Practical Guide to Malaysia and Malaysians

All photos are people and places from Malaysia, taken by photographer Syahrin Aziz


Archive for the 'Pictures of Malaysia' Category



Photo of Malaysia’s 50th Birthday. Merdeka!

Published on October 18, 2007


Pictures of Malaysia - In Prayer

Published on July 31, 2007

Another nice photo for all of you. This is a typical scene of a Muslim Malay in prayer. I love the lighting effects of this photo. It portrays light shining through, which depicts what Muslim whisper in every prayer - ‘Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the right way’.
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Dead Fish

Published on July 21, 2007

Here’s a typical photo of a Malaysian wet market. Most things in here are cheap already, but you still can get more value of you know how to haggle your way around.
Markets like these are sadly loosing popularity, especially in Kuala Lumpur, where grocery shopping has been replaced by mega stores like Tesco and Carrefour.
But […]


Malaysian Culture - Deepavali 2

Published on November 1, 2006

In Malaysia, it is celebrated as the day the evil Narakasura was slain by Lord Krishna. The triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. The mood starts a month beforehand with the preparation of the various array of Indian cookies such as murukku, ommapadi, chippi, atharasum, nei orundei and the wall breaker kallu […]


Photos - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: “Uncertain”

Published on September 27, 2006

Mamutik Island belongs to The Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The Tunku Abdul Rahman Park comprises 5 main Island that attracts tourist and locals. They are, Pulau Manukan, Pulau Mamutik, Pulau Sapi, Pulau Gaya and Pulau Sulug. Tunku Abdul Rahman Park is a State Park created to protect the natural enviroment, including the […]


Frog skin for sale

Published on September 15, 2006

“Dead Frog Skin as Pouch: This product has been around at the Pasar Filipina, Kota Kinabalu Sabah for many years now and this product are favourites among foreign tourist..
Sometimes people can be too creative..”
Anyway, here’s another picture which depicts typical Sabahan fishermen. Sabah, popular by locals as where to get cheap fresh seafood. Also home […]