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| Friday, 14-Sep-2007 00:16 |
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Terima Kasih Emak!
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bila tua mengejar kita
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Baru hari ni saya dapat kumpulkan semula kekuatan saya yang berderai2 semasa pemergian Ibu saya yg tersayang. Dengan pemergiannya, saya hilang inspirasi saya sejak saya boleh mengenal hidup lagi. Memang setiap anak menganggap ibu mereka adalah ibu yang terbaik sekali. Untuk ibu saya, dia menganggap anak dia adalah anak2 yang terbaik sekali.
Di lahirkan dan dibesarkan kira2 54 tahun lalu dan di label sebagai "Anak Sial" oleh ibunya sendiri, mak saya di jaga oleh neneknya. Pelajaran bukan sesuatu yang penting. Pada umurnya 9 tahun lagi, arwah ibu saya dah mula bekerja membasuh kain di rumah2 Tuan-tuan pada masa itu. Dengan gaji sebulan RM30, mak menagih kasih dgn ibu dan bapa kandungnya sendiri. Habis gaji setiap bulan RM30 diberikan dgn harapan, dapatlah kasih sayang seorang ibu dan bapa. Malangnya, duitnya di ambil, kasih sayang tak diberi.
Emak tak pernah hidup senang. Sehingga lah emak berkahwin dgn ayah pun, emak cuma ada sehelai sepinggang. Memang perasan dalam banyak gambar2 emak masa muda dulu, emak byk pakai baju yang sama. Emak tak kisah. Emak tak pandai membaca, habis anak2 di suruhnya belajar membaca supaya tak jadi macam dia. Semasa sekolahkan saya dan adik2 saya, mak bergolok bergadai. Pajak gadai dah jadi destinasi tetap selang beberapa bulan. Tapi pada dia, anak2 dia tak sepatutnya tidak berpelajaran dan anak2 dia BERHAK mendapat kasih sayang dan perhatian dari "mereka". Emak taknak anak2 jadi macam dia.
Pada awal tahun ni, lepas saya hantar adik bongsu saya ke UiTM, Emak menangis sedih...pasal tinggal emak dgn ayah berdua sahaja. Tapi emak gembira dan dia pernah cakap "Kalau lepas ni emak mati pun, emak puas hati anak2 emak berjaya". Justeru, saya berjanji...SAYA AKAN TETAP TERUS MENJADI KEBANGGAN EMAK!!
Umur emak tak panjang. Emak dah sakit sejak lahirkan adik bongsu saya pada 1988. Kelahiran melaluhi pembedahan di campur dgn sedikit kencing manis keturunan menyebabkan komplikasi dalam kesan pembedahan. Mungkin itu yang menyebabkan emak menanggung sakit sejak 1988 sehingga 2001. Pada 2001 penyakit emak akhirnya dikesan dan pembedahan untuk membuang ketumbuhan dan rahim emak pada kami satu kelegaan. Sekurang2nya kami berharap emak akan kembali sihat seperti sedia kala.
Emak sembuh tetapi selang beberpaa bulan, penyakit emak dtg semula. Doktor klinik kesihatan dan juga klinik2 swasta semua dah di cuba dan cara tradisional mana yang belum dicuba...semuanya hampa. Emak masih tetap sakit. Emak saya tak macam orang lain, dia berjalan 10 langkah pun dah penat. Tapi masa muda dulu, kelapa sawit 50Kg pun dia pikul atas kepala dia. Kereta tolak sarat dgn sawit dgn berat lebih dari 100kg pun dia sorong. Emak sgt kuat menahan kesusahan dan keperitan hidup.
Pada tahun 2003, saya bagi emak kereta. Emak happy sangat dan emak boleh pergi jalan2 mana2 emak suka. Setiap kali saya hulurkan nafkah untuk ibu bapa saya...walaupun pada ketika pendapatan saya RM400 sebulan pun, walaupun hanya RM50 pada ketika itu tapi di tatap dan dicium duit tu dgn penuh bangga, itu hasil titik peluh anak yang pernah di kandungnya dulu. Lantas kebiasaannya saya akan dengar perkataan ini "Syukur Alhamdulillah, harap2 rezeki Angah lebih murah lagi". Alhamdulillah, doa nya makbul. Lebih2 lagi setelah penglibatan serius saya dalam perniagaan photography yang semakin menjadi2 dari penghujung 2004, banyak yang telah diadakan untuk kemudahan emak sedikit demi sedikit. Emak suka sangat masa tu. Masih teringat segar dlm ingatan saya bila emak senyum. Senyuman yang saya akan rindukan selama-lamanya.
Selepas office saya dirompak tempohari, saya takut nak beritahu emak pasal takut dia risau. Tapi seminggu selepas tu, saya tak sampai hati nak sembunyikan dan saya kongsikan seperti kebiasaannya. Emak tempat saya berkongsi berita susah dan senang sebelum ni (sebelum saya berkahwin), sekarang apa2pun...isteri saya akan tahu dahulu. Tahu pasal rompakan tu, mak saya terus jadi sesak nafas. Dalam sembahyang Asar nya, ayah cerita emak berdoa sampai menangis2 minta saya diselamatkan dari kemelut financial disebabkan rompakan tu. Allah maha BESAR, doa mak saya dikabulkan. Keesokan harinya, saya dapat 2 deal yang BESAR pada hari yang sama. Project yang saya ratingkan terbesar sepanjang tahun ini dan shooting yang melibatkan seluruh malaysia dan juga Dubai. Tak di jangka tapi doa emak kepada anaknya...tidak ada perantaranya.
Serentak dgn itu, saya sempat khabarkan kepada emak saya...2 hari sebelum emak saya dimasukkan ke hospital. Saya beritahu "Emak, tahun ni kita boleh raya besar2an, Angah dah recover dari kecurian office, ada rezeki lebih sikit, tahun ni kita raya sama2 satu keluarga kita buat satey, dan angah bawak balik kereta baru". Emak gembira sambil cakap "Syukur Alhamdulillah angah, emak doa rezeki angah dgn intan akan lebih murah lagi selepas ni".
2 hari selepas tu, mak saya dimasukkan ke hospital. I dropped everthing in my hand and made my way to the hospital. Emak nampak LESU sangat. Saya beri dia semangat untuk melawan penyakitnya. Saya tahu emak saya kuat. Adik emak yang 10 tahun beza umur sakit macam emak tapi tahan 2 tahun shj. Tapi adik emak tu selalu sebut pasal nak mati. Tapi emak dah bertahan dari 1988 hingga 2007. Hampir 20 tahun melawan penyakit. Tapi kali ni....emak tewas. Emak mengalah pada ketentuan yang telah tiba. Emak meninggalkan kami semua dalam tidur yang aman di atas katil hospital.
Kami adik beradik Abg Along, Adi, Saya dan Razi dgn sorang Adik emak saya sendiri yang memandikan mak kami. Itulah kali pertama dan kali terakhir kami memandikan emak. Untuk pertama kali saya lihat muka emak tersenyum semasa jenazahnya dimandikan. Itulah rupa emak sebelum 1988. Tersenyum tanpa kesakitan yang ditanggung lagi. Senyum yang menggambarkan keamanan dan ketenangan untuk mengadap Rob'Ul Jalil. Sehingga ke liang lahad kami hantar ibu kami. Dalam tangisan kami berikan kucupan yang terakhir sebelum emak di kapankan. Kami ucapkan..."Terima Kasih Emak, selamat berjumpa lagi nanti". Di sebalik senyuman Arwah semasa dikapankan, saya terlihat cerita2 kesusahan arwah membesarkan kami sehingga berjaya. Arwah pergi dengan tenang.
Pengebumian yang sgt lancar. Setibanya di liang lahad, kami tarik sahaja tikarnya terus emak tersendeng ke arah kiblat. Dan terus disemadikan tanpa apa2 masalah. Ketibaan jenazah emak dari hospital disambut oleh pagi yang damai dan hujan renyai dan juga jaluran pelangi pagi. Selepas pengebumian, hujan turun selebat2nya selama 1 minggu.
Dalam hati saya...sentiasa merindukan emak. Sehingga sekarang, Emak tak pernah mati dalam diri saya. Darah emak yang mengalir dalam badan kami, membawa semangat..."PANTANG MENYERAH KALAH" dan semangat itu masih kuat dan semakin utuh dari hari ke hari. Emak...I MISS YOU MAK!!
Anak Emak
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| Wednesday, 29-Aug-2007 18:58 |
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OFFICIAL TEAM MERDEKA 50
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Gambar pertama saya yg ambil dari team yang sebahagiannya melawat bumbung Stadium Merdeka. Walaupun official yg assigned by me cuma Jay sorang jer. Yg lain pun sibuk gk nak naik. It was fantastic event! A full dress rehearsal. What most important things are, the TEAM SPIRIT & INTEGRITY between teammate. Eventhough we imported 3 photographers (non-CS) yet, it's still manageable. And there are simply awesome doing their job with FULL OF PASSION!.
This is OUR BIGGEST event of the year. It involved 17,000++ performers, 14 kings & head of the state as well as the whole cabinet ministers and 13 photographers under 1 team flagship (CandidSyndrome). It's a majestic event and an HONOUR confered to CS in documenting the ONCE in 50 years celebration "MERDEKA RAKSASA" in Stadium Merdeka. One of the foreign dignitary will be Prince Andrew of England.
I want to say thanks again to the KP, The Minister and all the working committee for Merdeka 50 (KeKKWa) for entrusting our team to deliver this size of event. The images we took will defintely remain in the National Archieve for centuries.
One think I enjoice most in this assignment...TEAMWORK!!!
SAIFUL NANG
CEO / Principal Photographer
Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd
CandidSyndrome International
+60380766878 (HQ)
+6013 3977715 (Mobile)
saifulnang@gmail.com
The ONLY OFFICIAL Private Photographer Team for The Royal Wedding of Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari
The ONLY Official Photographer Team for "Merdeka Rasaksa" in conjunction of the celebration of 50th Anniversary of Malaysia Independance. Assigned by The Malaysia Government
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| Sunday, 26-Aug-2007 15:36 |
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Crash Course - by SN (SOLD OUT)
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---------------SOLD OUT----------------
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS CRASH COURSE – THE SECRETS REVEALED – BY SAIFUL NANG
Date : 22-23 September 2007
Time : 8.00am – 5.00pm
Venue : KLIUC lecture room
Seat : Limited to the first 20 to confirm (The program will be postponed if number of participants less than 20)
Last date to confirm : 15 September 2007
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND?
You don’t have to be a son to a VVIP, you don’t have to have strong links with VIP customers, you don’t have to have a lot of money to success in wedding photography business, and you don’t even have to be in London to be hired in London. Learn the tricks derived from a proven experience. If you have the “Passion” in Wedding Photography, you can do it all.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
If you fall into one (or more) of these categories;
1. Wish to success in wedding photography business
2. Plan to jump into fulltime profession in Wedding Photography business
3. To improve your interpersonal skills and business practice
4. Wish to be a talented and well-known photographer locally & internationally
5. Wish to broaden your market to different races & nations
6. Be international
7. Successful in a short time
FOREWORDS
I don’t promise you to be an expert in handling a camera, I am not going to tell you what has already been written in the camera manual but I’ll tell you how to be a good photographer. I’m not going to talk about how to use your camera properly but I’ll tell you how to tune your cheap camera into a moneymaking machine. I’m not going to teach you on how to make a loan, but I can teach you how to multiply your money with “Passion”. I don’t plan to teach you how to be good only at your region, but I’ll teach you how to put your footprint in international wedding photography market.
I started the business with RM90, the cost of my 1st print to my customer. I developed my base from a freelancer who shoot small wedding to the biggest wedding in the world (Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari). Now we have also been honoured to be the sole Official Photographer team for the historical “Merdeka Raksasa”, an occasion that happen only once in 50 years, for Merdeka 50 at Stadium Merdeka.
I’m not a son to a Tan Sri or a man with rich parents. I’m just a kampong boy. How did I manage to get all those mentioned above just after 2 years in business? Join this crash course, and I will tell you the secret.
Day 1
8.00 am – Registration
8.30 am – Secret 1 – Introduction on Wedding Photography, Know the Market
10.00 am – Break
10.15 am – Secret 2 – Know Wedding photography Market & Demand
12.00 am – Break
12.15 pm – Secret 3 – Costing & Business Etiquette
2.00 pm - Break (Solat Zohor)
3.00 pm – Secret 4 - Brand Service & Establishment
4.30 pm – End
Day 2
8.00am – Secret 5 - Practical Session : Location Wedding Portraiture
a. Direction
b. PR
c. Angle
d. Composition
e. Lighting
12.00 am – Photo Review
2.00 pm – Secret 6 - From Kampung to London (Be an International & Royal
Photographer)
5.00 pm – END
BENEFITS
1. Know Saiful Nang’s shortcut pathway
2. Learn the lesson from experience, which none of it is written in any books.
3. Get the opportunity to tag along with Saiful Nang personally in his wedding jobs (for the lucky 5), whereas the rest can tag along with other CS photographers (by invitation only). That way, you can observe our practice, which is the biggest secret for most of wedding photographers.
4. Able to spend RM800 and 2 days of your time which may protect you from making the same mistakes that the speaker made.
5. You don’t have to face all the “downs” except all the “ups” faced by Saiful Nang.
6. New spirit after you has the confidence from the speaker’s proven track record. You’ll end up with a new spirit to be much better in “Wedding Photography Business”
YOUR INVESTMENT
RM 800 – Per participant
RM 250 – Undergraduate Student ONLY (Present with valid ID)
RM 50 – For Participant’s spouse (Wife or Husband ONLY)
PLEASE call 0380766878 (Cik Aini) and book your place. Place are limited and base from 1st come 1st serve basis.
(The time this thread posted, we already have 13 participants confirmed. I only accept maximum of 30 participants ONLY and will postpone it if the number of participants less than 20)
PROUD ANNOUNCEMENT
After being able to render the Brunei's Royal Wedding with a strong teamwork, once again we like to announce that CandidSyndrome (Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd) has been confered the honour to be the ONLY official team photographer for "MERDEKA RASAKSA" celebration in Stadium Merdeka. For the first time, we go full-force of our team. The whole 10 photographers including 1 principal, 5 seniors and 4 juniors. Then another 2 are imported among talented one in our network. It's an historical event which only happen once in 50 years. Normally merdeka clebration only have the Ambang Merdeka (Countdown) and the Parade (day after). But this year, "Merdeka Rasaksa" will take place on 31st August night. And we are very proud to be honoured to be the official photographer team. Thanks to those that make this happen. Especially Faris, Datuk Norliza, Pn. Ein and Ezlina. I'm now preparing myself for that BIG day for our nation.
ENJOICE!!
SAIFUL NANG
CEO / Principal Photographer
Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd
CandidSyndrome International
+60380766878 (HQ)
+6013 3977715 (Mobile)
saifulnang@gmail.com
The ONLY OFFICIAL Private Photographer Team for The Royal Wedding of Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari
The ONLY Official Photographer Team for "Merdeka Rasaksa" in conjunction of the celebration of 50th Anniversary of Malaysia Independance. Assigned by The Malaysia Government
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| Monday, 20-Aug-2007 12:35 |
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Tetap Unggul
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My wife (Intan) and I in Kuala Terengganu few months ago. Photography by Miss Jay.
This is just an image i dedicated to my wife. My Intan yg unggul. She's my best companion that always by myside during my up and down. The time i received the phone call alerted me about the robbery, she was the one that wipe away my tears. And be with me throughout all the hastle in making police report. Semoga kita tetap unggul !
Enjoice!
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| Friday, 17-Aug-2007 01:40 |
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REFRESHING - Phi Phi & Khai Island
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I received the last piece of my machine from Carlifornia 2 days ago and now, we are fully recovered. Now CS has been equipped with higher security to protect my staff inside, as well as the expensive equipment. Alhamdulillah, god bless us, lepas kecurian, we received more and more bookings as well as some special projects. Thanks for all people out there that still keep on supporting us.
Last week, I received a shipment from USA. Something that can make myself able to dive into the sea with my beloved camera. Then i brought it to my "Work & Leasure" trip to Phi Phi Island Krabi/Phuket. The pictures i shoot was for a magazine publication. It was fantastic images and the island is still beautiful by eyes instead of images. I plan to return. I got my skin burnt and my spine disordered due to the bumpy speedboat to the island.
It was a fantastic assignment & holiday with my wife. Well, as a photographer and owner of a company, I hardly get weekends for my lovely wife. Since my wife is working 5 days weekdays and i work 7 days a week, we hardly have time together. I'm still working with my committed staff in the office till 10pm-12am in order to serve our customers better. Whatever it is, for certain weekends (once in 2 months) i must "plan" the break" so i can have times to spent with her. She's very understanding. I feel so lucky to get someone that always be with me thru my up and down. InsyaAllah, in the future I can spend more time with her.
EXTRA: HOW DO WE GET GREAT MOMENT PICTURES, LIKE WE ALREADY KNOW OUR CUSTOMERS YEARS AGO.
In CS, we do believe on "ice-break". We do not practice giving any quotations or prices over the net, phone, or SMS. They need to come to our cozy gallery for a consultations still. There, they'll meet our "photographers" that will attend them personally. 1 hour session is your's for FREE. It is for us to do our Preview and another one...TO ICE-BREAK. So, the time we meet u in your wedding days, we already like a friend. Not a stranger anymore. How do u feel if u are the bride & groom and a "stranger" around u. Comfortable?
Good pictures came from all these combination
( camera + creativity + PR + timing = Good pictures)
For those out there, my advice, if u are looking for a photographer for your wedding. See them personally, get to know them and even better...it's good time for u to ask further extras & discounts. Know them personally then it will help u a lot on your BIG DAY. Because being a photographer is more than taking pictures. They are "making" the pictures.
Enjoice!
SAIFUL NANG
CEO / Principal Photographer
Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd
CandidSyndrome International
+60380766878 (HQ)
+6013 3977715 (Mobile)
saifulnang@gmail.com
THE ONLY OFFICIAL Private Photographer Team for The Royal Wedding of Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari
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| Wednesday, 8-Aug-2007 10:56 |
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Behind My Photographs (non-wedding)
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Di Mumbai dgn driver tuktuk yg garang...
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bersama kanak2 di Alexandria...
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train di Mumbai station dgn indian2 yg girang dan jakun...
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Lot of people asked me, how do i look in my assignment. Well, I answered...definately like a photographer. Some people said, "Apa susah sangat ambik gambar, ambik camera petik jer". Today I want to show u a few shots behind the behind of the camera. Why people paying the photographer more than the price of a hi-end camera (in certain case)? Is that because taking photo is just snapping the shutter?
Angle, Composition, Anticipation, Creativity, Artistic value, Visual Impact and all other minor things. That what make "PHOTOGRAPHY" an expensive product in town.
CAMERAMAN Vs PHOTOGRAPHER
Last year March, I was in Melbourne. I was one of the guest in an award ceremony organised by AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photographer). A body that certified all "Professional" that achieve their par to be called "Professional"...otherwise they called them "Cameraman".
What are the differences between a Cameraman and Photographer?
If you want to engage someone to take pictures well...hire a Photographer not cameraman. 1 significant difference between them is...somebody can be a cameraman and just cost them the price of a "camera" in the store. But...to be a photographer, it's a different story. Photographer is the person that could perceive beyond the camera. E.g the angle, the moment, the visual impact, colours, contrast, anticipation, arts, motion, expression and many more things and render it through their cameras. This is what we called..."The Art of Seeing".
If u ever asked what make a "Photographer" muccchhhhhhhh expensive compared to a "Cameraman"...then now, u know why.
Well, here are a few pictures that collected from my assistant's camera as well as my wife's one. ENJOICE!!
5 Hari Selepas Kebangkitan Semula - Away Notice
This is the trip that has been planned b4 the robbery.I'll be away from now to Sunday for a business & leasure. It's for a magazines (A soon to be international Travel magazine). At the same time, this is maybe the best time for me and wife to be away from all the hectic world here and stay by the beach side. I received a shipment from USA last night, and Thailand will be the best place for me to test ride it. Just wait for the excitement. Definately it will be shared with all of u. It has been 5 days after the "tragedy". I'm so lucky having VERY committed staff, photographers and my wife around. They work really hard and they love CS like i love CS. And I love them like I dont have anyone else in this world.
THe re-construction of CS billed me a lot of money. Some, we didn't even have it on the spot. A few machines we need to order straight from Washington and will reach here fastest in 5 working days. I have no other options, i have to put back our company reserve fund to pay the bills of "Re-construction". But this time I believe, we'll move to a greater height. Our spirits getting many times stronger. In the end i realize, it's all about "My Drive"...if I decided to "give-up", this is the best time. If I decided to "go-ahead"...this is the best challenge. I'm thankful for having a lot of supporters around me and CS. We received hundreds of messages thru our SMSes, Email, PM, FP and YM. Some of our pending customers pun ada yg straight away book us as another way in supporting us, ada yang bayar advance tak kurang juga yang membantu dgn beberapa projek2 yang insyaAllah boleh membawa naik semula CS.
Saya sayang CS, saya sayang semua orang2 yang talented dalam CS ini termasuk Ainiyah, yang rajin dalam soal2 pengurusan syarikat dan dia juga lah yang jadik receptionist most of the time as well as the one yg selalu attend customers when I'm not around. She's very definate with what the company wants. I love Jay & Shafiq as our most talented designers as well as our photographers. Eventhough we know them less than a year, but they are really tremendous in their work. Very responsible and very passionate with what they do. You should judge it from the pictures taken and most of all...their "award winning" album design. I love Adi Nang (my brother) and Ahim (Brunei) for being my supportive partner. They are with me in up and down. They really dependable. Eventhough we face a lot of arguments but it always for the good sake of the company. I love Mukhriz & Udey for being our loyal photographers since years ago. They have been improving a lot from the 1st time i trained them. They are now shoot more pictures than rubbish. Unlike in their early days.Their passion in wedding is something undeniable. I love all my junior team Mel, Jo, Fizzie, Fid, Carlos dan yang mana2 lain yg tertinggal. I love all my friends and families that always there for laughter & tears. I love all people around me including all those readers here. Thanks for still reading my "Broken Terrible and Miserable Ingrish".
To everyone I love...I PROMISE!! I will do ANYTHING to RAISE CS again!!
SAIFUL NANG
CEO / Principal Photographer
Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd
CandidSyndrome International
+60380766878 (HQ)
+6013 3977715 (Mobile)
saifulnang@gmail.com
OFFICIAL Private Photographer Team for The Royal Wedding of Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari
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| Tuesday, 7-Aug-2007 09:25 |
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CS di Rompak
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Pagi Ahad selepas kepenatan pada malam sebelumnya dalam assignment wedding di Istana, saya di kejutkan dgn panggilan telefon dari Adi. Adi bagitau office kena pecah, semua barang hilang. Saya yang masih mamai2 terus terbeliak mata dan masih mengharapkan itu adalah "panggilan hangit" adi yang saja nak melawak. Saya bergegas pergi ke studio & gallery CS bersama isteri saya.
Sesampai di sana, saya terduduk melihat office saya yang biasanya padat dgn komputer yang berkeupayaan tinggi yang di gunakan untuk proses menyiapkan album customer2 saya sudah tidak ada lagi. Di dalam studio "whiteroom" juga begitu, camera dan lenses bersama projector yang saya beli sedikit2 semenjak 2004 juga sudah tiada. Bagaimanapun, Alhamdulillah semua file customer kami tidak satu pun yang hilang kerana saya menekanberatkan tentang pengurusan "backup" yang di buat secara berkala setiap minggu dan hari. Walaubagaimanapun, kesemua komputer di office termasuk 3 LCD flat panel bersama LCD projector dan 2 buah iMac menjadi mangsa pencurian itu.
Saya terduduk mengenangkan kesemuanya perit jerih yang saya lalui untuk membeli kesemua yang hilang itu satu persatu dari tahun 2004 lagi. Bukan mudah seorang anak "peneroka" Felda seperti saya dan juga tanpa bantuan apa2 dari bank mahupun orang2 kaya untuk bangun dengan pejabat dan equipment yang serba lengkap untuk memberikan kepuasan dan kualiti kepada pelanggan kami...tetapi...semuanya hilanggg sekelip mata. Kerugian di anggarkan tak kurang RM30k.
CCTV & Insurance
Setelah Saya membuat laporan polis, saya teringatkan cctv camera di tingkat 1 pejabat saya. Di perhatikan ada 3 orang berbangsa India pada kira2 jam 3-4pm hari sabtu lalu mencuri seakan2 berpindah pejabat. Lagi malang, pejabat jiran saya juga di pecah masuk.
Saya berterima kasih sangat kepada staff2 CS yang sanggup pada hari Ahad pun datang ke pejabat untuk menguruskan apa2 yang perlu. Saya buntu masa tu. Sebahagian duit yang saya dah kumpulkan sudah cukup untuk mendanai projek penerbitan saya tahun hadapan. Tapi nampak gaya, tabung terpaksa di korek juga. Dan projek saya terpaksa saya tangguhkan sementara waktu.
Kecurian yang mencuri bersih dan meninggalkan office saya hanya meja2 kosong sangat memedihkan hati saya. Sebak melihat hasil usaha perit jerih cacian dan makian sebelum ini hilang begitu saja. Lagi menyayat hati, semenjak 2 bulan lalu, saya mencari2 untuk membeli insuran perlindungan pejabat dari kebakaran dan kecurian. Dan selama 2 bulan itu juga saya menunggu agen yang di janjikan itu tak datang2. Saya pun silap juga, terlalu sibuk sehingga terlupa perkara itu...sehinggalah terjadi begini. Menggantikan semua kerosakan dan kehilangan dalam jumlah "lum-sump" bukan satu perkara yang mudah. Semasa saya sedang "down" saya berhubung dgn beberapa orang ikon idola saya yg telah berjaya, dan pada mereka...itu perkara kecil yang kebanyakan orang akan rasa. Semangat saya naik semulaa!!
Di sini saya nak berpesan, baru pagi ni insurance datang dan di lihat....untuk perlindungan tak lah tingga mana berbanding kehilangan semuanya sekali dan perlu menggantikannya semula bagi meneruskan perniagaan. Keselamatan juga perlu, bukan sekadar harta tetapi nyawa diri sendiri dan juga staff2 saya yang bekerja. Bagaimana jika kecurian berlaku semasa ada orang di dalam pejabat? Dgn itu secara serta merta saya memasang ADT Alarm System dan menaiktaraf keselamatan di beberapa tempat berkemungkinan "pecah masuk". Sekadar berikhtihar sahaja, lebih baik dari membiarkan ia terdedah dgn keselamatan yang longgar.
Terima kasih kepada isteri saya terutamanya yang sentiasa menenangkan saya sepanjang hari itu dan hari2 berikutnya serta memberi beberapa pertolongan, dan juga kepada parents in law saya yang sangat prihatin dan juga menghulurkan bantuan2 yang tak dapat saya terima (buat masa ini). Kepada Ayah dan Mama, jangan risau...semuanya akan OK.
Kepada SEMUA follower2 fotopage saya, student2 saya, kawan2 dan paling dihargai client2 dan bekas2 client saya, partner saya di Brunei dan juga rakan2 di luar negara...terima kasih untuk semua SMSes dan email2 juga YM serta PM2 yang di hantarkan....Saya terharu dan berterima kasih sangat kerana anda semua sentiasa menyokong saya dalam susah dan dalam senang.
Dalam sebak dan perit serta sakitnya jatuh terduduk dan hampir lumpuh...saya berazam......SAYA AKAN NAIK SEMULA SEPERTIMANA HIROSHIMA!
SAIFUL NANG
Candid Syndrome
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| Saturday, 4-Aug-2007 04:25 |
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Azad Tan Sri Datuk Ariffin & Kartina Sobri - Solemnisation
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Check their photos (recently added) at http://www.candidsyndrome.com (Our official Website). A lot of moments were captured when I was there. I was there personally with an assistant, and had a little chit chat with Haji Sobri (Bride's Daddy). The chat began with I myself expressed my admiration to his beautiful bungalow with a lot of paintings inside. Attracted to a photo in 70's (if I'm not mistaken) that look like MGR's portrait, I then asked..."Uncle, is this your picture?" He said "Yes...taken by his late brother who used to be a great "Photographer in Hollywood" during his era". Too bad, young generations like me didnt know them.
Uncle Sobri was a talkative and a humble man, I passed him my company booklet and he flipped through the book and said, "You'll be a multimilionaire soon". Wahhh...I know i will, I have the masterplan for it. But this bright old man must know it better. Probably he was just like me 20 or 30 years ago. I hope what he said will become reality soon. Thanks uncle Sobri for a short chat.
Well, perhaps. I hope everything will run smoothly. This is my 2nd years in serious business. From RM90 to RM1 million in 2 years 4 months, I am now planning to make it in a year pulak. (Sighing) Without a single loan we managed to grow the capital mainly by doing wedding photography...yet...the bank told me that they need at least 3 years before they can offer me bank facilities. Huhhh... Bank need 3 years!! Well, as for now, I need to accummulate whatever money we earn and fund our project with our own money. Now even credit card facilities take us for granted..."Incik, u punya kampeni belum 2 tahun register, kami tak boleh bagi incik credit card facilities". Well..it's bad to be young in business. At this point of time, we are ready for RM30k-40k overhead a month but we only use RM25k a month. Having funding for our next "moneymaking" project and pay 5-10k a month is affordable to us (instead of dumping 100k at once).
Maybe later, those bank that treated me so "langsi" will come back again offering me many facilities. Ok...gtg, till then...ENJOICE!
SAIFUL NANG
CEO / Principal Photographer
Colours of Asia Sdn Bhd
CandidSyndrome International
+60380766878 (HQ)
+6013 3977715 (Mobile)
saifulnang@gmail.com
OFFICIAL Private Photographer Team for The Royal Wedding of Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, D.K.M.B., P.H.B.S dengan Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Haji Jaafari
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| Monday, 30-Jul-2007 05:11 |
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WARNING - WHITEROOM REBIRTH!!
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| Friday, 27-Jul-2007 03:52 |
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PERTOLONGAN DIPERLUKAN
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A'kum semua,
Ada sesiapa dari kalangan readers/viewers fotopage ini atau rakan2 yang bekerja di Kementerian Dalam Negeri (MOIS) di bahagian Penerbitan. Please please please email me pleaseeeee...I really need your help. TQ 
SN
0133977715
saifulnang@gmail.com
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