I thought so when I first met my buddy in England back in 1995, he has a warm smile on his face when he knock on my door and say: 'Hi, I am Ranjith, how are you? You from Malaysia? You can call me Ranj...'
I just moved into a Hall with bunch of foreigners (to me they are, to them I am), it was a decision I made when I thought I just about had enough of Rice for lunch and dinner and was looking forward to some culture shocks. While most Malaysian choose to stay together, I move into a long 3 years of Culture Shocking Potatos One Night Standing Beer Belly Winter White Christmas Life.
Ranj has influnce me in my Music Taste, so I pay him back with my Photography Perspective. He love his Bass Guitar, I love my Minolta. What is common between us maybe is the fact that we are both not White People, it is totally rude to talk about skin color over there but not here, so he is dark brown and I am light brown.
Ranj sent a an email the night before last night, and I think this is the best email from him since we graduate from Uni.:

Hello everyone,
A quick note to let you all know that I have just launched my new website offering photography services.
www.ranjithkanag.com
Do take a look and please forward on my details if you know of someone who maybe needing photos taken in the near future.
Finally, a big thanks to all the lovely couples who gave me the opportunity to photography their big day and use their images on my website.
Ranjith
0781 373 9365
A quick note to let you all know that I have just launched my new website offering photography services.
www.ranjithkanag.com
Do take a look and please forward on my details if you know of someone who maybe needing photos taken in the near future.
Finally, a big thanks to all the lovely couples who gave me the opportunity to photography their big day and use their images on my website.
Ranjith
0781 373 9365
I knew he got into Photography sometimes before I left England, and bought his first DSLR like a year after I touch down Malaysia. But what I didn't know is how much more serious he got into this hobby since I last met him.
I am glad because I felt that Photography has once again connect us in our friendship, eventhough we have not seen each other for more than 10 years now.
You can say hi to him at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=589877993
You can check out his new 'Career' at http://www.ranjithkanag.com/#
Ranj, well done on your decision to become a 'Pro' in Wedding Photography, you really surprise me, and you have inspire me to follow my passion, before you know it, I may become the next Wedding Photographer in my area~ lol~
Good muck my friend.



2 comments:
hey ed, thanks for summarising our friendship in such an eloquent way! Flicking through all your back copies of 'Photography Monthly' while at uni was surely the inspiration to actually go out and buy a 'serious' camera in 1999.... the rest is history!
hahaha~ yeah, you are good man man man~~
Post a Comment