Monochrome maniacs: Puteri Santubong alias Princess Santubong

2009
12.05
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I received an email last week which made me realize unlike photohunters, most monochrome maniacs are relatively new to my blog and my part of the world other than Awang from Kuching and a few others.

This is a video I took on the song Puteri Santubong or literally Princess Santubong.Santubong is also famously connected to the legend of Puteri (princess) Santubong . Please turn the volume down as I was literally standing almost in front of the loudspeakers :)

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and Puteri Sejinjang who descended from

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a mystical place where people possessed special powers – to live with mankind.

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Both princesses were equally beautiful and endowed with all feminine attributes.

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But trouble between them started when both fell for the same man, Putera (prince) Serapi.

The beautiful ladies and handsome man pics are from the recent kumang keling beauty competition.

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16 Responses to “Monochrome maniacs: Puteri Santubong alias Princess Santubong”

  1. A very nice story to accompany your beautiful monochrome photos. The magical place does look magical.

  2. AL says:

    I like the story, it sounds like fairytale to me. No doubt the guy and girl were beauty contestants.

  3. carolynUSA says:

    Lovely monochrome! Beautiful contrasts make a pleasing capture.

  4. Aileni says:

    Thanks for understanding. Nice sequence but I go for the country scene. Pretty women too, of course.

  5. CK says:

    Sometimes black and white can last longer. Nice pictures.

  6. Anna says:

    I just love your shot of the magic place..
    I can feel the magic through your picture – beautiful Bengbeng!

  7. RuneE says:

    No wonder he fell for the ladies – anyone would :-)

  8. William says:

    I like the song. :P

  9. Beautiful people and an air of mystery in the photo of the mystical place (best photo of the group). Good story to go with your photos. Thank you.

  10. Paula says:

    How lucky you were to be so close to the stage. The costumes are so intricate and beautiful in monochrome.

  11. SJ says:

    black n white nice

    A smile from SJ =)

  12. Silvia says:

    Wow! Extraordinary!

  13. michael says:

    Very neat – I enjoyed the whole show, including the video.

  14. Awang says:

    Lovely !!I mean Puteri hehe..
    Nice picture anyway…
    Thanks.

  15. ayie says:

    beautiful photos bengbeng!

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