videographer. It also magic hour for the anglers as this is the time most fishes will take your bait.

A friend of our, fighting a fish. We basically fishing throughout the night till morning.


Kip's caught a red snapper. I guess it about 3 - 4 kg. He used bottom fishing using fresh squid which he caught. Unlucky for us because we did not catch any squid thus no big red snapper for us.
David's got another snapper.
Another...fish by David... local malay call it ikan parang or ikan timah.
Chow Ming's caught a snapper. Bigger fish i guess. Still lots of fish caught during the night fishing maybe next article will publish it here.Morning came.. still stand at guard for any fish that are willing to take a bite.

At last, a garupa took the bait... this time it Bob's whose line was taken by the garupa. Bob is not the guy below with red shirt holding the fish.

That Bob below with his son. He is training his son to be the next generation of angler. According to him, when he get too old, his son will be able to provide him with fresh fish.
A beautiful sunrise at 6.25 am... serene, beautiful and peaceful. I love this time of day. Quiet and give us the opportunity to reflect and thanks the Almighty of giving us all this.