The KUANTAN blog

#1 So this is my favourite photo of 2013. Welcome to the outer courtyard of Masjid Negara (National Mosque) in KL. Notice the intricat...

#2 At #2 is this photo taken at the Bukit Gambang Safari Park of the lion enclosure. One piece of glass separating man from animal. Ev...

#3 I have gained a lot of great photos by simply walking out onto my balcony. All manner of bugs, birds and dragonflies have temporari...

#4 The Exterminator. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in 2013 we were evacuated from our apartment as health officials came to do their b...

#5 As I peered out of the hotel window to see the KL sky at night, I noticed one of the few rooms with the lights on and curtains open...

#6 Clicking away at the KL Butterfly Park, I took A LOT of photos, including this image of a dragonfly perched on a leaf. I decided to...

#7 My youngest daughter does not enjoy smiling for the camera, though that can be worked around. This image in at #7 shows that a smil...

#8 The more I look at this image the more I love it. I had wanted to snap a picture of the cable car that ascends and descends the s...

#9 This was an instance of discovering something different to what was initially expected. Here at the KL Orchid Garden we were sur...

#10 The days of real sunsets appear to have dried up in Kuantan as compared to several years back when they occurred almost every week...

#11 The second photo from the Chin Swee temple complex in Genting Highlands. At 6,000ft above sea level, this is a place with a vie...

#12 I am torn when it comes to photos of my children to be included in Top Photos lists. Do I include a picture of my daughter just be...

#13 The Chin Swee Caves temple complex at Genting Highlands. 6,000ft above sea level. Chilly. As I was taking the children through the...

#14 I took up a behind-the-stage stand point for photo #14. Shot in Taman Gelora, Kuantan during a zumba party, instructor Jun Loh ...

#15 At #15 is this charming view of the beach named Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan's most famous coastal location. I wanted to captur...

#16 The KL Tower with quite a different foreground. I snapped this photo whilst visiting the National Mosque (Masjid Negara) in Kua...

#17 Taken through a hotel window, this is a night scene of the town of Kuantan. The night lights make it appear that the streets ar...

#18 This dainty butterfly was perched on a fragile branch at the Butterfly Park in Kuala Lumpur. It remained still while I pointed my ...

#19 At a long-term science exhibition in Kuantan, I snapped this photo. Intrigued by the rows of lights emanating from the centre of ...

For the next 20 days I'll be counting down my top 20 photos of 2013. For those who have signed up for this blog hop, do visit the other...