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Dynas Mokhtar In The Spotlight

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Met actress Dynas Mokhtar again today, after a long time. The beautiful former model and entrepreneur is now a proud mother of two. Fittingly, she is a brand ambassador for Re-Gen Oil from England. The newly introduced skin treatment is formulated for reducing stretch marks, scars, blemishes and wrinkled skin.

Since I had only one flash with me, I fired it directly for the catwalk look. The spotlight effect was created in Snapseed. Dynas told me this is her better side although I think she looks good from any angle 🙂

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f4.1, 1/60 sec with FL-50R flash.

Dynas Mokhtar In The Spotlight

Big Joe’s No Frill

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If you like roadside, charbroiled Australian lamb chops, the new Big Joe’s No Frill in SS2 might be the place for you. Their extensive menu range from beef goulash to Hokkien mee, with handmade pies thrown in. I am not sure the two burly guys running it are ex-bouncers or cops but it seems like a jolly partnership between Malays and Chinese 🙂

I tried their Chicken Cordon Bleu (photographed here). It is a boneless, breaded chicken roll with sausage, ham and cheese inside. Not bad for RM 12. The inside seating is very bright and great for photography. Outside it is dark, five-foot-way seating mamak-style but you get to see your lamb chop being grilled under a lamp post.

Big Joe’s Restaurant is at 44 Jalan SS 2/66, Petaling Jaya. Tel: 03 7865 6626. Opens daily from 5pm to 5am.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f4, 1/40 sec.

Big Joe's No Frill

A Chinese Valentine

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Chap Goh Mei (or 15th Night in the Hokkien dialect) is the last day of Chinese New Year. After 15 days of non-stop blasting and feasting, the Chinese New Year celebrations come to an end, tonight.

In a peculiar tradition, maidens throw oranges into rivers hoping the guy who fished it out becomes her life match. As such, Chap Goh Mei is sometimes known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

In the old days, it was mostly spinsters throwing the bait. Nowadays, you see many teen girls writing their E-mail and Facebook addresses (with waterproof ink) on Mandarin oranges. Greedy guys would scoop up several oranges at one go and chuck those with names they don’t fancy.

Photographed tonight at Taman Jaya Lake, Petaling Jaya.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 4000, f3.5, 1/30 sec.

A Chinese Valentine