Apr 23, 2007

itu kamu..


I was truly overwhelmed.

I saw angels each time I viewed these faces through Nick'a 's viewfinder;

I felt directly emotional-connected with them as they tried to pose in their very own way or tried to hide from the lens of my Nick'a, but still smiled shyly;

I was so cautious and careful to not disturb them when they were gazing at something or sunk in thought, when I tried to silently capture the moment of tranquility or the little aura of a little thinker;

I found out how my world will be brightened-up when I zoomed to a big cheerful smile or a funny frown; and I realized that a release could be so brimful to see a puzzled face finally turned into enlightened smile;

I was blown-away by the creativity and the intelligence that came along the simplicity of their way of thinking. There were always big surprises that triggered from their little shinning brains.

... ... ... ...

I don't think I've written enough or expressed well enough my feeling towards the kids who called me AbangSpider, whom I spent my last weekend with, in the UPSR Motivational Programme in Sek. Rendah Permatang Pelandok, Chenderong Balai, Teluk Intan last weekend.

Many many thanks to Fariz and Sherry for the precious opportunity. One thing I've never thought of before entering this lovely deeply-hidden primary school, was I actually, eventually, got motivated by these kids. :>

These kids are simply precious and wonderful. Fariz and I used to think of putting KakYam's "Terlalu Istimewa" as the theme song for the pictures presentation video-clip during the final day of the programme but we eventually chose Estraged's "Itu Kamu", because we were so agreed that the wordings applied so well to these kids...:


"Kau
terindah
masih ada
yang tercantik
itu kamu."

21 comments:

chivv said...

waarrggghhhh!!!! alhirnya, dpt jugak aku buka tpt mengomen ni... dr tadi ada masalah..

hm..looks like ko bnr2 in touch dgn ur nick'a. like, tht thing is ur jantung lak ^_^

nice photo abg spider (melekatsss nama ni kat ko ekhh...seb baek bkn abg birdeyy muahahahaha)

^_^

fariz said...

spidey, thank you for your time. thank you for dragging Dani together, thank you for realizing my dream.

I am really confident that I can always rely on you.

Next photo-project, Ledang. See you on the 1st,May.

Anonymous said...

nicey shots- guess never really seen much like candid natural faces as such b4 by u, seen those n like it. way 2go wong!

Anonymous said...

thanx 2 U..Abg Fariz and Sherry for dragging me in..

now i really miss 'em

they have true heart..havent been stained..

they live their live without any overburden..

but they never realize..wat they r able to do..n how far thay can go..n how much they can contribute..n most important is..how intelligent their brains r..poor n pity them..whom to blame?

next time..tlg la ajak aku lagi ek..

SpidEy d'lEfty said...

Chivil Devil, u're totally RIGHT bout Nick'a -- he is now almost part of my body and soul.. cam bercinta lak. U own a DSLR too, so I guess u should know what is the feeling like when the viewfinder finally sebati dgn ur eye.. That's the connection I've been looking for b4 this.

Bang (Fariz), we should stop 'thank-you'ing each other cuz ko akan kalah cuz I'll alwayz have more reasons to be more grateful and thankful to u.. and thank you for believing in me.. again, we should stop thankyou-ing each other.. :p

Ledang is not only a photography project, it's actualy ANOTHER BIG ESCAPE. .muahahahhaha!! Can't wait for that! See ya!

Ani.. thank you for ur message in YM.. and thanks for your nice words.. ko balik nnt kite pergi picture hunt sama2 lah.. Min jadi model .. kuang kuang kuang!!

EDANI -- bawa ko join program kali ini sbb akan bawa ko join program kali-kali yang seterusnyer!! Glad u've no regret on your very very last minute decision .. Thank you for joining us and make the event a wonderful and unforgettable one. Thank you.

This is the first big step, to the many many greater steps ahead, right?

(Abang)Spider

fariz said...

spider,
need Saidatul's pic. i think if you can think such a way that we can share the pics montage with our friends, that will be great. And can I take your blog to be published inside our company's intranet? Need to show 'them' that we can do it, even without their support.

fazsarah said...

i know what you mean when you say "One thing I've never thought of before entering this lovely deeply-hidden primary school, was I actually, eventually, got motivated by these kids." i felt the same way too. I really hope that I could meet them again. Every pics up there have their own sweet memories & meaning.

SpidEy d'lEfty said...

Bro Fariz,

I'll try to squeeze the movie file as small as I can, tp I dun think we can have the complete version of it..

BTW... PUT MY BLOG INTO COMPANY'S INTRANET?!?!? Giler ke per?? Do u really think so?

Fazsarah, hey gurl!!! what a surprise!!! thank you for dropping by and ur kind message, and u got ur own blog too? COOL!! Next-up will be a post bout faci, then u'll see ur face appears in my blog..

keep on coming in!


Spidey

Sayuti said...

fariz, who do you meant by 'them'?

huhu.

now i feel bad that i wasn't there though i knew about it. i guess i have different commitment, kot... (alasan)

Anonymous said...

photographically speaking, i like all the expression of yer subjects. it should be interesting if it is in black and white, cus the colors seem so distractive to me.

judging from the color of yer pix, u r either using D50 or D80. just a wild guess.

cheers,
RW.

fariz said...

Sayut,
do u think I should use 'her' instead of 'them'? you know la who do I mean? The person who should not be name. And as for your little alasan... a BIG tak boleh diterima will come from me. he3X.

Wong,
Maybe you can share it through photobucket or youtube. Try out the features and post it in your blog.

SpidEy d'lEfty said...

Sayut and Fariz.. I thought 'THEM' simply refers those who din show their support although they *QUOTE*'knew about it' and they *QUOTE*'guess have different commitment, kot...'..

..but now as u two are arquing bout replacing HER instead of THEM.. i think i know which 'TIN' u guys refer to.. :>

To Shuttersyndicate, thank you for your comment and feedback -- and now I learnt the motive of putting pictures in B&W: to enhance the story of the subject, by avoiding the viewers to be distracted by the colors.. -- hmm something real good to ponder. Thank you.

BTW, the initial 'RW' really freaked me out cuz my boss's initial is 'RW' too..

Spider

cleo weiland said...

Children. Such a joy to picture. No worries, no burdens upon their small shoulders, just living life the way they want to.

Oh why did I grow up so fast. Maybe I wanted to eh?

They're so adorable. Nice work, Spider~

fazsarah said...

hye spider..

Well what you mean by "Family miss its meaning when any part of it gone" well its totally true..at least for us..hope to hear from you more..take care spidey..

Sayuti said...

wong & fariz, i'm guilty as charged la gamaknye.

no comment on 'her'. i've given up on getting 'her' support on this type of activities quite some time ago. i guess this makes me one of 'them'.

d*mn, i hate that.

Anonymous said...

hai spidey, alamak rase rugi lak tolak offer my bro aritue, tk tau lak ble jumpe ko.tp pe pun i still have exam.tkle la nak ESCAPE cam ko slalu wat.escape from ur classes..p Ledang??waa..nak ikut!!..bout my bro idea to put ur blog into company's intranet..sounds good. even though i dont have any idea what's intranet all about..haha. tcare~

SpidEy d'lEfty said...

To Cleo, I just couldn't agree more of what you've said bout children..

To Sayuti, dun turn into clod-hearted-'them', jgn jgn..

Akeera, tu lah ..len kali ape2 program a-ngah ko ajak tu, join jer.. escape jer lah aper yg tak penting.. hehehe.. to me, i study hard, and play harder.

spider

Jannah said...

When you grad nanti, bila dah kerja semula kat Petronas,if you're interested look my brother up.

He's involve in this English tutor program at Rumah Ilham. I've joined before and had a blast with the kids :)

http://ilhamep.blogspot.com/

Sayuti said...

wong... i'm slowly turning into 'her'... and becoming one of 'them'...

NOOOO.....

Sayuti said...

bila baca balik komen aku kat atas... macam aku wat gender transplant plak. haha. tidak2. aku bukan seorang b*pok.

Anonymous said...

I agree totaly what u did -- we shouldn't just stay in classroom or in the office .. reaching out helps us to grow into better person.

U.K.H.