• Art,  Assignment

    Photojournalism | Friendship | Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mahathir

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Turkey Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mahathir Mohamad “Connects history and future, past and future; as well as connecting continents, Marmaray connects people, nations and countries.” – Recep Tayyip Erdogan – KUALA LUMPUR, 10 January 2014 – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is here for a two-day official visit to Malaysia, meet Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian former prime minister before delivered a lecture on “Transforming Asia Pacific and Turkey” as part of the Tun Abdul Razak lecture series, organised by the Transformation Research Foundation and Razak School of Government. Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Bolehkah Anda Mendaki Gunung Kinabalu?

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Mount Kinabalu Climber On Its Way to Laban Rata Saya tak boleh nak jawab sebenarnya pertanyaan tu tetapi itu adalah pertanyaan yang saya dapat melaui email. Ada seorang sahabat bertanya, saya tiada pengalaman mendaki gunung, boleh ke saya menjejakkan kaki ke puncak Gunung Kinabalu? Sebelum tu terdapat syarat ataupun panduan yang ditetapkan oleh pihak yang menguruskan Kinabalu Park iaitu Sutera Harbour. Antara lain ialah, “it is recommended” atau disyorkan bahawa semua pendaki perlu mandapatkan pemeriksaan perubatan sebelum mencuba apa-apa aktiviti mendaki gunung. Jika anda mempunyai sejarah menghidap penyakit berikut, elakkan dari mendaki: Tekanan darah tinggi, kencing manis, denyutan, Arthritis, Penyakit jantung, anemia teruk, ulser peptik, sawan…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Black and White,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Postcard From Mount Kinabalu

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Road Less Traveled at Mont Kinabalu | Borneo “All the wild world is beautiful, and it matters but little where we go, to highlands or lowlands, woods or plains, on the sea or land or down among the crystals of waves or high in a balloon in the sky; through all the climates, hot or cold, storms and calms, everywhere and always we are in God’s eternal beauty and love. So universally true is this, the spot where we chance to be always seems the best.” – John Muir – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

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    Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Kota Belud Sabah

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Suspension Bridge at Kota Belud Sabah Against Mount Kinabalu I’ve always dreamed of taking this kind of a picture since I saw Mount Kinabalu few years ago. A photograph of a person crossing a suspension bridge with Mount Kinabalu in the background. Yes, there is a lot of suspension bridge crossing the river all across Sabah but finding the right one can be quite tricky since some of them can’t be seen from the main road. You need to look deeper. With the help of my Sabahan friends, Azman Jumat, Shukur Jahar and Rade Knoxville, finally I manage to get what I’m looking for. Even…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Climbing Mount Kinabalu | Starting Point

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Kinabalu Park Office | You Need To Register Here We didn’t stay overnight here in Kundasang, we stay at Kota Kinabalu and head to Kundasang (Kinabalu Park) From Kota Kinabalu around 4 AM in the morning. We have some breakfast along the way at Pekan Nabalu. The journey from Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park is approximately two hours. © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Registration at Kinabalu Park Once we reach Kinabalu Park Office, we need to register our name, pay for our insurance and mountain guide fee. You cannot climb the mountain without a mountain guide. It is mandatory, even though the trail to the…