02-12-11
photo documentary – the ‘undisturbed maeklong’
Situated on the south west of bangkok in a province called samut songkhram, theres a small market that have been in existence for decades. It remained relatively undisturbed until the later creation of the Maeklong Railway. But those creation of Maeklong railway has turn out making the Maeklong market one of the most exotic market in the world.
The market doesn’t sell any unique products, and it’s not the oldest, or largest market in the world, but it does have a train running through it 8 times a day, and that makes it unique. Because Thailand has no laws requiring markets be moved, if a railroad is built in the area, Maeklong Market remained in place even after trains began passing through it. Vendors simply remove their awnings, and shoppers step off of the track that serves as a walkway, long enough for the train to pass, and then it’s business as usual, as if nothing happened. To locals it’s just routine, but to foreigners it’s one bizarre display.
The Maeklong Railway from Bangkok opened in 1905 and has a total of 18 stations in small villages and towns from beginning to end. The railway, which receives relatively little use compared to those in major cities, is regularly threatened with closure – though it seems that may never really happen. The Maeklong Railway has only one track, making it difficult to operate more than two or three trains at a time. The only time two trains can pass each other is if they are resting in one of the terminals.
The journey to the maeklong market have been a though one for me and my travel partner, amri. It is because u will be using a lot of public transport to get u here, and the more far from bangkok, the more difficulties u will find in communication especially.
There have been an issue that they want to remove this market at least 2km away from the railway. It is because of the safety purpose.
For me, it is cool to let this market operates as it is. For the locals here, Maeklong is their home and they were there first, the train came along later on. This will be one of a kind in the world, so just let the market be there.
Let the ‘undisturbed maeklong’ being undisturbed forever.
regards, azim.zainudin
01-01-11
brand new year
salam.
this will be my last entry in 2010.
what a year…
i think 2010 are the best year in my life.
finally i can do what ever i want… whenever i want…
freedom… just with my photography and travelling…
ingat lagi kt entry pembuka 2010 dulu… ‘work hard n travel more’
alhamdulillah… lebih dari separuh matlamat n cita2 dah tercapai…
betapa susahnya nk dptkan sume tu… time dapat tu terasa die punya nikmat!
time xdpt tu plak frust menonggeng… tp itu bukan alasan utk jatuh…
Allah maha adil… dia ganti kan bende tu dgn sesuatu yg lebih baik…
aku selalu percaya bende ni =)
yang penting tiap2 ape yg kita buat tu kene ikhlas n buat sungguh2…
misi 2010 boleh dikata kan 3/4 dah tercapai… alhamdulillah…
akhirnya dpt gak saya keluar tgk tempat org… learning new things everyday when travelling…
understand the lifestyle…
dan xlupa jugak trip2 pendek to so called paradise. yes i do love beaches! whenever i feel strees dgn kerja2 yg belambak2… lari lah kejap ke tempat2 cmni… tgk2 ikan… dgr bunyik ombak… hilang segala kekusutan!
here are the summary list of my 2010 traveling route
january :: bangkok – ayutthaya – damnoen saduak – surat thani – krabi – koh jum – phi phi – hatyai (center thailand)
february :: hatyai – krabi – hong island (south thailand)
march :: mabul – sipadan – kapalai – omadal (sabah)
april :: siem reap – pnhom penh – ho chi minh city (vietnam, cambodia)
may :: perth – lancelin – pinancles – margaret river – bunburry – fremantle (western ausie)
june ::
july ::
august :: perhentian island
september ::
october :: maldives – male – villinggili – conrad ranggali (maldives)
november :: chiang mai – chiang rai – golden triangle – chiang dao (north thailand)
december ::
im hoping for a better year in 2011. more things to see…. new things to learn… a lot more to discover!
indonesia, india, philipines, myanmar, new zealand, china, korea n japan!
insyaAllah all in 2011!
in photography… byk pembaharuan dah dibuat… shooting style… editing style… im trying my best do deliver the best for all my clients… xkira lah in weddings, portraiture n travel photos…
partnership with mimota studio juga adalah satu titik permulaan utk 2011…still photo n cinema!
moga impian nk jadi lonely planet photographer n contributors akan termakbul… insyaAllah… akan cuba sedaya upaya =)
selamat tahun baru 2011 pada semua!
*to her… happy new year to u too… may 2011 will be a great journey for us together =)
reagrds, azimzainudin 2010
12-03-10
alfatihah
salam.
entry kali ni aku buat khas utk share sesuatu.
dah lebih 40 hari arwah taufiq shariff pergi.
tetibe teringat kt arwah…rindu… terus aku terbuka hati nk tulis entry ni.
fyi, arwah taufiq shariff adalah seorang photographer yg mempunyai bakat yg sgt besar.
merupakan juga salah seorang sifu, rakan dan sumber inspirasi ku dlm photography.
mula mengenali nama taufiq shariff pada hujung tahun 2007 thru dlm flickr.
pastu jumpa pulak dalam fotopages. (ni sgt ol skool)
masa tu aku kaled n fifi mmg obses sgt dgn gambar2 arwah. hari2 mesti tgk if ada update.
tahun 2010 baru jumpa arwah n start jadi baik.
jarang jumpa kat kl… tp tiap2 kali kalo arwah ada keje kat trg kompem dia akan buzz aku utk ajak teman dia.
lepas pada tu most of his trip to terengganu kompem aku akan ikut kalo xbz.
skarang dah xde dah trip bersama t.s…
teringat lagi time pergi menuntut ilmu freelensing dgn bahar n fariz kat kuantan bersama t.s…
trip pegi jalan2 cari gambo kt pantai kemasek semata2 nk tunggu org tarik bot…
time musim buah bwk arwah g makan durian kt kebun abah… arwah mmg minat durian… siap tapau bwk blk kl.
xlupa jugak janji ngn arwah nk upgrade kamera d700 sama2… tp xkesampaian.
ramai yg terasa kehilangan arwah… mostly pade yg lebih rapat ngn arwah. harap tabah kan hati.
dunia foto malaysia dah hilang seorang hero.
tentu akan rindu pada hasil2 karya arwah… gaya t.s sampai bila2 akan menjadi pujaan. =)
hes truly a legend.
jika ada yg xkenal arwah, ini website nya http://taufiqshariff.blogspot.com
ni adalah salah satu gambar karya arwah masa aku mula2 mengenali nama taufiq shariff.
yg bwh ni pulak gambar saya buat pada awal tahun 2008, ni la yg berlaku pada mula pembabitan dlm foto…
byk style2 design2 arwah yg sy ciplak sikit2. dah nama pun sifu, mmg dah jadi sumber rujukan…
ni baru sikit… byk lg yg buat jadi rujukan… kalo korg perasan mesti tau punye lah! =)
taufiq shariff 1983-2010
sifu, rakan & sumber inspirasi.
al-fatihah
