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Panduan Untuk Pelancong | Tips Memilih Beg Yang Sesuai
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Backpackers at Pahar Ganj, Main Bazaar | New Delhi | India Mengapa “Pelancong”, mengapa tidak “Pengembara”? Antara perkara yang agak sukar bagi saya sebelum menulis blog ialah memilih tajuk yang sesuai dengan intipati artikel yang akan saya tulis. Saya memilih untuk menggunakan perkataan pelancong kerana tertarik dengan tulisan Agustinus Wibowo dalam bukunya berjajuk Titik Nol, sebenarnya kita semua adalah “pelancong”, mungkin ada yang akan mempertikaikan tentang ini tetapi baca dulu apa yang nak saya kongsikan. Memang ada benarnya apa yang Agustinus tu tulis, bagi saya dia menulis dengan nada bersahaja, mungkin sedikit sinis, sebabnya mudah, ke mana sahaja kita pergi terutamanya ke negara yang memerlukan…
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Travel and Photography Tips | Light is Language
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Blue Hour | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer – According to Oxford Dictionaries; Language means the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, and according to WikiPedia; Language is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, and a language…
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Travel Photography Tips | Capturing The Perfect Moment
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Monk Circling The Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal | 24 mm Among the skills that most professional photographers have is the “anticipation skill”, this usually comes from the experience, they know what to expect, in order for them to capture the perfect moment that best tell the story. The other thing is that, we must be patient, most of the times we need to wait in order to captured the right moment. Take a look of the photograph of the monk circling the Boudhanath Stupa there, to those of you who have been there, knew that, there are hundreds or sometimes thousand of people…
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Travel and Photography | It is Better to Light a Candle Than Curse The Darkness
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Devotees Light a Candles in Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal “It is Better to Light a Candle Than Curse The Darkness.” – Eleanor Roosevelt – “What are you complaining about? Who cares if your hummus in India doesn’t taste 100% authentic or that there is no electricity for an hour or the wifi isn’t as strong as you want? Have respect for locals… You’re in a different part of the world, surrounded by a different way of life, a different culture… So don’t complain, understand how your fellow human beings, those who are living in the places you are visiting, live their lives. Don’t…
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Travel and Photography | Low Light Photography in Kathmandu
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Devotees Light a Candles in Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu “Not a day goes by without a few hours of power cuts. Load shedding has now become a perennial problem and it is here to stay.” – Prasiddha Upadhaya, Hydropower Developer – Despite Nepal’s huge hydropower potential and more than half a century of experience starting with the Pharping hydro plant in 1911, to date, less than 1% of Nepal’s hydro-power resources have been tapped. Furthermore, no significant effort has been exerted in tapping other energy sources. Crippled with power shortage, Himalayan country Nepal imposes extra hour of mandatory power cut. The situation is going to further…